Liberty Day Proclaimed for April 26 in 1918
President Wilson proclaimed April 26, 1918, as Liberty Day to urge national pledges of support for the third Liberty Loan. The appeal urged patriotic demonstrations and large subscriptions to reach the $3 billion goal, with McAdoo hoping for an oversubscription.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Anc
Treasury
McAdoo
United States of America
America
Woodrow “Vile Son
Treanthe
Getty
Federal Reserve
District of Columbia
Woodrow Wilson
Robert Lansing
Montana Boosts Third Liberty Bond Subscriptions
Special Dispatch from Helena reports state campaign managers estimate oversubscriptions could reach 14 million dollars with 37 of 41 counties exceeding quotas. Only two counties lagged. totals show Lewis and Clark leading at 1,266,000 and Silver Bow at 2,600,000 with widespread regional gains across Montana.
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The
Standard
Helena
Third
Liberty Loan
Montana
Big Horn
Carbon
Carter
Cascade
Chouteau
Custer
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Atlon
Fergus
Flathead
Hill
Jeferson
Lewis and Clark
Lincoln
Madsen
Mineral
Musselshell
Phillips
Powell
Prairie
Ravalli
Richland
Roseaud
Sanders
Sheridan
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Valley
Wheatland
Wibaux
Yellow
Total
Waiting for Fo ch to Deliver Blow With Reserves
Anxiety rises over whether French forces will use the reserve as stated by dispatches from London to Reuters agency. The battle tracks the pattern of German thrusts seen in October at Ypres, with no Allied reserve yet employed. Continuous fighting in the northern area is expected, while the British have the momentum, and warmer weather is noted for Friday and Saturday in the eastern region.
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Toud
Iondon
Teuter
Ypres
Money of enemy aliens held in Butte estates
Public Administrator T. J. Harrington has placed about $2,678 in the county treasury under orders of court for enemy alien estates. Austrian subject Paul Krelich holds $604, Eli Martinovich $1,200, Tony Pret $212, George Janicic $130, George Milich $905, Bohemier Konancy $434, and Otto B. Johnson $193. Additional cases are pending final settlement as federal rules direct disposition during wartime.
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Dwyer
Silver Bow
T. J. Harrington
United States
Harrington
America
Paul Krelich
Austria
Eli Martinovich
Tony Pret
George Janicic
George Milich
Montenegro
Kaiser Bohemier Konancy
Russia
Otto B. Johnson
Finland
Butte
Silver Bow County doubles its Liberty loan allotment
Silver Bow County finished a three day Liberty loan drive with subscriptions totaling 4 544 000 dollars surpassing its quota. Large subscriptions came from Anaconda Copper Mining Montana Power Clark W A and others. The drive ended with a celebratory party at Montana Power offices and an honor flag planned for the courthouse in Butte. Subscriptions continued to be accepted through May and Boy Scouts plus Wolf Cubs aided the effort.
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Liberty
Silver Bow County
Montana Power Company
Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana Power
John D. Ryan
W.va. Clark
Butte & Superior “Mining ‘Company
Butte Water Company
Marcus Daly
Clark's
Bank Int
Minerals” Separation Company
Nes Ceres
Gymons Dry Goods’ Company
W.'D. Thornton
Css
Don F. Kelley
Sph
Drive Committee
Currie
Leroy Finnegan
Hennessy
Leroy
Fourth Street
Walkerville
Drive
Centerville
X Committee
Boy Scouts
Wolf Cubs
Tom Clair
Clair
Germany Faces Debt Reckoning in Global Tax Fight
New York reports Germany must pursue the greatest economy for its national debt of 124 billion marks, with Count Arthur von Posadowsky-Weber warning of a coming reckoning. Berlin lines up tax changes to raise hundreds of millions, while Emperor William visits a battlefield and speaks only briefly, vow to shield the world from war.
