Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1917 — Blasts Kill 551 Germans. [ARTICLE]

Blasts Kill 551 Germans.

Basle. Switzerland, May 4. —The powder factory at Furth, Germany, exploded, killing 521 persons, and a similar explosion at Troisdoorf killed 30, according to reports received here by wireless.