Food Conditions 2 Crop Review Warns of Possible Famine
The war emergency food commission of Iowa warns the United States faces a grave famine risk as 1917 crops fall below normal. Curtiss outlines shrinking wheat and corn reserves, lower per capita wheat output, drought effects in Argentina, and reduced potato and wool production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
War Emergency Food Commission
Ames
United States
War Emergency Food Committee of
Iowa
Charles F. Curtiss
Division of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Florida
Texas
University Cadets Well Drilled
Col. J. A. Penn, government inspector, praised the state university cadet regiment after lecturing the officers. The regiment comprises ten companies, with 643 men and 43 officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
J. A. Penn
State University Cadet Regiment
University Regiment
Clinton Boy Is Honored in Yale Senior Societies
Artemus L. Gates of Clinton is named among the seniors tapped for Skull and Bones as Yale holds its annual election days early due to wartime. Forty five men from the senior class are chosen for the three secret societies in Yale’s honored election.
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Clinton
Yale
Artemus L. Gates
Aliens Ordered Out Within Fort Des Moines Radius
Federal authorities order all naturalized and unnaturali zed Austrians Germans Bulgarians or Turks within a half mile of Fort Des Moines and nearby factories with government contracts to move immediately. Those failing to comply face prosecution and possible confinement until the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Brass theft arrests linked to Ottumwa train theft
Nine kegs of broken brass valued at 800 dollars were removed from a train at Keokuk. Police arrested Irvin Seitz and Charles Seward on charges of implication in the robbery at the Chicago Burlington & Quincy storehouse in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Ottumwa
Irvin Seitz
Charles Seward
Women Support Bond Issue For New High School
In Oskaloosa a bond measure for 45000 dollars to finish the new high school passed with 77 to 69 among women but failed overall as men voted 138 to 218 against it.
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Oskaloosa
Will Enlist Iowa Ministers for Army Chaplains
Des Moines reports Iowa ministers may volunteer as army chaplains. Dr. J Edward Kirby of Des Moines prepares a broadcast appeal urging Protestants to register, noting Archbishop Ireland has offered Catholic priests to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
J. Edward Kirbye
Ireland
Kirbye
Sixteen Enlist From Anita in Des Moines Action
In Des Moines a group of sixteen men from Anita enlisted in the navy, surpassing per capita enlistment records for the state. The recruits traveled by automobile to the naval training station after a Caddock celebration barbecue organized by L. A. Roe, naval reserve man and student at St. Louis College.
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Anita
Des Moines
Arl Caddock
Navy
Naval Training Station
Caddock
L. A. Roe
Naval Reserve
Stl College
Will Take Seed Census Des Moines Iowa Farmers Asked to Answer
A crop and seed census of Iowa aims to show spring production needs and seed shortages. Conducted from Des Moines under the U S weather bureau and crop service, with reserve seed indexed for rapid access. Questionnaires request crop conditions, acreage versus last year, surpluses and seed shortages across corn potatoes spring and winter wheat and labor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
War-Food Committee
Tarding
United States Weather Bureau
Crop Service
Chappel
United States
Admiral De Chair Predicts Limited German Submarine Threat
Admiral Sir Dudley De Chair says a German submarine raid on the U S coast would be unprofitable without bases here. He refuses to reveal sunk submarine numbers as naval secrets while noting Germany builds subs at feverish speed, turning out two to three weekly.
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de Chair
Washington
Irenar
Dudley R. S. de Chair
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Atlantic
Record Prices at Holbrook Cattle Sale
Buyers from South America Canada and every US section attended the Aberdeen Angusr sale at Brookside farm. Sixty one head brought 35 to 3895 average 595 bulls 900 to 1500 cows 200 to 1300 Brookside Edward set 1525 high for bulls Blackbird McHenry topped cows 1385. Association officials delivered addresses.
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Holbrook
South America
Canada
United States
P. J. Donohoe
Brookside Farm
Brookside Edward
Blackbird ‘McHenry
Charles Asher
Charles Gray
Col. M. A. Judy
Angus Breeders’ Association
Russia Bars Peace and Vows Unity With Allies
An official Petrograd dispatch cited by the state department says Russia will not seek a separate peace with Germany. It notes the revolution hastened by German intrigues and declares the United States and Russia share a common resolve to pursue a lasting universal peace with allied support.
