Montana Tax Commission urges reforms and new powers
Helena December 1 after two years the state tax commission filed its final report for the state board of equalization and the coming legislature. It recommends a three member permanent tax commission with supervisory powers and a constitutional amendment transferring duties of the state board of equalization to the tax commission. The report estimates Montana’s true wealth at about 2.5 billion dollars with annual state needs around 22 million dollars. It warns revenues will fall about 400 thousand dollars when the new prohibition law takes effect and could fall further as the 24 mill levy drops to 2 mills at 60 million assessed value. It notes uniform taxation is elusive and urges careful assessment to avoid undue burden while highlighting general property tax and issues in valuation and uniformity.
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Helena
Atte Tax Commission
Charles R Leonard
Butte
Willian Lindsay
Glendive
David Hiber
Lewistown
John Edgerton
State Board of Equalisation
Montana
Commission
Becom
Mob Wrecks Lemberg Shops Amid German Overcharge Outrage
Associated Press reports four American soldiers dispersed a thousands strong mob in Esch that wrecked 25 shops over alleged German overcharging of Americans. Loss estimated 4 to 7 million francs as mob violence spread to Luxembourger stores. Two American lieutenants ordered four enlisted men to arm with boards to restore order.
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Associated Press
Esch
Gemans
Luxemburse
Hollander
Prediction of World Distress Burden on Governments
New York Dec 1 Henry P Davison, head of the American Red Cross war council, warns of severe global distress this winter that volunteer groups cannot meet and that governments must bear the main burden. After a Europe trip, he cites hunger and dislocation in France Italy Russia and the Balkans. He expects co operation among governments and continued Red Cross support with a forthcoming Christmas roll call for voluntary membership.
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New York
Henry P. Davison
War Council
The
American Red Cross
Europe
Red Cross
Enilan
France
Belgium
Italy
Switzerland
Sid Milson
Russia
Bal
For the
American” Red Cross
Dr Dumba Returns to Promote Austrian Peace View
The Associated Press reports Dr Constant Theodor Dumba former Austro Hungarian ambassador to the United States has arrived in Zurich as a representative of Austrian pacifists. He aims to present to Entente powers proposals to curb German expansion and counter calls for territorial changes in Tyrol while urging US and Britain to send one regiment each as an order symbol amid alleged pillaging and unrest in the Hun plains.
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Associated Press
Zurich
Constant ‘Theodor ‘Dumba
United States
United
Austrian Peace Association
Tyrol
League of Nations
Dumba
Great Britain
Major Willard D Straight Dies During Peace Mission
Paris dispatch reports Maj. Willard D. Straight, financier and diplomat from New York, died in the night after a pneumonia attack. Straight had been sent by Col. E. M. House to undertake duties with the peace mission and had recently contracted the illness.
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Paris
Willard D. Straight
New York
tumult in domain of Huns reports on abdication and upheaval
The article summarizes a string of far flung dispatches from Copenhagen and Paris dated December 1. It notes the abdication of the king of Württemberg reported from Stuttgart and Eisner’s fall anticipated in Bavaria with Auer named as possible successor. It also mentions Bucharest being burned, peasant revolts in Romania, and German political turmoil including calls to convene a constituent assembly and threats of Silesia separating from Prussia within 48 hours.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Bucharest
Berlin
Romania
People’s Comn Atum
Silesia
Prussia
Tiptoe Await Wilson Message As Congress Weighs Peace
Washington expects President Wilson to outline peace plans on the eve of his departure for France. Congress faces sharp debate on his approach, with criticism over delegation and timing. Leaders prepare for talks on peace, reconstruction, and postwar finance as the new session looms.
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Washington
Wilson
France
Comerem
Gallerien
House of Hin
Senate
Houte
Franc
Uluo
Mente Her
Ame
Nim
House
Democratic
Sete
Hindenburg Proclaims Peaceful Relations with Councils in Cologne
Amsterdam report says Field Marshal von Hindenburg issued a proclamation per the Cologne Volks Zeitung to avoid clashes with soldiers and workmen councils. He urged central government to have councils refrain from interfering with artillery commanders and signaled tolerance for the red flag if shown in a proper manner by troops.
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Hindy
Amsterdam
van Hindenburg
Cologne Volks Zeitung
Political tensions rise over Feb. 16 election date
Berlin reports in Die Freiheit show majority socialists and bourgeois resist the February 16 election for a constituent assembly as too soon. Independent socialists warn about Rhine province and Bavaria separation urging timely action. Soldiers and workers’ congress set for December 16 with debated delegate selection and credentials control feared to allow packing.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Die Freiheit
Council of People's Commissioners
Rhine
Bavaria
Soldiers and Workmen's Council
Congress
Workmen's Council
Fire destroys shell plant in Minneapolis
Minneapolis dispatch reports a blaze gutting the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery shell plant. Estimated losses run from 300000 to 500000 dollars. The cause is unknown and one worker died in the fire.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company
Mutte labor bureau faces big task in town
Telegramic and telegraphic items report the Mutte labor bureau has a large assignment while parents miss attending their son’s funeral. Other notes mention Butte soldiers not listed on the Roll of Honor and ministers weighing a ban, plus local garbage contract updates and brief classifieds.
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Mutte Labor Bureau
Yraameretarion
Butte
Kutte
Ministerial Association
United States Alone Can Solve the Postwar Problem
In an Associated Press interview Vienna financier Dr. Al King says the world’s main issue is how to revive production to repay debts. He stresses Austria needs food first then raw materials, with free trade and US support as key. He doubts a quick political reunification of former Austrian Empire states, cautions Vienna’s decline as a major hub, and warns against endless Balkan wars.
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Associated Press
Vienna
New Treleich
Alking
Austel
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
Europe
Weller
United States
England
Napoleon
German and Austrian representatives present credentials
Dr Hartmann presented credentials to Dr Solf the German foreign secretary as the peace representative of the Austrian republic. The German Austrian proposal to unite with Germany was noted as a long fostered aim. Weather forecast for Montana calls for unsettled conditions with possible rain in the western portion Monday and Tuesday.
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Amsterdam
Hartmann
W.S. Solf
Sail
Austria
Germany
Montana
West
Imperial talk blamed other leaders for war crisis
An interview with Emperor William II in the Cologne Gazette recounts his claims that he was forced into war, blaming Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg and Gottlieb von Jagow, and stating Russia mobilized before war was declared. He cites Norway as the escape route and contends Russia troops crossed into peril before hostilities began.
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Associated Press
Enhagen
William of Ger
George Fexener
Cologne
Theobald von Dethmann-Hollweg
Norway
William II
Ferdinand
W. A. Soukhomlinenister
Ocean liners return Huskies home after armistice
About 13,590 officers and men are en route home from England aboard Canopic and other ships, representing nearly two thirds of American troops there. The fleet includes Ascanius, Vogt, and Handley Page units with detachments and medical staff. Additional ships will follow from Liverpool to Boston and New York. Meanwhile off Seantopal the allied squadron seized the Russian battleship Volga, one destroyer, five German submarines, and fourteen German merchantmen for use in the Allied effort.
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Ascanius
Pic
Boston
Stist
Canopic
England
Liverpool
New York
Paris
Havas
Alliedaval
Sehantopal
Black Sea
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Stuttgart
Eisner
Herr Auer
Petit Journal
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