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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1917
Page
11
A garbled Washington Post fragment discusses government officials and market prices affecting production and industry. Mentions munitions department and fair Peters, with unclear context and damaged lines.
Lord Northcliffe warns censorship harms morale and urges frank truth to mobilize American support. He predicts vast mobilization of industry including commandeering factories for trucks and airplanes, with skilled chauffeurs sent abroad to free front line troops. Painleve echoes hopes for American aviation mastery and alliance victory.
Dr Christopher Addison British minister of munitions notes that Britain in March 1917 produced explosives at over four times the March 1916 level and twenty eight times March 1915 while the US wartime demand surged. He urges increased production and price protection as allied and national needs push industry to expand capacity. He highlights steel plate costs and the role of numerous smaller firms alongside large producers.
Eleutherios Venizelos moves swiftly to form a new cabinet and cut diplomatic ties with Germany Austria Bulgaria and Turkey signaling Greece's entry into the war. The article notes potential cooperation with General Sarrail, remobilization of the Greek army, and possible Allied moves through Macedonia to cut the Orient railway and threaten Turkey. It discusses strategic implications for the eastern front and the broader map of southeastern Europe.
The article critiques German propaganda on America and democracy, noting leaks and the aim to erode democratic faith while praising autocracy. It cites German and Prussian figures, calls for reform, and remarks on coal price deals enabling larger loan prospects amid wartime tension.
A social sensation centers on Countess Zia Torby’s engagement to Maj Harold Wernher, heir to Sir Julius Wernher’s fortune and a key figure in South African mining. The match follows financial strain in the Russian imperial family and Royal House ties, with Wernher’s wealth tied to Kimberley mines and the De Beers era.
Proceedings describe leaders reaching agreement to modify the administration food bill to allow presidential discretion on brewing beer and wine. Debates cover prohibition, coal pricing, press paper governance, and proposed tax measures. Mentions nominations, adjournments, and various committee actions.
A century ago Robert E Lee wed Mary Custis at Arlington amid stormy skies and gathered officers. Lee, second in his West Point class, chose a modest life with Mary, avoiding her father's fortune and starting a lasting partnership that began June 30, 1831.
An excerpt blends a militant rallying poem by Wendell Phillips Stafford with a wartime notice on submarine operations. It describes a German U-boat campaign from Helgoland, detailing patrol ranges, minefield navigation, Danish and Scottish approaches, and a 35 day data cycle including 21 days at sea and 12 in port.
The London Chronicle reports constable Scott received a silver-mounted collar inscribed in recognition of special detective service by his dog. The collared dog, a mix of Irish terrier and English greyhound, barked to alert Scott and another officer to two thieves at Kenley railway station on March 31, aiding their capture.
The Treasury closes with a general fund balance of 299,430,454. Total receipts reach 1,? 1 471? and payments 6164 04S. Surplus for year stands at 66,385,674, while a deficit of 1,345,957 is noted excluding Panama Canal and public transactions. Revenue receipts and ordinary disbursements are detailed, with assets and liabilities enumerated across gold, silver, currency, and bank holdings totaling 422,900,256.24 in the general fund and related totals.
First Lieut. George W. Wersebe is assigned to the Fifteenth cavalry. First Lieut. William E. Barr of field artillery is detached and assigned to the Seventeenth field artillery. First Lieut. Arthur P. Thayers is assigned to the Third cavalry. Captain Richmond Smith of the Sixth infantry transfers to the Sixty second infantry.
Maxwell Bodenheim, famed for cadence in verse, hides in a Chicago cellar with a stranded mandarin to translate 32 volumes of Chinese poetry. He vows hermitage, cites war protest, and plans two more years of work while growing a red beard to keep moving unseen. He asks friends not to reveal his location.
Dundee Advertiser recalls a peculiar royal debate as Nicholas Romanoff’s reign is reframed. Alexander III had framed his son as the last ruler in a lineage of liberators martyrs and peasants. The czar sought to keep the world moving by serving the peasantry as the “peasant emperor.” The piece notes the irony that his son might soon face the end of the imperial line.
In Washington hotels a speaker notes that Galway harbor and Irish autonomy could shorten Atlantic travel times, while Irish American figures and New York politicians debate mayoral prospects. Discussion covers Al Smith as a strong Democratic leader, Dowling, and the broader wartime political climate with reflections on aviation and surgery advances.
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