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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
1
London reports from August 16 that Daily News says American soldiers wounded on the Western Front have arrived at Bath hospital. The Associated Press summary notes troopers in need of care are being treated, signaling continuing losses and British medical support.
Senator Vardaman denounces the war as a quarrel propelled by commercial bankers and a threat to Christian civilization. He condemns the draft, says the president erred in calling negroes to arms, and warns compulsory training would worsen postwar problems more than emancipation did. Speech supported Sherman’s resolution for a congressional probe of East St. Louis riots.
Melbourne dispatch reports suffragist leader Emmeline Pankhurst attempting to address a gathering in Adelaide when she clashed with police and was arrested. Protests near parliamentary precincts are prohibited.
Associated Press dispatch from The Ranier Columbus August 16 reports Governor Cox declaring Hamilton labor strikes endless and state readiness to use full power. He seeks AG opinion on state rights to act and notes perceived decline in respect for law over two years, amid charges of local officials ignoring breaches of peace.
Four tons of bombs were dropped by planes on the Venice maritime arsenal, starting several fires. The Austrian war office released the official statement via the Associated Press.
Allied forces on the Franco Belgian front report new successes in three sectors near Ypres Hetklum Aisne and near Dixmude. British gains by Lens held against counterattacks as Haig’s dispatch notes progress on a wide front north and east of Ypres. Paris confirms objectives reached between Steenstrade and Diamude and crossing the Steambecke river with further progress on the right bank.
Washington August 16 neither the war nor navy department has information on reported wounded American soldiers on the western front. An official announcement is promised when information is received and can be released without compromising military interests.
Stockholm authorities offer a reward of about 2 1/2 cents for each rat carcass delivered to boost fat reserves for soap and tallow production. The program aims to reduce baiting costs while increasing supply of fats used in soap making.
Acting on Torbert Hoover's suggestion, the New York Sugar Authority suspended all sugar futures trading until further notice. The halt affects exchanges and market activity as authorities review supplies and pricing. Major traders and coffee and sugar sectors monitor developments amid the disruption.
London reports the corn production bill shaping land use nationwide. Officials note rapid land transfers and rising profits as new incentives take effect. Analysts say farms adapt quickly with buyers and sellers moving to capitalize on the reform.
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Helsingfors reports mounting disorder after a food minister’s warning triggers cabinet turmoil. Senators urge the governor general to resign to a provisional government, while M. Toko, former head of economics, is asked to form a new cabinet and has accepted. A general strike has been declared.
Washington reports Secretary Lansing has no new information on the pope peace proposal beyond newspaper reads. Ambassadors in London and here doubt a reply will be sent soon, awaiting harmonized statements from England and France. Diplomats question the importance of the issue, noting German shipouts in China influence and potential shifts in policy.
The justice department said it would move swiftly against I W W activities in the northwest aimed at halting crops, spruce lumber for planes, or minerals needed for war. Prosecutions for conspiracy will target organizers, with district attorneys ordered to probe strike motives and whether calls sought to hinder government production.
A report to Secretary Mondale outlines next Liberty Loan advertising strategy with proposed government spending from 1 million to 3 million dollars. The plan recommends funds for daily weekly and foreign language papers, weeklies, small-town mailings, and posters.
The article reports expert predictions on meat supply after the war. It notes potential a drop in domestic beef output, European imports rising to 6 to 20 million head, and Germany needing years to restore cattle herds. It also mentions allied troops accustomed to rations, affecting postwar consumption.
Washington Aug 16 The reorganization plan outlines converting all army divisions to a uniform army structure abroad. It details division composition with headquarters detachments, machine gun battalions, infantry brigades, artillery, engineers, signal, transportation, and medical units. National guard divisions shift from 26th to 1st, with new national army divisions numbered sequentially from 6th onward.
The text notes wedding fire customs in various lands, citing Persia where Zoroastrians honor fire in ceremonies and Japan where a bride lights a torch and uses ash from the fire for symbolic acts, with mournful or ritualized implications.
London reports Premier Lloyd George told the House that this year’s wheat crop in the county rose from 6,486,000 to 8,500,000 quarters. Oats and barley stocks are higher, and arable area up by 1,000,000 acres. Sugar reserves increased. shipping tide from submarines rose in April to 580,000 gross tons, fell to 320,000 in July, with a notable upturn this month.
A wartime report describes use of smoke producers to obscure German batteries on the Pranced front. Instructions specify placing smoke devices about 250 yards from targets with eight yard spacing, surrounding the battery, and readying rapid repositioning as wind shifts to extend concealment against French observers and aircraft.
A garbled Washington Star quotation reflects hardship buying food, noting how a man starved to feed his horse while another recalls times of cutting down meat and potatoes to purchase oil, illustrating economic strain and scarcity in a historical context.
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