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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1917
Page
4
Washington reports Congress approves administration bill to raise a war draft by selection. Senate vote 81 to 8 after rejecting volunteer plan 69 to 14. House results 307 to 24 against volunteer plan and 313 to 22 for the wartime draft. Leaders emphasize broad support behind the measure.
Report from the tax commission notes many residents filed voluntary property returns under the new law, with several counties showing significantly higher totals than expected. Auditors report substantial penalties for nonfilers, and statewide data indicate urban and rural areas differ in the level of compliance and refunds.
Washington April 20 The headline quotes Marshal Joffre expressing hope that the United States will join France in the fight. He asserts confidence that the American people will stand with the Allies and hasten victory by mustering support and linking with Britain and France in common cause.
The Columbus Dispatch reports questions about the sanatoriums feeding 22 900 state ward. Bills show potatoes nearly gone with substitutions of other vegetables while maintaining daily nutrition. Exceptions exist at Mt Vernon tubercular sanatorium and Sandusky veterans home with tariffs unchanged elsewhere.
Knox County calls for a draft meeting as a military age conference at the Chamber of Commerce aims to inform men about a battery offer. Hon Julius W. Hieldington to report in Columbus Thursday on letting youths choose service, amid selective draft context.
A local notice describes a district meeting of the Lane of Veteran Auxiliary in Martinsburg with Rev. W C Munson and a brief address, followed by social hours and entertainment. A Gleaners chapter meeting at Tangier Church is scheduled at Mrs Dart Jackson's home with readings and duets.
Cuba will deploy 26 000 troops to support the United States in World War I for the duration of the conflict. The movement includes infantry cavalry and artillery to aid the northern republic transportation routes to the Panama Canal and the Gulf region. President Menocal ordered the service with officers fluent in English and Spanish.
A British Navy sailor helped a collapsed guardsman on a Boston wharf, acted as guard in rain until another corporal arranged relief, then escorted to a doctor. Nearby, Oklahoma twins and Arkansas twins bring the family to twelve children, with the latest births occurring to Mr and Mrs Aleck Murgerton.
A. Brown, wanted in Kann for forgery, walked 40 miles to surrender after hiding in two Missouri towns. He turned himself in at Mexico Sheriff’s office, saying he was tired of hiding. the theft amount was under $20. Brown had earlier tried to surrender to a Hawk Point marshal with little interest. The deputy sheriff brought him to Kansas City authorities for processing.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum Journal publishes a translation of a Babylonian tablet from the epic of Gilgamesh. The tablet, dating roughly 600 BCE to 200 BCE, contains new material and records hitherto unknown nations. It recounts Enkidu’s redemption by a woman, Gilgamesh, their fierce clash, and eventual friendship leading to further adventures.
New York canteen stations planned to dispense coffee chocolate sandwiches and cold ham to militiamen sparked by Mrs William Carroll Rafferty honorary commandant at Waldorf Astoria and Mrs James Montgomery Hendrick in London. Young Women’s Christian Association units will support the effort with girl and boy scouts assisting at the stations in New York and nationwide.
New York report tells how Miss Minner of New York meets Menke after a trolley incident when her footwear snagged a step. Motorman drove on but passenger Jack Wolfson found the shoe and advertised for the owner. Miss Menke will become Mrs Wolfson.
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