19 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
1
Warships are under construction amid acumen debates as Berlin reports Teutons striking Italian passes. Paris notes the destruction of the French cruiser Chateau-Mault used as a transport with ten crew lost and all officers saved. Washington reports Navy capital spending, submarine threats, and rifle production delays due to factory limits.
The statement from Palitaxt Warrison, chairman of the railroad f War bound, argues coal shortages stem from distribution issues not transport. Railroads claim April to November coal hauled rose by 61,000,000 tons vs last year, with anthracite up 10,000,000 tons and carloads up 925,091, reflecting a 15 percent increase over prior records. Thomas McManus, a wooling at Goldyke, north of Tono Whon, arrived this morning.
Sacramento detectives chase suspects in a mansion explosion case. Two men are under surveillance as authorities seek developments soon. Governor calls the attempted dynamiting a possible act by terrorists and a weapon of alien enemies.
Chicago December reports detail former Police Chief Healy allegedly receiving 18 900 dollars as a share from Thomas Combe who testified. Combe said the payments were made over eleven months totaling about 100 dollars weekly, implicating graft in city police leadership.
New regulations set maximum miller formulations for wheat use and determine malt feed price rules to save over 16 million bushels of wheat in the current crop year. The milling division hopes lower wheat costs and dairy prices while smoothing transport and future supply. It stresses ample wheat for home, war, and allied needs without greatly inconveniencing the public.
Reports by Surgeon General Gorgas to Secretary Baker blame disease epidemics at Camp Howie Texas Camp Funston Kansas Camp Pompan Oklahoma and Camp Beeson for overcrowded camps and poor sanitation. He urges rapid hospital construction and plumbing plus observation camps for new arrivals and fifty feet of floor space per man. Also notes large government building needs in Washington and a shift to trained female labor in farming.
Congress recessed for the holiday break with investigations continuing. Lawmakers plan to resume January 4 to tackle wartime legislation and debate merchant shipbuilding, coal and oil landing, and related measures as the calendar turns.
LATENews reports President Babet of American Sugar Refining testifies the car shortage largely causes the sugar shortage and denies refinery manipulation. General Manager Rolph and another refiner allegedly offered Spreckles 25 000 tons at basic price. Spreckles disputes the claim.
William T. Wilson, secretary of labor, urged orderly cooperation between employers and employees to mobilize Australia’s resources for war. He stressed national unity and industrial peace as essential for equipping armies, meeting wartime needs, and postwar adjustment without coercion. The talk noted current unrest and called for mutual sacrifice for the common good.
Reports from the Pacific division headquarters in San Francisco indicate tremendous strides toward the division’s 4674W quota in the Christmas Red Cross drive for now members. California and Nevada are included in the effort as volunteers push to meet the annual appeal.
The recall effort against District Attorney Fickert over Mooney and other preparedness bomb defendants failed. He retained his office by a large majority over all opponents in yesterday's election, as reported by Associated Press from San Francisco, California.
National and local items report on a secret service sugar hoard investigation with no hoards found among wealthy households. Federal hearings announced on Chicago stockyards ownership. A San Francisco crime note covers a Daroux divorce and a shooting incident. Weather and baseball notes conclude the day.
London reports a night raid by German planes with sixteen to twenty aircraft involved. Five residents were injured in London as several fires burned but material damage remained limited. An antiaircraft battery hit a raider that sank off Kent. two crew were rescued. A British pilot fired on another raider, and several planes returned safely after the attack.
The commercial treaty text with the United States, published today in Switzerland, drew strong praise from Swiss newspapers. They express gratitude to President Wilson and Andre, noting America's conduct as highly favorable toward Switzerland.
Ty Vannerated Wrewn reports from Reattle Washington that Thomas Tracey, previously acquitted of murder tied to the W. W. raid on Everett last spring, is now convicted in Cheddar court of conspiracy to destroy national forest timber. Tracey and three others were alleged to head into the underbrush to carry out the act.
Washington reports 42,170,000 acres of wheat sown for next year, the largest area on record and hinting at a 540,000,000 bushel harvest. Rye plantings rose 34 percent to 6,119,000 acres while conditions run below normal due to drought and delayed germination. The Agriculture Department urges more sowing to support belligerents, despite poor planting conditions and lower rainfall in November.
The Union Oil company directory today decided to distribute dividends on March 15 and issue treasury stock dividends amounting to 10 percent of the 40,000,000 stock held by the public. The decision was announced in Sacramento California.
Chicago middleweight boxer known as Knockout Brown was drafted into the national army yesterday. He will join the selectives departing soon for San Francisco, joining other boxers in the early stages of military service.
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