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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
6
Anaconda standard publisher notice lists Hutte Ranch at 119 North Main Street with business and editor contacts. Postal registration and local masthead details appear alongside the Ad listing for the Anaconda area.
Fragmentary text suggests a note on patriotic work amid unclear context. Elements include phrases like Patriotic work and disjointed word fragments. No definite event, names, or place are identifiable to form a full, reliable summary.
The American people are urged to balance charity with a breathing space amid Red Cross and Liberty loan drives. Citizens are willing and loyal but should not be overtaxed. calls for contributions should be spaced and efforts consolidated to prevent overload and ensure effective support.
Military observers discuss tank use and German war planning. They credit German discipline to avoid reliance on improvisation, noting Cambrai revealed failure to foresee tank use against barbed wire and entanglements.
The account describes a false sense of security built on overconfident expectations. The appearance of British tanks stunned observers who had no basis on which to respond. The tank is praised for clearing barbed wire, enabling rapid actions, and matching cavalry in usefulness under favorable conditions.
President Wilson backs state level vote for women while opposing a constitutional amendment. The piece argues states must decide suffrage, cites Montana as precedent, and warns a federal mandate would curb state rights. It also notes broader wartime labor, prohibition debates, and international tensions shaping Congress.
Charles E. Hughes tours several training camps praising their hygienic practices and sanitary environments. He notes low illness and death rates among young soldiers, strong training, and government care. He credits the camps’ conditions with strengthening faith in democratic institutions.
The article notes a dire outlook for harvests with farmers delivering poor yields and the agriculture department mobilizing to recruit and train manpower for next season. It warns that millions of young men may be diverted to training or front lines, reducing available labor and risking unresolved crop gathering.
A 1917 syndicated piece urges housewives to adopt a regular bath time aligned with daily duties. It favors a before dinner bath for delicately healthy individuals, notes varying temperatures, and recommends a cool shower for businesswomen while advising sponging off before a comfortable bath to protect the skin and prevent chills.
An analysis of a Berlin quarterly piece by Waterr Rathenau warns Germany would expand war prep with stockpiles, a centralized statistics arm, and full economic mobilization. It argues such militarization would push the world toward a second war and urges resolve against future conflict, including costly taxation and training.
A collage of quips and jokes from varied sources including a judge's remark about a medical exam and a clock gag from an Uncle Lige tale. Snippets reference a Vacation bike ride, hospital stay, money talks, a singing student abroad, and a franc exchange joke.
Fragments quote German claims that U boats will win, while Admiral von Tirpitz concedes America harms Germany morally. Citations from Providence Journal Milwaukee News and others reference Berlin riots Italia front and British drives. A garbled note questions Shakespeare and Michael Angelo and mentions a short nut crop report from New York Telegram.
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