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Washington
Petrograd
State Department
Russia
Germany
Department of State
United States
Council of Ministers
Wilson
Congress
French Envoys Arrive in Washington With Joffre and Viviani
The French commission led by Marshal Joffre and former Premier Viviani landed in the United States aboard the Mayflower at Hampton Roads and were escorted to a port by American destroyers. Officials from the state war navy departments greeted the mission along with the French ambassador and military attaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hampton Roads
Department of State
State Department
Marshal Joffre
Viviani
Atlantic
Breckenridge Long
War Department
Hugh L. Scott
Spencer Cosby
Fox Connor
Philip Sheridan
Navy Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry McL. P. Huse
Vignal
de Blanpre
Military Training at Teachers College Cedar Falls
The Teachers College student body leads war service training with daily drill for nearly all male students and Red Cross work for most female students. Iowa designates the college as the first state school to organize a course preparing men and women for normal training high school critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Red Cross
Iowa
Wisconsin Senate Expels Senator Raguse for Disloyal Remarks
Madison April 28 Senator Thrank Raguse Milwaukee Socialist was expelled from the Wisconsin senate for contempt disorderly conduct and unbecoming behavior after making a disloyal statement during a debate over printing 50 000 copies of President Wilson s message. The expulsion passed 30 to 3 with Raguse Arnold and Znnmach voting against the resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Thrank Raguse
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Senate
Wisconsin
Senate
Wilson
Raguse
Arnold
Znnmach
Red Oak Calendar Man Dies in New Jersey
E. B. Osborne founder of the Osborne Murphy calendar firm in Red Oak died at his Montclair New Jersey home. Born in Manchester Iowa he studied at Simpson College Indianola and entered the calendar trade by accident helping build a leading US calendar business with Mr Murphy who remains in Red Oak.
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Red Oak
E. B. Osborne
Osborne-Murphy Company
United States
Montclair
N. J
Manchester
Iowa
Simpson College
Indianola
Mr. Murphy
Plan American War Legion Aims Unified U.S. Fighting Unit
London April 26 news says Colonel Bullock of the Canadian army and a Chicago clergyman with American supporters seek to form a single American fighting unit by transferring all Americans now with allied forces into one army before any expeditionary force is raised or trained in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
United States
France
Bullock
Chicago
New York School Board
First World War Bond Issue May Finance Allies
Preliminary reports to the treasury indicate the United States will finance allies to a rate of at least 400 to 500 million dollars per month under the seven billion dollar war finance law. The program plans to spend borrowed funds mainly in the United States for foodstuffs munitions coal clothing railway equipment and other supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
McAdoo
United States
Pella Plans Electric Railway Connection
Pella and Howell will be linked by a new electric railway on the Pella-Leffler Short Line. The line will use electricomagnet power instead of a third rail, marking a novel system for the region.
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Pella
Pella-Leffler
Towa
Howell
Big liner visits America
The 32,120 ton passenger steamship built for the Holland America line as Statendam and later taken by Britain in 1914 for war use reached an American port under a White Star line name. The arrival refutes Berlin reports from March that the vessel had been torpedoed and sunk.
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New York
Holland-America Line
England
Statendam
White Star Line
Berlin
Interurban Station Planned for Des Moines Area
A $250000 passenger station for interurban railroads will be built in Des Moines before June 1, 1918. The depot will serve Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern and Inter-Urban Railroad lines and will be announced by C. H. Brooks, general manager of the Ft. Dodge line at Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
C. H. Brooks
Ft., Dodge
Boone
Death of Rev. Thomas E. Fleming, Iowa Methodist Leader
The prominent Iowa minister Rev. Thomas E. Fleming died suddenly from heart disease on the street in Cedar Rapids. He served 41 years as a Methodist minister and 18 years as a presiding elder, with recent stationing at Manchester for the past two years.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Thomas E. Fleming
Fleming
Manchester
Phone Men Favor Signal Corps Volunteers in Iowa
Independent telephone companies of Iowa plan to mobilize their workforce for the signal service reserve corps. The association's executive committee met with Secretary C. C. Deering to outline plans and will send letters urging telephone employees to enlist only in the signal corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Corps
Des Moines
Iowa
The
Independent Telephone Association
C. C. Deering
Signal Service Reserve Corps
Department of the Army
Strikebreakers and Strikers Clash at Grinnell
A clash occurred between Mexican strikebreakers imported by Bailey & Marsh of Minneapolis to take laid off workers’ jobs at college buildings in Grinnell. The local workingmen’s union demanded removal of the strikebreakers as a condition of recognizing the strikers. Twenty five strikers were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Bailey & Marsh Company
Minneapolis
College
Root and T. R. to Russia
Washington learned President Wilson has chosen the man of the American commission to Russia. It is understood Elihu Root, Charles T. Crane, Professor Harper of Chicago University and Theodore Roosevelt will be asked to serve on the commission, though official confirmation was lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Wilson
Elihu Root
Charles T. Crane
Harper
Chicago University
Theodore Roosevelt
Balfour
United States
Atlantic
Ring of narcotics busted in New York drugs raid
New York on April 28 agents of the Internal Revenue Department arrested two young men here and seized 8 000 ounces of narcotic drugs valued at 500 000 dollars, breaking up a drug ring.
