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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
1
War Department letters to governors outline rapid conscription to raise U S forces to about one million by Sept. 1 Allotments include strict certification and exemptions changes to reduce losses from dependents Officials warn physicians to check for trachoma and ensure recruits eyes are clear for service.
Government officials report German consul Maurice Goldner of Chihuahua City traveled with General Francisco Murguia to Juarez aboard Murguia’s special train. Other Germans from Chihuahua City were seen, while circulating circulars claim a U S revolution and urge Mexicans to strike to regain lost territory.
Harry Chapman Gilbert of Washington DC has been chosen as the first man for the National Army. He was briefly in Canadian forces and on his way to Europe when intercepted at Halifax and returned to the United States by his father, a longtime White House staffer. He seeks a commission and remains a notable physical specimen.
Captain Victor Heintz resumes duties with the First Ohio Infantry at Camp Columbia after resigning his congressional seat to serve on the line. He plans a short Washington trip this week to finalize his resignation details, and his battalion welcomes him home.
Gordon Lester, 28, awaiting transfer after a robbery conviction, hid on a boiler and was found overheated at 110 degrees in the Toledo workhouse engine room. Authorities suspect he used a tool kit saw from his cell to aid the break. His condition is listed as critical.
Theodore Schaiblin chief electrician killed in the July 27 explosion aboard the submarine A-7 at Cavite, P I. He died yesterday. His mother Mrs Alwinna Schaiblin of Greenwood Missouri survives. The death toll for the submarine crew reaches seven.
Lorain Ohio reports the J C Cromwell Steel company will pour the first steel today from the No 4 open hearth furnace. Other furnaces are expected to begin within a few weeks as the plant opens Lorain's newest steel industry.
Edward Louis Clark of Baroda Michigan who won the 1913 international shooting match in Copenhagen enlisted in the marine corps in Chicago He served from 1910 to 1914 and later returned to civilian life in BarodaMichigan
Washington reports final regulations to complete selective draft mobilization. Crowder and assistants set rules for enlisting National Guards and volunteers, with about 725000 under arms by navy and marine corps and 580000 to join the national army later. Plan may divide quotas into five increments to call up separately as needed.
Bellefonte Pa August 9 Announcement by the state fish commission states trout stocking will start around August 15. Hatcheries expect to supply more fish than in any previous year, boosting streams across the state.
Washington waits as the Senate plans a 4 PM vote on the conference report of the administration food control bill amid broad expectation of overwhelming approval. Less than a dozen opposition votes are anticipated. Senator Wadsworth criticizes war-expenditure control delays and calls for greater government publicity.
Dr Haiselden of the German-American Hospital in Chicago again faces public scrutiny for refusing to operate on a severely deformed baby girl, saying death would be a blessing. The case follows a prior refusal that allowed a baby boy named Bollinger to die under similar circumstances, provoking ethical and professional controversy. The Metor infant’s case, like Bollinger’s, centers on the doctor’s stance and parental agreement, amid broader wartime and political commentary elsewhere in the column.
In Film City West Virginia on August 8 the ownership dispute over a fox terrier named Jack was settled in court. Magistrate Seibert had Porter and Granse each call the dog, and the dog chose Porter, who was declared rightful owner.
The senate approved the administration food bill by 66 to 7 as it advances to President Wilson for signature. The measure grants broad powers to control food, fuel, fertilizer, and farm equipment, with drastic prohibition provisions and potential military use of distilled liquors.
Chicago observer Arthur Reynolds, vice president of Continental and Commercial National Bank, predicts a period of great prosperity for the country. He cites rising demand for money for government and industrial activities as evidence of a strengthening Western business climate.
Secretary of Agriculture N. S. Shaw announced Ohio will hold a state fair as usual this year. He said the event will proceed despite inquiries from across the state about soldiers encamped on the grounds. The fair is scheduled for August 27 to 33.
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