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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
1
In Haxebrouck France British medics probe a new poison used by Germans near Armentieres. The colorless liquid spreads on soil, forms a heavy gas seeping through rooms and cellars, grievously injuring women more than men. Victims show delayed, severe symptoms including coughing fever and eye swelling.
Six alleged Industreal Workers of the World are under arrest at Miami Ottawa county with others driven from the mining district amid dynamite attempts against freight cars. Reports to the U S marshal office say Miami leads the lead and zinc mining area.
Washington August 9 The rivers and harbors bill appropriations totaling about 27 million dollars became law today after President Wilson signed the measure.
Attorney General Joseph McGhee ruled the state has power to regulate coal and food prices. The opinion, issued to Senator H. Thine by, suggests possible price control legislation during the upcoming special session. He said coal is essential to public health and welfare, and wartime conditions justify price fixing within limits.
An Associated Press dispatch from Copenhagen reports Dr. Michaelis, the imperial German chancellor, has been promoted from captain to lieutenant colonel. The note adds that his predecessor Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg held the rank of major general.
Heavy hogs broke market records at Chicago Livestock Exchange with top prices listed at 15 and 10.20. Other hogs traded at near normal levels as the market showed stronger demand.
A derailment of the Genow Milan express near Arquata on Tuesday night left three dead and about one hundred injured. Rescue crews worked through the night as survivors were pulled from twisted cars and rushed to area hospitals.
Public bread markets will be opened in Minneapolis and St. Paul by a state commission studying prices of food, fuel and other necessities. Announcement by Chairman Marsh and officials notes the planned markets as part of tariff and price investigations in Minnesota.
About eight thousand miners met in Essen Germany to discuss coal production food and wages and to demonstrate for peace by agreement and democratic reforms. They backed the reichstag majority peace resolution and urged pursuit of the decision in humanity. The Vorwarts organ notes the gathering in pan German propaganda center.
From the Flinders front comes scant news with the key item a British cable noting the French have regained ground northwest of Mischoote. The Maritimo front was quiet save for artillery in the Aline region and raiding by French forces. British vessels and submarines increased, with four ships of 1,600 tons plus two smaller ships reported as losses, up from the prior week.
One of the finest railroad bridges in the middle west and among the largest of its type in the country was dedicated at Sciotoville, marking a new era in railroad operations on the Ohio River. A special train of railroad officials and invited guests traveled the first run over the new Chesapeake and Ohio line from Waverly to the Ohio river. The road, costing more than four million dollars, will serve heavy traffic from points south of the Ohio river to northern Ohio and lake cities.
Pacifists gathered under the Capitol dome in Washington to urge Congress to stay in session until the draft law is repealed and to threaten impeachment of President Wilson if not. The meeting took place in the Senate Military Committee room, where the draft law had recently been drafted. Chairman Chamberlain said he did not know the room would be used for pressuring the president.
The summer home of Lord Athelstan publisher of the Montreal Star was dynamited in Carterville Montreal. He was at home but uninjured. The attack follows threats mailed from the United States warning that the Canadian conscription bill would bring his death and the deaths of other prominent Montreal Ottawa figures within ten days.
The circular urges farmers pickers traders and leather workers to supply army hides and leathers. It notes only army hides fetch top prices and explains hide scoring from No 1 to No 2, with values rising from fifty cents to several dollars as quality improves.
Washington revised rules issued by General Crowder outline weight and height allowances for physical exams under the selective service act. The changes may recall men previously exempt on physical grounds, expanding allowances and adjusting chest expansion, vision, teeth, and other medical criteria. Local boards will certify quotas and act by September 1.
A. P. reports from Grand Forks say University of North Dakota Dean E. J. Babcock has discovered a new motor fuel derived from a benchtop oil source in North Dakota. The fuel, nicknamed air for spirit, differs from gasoline yet closely matches its chemistry and properties. The finding arose accidentally while testing heat treatment of lignite to remove gas water and byproducts before briquetting.
The British steamer Argalia with 40 Americans on board was sunk by a German submarine. Captain Moris and ten crew members perished. survivors were landed at Glasgow. It is unclear if any Americans died. Argalia left July 18 with a cargo of horses bound for a British port. Americans aboard included Fred Baker of Cincinnati and Charles Nagle of Hamilton, Ohio.
At state draft headquarters officials moved to halt over examination of men beyond quotas. Reports from Columbus said the War Department would be asked to complete examinations for all men now instead of only those needed to meet quotas. Large shipments of blank forms arrived and officials instructed boards that only the minimum number required to fill district quotas would be examined.
Veteran pitcher Sanford Lark leaves the team as Burk's draft number is among early selections for the national army. Burk heads to Columbus to await the officers reserve camp while awaiting the Fort Benjamin Harrison placement. A separate note mentions Paris meat and poultry policy and wild duck shooting approval.
Attorney General McGhee and the state public utilities commission probe reports that Toledo & Ohio Central and Hocking Valley railroads sold coal cars to Canada. New Brunswick agent John Kay says 1700 Canadian government cars were purchased, with T&O Central claiming 250 cars sold and now under repair at Logan. Hocking Valley disputes recent sales, noting last sale four years ago. The state signals possible drastic action to stop further cross state or foreign use of Ohio railroad cars.
Great Lakes naval training station recruits ignore sensational tales and study French or Spanish grammar, mathematics, or the Bluejackets' manual. About 1000 trainees aim to enter the U S Naval Academy, now open to enlisted men by new laws. The Boston Transcript notes the value of constructive progress over sensationalism.
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