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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
2
Mrs Jenniz Moyer of 342 E North St Lima Ohio says a displacement left her unable to stand straight. After using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she recovered in two months. She a former midwife urges other women to try the remedies and offers to answer letters.
A collage of snippets from a vintage paper includes ads for wallpaper making grand claims using leather waste and a cure for eye inflammation, jokes about self starters and submarines, a tale of Sydney and Stanley, window gardening scenes in London, a quip about age guessing, and a brief note on diplomacy from Puck.
The nation is urged to practice thrift in households to aid the war effort. Women can feed and clothe armies by planning economical balanced meals, preserving produce, repairing garments, and using vegetables beans and milk as meat substitutes. Every edible fragment should be kept from waste.
W L Saunders chairman of the naval advisory board announced a government submission of a plan to curb German submarine raids on maritime commerce. He described the device as practical not theoretical and tested along the Atlantic coast. The plan features offensive operations on a large scale as part of the effort.
Washington Attorney General Gregory publicly praised German Americans for their lawfulness since war with Germany began. He announced only 125 arrests in the country for enemy aliens failing to follow Wilson's proclamation, commending foreign-born citizens for their conduct since the war declaration.
Reports from London say British lines remain intact near Bullecourt after a German attack failed to breakthrough the Hindenburg line. Northwest of St. Quentin Germans also failed to regain ground east of Levergaler, per the war office. Martial law declared in Bohemia. all newspapers suspended. Textile wage rise set for 20 000 cotton mill workers in Lowell effective May 14. Norwegian steamers Hectoria and Langland sunk by submarines. crews saved. Ensign D R Van Kirk fell 1,000 feet into Pensacola Bay during a plane incident.
French army reports a major victory northeast of Soissons and along the Soissons to Laon sector. About four miles of advance, control of plateau near Cerny and Caronne, and hills above the Ailette valley. 4300 prisoners taken, plus 1000 on May 4, with heavy German losses.
Petrograd reports a clash between rival parties on Nevsky Prospect with shots fired. An officer and a girl are said killed, several wounded. Workers, women, and boys march past a banner calling for the temporary government’s removal as soldiers and workmen’s councils claim power rests with the people’s representatives.
Tennessee youths slated for the Fort Oglethorpe officers training camp starting May 14 may receive 100 dollars monthly under a possible congressional act. Representative Dent, chair of the House military committee, said the War Department favored payment.
Reports from government agents describe revolts in Tepic Jalisco Guanajuato and Irapuato Central Mexico. Gen Garcia Chavez of the Carranza army denounces the new president and fights in Jalisco severing links between Guadalajara and Irapuato. Gen Orozco Pena, Carranza paymaster general, is said to have revolted in Tepic.
Harley Hopkins of Whitehall Wisconsin, great grandson of Johns Hopkins founder, walked 140 miles to Chicago and Madison with no food or sleep to join the Marines. He was initially rejected but reexamined after a meal and passed.
London dispatch reports Stockholm's largest Socialist demonstration concluded calmly as crowds filled streets with banners calling for more food and better living conditions. Hundreds of children joined the event while special police maintained order throughout the gathering.
Chicago Red Cross officials urge women nationwide to knit socks for Uncle Sam's soldiers. Millions of pairs are needed as a marching soldier wears out a pair every eight weeks amid heavy fighting on the Roumanian front. The war office reports severe fighting has begun on that front.
War Department issues instructions for carrying out the new national army draft. Governors head registration, sheriffs and clerks run county operations, and mayors in cities over 30,000 appoint registration boards. Volunteers urged, sworn registrars, blanks supplied, and absentee procedures detailed.
Washington reports the administration bill to grant title to seized German ships was blocked again in the House. Mr Mann objected. Seventy one German and Austrian merchant ships seized by the government will be repaired and ready for commission in five months unless hidden damage is found, adding 535 722 tons to the US merchant marine. Honolulu negotiations reportedly end with Matson Navigation to tow the interned German vessels in Hawaiian ports to the Pacific coast for repairs and eventual war use.
The document outlines absentee and sick registration rules. Absentees and those away from home may register by mail, with instructions on where to apply depending on location. The sixth day after the president's proclamation sets deadlines for registration, and officials in cities over 30,000 must follow city clerks.
Secretary McAdoo asked 27 513 national and state banks and trust companies to receive subscriptions for a 2 000 000 000 bond issue and to telegraph rough estimates of amounts for their institutions and patrons. He said banks could render an invaluable service by co operating with the federal reserve banks to ensure success. Subscriptions poured in from most large cities and states, with early reports showing millions in gathered funds. Italy received the first 100 000 000 loan as negotiations continued with other nations, while the second treasury certificate offering drew subscriptions and a possible near term call for proceeds. France's 100 000 000 loan was to be transferred to Ambassador Jusser soon.
Sir Hardman Lever of the British war mission forecast a central purchasing committee in Washington to handle supplies for allied governments, supplanting J P Morgan & Co. He said Germany would face bankruptcy in credit markets after the war and that the allies paid their way by gold, selling securities, and loans, leaving them in good shape despite debts.
Chicago finance and industry leaders pledge to raise a regiment for France. A telegram to Theodore Roosevelt requests confirmation of arrangements, arguing U S troops would shorten the war and demonstrate national strength. Signatories include J Ogden Armour and William Wrigley Jr.
A dated advertisement warns against calomel liver remedies and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone. It claims calomel is mercury and harmful, while Liver Tone is a safe vegetable remedy that cleanses the liver and bowels without salivation. The pitch includes a money back guarantee and suitability for children.
A writer in the New Era reports that famous figures such as Julius Caesar Richard Wagner George Washington Grover Cleveland Robert E Lee John Adams Carter Harrison William Jennings Bryan John L Sullivan Jack Johnson and Stonewall Jackson appear on Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary records though not on visitors registers The piece questions whether aliases or true identities account for these entries and notes the paradox of such notable names linked to the prison system.
Cuticura soap cleanses and purifies while the ointment soothes and heals itching skin and scalp conditions. Daily use prevents minor skin troubles from worsening. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Gutiura Dept. L Boston. Also includes a joke about preferring a surgeon over church minister.
Historical ad copy notes Grove's Tasteless Tonic with quinine and iron as a general tonic. It claims liver support malaria relief blood enrichment and system strengthening priced at 50 cents. Includes a quip from Baltimore American and an ad for La Creole Hair Dressing. Mentions birch bark oil industry growth in the southern states.
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