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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
1
Morehead Stack recounts a coastwise voyage aboard the Ontario from Norfolk to Boston when a submarine surfaced and submerged. The captain zigzagged to avoid torpedo danger as passengers remained calm, with naval escorts nearby. Stack notes war bonuses raised sailors’ pay and describes Boston’s drinking row and a fatal overboard incident.
The city organizes a private styled Fitzgerald Hospital as a public enterprise run by a a board of trustees. James H. Lee chairs, with Laney treasurer and Beasley secretary. The city acts as trustee, funds and builds planned, supported by subscriptions and medical society cooperation. Hospital aims to be independent of city administration and politics, focused on humanity and community support.
A Dudley correspondent reports an incident where H P Funderburk and others killed an elderly woman while repairing a bridge. The tale also mentions a discovery of fifty eight small snakes inside a snake and questions if John Beasley can surpass this odd claim. The piece ends with a sharp rebuke urging readers to audit their own neighborliness before criticizing others.
Washington August 29 The army chief of engineers called for ingenuous young men to join the first American camouflage unit. The group will include iron and sheet metal workers sign painters carpenters and photographers and will devise means to fool enemy observers especially aviators. Applicants should contact the chief of engineers. Madison August 29 United States District Attorney A C Wolfe announces a warrant for Byron Nelson congressman John M Nelsons son for failing to register under the draft he was in Canada on registration day and has worked there since on his fathers farm. An extradition by the U S marshal will be arranged in Alberta Canada.
London reports the weekly admiralty tally showing eighteen British ships over 1600 tons sunk by mines or submarines, with five smaller vessels lost, compared with fifteen and three the prior week. The note ends with a puzzling line about a hotel.
In Hot Springs North Carolina a government station houses German prisoners of war. The hotel-turned-camp, once open to all, now fenced and patrolled, holds 500 officers and 100 crew from ships seized in 1914. Meals are cooked by German chefs. work is scarce but planned on highway projects. Guards, kitchens, barracks, and a hospital occupy the site, with band concerts and strict rules shaping daily life.
The August daily outlay for war costs tops 24.46 million with two thirds to allies and 8.09 million for U S needs. Since war began 140 days ago the Treasury has paid 2.387 billion, with 1.63 billion advanced to entente allies and a 425.9 million unsettled balance. Projections place yearly spending at 35 to 40 million, as army and naval programs expand.
Washington dispatch notes that Entente governments were surprised by President Wilson's swift rejection of Pope Benedict's peace proposals. Allies expected further discussion, while some feared German press backlash. Officials anticipate German political shifts and await further Allied responses as the Vatican note draws reactions.
Deserions weaken Russian lines near Ocna Keadi Vasarhety as Kerensky vows stern discipline to restore order. German forces push on in Moldavia with fresh assault troops while Italian commander gains on Austro Italian fronts. Over 500 Italian prisoners captured as fighting continues in the Alps sector. France and Belgium see no major engagements.
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