21 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1918
Page
1
The Vice President laments overpublicizing vague judgments and moral unease. He argues enduring peace requires goodwill among nations and cautions that current allied trade tensions and justice theories risk undermining international relations.
Carlisle. Pa Dec. Ident Marshall argues wars will continue until all people possess goodwill. He envisions a world league or enduring peace achieved via universal education and constitutions limiting armaments. He warns against coercive peace and urges international trade and sea law cooperation to avert future conflicts.
Washington officials announced late today a price unity action by the food administration to ease wheat flour costs. Telegraphed to all agencies, the move aims to lower millers sale prices and reduce overall flour prices for consumers.
Minneapolis dispatch reports the war revenue bill may pass and government removal of milling restrictions. Officials say cheaper flour looms as mill feeds rise. expected price drops tie to a three to four cent per barrel fall in flour for each dollar rise in mill feed. Conditions reflect food administration restraint on profiteering.
Minot D. Dec 20 William Recroft and Max Sitch were arrested by a deputy U S marshal for alleged red flag activity in Kiel N D They were brought to Minot for a preliminary hearing Sitch released on 3000 bail while Recroft could not raise bail and remains jailed
Chicago City Railway company today suspended its dividend for the first time since 1870, as President L. A. Busby cited losses of about $12,000 daily due to wage increases ordered by the labor board and higher supply costs.
Manchester reports air minister Lord Weir outlined rapid growth of Britain s flying service from 1245 officers and 1453 men in 1914 to 30000 officers 260000 men and about 20000 women by 1918. He cited capability to reach 10000 feet travel 1200 miles non stop and land on sea then rise again with full load.
Reports from Copenhagen and Berlin describe political unrest as Germany teeters on crisis. Von Hindenburg advised formations of a new front while factions clash in Berlin and Vienna. Stresemann leads liberals with plans for a December 30 conference. uncertainty fills the German political landscape.
Health authorities and relief workers estimate nearly 1000 Eskimo deaths in Seward peninsula from pneumonia linked to Spanish influenza. In Nome vicinity villages, several adult populations have been wiped out, with surviving children found partially frozen due to parental loss. The epidemic spreads despite quarantines, affecting remote settlements across the northern coast.
Four African American men and two women accused of murdering Dr. J Johnston were taken from a marsh near Shubata Alabama and lynched. Reports from Mobile claim the mob executed all four, with additional unverified details about the location and charges.
Paris report notes the war dead rising toward 1.4 million as 40 soldiers are counted among the fatalities amid a government demobilization debate. Lucien Vollin questions demobilization in the chamber.
Generally fair conditions expected in Montana Saturday and Sunday with a trend toward colder temperatures on Sunday. Local warming not anticipated, skies likely clear to partly cloudy, light winds. Monitor area readings for sharper drops in evening temperatures.
Amsterdam dispatch reports all leading officials of the German foreign office walking out on strike over the Solt matter, leaving routine duties unattended and none reporting for duty for several days. Berlin notes the strike reflects Socialist majority tensions and impedes foreign affairs work.
Paris reports that labor and government talks have yielded an accord to release about 1,000,000 tons of ships for American trade. More than 150,000 tons are idle at American docks, and wartime needs push urgency for peacetime production shifts. A labor meeting set for January 14 prompts protest against judicial and executive actions in the Thomas J Mooney case, signaling broad labor turnout nationwide.
London reports the admiralty favors sending a large part of the British fleet commanded by Admiral Sir David Beatty to the United States. No date is set, but a visit is expected soon after peace is signed. Afterwards the fleet would tour the British dominions.
The War Industries Board fee fixing committee announces the maximum copper price will lapse on the first day of the new year, signaling an impending price adjustment and policy shift in metal allocations.
President Wilson states that America must unite and apply all efforts to the ideals ahead. He argues there is no single mastermind who can know the minds of all peoples, warning against overconfidence in a universal plan.
London dispatch says King George invites President Wilson to Buckingham Palace during his London visit as a courtesy not political. President likely to accept. officials to settle details with American delegation tomorrow amid allied discussions in Paris.
In a Dec 20 interview, a correspondent reports President Wilson praising a global council of statesmen for tackling world problems. The piece notes Vienna delegates prioritized class interests over peoples wishes, calls for genuine collaboration among English speaking democracies, and describes Wilson’s limited time for visits while stressing shared guardianship of global freedom.
Senator from Massachusetts proposes a form of a League of Nations and says the question will be considered separately later. The brief remarks reference formation and parliamentary timing amid ongoing discussions in Washington.
Washington reports show eleven million persons answered to the Red Cross Christmas roll call by Thursday night. The tally surpasses the total new members expected in the first Christmas drive of 1917.
Paris dec 20 president Wisin contemplates a visit to England. He may depart for London next Thursday Dec 26 and stay about four days. Details of the trip are being worked out and continued on page 2.
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