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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1917
Page
7
The primary office of the Standard is located at 119 North Main Street in Butte with editorial contact number 422. This notice records the branch location and phone line for inquiries and correspondence.
An optometrist note emphasizes fair eye care and safety. It urges proper examination accuracy and truthful recommendations, promising reliable advice for eye troubles and dependable optical guidance.
Butte residents report visitors and trips including Miss Margaret Stadaurs leaving for Sacramento, Philip Daniels from Anaconda visiting, Dale Pickering of Montana Power heading to Pittsburgh, Bartlet and Tasso planning a San Francisco trip, and many others journeying to Missoula Kalispell Yellowstone or eastern points. Community notices mention deaths, guild meetings, and local arrests, with several residents dining, shopping, or staying at local hotels.
Deputies seek H. J. Margolyes in a case charging obtaining money under false pretenses. William Knopp, an investor, paid over 100 dollars on a 250 dollar contract and alleges misrepresentation regarding Madison county land, company assets, and share value. A warrant for Margolyes was issued for service.
William Sullivan, attorney for Metal Mine Workers, admitted his knowledge of the Frank Little murder case was only suspicion and provided no facts for the coroner's inquest. The coroner's jury found death by strangulation and hanging, with perpetrators unknown, while local labor groups adopted resolutions condemning the crime and supporting Little's cause.
The article reports a direct blow to organized labor and a call for unity in response to the lynching of Frank Little. It notes threats by some coal miners to strike if justice for Little is not served, and mentions United Mine Workers leader Hubert I. Martin warning of industrialist mobilization to curb IWW activity. Police have jailed five IWW members and remain alert to further unrest.
Oklahoma City Aug 6 federal officials demand the death penalty for leaders of anti draft uprisings in Central Oklahoma. Hearings start tomorrow at McAlester before Federal Commissioner R W McMilles. Jails are cleared as authorities act on warrants. dynamite seized near Sasakwa Seminole county as unrest spreads among tenant farmers and allied groups.
Sheriff's reports from Holdenville and Sasakwa describe violent clashes between armed resistors and authorities costing three lives and injuring many. A chase through rugged scrub land featured Seminole and Creek guides aiding posses. Henry Maxwell surrendered at Sasakwa, signaling a broken resistance as Working Class Union literature surfaced, suggesting a nationwide reach but likely inflated numbers.
Sydney Aug 6 a strike by railway and street railway workers affects about 20,000 men and disrupts coal mines and other industries. The dispute centers on customs of trades unions and has been ongoing for several days.
Salt Lake City examining boards report early results indicating a new call may be needed to meet the national quota. Twenty five percent of drafted men examined are rejected as unfit, and among those deemed fit sixty percent claim exemption.
Weather and rain ease as German and British forces clash sparingly. Germans attack Hollebeke near Ypres and Westhook west of Ypres fail to gain ground. British air raids and reconnaissance continue. five German planes down, three out of control. Canadians push west and southwest of a town, inflicting heavy losses. French artillery duels persist from St Quentin to Verdun as Russians halt near the Dniestr and prepare to strike between the Dniester and Pruth. Russians retreat from the Pruth toward the Romanian frontier as they fight along the Pruth and Dniester.
Clay Kentucky August 6 three more bodies were recovered from the West Kentucky Coal Company mine where an explosion Saturday killed at least 36 miners. One injured man died later as rescue efforts continued to reach about a dozen men still trapped in the deeper workings.
An article discusses tensions within the labor movement as Solidarity portrays the murder of Frank H. Little, hearing protests against vigilantism, and notes miners union actions. It details unions like the Industrial Workers of the World, motivations of strike supporters, and fundraising for relief amid escalating conflict.
A sharp exchange over the labor bill features Senator Hollis criticizing delays and urging U S economic restraint while praising Mr Hoover. The piece notes rising tensions from graft riots and threats to labor, plus a San Francisco draft board report showing 25 percent of men rejected for physical unfitness and 35 per 100 available to war effort.
Representatives exemption appeal boards gathered at the capitol to coordinate rulings across boards and declare there is no permanent exemption from the draft for industry or agriculture and only permanent exemption for physical disability.
Labor affairs report rising wages for overtime and new weekly rates. Clerks and wholesale workers gain protections while unions in Butte Great Falls and Anaconda promise to adhere to metal trades accords. Campbell and Haywood faction clashes yield limited turnout and calls for settlement tonight. Anaconda smelter vote may occur again amid fund-raising appeals by Campbell.
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