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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1917
Page
3
Washington notes a pivotal week as Congress reconvenes to tackle the war tax bill wealth conscription, an $11.538 billion war credit package, soldiers and sailors insurance, and a large deficiency appropriation. The Senate aims to resolve war profits, while the House plans swift passage with possible Oct adjournment.
Mary Pickford leads the cast in The Little American at the Rialto with dramatic torpedoed ocean liner scenes and a luxe ballroom set. A Fisher cartoon and Rialto Jazz band performances accompany the program, with the organ providing evening music. The attraction runs through Thursday.
Blanche Alfred and her symphony girls headline the attractions at the Peoples Hippodrome today and tomorrow. They present a program of music songs and dances featuring the Rainbow Girl a young miss who performs novelty dances that are exceptionally beautiful. Five other supreme vaudeville features the Pathe News and a Universal comedy are also on the program.
Italian forces report heavy fighting on the Carso yesterday with small advances and renewed assaults by enemy forces. About 600 officers and 23,000 enemy troops captured along with 75 guns and motor tractors loaded with ammunition. The Austrians suffer severe losses, including many men of the famed Twelfth Iron division, as Monte Santo and surrounding lines are isolated by Italian Second Army Corps actions at Anhove.
On the French Front August 29 Germans bombarded their lost Verdun positions nervously and ineffectually all day no infantry attack. French four day offensive recaptured land with low casualties for victory, while German orders show evacuation was not voluntary. French aviators praised for guiding artillery and spotting machine gun nests aiding the advance.
Rome, Aug. 26. The battle between Italy and Austria continues with Austrian retreats at points including the lower Corso. Messages from the front indicate Italian advances toward victory. Lieutenant General Count Cadorna, commander in chief, said with a smile, We are doing nicely, thank you. An official report cites Italian aerial and artillery work demoralizing Austrian troops by destroying lines of communication and burning main supply stations.
Petrograd reports attacking sectors on the Russian and Romanian fronts were beaten back yesterday by Russian forces. A further advance on the Caucasian front, where offensives began recently, is also announced by the war office.
Berlin reports from London dated August 25 that military actions on the Russian front yesterday consisted of artillery engagements and a few small infantry clashes, per the official statement released today.
A new recruit in a recent maneuver poked his head into the officer’s tent and asked for tasks. The officer, cigar dropped in disgust, taught him proper reporting. The recruit, puffing lightly, answered there was little to do and told him to hook it.
Signor Mascagni, famed La Scala conductor, recalls never refusing an encore after a Naples concert where a stool hurled from the gallery struck him. He describes starting with low pay and a firm stance, then learning to grant encores to satisfy audiences.
The Brooklyn Eagle argues that those killed in air training and munition factories deserve the same “killed in action” honor as front line troops. It urges equal recognition for all who paid the last full measure of devotion in service, whether at the front or at home supporting the war effort.
Viscount Ishii placed a wreath of roses and chrysanthemums on George Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon. He affirmed Japan’s reverence for Washington, pledged devotion to allied aims, and called Washington a citizen of the world. Secretary Daniels lauded stronger Anglo American ties as the Mayflower gave naval honors to the Japanese guests.
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