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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1917
Page
9
The Washington Post lists subscription options delivered by carrier in Washington and Alexandria with daily and Sunday editions. Rates appear for monthly, weekly, and yearly plans by mail, with various inclusions and payment methods noted.
Public notice from The Washington Post Company instructs subscribers, including foreign advertising representatives, on address changes, subscription types, advance payment, renewal timing, and locating expiration dates on the address label. It stresses mail delivery continuity for Washingtonians relocating and provides multiple regional office addresses.
A wartime column rejects peace talks and urges decisive victory through force. It argues the United States need not restate aims, as bullets and bombs convey terms to Germany. Brute force, not rhetoric, will hammer peace into Germany, with Congress urged to fund defense. Allied parliaments align, rescinding pacifist demands.
A Washington column argues neutrals, especially Holland, Sweden and Switzerland, ship food to Germany aiding the German army. It cites Pratt and Ackerman on vast exports, criticizes Dutch policies, calls for cutting off neutrals' food supplies to Germany, and links broader war discussions from Goethals to Congress.
The Senate can recast the revenue bill to spread tax burden while promoting production. Let higher rail rates raise revenue and use tax policy to support wages and industry, expanding the economy. With executive cooperation, the wartime bill can be absorbed and industry advance.
A Berlin journal argues America seeks a postwar mercantile fleet, while critics say the United States has shown nearsighted commercial planning. The piece notes Britain and Germany expanded merchant fleets with subsidies, laments the lack of tariff actions, and urges export cooperation to unite manufacturers in foreign markets.
After the War the League to Enforce Peace gains serious backing from its founders led by Taft as president. The group is praised for rational proposals and enduring peace plans. Taft plans August speaking tours in Kansas Nebraska Illinois and Indiana to explain war causes and the need for a lasting international peace framework. The piece notes heightened resolve for victory and hints at a senatorial war song line about duty and cost.
Lord Basil Blackwood brother to the marquis of Lord Taffarin is reported missing and believed killed after late May night attacks near the French front. Once intelligence officer turned Grenadier Guards officer he earlier served in the Boer War and held posts at Dublin Castle and as colonial secretary in Orange River.
A historical account recalls the July 28 1794 execution of Maximilien Robespierre. It details his rise in the Jacobin faction, fear of enemies, and the chaotic fall in the Paris convention. The narrative notes the mutinous crowd, the assault on the room, and his death at the guillotine with a final defiant remark.
Treasury reports July 26 1917 cash flow and general fund totals with assets including gold silver Federal Reserve notes and bank notes. It lists available gold and silver dollars, various coin denominations, bullion, and total cash assets versus liabilities, yielding a net balance of 494 604 250 07.
From the St. Louis Globe Democrat, shipboard directions urge crew to read life preserver instructions with care and dress as a gentleman. Emphasizes properly fitted, flat front life preservers with large horizontal pleats to suit individual taste.
Conferees on the administration food bill report progress and near agreement by Monday. A tentative consensus to abolish the joint war expenditures committee and let the President fix coal and coke prices and seize mines. War budget estimates show first year cost at 10.7 billion, needing over 6.5 billion in extra revenue. Aliens resident here may be drafted. a draft list could exceed one million. An amendment to the liquor law would punish giving liquor to service members but preserves current bans. John P. Murphy resigns as Senate postmaster, to become Knoxville lawyer. House to meet at noon Monday.
The War Department issues new orders: Capt. Hornsby Evang placed on active duty. several temporary first and second lieutenants assigned to the Second, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth engineers and engineer training camps at Vancouver, Fort Leavenworth, El Paso, Corpus Christi, and Beaton. Also noted are retirements and reassignments of senior officers, with professors of military science named for university postings and adjuvant general department vacancies to be filled by listed officers.
The piece notes that felt hats imply the fur of three or four rabbits and estimates 30,000,000 hats made annually in the United States. With three rabbits per hat, about 90,064,000 rabbits yearly, most sourced overseas. A small share die in the U S while Australia supplies the rest.
A fragmentary exchange reveals a joke about lineage and marriage. A character asks if another is “a Bon of the Revolution,” receiving the reply “Only by marriage.” The remark pivots on in law connections, sparking a brief, witty interaction.
A Willard and Shoreham gathering features voices on shipbuilding parity wood and steel ships amid wartime needs. R T Morse argues for rapid wooden ship construction for emergency tonnage, while William M Irvine highlights spruce timber demand for aeroplane parts and notes spruce origins and historical figures. Oil operators report rising demand, new fields, and casings shortages, with price spikes and transport challenges threatening six month outlooks.
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