Montana Coal Firms Protest Government Price Fix
Montana coal companies urge a readjustment of government price levels, saying current fixed prices will drive them out of business. Senator Walsh seeks full cost data from mines to study Montana conditions and possibly raise figures. Maj. Graham is ordered to Camp Mills for duty. Capt. Shea moves to Rockefeller Institute for instruction.
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Standard
Washington
Walsh
Coal
Montana
Garfield
Senator Walsh
Montana Coal and Iron Company
Bear Creek Coal Company
Smokeless and
Spotless Coal Company
International Cosa Company
Carbon County
Nebon Coal Company
Great Falls
George F. Graham
Montana National Guard
Camp Millis
Mineola
Long Island
William E. Shea
Medical Reserve Corps
Fort Missoula
Rockefeller Institution
New York
Day of Recreation for Methodists at Billings
Billings Aug 25 with the annual conference under way recreation day featured a devotional by Bishop Hamilton of Pittsburg the ministers wives met as usual auto tours took visitors to local points of interest and a baseball game followed by a picnic luncheon at the church grounds F M Essert national lecturer of the Worlds Purity federation spoke on the social evil in the evening.
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Billings
Hamilton
Pittsburg
F. M. Essert
World's Purity Federation
Writes From China to Be Put on Registered List
Helena August 25 C P Holman of Canton China who considers Helena residence due to parents living here asks to be placed on the selective draft list for the army His request is approved and he will be notified by the draft board officials
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Helena
C. P. Holman
Canton
Chine
Bitter Root Becoming Leading Dairy Center
Helena August 25 Deputy State Dairy Commissioner I G Arthur reports Bitter Root valley is developing into the leading dairy and creamery district in the state The Bitter Root Co operative company the leading creamery here is doubling its plant and adding buildings to handle nearly 2 000 000 eggs and 160 000 pounds of butter
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Helena
I. G. Arthur
Bitter Root Valley
Bitter Root Co-operative Company
Exemption Denied Mennonites to Work Behind Lines
Lewistown Aug 25 The local draft board denied ex emption for Mennonites at the colony headquarters who oppose war. They will be used behind the lines in peaceful duties and not required to fight.
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Lewistown
Here
D. J. Burke
Mattie Tullock
Firmin Tullock
Helena
Emmett Carruthers
City Engineer's Department
Engineer Corps
American Lake
Running Wolf Ranch Company
Neubert Ranch
Neubert
L. Lewis
Glengarry
Negro Attempts Robbery at Club Bar in Dillon
At about 9 o'clock last night a husky negro tried to rob a man in the Club bar in Dillon and, after beating the man into insensibility, fled. A bartender fired at him, speeding his exit. A report says he was later arrested in Kiute and is held for charges back in Dillon. Sheriff Wyman departed for Sil Yr Bow to deliver custody.
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Dillon
Hee
Kiutie
Wyman
Sil Yr Bow
Consider Additions 10 Plant at East Helena
Officials of the American Smelting and Refining Company will inspect the East Helena plant from a special Colorado car. They may authorize further improvements and add a unit at East Helena to handle manganese ore from Granite county. Karl Eilers Willard Morse H A Prosser and F H Brownell will join the inspection as directors.
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H. A. Prosser
F. H. Brownell
The
American Smelting and Refining Company
Big transportation task for MP Gauk ey
Helena August 25 Troop transportation on all Montana railroads is assigned to J T McGaukey assistant general freight and passenger agent of the Great Northern road He will work with Adjutant General Greenan to carry out War Department orders and decide other questions on his own responsibility
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Helena
Montana
J. T. McGaukey
Great Northern Road
McGaukey
Greenan
War Department
Beaverhead men named by exemption board face possible desertion
Dillon August 25 The local exemption board released the list of men who have failed to report and may become deserters if they do not appear in Dillon before September 6. Names include Alfred Westling Lake View Darby Cody Butte Bernardo Tabala Spain Charles Haley Wheeling W Virginia James Wearne Rupert Idaho Arthur Edwards Idaho Falls Dominico Pucci Melrose Guy Benson Gibbons Krist Oberg Dewey George Christenson Norway Frank Bobinac Dillon Emer Hansen Alaska One exemption claim by Homer H Slater was denied and Max Maxwell a German alien who had signified intent to go was exempted by self declaration under board rules.
