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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
3
Report from New York cites Max Tannenbaum and Jacob Schurek, refugees who escaped German camps via Holland, describing hunger and harsh conditions. They say 17 year olds enlist, mothers protest, prices rise and metals vanish as Germany struggles to supply troops.
Prominent 23 year old artist Miss Lucille Patterson works on a 20 foot high service poster for the National League for Women’s Service. She will spend three days on a scaffold at the busiest corner of Forty second Street and Fifth Avenue. The display portrays a modern Joan of Arc leading American women in war work as the nation faces shortages of milk and coffee.
Memphis officials report gambling and card sharp activity at U S Army cantonments including Little Rock. Examining applicants, officials found some not workers but gamblers. Six Memphis professionals arrived and started a game within an hour, and were deported. other cantonments report similar issues.
A British officer in a hospital relays Armenian suffering under Turkish rule. He cites four Aleppo factories employing two thousand deported Armenian women under brutal conditions, including a gendarme burying a sick woman alive, as he recalls in a vivid, reported narrative.
Incoming Cairo reports to the American committee for Armenian and Syriac relief describe Jaffa in Pedenting as ruined after Turkish forces set it ablaze and detonated many buildings. Nearby villages are obliterated with no inhabitants remaining along a three mile stretch toward the Judean mountains.
In Quesmy France on July 7 1917 a French general pinned the War Cross on Mme Pellequer the village mayor and former schoolmistress for gallant conduct. She led local pupils during occupation and refused to salute the invaders before French forces returned in March to acclaim her heroic effort.
Ashland Wisconsin report cites Otto Reglein describing a steer that escaped confinement and charged into a three foot tall alfalfa field. Pursued by neighbors the animal entangled in vines fell and suffered a broken neck. A large scythe was needed to reach the carcass.
Blackbirds by the thousands roost in Mound cemetery and devastate war gardens around Marietta Ohio. The fire department is called each night to drive the birds from trees and restore relief to residents.
A description notes Jerusalem linked by a 54 mile long railway to adjacent areas. mentions convents bazaars hospitals hotels and fine gardens as notable features along the route and destination.
Basle dispatch reports Austrian churches and organ builders informed that all organ pipes in monarchy churches will be requisitioned to fill shells and other war industry needs.
The Des Moines Des Moines 1917 Iowa state fair set an attendance record and impressed outsiders with broad exhibits across departments. Hog shows featured 2 499 head with diverse breeds including spotted Poland China and mule foot hogs. youth exhibits highlighted canned foods by girls and a boy labeled prize.
Federal Food Administration urges horticulturists to boost apple consumption and storage to support war effort against Germany. Government touts a 300 million bushel crop, calls for careful packing and grading, and a consumer campaign to keep prices fair while export aims shift homeward.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt captures a debate where a young person resists enlistment citing duties to his mother. The exchange reveals the pull between service and familial responsibility. The narrator notes plans made to return home, shaping the emotional core of a likely tale.
A reflective verse urges readers to brighten moods and share cheer. It frames smiling and singing as duties, suggesting personal responsibility for lifting others with positivity.
A Boston Transcript item notes how many girls who would not marry quickly entertain plans of elopement in their minds, illustrating social fantasies and romantic notions in a light column.
In a sorrowful domestic scene a grown sister and cousin prepare for a masquerade while young Ethel laments being born too late. Her pleas to join are refused, prompting her to cry out in tears and sorrowful wailing.
Quotations reflect a man who understands both sides of an issue by claiming he once stood in the other fellow’s shoes and now expresses sympathy for that position. The exchange hints at personal experience shaping current views.
A sermon argues Christians need divine guidance for the right path. It cites humanity’s ignorance and self sufficiency, the narrow dangerous way, and the Lord as guide. It recalls Jeremiah and Jesus’ teachings to seek the old paths and trust in God to avoid peril and shipwreck.
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