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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson urges full government control of railways to mobilize the war effort. He asks Congress to pass prompt legislation granting unified management, guaranteed compensation for owners, and funding as needed to maintain and upgrade the system.
A fragment discusses watch reliability and character comparing men to watches. It notes tests of trustworthiness and consistency, suggesting neither man nor watch is perfect yet highlights the ideal of steady, reliable performance at all times.
The windmill palm Trachycarpus excelsus is noted as the hardiest palm in California among common varieties. It tolerates low temperatures and rough handling, though it does not thrive when boxed.
A fragmented note mentions starfish nitrogen content at about five percent and references minor details about acidity. The text also includes scattered phrases about Japan and an unclear term related to erate ponte.
Indiana to hold local war conferences in every county starting mid January and finishing by March 1. Sections and mass meetings will stress individual responsibility. Everett Colby and Mrs. Raymond Robins will speak on food administration duties after recent Paris and London tours.
The U S department of agriculture war emergency food survey places its agency at 827 Board of Trade building with R B Woolsey in charge to distribute schedules. Copies have been mailed from Washington to most city food dealers and requests may be received by personal or mail.
Mr. Woolsey explains the act of congress mandates all dealers and manufacturers of foods or food materials and holders of large lots to fill out and mail a survey form to the chief of the bureau of markets in Washington DC. Penalties apply for noncompliance. The survey aims to inventory total food stocks to aid conservation and distribution for next season.
The passage outlines a food holdings survey using schedules and questionnaires, inventories of stock held by thousands of representative families, and estimates by the Bureau of Crop Estimates to determine total country holdings as of December 31. The combined totals from three holder classes will yield the nation’s available food supplies.
Indiana banks signaled readiness to finance the state council of defense until legislative appropriation. Notes detailing per-bank allotments are being sent from the state treasurer. The notes will be cashed and the funds returned to the state. The total amount is not specified in readable text.
Harry B. Smith the Indiana adjutant general designates a brigadier general to lead the new Indiana state militia brigade. He brings forty years of military service and is favored for command of the federalized National Guard contingent, as state militia organization nears completion with numerous officer appointments.
Ice manufacturers in Indiana fear a severe ammonia shortage for the year due to high government use for munition production. H P DePrez of Shelbyville, president of the Indiana Ice Dealers association, convened the executive committee at the Hotel Severin in Indianapolis to discuss the crisis. The annual dealers convention is set for mid February.
The Merchants' Shipbuilding Corporation of Philadelphia opens an inspection agency in Gary to hasten steel part production for ocean-going ships assembled on the Eastern seaboard. Gary plants of Indiana Steel and American Bridge provide keels ribs and plates for ocean liners under government contracts.
Next summer Indiana may host three government aviation fields. A contract for a 500000 dollar substation at the Indianapolis Speedway has been let, with strong likelihood of a station near Evansville and Flora under consideration as a site.
At a Rotary club luncheon J M Christy announced a farm near Seelyville donated for training 200 or more boys in farming for war purposes this spring. Christy offers expert farming instruction and Mrs Christy serves as cook for the program starting in April with groups of about 15 boys each.
London Jan 8 Premier Lloyd George outlined Britain's war aims and the terms for a peace conference. He insisted on self determination, treaty sanctity, and an international armament curb, while detailing territorial and national rights for Belgium Alsace Lorraine Poland Romania and Turkey, with neutralized Dardanelles and protected colonial peoples.
Two operators narrowly escaped as a planned wreck in Georgia went wrong during a moving picture shoot. An engine plowed into a box car, sending the crew scrambling while cameras captured the near catastrophe. A photographer survived by leaping into mud, and another barely dodged the locomotive as it crashed into a trench.
A compilation of short notices across Indiana towns reports service disruptions on the Valparaiso & Northern Interurban, egg embargo actions in Indianapolis, a teen death from tetanus in Fairland, a fatal train strike near Lafayette, and multiple local accidents, civic actions, and notable events in cities including Boonville, Westfield, Alexandria, Crawfordsville, Petersburg, Greencastle, Huntington, Bedford, Evansville, Greensburg, and Lafayette.
Irazu volcano near Cartago Costa Rica shows eruption signs. Residents of San Jose and nearby towns feel uneasy as authorities monitor activities and issue warnings amid rising tensions.
Fragmentary text notes political slang about slackers in Oregon and Washington with references to numbers and dates, suggesting a wartime or civic morale undertone. The legible pieces point to a debate or public sentiment rather than a clear event.
In Cold Springs New York Arthur Hoag of Milan in Duchess county discovers 60 pounds of honey bees stored in a partition as the village sugar supply runs low. Rae Hoag his son finds and rouses the bees injuring himself as he fights them off with the nest’s counterattack.
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