14 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
1
Disjointed dispatches claim Cossacks report near Belgorod, Bolsheviks retreat along the Don, and Finland’s independence acknowledged. British and Russian press note revolutions, prisoner moves in Petrograd, and a murder trial in Dedham with testimony about an estate operator Keyes.
United States food administration urges meatless and wheatless meals daily with a proposed kitchen card for May. Officials plan to mark wheatless and meatless observances for monthlong campaigns and to promote Wheaties and other staples. Also noted is Vice Admiral Sims notifying the navy that Senior Joseph Gliven, once listed as missing from the destroyer Jacob, is identified as a Gileon living in Green Bay.
An archival snippet reports a coal shortage sparking famine fears in a Felton yard. Attorney Mell and others discuss fuel notes still unrevealed. The fragment mentions limited workweeks and ongoing uncertainty about Kelton’s report to federal authorities.
Reports from Gulfport Mississippi detail coal shortages along the Mississippi River affecting power and trolley operations. Officials monitor Gulf Coast traction lines as war loan efforts expand nationwide. Activist groups and representatives continue urging public support with meetings set and humidity readings noted for the day.
New York dispatch reports a suspected German spy, Johansen, detained after a collision involving the Mont Blanc. Officials deny shooting rumors, while others claim a secret German code and a wireless station. Separate case: two dealers charged in New York for selling liquor to sailors, court ruling broadening prohibition interpretations.
Transportation officials and federal officers attend a state railroad commission hearing in California to study economies in water and freight operations and to devise ways to deliver greater services to the government and public during the war.
A Nevada and other state officials urged Mint Director Burn to set a minimum $1 per ounce for silver. They warned silver producers must be paid at least $1 an ounce, arguing the move is necessary to support wartime needs and stabilize U.S. security efforts.
Washington reports that the House Marine Committee was created to probe war conduct by the Navy. Secretaries Daniels and bureau chiefs will face executive sessions. Cronier discussed rifle deliveries and the gas situation while senators blamed Crozier for a 50 percent drop in rifle output. Committee approved funding for the navy and called for a review of expenditure systems.
The State Department dispatched an official denial of a reported female spy case in the United States. The German-origin item named Anna Huiterns was cited, but the department dismissed the tale as palpably false and unlikely to have credibility in neutral circles.
Washington reports show editors were briefed on tax rules for partnerships individuals and professional services with allowances for equipment costs and inventory at cost or value. Separately a New York health fuel shortage letter urged aid to the poor describing rising home heating hardships and a governor urging coal allocation relief.
Telegrams from Lisbon report the revolutionary government sending greetings to Portagew troops while German forces in France and Africa are mentioned. Amid brokerage ties, New York Stock Exchange actions surface, with expulsions for violations and a mix of fiscal and political turmoil.
Washington December 14 Major Prookhand of the Iowa state railway commission urged government ownership of railroads before a congressional hearing. Statistics were presented to show public ownership could reduce costs and offer cheaper rates than private operation. The report referenced comparisons with street railways and national coordination.
An Austrian statement reports 639 Italian officers and 16,000 men captured in four days of fighting in the Melette region north of Italy. It claims 203 guns, 233 machine guns, four quickfiring guns, 81 mine throwers and other material taken. Italian front lines hold with minor gains for Germany in reaction to the Piave river actions.
Export and bunker coal prices were mixed by the fuel administration at 1.35 dollars above domestic rates. The recommendation notes that foreign sales profit's taxed by foreign governments. In Concord, the jury of Gaston B. Means asked to speed up the murder case of Mrs. Maude A. King as lawyers argued motive and credibility on the second day of testimony.
An order from Washington announced a ten percent bonus for workmen engaged in government shipbuilding to go into effect Monday. The measure applies only to laborers working a full six days per week.
The Moscow workmen and soldiers council suppressed the Rosekoe Blovo for publishing a rumor that Ensign Krytenko’s capture threatened headquarters. The dispatch notes wartime censorship and official control of information amid the Petrograd dispute.
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