10 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
1
French troops raid German positions near Verdun taking 178 prisoners and machine guns as heavy artillery duels persist. German counterattacks near Ypres fail. Brest-Litovsk talks resume with Trotzky and foreign ministers, while a Cape Verde water blockade expands.
Boston district draft board refused to exempt Joseph M Shaffer secretary McAdoo's personal stenographer. He sought class 1 deferment but was placed in class 1. McAdoo said Shaffer reports speeches on the Liberty Loan and treasury matters and is essential to operation.
Jackson Mississippi January 9 Fifteen minutes after presentation in Governor Bilbos message the legislature both houses ratified the proposed prohibition amendment to the federal constitution Only eight dissenting votes were cast Mississippi assembly is the first to act upon the proposed amendment
Washington reports show President Wilson telling a congressional delegation he favors enacting the Susan B Anthony federal suffrage amendment and will state his position. House Republicans urged support while a late night caucus expected passage of a suffrage resolution.
London January 10 beef remains scarce at Smithfield market while pork supplies ease retailers report mutton limited since last Monday. Turned beef chiefly bought by butchers serving working districts. Poultry demand weak as public balks at 14 shillings per chicken. Small butcher shops may close unless mutton use rises. Outside London licensed to buy half October levels. A consumer council at the ministry of food will study oil fat meat and cereals issues.
H A Cronk vice president of Borden Condensed Milk says several small milk companies are being bought to improve trade conditions. The Rushmere Milk Company of Brooklyn has already been acquired, with negotiations continuing for others.
Cambridge Massachusetts January 9 Harvard has adopted a novel college sport a bayonet exercise It is proposed that other universities compete in this unusual drill highlighting a unique athletic activity in the college scene
Albany Jan 10 representatives of the State Federation of Labor adopted a legislative program urging a state administered health insurance for workers. They seek a bureau of sickness prevention and health promotion within the state industrial commission and will push the proposal to the commission, the navy and war departments.
Newport News Shipbuilding chief Homer Ferguson told senators that 3,000,000 tons of merchant ships is the likely 1918 output, dismissing higher estimates as misleading. He blamed poor housing for shipyard workers as the main barrier and urged government housing action to unlock production, warning without manpower ships cannot be built.
Ashland Wisconsin January 9 in a bid to conserve the nation s food supplies the women s advisory committee of the Ashland defense council urges women to abstain from ice cream candy sweet drinks and confections containing beer or cane sugar. Women s societies that served refreshments stop unless the refreshments are made as approved by the advisory committee.
Citizens of Dillon Montana confront Coyote Pete an old time resident after he taunts about Kaiser and France. Pete a German native fled the city as authorities issue alerts to local towns to watch for him.
McAdoo appeals to railroad officers and workers to sustain efficient service as a patriotic duty. He says every employee is a crucial factor in winning the war and promises to address labor issues promptly. A broad campaign will post the appeal at stations and shops nationwide.
A woman in Trenton wards off a black intruder who forces his way into a parlor then flees after a loud pistol shot. Police hunt the assailant as a patrot’s voice directs others to leave the room in panic.
Governor Whitman ordered Attorney General Lewis to probe complaints that numerous New York notaries extorted registrants in relation to draft questionnaires. The governor cited fear of offenses by notaries who exploited registrants ignorance and attempts to obtain exemptions for the draft.
President Wilson’s joint session address received sweeping approval from both parties as he outlined aims for a just peace, no separate truce with Germany, and continued U S support for Allied efforts. He praised Russian representatives and stressed unity against German world domination while signaling readiness to negotiate once terms are fair.
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