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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
6
British forces report major gains along the Ypres Menin Road front with objectives captured east of Monchy le Preux and in the Arras sector. Haig says raiding parties destroyed German dugouts east of Monchy and the front near St Quentin saw a French repulse of a German assault.
The report portrays Governor Frank Lowden prevailing after a heated clash over coal policy. Chief Justice Orrin N. Carter is described as the state’s coal dictator, with Tilinoils mine operators surrendering at midnight. The accord centers on conserving Illinois coal for Divnola and restricting shipments to higher price regions with retailers to follow.
The August 18 Washington dispatch reports an administration shakeup in the food department with Chief Hoover under pressure amid ongoing concerns over policy implementations and staffing changes.
Washington reports the first call to service of the draft will total 229000 men from the initial one third of a 687000 quota. Rules direct six hours for leave, transport, and camp work, with notices sent via adjutant general and boards. Married men may stay employed if government aid offsets army earnings.
Ottawa Ont August 10 the Canadian conscription bill passed its last legislative stage with third reading in the senate. It becomes effective after royal assent and government pardemation. The law targets single men aged 20 to 32 and will take effect as tribunals are set up to hear exemptions. Authorities expect to recruit 100000 men for training by autumn.
London reports a German patrol ship was mined near Copenhagen, with thirty sailors killed and many feared lost. The incident, referenced by a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph, comes amid rising tensions in the Baltic.
Local exemption boards to marshal men called for the colors on September 1. The process assigns into military life at training camps, with meals shelter transport and escort to trains. Crowder issues regulations detailing mobilization of the first 230000 men, with roles for state adjutants and local boards to compile lists assign entrainment points and departure times.
Big firms large firms and mail order houses resist paying middleman profits to themselves when not needed by the government. The council of national defense objects to a ten percent middleman profit and says government can eliminate it. Reports say large concerns hold material for sale to government but the offer is refused to avoid middleman gains.
Five hundred soldiers commanded by Col. Claude B. Ryan guard Springfield after riots tied to a street car strike. Policeman Noah Bell died after being shot as he tried to disperse a crowd at Ninth street and Grand avenue. Five men, including a former police chief’s son, are under arrest as investigators probe the incident.
Washington August 10 corn to relieve world hunger fuels war effort and feeds livestock as shortages in wheat loom. The August 1 crop report pegs the corn yield at 811910000000 bushels, a new record and up 67000000 from July. Winter wheat harvests total 417000000 bushels, up 15 bushels from July forecast.
Lawrence Bros of Vera Saskatchewan narrate their frontier journey from Calgary to Battleford and their rise from selling a shotgun for ten dollars to owning land and stock. The piece notes increased auto licenses, rising prosperity in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and a booming demand for farming machinery and motor cars as farmers invest in better equipment.
Edgar J. Goodspeed argues in the Atlantic that adventure depends more on eager anticipation than actual experience. He divides people into those who seek adventures and those who value them, noting the thrill often surpasses the act itself. He urges embracing adventurous living in everyday acts and choices.
A damaged excerpt shows a couple in a tense moment. He hesitates and she reacts with surprised affection as a conversation trails off in fragmented dialogue.
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