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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
3
The piece lists subscription terms and advertising rates, contrasts Iowa egg and California orange output, recalls Memorial Day in Graettinger, and discusses war logistics. It analyzes sea and land supply risks, German occupation methods, and the broader question of feeding seventy million in wartime Germany, noting harvest efforts and front-line logistics.
Describes German use of occupied Belgian and northern French farmland after invasion, seizing crops and directing planting via agricultural experts. Notes soil analysis, field mapping by color, and forcing crop changes to favor wheat over sugar beets and onions. Mentions fertilizer produced from army saltpeter byproducts and intensified German cultivation to boost harvests for the empire. Then shifts to Bryan's resignation and presidential replies in June 1915.
The passage notes Woodrow Wilson and Secretary Bryan parting on retirement from the secretaryship of state. It emphasizes shared aims despite differing approaches and extends God speed in the separation. The resignation was arranged with the president yesterday.
A Sioux City Journal feature recalls a holiday in Washington with crowds at Senators and Yankees games while Woodrow Wilson contemplates Germany and Mexico. It lauds his dignity, patience, and broad support as he bears epochal duties, contrasting him with Washington and Lincoln. Includes a local aside from Kennewick about a family reading the paper and critiquing its content.
An Algona Advance item notes A Hutchinson asked Dickie & Cirson, crown prosecutors of Omagh County, Tyrone, for business guidance. A firm member replied that war fears are overstated, business continues as usual, and many ships leave ports daily. The message asserts the submarine blockade is a failure and dates to April 27, before the Lusitania sinking.
Muscatine County found itself nearly an island as the Mississippi river rose to flood tide and the Cedar river topped its banks. Flood waters inundated roads and bridges, cutting off rail and highway traffic to western areas and neighboring counties. Thousands of acres remain under water, with damage estimates pending the receding waters.
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