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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
2
A terse report describes Germany seeking an armistice as the nation bears mounting strain and anxiety while the war situation remains fluid. The piece notes civilian hardship and calls for relief measures amid mounting casualties and shortages.
Berlin proclaims that Germany will offer peace to the enemy and seeks an armistice while continuing the war effort. The note to President Wilson via Switzerland requests open negotiations and invites belligerents to send plenipotentiaries.
The report argues Germany and its allies remain dangerous even after Bulgarian capitulation and signs of distress in Germany Austria Hungary and Turkey. It warns against overoptimism and notes the war cannot be won until next year with German defense strengthened behind frontiers and a renewed Balkan attack enabled by Bulgaria’s retirement.
Galeth Bragg civilian pilot with the bureau of aircraft production completed a trip from Payton Ohio to Mineola New York in a DeHavilland craft. His leg from Dayton to Washington set a claimed long distance record at two hours fifty minutes and an average speed of 143 mph over 430 miles. The time for the Washington to Mineola leg was not released.
Franz Rintelen, German naval captain and alleged cousin of Emperor William, is sent to the federal prison in Atlanta after months of appeals and illness pleas. His three year sentence follows bomb plotting and other crimes as part of a prisoner exchange demand from Germany.
Discovery tester Copeland reports promising results from preliminary trials. Serum development could lead to a vaccine ready for physicians to use and distribute in small quantities within days.
Washington reports Liberty motors now in quantity production with American built airplanes shipped in trained lots daily from factories for overseas service. W. C. Potter, acting director of the bureau of aircraft production, announced this after inspecting factories producing planes and motors.
Republican senators endorsed a resolution to appoint a joint congressional committee to start immediate after the war reconstruction talks. Senator Lodge was authorized to name three members to manage and press the resolution.
Senators and representatives from wheat states and officials of the national wheat growers association in conference here decided to appoint a special committee to urge President Wilson to fix the 1919 wheat price at 2.50 dollars a bushel.
The Neueste Nachriebtex from Munich notes an indescribable panic without precedent in Geneva tied to the armistice. Shipping and armament shares rallied and fell, while the Italian Front shows renewed artillery duels across the Pastthio and Montelio areas on the Asingo plateau, per the Italian war office.
An influenza outbreak dominates the page with quarantines and public gathering bans near Omaha and Lincoln. Updates cover food prices, hogs, and farm building rules while Nebraska soldiers in war service and defense efforts receive attention alongside drought and a fatal town fire.
A Polish American women relief group formed by Countess Lavra Ghee de Pari aims to recruit and train nurses for reconstruction work after World War II. Nebraska读 authorities consider a 20 percent revenue increase for Nebraskan Telephone Co. The Norfolk jury deliberated on Rev William Windolph’s disloyalty case but failed to reach a verdict. Additionally, preparations for the Nebraska Bankers Association convention are underway in October. Parishioners in Nemaha County marked a 50th anniversary at the Stone Church Lutheran congregation. The water tax and other state finance moves are noted, with talk of express service phasing in nationwide. The article covers wartime drives, local garden profits, and the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign in Nebraska.
The Senate defeated the Susan B. Anthony federal amendment on a final roll call 52 to 41 after debate and parliamentary maneuvering. President Wilson and Democratic leaders urged approval but the measure remained pending on the calendar awaiting post election action.
Paris reports German defenses weakened as French forces reach the eastern outskirts and threaten to reclaim northern France. Turbulent fronts show Entente gains while Turkish peace feelers emerge amid ongoing battles and German withdrawals.
Josephus Daniels spoke at the New York Athletic Club centennial noting Pershing’s army advancing to Berlin may trigger German battleships to come out. He warned the road to Berlin will be hard and urged continued sacrifices until victory and peace.
London reports Frederich von Payer and other premiers have resigned as Emperor William questions Hertling's continued leadership. In New York a naval tender capsized, drowning twenty sailors with eleven rescued and no bodies found. Ferdinand of Bulgaria may be moving against the regime, while a tiny act of self respect surfaces at Camp Grant as the U.S. draft lottery sets a record pace finishing in twenty hours.
Cholera has appeared in Berlin with seven cases reported and six deaths. Officials urge vigilance as the outbreak impacts the city.
Toasts and Roasts were proposed at a mutual administration club meeting. The remarks included exaggerated royal and military titles and expressions of fealty that elicited laughter and amusement among attendees, with some lines noted as humorous but unclear in wording.
A college lecturer explains anger as an abstract emotion whose effects are visible while the emotion itself cannot be tasted heard or smelled. A student challenges with a line about a man's purple face, prompting the professor to argue teachers synthesize ideas while students mix up phrases.
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