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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
3
A pregnancy guidance promo extols Mother's Friend a self applied remedy to ease pregnancy strain and morning sickness. The ad claims benefits for abdomen and breasts and offers a free expectant mothers book from Bradfield Regulator Company in Atlanta.
Justice officials plan speedy trials for suspected treason cases as Columbus arrests headline a nationwide push to crush plotters. Registration rules on exemptions are clarified with no forced claims, while food export price controls and shipping arrangements loom in Washington debates.
The Food Administration plans actions to quell discontent over food prices and restrictions in the United States. Officials urge no riots while regulations are implemented and pledge to prioritize American needs before allies.
Thirty Porto Rican youths who recently registered for enlistment arrived in New York aboard a steamer to join the United States Army. Authorities tighten lines to curb young men fleeing to Cuba and other countries to avoid service.
Boston reports Joseph Wake land and his wife were awakened and jailed in Melrose for the murder of their seven year old daughter Loretta, killed a year ago. District Attorney Nathan Tufts reopened the inquiry, replacing prior theories and bringing fresh charges in police court. Loretta was last seen after being sent home from school and her body found in woods near the school path.
The Star lists daily quotations from local buyers for butter creamery butter eggs potatoes and grains. Prices appear incomplete with several items garbled but reflect market activity and retail versus wholesale indicators.
Prices for eggs butter live poultry hay corn sheep and lambs cattle and calves are listed with ranges. Quotations for cattle are updated only on Tuesdays and include various grades and weights for steers heifers cows calves and calves with extra veal values noted.
Amsterdam June 1 Emperor Charles speech in the Austrian Reichsrat drew German satisfaction. Berlin telegram says Germans valued his hint that allies might follow Russia toward war time modifications and that Austria Hungary and Germany back negotiations if a suitable conference can be arranged. He promised to rule constitutionally and to assure equality among the empire’s many races, strengthening his position.
A wealthy banker J H Keep in Springfield has paid 6000 to kidnappers for his son Roy who was abducted from home. A note with the child’s dress piece demanded the money and a midnight route. A 500 man posse searched the countryside amid threats of lynching while Keep awaited word that the payment secured the child. The abduction occurred Wednesday night during a dance at the family home.
June 1. Russian artillery opened a vigorous bombardment of German positions along the Riga river front ending a near armistice. The war office reports great damage to the German lines and intensified aerial activity. An enormous explosion disrupted enemy positions.
The text notes France’s emblem fleur de lis and England’s rose as national symbols. It says Spain lacks an official flower though the carnation is popular. The United States has no national flower but goldenrod has been proposed. several states have official flowers including Alabama Kentucky Missouri Nebraska and Georgia Iowa North Dakota and New York with various roses. Other states chose violet bitterroot rhododendron and mountain laurel. The Magnolia is linked with the Confederacy.
A Navy monitor blocked outbound ships at the Narrows listing no official port order. Officials gave no statement while Washington said no formal order existed, fueling rumors about naval action at New York Harbor.
Lieut Claude R. Cammer of Leicester is chosen by the War Department as one of the officers from the Fort Myer training camp to report June 5 at Governor's Island New York for field service presumably in France. A VM I graduate and Shenandoah Valley Academy former commander Cammer recently joined the officers reserve corps and has been on duty since May 14. The camp at Fort Myer trains over 2,500 men for commissions, and this honor is based on merit.
In the Circuit Court of Frederick County the Union Bank of Winchester and Clementine M. Kiger are involved in a decree from the April 1917 term. A Master Commissioner will determine real estate, liens, priorities, and reported assets, with a consolidation to the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester case. A June 38 date fixes the reference execution in Winchester Virginia, with notice to all interested parties.
A compact quotation on recovery and recompense by John Ruskin, linking proper restitution to productive amusement and fulfillment in labor. The line contrasts work’s rightful recoupment with growth like petals from a fruitful flower.
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