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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1917
Page
5
The Washington Post billing notice states subscriptions by mass pay payable in advance. Remittances should be drafts checks postoffice orders registered letters or express orders payable to Monday March 26 1917.
President Wilson urges virile American youth to join the navy as the enlistment strength is raised to 47 000 by executive order. The drive emphasizes patriotism, adventure, and duty with more recruits needed to man new ships and reserves.
The public urges upgrading the civilian advisory board of the Council of National Defense into a munition department with decisive authority. The board has mobilized industrial and munition resources but remains limited by its written-report constraint to the five cabinet council and lacks final decision power.
The article extols the completed Central High School swimming pool as a modern educational asset and critiques the push for early classical study. It recalls a fable of intellects in a boat and warns that summer water outings demand swimming knowledge for safety and prudent living.
A fragment notes Captain Bollermann and others urging early public baths at the Tidal Basin to conserve life and health. Mention includes Yate and Alverte Ke in a midsection draft.
Tens of thousands of German born residents face suspicion and potential detention as fears of mob violence rise. The piece urges vigilance by both German Americans and native-born citizens to report crime and restrain vigilantism while aiding authorities.
A discussion of how American commercial treaties disadvantage U S shipping, noting the lack of a merchant marine due to higher domestic wages and insufficient government support. It traces policy shifts since 1913, the Supreme Court ruling on tariff discounts, and calls for new treaties after the war, with satirical asides on wartime rhetoric and other topics.
The article traces Prince Gregory Lvoff’s role in proposing a Russian national anthem and details his grandfather Prince Alexis Lvov’s composition in 1833, including first performances in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. It notes the emperor Nicholas I’s approval and the anthem’s adoption for the army, with related court ceremonies and heraldic changes. It also includes briefer society notes about aristocratic marriages and colonial ties.
The article recounts the 1794 embargo in response to British orders in council and impressment fears, John Jay’s treaty efforts, and how these events foreshadowed the War of 1812. It also marks the birth of Benjamin Cleveland, hero of Kings Mountain, detailing his service and the battle’s decisive American victory.
A Fort Worth Record item recalls James J. Collina of Dallas losing his bid for Federal district attorney in 1916. It portrays longtime Democratic power structures in Dallas County as having blacklisted him and others, with references to Col. Gossett and the farm loan bank. The piece laments shifts in political favor as old organization influence wanes.
Cambridge dispatch reports Dudley A. Sargent of Harvard telling dancing teachers that affinities arise through dancing. He says a young man who dances only with one girl may have found a rhythmic mate and should consider the idea. He adds that a woman’s temperament shows in her dancing, revealing refinement or coarseness.
The Heonomiste Francais notes that Europe remains the main customer of the United States even during and because of the war. It argues Europe offers the largest need for the leading staples produced in the United States, suggesting this will continue for a long time.
Last Saturday afternoon Leo Higgins drove past Roy Burdine’s when a dog ran onto the road. The Ford struck the dog, tipped over, broke a hind wheel, and damaged fenders and shield. Higgins escaped with a bruised hip and back. a lucky escape for all involved.
The Rev Father John A Gabriels preached on matrimony at SS Peter and Pauls Cathedral on Adelaide Street drawing a crowd that left many turned away. He attacked long courtships and urged timely marriage noting sins of pride covetousness lust anger and sloth as roots. He cited a case of a couple delaying marriage for a mother’s influence and earnings.
Chicago Herald reports Prof Willett quizzed students on past and current topics with zero correct average. Questions covered liberty, Byron, Magna Carta, the Virgin Queen and more, revealing widespread misanswers and confusion about figures like Edison, Kublai Khan, Lloyd George, and Zimmermann.
A historic New York Times poem about honor and the divine command, followed by West Virginia auto license changes setting a 106 dollar yearly tax for cars over 2000 pounds and 28 cents per extra 160 pounds, then brief clippings noting motor show chatter and American prisoners in Germany via Consul Denm.
The Spokane Spokesman-Review surveys how breweries transformed post prohibition notes in the Northwest and beyond. It cites Spokane and Aberdeen ventures diversifying into vinegars, cider, clam canning, sirup, denatured alcohol, and brewery creameries while noting Flint Michigan’s church reuse of a denatured brewery for services.
Louise Landis writes in the Pittsburgh Leader about a whispered “secret” in the Public Safety Department. The piece parodies Captain Arch Mackrell and his detectives adopting corsets to slim the waistlines, claiming a military like purpose and a noticeable change in appearance.
O Grant, a Hawley villa worker, threw Otto Erickson into a China clay vat after Erickson tore down a rude Uncle Sam flag cartoon and made what Grant called an unpatriotic remark. Erickson replied by discharging Grant. Night Officer French overheard both sides as Grant returned to work after Hawley officials settled the incident.
From the San Francisco Chronicle: modern military science allows smaller men to serve as effectively as larger recruits. Charles Romont of San Francisco, the smallest in the army at 60 inches, received special permission from Washington before enlisting at local recruits. He weighs 112 pounds and aims for infantry, believing his size aids field dodging bullets.
Poem fragment voices pride and duty toward a son, urging readiness to serve country and defend home, praising liberty and bravery as calls rise to action. It presents a lyrical pledge from parent to child within a 19th or early 20th century style periodical.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal a report notes Villa’s health is greatly impaired due to a broken leg rheumatism pneumonia and a grouch that knows no ending. The item frames his condition as worsening and persistent.
In Washington hotel lobbies James Conner of London explains Atlantic war zone routes to avoid U boats preferring southern paths to Liverpool and Londonderry A. Cameron a former delegate questions Republican party gains by blocking a Democrat Speaker Champ Clark favored to be reelected while Miller of Minnesota signals GOP restraint in choosing a Speaker
A. T. Avery, a New York lawyer, says Americans are returning to farming as Florida and Southern states see rising agricultural activity. He notes many wealthy land buyers lack farming experience but see farming as a broad, promising field. Ontario prohibition is praised by J. C. Eaton for improving business, despite initial hotel disruption and limited liquor access in public places.
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