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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1917
Page
1
A terse notice indicates that postal employes face exemptions or removal if physically unfit or otherwise unable to perform duties. The brief text implies scrutiny of exemptions and fitness standards governing postal staff.
Government departments begin steps to exempt few postal workers from military service as Postmasters are told not to seek exemptions for many ranks while Crowder acts to reduce dependent family exemptions. The ruling signals the administration’s aim to place government employees at forefront of war-effort staffing.
Washington reports minting costs rising as demand for quarters and dimes surges. Director Baker says mint output is five to eight times higher than in past years and mints may extend hours. Gold coinage halted to focus on current demand. In Petrograd, Nasbeet is said to have been treacherously killed in the back.
In Today's Standard age, T Street car system of Butte noted with updates. Draft exemption topics and Oklahoma Montana senatorial mentions appear amid general news. Anaconda and church notices recur, with Red Cross work and church dedications cited. Miners seek to carry guns for defense against thugs as consignments and funds topics circulate.
The forecast indicates showers in western and central portions with cooler conditions, while overall weather trends toward fair skies in other areas.
Premier Kerensky and War Minister Kerensky and most cabinet members resign in Petrograd amid allegations against M. Tehernoff, as efforts to form a new government draw from socialist and radical parties. Tehernoff resigns as agriculture minister to defend his name against links to the German staff, with Nekrasoff stating the charges are not grave. In the field, British forces regain Saint Julien near Ypres after capturing it earlier in the week.
Dispatch from Washington notes the War Department will not deploy federal troops to Montana without state authority and a prior exhaustion of state resources. Montana figures, including Senator Rivers and Representative Vanslyke, urged action. Senator Myers condemns the Little lynching as a consequence of incendiary rhetoric, urging law enforcement response. Other senators warn against treason and urge swift handling of threats.
Reports from Oklahoma describe groups totaling around 400 armed men in Seminole Hughes Pontotoc and Pottawatomie counties planning dawn action to resist conscription under a new draft law. A base near Shawnee is suspected with bands in Sasakwa Holdenville and Rock Crossing. Local sheriffs warn of out of control conditions as posses form to combat the movement. The Working Class union is said to lead the strongest faction with about 200 members, aided by agitators and a smaller group called the Jones Family.
The Standard urges readers to sign up for Gerard series copies and warns that orders must be placed soon to ensure delivery by the stated date. Subscriptions can be left at Anaconda offices, with mail subscriptions directed to the appropriate address.
Coronettes inquest begins with no material developments. Report notes no clews or clues about those involved on the street cars. Authorities continue to pursue leads while maintaining secrecy in the investigation.
A double inquest followed a mob lynching of Frank H Litts, IWW intern al board member. Witnesses described masked assailants, a body found near a trestle, and car sightings. No arrests were made as coroner Lane plans to conclude proceedings tomorrow amid ongoing investigations and contested testimony.
The article alleges that I. W. W. funds are financed by German banks in Sonora Mexico and that Arizona and Butte activists are receiving shares. It cites New York Commercial and eastern papers claiming the Bank of Sonora and figures linked to Cananea and Hermosillo moved funds through German connections. It says Washington reports President Wilson met with Western officials to address the I. W. W. crisis while factions insist on their share of the German boodle.
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