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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1917
Page
3
Policy statement from The Marshall Herald detailing subscription rates and terms and conditions for notices such as obituaries and resolutions. It notes pricing for card of thanks and lodge announcements and claims the newspaper’s large Clark County circulation.
An official Washington note states Gen Carranza promises no action to block US or GB access to Mexican oil and supplies, while signals suggest sympathy with German interests. The piece discusses Mexico's wartime posture, bandit groups, and limits to central control under Carranza as the war continues.
Brazil acts decisively by severing relations with Germany, asserting its dignity and pursuing regional unity. The nation, long praised for reforms and stable growth, aims to influence South American neighbors through the ABC agreement while avoiding sympathy for Germany and urging peace.
The piece argues the new artillery and Canadian pressure have shattered German defenses from Vimy to Arras. It describes Hindenburg's retreat as a rout like retreat, with morale dropping and a turning point at Arras. It warns a general German collapse may follow unless a miracle averts it.
An official dispatch from Canadian Army Headquarters in Europe credits a young Texan who enlisted in Ontario with carrying the American flag into battle at Vimy Ridge. He went up to the assault bearing the Stars and Stripes on his bayonet and fell in combat as the United States entered the war.
The piece notes West Point limits and offers a path for 21 to 27 year olds to obtain a commission as a second lieutenant in the regular army. Brig. Gen. Henry P McCain of the adjutant general’s office in Washington, D.C. will provide details to any applicant who passes a mental and physical exam equivalent to a college graduate.
Agricultural notes promote an April 21 illustrated lecture on corn growing at the courthouse with slides from seed selection testing fertilizing and field practices. The piece urges dairy calf clubs for youth, calls for memberships, and outlines aims to keep families on farms through shared ownership and cooperative breeding ventures.
Reports from Arras describe continued British gains despite snow, with German retreat accelerating and losses mounting. British air power and artillery hinder German supply lines while tanks unleash effective shock, and prisoner captures grow alongside rising artillery and cavalry coordination.
The article argues against pacifism delaying war preparedness. It contends $2.5 billion wisely spent over years would strengthen sea and land defense, warning failure to act costs much in lives and national standing. It cites German critique of U S war declaration and stresses learning from bitter experience.
In the Southwest a single young Manakher date palm reflects a national program by the Department of Agriculture to establish high quality date production. The project, rooted in explorations from the Sahara to Persia, aims to build a profitable, premium market distinct from cheaper imports, with new shipping methods and improved offshoot propagation.
The Illinois House approved the Meents bill by 109 to 6 proposing a referendum on issuing 60 million dollars in bonds to build a 4000 mile hard road system. A companion measure raising automobile licenses 50 percent from January 1, 1918 and 60 percent two years later passed 94 to 1.
A dramatic advertising piece touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the nationwide remedy for kidney and bladder ills. It cites fifty thousand testimonies and forty five hundred newspapers, claiming strong results and urging readers to buy at 50 cents from dealers. Mrs. Fred Wallis of 106 Main St. shares a favorable personal endorsement.
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