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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
4
Citations note social behavior and wartime urges with sharp humor. The New York girl buys an eighty dollar bathing suit while Washington outlets mock slackers and volunteer recruitment. In Russia a chorus of calls for action provokes debate and mixed reactions.
Authorities in New York City scrutinize schemed marriages arranged by marriage brokers and intermediaries to help men avoid conscription. Most suspects are native to Russia or Galicia, but General Crowder states marriages entered after a draft do not create legal dependency or release from service. Times have changed and such pretexts to dodge duty have largely been repealed.
Otto T Post was arrested in Oil City on Monday for soliciting funds from fellow workers to buy a loving cup for the captain of the submarine that sank the Lusitania. Federal officers rejected further action, leading to his internment.
Reports list cancellations resignations depressions and military incidents. Harvainl cancels 1917 football schedule Austen Chamberlain resigns as India secretary U boat base rumor denied Bordeaux Ford plant seized Ogden Utah reserve city Liberty Loan totals and bond prices Evers released to Phillies Jupiter sunk with eleven dead Crown Prince arrives in Berlin Noon rumor Argentina ambassador resigns Turks lose 700 killed 620 captured and more notes across continents.
St Louis August 8 a bureau of employment to train women in railroad work will be established at Springfield Missouri by the St Louis and San Francisco railroad due to a shortage of men. The railroad says women will fill vacancies and returning men from military service will be given equivalent positions.
About 1,500 tons of copper ingots and bar lead were salvaged from the stranded Kristiansfjord before it was swept away in a storm. The wrecking tug reported from Cape Race after an unsuccessful salvage attempt. the ship ran ashore July 15 and was bound for Norway.
Mineola N Y Aug 8 Preparations were under way for the inquest into the death of John L De Saulles Yale athlete shot at his Long Island home last Friday night by his former wife Bianca De Saulles when he refused to turn their son over to her care
This Chicago Tribune piece cites a poem by Abram Dale Gash condemning Kaiser Bill. It denounces autocratic rule and submarine warfare and calls for democratic victory with Uncle Sam declaring Kaiser Bill must go. It frames Germany’s defeat as necessary for global liberty.
German U boat captain, facing wartime mortality among commanders, encounters a British skipper he once knew. After signaling to abandon ship, the two old acquaintances exchange pleas, then the German offers a partial mercy by letting the crew retrieve belongings before sinking the vessel and towing lifeboats toward shore.
Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa says a new wheat type will yield five times the U S average per acre, following ten years of work. The claim comes as wheat could influence the world war effort. He estimates the wheat’s potential impact on production to help meet wartime needs.
The text argues politeness grows from training and disciplined conduct rather than instinct. It states careful voice, eye contact, and carriage erase vanity, leaving grace, gentleness, and ease, while naturalness may reflect culture rather than spontaneity.
The article describes a strenuous physical examination for men drafted into the national army. It notes many young men are being examined nationwide and many pass muster, with chest measurements highlighted as a sign of fitness.
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