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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
7
War Department issues instructions detailing how the army draft law will be carried out. Governors will serve as head registrars, with mayors and selected city boards in charge in cities over 30,000. Officials will follow the new mandates in implementing the draft.
The president calls public officers to assist in enforcing the law while relying on patriotic citizens to serve as registrars. Absentees may register by mail with sixth day guidance. sick individuals may send a representative. Institutions and jails should seek instructions from county or city clerks. full regulations arrive five days after proclamation.
The article details a universal liability to service with registration at voting places under state and local authorities. It covers roles for sheriffs, county clerks, mayors, and registration boards, and outlines procedures for volunteers, swearing in registrars, and handling absentees and the sick. It also notes bank cooperation and large loan subscriptions tied to funding moves.
Sir Hardman Lever of the British war mission forecasts a Washington central committee to handle all U S Allied supply purchases, replacing J P Morgan & Co. He says Germany may face bankruptcy in credit markets after the war, due to heavy internal debts and high interest burdens. Allies will be in good financial shape, having funded the war through gold, sales of American securities, and large loans.
Arcola Illinois May 8 French mission to the United States shaken but uninjured after a special train derailed west of town at 7 25 P M The tender jumped the track tearing rails about 200 feet The dining car was damaged but passengers including Rene Viviani Marshal Joffre and other attaches continued their dinner aboard the derailed train
Marshal Joffre and Rene Viviani visited Lincoln's tomb in Springfield on May 8 amid a formal reception at the state Capitol. Joffre placed a wreath, officials saluted, and crowds cheered as the French mission toured Oak Ridge Cemetery and the capital.
Washington May 8 Nine new regiments of engineers made up exclusively of railway men will be the first American troops sent to France for work on communication lines. They will depart at the earliest moment as volunteers from nine great railway centers. Each regiment will be commanded by a senior engineer.
Governor Goodrich calls clergy to meeting at the statehouse on May 15 to discuss wartime church roles. Indiana University sees 300 students set to farm work. Red Cross enrollments near 6,000 statewide. multiple small town updates on marriages, enlistments, civic events, and incidents.
The administration bill to title seizure of German war bound ships was blocked again in the house. Mr Mann objected. Seventy one German and Austrian merchant ships seized by the government will be repaired and ready for commission within five months unless will add 535 722 tons to America's merchant marine. Some can be made ready in four months for transports if wanted. Honolulu Negotiations have been closed between the Matson Navigation company and the federal shipping board to tow the interned German vessels on the Hawaiian islands ports to the Pacific coast for repairs after which it was said the ships would be used for war purposes. The expedition will have a total strength of between 11 000 and 1000 men each regiment being composed of two battalions of three companies each. Every branch of railway workers necessary to the building or operation of lines will be represented in the ranks and the War Department expects a response to the call that will permit a careful selection to be exercised and insured force already trained to the minute an army of experts in railway operation. Receiving many letters urging that the constitutional convention set to meet next January be postponed a year on account of the war. Indianapolis Witner sen tenced for assault and battery from Lake county has been paroled. Shelbyville Women of this city are trying to raise a mile of pennies for park improvements. Fort Wayne A rabbit bit off the finger of the young son of John Hoff man deputy prosecutor.
A passage in Souvenirs du Chevalier de Cussy notes an ancestor of Count von Bernstorff, dismissed German ambassador, fought against the United States in the War of Independence. It records that Countess Bernstorff's forename America came from birth in America while her father led a regiment hired by Hessian troops for England.
An advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as preventing serious illnesses by stopping a cold early. It claims fifty years of use and a good night’s sleep with easy morning expectoration, noting availability from druggists in 25 and 75 cent bottles.
Percy silences critics with a striking voice described as wonderful timber while a fellow character calls him a blockhead in a playful exchange setting.
Joseph H Choate ridiculed German aims of protecting small nations and international law at a New York luncheon. He referenced a joke about a tramp asking for soap to illustrate his point, noting the absurdity of such claims.
A user praises Red Cross Ball Blue as the only blue that makes clothes brilliantly white. They insist liquid blue fails and declare Ball Blue superior for pristine laundry results.
In a brief note, officials say the circus has cut out thrillers and will focus on other acts, acknowledging that movies drew audiences away. No further details provided.
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