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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
2
French Premier Joffre calls for American troops to join Allied forces at the front. He discusses the potential for U S aid and cooperation, naming strategic aims, international diplomacy, and the pending American entente for foreign service support.
Fragmentary local notices claim Kaiser Wilhelm may abdicate after pressure from German leadership. Reports cite a Holinzalionn Central Re WORDEN conference and Allied allies weighing options as the central European crisis deepens.
Fragmentary 19th century telegraph style items describe a German insurrection plot in the south, England rationing bread, and Allied wartime observations. The garbled text mentions Arras, Champagne, and spiritual exhortations, with notes on wool prices and a Brazil pound, reflecting chaotic wartime dispatches and currency mentions.
Government officials reportedly moved to influence press coverage as a related espionage bill faced scrutiny. Amid mounting tension, authorities were urged to respect press freedom while details of the April 24 events remained under discussion.
Bunny Root will head the American commission to Huewls if Be consents to undertake the diary twisty task. The Vtreriden hoe completed ee selecting 00 Vee pelisnanetiene.
Reports from Washington state the United States grants prompt recognition to a new government and pledges support to ministers and allies. Dispatches detail U S views on the revolution, presidential statements, and how American participation is shaping European peace prospects amid mixed public reception.
The Balfour mission arrives in Washington and seeks a private meeting with President Wilson. He commits to no policy statements during talks, stressing cooperation toward a peaceful victory and gratitude for American aid to prisoners of war. He praises Britain’s neutrality acts and cautions that neutrality is just the opening chapter in a larger historic struggle for democracy.
The 87,000,000,000 war bill passed both houses and awaits presidential approval. The United States plans to loan funds to Britain and other allies from proceeds of a new 90,000,000,000 bond issue. About 4,000,000,000 will be lent to the allies as part of the aid package.
In Washington the war commissioners’ visit with Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour featured a full display of courtesy and honors. Balfour, presented to President Whittson and greeted by Vice President Marshall, was hosted at the White House with lunches, calls from prominent figures, and extended greetings from William J. Bryan and others.
Railroads nationwide ban riding on car platforms while crowing bridges effective Monday. Policy applies to all trains and aims to improve safety for passengers and crews. Local impact noted as Chicago moves to enforce the broader rule.
On April 2 the Senate Agriculture Committee held public hearings on the food problem with Secretary Houston presenting the administration's tool control and price fading program.
A garbled report suggests Villa contacts two German officers in his army and signals openness to an alliance involving the United States and Germany. No specific dates or positions are clear, but the note indicates potential negotiations and shifting alliances amid the broader conflict.
A Reuters dispatch from Chris Iam reports Norway maintaining strict neutrality after a secret meeting and agreement during discussions. The note stresses Norway's continued stance and official stance on neutrality in ongoing matters.
Lonien reports that the Turkish government informed the American embassy on Friday evening that diplomatic relations with the United States had been severed. Berlin dispatch notes the severance amid rising tensions and official exchanges between Ankara and Washington.
Multitudes in Paris celebrate United States Day as Stars and Stripes and French tricolor fly from major buildings at 2 pm. Ambassador Sharp leads events near the Washington statue. Mile Nina May sings. Jean Note performs. About 40,000 American flags distributed. ceremonies extend to the Tuileries garden and city hall with officials and veterans in attendance.
Lillian Johnson, Maine’s only woman machinist and the sole woman seen in a work overarm hat, aims to join an aviation corps for war service. In New York, Progressive and Republican leaders pledge support for wartime measures as immediately necessary. Argentina demands reparation after Germany sinks the Monte Protegire sailing ship, Buenos Aires reports on April 21.
Juarez Mexico April 20 1914 One hundred Villa followers were hanged two hundred killed or wounded and ammunition and horses captured after dawn fighting between Villa forces and General Francisco Murguia's command in the Babicora canyon western Chihuahua The Villa troops numbering over 1200 retreated toward San Jose de Las Cuevas as government artillery raked the field Four Villa officers were among those hanged near the Carranza army camp while Murguia's side reported fifty killed and many wounded with prisoners executed by Villa troops
Report from Mexico City says Mexican deputies hissed Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher in the chamber during the opening of the Mexican congress. German Minister von Eckhardt was escorted to the session by six deputies and received a long ovation on arrival and farewell.
A Monday official note accuses Germany of violating international law by torpedoing hospital ships without warning. It states that, in response, the French government will embark German prisoners on these vessels under the new conditions.
Denver official signs a prohibition bill from the previous legislature regulating alcohol imports. The measure allows households to import two quarts of whisky, six quarts of wine, or twenty four quarts of beer per month, introducing strict limits where none existed before.
The Chinese government and public grow angrier as Germany detains the Chinese minister in Berlin awaiting the safe arrival of von Hintze in Pekin. Indignation also rises over the detention of Chinese students in Berlin and Munich.
About three thousand Boy Scouts in New York heard a cablegram from Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the national commission on food supply, stating that America will have to feed the world for the next two or three years and urging Scouts to help farming.
An aged pair, Mia and Warren W. Davis, aged 74, of the Soldiers' Dormant Saw tele, celebrated love with a Saturday ceremony in Los Angeles. The event marks a late in life marriage, highlighting human interest in enduring companionship.
LeVeta Moller a Marquette Michigan public school teacher jumped from a tiled story window at a Branston residence Sunday and died after reportedly suffering ill health.
Article laments decline of communal and workplace singing as industrial life and entertainment rise. It contrasts past eras where every task had songs with present scenes of mass listening in theaters and churches and notes singing largely stays to professionals and casual drinkers.
A frugal Scotchman and a spendthrift Irishman travel together. The Scot, trusting the other's daily limit, ultimately discovers his money vanished each night as the Irishman slept. The trick reveals the Irishman’s own pocketing scheme, using shared room routines to take back the purse each morning.
An Indianapolis woman employed a negro cleaner and, after his wife’s death, proposed he marry. The man, leaning on his rake, quipped that after seven years of marriage he needed a rest, highlighting a stark social humor of the era.
A worried patient vents pessimism about recovery while a confident doctor recalls a past illness and asserts strength. The patient counters that good care made the difference. A second joke notes a dog with two extremes: one end of liminality and the other a general way.
A club seeks a speaker described as a man with red blood to pair well with their pick tea, aiming for a strong match at the next gathering. The exchange hints at playful banter about matchups and personalities.
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