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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1917
Page
6
Secretary Baker reports at several camps that most draftees want to go to France as combatants and reach the front fast. Asked to choose roles, the majority favor fighting positions over non combatant work, reflecting strong wartime eagerness and discipline.
The food administration says options were taken on all neutral sugar held in the country for export. Neutrals could license selling at a loss, with option prices pegged to their purchase plus tariff duty. The administration aims to keep costs to American consumers low, so few options may be used domestically.
London reports American soldiers fired their first shot of the war on the western front. Paris issues an official statement hailed by Congressmen in America as a sign of strong support. Officials say winter offers time to learn trench warfare and by four to five months the troops should be seasoned for future offensives.
American troops hold first line trenches on the French front. Artillery fired the opening shot at 6 o clock in the morning against a German working party. Intermittent artillery fighting continues as helmeted infantry advance.
Italian forces struggle to halt advances reported from London with ongoing efforts near Bertia. Military observers note continued pressure as ships and units engage along the coast and inland fronts.
Secretary of State Pool reports 93 counties show 1 816 voting districts in 1916. By 1918 districts will exceed 1 360 with Douglas adding 44 and Lancaster 1 more. The list below details 1916 districts by county.
Under a war department ruling, students at dental colleges may finish their programs and then be drafted into the army dental reserve.
Governor Keith Neville is named honorary chairman of the Nebraska branch of the League to Enforce Peace formed in Omaha last week after a mass meeting led by former President William Howard Taft outlined the group s goals.
The article states that students who leave school to collect corn will not lose credit and will receive faculty help to make up work upon return. Colleges are urged to fund and coordinate the gathering effort, aiming to recruit all available corn gatherers into the endeavor.
State Superintendent W. H. Clem mons reports that West Point schools will close from November 3 to 12 to allow students to assist in husking corn if local farmers deem it necessary according to Superintendent C. Ray Gates.
Judge Samuel H. Sedewick of the supreme court presided over the state house marriage of William Coates and Miss Marie Weber, both of a Friends denomination. The judge's $5 fee was donated to the Red Cross society.
The appointment of Roscoe B. Davidson of Tecumseh as a stenographer for Judge Rose of the supreme court has been announced. Davidson is the son of Judge H. P. Davidson.
Local officials revisit how water flowed through a rusted pipe at the hole for years. Residents recall delays in repairs and ongoing questions about maintenance and safety.
The sweepstakes cup for best agricultural exhibit at the national soils products show is placed at the governor's office, marking a notable honor for the state.
Four complaints reached the chief game warden about waste water from the Northwestern round at Norfolk flowing into the Elkhorn river. The report notes environmental concerns and seeks inspection.
More than three hundred delegates from most counties met in Omaha to raise over 250000 for the national YMCA war fund. George Sherwood Eddy spoke on front-line heroism and war conditions, as district quotas were set including 100000 for Omaha and 50000 for Lincoln. Campaign runs November 11 to 18 with printing of Eddy’s address to bolster statewide efforts.
Herbert Hoover as federal food administrator appeals Nebraska sugar beet growers to keep or increase full 1918 acreage to ensure sugar supply for the nation and allies. He urges farmers to aid the war effort by maintaining normal beet production, noting cane sugar alone cannot meet demand.
The long trial that began on October 15 concluded as the jury returned a verdict of murder. The case centers on Rudolph Kraus, with Latine Man facing life imprisonment.
Washington sources indicate the war board moved to secure freight cars for potato shipments from Hemingford and nearby towns as frost damages reach 200000 dollars in Box Butte and McPherson counties. Farmers warn of heavy losses without car access while frost halts harvesting and workers are scarce.
Judge Leslie of equity court in Omaha declares peaceful picketing lawful for both unions and employers. The decision ends a costly lawsuit over last spring’s strike troubles, granting a permanent injunction against the Teamsters union while dissolving the injunction against other unions.
The Nebraska Chiropractors Association at a special meeting offers to provide a licensed chiropractor to Camp Funston for soldiers seeking treatment. The group will cover all expenses if Secretary Baker accepts, citing patriotic motives. The association also purchased $2,500 in Liberty bonds and previously earned a state loving cup for best bond campaign record.
Fire destroyed the Zeigler rag store in Juniata last Monday, the seventh business building burned in three months. Authorities suspect alien enemies are at work in the district.
Walter B. Palmer and W. G. Witter were bound over to appear after confessing to sending a Biagkmal letter in Lincoln. The case moves to the next judicial step.
A Boston Transcript quotation reports a job seeker answering in the affirmative yet noting he is still looking for work. The exchange highlights ongoing labor market activity and prompts considerations of employment status.
An old ad touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a physician’s prescription for kidney liver and bladder diseases. It promises to ease urinary troubles and rheumatism by neutralizing uric acid and urges readers to obtain a sample by sending ten cents to the New York company.
Vernon Kellogg describes the Belgian devastation after the German invasion, noting families split by war, farms stripped of livestock, towns left with empty buildings, and cemeteries filled as children mourn parents in the aftermath of the 1914 to 1915 invasion.
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