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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
8
President Wilson urged coal operators and manufacturers to set aside self interest and support the war. He said the government will pay just prices to sustain industry while warning against profiteering, stressing patriotism must not be tied to profits. He called for selfless sacrifice comparable to that of soldiers.
Speech urges linking taxation with value and condemns ocean freight charges as hindering war effort. Author questions shipowners and freight practices posing obstacles to wartime needs and stresses need for sound business and accountability while avoiding profiteering.
London says a British air raid off Constantinople scored direct hits on the Turkish cruiser Goeben and nearby ships. Bombs were dropped from 100 feet as the Goeben and other ships were attacked, with several fires observed and no British casualties reported. A Paris note adds Sergt Maj Antoine Taillard, who took part in the Ossen Krupp bombardment, has landed safely in Holland.
The Nebraska council of defense accuses University of Nebraska professors and Lutheran church leaders of disloyal activity aiding Germany. It condemns pro German businessmen especially bankers for opposing Liberty bond and Red Cross efforts and threatens reprisals against supporters. The council calls for protest against the university and church figures seen as undermining the American cause.
Sixty Industrial Workers of the World were arrested near Ellensburg Washington by federal troops for interfering with crop harvesting and logging in violation of federal statutes. They will be placed in a stockade here.
The National Guard unit designated as 15 is ordered into federal service and will be sent to camps for deployment. The action marks a shift from state to federal authority with personnel assigned to specified training and duty facilities.
President Wilson calls the National Guard into federal service as the first draft rolls out for United States war effort. Exemption proof must be written, personal appearances banned, and district boards will decide cases on individual merits, with appeals by the government.
Hundreds of miners and others armed with rifles and pick handles moved through Jerome Arizona to "clean" the town of agitators after a strike called by the metal miners branch of the Industrial Workers of the World. No violence reported. Coal Cards for Paris outlines municipal card issue starting September 1.
Five men are dead and several injured after two explosions rocked the Interstate Sanitation plant at 185 East Third Street. Rescue crews work amid wreckage as authorities fear more bodies may be found. flames have left the victims burned beyond identification.
Washington announces the draft system in full motion with a circular from Provost Marshal General Crowder. Registration cards will be drawn by a jury-wheel style mechanism, with numbers published and locals posted. Exemptions and appeals timelines are defined, and a September 1 goal for 500,000 men in training camps is set.
A second raid on London by 20 German planes caused 37 deaths including 28 men 6 women and 3 children with 141 injuries. The attack drew crowds to roofs and streets as newspapers lamented London's defenses and called for reprisals. British aviators from Dunkirk also destroyed seven attackers.
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were found guilty of conspiracy against the selective draft act. A federal judge sentenced each to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Upon completion, they face possible deportation. Berkman is a Russian ex-convict. Goldman claims citizenship via her father’s application.
President Wilson issues a proclamation prohibiting almost all exports of foodstuffs and war materials unless licensed. The measure aims to conserve U S food and materiel for domestic needs while allowing neutrals fair access and urging them to husband resources and avoid aiding enemies.
Senate votes to bar foods use in distillerates and directs the president to commandeer all distilled spirits, paying owners cost plus 10 percent. Estimated stocks range high, with aims to use seized liquor for war munitions and supplies. Prohibition gains. beer and wine favored in the same action.
Col Edward H R Green son of the late Hetty Green married Miss Mabel FE Harlow in a parlor ceremony at Mrs Joseph Campbell’s home in Highland Park Illinois. After the wedding Green presented his bride with 500000 in cash and 125000 in Liberty bonds. The gown was white georgette crepe ankle length with light embroidery and lilies of the valley bouquet. Honeymoon destination kept secret.
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