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New York
Internal Revenue Department
Bishop Urges Prohibition During War
Boston April 28 The Rt. Rev. William Lawrence bishop of the diocese urged patriots to abstain from liquor during the war to conserve energy and finances of the nation.
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Boston
William Lawrence
Ex-Czar Referred To As Colonel By Guards
Petrograd reports the former emperor and his wife and children still reside at Tsarskoe-Selo. Guards salute him as an ordinary officer and address him as colonel according to two dispatches.
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Petrograd
Tsarskoe-Selo Palace
Public safety orders closures of saloons in Minneapolis
Minnesota public safety commission issued an order closing saloons pool halls and motion picture houses in specified sections of Minneapolis as an initial wartime measure on Wednesday April 27.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota’s Public Safety Commission
Peasants Seize Lands in Rural Russia
In Petrograd April 26 1920 revolution spreads to rural districts as soldiers report the unrest. Peasants in the Saratov government pass resolutions of confiscation and take possession of land driving owners away.
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Petrograd
Russia
Saratov
War Finance Grant Funds First Entente Loan
Secretary McAdoo handed the British ambassador a treasury warrant for 200 million dollars, the first loan by the United States under the seven billion dollar war finance measure to any entente government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McAdoo
Treasury
United States
Allies Take Many Divers
A British war commission member said 20 German submarines and their crews were captured April 10 after searching for a destroyed base. The crews were starving and surrendered when picked up by British boats.
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Washington
British War Commision
British Blacklist Withdrawn for U S Shipping
London April 27 The British blacklist of shipping has been withdrawn as it concerns the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Alton Raises Pay for 2000 Railway Workers
Bloomington Illinois April 28 Chicago and Alton railway officials announce an eight percent wage increase for clerks conductors baggagemen yard workers and others not affiliated with brotherhoods or unions.
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Alton
Bloomington
Chicago & Alton Railway
Wisconsin National Guard Welcomes New Kenosha Troop
Kenosha Wisconsin April 28 The city cavalry troop the first addition to the Wisconsin National Guard since the war began was mustered into service on Friday.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Berlin Expels U S Writers in April Move
The German foreign office informs American correspondents remaining in Berlin that their presence is no longer desirable and they will relocate to Switzerland.
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Berlin
U. S
London
German Foreign Office
Germany
Switzerland
Mothers Lead Campaign for Food Production
Washington April 26. The National Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers associations moves to enlist all women and children in the food production drive led by its board of managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers
Washington
National Congress of Mothers and
Varent Teachers’ Associations
Illinois Fruit Crop Safe Despite Peach Damage In Central Counties
Springfield April 26 A US Weather Bureau weekly crop bulletin reports fruit in Illinois is safe with peaches in central counties affected. The notice is issued from the Springfield office and notes overall crop security despite localized peach issues.
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Springfield
Illinois
United States Weather Bureau
Zeppelin Wrecked in Gale During Trial Trip
A German Zeppelin of the latest type capsized in a heavy gale on a trial trip near London or in transit. The airship was completely destroyed and all crew perished according to an Amsterdam dispatch.
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London
Amsterdam
Roosevelt Calls Old Friend to Ready for Europe Service
Col Theodore Roosevelt phoned an old friend to say he should be prepared for immediate service in Europe. The call indicates Roosevelt’s interest in mobilization plans amid ongoing tensions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wexington
Iwy
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
Seed Potatoes Seized by Wisconsin Official
Ashland Wis April 27 O B Post county agricultural agent started on Wednesday to seize all potatoes necessary for seed He has been ordered to do this by C P Norgord state commissioner of agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wis
O. B. Post
C. P. Norgord
Women to Take Men's Places in Lorain Shops
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad issued a public appeal for women to work in Lorain division shops and terminals as car inspectors crossing guards and cleaners. The drive aims to fill vacancies in inspections and maintenance roles traditionally held by men.
