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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1917
Page
1
A damaged reading notes a German drive halted by snow on the Italians as Austrian fronts and a Russian delegation push for armistice talks. Reports describe pamphlet campaigns, leadership shifts, and mobilization across Europe as peace efforts resume with German and Russian actors.
National League owners reelect John K Tener as president for one year amid routine business and note no joint meeting with the American League in Chicago until late in the week. Garry Herrmann announced a conference Thursday. Tower’s name was the only other considered. Others present affirmed Tener’s re election.
In training against a German trench, artillery fire bursts ahead in clocklike sequence as tanks, planes, and troops advance. The unit watches the barrage move toward a designated objective named the Hindenburg line, with plans to repeat the drill behind advancing forces.
The Senate military committee opened hearings on war department activity and munitions planning. Major General Crozier testified on ordnance, noting past expansion plans, delays from estimates and regional funding, and the need to supply artillery to allies without depleting American stocks.
The Shipping Board authorized 2,060,000 to build twenty four barges and four tugs for Mississippi River service to ease airway river traffic congestion. The move aims to relieve bottlenecks and improve transportation efficiency along the river system.
Columbus dispatch reports the Ohio governor ordering coal trains to move amid fuel shortages and clashes with federal and state fuel agencies. The piece also notes a revolt leader named Prem a becoming premier and foreign minister Machado Santos taking interior, with aftermath on meat distribution amid supply concerns and Southern California food issues.
Nevada silver producers to meet Friday with Mint directors as Treasury reportedly approves a $1.00 per ounce price for the year's bulk purchase. The report notes tentative government approval and outlines the potential impact on markets and producers.
London dispatch reports Winston Churchill at Bedford warning that the war aims of the allies must not be softened to seek peace with the defeated foe. He said the country and the allied cause are endangered and that only the nation can decide if aims should be restated amid pressure from politicians urging a premature peace.
Aviatrix Katherine Stinson of Texas set a new official American non stop air plane flight record for distance. She arrived in San Francisco from San Ding o covering 610 miles in nine hours and ten minutes. She suffered some from the cold due to high altitude but felt little discomfort overall. Her highest altitude on the Tehachapis crossing into Southern California reached 9,000 feet.
The Nieuw Amsterdam with Belgian relief cargo remains detained at Halifax after being granted safe conduct marks. The Netherlands Overseas Trust claims ownership while Britain weighs responsibility for permitting further voyage given passengers aboard and the current German welfare concerns surrounding Belgian relief supplies.
President Wilson proclaims wartime state with Austria and imposes targeted restrictions on Austrians while Germans face mostly unchanged rules. Austrian entrants face registry and entry bans. US internal movement unaffected. Also reports beer alcohol limits and malt concerns, plus a Sacramento officer commissioned and PG&E rate filing in California.
In a war era notice from Washington and Camp Funston, the article reports on meatless and wheatless days for soldiers, detailing a plan to ensure nine meatless meals monthly with cornmeal substitutes and wheat bread reductions. It mentions a La Follette hearing delay and ongoing senate election inquiry.
The Cossacks push north as leaders press for allied backing and an American army to back the anti Bolshevik revolt. They aim to shield the Ural region and mineral fields of southern Russia from German advances in spring.
Fire at Bethlehem Steel shell loading buildings near New Castle destroyed the facility. About 4500 shells exploded and a guard was killed. Damage estimated at $200,000. An incendiary plot is suspected.
Halifax December 13 Associated Press reports revised casualty figures place dead at about 1,800 with 300 to 500 workers missing or injured. The American hospital and relief groups operate amid shattered quarters as survivors receive food and care. American surgeons continue cleanup and treatment while reopening plans for recovery and reconstruction proceed.
Report from Washington notes two small boats and three life rafts rode the wreckage of the Jacob Jones. Seventeen hours of exposure ended with all crew saved. At Deming New Mexico Peter Norbeck of South Dakota visited local National Guard troops at Camp Ondy yesterday.
A December dispatch reports Rep in Congress fired a 140 millimeter shell against Austrian lines along Pleve and Brenta rivers near Mount Grappa. The action followed heavy artillery and prompted speculation of another German drive from that sector amid snow in the northern Italian front.
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