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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
5
Miss Margaret Agnes McIntosh of Sugar Grove married Ray Everett Sea mans, formerly of Sugar Grove, at the bride’s parents home by Rev. G W Fuller. The couple will reside in Leetsdale Pennsylvania.
Public Safety committee members have nearly finished plans for a countywide celebration on Registration Day. D I Ball chairs the committee with broad civic group involvement including schools churches fraternal societies G A R D A R and other groups urged to participate. E S Munson advances from second lieutenant to first lieutenant in Company I after receiving commission Tuesday to fill the vacancy left by Captain Tribble promotion. Top Sergeant Schmocker expected to be promoted into Munson's former rank.
Attorney Leroy C. Eddy of Warren has joined the Republican contest for District Attorney creating a three way fight for the office on the party ticket.
Hon J B White of Kansas City sent memorial gifts to Youngsville schools for Pr John Franklin White memorial services. He enclosed checks for 25 for the band 25 for the school cadets and 15 for flowers with regrets unable to attend. The two organizations will participate in the Monday memorial exercises.
Dr. J. A. Allen of Sheffield was in an auto accident last week while traveling with Mrs. Allen and Miss Carrie Jay Cox en route to Cambridge Springs. A temporary guy wire struck the windshield and tore off the top near Irvine, but no injuries occurred. The car was taken to Warren for repairs and the travelers continued by train.
The Housewives' League finished plans at a Saturday meeting in the old Library Building to register women for home war service. The Community Club will mimic the male registration process for eligibles aged 21 to 30, with two differences: women volunteer at home and no age limit for registrants.
Miss Effie Akeley of Akeley has been called for service in France. She is one of ten Red Cross nurses from Pennsylvania.
Sixteen bricklayers are at work upon the walls of the Industrial Incubator factory at North Warren. Ten more were added to the force on Thursday last.
A tiny turnout in town for Coop and Lents Circus with under a hundred visitors as rain interrupted shows on 27 of 33 road days. County officials barred a parade crossing the Suspension bridge citing safety, leaving no parade observed.
Donald D. McAlpin, a treasure hunter, traveler and newspaper man, left Tuesday for New York to try to hop a ship to France. He has earlier explored Central America and a so called river of doubt, and he served on the Mexican border. His friends expect he will reach France within six weeks to fight for the Stars and Stripes.
Warren held a solemn Memorial Day with blue skies and a sober mood as residents honored fallen Civil War dead and living soldiers. A large G A R service and cemetery procession drew the town’s biggest turnout, with schools bands and fraternal groups marching to pay tribute on the eve of new conflict.
Governor Brumbaugh issues a proclamation to elect a congressman in the 28th district. November 6, the general election date, is fixed for casting ballots to fill the seat.
London reports on May 31 that Lord Davenport will soon resign the post of food comptroller due to poor health and desire to escape the strain of office.
In East St Louis Illinois on May 31 a mob of about 50 men formed after saloons closed at 6 PM. One Black man was shot and wounded lightly while two others were beaten by the mob according to officials.
The Warren Mail invites readers to contribute local news from their town. It asks residents to recruit bright young writers to send a weekly letter, stressing that more news improves the paper and asking each subscriber to participate.
Complete roster of registration board members across Warren County towns and wards for June 5, listing names for each ward and location such as Warren First Ward Fred Hartman L C Eddy Emory C Cook Second Ward Clarence Rey nolds E D Bartlett B G Gregory etc. The long roster includes Youngsville Tidioute Columbus Clarendon Bear Lake Sugar Grove Grand Valley Brokenstraw Conewango Corydon Deerfield Elk Eldrad Freehold Farmington Kinzua Limestone Mead Pine Grove Pleasant Pittsfield Spring Creek Sheffield South West Triumph Watson with multiple officers per district.
Villa forces attacked Ojinaga Mexico surprising Mexican troops and forcing them to flee to Texas leaving arms behind. All women and children fled across the line into Texas as the assault began. Wurttemberg shows revolutionary sentiment as reported May 25 by the Frankfurter Zeitung noting a split within the Social Democratic party.
The Senate Finance Committee nears final form on a war tax bill after revising a House measure. The panel targets about 1.16 billion in revenue with a general expectation of just over 1.5 billion. Officials expect passage with little change to liquor and alcoholic tax schedules and a retained double tax on distilled spirits and beer.
Six weeks of British and French war missions in the United States yield key results. Loans to allies reach 745 million dollars. A US division and marines with engineers under General Pershing to serve in France are slated. A joint allied buying commission forms with Washington HQ.
New York publicity committee for the second federal reserve district reports state wide trend of strong Liberty Loan support. Cities including Albany Troy Schenectady Utica Syracuse and Rochester have guaranteed their shares three weeks before the close.
The Bureau of Standards reports a new process for making optical glass used in field glasses range finders and periscopes. Secretary Redfield calls it essential to the military services. After over two years of work, additions to bureau equipment will be added to meet government needs.
London May 31 Baron Devon port food controller ordered all cheese imported from the United States Canada and Australia requisitioned. He will control all dealings in it and set a market price enabling retailers to sell at 22 cents a pound. He fixed retail prices on beans peas and pulses and arranged automatic bean price reductions of about two cents a pound in July and August.
Brigadier General Crowder states that a divorced wife even with alimony is not a dependent under the selective draft registration law. The key inquiry is whether the man now has a wife. being widowed or divorced has no bearing on the question.
An Ohio man aged ninety climbs Mount Lowe in California. A California dog adopts four coyote pups as playmates for her two offspring. Washington girls seek liberty bonds over engagement rings. Jersey farmers face deer damage and pay fines for shooters. A Kentucky woman hoes up a pot of buried gold and coins. A Pennsylvania postmaster may resign after women assistants marry and quit. A German youth seeks love in Central Park. West Virginia enforces a loafing law for all men aged sixteen to sixty.
A fragment of meteoric ore weighing about 590 pounds was found on a local farm near the mouth of Black River in Marshall County. A luminous meteor passed overhead around midnight on an easterly course. The mass shows recent heating from atmospheric entry and will be donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
Haberdashery makers foresee unstarched goods as proper style for war times. England issues a government caution against waste of starch an important food item. Chicago reports May 31.
The Grand Trunk, Canadian Pacific and Canadian Northern railways have lifted their embargoes on munitions shipments from Toronto for eastern ocean ports.
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