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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
1
Washington reports more than ten thousand Americans registered as the nation mobilizes for war. The draft system will select about one thousand men to bear arms, while many registrants declined to answer whether they are exempt due to dependents or disability. Officials say nearly one million may be needed in the initial call.
Washington outlines a plan to provide a flat $4000 government life insurance policy for every American service member, with premiums adjusted by age and rank. The proposal, prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury, would be arranged before American troops are sent to France and funded through a nationwide effort.
Washington hosts Confederate veterans during their reunion on Pennsylvania Avenue. Survivors from the Civil War era march past the White House as the president reviews the procession for the first time since the United Confederate Veterans formed. Outside former Confederate states the gathering marks their twenty month event.
An armed American steamer reportedly sank a German submarine after a lengthy fighting session lasting about ninety minutes. The submarine fired 96 shots while the steamer fired 26, with the final shot striking and causing the submarine to rise and then vanish beneath the waves.
Reports from the Atine front describe Hritteh and Upitieh offensives with 62,006 prisoners captured and 1000 officers eluding capture. May brings German claims of 12,000 ranks and 209 officers seized on the western front while battles near Ypres emphasize heavy gunfire and strategic maneuvers.
Oregon voters approve a 4 million road bond measure to fund a permanent highway system. Multnomah County shows strong support. George L. Baker and L. Daly win for mayor of Portland, with ACL Barbar and John M. Mann named city commissioners.
A fatal street confrontation near Manhattan’s Sixth Avenue and Broadway led to multiple injuries and arrests. District Attorney Lillowine ordered investigations as shipping board officials consider wartime cargo measures amid calls for wooden ship orders and wartime economic controls.
Seattle resident Mo Williams and the secretary of a late petition drive tied to a referendum on heredity prohibition law. The petitions reportedly carried about 24,200 names with 23,857 verified signatures as part of the 2017 legislative era reform efforts.
Benson, a presidential candidate at the Taet election, threatens to resign from the party platform and repudiates positions adopted at a St Louis meeting, signaling a potential shift in policy and leadership.
Fragmentary early colonial note about the first theater in Virginia at Williamsburg and references to The Merchant of Venice as performed, with scattered mentions of performers, public reaction, and a law from Massachusetts in 1740s affecting performances. The fragmented text cites prices and local context but is incomplete.
A fragment from a curious text describes ritual bath practices and fantastical elements amid garbled names. It references a character’s extreme heat and steam ritual, a border state, and odd mating of water from a stove with other waters, framed in a surreal narrative voice.
Fragmentary text discusses possum meat and a comment on a white monkey or ape figure. Mentions a discovery described as excelente and references a person with a negey role in a buldated appearance. Details are unclear and may be corrupted.
Reading shows mixed commodity quotes including wheat at about 2.48 per bushel, dairy butter creamery at 37, alfalfa at 28, mohair around 50 per unit, and wool prices listed for Eastern Oregon. Several misread names appear like Minnlon, Timothy, Nurley No 1, and Ruston. figures vary with inconsistent spellings.
A fragment discusses honesty and the rule that lost objects should be returned to their original place. It mentions an American tourist in Capri and a watch and coin recovered, with emphasis on keeping items intact and not disturbing their position for easier return.
A collage of odd notes on Japanese salaries and corporate bonuses, noting directors earning large yearly bonuses despite modest salaries. A joke about a lawyer carrying law books to court for judges, and a homespun quip about luck and an accident policy after a leg injury.
A man endures the death of his wife and the loss of his cow in the same week. Neighbors console with jokes about a new wife, but he notes none offer to replace the cow. He comments that while others seek him another wife no one offers another cow.
A garbled London Telegraph quote shows a barber taunting a near bald man about a haircut and declaring it “Good.” The patient respondent proclaims inner strength and a resolve to move forward, though the text remains incomplete and unclear.
Washington federal leader Herbert C Hoover urged a broader vegetable diet to conserve staples for the nation. He told housewives in July that substituting vegetables in rural areas could ease transportation and save tens of millions of bushels of wheat and large sugar amounts next winter.
German assaults on the French positions at Mount Camllet and the Heights of the Teton and the Casque near Moronvilliers were repelled after fierce fighting. French three inch shells and machine gun fire thinned German ranks, with daily counterattacks continuing along the Almne Cham pagne and Chemin des-Dames sectors. The Vauclere and Californie plateaus saw renewed effort, but French positions held with some gains near Proidmont farm.
Paris adopts a resolution by 453 to 55 in secret session demanding peace terms that include returning Alsace Lorraine to France and reparations for damage in invaded areas. The measure, supported by the government, also backs a league of nations, with Premier Ribot stressing national sovereignty and frank diplomacy.
President Wilson assured Northwest wheat growers that the government will protect producers in marketing crops and intends to keep prices high enough to stimulate production. He said there is no plan to fix minimum prices, relying instead on continued high production prices without such a measure. Berlin Reports Portuguese in Battle. Four German airplanes Lost In Raid.
The lumber committee of the Council of National Defense estimates two billion feet of lumber will be needed within the next year for war purposes, signaling a major shift in supply and production to meet military demand.
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