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Lorain
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Mongolia Captain Describes Sinking German Submarine
Captain Rice of the American steamer Mongolia recounts firing the first U S shot of the war and sinking a German submarine near British waters on April 19 The firing at 1000 yards shattered the periscope and the sub vanished The captain praises his crew especially the lieutenant and the Yankee sailors commander for cool precision.
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Mongolia
London
Rice
United States
Joffre Urges U S Troop Deployment to France
Washington reports a two hour conference between Secretary of War Baker and Marshal Joffre. Joffre detailed the western front military situation and the need for more troops, noting Britain’s call for 500000 more men and urging U S involvement at the earliest opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Baker
Marshal Joffre
Western Front
United States
Marne
Lull in Great Battle as German Counter Attacks Falter
London reports a lull east of Arras with German counter-attacks wearing down after British gains. Paris tallies 1300 German prisoners and 180 machine guns captured around Ville au Bois in a single operation by French forces.
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London
Arras
Paris
Ville Au Bois
Turkey Breaks Diplomatic Ties With United States
Official notice from the Turkish government confirms the severing of diplomatic relations with the United States. The communication was delivered to the U S State Department via American Minister Stovall in Berne and originated from Constantinople through secretary G Cornell Tarler for Ambassador Elkus, who is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
State Department
Stovall
Berne
Switzerland
G. Cornell Tarler
Constantinople
Elkus
Lansing
Panama Canal Tolls Reach 3.67 Million in 1916
Washington reports tolls collected on 4 931 911 cargo tons passing through the Panama Canal during 1916 totaling 3 673 233 dollars. The year end official release confirms traffic and revenue figures for the canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama Canal
Shipment of Diamonds Arrives From Rotterdam Valued at 2 Million
A Dutch steamship carrying diamonds from Rotterdam arrived at a U S port. The cargo, valued at more than two million dollars, is consigned to American dealers. The arrival occurred in New York on April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
Rotterdam
Turks Routed by British in Mesopotamia
The Turks in Mesopotamia have been driven from positions between Samara and Iztalbat. British forces have pursued them and occupied Samara station according to the war office announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mesopotamia
Samara
Iztalbat
War Office
Peace Nearer Seen by Bulgarian War Minister
Copenhagen April 26. The Bulgarian minister of war said any opinion is that peace is nearer than many think. He attributed the trend to the Russian revolution and American intervention which he claimed have brought peace nearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Material Progress Reported In Informal Washington Talks
Informal conferences between British war commission members and American officials in Washington show progress. Arthur Balfour prepared a final report detailing cordial receptions and hopes for American involvement in wartime efforts. Discussions covered naval cooperation, submarine issues, building progress, and food versus munitions tonnage, now settled on a fifty fifty basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
British War Commission
Arthur J. Balfour
America
DeChair
Daniels
Goodwin
Langhorne
L. W. B. Rees
C. E. Danzy
Itss
Famine Stalks Germany Amid Strikes, Reports Say
Stockholm dispatch reports Germany is famine struck with workers starved and strikes spreading despite official denials. Industrial unrest in German towns is linked to potential military strain and draws comparisons to Russia’s prior revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Germany
Dagens Nyheter
Russia
Germans Raid British Coast Near Ramsgate
Official war office report states German destroyers attacked Ramsgate in April. The bombardment killed one man and one woman and injured one man and two women as British coastal batteries returned fire and drove off the ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teuton
Ramsgate
London
War Office
British Exceed Bread Limit Question in Commons
Capt. Charles Bathurst reports to the house of commons that last week’s bread consumption averaged six pounds per person, above the four pound target set by the food controller. A separate note confirms a small blast at a northern munition plant, causing one death and four injuries.
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Commons
London
House of Commons
Charles Bathurst
North of England
Alarm clock praised as a practical but despised helper
The Toledo Blade notes the alarm clock is a successful invention and a vital daily aid, yet a beloved nuisance felt most in its peak usefulness. The piece frames the clock as a necessity that annoys when it matters most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
Custard Makers and Movie Comics Blamed in Preparedness Debate
The fragment contends munition manufacturers bear responsibility for the preparedness movement while suggesting custard makers are to blame for the movie comics trend. The sentence links industry roles in a satirical critique.
Dollar's Diminished Clout Sparks Economic Talk
Readers survey shows currency value concerns as inflation and trade signals reshape spending. Analysts discuss purchasing power, price levels, and policy implications while households adjust budgets and shoppers seek value.
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U. S. Weather and Crop Service Bureau
Washington Star
Joffre
PLAN
American War Legion
Charles R. Crane
Fraf. Harper
Warrant
Turkey
Elkas Fs Hl
British
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