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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1917
Page
1
Secretary Daniels will send to Congress a rough 80 million weekly estimate for a large destroyer build. Navy designers draft standardized designs to speed production with engines made in multiple factories and hulls assembled at shipyards. Details on counts under construction or planned are kept secret for military reasons. The 350 million figure is a baseline and could rise substantially.
An Ohio Prohibition party chairmen conference will be held at the YMCA in Columbus Tuesday August 28. Topics include the state prohibition amendment with national figures possibly in attendance. Dr AL S Watling will speak in the evening on The Present Mission of Our Party.
Forty acres of land near the Dayton aviation field were bought through VA 8 District Attorney Stuart R K Holm and Nenin agents for a supply station aiding the aviation school. The purchase supports the ongoing development of the aviation program in Columbus.
President Wilson informed the National Council in Moscow that the United States would provide all material and moral support to Austria. Russian Premier Kernuky's address to the council drew approval in Washington and boosted confidence in the new government's plans to face its enemies.
Washington reports the senate opened debate on the war tax bill’s postage increase section amid clashes over taxes on newspapers and magazines. Leaders aim to finish the section soon but a conference seems unlikely before next week. Cloture petitions circulated after unanimous consent failed for a final vote at 4 pm Saturday.
Catherine Coffing infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Justus Gof fing Liberty township died at eight o'clock Sunday evening one hour after birth Funer al held at ten o'clock Monday morning at the Hed Mill church
Funeral service held at Owl Creek church at 1 o clock on Tuesday afternoon. Burial followed in Owl Creek cemetery. Also mentions Victoria Falls as the world's largest waterfall on the Zambezi River in Africa with a plunge over 400 feet.
Premier Kerensky toured troops at the hippodrome and urged victory against the front while conference delegates debated power. Maximalists decried the assembly as anti revolutionary and threatened to quit. Internationalists called for ending the death penalty and opposing forceful suppression, while Popular Socialists backed capital punishment.
Fragmented 1917 era note reports Secretary Lansing likely to announce soon whether the United States will reply to an entente peace proposal. Other powers indicate coordination before a formal response, with timing and nature to be disclosed.
More than 50 000 children under 12 in Greek Near East regions depend on outside relief. Missionaries report 25 000 orphans in Syria and Palestine, with winter looming and relief needed. Many children, some barely able to feed themselves, beg for food or subsist on grass. Girls largely survive due to brothers sharing scarce rations.
Aug 27 Cedar Point hosts the annual Knights of Columbus central states reunion drawing between two and six thousand lodgemen and friends. The Sanduely city council committee manages the outing amid questions over prior July event sanction and confirms Cedar Point’s event as the official outing.
London reported by Exchange Telegraph at Moscow says Premier Keren sky's opening address disappointed all factions. Democrats unhappy with dictatorial rule and the anti Democrats seek a concrete plan to curb anarchy. They criticize talk of freedom as premature amid current tensions. Monday may reveal aspirations as factions react to Keren ky's stance.
A Washington story notes that the subject is not truly indignant about any one thing. The only way his words seem important is if he is angry about it, suggesting theatrical or performative emotion rather than genuine outrage.
General Petain reports repulses of strong assaults on newly won positions and the capture of 1,100 prisoners as French lines advance two thirds of a mile on a two mile front near Beaumont village. British bomb bases behind the German front in Belgium and strike at St Denis Vestren airdrome. A trench raid near Osstaverne yields no further detail.
City readers note rising danger from reckless drivers near schools as discussion grows on posting warning signs. Rev. La W Mullane of St Vincent de Paul Catholic church supports the law recently enacted with the opening of schools and urges careful driving in school zones.
Capt. Vincent P. Welker arrived in Auburn Vernon Sunday to assume command of the battery. First Lieut. Jobo Hi. Taylor of Atrot who also joined the local battery retired Sunday. The unit now has a full officer roster except for Second Lieut. Harry E. Hostich assigned to land. Recruits arrived from local stables Monday and underwent instruction in brushing and care. Elton Smith is the new man added to the crew.
A petition urging withdrawal of all Negro troops from Texas, signed by every Texas member of Congress, was presented at the White House by Senator Sheppard and shown to President Wilson. White House officials declined to indicate possible action.
The $11,538,045,000 war bond and certificate bill faced a halt in the House Ways and Means Committee due to Secretary McAdoo's absence. He will testify tomorrow and the measure will move to executive session. Prospects for rapid reporting and passage this week faded as Republicans opposed taxing the bonds, fearing lower sales.
Aug 27 at Great Lakes naval training station emphasizes that whistling is forbidden in formation. Sailors are taught not to whistle to avoid confusion on deck. A salty officer explains whistling aboard ships is a minor offense and often punished as a summary discipline.
Fragmentary notes recount Farinelli and a famed singer at court, mentioning a high salary past and a male vocalist who aided a royal physician. The garbled text references Spain, a king, and a reaction to a musician’s pay, with unclear dates or names.
Berlin August 27 The coalition in parliament advances a plan for a seven member Reichstag and seven Bundesrat council presided by Chancellor Michaelis to discuss the papal peace note. Social Democrats Centrists National Liberals and Progressives back the government while viewing it as provisional toward broader constitutional reforms. The coalition seeks to prevent the imperial constitution paragraph from blocking federal council membership.
A Sunday service at St Pauls Episcopal Church honored Battery 2 and other members of the church serving in the military. Parish members include Clarence Bateman Jesse Bateman Edwith Brown First Lieut Julius Headington Second Lieut Edson Browco Harold Seymour William Soase Thos In the parish but in other army branches are Second Lieut Harry Haynie Dr Happer Ate ell Dr Robert Clark Alten Sapp and Private Ajlen A reception for military service members will be held at the park house in East High street Tuesday evening at 7:40.
The King's Daughters plan a lawn fete on Tuesday at the Arnold home North Malin Street Mine Corn Putnam's Gambler pupils perform folk dances in the afternoon Tea ice cream and cake will be served in support of the Home for the Aged Battery EK honored during the event.
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