Annual Convention Highlights War Work and WCTU Programs
The Gallatin County WCTU delegates report strong Red Cross service with hundreds of comfort kits sent to men from Bozeman and other unions. State officers and local presidents discuss community war service, patriotic demonstrations, and youth delinquency talks. Delegates from outside include Mrs. John Walton and Mrs. Seth. two county leaders are elected as state WCTU delegates.
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Tary
Belgrade
Red Cross
Bozeman Union
Gallatin County
Belie Union
Forks Union
Mi Hattan Union
Bozeman
W. C. TU
Alice Hutchinson
Wilsall, Fo
East Helena
Land
Mr. Alderson
Bozeman Ty
Helena
Captain Heath
Montana Satate
Hutchinson
Roseman W. C. T. U
John Walton
Bennise Brion
L. W. Strong
G. WV
Brent Rallang
A. Seth
ET. Brown
Livngston
Hollingsworth
Brown
Union
WCTU
Lillard
W.C
Jatin Ada Jones
Bank cashier Dakin to training camp in wartime call
Parton Dakin assistant cashier of Merchants National Bank departed for Camp Zachary Taylor Louisville Ky to enter training camp for the Seid artillery division. He requested immediate rest on telegram receipt and was en route within ten hours. Officials say his vacancy will not be filled for the present. August 21.
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Bilings
Parton Dakin
Merchants National Bank
Zachary Taylor
Louievile
Seid Artillery
Dakin
Imoedia
Livingston Next Year Seats Filled at Annual Convention
At the Yel Mone-Glacier Fee-Line association annual convention in 2019 at Chou teat officers were named Scott Leavitt of Great Falls president A Gibson of Kalispell and Fred Mes Donald of White Sulphur Springs vice presidents It 8 Skinner of Great Falls was named secretary-treasurer Dr E O Bisson president of the University of Montana was the principal speaker for the Catholic Educational Association of the Diocese of Montana The Rev Casey of Mount St Charles College Helens also spoke Sessions continue tomorrow.
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Yel Mone-Glacier Fee-Line Association
Chouteat
Scott Leavitt
Great Falls
A Gibson
Kalispell
Fred Mes Donald
Sisson
Tiriena
E. 0. Bisson
University of Montana
Diocese of
Montana
Casey
Limited Service Men to Aid Draft Classification
Helena report states Class 1 men, held to be deferred or limited service, may be drawn to assist district and local medical advisory boards in classifying 18 to 45 year olds once pending law passes. Instructions from Provost Marshal General Crowder call for prompt induction of qualified clerical and administrative staff and list procedures for mustering and ranks. Local boards should prepare tentative lists and promote immediate action to involve advisers at all levels.
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Helena
Greenayy
al Crowder
Corporal Dunn Dies of Wounds in Action
Billings, Aug 21 Corporal Charles L Dunn of this city the first Yellowstone county man to pay the supreme penalty in the war of humanity He was the elder son of Mr and Mrs William H Dunn 302 South Thirty sixth street and the mother was in attendance at the Eastern Star convention when the telegram from the war department was received The father a mill man for Billings Cabinet company had just called to convey her home when the fateful wire was received
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Billings
Corp
Charles L. Dunn
Yellowstone County
William MH. Dunn
South Thirty
Sixth Street
The
Eastern Star
War Department
Billings Cabinet Company
Dillon News Briefs Highlight Local Arrests and Voter Mailings
Hagge Grannis, once freed on a grand larceny charge, was arrested in Coeur dAlene Idaho at the sheriff s request on a desertion and suspected partner tale involving Apex area. John S. Baker mailed voter lists for the primary election precincts. John Tent s aka Coyote Vault stands jailed on a serious felony charge. Rentz a figure tied to pro German sympathy is to be held for an indictment.
