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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1917
Page
2
President Wilson seeks swift congressional authorization for expansive military funding as Cuba declares war on Germany. The Cormorant submarine was blown up in Guam harbor, and U S authorities report over 800 arrests in anti war plots while labor leaders pledge unity.
The Paris and London war offices describe German penetrations near Lombartzyde Belgium and Zeebrugge in coastal raids. British aircraft sink and severely damage German destroyers off the Belgian coast. A major air battle in northern France ends with many German planes downed and British losses, while Russian bridgehead operations near Stokhod yield German captures and French patrols push toward St Quentin.
Drunken Mexican citizens fired on two American soldiers across the border in Juarez as the United States declared war. El Paso reports a cross border movement by de facto troops from Nuevo Leon Coahuila and Chihuahua led by General Nurguia. Carranza officials call the expedition the start of an offensive against Villa.
The Justice Department in Washington has sent arrest orders for about 64 Germans in the country. Some have prior convictions and are free on bail, while others are deemed dangerous by the government.
President Wilson formally nominates Washington Rear Admiral James H. Oliver to govern the Virgin Islands. Oliver is already en route to the territory. Secretary Lansing confirms Ambassador Penfield will return from Vienna, likely traveling via Switzerland to Spain to sail on a neutral vessel from a neutral port.
Emperor William orders Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg to reform Prussian electoral law claiming no room for class elections after the people’s giant deeds. State Department letters released from Washington describe Belgium as a sea of hate and deportations, labeling them a nightmare. The Russian Provisional Government at Petrograd reiterates laws restricting rights and creeds.
A message from Mrs J W Lewis of Balboa Heights Paouma Canal Zone says all women and children there are to be sent home. In other Midwest mishaps five men drowned and another is dying after a Missouri river floodboat capsized at Bis marck North Dakota. J A Nicholson of Racine Ohio was killed and his van broken leg when the Tell City packet struck a rock wall and sank at dam No 1 in the Ohio River near Little Slock ine Ohio.
Vice President signs war proclamation declaring state of war with Germany and orders vigilance toward aliens. Wilson calls for volunteers for both the Army and Navy and endorses military conscription plans to raise forces, with emphasis on loyalty and lawfulness.
Wagoner Oklahoma resident Viola Finical praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a long Change of Life ordeal. The ad lists symptoms such as hot flashes suffocation headaches backaches and dizziness and claims the remedy helped many middle aged women through the crisis.
A man tinkers with a bulky motor while a woman chats spiritedly. The exchange hints at a dramatic story told to the car. Separately data show 1916 steam railroad accidents in Pennsylvania killed 1,274 people and New York plans to spend about 75 million dollars on government purposes in 1917.
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