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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
1
Washington reports a broad war measure to seed 47.337 million acres of winter wheat and 6.181 million acres of rye, with the aim of avoiding bread shortages next summer. The plan, crafted by agriculture officials and state councils, allows underweight and chest-expansion adjustments for draftees to ease enlistment.
Provost Marshal General Crowder urges local and district boards to certify men for service who do not claim discharge or exemption. Daily progress reports to district boards and nightly reports to the adjutant general are required. A September 1 call requires one third of quotas, with boards urged to ensure enough men are certified and not stop at quota. Prison term inmates are not exempt and must report for examination after release.
Elihu Root and a U S team told President Wilson and Secretary Lansing that Russia’s democracy strengthens daily and will contribute to the war with U S aid when needed. They warned a separate peace with Germany would be disastrous and urged decisive American publicity and support for the Kerensky government.
Dr Flow reports cotton growth slowing due to cultivation stage heat and drought with 68 percent condition. Rain is urgently needed as blooms are below normal and plants are weed-like but well cultivated. Warnings on mulching and shallow cultivation to conserve moisture after early growth by T Y Broom and Coker Seed Co.
R C Teague, former Alexander county resident and Mexican citizen living in Altar Sonora, visited a Hickory recruiting station. He claims Pancho Villa’s real name is Francisco Caldwell, notes Villa’s wounds in 1916, and describes Mexican prohibition zeal with executions for drunkenness. Teague, fluent in Spanish, seeks front line service in France.
The International Committee of the Red Cross created the Prisoners of War Agency in Geneva to connect POWs with families. From 1914 to 1916 it handled 470,899 letters, 78,718 visitors, and sent 1,194,000 francs plus 20,665,331 packages, with 776,050 more shipped from Geneva.
Washington August crop report forecasts a corn yield of 3,191,100,000 bushels, up 68 million from 1912’s record, with massive crops expected for barley, rye, potatoes, tobacco and hay. Winter wheat turnouts improve while total wheat foresees a dip. potatoes and sweet potatoes set to break records, tobacco to rise sharply.
Regulations issued for the national army call two hundred thousand men on September 1 with 557,000 total to be drafted. Local boards will arrange accommodation, meals, lodging, and transportation, while civil control remains through every stage. Men report to local boards and receive orders by mail, with retreat roll call and safety instructions guiding the initial military processing.
The text outlines how a levy will select a leader to command a training party and appoint a second in command with ten supporters under military discipline. It describes roll call at headquarters, transportation to the station, verification of the host, and replacement of any missing member by an alternate. It covers ticket handoff, travel to the camp, duties of the commander to prevent stragglers, use of telegrams on arrival, and handling of deserters or voluntary absences. Final medical exams at the camp may replace rejects with alternates, and a board is considered filled only after all called men are accepted.
The piece argues Germany’s imperial state endangers democracy and peace, citing the Reichstag’s limits and Kaiser rule. It asserts many Germans contribute to liberty and science, while warning only a democratic world can coexist with a despotic empire. The author urges frank answers about Germany’s war aims.
The piece rails at treasonous talk during war, urging loyalty to President Wilson and the government. It cites The Columbia State and The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, denounces constitutional lawyers, warns treason is punishable by death, and supports swift law enforcement to suppress antiwar rhetoric in Georgia and elsewhere.
The Waxhaw Enterprise reports the Providence road bridge over Waxhaw creek has been let and work will commence. The structure will be moved about a hundred yards up the creek to straighten approaches and improve landing space. Mr L. S Simpson holds the contract for the bridge.
Mr Paul Gamble long time Wolfe Drug Company clerk in Waxhaw has moved to Albemarle to join Secrest Sloan Drug Company. Friends regret his departure but wish him success in the new job.
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