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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1917
Page
5
A dramatic field report from American Field Headquarters on soldiers in France facing discipline. The major lectures a drunk offender, fines pay installments, and orders daily reports while contrasting harsh punishments with the soldiers’ craving for home. A rogue named Hanks is described and warned, illustrating army reform efforts and the tension between duty and desertion.
In northeastern Oklahoma farmers feed wheat to hogs due to corn shortages and expect no more wheat sales at the FDA price of 220 dollars. J M Aydelotte of the state defense council notes limited relief options while Hoover’s jurisdiction looms over the issue. About 60 percent of the 1917 wheat crop remains on Oklahoma farms.
Washington reports Rome received dispatches from an Italian lawyer returning from Austro Hungarian prison camps. Captives allegedly suffered systematic torture including revolver target practice and deliberate poisoning. A Hungarian lieutenant named Farks is said to have led the atrocities and is now in Italian custody.
The Rushville Presbytery concluded in Augusta on Wednesday with about fifty ministers and elders present. Worship and lectures highlighted the session, including a sermon by Dr. R. H. Hartley and a talk on women in national affairs by Mrs. Mary E. Sykes. The group toured homes, dined in the church basement, and ended with a stereopticon lecture by G. P. Rockwell on Oliver Institute efforts in Chicago. Local notes include a racing update for Carlwin, a bankers’ convention visit to Quincy, and a stock sale by Billie Myers that netted around $5,000.
A Rome dispatch reports it is confirmed the Pope will issue another peace proposal note toward the end of September. The Temps notes the forthcoming document will be more specific and detailed than the recent one, signaling intensified diplomatic effort at Paris and Rome.
Brief personals from Quincy note The Weber Millinery Company opening Saturday. W R Lehman returns from a ten day east trip with Quincy Potter Company and visits in New York including the Belasco theater. Residents move, club events, church activities, and local business updates fill the day’s social column.
A Cincinnati inventor’s tiny bottle named Freezone is advertised as a near magic fluid to remove corns and calluses. Consumers are urged to apply a few drops to tender areas and soon the soreness disappears, allowing easy removal without pain. Millions reportedly keep the bottle on their dresser for ongoing comfort.
James Colé and Rossealt Matson, Han Quincy musicians, are slated to perform with the Illinois State band on the bankers' excursion this Thursday.
Xingdon Gould son of George Gould of New York began life as an army private at Camp Dix Wrightstown New Jersey on Thursday. He has been mustered into company K of the 31st regiment and starts police duty.
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