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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1917
Page
5
British report the advance of two to three miles on a twelve mile front near Arras with 5 816 German prisoners by 2 pm and 119 officers. Vimy Ridge falls to Canadian troops as heavy fighting spreads from Arras toward Lens and St Quentin with British tanks aiding the assault.
Mrs Katherine Phelps of Lafayette asks police in several cities to locate her 17 year old daughter Emma P Phelps who vanished from home a week ago. The missing girl, a Salvation Army member, may have left with Captain Conway of the Salvation Army.
Members of the House urge fuller details as the general deficiency bill with a $100,000,000 war emergency fund amendment goes to conference. Objections come from both sides, delaying action in Washington on April 10.
Terre Haute in a stormy April scene sees contractor August Fromme offer a $500 reward for details of a citywide rumor. He recalls being assaulted after mocking recruit recruiting in a barber shop and seeks the culprit behind the incident.
Boston April 10 Richard Olney secretary of state under President Cleveland died at his home at age eighty two after several weeks illness. He died Sunday night with wife Mrs Olney and daughter Mrs George R Minot at his side while another daughter Mrs C H Abbott resided in Paris. Olney was renowned for arbitration of the Great Britain Venezuela boundary dispute and was regarded as the strongest figure of the Cleveland era.
The Oregon minimum wage law for women was upheld as constitutional by a split Supreme Court. The decision also sustained similar compulsory laws in Washington Colorado Wisconsin California Utah Minnesota and Ohio. The court affirmed the ten hour day for men in mills factories and manufacturing with overtime pay for exceeding hours.
President Wilson sent a message to King George V praising his inspiring words as America enters the war. He called the king's message a proof of shared sentiment among free peoples defending independence and humanity.
French ambassador J. J. Jusserand is reported to assist Alsatians in the local area. The move aims to provide support amid tensions involving the Alsace region and refugees seeking assistance.
An earthquake shook St Louis and Illinois towns on April 10. The tremor, felt at 2 52 p m in St Louis and 3 p m in Springfield and Decatur, knocked plaster from walls and toppled objects in several locations. No mills exploded per inquiries in Alton and Cairo. The quake extended to Hannibal and Thebes with damage reported in Kirkwood and surrounding areas.
Fire swept a principal business block in Adnalusia Alabama on April 10 destroying the opera house and eight business establishments and damaging two hotels.
Madrid decree published in the Official Journal declares Spain neutral in the conflict between the United States and Germany.
Washington April 10 The council of national defense creates a general munition s board to coordinate army and navy purchases raw materials and manufacturing and to establish order precedence between military and industrial needs The board does not issue contracts or alter delivery orders and includes Frank A Scott as chairman with senior officers and Bernard Baruch Julius Rosenwald and others as advisors. General Wood to head the southeast department around May 1.
Willis Taylor an Indianola farmer killed himself after Rosa Becker spurned him. Police arrested his wife for desertion, then Taylor went to the Becker home, called the girl to the door and fired a bullet into his brain, dying on the porch in Danville Illinois.
Columbus Indiana April 10 an 800 pound hog sold here to farmer EF 8 Collier for 10650 dollars. The animal ate thirty ears of corn and two and a half gallons of skim milk daily and gained twenty pounds in its final week of feeding.
United States envoy David R. Francis gains favorable reception in the Russian Duma reflecting steady diplomacy. Delegates praise his approach and seek continued talks on bilateral issues amid ongoing leadership changes and regional tensions.
County agents and trustees report planned meetings across townships to boost food production this season. The Sullivan County Better Farming club is permanently organized with officers elected. Meetings will be held at Snyder school Carlisle Hymera Graysville Merom college and Fairbanks, with Mrs. F J Wright teaching county women their roles in the program.
Hogs receipts 33,000 in Chicago with bids from 12.50 to 16.10 for various grades. Cattle receipts 16,000 with steers 12.00 to 12.50 and cows 9.00 to 9.65. prime dealers noted. Omaha hogs 6,500 with heavies 15.75 to 16.00, light 15.50 to 15.90, pigs 12.50 to 15.25, sales 15.70 to 16.00. Cattle 6,700 with native steers 9.50 to 12.85, westerns 9.00 to 11.50. sheep 7,700 with yearlings 13.00 to 13.75 and lambs 14.00 to 15.25. East Buffalo reports: cattle 100 cars, higher by 15 to 25 cents. hogs 50 cars steady, heavies 16.40 to 16.50. lambs top 16.25. veals 14.50.
Sharp anxiety over American refugees in Beirut as Turkey may follow Teuton lead. Brazil-Germany relations break rumored. Austria-US break confirms naval seizures and looming war. Scorpi on gunboat at Constantinople and Tarnowski exit key notes.
London April 9. British airplanes sank one German destroyer and severely damaged another off the Belgian coast, the admiralty announces.
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