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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
9
By Mail postage prepaid daily except Sunday one year costs 650 dollars with Sunday included for one year. A monthly rate of 075 dollars and a yearly Sunday option cost 900. Other entries list Sunday excluded monthly rates and varied durations.
Government urges immediate full control of all oceangoing vessels under the American flag to combat German submarine losses. Ships would operate under government direction with rates, cargoes, and routes set by the United States Shipping Board, despite leaving vessels with owners or charterers where possible. The plan aims to ally with Britain to curb global freight rates and optimize cargoes for Entente needs as weekly losses rise.
The piece argues that Allied territorial aims must serve long term democracy’s safety. It asserts America’s stake equals other nations, urges continued mobilization, and says peace must guarantee the world’s safety for democracy, with terms judged by how they secure that goal. It notes Germany’s espionage network and calls for practical restraint until militarism ends.
The city of Washington mourns the death of S W Woodward a leading citizen who built a great business and a public spirit. He lived here for years and his loss will be deeply deplored across circles. The Post urges business houses to close for an hour at his funeral. Germany’s amazement at Carson’s Rhine withdrawal hint is noted along with Haig’s actions. Senators push for a wartime referendum recall softened by recent events.
The proposed revenue bill faces charges of discrimination between individuals doing business under their names and stockholders in corporations. Critics oppose raising corporate normal tax from 4 to 6 percent while keeping individuals at 4 percent. They warn double taxation on stockholders and stress that corporations are communities of citizens, not lifeless entities, and urge equitable tax policy to avoid evasion and public injustice.
The British government, through the imperial munitions board, aids Canadian shipyards building wooden ships as part of a wartime program. Contracts reimburse actual costs plus fixed profit, with bids based on each yard’s capacity. Canada follows a US shipping plan to maximize output, using 2500 ton standard vessels and accelerating projects for immediate delivery. Even aging tramp steamers are pressed into service amid the push.
The Treasury reports August 1 1917 totals with receipts for the day and month, and lists cash assets including gold and silver in the general fund. It shows available gold and silver dollars, various notes, subsidiary coin, and balances held in Federal reserve and national banks. The net balance after liabilities stands at 131,323,176.92 with total assets in the general fund of 509,903,017.74 and gold and bullion holdings totaling over 2.8 billion.
Vatican orders action against Mgr von Gerlach once accused of espionage and involvement in the destruction of Italian battleships Benedetto Brin and Leonardo da Vinci. He allegedly operated abroad from Rome and faced life imprisonment in Italy. The case ties to broader questions of papal authority and custody of Order of St Patrick insignia.
In a Birmingham Age-Herald passage the drill sergeant orders urgency and snaps as a recruit, anxious, explains attempting to stab the dummy with a bayonet. The sergeant then mocks the recruit, urging decisive, brisk actions like skewer a sausage on a chilly morning with appetite.
The army issues retirements and a long list of cavalry brigade promotions and reassignments. Lieut Col Charles Young and Col Frederick Day are noted, with numerous major to lieutenant colonel promotions across Eighth, Ninth, Fourteenth, Seventeenth, and other regiments. Several officers are assigned to posts in Texas, Washington DC, and Virginia, plus staff duties in quartermaster, engineers, coastal artillery, and aviation.
Columbus departed with three caravels in 1493 seeking a westward route to India. After delays and royal persuasion the voyage set sail with 1230 souls aboard. Day by day the crew faced mysteries at sea until September sighted land and October 12 confirmed arrival near the Bahama Islands at San Salvador named Holy Saviour.
Senate adjourned at 5 27 p m discussions on Cummins discharge motion for suffrage amendment continued to 2 00 p m. Finance committee cut the undivided surplus tax to 10 percent and imposed floor tax on large sugar coffee tea cocoa stocks. Conferees on administration food bill agreed on a national food survey and production stimulus. Public lands bill to lease 200 000 acres opened in western states. Ratification timeline for constitutional amendments debated. ministerial nominations included Hoffman Philip to Colombia and Ingersoll to Siam. Joint resolution urged six year window for amendments. Peace topic noted for early Senate address.
In the Capitol hotel lobbies, visitors from around the world discuss America's vast resources and rising livestock and crop production. Dentists and officials note forecasts of U S dominance, conscription debates in Canada, and shifting cross border travel, as lawmakers adjourn after budget and food bill talks.
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