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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
9
Denunciations of senators and editors echo as Colonel Roosevelt urges suppression of the German language press and deportation of 50 50 Americans. Reports include sinkings by German U boats and a U S convoy, plus mass officer commissions at Fort Sheridan and push for full army strength.
Reports state French troops broke into German positions east of Blxschoote and west of Langemarck, seizing farms and machine guns. Roumanian forces repelled attacks in the Trotus valley then countered, taking prisoners and machine guns. Haig’s troops captured forward positions east of Hooge after a dawn assault. A merchant ship reportedly sank a submarine, but the ship’s name and captain remain secret in light of Capt. Fryatt’s execution. Admiralty announced Burney was replaced by Wemyss, and Anderson becomes naval construction controller. Entente ships bombarded Turkish batteries along Asia Minor, silencing monitors and destroying a drome.
The nation faces a wartime apple harvest with a two bushel per person pledge to aid troops. Faced with a picker shortage, organizers urge chambers of commerce and defense councils to recruit new workers, including women groups and volunteers, through local employers and schools. Emphasis is on first class fruit, bulk sale of culls, and proper storage to avoid heat damage while mobilizing emergency labor.
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson signed food control and consumer measures, appointing Herbert Hoover as food administrator. Hoover outlined aims to stabilize prices, curb extortion, and raise exports to aid allies while ensuring domestic supplies. He warned against exploitation and pledged rapid, constructive regulation of commodities to combat wartime shortages.
A Illinois deal ends a tense five four conference at the Blackstone hotel giving Governor Lowden power to fix coal prices. Chief Justice Carter to direct production and distribution while a state coal board and operators' and miners' unions form a joint committee to hear price and transportation issues. The agreement promises saving millions for consumers and a state wide coal supply.
Washington Aug 13 Neutral nations have enlarged gold hoards as a harvest of gold in the war era. The United States now holds about 2 billion dollars in gold, the largest amount any nation has ever had. Since entering the war, gold inflows continue despite heavy war-time sales of supplies.
Fire at the Acton Explosives plant near Gary Indiana, suspected incendiary in origin, destroyed about half of the factory. Two employees named Holt and Cholese were injured. The plant was working on apartment contracts when the blaze broke out. Estimated loss was about one million dollars.
A Fulton New York woman recounts severe female weakness easing after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She barely stood, faced potential operation, and credits the remedy with making her well enough to work. The letter urges other sufferers to write for advice.
A vivid slice of Spokane describing a city of about 50 000 with trout streams and nearby Indians in tepees. It highlights rapid growth after 1858 and 1881 fires, the arrival of a locomotive, 1890s beginnings, and a power-driven boom as the river’s electricity floods canyons, mines, and streets transforming the region.
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