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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1917
Page
1
Amendment to ban liquor sales faces decisive Senate vote today as supporters and opponents rally. Lawmakers in the capital weigh potential impacts on commerce and public order amid heated debate and procedural questions.
Senate discussion on a federal constitutional prohibition amendment proceeded with low attendance. Wets and drys predicted a close result as two-thirds of those present must vote for adoption before House passage and state ratification by 1928. Lodge Hardwick opposed, warning it would centralize police powers and hinder temperance aims.
Washington and Chicago dispatches report the treasury department offering 3000000 in treasury certificates to fund the second installment of the Liberty loan. The offer marks the largest block yet and carries an interest rate one fourth of one percent higher than prior issues. In Chicago the Board of Trade adopted a resolution to halt all corn transactions for September delivery and named a committee to appraise corn’s true market value.
The Standard reports allied success on the west front and a senate discussion of an amendment related to PEOnIDIS. Other items note a treasurer’s report, labor conditions in Butte and Anaconda, a school board meeting, miners assaulted by a thug, Seattle strike commentary, auto club activities, and various state draft queries amid mining and financial news.
New York July 31 evidence that young men plotted to evade conscription by using a heart stimulant to fail medical exams was presented before United States district attorney Francis G. Caffey by Roscoe Conkling deputy attorney general for the New York adjutant general. An immediate investigation was ordered. A physician with pro German sympathies allegedly arranged to treat two men with the drug before their draft examination. Quiet returned to Ironwood Michigan as miners’ strike denounced. Fourteen men held on conspiracy charges faced $2,000 bails for hearings.
Washington July 31 Conferees on the bill to enlarge the Interstate Commerce Commission deadlocked and will refer back to the senate and house the question of retaining a senate amendment requiring that the entire commission pass on applications for rate increases.
Naval Base units in a joint patrol engaged two submarines six miles off. One sub had just torpedoed a steamer and the other attacked a merchant vessel. Destroyers opened fire forcing the subs to submerge. the first remained briefly afloat as shells fell near, until a closer shot sent it under. Crews from a nearby steamer rescued survivors later.
In Washington the British French assault on the German right flank is praised by American officers as targeting a major German weakness. A complete Allied breakthrough could threaten U boat bases and endanger the German line in France, though naval cooperation may be needed for full success. Some foresee possible Dutch neutrality actions if the drive widens.
Washington announces that marriage cannot automatically excuse draft duty. Dependency must be proven as a fact, not a legal claim. Crowder warns against hastily contracted marriages after July 20 and vows scrutiny if the groom ranks high on the draft list. In New York, a record 164 marriages occurred at the license bureau as many brides and grooms are connected to military service.
Weather forecast for Montana area shows warmer conditions on Thursday after a Wednesday warm spell. In New Mexico, McKinley county officials report the council of defense deported 32 men identified as members of the Industrial Workers of the World, signaling ongoing labor tension.
Washington D C August reports a heavy rainy spell swelling cabbage production beyond demand. The agriculture department issues an appeal urging preservation and large scale processing to avoid waste, noting rot risks on ships and wharves and stressing cabbage as a nutritious, versatile food source.
A disputed July 21 incident reports German forces fatally harming a father, mother, and two daughters aged 20 and 14 over espionage accusations. The parents supposedly offered freedom in exchange for names of accomplices, but the girls refused, saying speaking could endanger many. The eldest stated a mercy to die rather than betray others, and the younger daughter was struck and mistreated.
American destroyers engaged two submarines near a British base as one U boat reportedly sank a steamer and the other attacked a merchantman. Administration officials discussed food program mobilization with church groups while Washington reports the regular army nearly at full war strength, with 171,000 war volunteers serving.
British and French forces report capture of La Basseeville Steenstrade Bixschoote Verlorenhoek Fremenberg Saint Julien Pilken Hooge Westhoek and Hollebeke with over 3500 prisoners as part of a major offensive along the Lys and Yser front. Russians regroup on the Sbroce river as German forces push in East Galicia and Bukowina retreats.
Chicago July 31 Miners harvest hands and lumbermen in the Middle West threaten a sympathetic strike unless deported I W W members are sent back to Arizona Haywood wires President Wilson threatening a general strike in the Midwest unless Arizona deportees are returned Officials in Bisbee report they face pressure as legal actions unfold and the strike would halt production and affect munition supply
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