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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1917
Page
12
An old advertisement describes a kidney and bladder ailment remedy claim. The text promotes a pill product from Mclotre Drug Company and urges readers to act quickly for relief and improved urinary health.
At a White House conference on May 15, Herbert C. Hoover was named head of food control as part of a plan to speed war programs. The meeting, attended by senators Gore and Lever, representatives, and Secretary Houston, pressed for authority and funding to launch nationwide institute work with a $25 million appropriation, but legislative action was unlikely within ten days.
At the National Association of Garment Manufacturers semi annual convention in Chicago it was announced that employers favor women workers wearing overalls. Ten large factories have already supplied overalls and a prediction was made that all shop and factory employees would wear them within two years. Galbraith Miller of Milwaukee, president of the association, said overalls are sanitary economical and promote efficiency. He also believes they will reduce accidents.
On May 16 about 600 Chicago school boys will work on farms across the country as part of a city garden program led by Harry A Lipsky. Some 250 acres of Chicago school land are cultivated for gardens with over 18,000 children from 250 schools growing vegetables.
An old advertisement promotes Zemo antiseptic liquid for skin issues. It claims to remove pimples, blotches, eczema, and ringworm, promising a clear, healthy complexion. Sold at drug stores, small price per application. Contains generic assurances and brand mentions.
Berlin reports Adolf von Bethmann-Hollweg in the Reichstag refuses to reveal Germanys war aims or peace terms. He vows to reserve policy under pressure, asserts the need to stand firm against Allied demands, praises Spain, and discusses Russia and nears-term prospects for a peace no conquest, while stressing continued fighting and neutral cooperation.
Socialist leader George Ledebour told the Reichstag that Germany cannot win a subjugation war and a revolution is inevitable, proposing a constitutional committee to lay groundwork for a republic. Britain’s papers noted cautious legitimization of war aims, while other reports recount an attempted Indian revolution plot and renewed German counterattacks on the Western Front near St Quentin and Bullecourt with localized gains and heavy fighting.
Serbian forces report gains on the Vetrinik Debropsty axis as infantry push forward amid a strong enemy counterattack. Reports from Baloniki indicate great artillery activity and renewed combat on May 14. London and Vila surveillance confirm ongoing operations with strategic implications for the front.
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