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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
2
Washington moves to mobilize about a million men for the war effort while 125 000 National Guardsmen begin federal service. Draft selection will pull from nearly 10 million registrants as war loans approach three billion dollars. Debates rage over loyalty, foreign labor unrest, and camp placements as the nation readies for large scale combat in France.
Washington postal workers report fifty five thousand nine hundred ninety four dollars thirty one cents raised for Red Cross. Secretary McAdoo orders shipping information centralized under commerce. Guile arrives to lead Copenhagen consulate as Winslow is recalled. Steel makers agree to operate for government until fair prices are set. Wilson urges business to aid war effort and promises just prices with no profit gouging.
Copenhagen dispatches report that the Reichstag backs peace talks without annexations or indemnities and seeks freedom of the seas while opposing postwar blockades. Count Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau is named foreign secretary candidate, and Michael Karolyi pushes Germany toward negotiated peace. Chamberlain and Lord Hardinge resigns are noted amid French and Dutch rumors of a mass government resignation. An imperial proclamation is anticipated as Die Zukunft is suppressed for the war duration.
Newport Rhode Island reports the death of Rear Admiral William H. Emery United States Navy retired at age seventy one. Emery graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1860 and was placed on the retired list in 1908.
The Petrograd war office reports Russian attacks in the Lodzinny region southwest of Kalusz as well as eastern Galicia. It confirms 1000 prisoners and several guns captured, while other sectors saw Russians hold positions and take over 600 additional prisoners.
The War Department set state quotas for the selective draft based on proportional population from the latest census. States receive credit for their National Guard strength and regular army enlistments from April 2 to June 30, 1917, with a final column showing combined Guard and regular army credits.
Washington reports the president has ordered 687000 men to be raised by draft to strengthen the regular army National Guard and the new national army. Governors will apportion state quotas for local boards with a national lottery likely next week to determine registration order.
A ten year old named Dennis, previously overdeveloped in the wrong direction, was sent to bed early with strict orders not to read. After a half hour of quiet, a subdued call of marmie returned, asking to read a bit of the Bible.
A Wattaville Mississippi druggist testifies to positive customer reports and personal belief in Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder ailments. He urges sending ten cents for a sample and claims regular bottles are sold at drug stores with a booklet on kidneys and bladder.
The text contrasts listening with gossip and social chatter, noting most hearing is social rumor rather than genuine listening. It highlights how people value being heard, while reputations can be shaped by what is said and who speaks. The piece ends by suggesting real estate agents might market the community’s perceived hearing and liveliness.
Mayor Hosey sat beside a pretty girl at a Fort Wayne dinner. She urged him to see "The Man Who Failed" and he retorted with a scornful quip about screenings, saying they're always showing failures.
A wartime exchange questions the naming of a unit after Wagner music. The jest suggests the label was meant to intimidate or mislead French troops into fearing a singing barrage.
A note on fashion states the prettiest bathing suits are found above sea level and comments on the ease of self deception compared to deceiving others.
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