09 May 1917
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1917
Page
1
The article notes a broad legislative debate on taxes and an espionage bill with strong censorship, as President and party leaders discuss plans at the White House. It references a billion dollar merchant fleet appropriation, and ongoing battles over the army bill amid maritime and economic concerns.
Harrisburg May 9 Governor Brumbaugh refuses to extradite Harry Thaw to New York on the charge of assaulting a Kansas City boy.
The canal of national defense announced an extensive system of committees serving under Chairman Aruch of the committee on raw materials and Chairman Cosenwald of the committee on supplies. Judge Gorv chairs steel, Bedford oil, C N Crane lead, Jacob F Brown wool, and Edgar Palwer rine.
Paris announces a decree prohibiting maize rye barley and buckwheat use other than bread making. After May 15 meat poultry and game sales are banned on Thursdays and Fridays, and slaughter houses close 11 p m Tuesday to 6 a m Friday. Prices have doubled since the war, yet food remains plentiful.
Market notes show wheat at 3 dollars per bushel with corn at 1.4734 and oats at 0.6476. Prices reflect traded values and stage of the season in the regional grain market.
Harry McDougall son of General and Mrs D C McDougall leaves for San Francisco to enter the officers reserve training camp opening at the Presidio May 18. Virgil Samms and William H Flood also received notices to report, with about fifteen Pocatello men recommended and 200000 applications for reserve camps.
Fire, likely incendiary, wiped out the surface building of Monarch mine number 1 in Marshall Colorado. The National Fuel company owns the property and Eschell Brothers lease it. Loss is estimated at 25000 dollars.
Washington May 9 Hope brightening that American invention can free the seas from German submarines. A conference at Secretary Daniels home brought naval leaders and scientists to discuss experiments and future tests. Officials said progress is promising though details remain undisclosed.
At a board meeting the YMCA awarded J. F. Murray the contract to renovate the current building and add a new wing. Work begins immediately with completion expected by September. the swimming pool will be enlarged for use this summer and several YMCA activities will pause during construction.
Newport News May 9 Victor Carlstrom Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station instructor and Casey B Eppes Newport News army student aviator are killed when a plane collapses at 3590 feet. Witnesses report the machine crumpled and wing failed as observers saw the wing sail away. Carlstrom had reached fame after recent New York appearances and held an American altitude record with three pilots and one passenger.
Washington May 9 The house ways and means committee rewrote the war revenue bill with drastic liquor and inheritance taxes and aimed to raise 1.8 billion though 200 million short. Proposals included higher whiskey and beer taxes, tougher inheritance rates, and added levies on advertising and goods, with some changes disputed by opponents and a delayed vote on tax proposals and stabilizing rates.
A concise market report overview outlines price trends and activity across sectors. Analysts note shifts in demand for commodities and equities, with prices fluctuating daily. The summary highlights notable movers, volumes, and outlook from trading sessions.
Philadelphia May 9 marks the conclusion of a municipal luncheon for the French commission. Joffre and Viviani were awarded honorary doctor of laws at the University of Pennsylvania. The party toured Independence Hall Carpenter's Hall and Franklin's grave.
In May 9 remarks M Viviani reports strong Midwest support for the mission. He says commissioners hear a clear message from the middle west defying Germany and its allies and expressing support for the Allied cause.
Washington May 9 reports on ongoing experiments with anti submarine devices. The naval consulting board held multiple conferences and members stayed in the capital after a meeting at Secretary Daniels home to continue work on new devices and methods to counter submarines.
Washington May 9 William A Maxwell has been appointed by the president again as receiver of public moneys at Denver in a formal government action.
New York copper prices remained steady on May 9 with no changes in the market. Traders tracked limited supplies and steady demand as market activity paused for the day.
Bonar Law told the House of Commons that British casualties on the Arras front were fifty to seventy five percent fewer than in the Somme. He moved a vote of credit for £500 million and warned that the figures implied a total daily expenditure of £7.45 million.
Many recruits for the United States marine service enlist daily at the recruiting office in the Look building. Sergeant Stew F states night station is in room 3 of the same building and enlistments come from Blackfoot. Names include Harold Newton Thompson Leslie Floyd White Albert Floyd McDonald George Gollaher Hugh Tachiel Mark Benedict Tuohy John Albert Anderson William Harold Wells William Nutall Park inson James Lowell Holbrook and Martin Byron Howard.
At a late session the Pocatello Commercial Club unanimously elected A C Hinckley president for the remainder of the year, succeeding J E MacAlpine who resigned. The meeting reviewed finances and future plans including possible excursions up the Snake River and Independence Day celebrations.
London reports official information that Turkish agents operate in Switzerland to ensure Turkey’s continued existence. If Constantinople remains under Turkish control, it is understood Ankara would permit full freedom of the Dardanelles.
German Crown Prince Ruprecht directs reserves to halt British assaults on the Drocourt Queant line and recapture Fresnay at the northern end of the position. The gain marks a rare German counterattack success in this offensive, signaling ongoing, prolonged fighting with no immediate decision expected.
The Bavarian Staats Zeitung reports Premier Hertling’s paper questions the need for Germany to demand cash indemnity in peace terms. It proposes supplying raw materials at low or no cost as a substitute for cash payments.
Paris reports the French captured the first line of German trenches along a three quarter mile front northwest of Chevreux near Craonne. German counter attacks on the Chemin des Dames plateau and the California plateau were repelled by French artillery and machine guns, but fresh assault waves followed, leaving German casualties.
Berlin reports Fresnoy remains in German hands after fresh British assaults. Official dispatches say German and Bulgarian forces inflicted a severe defeat on Entente troops in Macedonia.
Staff Correspondent reports that by May 9 British forces have recovered most of the lost ground around Fresnoy. German forces are said to be barely holding the Fresnoy village itself as fighting continues nearby.
On the Romanian front Russians reportedly shattered Teuton positions northwest of Senne and advanced toward Jenawer in an official announcement. The government also issued a declaration supporting a coalition ministry.
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