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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
1
Washington June 7 The war department works on plans for a second army draft and local boards to handle exemptions. Appointments rest with the president, with at least one board per federal district. Boards will review exemptions and determine appeals and exclusions to ensure military needs are met.
Ex Governor John M. Haines lies in state beneath Idaho's capitol dome as services are held. The body moved from the statehouse to the family home and then to the Methodist church for the funeral. Governor McConnell cannot attend. former governors Fooling and Hawley attend. Statehouse closes at noon today in respect.
Amsterdam June 7 Mons was fined £20000 for a Belgian paper in Holland reporting that Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria was in Mons during a bombardment by Allied airmen.
Reginald Cleare of Pocatello and Miss Berenice Dietrich of Bernice Idaho wed at four this afternoon at the bride's parents home in Dietrich. Rev I S Hamilton of Pocatello officiated before a large gathering of relatives as the couple prepares to start life together in Pocatello at 359 North Hayes.
New York climbs to first in the National League while Boston leads the American. Rain delays shuffle standings as Chicago and New York Americans falter. Indians shut out Boston twice. Washington ends a winless stretch with a Saturday upset. Interleague play opens with lopsided results north and east.
The Frankfurter Zeitung reports from New York on June 3 that the American secretary of war admitted the conscription law is a revolutionary novelty prompting reluctance to join the colors. It views this as a possible sign of American war weariness rather than cowardice.
The memo from Mr Haines states it will not be re opened until Friday morning.
William J. Clark a New York warrant officer from the battleship Arkansas commanded the armed guard aboard the Silver Shell and will be promoted for his effective work in sinking the submarine. The Silver Shell allegedly sunk the submarine, according to Secretary Daniels in Washington.
The American steamer Silver Shell clashed with a submarine in the Mediterranean. After sixty shots an enemy submarine disappeared. The submarine was commanded by Captain Chariton. The Silver Shell had spotted the sub on May 30 and maintained speed and gunfire during the running fight.
Chicago wheat futures rose to 2.2214 dollars per bushel with corn at 1.5314 and oats at 0.934.
Five hundred fifty five men slated for transfer to Douglas Arizona on June 15 from the reserve officers training camp at Presidio will be held there until further orders. Colonel Frederick J. Sladen, commanding the camp, announced today.
Mrs Berthal Williams swore out a desertion complaint against Tom Williams alleging wilful neglect. She and five children are in distress and lacking clothing and necessities. Neighbors reported the plight, officers investigate, and the husband remains at large.
W. J. Sealey of McCammon is charged with not registering and with uttering anti government and anti flag statements. Brought to the city by Deputy Florenzo Harris, Sealey claims war resistance and predicts arrest would only last a year. He says he came from Montana and has worked in the city a week. he is single and Irish.
Washington designates June 10 to 16 as Marine Corps Week with a goal of four thousand enlistments by Saturday night. Sergeant Stuart at the local station has the campaign literature and posters. The publicity effort, endorsed by the president, includes hand bills for all ages under the banner The Soldiers That Go to Sea. Local affidavits accuse Sealey of defying registration and making derogatory remarks about the flag. Sheriff Mabey plans to present the prisoner to U. S. Commissioner Turner. Fred Earnest, detained for disturbing the peace, will be before Commissioner Turner to answer a nonregistration claim claiming he had no time.
Paris dispatch reports new American warships anchored along the French coast. The French ministry welcomes the American ships as brothers in arms under the flag of the republic, joining in the effort labeled by some as Wilson's war and aimed at final victory over a common foe.
Denver reports Provost Marshal Evans said Colorado registration reached about 81,000 as part of a two state registration effort.
Helena report from June 7 states the governor's office released figures showing 75,000 people registered in Montana. The announcement highlights registration levels as a measure of civic engagement across the state.
Captain Watson will be in the city in the morning and Sergeant Shaffer requests all quartermaster reserve men report to the army recruiting station at eight o'clock.
Supplies for American troops cross the Atlantic under an American warship and are today unloaded at a French port. Preparations are under way for welcoming the troops with bases organized in the style of the British army.
The naval ship arrived bringing a large load of wheat in tons. Details on origin and destination are not fully clear in the fragment but indicate a substantial supply delivery tied to a June date.
Fort Bliss Texas June 7 troops from border divisions have been moved, restoring a plan to divide border commands into five districts. The Brownsville district covers Arroyo del Tigre to Mofeta Texas, the El Paso district spans over 1000 miles from Mofeta to the Arizona New Mexico start line, the Arizona district runs from the Arizona line to California, and the California district extends from the Colorado River to the Pacific.
Washington June 7 The House passed the Senate bill to authorize the issue of rifles and other equipment of organization for the home guards.
Washington officials report the senate finance committee added a two cent tax on bank checks and drafts over five dollars to the war tax bill. The levy aims to raise about one and a half million dollars.
Complaints sworn by C. H. Thompson allege William Lewis and son William Lewis Jr beat him with whips and clubs about three miles from Wagan Idaho on May 27, inflicting wounds and severe bruising. The elder Lewis reportedly has a prior similar charge, and a hearing is to reveal the motives and facts.
Capt Isaac Hutlay, a seventy nine year old pioneer, died in Unga Alaska after fifty years in the territory. He never left Alaska except once for a voyage to the west coast. He first came aboard the U S S Torrent in 1867 to help establish a military post at Homer Cook Inlet. The ship carried officers soldiers families and livestock to set up the army boat station.
London reports a fresh British assault on a nine mile front from Messines to Wytschaete. The advance reached first objectives with many prisoners at collecting stations. A new offensive drives against a German salient south of Ypres, with heavy bombardment along a thirty mile front.
British troops pushed deep across the Messines Wytschaete ridge in Belgium capturing Messines early in the fighting. Lenferan and Zereeba reportedly fallen and Wrytschaete surrounded. They seized trench positions from Observation ridge to Ploegsteert wood as over a million pounds of explosives detonated beneath German lines. Tanks supported the assault with heavy guns, and more than a thousand Germans were taken prisoner as fighting continued under a hot sun.
Police arrived at North Main near Bridger street noon today to find Common Laborers strike participants gathered near graders. Strikers seek 3.50 a day versus 3.00 paid by city and contractors, warning they want to join workers at noon breaks. officers urge meeting elsewhere and no gatherings near work sites.
In Stockholm on Tuesday a clash near the Riksdag building left one man dangerously wounded and about twenty wounded as workers demanded shorter hours and higher wages. Police charged the crowd as officers attempted to disperse the gathering.
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