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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
1
The U S Transport Steamship Antilles was struck by a German torpedo while en route from the war zone toward home. No casualties are reported as the vessel sustains damage and proceeds to safety.
The Army transport Antilles was torpedoed while convoyed by American destroyers. About 167 saved, 70 missing or dead, including 16 soldiers and four Navy enlisted men. Officers survived. two junior engineer officers and one more engineer officer among the dead. Names of some missing sailors published. others withheld until muster rolls.
Indiana officials consider a statewide nut drive to aid soldiers in France with nut kernels from Hoosier trees. The report covers September weather, crop yields, frost damage, and notes improvements in oats and potatoes, with mixed results for tobacco and apples.
Indiana utility plants report closing plans within two weeks due to coal shortages. Artificial gas will continue only while coal lasts. Rainbow division soldiers at Camp Mills receive Christmas care packages from the Cheer Society. Mrs. A M Glossbrenner praises Indiana troops and kitchens at the camp and notes pride in the rainbow regiment representing all 92 counties.
Washington October 22 The naval situation in the submarine zone was reported to the White House by Secretary of the Navy Daniels The president was told the exact disposition of American sea fighters in the U boat zone and the progress made against the Kaiser's underwater craft The menace of the submarine has been eliminated through operation of the fleet
Mrs. Jennie Conrad of Lake county, a 5,000 acre farmer, attended the state woman's council of defense meeting in the statehouse and Farm and Garden association in Chicago. She urged a drafted labor army to raise food for allied armies, with resolutions endorsed by Indiana women and to be presented to the state council.
Donations flood in from readers as the Riley project to send an ambulance to Italian battlefields grows beyond Indiana. East West North and South supporters offer money and likely further help to honor James Whitcomb Riley.
Public guidance from Forte Harrison outlines U S postage rules for parcels to American Expeditionary Forces in Europe. Limits include fourteenth weight caps and 12 cent per pound rates for parcel post, with stamps, sender address, and unit designation required. money orders possible but registered mail may lack indemnity. avoid currency in letters.
Indiana has pledged one million dollars as its share of thirty five million dollars set by the National Young Men's Christian Association war council to continue relief work among soldiers of the allied nations in Europe.
Washington experts urge small growers to store potatoes under proper conditions to cut losses from sweating, rot, frost, and disease. Key steps include ventilation, drying after digging, careful sorting of diseased tubers, and using well-lit, cool storage for seed potatoes to improve future yields.
A Richmond Times Dispatch fragment recalls a young Whiffer meeting the Lotserox family. The narrative notes Lotserox guiding him through a door to land among a flower bed on the lawn during a late night encounter.
A draftsman draws plans from given instructions and serves as an assistant to a mechanical engineer. He creates the plans for machines and engines as directed by the engineer, translating ideas into technical drawings for production.
The Sedan fight near Mezieres on the Meuse ends with Wimpffen's surrender of 72,000 French troops and 558 guns. The victory costs the Germans 9,000, while French losses reach 17,000. The battle signals the collapse of the Second Empire and the rise of the republic.
The text cites methods of raising money during wars by currency manipulation. It notes Paris gendarmerie raids on a Plaine Montrouge house that housed a counterfeit factory ordered by Napoleon and Austrian and Russian notes intended for the Russian campaign. It also mentions Duke of Wellington targeting counterfeiters during the Peninsular War to covertly fund invasion efforts.
A health authority urges open windows at all times to ensure fresh air. It argues dampness and chill come from insufficient ventilation and that rain or shine one should let in air rather than try to block it. It notes even savages exposed to weather stay healthier.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses advising as a trait, noting youth and adults show interest in human affairs and willingness to accept responsibility. It contrasts those who let the world proceed with rigid restraint against those whose nature remains intact and open to guidance.
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