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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1918
Page
1
On the fronts put on steam New Year's Eve and speed up. Ting between Ish and Germans on the Cambrat sector, tether PHC eng.
Large dispatch notes that orders from Director General McAdoo aim to clear freight congestion across the eastern railroads, potentially calling on Western and Southern lines to furnish locomotives and equipment to aid the East, while planning export freight routing south of New York. A war board with five advisers will supervise railway operations and wage talks, with pay increases for railroad workers under consideration.
New York officials denounced delay in tax payments as disloyal during wartime, urging citizens to settle taxes promptly. The revenue commissioner warned that withholding funds harms the public treasury and undercuts government morale, stressing duty to pay what is owed.
In Today’s Standard a report notes Frank Murray of at Palle sent Hurry along railfreight, Baker’s review of the war, and police court case Guns for all the troops soon. The edition includes a view of the Holsheviks, market reports, theatrical editorial, and other items such as flour purchase limits, a suit against Monidah Trust, Standard boys on the firing line, classified ads, Anaconda news, and artillery boys to go for commissions.
General Pershing cabled Dr Ann Howard Shaw thanking Women of America for their love and prayers. He praises noble American nurses and soldiers and pledges inspiration until victory. Draft boards instructed by the Provost Marshal General Crowder to use common sense and sympathy in cases of dependents.
Deputy state treasurer Frank C. Murray, secretary of the state fuel administration and former Cascade county legislator, collapsed and died at his desk in Great Falls this morning from heart trouble. The 40 year old Democrat served in the first Montana legislature, was sergeant at arms for four years, and left a wife and child.
Latox George Macrides reports that about one million Greeks, including men women and children, died in organized massacres and deportations by Turkish and German forces in Asiatic Turkey. He says many were drafted into the army while women and children were placed in homes or orphanages and in many cases drowned in an allegedly orchestrated purge. He describes Turkish brutality as amplified by German efficiency and calls the future hope in America.
Guatemala City endures severe tremors causing multiple deaths and about 100 injuries. Many buildings including the Mentian palace Post Office cathedral hospitals and schools are damaged. People seek shelter in parks as water and electric services fail and authorities coordinate relief.
Taesd ably runs West of the division probe as officials continue inquiry into the matter. Officials emphasize progress and coordination across departments while outlining next steps in the investigation.
A cryptic note suggests efforts to slow wartime production and curb consumption. It mentions Germany and a joker-like tactic to limit essential goods, reflecting a cautious stance on resource use and civilian needs.
Washington reports note pressure on Entente to reject German peace overtures and keep Russia Bolshevik talks from driving wedges. Allied leaders may reply through the Swiss channel or a coordinated statement, while U S officials warn against undermining war aims and warn Americans to conserve resources for government needs.
New York City endures a second day of zero weather with coal shortages hitting the metropolis. Deaths and hundreds of exposure cases are reported as temperatures hover around 2 degrees below zero. Mayor elect Hylan vows to bootstrap coal deliveries using city trucks if needed to aid the poor. Delivery delays from New Jersey terminals worsen the shortage amid frigid waters.
The British prime minister David Lloyd George and the war cabinet express good wishes to the governments and peoples of all allies except Russia, explicitly including Greece in the message.
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