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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1917

Page

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Texans in martial law after Houston riot by Twenty fourth infantry

Gen James Parker ordered the Twenty fourth United States infantry battalions at Houston and Waco moved to Columbus New Mexico as martial law governs Houston after a mob of Black soldiers attacked whites. Rioting left 16 dead including Capt J W Mattes and several police officers. With many mutineers at large, a general court martial will seek death for mutiny.

San Antonio Tex James Parker Southern Department Columbus N. M Twenty-fourth United States Infantry Houston Waco Twentyfourth United States Infantry Ristera J. W. Mattes Battery A Second Mminous Field Artillery Second Illinois Field Artillery Tra D. Rainey Rufe Daniels Smith Sutton H. J. Meinke Earl Fendler A.R. Corstens Manuel Garredo Fred &. Winkler Bryant Watson Nerro Twenty-fourth Infantry M. D. Everton E. M. Jones A. Thompson W. Wright Ality Joseph Mattes

Ferguson to Take Stand in Texas Impeachment Case

Gov. Tomes Ferguson is summoned to appear before the Texas Senate at ten o clock Wednesday to answer impeachment charges brought by the House. The senate rules committee aims to complete procedural guidelines, drawing on prior impeachment trials of Gov. Sulzan and Land Commissioner McCaughey for reference.

Texas Senate Austin Tex Tomes TM Ferguson John D. McCall House Sulzan New York Trian McCaughey

French Troops Capture Hill 304 at Verdun

Paris reports a French attack on the Meuse left bank from Avecourt wood to Dead Man's Hill capturing Hill 304 and Camard wood with fortified works. Prisoners taken as French advance about two kilometers. Also hill 364 seized and Verdun front largely in French hands. German evacuation of Hill 804 noted. war department lists 107,780 prisoners since April 9.

Paris Meuse Avecourt Wood Dead Man's Hill War Office Camard Wood Haucourt Wood Bethincourt Hancourt Hethincourt Verdun Berlin Hill 804 Verdun Front British War Department

U S aid rejection of pope peace proposals stated

Washington says the United States will reject Pope Benedicts peace proposals as they ignore the need to overthrow German autocracy. The State Department releases a telegram from President Wilson to the Russian National Council in Moscow, extending greetings and pledge of aid.

Washington United States Benedict Germany State Department Great Council of the Russian People Moscow National Council of Assembly Russia Great Council Woodrow Wilson

German steamer Renata Leonhart torpedoed off Dutch coast

A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Rotterdam reports the German steamer Renata Leonhart sailing from Rotterdam to a German port was torpedoed by a submarine near the Dutch coast and sank in deep water. An Amsterdam dispatch says it probably sank outside Dutch territorial waters.

London Daily Telegraph Rotterdam Renata Leonhart Amsterdam

Policemen and Firemen Eligible for Draft Retained

New York August 28 policemen and firemen eligible for draft will not be excised from military service according to a communication from Provost Marshal General Crowder to Police Commissioner Weeds. The note clarifies exemptions while noting their readiness to serve.

VU. S&s New York Crowder Weeds

Italians Seize Prisoners as Isonzo Front Advances

Dispatches from Rome report heavy Italian gains in the Austro Italian battle on the Isonzo. Italian forces claim 23 600 Austrians taken prisoner and 75 large guns captured as they push toward Trieste and the Istrian objective with Austrian losses near 100 000.

Rome Carso Ministera Count Cadorna Italy Goritz Trieste Isonzo Victor Emanuel Tit Monte Santo Lonssea Cursa

Hoover Urges Farm Help to Feed Allies in War Effort

Federal food chief Herbert C. Hoover told 226 farm journal representatives at the Hotel Sherman that coordinated national farming is vital to win the war. He forecast difficulties in solving food problems and warned that Allied women and children must be fed to prevent severe consequences at home and abroad.

Chicago Herbert C. Hoover United States Hoover Sherman Atlantic Canada England France Flanders America Interior Departments of Labor and Bericulure Suntea Aeeene Mapich Kansas Iota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota W!sin United Svatea Canadetbour Postischa Superintendent of Immigration Ottawa J. Beenghtes W. Adama Chicaro Madmans Jefferson Ave Detroit Mich

Wheat Pit Goes Quiet as Hoover Order Ends Trading

Chicago at noon Saturday marked the end of wheat trading as dictated by Hoover. Brokers responded with notable patriotism and cheer, making the pit's silence a striking wartime moment. No dissent appeared, only a buoyant, exuberant mood among traders in the once-hectic market.

