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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
6
The piece notes renewed Russian offensive under Kerensky near Brzezany and Lemberg, prisoners taken and morale rising, while Allied observers praise artillery and supply improvements. It also reports German espionage, U boat threats, Allied responses, and ongoing Franco-British actions in Belgium and the Azores, plus unrest in Germany and Greece.
Dr L H Pommel of Ames identifies Burma beans as poisonous after receiving samples from Graettingar and notes they are used as food in India but should not be eaten in the U S. He says the beans resemble lima beans but are smaller and darker. The piece also covers Iowa war expenses road surveys law changes and public notices.
The brief items report diverse world events including new US loan talks, Carranza diplomacy, James W. Gerard’s retirement, Thompson Buchanan’s enlistment, explosions at an Interstate Sanitation plant, a German U-boat sinking claims, IWW arrests near El Paso, a gas incident aboard a German sub crew, a Chicago socialite engaged to Governor Cox, British WWI prisoner counts, Niagara’s Maid of the Mist retirement, and rail rate increases by the Interstate Commerce Commission affecting eastern railways.
Vienna reports the first Austrian line near Stanislau fell after a two day battle. Russians captured over 7,000 men and forty eight guns west of Stanislau, with Russian cavalry reaching the Lukya river as pursuit continued. The Austrian war office admitted defeat amid heavy fighting.
Readable fragment shows closing, bid prices, and varying quotes for wheat, rye, timothy, clover, and cattle. Includes per bushel and per hundredweight figures, with entries for hocks, hogs, sheep, and calves, reflecting futures or spot quotations and market activity.
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