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Dillon
Hagge Grannis
Apex
Couer Alene
Idaho
Grannis le
Reichle
Grannix
Thabo
Jonn S. Baker
Baker
Mae Wee
John Tents
Coyote Veto
Renta
Hartwig
Rentz
Inich
Montana Bar Association Day Ends With Informal Bozeman Session
Boveman August 21 The Montana State Bar Association meeting trimmed the final day due to weather and a mobile trip to the West Gallatin banquet. An informal session in Bozeman discussed Montana politics with Republican and Democratic attorneys. Opinions split on Non-Intervention's strength and its impact on next Tuesday’s elections. Visiting attorneys departed for home. KE. Hozeman and Miss Florence of Belgrade were chosen to take the Butte speakers’ course for YMCAs war council work in Gallatin County.
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Boveman
Montana State Mar Association
West Gallatin
Bozeman
Montana
Ae KE. Hozeman
Florence
Belgrade
P. Seidlitz
Council
National Defense
Gallatin County
Butte
Cna
War Council
Ane
General Crowder Calls Last 1916 Draft Class
Helena August 21 Men of the 1918 class will be drawn upon to fill 1 000 white soldiers for Camp Lewis from Pt 3 to Sept 6. An allotment also calls all colored draft age men to entrain Sept 1 to Camp Lewis. Counties listed show varying numbers, with 1 000 white and colored contingents. remaining 1917 class and 418 of 1918 class added to the pool.
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Yellowstone
Lewin & Clark
Lincoln
Madison
Park
Sanders
Sher
Valley
Greenan
Beaverhead
Big” Horn
Blaine
Broadwater
City
Carbon
Cascade
Chateau
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Granite
Jefferson
Beaverhead Quota to Leave August 26
Beaverhead prepares to send 33 men of class one to Camp Lewis the week after August 26. Names include Frank Woodside Walter Bateman Thackery Horace Helming Jorgen Olsen Roby Tyree and others many from agricultural districts. A committee arranges entertainment and a sendoff. several men are newlyweds.
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Adeutant
Frank Woodside
Walter Bateman Thackery
Horace’ Helming
Jorgen Olsen
Roby Tyree
Harry Bari Cain
Lee Joy
Harry’ Helming
Royal Warfleet Bird
Charles M. Hay
Albert Montgomery
Robert Gerald Duff
Glenn F. Allen
Rasmus Erickson
Arch Brothers
George W. Cottrell
Eugene P. Sebeck
Warren’ Petersen
Walter Stringer
EM Peterson
Harry Poole
Patrick’ Summerley
George Gauthier
Andy Green
Darrell Kay Houston
Claud E. Crawford
Fred Dale Mullen
Val Lucas
Fred’ Bedesen
Leland Glen Snar
John Wil
Consolidation for War Unites Bozeman Churches
The First Presbyterian and the local Methodist church in Bozeman plan a wartime union for fuel, light, and manpower savings. One building used each month, Rev. W Harris in France, Rev. R P Smith to preach, union choir formed, both churches retain separate organizations, over 1,000 members combined. Similar plan proposed for Baptist and Christian churches.
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Presbyterian Church
Bozeman
Methodist Church
Haw
W. Harris
France
Heavy stock shipments to Lewistown as farmers exit
Stock shipments from Fergus county are expected to be the heaviest in years not for more cattle but because many stockmen including the Big Power outfit will ship all they have to market. The Christian churches and Moore plan an outdoor gathering at Wenetth farm, a daylong event with baskets and a service by Rev. Leon Johnston. W U delegates named for Helena convention on Sept 27. County W Co U convention set for Aug 28 at the Methodist church. Lulu Clendening, 37, maiden farmer's wife, dies. body shipped to Middleway WV for burial. Chief Forester Graves and District Forester Riley inspect Yellowstone region, West Gallatin area, in a personal study.
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Lewistown
Fergus County
Nome
Moore
Wenetth Farm
Leon Johnston
W. CT
Middleway
W. Va
War Industries Board Upholds State Council on Bulletin
The War Industries Board backed the state council’s stance against extending the Butte Weekly Bulletin. Officials say no weekly can change to a daily without federal authority, and the council has been notified of the contemplated action while the bulletin plans to resist the council’s order. The Bulletin began six months ago as a Friday publication after a Tuesday launch and reportedly intends to challenge the council’s directive.