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New York
Germany
Ihow
Reichstag
Arethur von Posadowsky-Webner
Cologne
Amsterdam
William
Queant
Cambrai
The
Her
Afse
Treasury official and campaign chairman learn of Silver Bow drive win
Secretary McAdoo and A. Rogers were telegraphed early morning about the success of Silver Bow county's three day Liberty Loan campaign. Chairman A. I Cherie wired the update. Subscriptions were splendid with large totals reported.
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McAdoo
Treasury Department
A. Rogers
Ninth
Federal Reserve District
Silver Bow County
A. I Cherie
Liberty Loan
Larg
On Indies
A. St. Calrie
Ireland’s nationalists vow to resist conscription
London April 19 leaders of Ireland’s nationalists including Redmondites Sinn Feins and O Briens tes laborites and clericals unite to resist conscription by the most effective means. A resolution passed at a Maynooth bishops meeting yesterday endorses the stance.
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London
Ireland
Rankin Denied Permit to Speak in Jeannette
In Jeannette on April 18 a planned address by Miss Jeannette Rankin failed to occur. Local officials feared disruption and, after a telephone call to the attorney general, arranged sheriff protection to allow her speech, but the speaker did not arrive despite the train arrival.
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Mise Jeannette
Rankin
Congress
Mine Rankin
Butte
Sec
L. Coleman
Elation
Mim Rankin
Five Milwaukee Men Dead in Auto Train Wreck
Five Milwaukee men died and one was injured when their motor truck collided with a Chicago train at a railroad crossing this afternoon near Carrollville on the way to Milwaukee. Victims named include John P. McCoy, Krook, Louis Urban, Emmett Doody, and James Schmidt, a machine operator, who was seriously hurt. The Newport company vessel at Carrollville was transporting them.
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Wik
Chicago
Wepot
Ge. M’coy
John PB. Krock
Louis Urhan
RM Emmett
Doody
Ames H. Schmidt
Newport Pany
Carrollville
Milwaukee
Unceasing Stream of Wounded Germans Reported
The report describes a steady influx of German casualties from battles around Courtrai and Ghent. It notes that towns including Courtrai and Ghent have been converted into military hospitals and that front arrangements are strained. The Red Cross service is said to be unable to evacuate the wounded promptly, with many transported by ambulances and other vehicles in poor conditions.
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American Red Cross
Italy
Maly
Red Cross
Amsterdam
Cour Hiruges
Ghent
Home addresses casualty lists in advisers view
Washington April 18 Secretary said today the proposal to restore the home addresses of men named to casualty lists will be decided by military advisers. The plan aims to remove concealment of information from the enemy and comes amid debate over the present system.
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Amsterdam
Gdmnany
Eclegram
Berlin
Evanic
Natiashington
Ake
Hamed' Te
Uaiign
Ana ‘Sha
Vinerss
French Forces Reinforce Allied Line Amid War Moves
French troops reinforce the Allied line as fighting continues. In a related action Albert’s men capture six hundred prisoners, signaling a shift in local momentum and adding pressure on enemy positions.
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Albert
Not Good Day for Kaiser Frontline Hold Amid Reinforcements
Reinforced by French troops the allied line holds against German incursions from Melic In Bassee to Tivery. German attacks, extraordinarily violent, are repulsed with heavy shelling and gas. Canadian forces hold Vimy Ridge while British, French and Italian fronts report successes and air combat continues with multiple enemy planes shot down.
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Melic
Bassee
Bac
Tomile
Givenchy
Robeca
Bethune
Arran
Vimy Ridge
Gers
Robeeq
Bailleul
Ypres
Kemmel
Marek
Kippe
Bel
Albert
Amiens
Avreiver
Senecat
Aisne
Corbeny
Champagne
Lorraine
Tvo Tealian
Viscount Liner
German Navy Minister Dismisses American Ship Program
Amsterdam April 18 Vice Admiral von Capelle German minister of the navy in the Reichstag committee debate said U boat construction exceeded losses and submarines became more effective. He claimed American destroyers failed and that the US giant paper program would need shipyards to down. He warned America pursues postwar shipping power.
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America
Amsterdam
von Capelle
Reichstag
Wolff Bureau
Berlin
Americs
England
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