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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1917
Page
1
Berlin explains the Polish legions were sent to the eastern front to aid Austria as Italy’s Isonzo victory reshapes Poland crisis. Warsaw detachment remained to recruit as officers, violating earlier understanding that Polish troops defend Poland only.
The treasury aims to open the next Liberty loan campaign on October 1 with subscription books closing November 1 unless changed. The offering may reach about 3 billion dollars, with details to be announced after a pending bond bill is disposed of.
A commission led by W. M. Reed and J. T. Smith reviewed the Fort Hall irrigation project finding the system too small to meet current and future water needs. They noted the main canal may need rebuilding and expansion to serve all lands, with Congress needed for major funding amid wartime priorities. Local farmers faced severe water rotation and crop losses due to late spring and drought. Relief is expected from the Washington inquiry, though timing remains uncertain.
Berlin reports that despite the Polish council of state's retirement Germany and Austria will push to organize the Polish state. The foreign office says the offensive against Poland invites the nation to fight beside the foe with newly formed legions, with many troops placed at Austria's disposal.
Italian forces report prisoners reach 27 302 as they push on the Aisne front in France. French and British lines show renewed activity with Petain restoring gains near Craon ne and Hemin des Dames while Haig hints at growing artillery action on the Flanders front. Cadorna’s army strikes Austrian positions along sea routes and around Gorizia and Trieste.
An official report from Vienna on September 1 describes the Isonzo fight as still desperate with Austrian forces repelling the Italians fiercest assaults. The statement reports more than ten thousand prisoners taken since the battle began.
Petrograd describes intensified artillery fire along the Velne and Smorgeon sectors near the northern Russian front. Rumanian forces repulsed an attack in the Fok sani region on the Romanian front.
French forces on the Aisne front launched an offensive yesterday in the Hurtebise region and swept all objectives. The advance covered over three quarters of a mile with a depth exceeding three hundred yards.
Melbourne dispatch reports the government deems the Industrial Workers of the World an illegal organization and eight members are sentenced to six months in prison for attempting to foment strikes and damage works.
The American commander Major General Pershing will move headquarters from Paris to a training camp vicinity. He aims to supervise troops in the field as they prepare for trenches on the western front. A provost marshal's office is created in Paris and lower ranking officers must register when visiting the city. Social visits to Paris require authorization.
Washington voters in the Senate showdown over war profits taxation saw conservatives prevail 62 to 17 as the maximum Johnson California amendment for an eighty percent levy on war profits was defeated.
Vancouver dispatch reports Major Henry Roberts of the Fourth United States Engineers was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head in his quarters. A board of inquiry concluded the wound was self inflicted.
Petrograd reports a massive fire in Kazan, four hundred thirty miles east of Moscow, that raged for thirty six hours this week. Several thousand people are said to have been killed or injured as the blaze forced most residents to flee the city.
Pacifists fail to find asylum in Wisconsin or Minnesota and begin a convention at a Chicago west side auditorium. After a three hour session, Governor Loudon orders police to disperse the pacifist meeting. no crowds attended and no police were visible at first.
Chicago officials of the People's Council of America for Democracy and Peace warn that if the proposed peace conference is barred from Chicago and excluded from Washington, a steamship will be chartered to hold deliberations at sea off the Newfoundland coast.
Governor Lowden directed the adjutant general to stop any People's Council for Democracy and Peace gathering in Illinois amid fears of disorder. He said the Chicago protest request followed a conference and that the peace meeting aimed to obstruct wartime government prosecutions.
In Minneapolis the People's Council of America for Democracy and Peace seeks protection for a proposed national peace conference in Milwaukee or Chicago, preferably Chicago. After a late conference, leaders report agreement to hold in Chicago, with eastern delegates arriving by a special train as doors barred for hours.
The Netherlands government and the U S food administration fail to agree on releasing grain cargoes held in American ports. The exports administration board disapproves the plan to split cargoes with Belgium and Holland, proposing unloading ships for shipment to Australia and Java, with returns divided between the U S and the Netherlands. The Dutch favor none of the alternative.
Philadelphia paid farewell to departing soldiers drawing more than a million spectators. The city marked the poignant sendoff with a widespread parade and public sentiment.
Washington reports that European nations gave only acknowledgments to the Vatican appeal for peace, with no reply seen as a formal statement of position. Administration officials note Wilson did not address certain Papal suggestions affecting allies and the United States.
A severe earthquake struck Colombia with Bogota reporting no serious damage. Authorities urged calm as initial assessments began and no injuries were confirmed.
The first part of the examination for 150 men began this morning and will continue through the day with about eighty checked by ten o clock and a large percentage meeting the physical standards. The southern district exemption board will meet in Pocatello next week with the local board to review claims and consider possible changes to married men exemptions.
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