Senate probes army ordnance with private makers
Washington December 18 The congressional inquiry into army war preparations broadened as the senate military committee votes to hear private ordnance and ammunition manufacturers and to examine clothing cantonment building food and transportation Friday Major General Sharpe will testify The hearings challenge Major General Crozier on equipment adequacy noting British and French shortages and that Pershing relied on American arms The panel postponed action on General Crozier’s reappointment and continued evidence of production prospects.
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Senate Military Committee
Tomor
Sharpe
McCormick
Mlinois
Crozier
Pershing
M Cormick
Senate
General Crozier
Butte News Highlights From The Standard Pages
A chaotic mix of items from The Standard includes reports of tense labor strikes, naval and air war developments, political resignations, and local chatter. It covers war summaries, social drives by the Red Cross, a police court trial, conservation talks, and regional notices from Butte with ads, editorials, and entertainment items.
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Shipping Board
Cabrera
England
Red Cross
Martin O'Neil
Butte
T—Butte News
India
Petros
Troubles of Shipping Board Start Another Congressional Probe
Washington reports the shipping board faces a Senate ordered inquiry into its merchant marine program. Amid resignations, Charles A. Plez named to replace Harris at the emergency fleet corporation, as heated charges of red tape and inefficiency spark a broader probe likely to reveal past disputes from Denman Goethals to present.
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Senate
Hurley
Shipping Board
Harris
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Charles A. Plez
Chicago
Harding
Ohio
Senate Auditing Committee
Commerce Committee
Fletcher
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Denman
Goethals
Frazer of North Dakota Demands Date Change at Congress
Great Falls, Dec. 18. Governor Frazer of North Dakota declined to attend the co operators congress in February unless his day conflicted with Governor Stewart of Montana. The Frazer manager asked to move his speaking day from Tuesday to Wednesday or Thursday. The Nonpartisan league is set for Friday, the congress’s final day, with Equity Farmers union, Non-Partisan Leaguers and Grangers meeting to discuss mutual interests.
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Frazer
North Dakota
Congress
Stewart
Nonpartisan League
Equity Farmers’ Union
Leaguers
Grangers
Senate probes on shipbuilding and war needs
A special Senate committee examines railroad freight and maritime supply issues and sanitary conditions at Camp Mills on Long Island as part of a broader push to investigate war efficiency. The keynote demand centers on building ships to ensure victory in the war.
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Congress acts on railroad reform with probes and plans
Washington reports Congress moves on railroad reform after holidays. A Cummins resolution calls for investigation of the Interstate Commerce Commission recommendations. Sterling proposes a general freight trade sector appointed by the president. In the House Lenroot urges a government controlled corporation modeled after the Panama system to own cars locomotives and equipment, with page 13 continuation.
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Congress
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Borah
Senate
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sterling
South Dakota
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Panama Railway and
Butte Copper Miners Vote to End Strike
By a near unanimous vote over 500 metal mine workers in Butte call off their copper mines strike after meetings and a Seattle labor commission mediation effort. The resolution allows return to jobs today and many strikers expected to seek work across district mines within days.
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Butte
Seattle
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British towns being raided by German aircraft at night
London reports German planes raiding English coast towns, with some reaching the capital and dropping bombs. Official statement says hostile aircraft crossed the Essex and Kent coasts around 6:15 pm, with casualties and damage not yet confirmed. British air and sea defenses responded, but details from the raid remain incomplete.
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Essex
Kent
Sgung
Weather Forecast Ahead of Wednesday in Sechitabinwtan Bec
Readable forecast indicates conditions for Wednesday in Sechitabinwtan Bec with expected weather patterns and temperature outlook. Details are limited by OCR, but residents are advised to prepare for changing conditions and carry suitable gear.
Submarine collision sinks F-1 in home waters
Washington reports nineteen lives lost when American submarine F-1 was rammed and sunk by F-3 in home waters after a fox Monday. Five survivors include Lieut. A Montgomery. Names of the lost include JOHN FRANK M BERNARD, CHARLES F VINCENT, THOMAS A WALSH, LYMAN F LOVELY, and RALPH B MCLVER among others. Official list released by the Navy Department details crews from multiple ports across the country.
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Daniels
Montgomery
Jala Montgomery Pratt
Fore
HG. Wright
J. M. Lehissauter
Hills City
Tenn
Henry L. Brown
Macon
Joseph J. Burns
San Pedro
Cal
John
J. Stewart
Celia
Campbell
Huron
Navy Department
Texas
German Prisoners Reach Petrograd Report Contends
London dec 18 foreign dispatches note limited Russian news. German war prisoners are said to be moving from distant fronts to Petrograd while a Moscow meeting formed a temporary prisoner committee. Moldavians in Bessarabia plan their own army seeking independence, and Brest-Litovsk peace talks are rumored with Stockholm emissaries probing peace questions.
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Russia
Iate
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Morning Post
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Petrograd
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Russa
Front
Ihe
Gud Ie Dally Mall
Corendent
Bessarabia
Berlin
Iway
Amsterdam
Mittal
Brest-Litovsk
Stockholm
Holsheviki
Philipp Scheidemann
Envoy Cabrera quits amid injury over duties
Washington dispatch reports Luis Cabrera, Mexico’s special envoy, left for Buenos Aires without farewells to pursue neutrality talks in Argentina. He reportedly resents dealing with the war board and may be replaced by Basay, as tensions rise over export restrictions and copper ore policy.
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Luis Cabreira
Mexico
Buenos Aires
Lansing
Cabrera
War Board
State Department
Basay
Aregentine
United States
Latin America
Ted
Carranz
Mexco
Peters defeats Curley for mayor of Boston
Boston results show Andrew I. Peters, former assistant secretary of the treasury, elected mayor of Boston by about 9,000 votes over incumbent James M. Curley. Congressman James A. Gallivan finished third and Peter F. Tague fourth in the nonpartisan ticket race based on official police figures.
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James M. Curley
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Peter F. ‘Tague
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