Beaverhead Forest Fires Calm. Summers Praises Stockmen
Dillon residents notice smoke from fires near Missoula though Beaverhead forest reports no fires. Supervisor Summers praises local stockmen for vigilance and says forestry engineers are being enlisted for immediate service in France. Local residents Helen Baker and others travel, visit kin, and return as daily life continues amid war mobilization.
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Gertie Hand
Kennison
Dr. Kissler
Butte
Supervisor Summers
Beaverhead National Forest
Forestry Engineers
France
Helen Baker
Helena
George Baker
Second
Montana Infantry
R. E. Foster
Dillon
E. J. Calloway
Virginia City
Mr. Calloway
George Melton
Big Stole
Helen Greenough
Ralph Sebree
California
City
Motorist strikes Bozeman sidewalk injuring mother and four children
An automobile driven by Thomas Seby backed onto Main street in Bozeman and knocked down Mrs. F. W. Benepe and her four children. The youngest rode in a cart. All suffered considerable bruises. The article also notes Masonic lodge delegates returning from Helena, plus grain thrashing and crop conditions in the valley and East Gallatin precinct.
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Bozeman
Thomas Seby
Main Street
F. W. Benepe
Helena
Frank B. Lewis
Lodge No. 18
O. P. Davis
J. N. van Zandt
Gallatin Lodge
A. F
A. M
William Schoppe
Carlisle Kenyon
Channel Mackenzie
James Fitzgerald
Lily of the Valley
Edna Fitzgerald
Eastern Star
Gallatin
Special Trains Take Crowds to Helena Picnic
Helena August 26 The picnic committee at Broadwater park expects several thousand visitors for Sundays program headlined by James W. Gerard with special trains from Anaconda Butte and Great Falls and autos from many Montana cities. Bozeman farmers group also planning trips as grounds are decorated and traffic control arranged to prevent congestion.
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Helena
Broadwater Park
James W. Gerard
Anaconda
Butte
Great Falls
J. A. Harader
Broadwater
Bozeman Auto Park Praised By Visitors On Trip
Bozeman's auto park for tourists is hailed as the finest camping place in the United States by hundreds of summer visitors. Harley Wilson and family, with maid and mechanic, spent a night in Bogert's grove camp while recounting their long automobile journey from Los Angeles through the Grand Canyon to Knoxville and beyond, visiting St Mary's academy owner, Knox college alumni, and planning to return home by the coast.
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Bozeman, Au
Bozeman
Yellowstone Park
Cody
Portland
Ore
Montana Officials at Spokane Conference
Helena Aug 25 C D Greenfield commissioner of agriculture and publicity and Frank B S Lusk of Missoula will represent Montana at a Spokane conference with federal Agriculture Department representatives to plan promoting winter wheat and rye planting. The official in charge of seed distribution from the congressional appropriation will attend, and Greenfield has prepared data on Montana needs.
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Helena
C. D. Greenfield
Agriculture and Publicity
Frank
Order of Eastern Star Elects Mrs Ward of Havre
Helena August 25 The grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in its final session today elected officers. Mrs Lotta P Ward of Havre was named grand matron with Lewis Terwilliger of Livingston as grand patron. Cynthia C Plummer of Stevensville associate grand matron Frank Marshall of Great Falls associate grand patron Elva Boardman of Butte grand secretary Louisa Day of Missoula grand treasurer.
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Helena
The
Order of the Eastern Star
Lotta P. Ward
Havre
Lewis Terwilliger
Livingston
Cynthia C. Plummer
Stevensville
Frank Marshall
Great Falls
Elva Boardman
Butte
Louisa Day
Missoula
Harrison News notes local mail rise and crop prosperity
In Harrison Aug 25 Mrs. Nettie Faires, postmistress for two years, reports a rise in mail matter and receipts. Visitors A F Conrad of Helena and J W Burlingame of Great Falls tour Madison valley on business and pleasure, praising crops and overall prosperity. Attorney F C Fluent of Butte visits on legal business. Rancher L W Allen notes strong hay crops within the Irrigated district.
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L. W. Allen
Draft board completes examination of men in Helena
Helena August 25 local draft board has finished examining men and will certify results to the government and wind up its work soon.
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Helena
Gerard Speaks at Miles Station Crowd Cheered
James W. Gerard spoke from a train at the Northern Pacific station in Miles City to a crowd of several thousand. He recounted experiences in Germany as described in his book My Four Years in Germany. He travels on to Helena to speak and visit Mrs. Gerard’s relatives in the Bitter Root.
