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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
6
Interallied General Star reports on a definite military program aimed at unity of action and coordinated realization. The document outlines arrangements, conference results, and commitments by allied nations to ensure common victory and supply lines, detailing leadership, strategic aims, and coordination among participants.
Fragmented report states General Dukhonin was killed after refusing German mediation and being thrown from a train near Mobney. The incident follows tensions with the Kerensky government as troops moved to repatriate a seized property and assess the aftermath of the Hutabertieh fienwral Trakonin affair.
A German steamer attack killed women and children in Owen boats and injured many aboard. About 120 passengers were aboard when the vessel was struck by fire and electric shock. The incident involved the American company and drew Congress attention as officials reported casualties and a large evacuation from the ship.
Fragmentary report notes a commander in chief telegraphed on Tuesday that the prerrud waft refused to reengage with Boleteviki authority, stating surrender to Bulshevie and ongoing allegiance to Kendered.
Fragmented OCR text describes a mob incident involving a person named Cole at home. Vague references to German sympathy and violent branding appear. No clear date place or event details are readable to confirm specifics.
Congress appears ready to confine initial war measures to wartime needs with broad debate opening in the first weeks. Debate likely at Senate and House level on sugar shortages, wartime finances, and President Wilson’s forthcoming annual address.
A 49 year old man near Genedice Nebraska was struck by a hired man named Lonis Cholur Bumplnge. The assailant then killed his own wife on the farm and fled with 1000 belonging to the farmer, disappearing into Mienders mie fomebne.
Irving T Bush, founder and head of the New York terminal, has been appointed chief executive officer of the New York port war board.
Seth Shepard, chief justice of the court of the District of Columbia, died Monday at a hospital after undergoing surgery a week earlier. Born in Mississippi, he served in public life and was widely regarded for his judicial tenure.
A gang reportedly around 300 followers of Luleite la Rom have captured the town of Agu Lique on the Me Meret front near the Ite Grande under Zapata Tos influence. Laredo area sources note the bandits threaten control of the border town and surrounding routes.
The American expeditionary force in France grows with troops from every state arriving safely. Guardsmen and national guardsmen train beside regulars, united in purpose to form a homogeneous American army. French welcome the units, many wearing cockades and joining in training near billets and trenches.
A $3,000,000 blaze on the Brooklyn waterfront followed by an explosion left 1800 workers detained for federal questioning at Morse Drydock and Repair Company yards. Authorities will not release them until the explosion's cause is found. Army camp health shows slight improvement in the week ending November 28, per Surgeon General Gorgas.
General Francisco Matuaga hue arrived in Chihuahua City with about 2000 troops from Sonora to engage Francisco Villa and his followers who have been lingering in the area.
The Hague endorsement of a constitutional revision leads to universal suffrage and proportional representation. The states general finally adopt the bill, marking a major step for women’s voting rights and political equity in the nation.
Reports from Petrograd say Lenin still controls affairs with Trotzky as they push for a peace with Germany. A full civil war in Russia is feared if he succeeds. Trotsky has pressed hard while Makulinkort, ambassador to France, is dismissed for attending the Paris interallied talks as an unofficial observer. The Russian charge d affaires in Holland protests Bolshevik rule, and Siberia reportedly moves toward independence.
Washingitt Representative Rane introduces a constitutional amendment to ban manufacturing of alcoholic beverages except for restricted wartime purposes and to allow presidential purchase of stocked distilled liquor. The move is part of broader prohibition legislation for the current session.
Blanca de Saulles was found not guilty by a jury Saturday night in Mineola Nassau County for the murder of her divorced husband John Longor de Saulles Yale athlete. She fired at his home The Box Hempstead Meadows Long Island on the night of August Tast.
London reports the German foreign secretary Dr. von Kaehhann disputes the notion that Germany would enter a peace conference with large hopes. He calls such an idea absurd and emphasizes limited gains as the likely outcome of any talks.
A troop train carrying Army supplies was wrecked at Clover Dale near Elgin BL on Sunday. About twenty men are reported to have sustained minor injuries in the incident.
American army engineers on British railways near Gouvecourt were trapped by a German turning movement and hid in shell holes until British troops could form a relief. They then joined the counter attack, fought bravely, and helped repulse the enemy while under heavy shellfire. British lines remained strong despite some German incursions as Crown Prince Rupprecht’s thrust failed, with greater British casualties near Ta Vicequerie. The Piave sector saw Germans probing the inundated triangle between the Piave and Old Piave, using high ground roads to shell and machine-gun from farmhouses.
Bainbridge Colby of the American shipping board stated on Sunday that the shipping problem is solved by the vast ship building program in the United States. He said his talks cannot reveal mission work but that the program has high value and significance and addresses the war issue of submarines and German psychology.
Washington announces a year long drive to raise up to two billion dollars through war savings stamps and certificates. The program begins at post offices and banks with stamps priced at 26 cents and certificates at 82.40 redeemable in five years for 100 dollars. Officials expect millions to invest, including children and families with small means, as the thrift habit spreads nationwide.
William Jennings Bryan told the Women's Christian Temperance Union convention that a federal prohibition amendment would be ratified by the states within two years. He noted twenty six states were already dry and argued prohibition territory would spread, making a constitutional amendment before 1920 highly likely.
Twenty convicts escaped from the Joliet state penitentiary in the early hours of Sunday. One inmate forced the cell lock, overpowered Captain Carlson the night keeper, and fled with the others in a mass breakout.
A garbled note warns that a tunic and laxative claim named Laxative Brom Quinine can be taken by anyone without error. The text references an unsafe remedy and cites an obscure past claim about effects on the head. Experts urge caution.
A family of eight stops at a farm for water and is welcomed by a farmer who recognizes an old-time acquaintance. After a hearty meal the visiting children explore the home as the farmer’s son hints his father anticipated the visit, recalling the day his leg was broken.
Comic exchange from the Kansas City Star features J Futler Gloom explaining his unusual walk. He jokes that after taking many pills for his paths, his locomotion now resembles ball bearings.
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