15 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
1
Community in Scotland Neck sets a goal of thirty thousand dollars for the national loan drive as residents rally patriotic support and urge participation to strengthen the nation’s finances.
Lieut-Governor O Max Gardner’s remark about North Carolinians moving boldly rings true as Scotland Neck’s Liberty Loan drive far surpassed expectations. The town averaged nearly fifteen dollars per person across white and colored residents, despite modest means, reflecting strong patriotic sacrifice and community spirit.
Raleigh reports North Carolina women through Red Cross and home demonstration clubs lead food production and conservation efforts. Can ning club girls in the state have ordered over two and a half million cans for vegetables and other foods.
Washington reports a typical day in President Wilson’s wartime routine. He keeps in trim with golf mornings theatre evenings and a short afternoon drive while Secret Service guards tighten control and public nerves stay calm amid executive strain.
Tables and fruits funding comes from county boards of commissioners boards of trade banks and other agencies across several counties. Some counties remain unheard as purchases proceed under local financing.
Paris and Washington report strong public interest in General Pershing and Herbert Hoover as key figures in wartime leadership. Parisians note Pershing’s presence in the capital, while Hoover pushes for strong citizen backing to manage food control if Congress fails to act by July 1.
Bluefield West Virginia June 15 Mayor E E Carter died this morning after being shot Wednesday night in the apartment of Mrs Mildred Young The seventeen year old daughter Bessie Young is charged with the shooting and named in the report
The district court in Philadelphia today dismissed the case brought by former Federal League owners against organized baseball, ending the civil action.
General Haig reports continued advance in the bottleneck between Ypres and Coemines. The drive has captured 150 prisoners, several howitzers and seven machine guns as it takes all objectives in this sector.
London June. Bonar Law announces in the House of Commons a general amnesty for Irish political prisoners. The measure includes those involved in the Dublin riots and Sinn Fein plots of recent months.
London dispatch reports Leverett Bent of Stoneham Massachusetts a private in the Canadian Ninth Battalion near recovery. He plans to rejoin the front rather than stay in hospital and expresses desire to enlist under Old Glory. He notes Americans and British will march east toward the Rhine and Berlin together.
Paris June 15. Adjutant Cherry reports Lafayette Escadrille ace has downed his eleventh enemy aircraft in a lone combat against five opposing planes.
Buenos Aires and Uruguay had announced embargoes again as of June 15 regarding a shipment of flour and wheat from their borders. Washington reported that on June 15 the president signed the three billion dollar war debt bill.
Regular session in the Mayor's office saw petitions presented. A night watchman requested a pay raise and police authority, while plumbing licenses were discussed and referred to the inspector. A resident sought ditch filling, but storm sewer plans delayed action. Privilege taxes for 1917 were debated with a special meeting announced for Monday.
Complete tabulations show a quarter billion over subscription and indicate the response came mostly from small investors.
United Press Star describes British Tommy sentiment, seeking retribution against the Kaiser and Bowie, amid front clashes and trench life. Civilians touring France provoke guarded remarks as soldiers vow punishment for losses and subside into wartime resolve. Liberty Loan oversubscription reported with huge totals and civic support.
The speaker notes the immense shell holes spanning miles and asserts that postwar France cannot be restored to fertility and smoothness while Germany remains unconquered. The remark contrasts landscape damage with the unresolved conflict and future rebuilding challenges.
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