Chicago Hoover

Negroes Put In Stockade After Houston Riot Arrests

National guard infantry under Maj. H. Bradford, Jr. arrived from Houston to Columbus New Mexico. Nine teenth Infantry troops guarded suspects tied to the Mous ton flotilla incident. Those implicated were jailed in a stockade while others were disarmed and held in designated quarters.

Columbus N. M Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Houston Tex

First of drafted men will go to camp Sept. 5

Washington announces two major orders on mobilizing the National Army. Most men will be deferred. only 5 percent of those drafted go to camp September 5, with the rest on later dates. White men with certain skills receive early precedence in the initial 6 percent.

Washington Wilson

U S LENDS RUSS MILLIONS TO PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT

The United States loaned 1200 million dollars to the Russian provisional government reinforcing Washington’s faith in Russia’s new democracy. Secretary Lansing affirmed continued U S confidence despite reports from Russia, stating the Petrograd government strengthens politically and militarily, based on confidential dispatches.

Washington United States The Treasury Lansing State Department Russia Baals Petrograd Lanskoy Sai

New Officers Camp Opens at Fort Sheridan

Fort Sheridan Ith Aug 27 The officers reserve camp to train leaders for the second batch of 500000 National Army recruits opened today Col James A Tt Ryan commands the camp Provisional training regiments totals Michigan 619 Wisconsin 518 Illinois 1203 255 total 1519 Kansas 426 Missouri 676 Colorado 3 total 1104 plus 113 126 men per company 12 companies 119 plus men per company

Fort Sheridan Ith National Army James A. Tt. Ryan Michigan Wisconsin Eleventh Provisional Training Regiment Illinois Fourteenth Provisional Training Regiment Kansas Missouri Colorado

Cardboard limb helps Paris patient walk after amputation

A Dantah hospital doctor in Paris has devised a cardboard leg enabling a patient to walk without crutches two days after amputation. Made from two thin cardboard pieces and bandages soaked in an ether solution, the devices fit like peg tops and provide early exercise and air. The aid lasts six months to a year, until a permanent artificial limb is ready.

9 Hospital Paris

Horse Chestnuts for Food in Human Diet Plan

An effort is underway to adapt horse chestnuts for human consumption. The nuts are largely starch and sugar with some protein and fat, offering nutrition if bitter elements and irritating saponins such as glucosides can be removed.

Woman praises Pinkham remedies for health restoration

Mrs Exsie J. Van Der Sande of Paterson New Jersey credits Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with restoring her health after back pains irregularity and fatigue. She urges other women to try the products and seek special advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.

N. J Pinkham B.pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Exsie J. van der. Sande New York St Paterson

Crops on Wheels Shake Up New Jersey Markets

Bumper crops move via motor trucks into city markets, boosting freshness and speed. Farmers increasingly own auto trucks, replacing horses and wagons, reducing dependency on rail schedules and freight rates. A lighthearted Army anecdote follows about an orderly who hides under a table during a mess hall visit and delivers a witty reply about compliance.

New Jersey Jersey

Freezone Corn Remover Promises Fast Results

An ad touts a cheap ether compound named freezone that claims to remove corns and calluses instantly by application. A Cincinnati inventor markets it, noting it dries and shrivels the corn, allowing removal by fingers, with druggists asked to order it if unavailable. A stray joke about carp and Germans appears in the text.

Cincinnati

Drill Sergeant Admonishes Jones For Errant Steps

In a terse wartime phonetic outburst Paessing Bhow orders the company to change step with Private Jones singled out as out of line. The remark mocks Jones and implies reluctance to trouble him again. The text notes quino may pursue his own affairs for steady employment.

Jones Little Jones Private Jones

Not What He Said Officer Reprimands troops at Djangpolls Street

A newly commissioned lieutenant drilled his company on Tndjangpolls Street. A misstep led soldiers to confront a G-foot fence. The officer halted the march and urged men to follow his commands rather than their instincts.

Lettenfint Ap Tndjangpolls Indianapolis News

Minor Wardrobe Misprint Sparks Tent Confusion

Reader letters recount a garbled instruction about a khaki camping skirt and loose fit. A misread line prompts a correction clarifying tent assignment for a boy, with confusion over who shares which space and for whom the camping gear is intended.

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