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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
1
American naval forces guard merchant fleets across the Atlantic with destroyers and patrol craft. Depth bombs prove effective against submarines as U boats go deeper and surface less, while officials note no U boats have been captured and several are believed sunk.
Washington Aug 20 the wheat price committee headed by Dr H A Garfield sets the 1917 crop price at 2 20 a bushel for No 1 northern spring delivered Chicago The decision ends days of voting with a near unanimous result and aims to stabilize markets and curb living costs while keeping flour and bread affordable a 14 ounce loaf for 5 cents is anticipated The report lists price differentials for multiple grades and terminals and notes government purchases and a wheat corporation may broker most of the crop.
Washington and Montana forecast to feel cooler Friday with higher temperatures Saturday. North central Montana may see warmer conditions on Saturday.
Portland relays reports the VPortland Railway Light and Power company which runs Portland trolleys has asked the state public service commission for permission to raise the fare from five to six cents.
War summary notes large scale troop movements and convoys across battlefronts as resources like steel and copper are prioritized. Reports indicate efforts to capture key targets while naval escorts protect merchant and military ships in ongoing hostilities.
Secretary Lansing indicated steps will be taken to circulate President Wilson's note rejecting the pope's peace proposals in Germany. He said neutrals' newspapers would carry the note if possible and that other means would be used if blocked. The note's delivery follows Allied air drops of the war message behind German lines.
Edward Wheede entrenched in a northwest Chicago cottage fired on 600 police for hours after a payroll robbery and murder. Three detectives were wounded, Wheede surrendered after exchanging a pistol for a deputy chief’s revolver. $1,010 of $8,100 payroll recovered. Wheede’s wife and her father later arrested.
London reports Maj. Gen. F B Maurice says a pause across Western fronts followed last week’s great successes aided by bad weather. He notes Italian front gains pause as ca dorna readies guns, Flanders wear-down continues, and Russian units withdraw near Czernowitz. Mackensen’s Romanian attack fails amid Austrian withdrawals.
Washington reports a Senate agreement to take a final vote on the war tax bill by Monday September 10 with the war profits section due by next Wednesday and income tax provisions by September 7. Unanimous consent governs debate length and possible earlier action if debate ends sooner.
Washington reports the 11.5 billion war bond and certificate bill will be favorably reported to the house Saturday in nearly the same form as to McAdoo. It will likely pass by next Wednesday. Key points include 4 percent bonds and certificates, taxation by income super taxes, and secretary of the treasury fixing rates for war savings certificates. Foreign bonds exchanged for loans will be resold at no less than purchase price. The secretary will not deposit bond funds without earning interest.
Paris reports prominent Germans and Austrians in Switzerland working on a peace plan to sow friction among Entente powers. Key players include former chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg Prince von Buelow and Baron von Giskra, with baron’s allies from various nationalities. The aim is to force central powers to concede little while widening Berlin Vienna rift.
Washington August 30 officials led by Bernard Baruch and W B K Colver conferred on production cost estimates for steel and copper the government will pay. Copper costs are expected at 20 to 22 1 2 cents a pound. The war industries board will set costs soon and decide whether to fix a flat price or base on mill production costs.
Madison Wisconsin August 39 Governor E L Philipp denied authorizing a statement that after a conference he gave permission to the People's Conference to hold a meeting in Hudson He said no such permission was given and the statement was made without any authority from him
President Wilson's response to the pope's peace proposal was presented at the Vatican today by Count de Salis the British minister.
A crowd estimated at about 100 expelled Peace Council figures from New York and other states from Hudson Wisconsin late tonight after a public meeting. The mob forced Kruse and two women to leave town, while County Attorney Varnum urged restraint. Delegates to a planned nationwide peace convention were moved to Fargo with arrangements for special trains and local protests abated.
Louis P. Lochner says the People's Council of America may meet in Milwaukee or Chicago after Hudson, Wisconsin was chosen then deemed unsuitable. Fargo is ruled out as too distant, while plans adjust as delegates travel from New York to decide a new location.
An Atlantic port reports the 7000 ton steamship Verdi sunk with six crew dead. The Verdi left Aug 12 for an English port with cargo but no passengers. The crew totaled 112. all but six were saved. The sinking occurred about five days earlier according to a cable from the owners.
Chicago August 30 J P Bell heads United States millers committee announces regulations aligning profits with Hoover food administration accord. Miller profit set at 25 cents per barrel of flour and net a ton on feed. wheat purchases allowed at transit points under the agreement with the government. Normal wheat grinding amounts will be based on three years prior to January 1, 1917, to ensure fair distribution among mills.
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