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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1917
Page
9
The Washington Post announces subscription prices with prepaid mailing options for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include one year, one month, and six month terms with Sunday editions available separately.
Washingtonians are urged to keep The Post by forwarding old and new addresses. Mail subscriptions must be prepaid and specify daily, daily and Sunday, or Sunday only. Renew before expiration. dates appear on the address label. Published Wednesday, July 25, 1917.
The United States faces a delicate task in adjusting relations with neutral northern European nations. The key issues are ensuring continued American supplies to neutrals while preventing Germany from obtaining them, and enforcing impartial protection of neutral waters from German submarines. The piece argues neutrals must demonstrate true neutrality by stopping German access to their waters and preventing indirect aid to Germany, or risk the U S shifting war support in its own favor.
Analysis of dual wartime actions to curb neutrals and lower freight costs. Export licenses denied and stricter embargo on reexports to Germany argued to aid Allies. Agreement among Allies to cut ocean rates, easing supply strains and pressuring Germany. Notes on Russian delays, Siam’s stance, and a nurse’s effect on troops’ morale.
President Wilson ends the stalemate by accepting resignations of officials unable to harmonize on shipping policy. New authorities are urged to coordinate judgments, avoid public conflict, and accelerate shipbuilding of steel and wood to meet the nation’s vast capacity.
The piece argues the U S should recognize Costa Rica's Tinoco government after the bloodless revolution that ousted Gonzales. It notes broad support from former Costa Rican presidents, pro American sentiment, and Tinoco's diplomacy. It cites Costa Rica offering ports and waters to U S warships to aid in Latin American unity against German autocracy.
United States Treasury figures show July revenue receipts of 58 029 477 30 and totals for the fiscal year to date. Available gold and coin holdings are itemized with silver, treasury notes, and Federal reserve assets. Net general fund balance stands at 577 391 847 49 amid large gold and silver reserves and bank note redemptions.
Almeric Paget, widower of Pauline Whitney, to be raised to the House of Lords as a peer. He sits for Cambridge as a unionist whip and now inherits wealth from the Payne and Whitney fortunes. His family ties stretch to Gen Arthur Paget and the Anglesey line, with properties and connections across Britain and the United States.
The oration by Charles Sumner at Union College in Schenectady New York on July 25, 1848 extols the Law of Human Progress. It urges cheer, faith in progress, and duties of all ages to labor for improvement while honoring past achievements and rejecting slavery and oppression. The speaker advocates blending reform with conservation.
The War Department announces temporary duty assignments and officer ratings across Fort Myer Fort Sill Fort Sam Houston and Fort Riley including a board of officers in Paris to assess junior military aviators and multiple transfers retirement activations and readjustments of personnel with officers such as Edmund A Buchanan Frank E Hopkins Laurin Lawson and Gouverneur V Packer among those noted. Retired officers are placed on active duty and several cadets and captains are reassigned to various posts and schools with Captain Truby C Martin and Captain Frank M Conkin among named personnel.
Debates over the Penrose resolution on the bureau of public information and the submarine attack report. calls for war funds and revenue measures. forecasts of a larger army and ongoing rivers and harbors actions. Nominations to the shipping board and U S attorneyships confirmed. postmaster inquiry ongoing. House actions include Indian cavalry bills, North Island transfer for aviation training, and a draft-age aliens repatriation bill.
More than 450 metal pieces weighing three and a half pounds were found in Joseph Quinlin's stomach during gallstone surgery at the Philadelphia Hospital. The operation removed 250 gallstones, plus a padlock with chain, cigar cutter, nails, spoon handles, safety pins, type pieces, lead slugs, screen door hooks, and various coins and medals. Dr. E L Elingon said Quinlin would likely recover.
From the Johnstown Democrat comes a brief public dispatch noting curiosity about why bathing suits are not shown with beach pictures. The report lists upcoming duty moves for army officers including Maj. Vidmer, Col. Snow, and Capt. Morrissey, with assignments to Fort Sill and Al Tentown Florida, among others.
A report from Washington describes Irish envoy Patrick McCartan and others in the capital discussing Ireland's politics and the Sinn Fein question. McCartan cites Ireland’s popularity for independence, while American officials debate governance during wartime and centralized command.
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