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MR. Gerard
Miles
Miles City
James W. Gerard
Northern Pacific
Germany
Helena
Incendiary Forest Fires Reported in Northeastern Oregon County
Salem Oregon August 25 State Forester Elliot reported several incendiary forest fires in Northeastern Washington county along the Washington Columbia county line. Most fires were on grant lands of the Oregon California railroad company.
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Salem
Ore
Elliot
Washington County
Washington
Columbia Counties
Oregon-California Railroad Company
Forestry in China
A British expert conducts reforestation experiments in China leading to a comprehensive forestry course established at a Chinese university.
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China
AJAX NOYES Pioneer and author dies in Harlem
Dillon Aug 25 News reached Dillon of the death of A J Noyes once a resident here and a pioneer of Butte and the Big Hole basin He wrote The Story of Ajax edited Dimsdale Vigilantes Montana history book and contributed to state press His body shipped to Dillon funeral set for Tuesday He planned a Montana story and hoped to finish the manuscript in months He traveled from Seattle to Helena Seattle and Montana figure prominently in his career and wide acquaintance marked by no enemies.
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Dillon
A. J. Noyes
Harlem
Ajax
Dimsdale
West
Butte
Big Hole Basin
Neves
Montana
Helena
Seattle
Noyes
Fires Threaten Missoula Area As Scout Campers Rescued
Two fast moving fires sparked on Lolo creek headwaters in the Bitterroot mountains threaten small towns about 12 miles south of Missoula. Blackfoot valley homesteaders face a blaze near Seeley Lake now out of control. Fifty four Missoula Boy Scouts camping at Seeley Lake will be brought home tonight by auto. About 200 firefighters from Idaho arrived to aid Western Montana crews. several fires in Gold Creek and Flathead forest are under control.
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Missoula
Lolo Creek
Bitter Root
Blackfoot Valley
Seeley Lake
Seeley
Salmon Lakes
Idaho
Montana
Gold Creek
Flathead Forest
Blackfoot
Improvement in Oregon forest fire situation reported
Portland Aug 25 George H Cecil district forester for the federal government headquarters said most fires in Oregon are small and under control. Correspondents report fires in forests across 16 counties tonight but none spreading rapidly.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
George H. Cecil
Exemption rules under the selective service law
The text discusses dependents as the basis for exemption, not marriage, and cites June 30 1917 regulations. It notes boards should establish dependents, addresses cases where wives may not be dependent and should not be forced to work, and reviews New York City district board opinions supporting bona fide spouse and children dependency for exemption.
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District Board of
New York City
Miner Shot in Saloon Fight. Two Men Arrested
John Crone a miner residing at 235 Pine street was shot in the knee and severely beaten in a saloon owned by John Sagar and Harry Moeller at 2202 Walnut street. Sagar and Moeller were arrested on assault charges after Under Sheriff Melia and deputies responded as the fight ended. Crone was taken to St James hospital and is expected to recover. A witness, Martin Phalen of Du Pont powder works, aided Crone’s account and was held as a material witness.
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John Crone
Pine Street
John Sagar
Hary Moeller
Walnut Street
Sagar
Moeller
Jack Melia
Roberts
Bennetts
Crone
St. James’ Hospital
Rankin Returns to Butte Amid Smoke from Missoula Fires
Miss Jeannette Rankin arrived back in Butte last night resting, declining to discuss talks with Judge Covington or local conditions while stating she continues work on the affair. She notes Missoula forest fires are very serious with the city shrouded in smoke. It is unclear when Rankin will return to Washington.
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Jeannette Rankin
Judge Covington
Butte
Missoula
Miss Rankin
Washington
Attorney General In Town Visits Butte Briefly
S. C. Ford, Montana Attorney General, making a short personal visit to Butte. He says his trip is not connected to the labor situation but may unofficially look into the trouble before returning to Helena.
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S. C. Ford
Butte
Helena
Mushrooms equal to greens in nourishment and indigestible content
The statement notes that mushrooms provide no more nourishment than other green vegetables and contain as much or more indigestible material. It frames mushrooms as nutritionally comparable to leafy greens rather than uniquely advantageous.
Few Respond as Butte Draft Delayed for East Enrollment
Washington orders limited draft intake for Butte with about 40 men needed from an original 791 quota. Delays arise from incomplete equipment and lodging, with full conscription postponed until accommodations are ready, while 33 called for reexamination saw only 19 appear and citizens are warned of penalties for evading notices.
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Butte
Washington
Sam
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