12 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
1
Private Martin E. Wagner of Pocatello Idaho died of pneumonia while serving with the American Expeditionary Force. He was a machinist at the Short Line shops before enlisting and is listed on the casualty roster received from General Pershing.
Washington reports say Senator Brady’s condition worsens with heart failure amid renewed concerns. Close associates and Pecatelians recall his vigorous, obstacle‑fighting career and recent efforts on private business in Pocatello.
Amsterdam January 12 Leon Trotzky Bolshevik foreign minister told reporters the Russian delegation will press ahead with Brest-Litovsk negotiations to pursue peace. He noted the central powers’ December 25 basis is void and affirmed adherence to democratic peace principles.
On a frigid night at Fort Riley Kansas robbers entered the army bank killing four men including prominent figures and escaping with about ten thousand dollars. A survivor Barney City identified a captain wearing no mask as the gunman. Bloodied handkerchiefs and soldier caps were found near the scene as dogs followed the trail briefly.
A massive blizzard from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Rockies to the Alleghenies brings record cold and two foot snow in Chicago and surrounding states. Rail and streetcar service fail. Chicago isolated. temperatures dip to fourteen below zero. A Chicago relief effort recruits women with trousers and boots to dig out the city, with police consent and protection.
Chicago reports coal shortage forces all department stores to close at 3 PM. Schools ordered closed next week. About 60,000 men nationwide asked to assist with snow removal efforts.
A sixty mile gale drove three ocean steamers aground in Newport News harbor. One vessel is believed to be in serious danger as crews assess damage and prepare salvage operations amid the storm.
The naval gun crew aboard the American steamer J. L. Luckenbach fought German U boat attacks for four hours until a destroyer arrived to force the U boat to submerge. Seven men were wounded and the ship’s small boat was set ablaze. The armed guard received navy commendations for gallantry.
A deal completes to establish a permanent Danish church in Pocatello. The synod bought four lots in Bloek rear of the county building from Mrs. Kate Lane and plans a church with parsonage soon. Rev. P. C. Jensen leads the local pastorate. members recently hosted him with a surprise party.
Federal income tax officer to aid 800 earners in the county with returns from February 4 to 28 in Pocatello Yellowstone hotel and Soda Springs. The collector warns of penalties up to 1600 dollars for failure to file by March 1 while urging residents to prepare figures now including expenses and income for the year 1917.
The Hawaii annual governor report shows Japanese residents rose from 79,674 in 1910 to 102,479 in 1917. Meanwhile Hawaiian population declined from 26,041 to 23,450 over the same period.
Sacramento report states threats to blow up the home of Will C. Wood a commissioner of secondary schools were investigated by police. The threats arose over his defense of teaching patriotism in public schools.
A man charged with speeding appeared in police court and pled not guilty. He posted a 20 bond to return Monday for trial. The session also heard a vagrancy case in which the defendant failed to post 100 bond after admitting bootlegging as his occupation and admitting he sold fifteen cases of whiskey recently. A youth faced vagrancy and petit larceny charges with a not guilty plea and a deferred decision until Monday. His father’s complaint said the boy refused to work and stole his brother’s clothes, later altered to fit.
Washington reports total allied credits reached 4.2384 billion after Secretary McAdoo authorized a 2 million dollar loan to Serbia, raising Serbia’s total to 6 million.
Thirteen Indian boys were burned to death when a fire destroyed the Dwight Indian Training School dormitory at Marble City Oklahoma. Roughly a hundred boys were rescued from the blaze.
A large Idaho Falls conference opens Monday and runs to Saturday, gathering livestock, engineering, agricultural, and irrigation groups. Notables including Governor Alexander and University leaders will speak on farm futures, rural schools, and market topics, with a reception closing the event.
Oscar Johnson was picked up Friday morning by Patrolman Price for lacking a registration card and was brought before Chief Sutherland. He claimed Swedish birth and 25 years old, having traveled the country since 1913, working four years eleven months across many cities. He said he registered June 9 at a town south of Chierno but could not name a card, calling it a large paper. officers believe he never had a registration card and plan to hold him pending a wire from the Illinois town.
Washington January 12 The establishment of a munitions director was disapproved by Secretary Baker in testimony before the Senate Military Committee He said the reorganization of the War Department is virtually similar to the British munitions purchasing system.
Chicago traders report closing values for corn at 1.2714 dollars and oats at 0.801 dollars on January 12. The brief quotation lists commodity prices with no further market context.
Military police surround towns and hunt for four robbers who hacked to death four men and wounded another at the Army bank on the Fort Riley reservation. The heist netted more than 10000 dollars and Liberty bonds as a uniformed captain may have been involved but officials doubt a soldier’s role. Dead include C. Fuller Winters, John W. Jewell, Carl Ohleson, and C. M. Hill. Cold night and reduced guards aided the robbery. an army detective with a war dog followed the trail. The bank is a branch of National Reserve Bank of Kansas City located at the cantonment center.
London reports a large pay rise for British fighting men totaling 65,000,000 pounds in year one and 69,000,030 pounds in year two. The old shilling-a-day rate ends as minimums set: Privates 1s 6d, Lance corporals 1s 9d, Corporals 2s daily, with an extra penny per day for each year of service.
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