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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
2
Government draft machinery in full motion as Crowder calls registrants to be ready for examination. Paris cheers Pershing veterans as American forces reach France. National Guard slated for three draft groups starting July 15, 22, and August 5. Submarine warfare and Allied loan updates accompany the wartime report.
Domestic Werner Horne a German reservist sentenced to 18 months after February 1915 attempt to destroy a Canadian Pacific bridge. The Day Book a Chicago actress paper ceased operations due to material costs. Federal agents arrested Ernest Walden a German Waechter reporter after entering a barred zone near an armory. Samuel Gompers denied AFL union involvement in East St. Louis riots Roosevelt denounced a murder in New York at a mass meeting for the Russian mission. Herbert Hoover said federal aid would back state agrcultur al exhibitions. Henry Field heir to Marshall Field estate died in New York five months after marrying Nancy Kean Perkins. Dr W S Woods Kansas City banker died at Excelsior Springs from paralysis at seventy six.
A London-dateline dispatch reports an air raid on Peking striking near General Chang Hsun’s headquarters. One man dies as three bombs fall. The abdication of Hsuan Tung is confirmed and the Chinese monarchy’s end is near. A Copenhagen report notes suppression of Die Zukunft. Russians plan to shift major mineral ore and deposits to American control.
The Senate voted to prohibit use of foods for distillates and approved an amendment to commandeer all bonded distilled spirits with production costs plus up to 10 percent profit. A Myers amendment to ban beer and vinous beverages failed 52 to 84. Cabinet wives joined the food administration pledging strict wheat and meat guidance. The U S tally lists $1 203 billion in war loans to Britain and Italy with new loans of $100 million and $60 million.
Premier Borden’s government wins passage to second reading of compulsory military service with 118 voting for conscription. Maj. Gen. Maurice reports British forces have captured 117,776 prisoners in the war to date, while German offensives along the Chemin des Dames falter after Verdun.
Washington reports a forecast of a 3,124,000,000 bushel corn crop for 1917 with 16 million more acres planted than last year. Wheat, corn, and white potatoes all show record or near record yields amid favorable conditions, with rye and other crops also trending high.
Vienna admits defeat after two days of fighting near Stanislau as Russian offensives push back Austrian lines. In Galicia west of Stanislau, 7,000+ Austrians captured along with 48 guns and many machine guns. Russian cavalry advances toward the Lukva river.
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were found guilty of conspiring against the selective draft act. A federal judge sentenced each to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Both are to be deported after serving their terms. Berkman is a Russian who previously faced an attempt on the life of Frick. Goldman claims citizenship through her father.
President Wilson proclaims the draft of all National Guard units into the U S Army effective August 5 1917 covering Michigan Wisconsin Iowa and other states with officers retaining present ranks and units to be formed to match regular army structures. The call targets 687000 men from the June 3 register and sets deployment plans for states listed in the proclamation.
A call to increase farm production during wartime stresses the need to conserve food and boost yields. It urges every available acre and daily light use, notes farmer and worker shifts to consumers, and points to Canada as an option for homesteads of 160 acres on favorable terms.
Former Premier Rene Viviant impressed the nation with his eloquence in a youthful tale. He described his maiden political speech sparked by cheers to continue, until he quipped that he would sit down at the exact point where a capable speaker ends.
A reflective quip on knowledge and truth contrasts potatoes and price. A proverb about never being universally right and the value of actions over words appears as a moral aside.
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