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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
6
The Argonaut cites French reporting that Rochambelite, a new explosive introduced by Feerich, caused demoralizing effects at Verdun. Tested in action, the molten metal detonates with extreme heat and pressure, ripping walls and causing severe injury to Germans, prompting broader use across the front.
The piece warns that Pekinese dogs are highly valued and sold by dealers, who may dye or bleach dogs to achieve desired brown coats. It cautions buyers to avoid street vendors and unreliable sellers, noting the risk of misrepresentation. A humorous aside follows about the conductor collecting fare as the punchline.
A reader quote asks about grounds for divorce in a dated exchange, noting the phrase on what grounds do you break a divorce and mentioning incompatibility as a claimed reason while the husband disputes it.
In far northland briefs from old country Denmark reports Socialists win Copenhagen municipal election with 62,606 votes while Conservatives gain 17 seats 187 votes and Radicals 18,440 votes with six seats Christian Socialists win 4,208 votes and two seats Ane Marie Drejer Denmark's oldest woman dies age 102 Norway vessels sunk by German submarines May prompt Allied alignment Sweden faces fuel shortages and rationing as war pressures grow with new nurse corps and public unrest reports linger on monarchist tensions and aid to wounded forces
A boarding house wag jokes about pool players with a pun about holes and hives. A man asks what hives have to do with playing pool, prompting a brief, humorous exchange.
Chicago man Howard H Gross leads a drive to aid farmers by tapping high school students for farm tasks. Within 24 hours of returning home from Washington he secured board of education approval to release nearly 0,000 students for farm work with full academic credit. Rotary clubs join nationwide effort as thousands subscribe funds and cities adopt the plan, potentially 20,000 or more youths placed on farms.
The navy department lauds Admiral William Shepherd Benson as chief of naval operations and president of the general board. Congress granted his orders the force of secretary of the navy, reflecting high confidence in his leadership and Southern gentlemanly bearing. His career rose rapidly from captain to head of naval operations, following notable commands and duties, including piloting the Utah to the fleet pennant in 1913.
Admiral Peary warns that the United States lacks adequate aerial defense and may be unable to protect inland cities from air attack. He cites New York Chicago and Washington as vulnerable and notes that foreign powers could strike in a single night within weeks.
A city teacher recalls a tale from an eastern city about giving each child a picture to hang at home. The foreign child returned the picture, explaining that four other families shared the same wall while the teacher’s own family had no wall to hang it on, living in the center of a crowded room.
A newlywed couple asks an Atlanta cook for muffin tips. The reply outlines using corn meal, flour, eggs, molasses, sugar, salt, and butter, mixed to the right consistency and baked in a hot oven. The note is signed by Estelle Goodfellow from Mia, Marne.
An advertisement touts freezone as a cheap, quick remedy for corns and calluses. Applied drops dry and shrink the corn, allowing it to be peeled away with a fingernail, claimed by a Cincinnati inventor. The copy urges readers to ask their druggist or order from wholesale houses. A stray line notes marital trouble.
President Wilson will not let army and navy precedents block wartime needs. He plans to retain Major General Scott as army chief of staff beyond his September 22 retirement and to keep Rear Admiral Griffin as navy engineer in chief past his four year detail. Bracketed by retirement expectations, Bliss is noted as a possible successor to Bliss, with P ershing as a potential army chief if needed.
Mrs THom of Mogon Igal Pennsylvania writes that after years of sickness and failed diagnoses she avoided an operation by taking a medicine she began a month earlier. She credits the treatment with curing cramps and chronic pain and urges others to consider it.
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