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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
8
In St Louis on July 4 1904 federal troops and National Guardsmen swarmed the city with orders to shoot if needed. The riot left about 37 dead and 300 injured as fires wrecked the Broadway Opera House and residents sheltered in place amid a tense calm.
Federal agents arrest Leopold Leonpacher, alleged German veterinary officer, suspected of activities against the U.S. government. He and authorities say he worked at Standard Oil Plant under the alias Lane. evidence details were not disclosed.
Practically every resident joined yesterday in the Kensington Mat community fete. A children parade portrayed historical figures and service arms from 1776 to 1917, led by the Soldiers' Home Band. Gen John U. ttem, 1 S A, retired, raised the stage on the common and a salute followed. The event featured a community chorus, songs, and tableaux such as The Making of the Flag and a Belgium sympathies scene.
The summary notes a drop in ships unsuccessfully attacked by U boats to 11 British merchant vessels, with fewer vessels attacked and many losses due to mines. It suggests U-boat concentration against American transports and mercantile depletion as ongoing issues, while praising seamen and urging a fuller shift to safer shipping from British American yards.
You and your family are urged to plan a Colorado summer trip to escape a hard winter. The Burlington read advertises summer service with comfortable trains, inviting readers to request an illustrated book set and map from Wm Austin, General Agent, Philadelphia.
In New York on July 4, officials note German agents knew troop departures for France, with estimates that about 500000 residents were aware transports were sailing. Ferry boats and harbor crowds cheered as five troopships left the bay and trains ferried soldiers to the transports amid public fascination and whistles.
Forest Hills July Fourth rally features Col. Theodore Roosevelt urging action against violence and anti German propaganda. He calls for stopping race riots, banning German language in public life, and probing root causes while maintaining law and order. Newton Baker speaks in New York praising democracy at home as troops prepare for war. Blackfoot leader Red Fox James urges Indian volunteers. Sarah Bernhardt headlines in Marseillaise rendition.
Durham July 4. Editor Post Washington DC. James E H Shepard president National Training School Durham appeals to the righteous sense of the Anglo-Saxon urging an end to lynchings, murder of women and children, and the oppression of the weak. He calls for fair play and for America to awaken and work to make the world a better place.
Clark, at patriotic exercises on the Monument grounds, extols Jeffersons constructive work and the Declaration. He cites the peoples right to government and the preamble, says freedom began at the bottom and will rise, and urges Americans to defend the republic for future generations. He praises Wilsons Flag Day speech and asserts nations endure by protecting all citizens on land or sea.
London July 4 Colonel William Cornwallis West died at 82 at Ruthin Castle North Wales He was a major English landholder and husband of a famed beauty His health had been vigorous until early this year A parliamentary inquiry had censured his wife over her affair with a young Irish soldier He defended her and protested a partial report of the inquiry His heir George married actress Mrs Patrick Campbell and his two daughters wed into nobility He had wealth yet was chiefly known as Mrs Cornwallis Wests husband Also notes Panama Fourth of July celebrations with locals and Americans in the canal zone.
A large Memorial Continental Hall audience watched the Spirit of 1774 blend with 1917 zeal in the play The Continental Congress. The Interior Department employer sponsored the D A R supplies. the program traced Hancock’s election to the Continental Congress and Washington’s resignation. Marine Band tableaux and music preceded pledges for war relief, with hundreds signing.
Zurich dispatch cites Thes Nachrichten Munich reporting the German emperor and empress may travel to Vienna at week’s end. The item notes a possible royal visit amid ongoing wartime diplomacy and Austrian relations.
An article notes the Fed Reserve banks played a major role in Liberty Loan financing. Discounts on member bank notes grew from about 15 million to 176 million between May 18 and June 22. Open market acceptances nearly doubled. U.S. securities unchanged. municipal warrants declined. Gold outflow totaled over 43.6 million in four weeks to June 11.
The article discusses how spy communications may have flowed through Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland to reach Germany. It notes that naval officers fear perfunctory messages could reveal departure times and routes for American transports. Submarine activity near transatlantic routes is examined as part of a broader censorship and intelligence pattern.
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