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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
13
A wartime poem urges American boys to serve with courage and resolve. Mothers and sweethearts pledge support as Red Cross aid grows, promising victory over the Kaiser and a welcome home with the Stars and Stripes forever.
American Smelting and Refining files in federal court in Portland to halt Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining from using a new Kellogg Idaho smelter. ASR claims a 25 year exclusive contract for smelting ores from the defendant, with 12 years remaining.
Washington notes an urgent meeting of mint heads and refinery superintendents in Denver, New York, and San Francisco to expand subsidiary silver coinage capacity beyond the current limit. The government paid a record 87 cents per ounce for silver coinage today, a rise over 50 percent since the war began.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Seattle on August 21 notes receipts of 36 cattle 217 hogs and 46 sheep. Market remains strong at former quotations with hogs at 17.25 to 18.50 for various grades and cattle and sheep holding steady.
The New York Times notes most general officers in France will be under 45, as few generals remain and most are near 60. It argues young officers have rapid promotion chances, and while many advances are needed, 45 is still prime for high command. The piece cautions that some generals over 45 may still lead at the front.
The piece weighs the career paths of Plattsburg trained officers against seasoned regular army captains, arguing major priorities favor regulars for regimental command while noting potential for future promotions among the regulars. It also questions National Guard commissions and the role of merit versus influence, urging scrutiny of claims to distinction.
Bayard Veiller new melodramatic comedy The Chatterbox will be William Harris Jr. first production for the season. Fay Bainter will have the principal role with Felix Krembs Dorothy Abbott Walter Walker Adrian Rosly and others of reputation in the company.
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