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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
1
American troops march into first trenches in France amid rain and mud. French and American artillery exchange shots as the sector remains quiet under French command. A red haired Irish gunner fired the first American shot, signaling a cautious but determined entry into trench warfare.
General Pershing accompanied General Franchet d Esperey in the French attack on the Aisne front near Soigsons. Pershing entered the French trenches under shell fire and observed German prisoners as American officers watched the advance. British and French forces report progress in Flanders with many prisoners captured and forts and farms at Wanders front taken.
President Wilson spoke as party leader and as an individual urging the woman suffrage issue to voters across states. He met about 100 New York state suffrage supporters in the White House East Room and urged men of all parties to back the cause, while Mrs Nomande R Whitehouse praised the administration and pledged cooperation.
Chicago, Oct. 20. Miss Helen Cudahy eldest daughter of Patrick Cudahy Milwaukee packer and niece of Edward A. Cudahy of Chicago leaped to death from a net in the Atlantic October 19. She was en route to do Red Cross work in France. Cable dispatches from Paris carried the news to her father. Fear of submarines said to have caused the act. Authorities believe her mind was deranged.
Frank A. Scott resigns as chairman of the War Industries Board on October 27 citing ill health. He steps down after serving in the key wartime agency guiding production and allocation of materials.
Allied war reports detail Austro German forces breaking through to northern Italy, capturing Olvidale and Gorica on the Isonzo as Italian troops retreat. Official notes claim 100000+ Italian prisoners and 700+ guns seized, with Rome announcing left flank breakthrough and strategic withdrawals to plan. Evacuation of the Bainsizza plateau followed pressure from the drive.
The navy announced an American Luckenbach steamer fought a German submarine on October 18. Nine crew and armed guard were wounded, two seriously. A French seaport reported the ship escaped after nearly four hours of fighting with 234 submarine shots fired and the steamer firing back over 200 shots.
Kee and Chapell Dairy of Chicago, a leading wholesale and retail firm, orders its eleven receiving branches to pay 3 dollars per 100 pounds for milk starting November 4 for five months. The move paves the way for coordinated action against producers and will reduce the retail price to 12 cents per quart from that date.
Indianapolis October 26 John P White resigned as president of the United Mine Workers of America. He will be succeeded by Frank J Hayes vice president of the union. White will travel to Washington Sunday to become adviser to Harry A Garfield national fuel administrator.
Rio Janeiro Brazil Oct 27 deputies vote 149 to 1 to declare that a state of war exists with Germany President Braz approves proclamation tribunes fill chamber benches debaters discuss martial law and the president is authorized to adopt measures for national defense and public security in line with his October 25 message
Petrograd reports a German retreat of about 15 miles in the Riga region near the Pskoff highroad and Little Jaeger river sector as Russian vanguards press the front. Germans destroyed bridges and roads while evacuating Kronstadt area as civilians begin naval base evacuation.
Washington on October 29 the White House announced a general increase of 45 cents per ton for bituminous coal. The move comes as miners seek a pay raise, with president Wilson acting after a Fuel Administrator Gateley letter urging higher prices to meet wage demands.
President Wilson appeals to every home and public eating place to pledge support to the food administration and join family enrollment week to ensure nationwide food conservation and cooperation for wartime aims. In Columbus, authorities reveal plots to destroy grain and food stores, prompting the marshal to demand eight watchmen for such facilities.
Secretary McAdoo declares the second Liberty loan an overwhelming success with the maximum of 5 billion likely exceeded. Subscriptions surged nationwide as New York oversubscribed by 1.5 billion and Chicago by about 20 million. Officials estimate total funds could reach 6.6 billion with 8 to 10 million subscribers. Soldiers and sailors contributed tens of millions.
October 29 1917 dispatch from Herbert Hoover to Ohio Kansas City and Illinois food officials warns of a nationwide conspiracy to destroy cattle in stockyards. Hoover urges state administrators to coordinate with stockyard companies to bolster watch services fire protection and patrols by home guards at major yards and grain elevators to prevent further food losses.
Ewald Pietsch son of a University of Chicago professor was arrested in Chicago after admitting threats to the life of President Wilson. He was held to the federal grand jury on $10,000 bond. Pietsch, a college graduate and fraternal member, claimed he would shoot the president if given a chance. His father, Prof Karl Pietsch, heads the Romance Language department at the university, and the youth graduated from the university in 1822.
Dr Louisa Garrett Anderson holds the rank of major in the British forces, reflecting her prominent role in medical service during wartime. Her appointment underscores significant contributions by women to military medical leadership.
An advertisement offers a $5100 reward for a cure of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal remedy. It claims to act through the blood on mucous surfaces, strengthen health, and assist nature, with a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. Druggists sell the product with testimonials available.
The Hotel Se verin housekeeper, seeking maids, received many employment requests and trials via a mall. A young woman from a neighboring state offered to try hotel housekeeping with personal details and a marriage-advantage pitch, but the hotel declined, noting they run a hotel not a matrimonial agency.
A terse report questions whether Knicker-Is Jones who is disqualified can still qualify as a soldier. Becker voices strong critique saying he cannot hear the call of duty and his legs run backward.
Croatian born FP Mikulee now in Philadelphia has covered 160000 miles on a world tour. A quip notes beauty versus brains and the need to combine them for contriving beauty.
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