04 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1918
Page
1
A second convention is announced amid debates within the Russian political spectrum. Reform-minded groups argue that not all Russians align with Bolshevik radicalism, signaling a broader push for moderate course and inclusive discussion.
News from New York on February 3 reports Bolshevik delegates in the city reacting to plans for a new Russian convention organized by Kerensky followers. The event aims to be national in scope with delegates from important U S cities, sparking consternation among rival factions and prompting protests over legitimacy of the revolutionary leadership.
War council announces intensified drive against American forces on the Lorraine front amid German bombardment reports. Bolshevik starvation and brutality cited as context while Finnish troops are routed and Allied forces rally.
American troops are occupying a sector of the Lorraine front in France. Censors allow correspondents to move near brigade and regimental HQs behind the trenches under escort. Report notes front lines lie near Verdun Meuse Meurthe Nancy Nancy Vosges and St Mihiel area, with reach toward the German border.
Helena Feb 3 Governor Stewart this evening prepared a proclamation calling for a special session of the legislature to file with the secretary of state Monday. The proclamation lists eight matters for new legislation including seed grain law to provide weed feed for farmers and authority for counties to vote bonds. It also seeks immunities for soldiers and sailors, legal existence and funding for the state council of defense, legal authority for home guard organizations, and stronger statutes against treasonable speech, sabotage, and industrial anarchy. Absent voter law reform for soldiers and sailors abroad is urged, alongside needed federal and state coordination. Page 27 Column 3.
A fragmented report notes an artist or individuals creating drawings of food used to mock or ridicule, with inscriptions recalling memory. The references mention currency decorations and a German context, with arrest linked to the ridicule.
London dispatch reports the supreme war council at Versailles found no real approximation in German Chancellor von Hertling’s or Austro Hungary’s Czernin speeches to the allies’ terms. The council will continue vigorous war efforts until a change in policy or temper yields a peace based on freedom, justice, and international law. The decision reflects unanimity on continuing measures to compel concessions.
Disorderly dispatches report a wartime council chaired by Georges Clemenceau at Versailles with Lloyd George and Foch among attendees debating ending the war and chances for peace. German actions include strafing Lorraine and firefights with American troops as unrest and strikes ripple through Hamburg Trieste and Finland amid Brest-Litovsk talks stalled over Ukraine status.
Amsterdam February 3 The German peace delegation at Brest Litovsk focused on the status of Ukrainian and Finnish representatives. Bolsheviks claim to have displaced former Finnish authorities while Finns insist the revolutionaries only seized power temporarily by force. Trotsky and Bolshevik ministers faced questions about authority and recognition.
The forecast notes mostly cloudy conditions on Monday and Tuesday for Washington. Light snow is possible in western portions while eastern areas may see a temperature rise.
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