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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1918
Page
4
The article discusses wartime relief funds moving to Asia Minor and Palestine, a call for sustained aid, and Armenian and Syrian concerns. It covers Silver Bow county politics, Republican and Democratic conventions, and debates over party platforms. It also notes Mexico's neutrality, U.S. war revenue tax plans, and anticipated tax increases with a long legislative path ahead.
A 1918 dispatch deems the German withdrawal a strategic retreat but notes immense losses and a pursuing Allied force. It calls the German army demoralized and states it may take months to restore its former fighting strength, while much captured munitions will aid the Allies.
The military committees in both houses study extending draft age from 18 to 45 to boost American forces in France. Officials foresee 3,000,000 at the front within a year and up to 6,000,000 under arms by then, possibly reaching 10,000,000 if needed. Drafts will continue until triumph over the Kaiser, with old registration lists exhausted this month.
JAN RELIEF reports that in two and a half years the organization has distributed 10,500,000 dollars directly to Armenians and Syrians in need with no deductions for salaries or expenses. The appropriations are now regularly allocated to ongoing relief efforts and continue to assist suffering populations.
The Kaiser seeks a Lithuania ruled by a German prince chosen by him, arguing Lithuanians must accept a king from Germany as part of a broader plan to tighten autocratic control. He envisions many minor autocrats answering to one supreme autocrat and doubts Lithuanian insistence on choosing their own king.
In Anaconda a meeting of the Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers is urged to form a committee to study welfare for needy pioneers and to explore a home or resting place. The effort aims to honor aging settlers who blazed Montana trails and to provide direct aid and support where needed.
The article predicts a autumn season where many women will trim their own hats to save costs. Wholesale buyers order untrimmed hats, trims, and frames as women become potential amateur milliners. Styles point to larger hats with velvet details, ribbons, and light foundations for warmth and comfort.
A letter to the New York Sun argues against capitalists and war, claiming wealth and power concentrate in private and social capital while progress depends on universal sharing. It cites the U.S. Constitution on treason and support to enemies as context for political critique.
Fragmented humor and quotes from the Chicago Tribune column recount snippets on war, literature, and daily life. It includes remarks about a German officer’s anesthesia counting, jokes from readers, and items like a Morristown World note on equipment misuse and a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegram quip on a sausage machine.
A medley of war era quips mocks military honors and leadership. Cartoonish comments from Cleveland Pittsburg Macon and Indianapolis poke at Pershing, the Kaiser, Hindenburg, and rulers. The piece notes Germany’s food strain and jokes about politics and treaties amid wartime sentiment.
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