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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1916
Page
7
Four prisoners at the Mindistata penitentiary died and two more were expected to die after drinking wood alcohol they extracted from shellac to satisfy cravings for liquor. The deaths occurred last night and today, with details withheld pending today’s inquest.
The trade commission hears calls for a simple production plan aided by large and small publishers. Pricing disputes persist as 1917 contracts rise to about 3.10 cents a pound while factory quotes shift. Manufacturer stock prospection shows high per ton profits. producers resist expanding to newsprint. Committees named for both large and small publishers and manufacturers to meet next week.
Mr. Vanderlip reviewed wartime effects on the United States financial system, noting increased gold stocks and credit growth. He commented on government control of ocean trade, new factors in international finance, possible postwar government reforms, and praised the Federal Reserve Act and the Federal Trade Commission.
A historical statement argues that the federal government must prepare for war and that self defense is a national duty. It condemns the government for shirking this duty and shifting responsibility to the states, warning of failure. The piece notes workers and employers reading Telegram want ads.
An open meeting of the Labor and Trades Council on Third Street is announced for Monday night. The local council invites all laboring men and their wives to attend. J C Probasco will deliver a special message to unorganized workers with the theme Universal Brother loot of Man. The event promises beneficial and instructive content from a pioneer of organized labor.
Officials monitor German policy as protests from the United States Spain Holland Switzerland and the Vatican echo. A possible quiet shift could occur if deportations pause, with any decision likely kept discreet and not framed as retreat. Strong anti German sentiment grows in court, bureaucracy, and Russia’s Duma as US pressure persists.
French forces launched a dawn attack amid ground obstacles and heavy fire, driving Germans from Vacherauville and capturing Gethmanns bowl, Pepper Hill, and Couslemont. A second French wave breached fortifications at Courieres Wood while Besonvaux Redoubt fell after hard fighting, routing German troops.
Miss Nell Manning and Miss Mary Gorman return from Washington DC where they attended a meeting of the American Red Cross Association of which they are members. J. Dunkin from Bridgeport. A W Sheets of Lost Creek. Rossi M Tisher of Wilsonburg. W Ammon of Wheeling. Edna Douglas and Blanche Warman of Wallace visiting. E L Watson of Huntington a hotel guest. Mr and Mrs A P Russell of Buckhannon visiting. J R Johnson of Wheeling. C G Hoskinson of West Union on a brief visit. Mrs E R Clayton and son Edward R Jr who visited at Dr and Mrs C C Post in the Lyon apartments will leave for Harlan KY. Mrs Clayton is Mrs Post’s sister-in-law.
London papers debate the German peace note and the Allies plan. The foreign office says it has not received the note and knows little beyond public reports. Editorials urge Britain to state aims or seek German terms, while Northcliffe group warns against rushing. Count Tisza travels to Berlin to press peace.
The article argues Germany seeks global publicity with a peace dictated by Prussian domination. It states Russia cannot accept a peace from a proclaimed victor and urges the destruction of German imperial aims. Russia and allies seek a final defeat of German ambitions before any durable negotiations.
The Weekly Dispatch reports Premier Lloyd George will likely outline the Entente Allies peace terms next Thursday. He intends to leave Germany in no doubt about continued vigor to secure a victory making these terms possible.
In London on December 16 Lloyds Weekly publishes statements from four labor leaders Stephen Walsh James O Grady C B Stanton and John Ward on the German peace offer and war continuation until Premiers Asquith and Lloyd George achieve conditions. Walsh adds that the Entente Allies should state their position clearly to the world.
The Northern Ohio Producers Association reports a lighter embargo on milk shipments to Cleveland, with only a tenth of normal supply seen by producers and about half by dealers. Mayor Davis urged large dealers to deliver for hospitals and babies as the situation worsens. A new nonslipping sandal patent offers ice walking aid.
Nobles Congress resolution in Nobles Petrogad denounces so called dark forces and echoes earlier Duma and Empire Council formulas. The statement, issued by conservative elements, is cited as a major political development, signaling widespread national consensus. Associated Press dispatch notes Washington report that the War Department has bought about
Fragmentary notes describe 1,700 acres on Peake bay near Fort Monroe to be used as an aviation experimental ground for the army. Mention of a $290,000 payment to an individual named Heep and a reference to a congressional session.
The Neue Zuercher Zeitung reports the Swiss Federal Council will not intervene for peace during the current session. It will maintain its non-intervention attitude, echoing the September 23 note in response to petitions at home and abroad. The piece notes the German proposal but calls the situation too delicate to act.
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