10 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
1
Secretary Baker answered senate criticism with a detailed statement on the war effort. He conceded delays and judged the forces vast and rapid mobilization as unmatched in world history. He asserted unprecedented provisioning for the army’s comfort health and general well being.
Italian and Austrian positions across the Alps are largely immobilized as heavy snow drifts of three to five feet cloak Monte Cirappa and surrounding peaks. The front from Piave to Brenta shows reduced artillery and patrol activity amid mounting weather threats to supply lines into Italy.
Washington status report states John Lind former Minnesota governor will join an advisory commission to assist Secretary Wilson in mobilizing labor for war work. The panel will include two labor representatives two from commerce and industries and one economist.
A Boise resident allegedly planned a liquor haul described as eighty gallons of whiskey packed in a trunk. The trunk was brought by express, opened at a gathering, but the container yielded coal instead of liquor, prompting local humor and quips about bootleg quantities and penalties.
Superintendent Walter R. Siders sends a questionnaire to local employers about employing school boys and girls during the next summer vacation. The survey asks age ranges, occupations, hours and pay, and required preparations to assess possible changes in school arrangements.
L P Feath erstane president of Texas Steel Co testified before the senate committee on ship building alleging officials of the steel trust blocked a plan for the government to obtain ship plates at one third less than current prices.
Wilburton Oklahoma January 10 James Garry superintendent of the glazing department of the Patterson Powder company at Patterson Oklahoma was killed when a terrific explosion wrecked the plant. As far as can be learned only one man was killed though the property loss is large.
Alfred H. Smith, McAdoo's first assistant, will direct the handling of all railroad traffic in the country. The piece notes他 is considered a capable manager though not a railroad insider, with Safire officials praised as financiers or engineers but Smith respected for traffic management.
Nearly a hundred men sign petition to join a national guard battalion to be organized soon in Pocatello. About 20 more signatures needed to complete the company. Drill classes at the YMCA with 35 in training and the Pocatello Band under Sam Anderson preparing for guard service.
A freight engine exploded after dynamite in the boiler at Harahan Bridge over the Mississippi River fatally injuring several crew members with at least two confirmed deaths. The Memphis incident disrupted rail traffic and drew swift investigations.
The message asks for an estimate of the time and amount needed to complete the work. It requests a concrete timeline and resource count to plan the tasks efficiently.
Weather observer Teeple notes the morning thermometer dropped to four degrees below zero marking a local winter record. After sunrise the temperature fell further, then moderated during the day. December was windy, with high velocity readings. October 13 marked a notably cold day, while fall has been fine and plowing active in the Northwest community.
In Petrograd German delegations reportedly contacted the Swedish legation seeking Sweden as a mediator with Britain France and Italy. Bolsheviks reject a separate Turkish peace proposal. Rostov workmen and soldiers council freed. Kaledines and Detoff defeated with Detoff fleeing and Kaledines retreating as Cossacks oppose them.
Patterson New Jersey December 10. Dupont powder plants at Pompton Lakes and Haskell closed for war work were described by management as facing shutdown within a few hours unless fuel deliveries arrive promptly.
The food administration plans to release an extra 90 million bushels of wheat to aid Europe as the normal export surplus has been shipped. Americans will be asked to conserve to cover the deficiency, with a possible U S flour shortage anticipated in May if consumption is not reduced before the June new crop.
Three people were killed and eleven injured in a rear end collision between two sections of the Katy Flyer near Granger Texas about forty miles northeast of Austin on January 10.
President Wilson today accepted on behalf of the nation a miniature bronze replica of the Robert Emmet statue and its pedestal in the National Museum. The piece, cast from American bronze at the Washington navy yard, honors an Irish patriot with distinctly American origins and supervision by sculptor Jerome Connor.
Washington reports secretary of agriculture David F. Houston has asked Congress for a $6,000,000 appropriation to fund a seed buy and sell program for farmers at cost. The plan aims to provide seeds to farmers at a reasonable price, supporting agricultural needs nationwide.
President backs the Republican caucus and an eleventh hour endorsement shapes the push. In the House the suffrage resolution moves under agreement for a final vote between five and six this evening. A similar favorable move is reported in the Senate, but current prospects are unfavorable and action awaits.
Requa of Oakland California named assistant to Hoover and placed in charge of the oil industry as control is set to be taken by the government.
Eight top amateur billiard players from the New England area are entered in the 182 balkline tournament opening tonight in Boston. The event is the first championship meet of the New England Association of National Amateur Billiard Players, formed last year.
Adolph Bollman long suspected as German spy detained in San Francisco has escaped authorities. Don Athbun of the U.S. Justice Department announced the escape and noted Bollman’s activity in local German circles.
In Herne Switzerland a separate peace agreement between Russia and Bulgaria is reported by the Bund. The Bulgarian correspondent notes Premier Radoslaveff read Brest-Litovsk dispatch to Parliament declaring war ends and relations resume with Russia conceding Bulgaria the right to nominate a delegate to the Danube commission.
At its annual meeting the New York City bar association adopted resolutions urging defeat of the proposed federal constitutional amendment on prohibition. It objects to a provision granting both Congress and the states enforcement power, warning of jurisdictional conflicts. The group recommends Congress substitute a new measure free of this element.
The Washington report states parcels for American troops in France up to seven pounds may be addressed directly to the soldiers. Parcels will no longer be received for forwarding by the commanding general port of embarkation, reversing previous practice. The post office department announced the change today.
Chicago January 10 corn listed at 1.2744 per unit and oats at 0.7814. Market notes show freight and futures activity accompanying the price quotes.
Government agents, after intercepts and evidence on seized aliens, disrupted a planned German sabotage and anti war propaganda network in the United States. Officials say the movement was disorganized and now limited to sporadic acts by pro German sympathizers with no central leadership.
Evangelist Billy Sunday opened today’s House session invoking divine mercy for the president cabinet allies and American soldiers. He called the world sinful and denounced Germans as a selfish pack of Huns while praying for peace.
Union Pacific moves three full coal trains daily from Rock Springs with 90 cars on average during November. December sustained the pace, including a peak of 113 cars on December 7, under a program by W M Jeffers and F H Hammill to load cars to maximum.
Governor Moses Alexander traveled secretly to Lava Hot Springs to discuss complaints about the state bath house project. He spoke with local factions and a visiting Leva committee, saying the issue would be “fixed up” though no resolution was disclosed. The bath house at the upper spring was torn down and work paused. revenue for the season was about $11,000. The governor declined to reveal a completion date, saying only that he would not tell.
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