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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1919
Page
1
Iowa readers see a collection of short items from Cedar Rapids to Sioux City. Reports include court cases, wartime patriotism, memorial portraits, and public notices from Cedar county to McCallsburg, detailing arrests, lawsuits, and community projects amid ongoing home front efforts.
Major international and domestic items reported include Isreal on the front lines and U S war talk with troops and hospitals referenced. The Agriculture Department forecasts a winter wheat crop up to 837 million bushels based on April 1 conditions. The War Labor Board approves a four hour workweek for silk mills affecting about 110000 workers. General Pershing informs the War Department divisions Twenty-ninth Thirty-third and Seventy-ninth are released for immediate return to the United States with varying effective dates.
Reports from Paris London and Berlin describe naval movements in the Atlantic and the Black Sea. Rebels in southern Mexico and strikes in Berlin affect banks and Krupp. Odessa and Petrograd face famine and casualties as Allied governments push for postwar settlements.
Chicago judge Landis binds 20 stock salesmen of Consumers Packing at 30000 dollars each. Murmansk hosts arrival of American cruiser Galveston with engineer troops and Brig. Gen. Richardson as north Russia commander. California urged against anti Japanese legislation by Secretary Lansing. Two million 7 millimeter cartridges cross to Mexican forces at Laredo with U S approval. Forty prisoners, including 12 I W W members, deported from Leavenworth awaiting rehearing. Michigan votes to stay dry with counties against alcohol amendment. Cincinnati fire department sees 522 resignations after union dispute over four discharges.
In a shift reminiscent of wartime controls, the Sherman Act era pressure recedes as steel producers and government agree on fixed prices for the remainder of the year. The administration signals a broader policy of economic conservation and a move away from aggressive prosecutions.
A cabinet gathering in Washington drew officials from Wilson to Lansing, with Burleson and Baker arriving late as Glass did not preside. The session featured papers and broad discussions while the vice presidency was vacant and mood remained informal.
Massachusetts Representative Alvan T Fuller denounces the franking privilege and bulk mail abuses. He cites 20 to 40 tons of mail daily near elections, a single congressman sending 750000 parcels, a party 55000000 speeches, and costly books floodings costing Uncle Sam hundreds of thousands in postage.
Details from debates reveal how the American Camouflage Section used burlap and dyed fabrics to mimic fields roads and foliage behind Allied lines in eastern France. Volunteers imported 10 000 miles of Madagascar woven dress goods and laid false contours to mislead German airmen.
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