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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
3
President Wilson signed the conscription bill and rejected the idea of organizing volunteer divisions led by former President Roosevelt. He stressed the draft's primacy, outlined registration for ages twenty-one to thirty, and announced National Guard mobilization beginning July and August.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt urges volunteers for his proposed division to disband at once and reach the front or aid the country at home. The President issues on Friday deny Roosevelt's request for service abroad provoked a vigorous reply.
A massive blaze in Atlanta on May 22 swept through the Negro and warehouse districts, destroying hundreds of homes and biens in the Ponca de Leon Avenue area. Wind-driven flames forced dynamiting by troops and firefighters, leaving thousands homeless. one death reported, Miss Bessie Hodges, from shock.
Judge Crowder and the draft authorities finalize registration plans ahead of June 5 for all males aged twenty one to thirty inclusive. Aliens must register and declare nationality. exemptions apply only to farmers or dependents as defined. Married men may be drafted if wives and children lack financial support.
President Wilson asked Herbert C. Hoover to run the nations emergency food administration during the war. Hoover accepted without pay. Appointment authority comes from a bill in Congress and proposed independent board control to avoid permanent bureaucratic power.
In a practice shelling incident aboard an armed American steamer bound for Europe two Chicago Red Cross nurses died Edith Ayres and Helen Burnett Wood and a third, Emma Matzen, was wounded. Base hospital No. 1 members were aboard, about 200 aboard including 60 nurses. Official cause withheld.
New York May 22 Judge Cushman ordered one year in prison for Capt. Franz Rintelen of the German navy David Lamar and H B Martin for conspiring to interfere with munitions shipments to the Entente in 1915. Bail set at 25000 10000 and 35000 respectively pending appeal. Other defendants Weank Buchanan Herman Schulters Jacob Taylor had bail set at 5000 each.
President Wilson directs a division of regular troops led by Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing to France as soon as practicable. About 28,000 men, primarily infantry, with 4.7-inch guns and 4.3-inch howitzers, will depart under Pershing and staff, preceded by transports guarded by cruisers and destroyers. Marines, 2,800 strong under Col. Charles A. Doyen, will follow to join the European front at the earliest practicable moment.
Paris reports that French forces attacked in the Moronvilliers area and forced the Germans from strong positions, taking more than 800 prisoners as hundreds of German bodies lay in shel ters. London notes heavy British artillery overrun a defense segment near Crossillas and Bullecourt, with 3,000 yards of the Batterburg line missing. Berlin says Germans on the Arras front held most positions except one trench evacuated during a British attack across an 81 mile front. the French gained footholds on Mount Carnillet and Mount Ketl.
Washington reports the federal trade commission says bituminous coal shortages on railroads exist not from lack of coal but from transportation constraints. Producers are blamed for high prices, while the commission notes ample coal in mines to meet current and expanded demand.
Hundreds of tons of fruit seeds once discarded by California canneries are now sold as fuel. The seeds burn with intense glow and are smokeless, offering a practical energy source comparable to hard coal. Popular Mechanics notes their rising use and value in industrial fuel markets.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as the easy solution for corns and calluses. A small bottle costs little and is claimed to remove both hard and soft corns or calluses by direct application, loosening the tissue so it can be lifted out root and all without pain. If not in stock, ask a druggist to order it.
A line of dialogue reveals a neighbor's suspicion as he watches another man dig in his back yard for a week. He debates whether the activity stems from gardening or a sense of patriotic duty, reflecting domestic tension.
An old Yonkers Statesman fragment promotes Cuticura Soap for daily facial cleansing with hot water and proposes free samples by mail. The ad claims rapid skin improvements and offers Cuticura Ointment for pimples after bathing. A brief dialogue follows about a caller and a resident named Katie.
A Plymouth Massachusetts drudgist letter dated June 6 1916 praises Kilmer Swamp Root as the best kidney liver and bladder remedy with no complaints from customers and beneficial results across many cases. The ad invites readers to request a sample by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co Inghamton New York and notes regular bottle sizes sold at drug stores.
A whimsical exchange features a seventh daughter claiming prophecy and a man asking where to raise his wife’s new shoe price. The dialogue wittily contrasts prophecy, shopping, and social insight, ending with a note on a rich man knowing enemies better than friends.
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