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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1918
Page
1
A major blizzard shuts roads and trains in the central west region as one of the year's most severe snowstorms unfolds. Officials warn of heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and life disruption across cities and towns.
Chicago faced a severe snowstorm with drifting snow and 25 mile winds. About a foot fell in the city, halting surface lines and stranding pedestrians. Taxicab fleets reduced, steamship Missouri hindered, and officials warned the storm would continue overnight with fuel shortages feared for some areas.
Isazu volcano near Cartago Costa Rica stands at about 11 200 feet and shows eruption signs with the crater vomiting large flames of smoke. The Costa Rican capital and surrounding towns are warned as activity intensifies.
In Butte and nearby Anaconda, Allied foot injuries loom as labor funds stall while a railroad bill moves quickly. Lloyd George cited in editorial references. Horoscopy reviews mining, Heney remarks, and American women at work. War and politics mix with religion and food supply concerns in today’s page.
Petrommad January 8 Foreign Minister Troteky issued an order forbidding banks to pay any funds deposited by foreign empires. He told the Associated Press the funds are old Russian government deposits placed with banks to support credit until the council of national commissioners can dispose of them. Some banks were refused access to these deposits while others were allowed limited business.
Ans lated Press reports Padua endured another air raid as Italian aviators formed a protective cordon around the city before moonrise. Casualties and some matériel losses were noted amid heavy enemy aviation activity. British pilots destroyed an enemy balloon at Susegana and downed a plane at Kunare. Fronts showed intermittent artillery action with quieter Piave lines. weather remained clear with above freezing temperatures.
A grim report from London cites hunger in England France Italy and worse distress in Germany and Austria. The British controller Thondda warns of grave anxiety as France confirms wheat requisitioning and bread rations shrinking to seven ounces, while Italy moves toward immediate rationing of essentials.
From the British fronts in France on January 6 the Associated Press reports continued severe cold freezing roads impassable to motor cars while fighting persists. German raids on several sectors cause heavy losses to attackers as British forces regain positions after brief advances amid ongoing shelling and weather disruptions.
A proclamation from the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy calls a national labor loyalty week aligned with Lincoln's birthday to counter pro German and anti American propaganda. It urges mass meetings, loyalty literature distribution, and organizer efforts in areas lacking local branches.
The pope denounces recent raids against undefended communities urging a return to Christ and civilization. He criticizes warfare that harms noncombatants, damages churches and art, and fuels national hatreds, calling for protection of human rights.
Plans announced by Surgeon General Beache outline care for American sick and wounded in Europe. Contingents include hospital trains and means to send eligible personnel home, with emphasis on reducing deaths from pneumonia and respiratory illnesses among enlisted men. King Victor Emmanuel offers Genoa palace as Red Cross headquarters.
Fragmentary weather item notes cloudy conditions with possible snow east of a division and mentions Tuesday with likely snow. Specific places and complete details are unclear due to the damaged OCR.
A wartime bulletin notes UK and Allied leaders near a peace path in Switzerland. Reports claim Italian soldiers faced orders to shoot and that Austrian forces prepared for peace as mobs tumble in. The text also mentions Virginia lawmakers debating prohibition and a plan to allow a quart per month per household.
Tacoma Washington January reports place Thomas Helmuth Ritter senior sergeant major of the Ninew first division at Camp Lewis amid inquiries into the vanishing Vale Sapse cane. Officials at the scene coordinate with authorities in Washington D.C. and nearby posts as part of the investigation.
In New York on January, a petition signed by about 8,000 voters asks that the Fourth congressional district seat held by F H La Guardia be declared vacant as an election could be called, La Guardia serving in France in the U S aviation corps. The report mentions casualty J Ford of Helena, Mont.
Broad war reports describe German and allied actions across Europe with intensifying activity in Arras and Flanders, Moselle fronts, and Italian theaters. Dispatches note political tension in Berlin, Petrograd, and Kiev, including Bolshevik strategic moves, Romanian wartime stance, and calls for a new German chancellery approach during ongoing negotiations.
Berlin dispatch reports great political perturbation after a meeting of main committee factions on Friday. Indications favor endorsement of peace talks from Brest-Litovsk to Stockholm by center, liberal, and social reform groups, while socialist stance remains uncertain amid press sentiment and espionage speculation surrounding Stockholm negotiations.
London reports an official Berlin statement via Zurich stating that due to attempts to transfer peace talks from Brest-Litovsk to Stockholm the central powers suspended negotiations with Russia. A crown council met at a venue in Marshaure with officials noting the Russian demand to move talks triggered the pause. In New York city, ninety two ships carrying about 3000 tons of cargo arrived to help ease fuel shortages amid cold weather.
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