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Hutte” Bulletin
Council of
Washington
Iulletin
Industrie Ineans
State Council
Publica
Iy Council
War Industries Board
Hety
Chanien Iy
Greens
Nofy
Thomas
K. “Kennelly
War Industries
Poara
Bulletin
Dontana
Defense
Yalegeuen
Hennesty
Star
War Industrien
Hiapers ‘O
Butte
Order of the State Council
Council
Drafted men to handle special military legal tasks
Helena Aug 21 special work of an attractive nature will be given drafted men held for special or limited service who are good stenographers and have had legal training according to telegram Adjutant General Crowder. The call will be issued shortly and men accepted will probably be assigned to the judge advocate general and provost marshal general departments to report court martial cases and attend to other matters pertaining to military law in the field.
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Helena
Crowder
Greenand
Farmers ask guards for grain elevators in Big Horn county
Holana Aug 21. Montana council of defense appeals to county councils of defense peace officers and others to guard grain elevators and depots at shipping points during harvest time after a series of incendiary fires near threshing outfits in Big Horn county. Threshermen and farmers urged to safeguard grain at the thresher.
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Holana
Big Horn County
Montana Council of Defense
State crops improve across Montana counties this week
Reports from Richland Sheridan Kips Toole Miaine Randers Toset Chouteau Lewis and Clark Saltwater Custer Mussetsh Valley Broadwater Tu Won highlight a week ending Aug 9 with the best production since early in the year. Conditions boost grain and hay while pastures and potato and corn crops show good prospects. Only two counties report a temporary labor shortage as threshing of winter wheat continues widely.
Street Car Fare Case Now Being Heard
Helena August 21 The railway commission heard evidence on Helena Light and Railway Co to raise city fares from 5 to 10 cents and at East Helena from 10 to 15 cents while round trips to the fair grounds would rise from 25 to 50 cents The company cited war losses and a heavy deficit McConnell represented the petition and the Helena Commercial Club backed a fare increase if warranted by the evidence.
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Helena
Railway Commission
Helena Light and Railway Company
B.C. Day
W. McConnell
East Helena
Fair Grounds
McConnell
French Reserve Ration Adopted In France Trenches
Washington reports a special reserve ration adopted for use in French trenches. Packaged in galvanized iron tins the ration includes beef items corn beet hash coffee and salt. It is hermetically sealed to guard against gas. It is for use in emergencies when fresh hot meals are not available. Bernhardtights A tour. London notes General Bernhardt a German officer known to Allied readers for war aims books commands the Fifty-fifth corps and has been pushed back by British forces toward Armentieres.
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Washington
France
War Department
Spain to substitute German ships in Spanish ports
Madrid states Spain will replace German vessels in its ports with neutral ships due to submarine sinkings. Cabinet warns that continued losses threaten its merchant marine, crews, and neutrality and reserves the right to intern German ships in Spanish ports if sinkings persist.
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Madrid
Spain
San Sebastian
Berlin
Germans Haste Fresh Troops Halt Advance at Mangin Front
German forces sent reinforcements and intensified counterattacks along the Aisne and Oise fronts near Carlepont forest. French forces widened control in Carlepont wood and along the Oise river, seizing Mount Renaud and reaching Selens and the Pommeraye. Air superiority aided French progress as pilots harassed German movements and bombed bridges and convoys.
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Mangin
Carlepont Forest
Verapon
Fren
Carlepont
Oise
Sempleny
Aisne
Cear
Dridget
German Bund Opposes Pan-Germanists in War Debate
Stockholm August 21 report on the German Bund for Freiheit und Vaterland denouncing pan-Germanists and annexationists. Leaders include Trootsch Meine Max Weber and ex Foreign Minister von Kuehl. The manifesto defends defensive war, denounces conquest, and calls for unity, peace, and international arbitration amid wartime strains. Also brief Cheyenne racing results and note on Birmingham professional women’s group formation.
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James O'Donnell Bennett
Stockholm
Bund
Freiheit Und
Vaterland
West Front
Parmaniste
Max Weber
Iis
Admiral von Tirpitz
Merland Party
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