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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1917
Page
3
A business leader declares life insurance policies the sole risk free asset in his portfolio. He asserts none of his other ventures are truly safe, while life policies guarantee funds for his endowment and his estate. He warns even smart investors can fail, but life insurance remains certain.
Correspondence from Monroe notes Ella and Ola Helms visiting Ebenezer relatives, plus multiple weekend and Sunday gatherings among local families in Indian Trail, Grace Chapel, Piney Grove, and Stouts vicinity. Rev M D L Preslar to lead Sardis church services with details of Saturday and Sunday appointments. Congress May Provide 4000 Insurance For Soldiers reports plans for government life insurance for all service members. U.S. Mission Arrived in Russia reports safe arrival of the American commission to Russia led by Elihu Root. Kidnapping Case Still a Mystery details ongoing search for Lloyd Keet with leads yielding little.
Colonel Roosevelt speaks in Mineola urging neighbors to join the war effort with deeds not words. He vows absolute loyalty to the flag and compares fidelity to country with faithfulness to a spouse, condemning dual loyalties and stressing duty over self.
The North Carolina baseball league suspends for the 1917 season as Winston Salem withdraws and Durham heads home. Asheville and Raleigh had quit May 19, leaving four towns. a meeting to wind up league affairs is expected tomorrow. Lack of interest due to the war cited as cause.
Asheville June 2. James Murphy an insurance man from Tampa shot himself in the head with an automatic pistol in an undertaker's office at noon. He died two hours later at a local hospital. A note on wrapping paper read Bury me here, don't go to any expense, save your money, and forgive me.
A June 3 New York report claims two German submarines attacked the American Line steamer Kroonland near the British coast. Four torpedoes were fired, two hit the Inez but did not explode. two more torpedoes struck the liner’s sides yet failed to detonate. The Kroonland zigzagged and returned fire while naval gunners hunted the unseen subs.
Washington reports Private Herbert P Taft of the Third Field Artillery lost his pet name Birdling, to jeers from bleachers and opponents. He then singled in the third inning driving in two runs and helping his team tie the game, changing the crowd’s mood.
A Dallas grand jury began an inquiry into the Formers and Laborers' Protective Association in West Texas, accused of opposing the selective draft. Indictments on treason or conspiracy possible as scores testified while over twenty people were arrested in connection with alleged anti-draft activities.
Attorney General Gregory urged U S attorneys and marshals to arrest and prosecute those opposing the June 5 draft registration. Officials explore German propaganda as a possible motive behind the anti conscription outbursts. The department aims for full registration with prompt prosecutions where laws are violated. A riot in Toledo sparked by pacifist heckling at a Wilson salute led to arrests as police intervened.
A prescription prepared especially for malaria or chills and fever promises to break a fever within five or six doses. The tonic is said to favor the liver, avoid giping, and not sicken, offered at 25 cents.
In Tokio on May 29 Professor Boris Bakhmetev head of a forty member Russian commission arrived to assess U S war aims and bolster cooperation with the United States He praised American help and said Russia will launch an offensive against the enemy once the new regime completes organization Names of commission members and prospects for a cordial U S reception were noted as Washington considers successors to the current ambassador and welcomes the Russian delegation
Farmers confronted with uneven cotton yields replace crops with corn. observers warn the European war's end won t resolve food needs soon. Prices for corn and flour may rise to more than double current levels next year, say several gentlemen consulted by the Littleton News Reporter.
Washington May 29 Twelve hundred extra displayees have been added to the force at the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing to handle the war related workload. More than 10,000,000 Liberty Loan interim certificates must be printed. The first deliveries to the Treasury Department are expected Thursday.
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