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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1917
Page
13
The Washington Post announces delivery options by carrier and mail with prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates cover monthly weekly and yearly terms, prepaid by various payment methods. Edward B McLean serves as president. the paper is entered as second class mail in Washington DC. Sunday, February 11, 1917.
The piece weighs two main views on indiscriminate submarine warfare. Germany calls it the last card, justifiable yet ruthless, while the Allies call it a desperate gambit. It notes predicted brief maximum destruction, then a drop, cites Lacaze on a renewed but short spree, mentions German losses and unclear Deutschland status, and discusses starvation policy ideas by Viereck.
The Plattsburg idea shows enlistment could rise if regular army terms shortened. This year camps expect over 25 000 recruits at Plattsburg sites and more than 10 000 juniors. Since 1913 attendance has grown from 222 to 16 129 last year, with federal support covering camp expenses this season. The short term and military discipline attract youths seeking health and character gains.
Germany seeks talks with the United States to avert war while insisting on continued control over American shipping. The nation’s recent moves include a death zone policy and threats to destroy American vessels, with the United States refusing any compromise. A shift toward conscription is noted as a potential appeal to youths.
The piece argues the United States has become a creditor nation, with over $2 billion in American securities held abroad and interest flowing to Americans. It cites 1915 and 1911 estimates of foreign holdings, notes a wartime net foreign investment of over $2.1 billion, and discusses tariffs and immigration in a broad, observational tone.
United States Treasury reports deficits and cash assets with totals in general fund. It lists net balance 26, gold and silver holdings, and receipts and disbursements for the day and month, alongside prior year figures and overall fiscal data.
Kansas lawmakers move to curb liquor to minors with a $500 fine or three months in jail. Representative Hughes of Rooks County introduces the first antitreating measure in years. Separate bills by Representative Samson of Gove and Senator Malone of Rawlings target the grasshopper menace, authorizing counties to levy taxes for poison distribution to farmers.
Engagement announced in Washington between Prince John of Loswenstein Wertheim and the widowed Countess Raimund Pourtales. The bridegroom is 37, a Prussian cavalry captain, Catholic, and brother to Prince Aloys Loewenstein Wertheim. The Loswenstein Wertheim family unfolds a tale of monastic vows, wealth loss, and dynastic marriages.
Poem notes pleasant people editors barbers and men who shovel snow yet the speaker honors the horseman who stops to stroke a horse s frozen nose on a cold street and enjoys a simple bow on the avenue The piece also cites humorous quips about Mia Lloyd George and a Harvard graduate in a canning factory as light column snippets
Adjournment at 6 22 p m until 11 00 a m tomorrow with Porto Rico citizenship bill under consideration. Chamberlain presides as united committee reports universal military training bill. McCumber seeks State Department views on use of submarines by Germany. Post office appropriation bill of 830 million debated. local letters cent postage and second class hikes argued. Overman to push administration espionage bills. McAdoo seeks 100 thousand for tariff commission. Newlands signals active railroad program. Progress on Porto Rico citizenship with sugar land monopoly ban. Raymond Baker nominated director of the Mint. Grayson admiral confirmation blocked as waste of session. Lane urged unlocking reservoirs of petroleum and potash on withdrawn lands. Weeks amends naval bill to limit active officers age over two years to carry no extra numbers. Amoskeag to raise regiment in event of war. Emergency revenue bill under Democratic focus.
Adjournment set to 11 p m with naval appropriation under discussion. House leaders move to vote on the naval bill and amendments Tuesday. A special rule would authorize 91 million for basic aircraft patents and allow presidential control of shipyards in wartime. An amendment for 160 million in bonds for defense at sea was sent to Ways and Means. Several reps introduced resolutions for a popular referendum on war, and requests for information on ship in U S ports amid threats. Navy secretary urged 250 thousand to extend coast guard telephone lines amid ongoing Bankhead liquor ad hearings.
A New York Sun report describes women at Jersey City’s Pier B urging sailors to prevent Italian army reservists from sailing on the Dante Alighieri. Detectives aided by port authorities, about 2,000 men planned passage, 20 turned back. Onboard, steerage packed with reservists, while best quarters were allocated to favored troops. The exodus followed a government call.
W. Norris, a Missouri timberman, is harvesting a remarkable walnut crop on G. W. Hope’s 16 acre tract near Shelbyville. The 152 year old tree measured 42 feet to the first limb and yielded two 16 foot logs 80 inches in diameter. About 50,000 feet of lumber will be cut, with logs split for veneer and airplane lumber.
The piece recounts Lincoln's dangerous path to Washington for his inauguration. Threats and a plotted assassination led allies to urge delay. A detective network warned of danger in Baltimore. Lincoln briefly moved toward Harrisburg then took a special train to Philadelphia and on to Washington without incident.
A series of 1917 army orders includes retirements for Capt. Arthur T. Dalton and Capt. George Steunenberg due to disability approved by the President. Lieut. Col. Melville Jarvis and others receive assignments and leave, with multiple detachments and transfers among infantry and artillery units. Several officers sail from San Francisco to Honolulu to join their new regiments, and resignations and recruiting duties are noted along with canal-zone movements.
A collection of remarks from former Senator Charles A Townes former Representative Jo Van Vechten Olcott J O Sullivan and A Hayden at the Willard and Haleigh hotels. They discuss wartime hopes for shorter conflict potential peace with harvest timing, support for President Wilson, and fears of German submarine tactics. Olcott predicts Mayor Mitchel’s renomination and a future Republican Congress. Hayden advocates universal military and industrial preparedness. The comments reflect optimistic wartime diplomacy and calls for stronger national defense.
An analysis of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company report from London notes Persia’s rising value amid wartime demand. Chairman C Greenway reports dividends over 500 000 and 369 million gallons a year with pipes expanding to 3 million tons, hinting the fields may meet much of Britain’s petroleum needs. He stresses safeguarding field development as of high imperial importance.
From the London Globe comes news of Rudyard Kipling's forthcoming fiction titled Diversity of Creatures. The piece highlights Kipling's talent for distinctive, curiosity-stimulating book labels and recalls past memorable titles such as Life's Handicap and Captain Courageous.
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