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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
1
In Ignacio Colorado on June 6 most of the Ute Indians refused to register under the selective draft. A posse searches for the remaining men to explain the law. Those who surrendered believed registration would force service in France.
A resolution by the American Medical Association urges Americans to eat less meat and use corn rice and barley as substitutes. It calls for a federal advisory diet committee and a public campaign to warn that high prices will deprive the poor and allies of meats bread and other foods needed for health and life.
As summer begins most public school teachers depart the city, with several staying locally. M L Coultrap from mathematics joins the railroad and J F Lewis, high school principal, remains briefly. Two high school professors will not return next year, Carl Maeser takes a Beaver County Utah post and D C Aller will practice law in Blackfoot Idaho.
London reports a collision of air raids with British pilots shooting down two raiders near Dunkirk. German air forces attacking East Anglia suffer losses as British fighters and anti aircraft fire claim several German airplanes. Casualties tally twelve killed and thirty six injured on the western front raid. Ostend port photographed by reconnaissance. Stockyards and workshops damaged in the strikes.
Flagstaff on June 6 reports no registration attempt for Navajo Indians while awaiting guidance from Washington. Indians threaten to resist the authorities, saying they would rather fight than register. No disorder occurred as troops noted the natives had recently bought all available ammunition for their arms.
Springfield June 6. C J. Piersol and five others are held as investigation into the disappearance of Lloyd Keet the baby son of a wealthy banker. Authorities reveal plans to abduct a St. Louis munitions maker to block supply shipments as part of a German conspiracy.
Washington reports that Governor papers indicate a loophole allows those who failed to register yesterday to do so today. America’s draft proceeds with every state sending registrants to the War Department for the next step selecting volunteers to bear arms from those at home due to dependents or work. About a million are slated for call and training in the fall.
Report notes that one million men would be needed for the initial selection while officials logged only four arrests to the department.
New Jersey tally shows 302,866 residents in the state, compared with the Census Bureau estimate of 309,563. Officials report the figures reflect a regional registration and provide a basis for future demographic analysis.
Chicago reports complete official returns listing 308 names for the city. The roundup confirms the total names recorded in the June 6 release for the election.
Denver reports 18 468 complete official registration returns, but questions linger about a 9000 discrepancy linked to government records and potential failures to register. The note hints at trust issues with the official tally.
The department of justice received an official report of arrest for failure to register from Deadwood South Dakota where a Slav was jailed.
Copper prices in New York were reported firm and unchanged on June 6 as market activity held steady with minimal price movement. The brief note captures a quiet trading day for copper with no new highs or lows.
Reuters reports clashes between crowds of workmen and soldiers in Stockholm during a riksdag debate on Socialist interrogations. Police used swords and many were injured. A separate item notes a man fined 25 dollars or ten days in jail for failing to register as required, with officials probing his patriotism and work status amid a strike.
Berlin reports a German air squadron released over five thousand kilograms of bombs on military establishments at Sheerness England and claims good hits were observed.
Paris reports two violent German attacks on the French at Hurtebise and Chemin des Dames repulsed after heavy cannonading. Lively night action occurred along the Belgian front.
Berlin reports a British assault on June 5 achieved a breakthrough at the Roeux railway station area. The action marks a notable advance in the ongoing engagement near Arras.
Made Headway reports a nighttime British attack on the Arras front north of the Scarpe where ground was gained in two sectors. The war office notes the action occurred last night with both sides likely engaging in combat along this stretch.
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