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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
1
A sweeping analysis warns of severe economic decline in Russia driven by sanctions, dwindling investment, and energy revenue volatility. Experts say only a miracle or drastic policy change could avert deeper recession and social distress.
Petrograd reports an acute crisis as workmen press for huge wage demands, threatening to shutter factories critical to national defense. Finance Minister Shingaroft warns only miracle can avert economic ruin, while Socialist ministers push for ending the war as a remedy. Cooperation within a new Commission falters amid diverging views between Finance and Labor Ministers. Analysis across Petrograd Moscow Donets and Ural districts shows widespread disorganization and possible factory closures within months if demands persist.
The administration’s food survey bill, the first major food control measure, passed the House without a record vote. It would fund an immediate $14.77 million investigation of U.S. food resources and efforts to boost production, with Senate debate ongoing. The Agriculture Department plans a rapid estimate within three weeks and will mobilize 17,000 staff and 160,000 volunteer crop reporters once law. The plan includes regular monthly updates and a possible six month final report, with Herbert Hoover named to lead the food administration. An amendment would require employing women where feasible, and other proposals would enable military service for workers or allow citizens to refuse travel for testimony.
Mrs J B Roberta of East St Louis Illinois recalls using Chamberlains Cough Remedy last winter to relieve and loosen a severe coughing spell in her young son whooping cough and severe cold. She says it is the only medicine kept in the house with the highest confidence.
A national call to arms asserts the duty to produce food, defend the nation, and finance the war effort. It praises Allied sacrifices in Belgium and France, urges rapid American mobilization, and frames victory as saving liberty, civilization, and women and children from barbarism. The piece stresses Wilson’s leadership and the moral imperative to defeat Germany and its allies on Europe’s soil.
War Department reports Washington dispatch shows strict enforcement of the liquor ban around military camps and for officers in uniform. Hotels refuse service to uniformed officers. penalties include fines up to 1000 dollars or imprisonment. Secretary Baker urges state cooperation to remove immoral influences and warns camps may be moved if conditions don’t improve.
Migration of tens of thousands of Negro workers from the South to the North has sparked race riots in cities like New York and St. Louis. A three thousand strong mob beat injuring several, halted transit, and threatened a jail, while police failed to stop the violence as ambulances ferried the injured to hospitals. The piece argues Northern sympathy often masks hostility to Black workers and warns against moving North seeking labor.
The Charlotte Observer argues the wartime registration will abolish the tramp as a recognized occupation. After June 5, every man must have a job, with guards at rail crossings enforcing compliance. Hobos, hikers, and loiterers face removal and possible confinement as the nation shifts to postwar order.
The article advises tailoring diet to age and constitution, warns that those with weak stomachs must eat slowly and chew thoroughly, and keep bowels regular. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen the stomach and promote bowel movement and notes they are easy and pleasant to take.
Mr I J Roberts a prominent merchant from near Wentworth visited town Saturday and said the region planted the largest corn crop ever known this year.
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