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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
2
President Wilson outlines war aims no annexations no indemnities and warns of danger if Germany wins. Pershing staff arrive in Boulogne to organize bases in France as U S actions expand abroad.
Senate finance committee in Washington interrupts revised war tax bill amid wide splits on income, publishers profits, and excess profits rates. House passes espionage bill conference report 86 to 22 but rejects war budget conference report over 83 million Jamestown site appropriation and naval base plans.
An earthquake devastated San Salvador and surrounding towns including Quezaltpeque Nejapa Suchichoto Paisnal Armenios and Kejicanos. Up to 40 killed and 100 injured with 80 of homes demolished and the business district destroyed by fire. Foreign Secretary Balfour returned to London after a voyage from America. Explosives fire in Petrograd harbor caused heavy losses and London reports Lord Northcliffe to lead British missions in the US replacing Balfour.
London reports say German submarines and mines caused 30 deaths with over four missing. American casualties appear in lists of the dead and missing. Torpedoed ships include an American steamer Landsman and British vessels with multiple Americans killed or missing. British offensives claim village Oost and surrounding positions over five miles, five thousand prisoners taken, and towns including Messines and Wytschehnte. Large quantities of explosives were detonated under forward German positions.
Washington reports orders to arrest men aged twenty one to thirty without war registration certificates. Chicago notes the first draft dodger’s arrest, with officials promising speedy justice. Dallas indicts fifty five white Farmers and Laborers Protective Association members for conspiracy against the government, and a mail carrier is charged with threatening the president.
Washington reports the agriculture committee adopted a food control bill setting a guaranteed minimum price for food products and removing a maximum price clause. The president may issue proclamations, hoarding penalties exist, and licensing powers are granted for selling certain commodities. A $150 million fund supports enforcement and other admin measures. The bill keeps authority to restrict using foodstuffs for liquor production.
Secretary Daniels told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that confidential information from the Bureau of Ordnance may have been leaked by a spy or traitor. He cited letters shown by Senator Frelinghuysen that appeared to come from confidential ordnance files and suggested turning them over to the Secret Service.
Great Britain replies to Russia's request with a note generally agreeing with President Wilson's outline of war aims. The exchange mirrors Wilson's stance and signals alignment on key goals amid the conflict.
An optimistic survey of Western Canada notes finished spring seeding for wheat barley and oats with rapid growth and potential high prices. It highlights cheap lands from 15 to 25 dollars an acre ample rail and shipping access, free homesteads, and opportunities in cattle ranching plus strong government food production appeals driving farmer ambition worldwide.
Advertisement urges all to do their bit for grain lands in the United States and Canada, promoting agricultural effort and national contribution.
The Alaska coast yields the atka mackerel, though not a true mackerel. The Bureau of Fisheries clarifies its name and promotes salting for canneries. Expected to appear in markets this coming winter as atka fish.
A facetious gentleman declares patriotism and intends to do his bit for the country yet notes his belt must slacken to enjoy an ample repast. The wry remark suggests humor over frugality and national duty in a social setting.
An advertisement touts freezone, an ether-based corn remover from a Cincinnati chemist, available in tiny bottles at low cost. Apply a drop to a corn or callus and the soreness disappears, with the corn loosening and lifting out root and all without pain or irritation.
Col. Richard Woodhouse urges harsh reprisals against German targets in a Lexington recruiting speech. He proposes destroying Cologne cathedral if Reims is harmed andiments of high ranking Germans on ships entering submarine danger zones. A tobacconist sends cigars to a doctor with a humorous reply and a prescription exchange follows.
A fragmentary Town Topics item references Margaret J. Preston and playful quips about marriage and rain. It includes a line about potatoes being king and a nod to God save the king, reflecting light social chatter and whimsy.
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