13 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
1
Reports from Maquoketa and Ames note wartime drives, training drafts, and community activities. Major figures including Senator Lewis and Gen. LeMay are referenced with county and college connections. A collision near Blemmey results in fatalities and injuries, while weather and fruit crop conditions show storm impacts and hopeful yields.
A report highlights abundant wheat supplies in the United States with projections of a final harvest well over 1.75 billion bushels if conditions hold. Acreage rises and a record barley crop of about 356 million bushels are noted, alongside improved overall grain production expectations for the year.
A federal grand jury in New York charged six men and one with long prison terms for high treason. Named defendants include Jeremiah SLeary the agitator now a fugitive, Mauris K. de Viewings and Paul Rodicker held at Fills Island, Albert Paul Firke W J Robinson Emile Kipper and John DByan. Charges cover furnishing information to enemies aiding propaganda placing spies in townsites and plants and aiding financing of iron plow production.
Floyd Gibbons of the Chicago Tribune, chief American headquarters writer, was wounded by machine gunfire during operations near Chateau Thierry while reporting on the Allied advance.
A large blaze devastates the Spatnbegyl area in the Hilton Belin quarter, forcing residents into the streets. Authorities report extensive damage and note a homeless camp was affected, leaving the community facing displacement and relief efforts underway.
The article reports a new draft call for the National Army with men called during Wednesday's order. It notes registration of twenty one year olds, state class assignments, and concerns about Arizona being excluded. An estimated two million men reach age yearly and will fill first class quotas as states prepare for overseas mobilization.
At Columbia University commencement June 7, Secretary of State Lansing denounced peace proposals based on Prussianism as harmful to the war effort. He faulted government conduct and warned that Prossit wickedly sought war while Americans must ensure continued conflict until Prussia rejects war. He and Lord Reading received honorary doctorates.
General Robert B. Michie of the American army died in a railroad train near Rouen France Wednesday. The sudden death occurred as he had not been ill and was in active service.
A wartime tax plan argues for steep increases in income and excess profits taxes to fund postwar needs. It advocates higher normal tax on earned and unearned incomes, expansion of excess profits taxes, and heavy taxation on trusts and speculators, to eliminate inequalities and capture true war profits.
The War Department asked Congress for a 16 million dollar appropriation to establish balloon and seaplane stations to defend the United States against submarines and aircraft. Plans call for 16 stations with 33 on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, locations not yet set, plus coastal fortifications to move defense forces by rail as needed.
Reports say New York and nearby Jersey towns went dark as planes circled the city on Tuesday night observed by crowds. The pilots appeared to gauge wartime air raid procedures while locals speculated bombs. A later message claimed the aim was to cure Germany of the desire for war and a convention addressed the issue.
Washington June 10 Fuel Administrator Gurfeld announced the appointment of J B Nea as director of production of the fuel administration. The new office plans to stimulate production.
An expert from Washington analyzes Western Canada soil and urges settlers to expand cultivation. He notes soils rich in potash and phosphorus, high organic matter, and strong crop potential. The piece highlights prairie land migration from the United States to Canada and the rising farming impact on food production.
A pale stranger with a black mustache watches workers on the Tower of Babel project. He notes the site as quiet and well ordered, then claims to have arrived from Petrograd, surprising a foreman.
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