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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1916
Page
2
Washington reports defend the British measure as proper munition regulation aimed at neutral rights. The British minister Lord Grey and American ambassador Walter Hines Page discussed the policy in London, asserting it does not threaten neutral questions and is tied to Allied military needs.
Railroad representatives and their illsustre employers clashed over interpreting a new set of agreeted amendments. The meeting broke up with both sides insisting the law should be applied and arguing the other party lacks authority to enforce. The Brotherhood factions claim the cities must honor their legal rights under the new controversy.
Government officials demand removal of Warden Duke W. Miata after a state board vote and governor’s recommitment amid accusations of brutality at the Oregon Penitentiary in Salem. The case centers on harsh treatment and a push for accountability by state authorities.
Reported orders say captured Carrence soldiers were branded with the letter V as traitors. Government agents in the region revived action from Chihuahuan refugees amid conflicts sparked by factional leaders. The claim alleges Villa commanded brands while UNOY allegedly did not expel foreign traders from Meslew.
The Aavledt saving plan by setting the einek forward one hour in the United Blake through public CONCURTHAE from May 1 to September 0, 1817, will be countered at a national daylight saving convention to be held up Daneary 20 and 21 owt, plane for which were announced here Tuesday.
Mansfeld O George Knalfock fire chief and treasurer of the International Association of Fire Engineers died Tuesday at age nine, noted as the oldest firefighter to have served in the United States for years.
New London Conn three summer fence tests for the German wader sea freighter Deutachtand were held on Tuesday and, according to her officers, were entirely successful.
President Wilson says no radical policy changes planned but will urge completion of the legislative program. He discussed foreign policy with Lansing Morgenthau and others, noting submarine and Mexican issues, border aid, and preparation of a message to Congress.
Reno Nevada reports the senate will be Republican 12 to 5 when the legislature reconvenes while the lower house remains under Democratic control. This split reflects current party strengths and shapes upcoming session dynamics.
Saint Paul results show Hughes Heide defeating Wilson by 40 233 votes after soldiers ballots, improving to a 44 vote gain over earlier returns from Sibley county. The latest counts place Wilson at 179 758 and Hughes at 178 991.
Reports from Mexico City papers recount a brutal attack near Contreras Morelon by Zapatista followers. A passenger train halted by a military escort was slain for minutes leaving nearly 100 dead including women children and Carranga soldiers. relief trains found the assailants fled and loot from the express car was taken.
President Wilson returned to Washington Sunday night after two months abroad. A cheering crowd gathered at the tally road station despite rain to greet him as he, with Mrs. Wilson and U S Secret Service protection, appeared on the platform and supporters pressed forward to shake his hand.
In Nevada Reno at least two women won office with Jennie Curiaux defeating male opponents for auditor and recorder, while Mrs Mita Millar also won the same office in Mineral County. both winners are widows and women appeared on ballots in many counties. Federal fines exceed 171000 against Swift and Co and affiliates for violating the Interstate Commerce Act. A London Observer forecast says the war may extend into 1918 without tougher Allied decisions.
The National Federation of Postoffice Clerks met in Boston and adopted a resolution urging Congress to raise ceiling pay from 1200 to 1500 dollars per year for federal clerks.
Reports indicate possible German naval marines and U boats expected to operate as convoys for the commercial submarine Deutschland near New London. The tip suggests imminent actions by German forces to support submarine transit.
Self styled international spy and magazine writer Washington Karl Armgard Graves was arrested in Washington by the Department of Justice on charges of attempting to extort 3000 from Countess von Bernstorff wife of the German ambassador by threatening to publish letters alleged to show her infirmities and failings. He faced additional counts of bringing stolen letters into the District and possessing what appeared to be confidential German dispatches. Graves, who pleaded not guilty, said he did not intend to blackmail and that the papers were purely diplomatic.
Paris. Proposals call for a 3 percent tax on restaurant bills up to $2 and a 1 percent tax above $2, to be submitted to the chamber of deputies by the French minister of the interior.
Charles F Stielow, once saved thrice by reprieves, faces execution after a new death sentence for the murder of Charles D Phelps and his housekeeper in Orange County New York. If no further action occurs, his electrocution is set for December 11.
A cold wave grips Billings and eastern Montana as temperatures drop to below zero for the first time this fall. A light snowfall blankets the ground, and residents face frigid morning conditions.
Mayor James M. Curley of Boston has written to President Wilson urging Congress to convene and consider a law proposing an embargo on food products to curb trade pressures.
British forces attacked along a five mile front near the Ancre River in mist and darkness and breached the German front line. Beaumont Hamel and St Miere Divion were taken as 2000 prisoners were captured amid ongoing heavy fighting north of the river Beaucourt Sur Ancre and the Serre Beaucourt area. The battle continues with rain and mud hindering movement while troops press No Man's Land gains and enemy machine guns offer resistance. Further east, reports from Vienna and Berlin claim gains by Teutonic allies along the front with Romanian and Macedonian theaters showing varied action and a large Serb victory near Monastir with 11,000 prisoners. In Galicia artillery duels persist and Russian defenses repel Austro German attempts in the Carpathians.
In a London Express piece Capt Philippe Millet urges Britain to take over more of the western front to ease French strain. He notes Britain has only bolted 150 kilometers versus France's 580 and argues French people expect relief after twenty seven months of hard fighting before winter and a future advance.
Six decades of ruin followed a Saturday air raid by an Austrian squadron as the war office reported sixty women and children killed and several buildings destroyed in Rome.
The Interstate Commerce Commission fixed a hearing for December 2 in Kansas City Missouri on proposed increases to western trunk line freight affecting nearly all westbound trans continental traffic. Separately Southern Pacific declared an embargo effective Tuesday on all eastbound freight via Galveston to Atlantic ports to relieve a car shortage.
The death of Sir Alexander Simpson recalls his uncle Sir James Simpson, early professor of midwifery at Edinburgh University. He introduced chloroform as an anesthetic in 1848, transforming surgical practice. Some sources credit Guthrie or Souberian with the discovery, but Simpson proved its value and faced prejudice before adoption. The original experiment room in Edinburgh still exists.
The China Mail reports a mysterious stomach paralyzing illness rising to the heart and causing syncope. It has struck Knowloon dock Chinese hands tied to the 8. S. Wisley sinking off Saigon, with seven dead among Chinese salvage workers. Blue Funnel 8. S. Telamachus rescued survivors at Cape Barilla and ferried them to hospital as the illness spread. Fifty-eight men were taken aboard and rushed to Hong Kong for treatment.
A middle aged American jokes with a Greek shoeshine boy about language. The boy answers questions with a sly smile and a compliment about speaking good English for so short a time. The exchange ends with mutual amusement and a sharp wit.
The New York State College of Forestry estimates daily wood distillation uses over 40 cards of beech, birch and maple in New York. War driven demand boosts acetate of lime for explosives and wood alcohol prices rise sharply, signaling a vigorous industry expansion amid wartime shortages and rising costs.
A climber notes society requires mettle to enter, while a arriving woman counters with the art of snubbing. The exchange frames social gatekeeping and the smart set’s discreet hierarchies.
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