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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1918
Page
1
Secretary of War Baker provides minute details on numerous wartime plans once kept secret. Storms and fires subside yet battles and political tensions persist over coal supply for homes and war industries, highlighting a national problem.
Washington reports officials worried over potential extended five day industrial shutdowns as heavy snows and sleet hit the Northeast. Railroads halted traffic on many lines while coal supplies feared to thaw, threatening war industry. Authorities warn of possible freight embargo extension and continued cold weather. Germany’s actions and Romania relations add to tense internal disruptions across Europe.
The Associated Press reports political turmoil in Austria Hungary and Germany with new outbreaks amid food shortages and rising unrest. In Finland Russian forces occupy Helsingfors railway stations and threaten Helsinki, while pan Germanist agitation grows. Bohemia sees riots over flour rations and police crackdowns amid industrial unrest. Count von Hertling to address the Belgian question with proposals as front lines show little decisive infantry action.
London January reports say the Cunarder Andania was torpedoed off the coast and went down despite efforts to reach port. Seven or more crew members were lost, with details conflicting as information reaches the Associated Press.
Military committee hearing notes Secretary Baker, Finland revolution coverage, and wartime dispatches from Butte to Belfast. Reports include air raids, political trials, market notes, and a Newfoundland era telegraphic roundup. Ship explosions and patrols mark naval peril, with details of the Portland wreck and Turkish cruiser refloated in the Dardanelles.
A Helena dispatch reports a grain conference at the Blier hotel with Montana bankers and elevator men planning seed sales for homesteaders and farmers. Leaders from Twin Cities and Montana banks discuss financing. estimates include 350,000 spring wheat and other grain needs.
Official dispatches report hostile aircraft crossing the Kent and Essex coasts shortly before evening, some penetrating to London to drop bombs between 12 and 1 a.m. A second attack by all Talprs was delivered on London after midnight, with bombs dropped around 12:30 a.m. Essex and London air defenses claim another machine was brought down by our forces.
London dispatch reports Deutsche Tages Zeitung labels the Kaiser Germanys hangman in a pan German call for revolt. The piece, though not naming William II, urges Germans to save their country by self help. Paris hosts leaders including Lloyd George Milner Orlando and General Alfieri arriving for a supreme war council meeting.
Montana forecast calls for snow and a drop in temperatures with colder conditions on Wednesday. Strong winds and light accumulation possible as cold air settles across the state. Expect frigid highs near class and widespread icy surfaces.
Reporting from Helsingfors, Bolsheviks clash with Finnish forces as Red Guard battles unsettle the city. Russian sailors back the revolt with troops promised from Petrograd while Finnish leaders resist orders to disband the Red Guard. The government and President Svinhufvud refuse to yield. unrest extends to Viborg as authorities move to quell the crisis.
Secretary Baker outlined the War Plan before Congress detailing an army of half a million in France, the industrial and naval support, and night and day conferences shaping operations. He defended wartime secrecy while stressing the dynamic nature of modern warfare and the role of Pershing and allied suppliers in sustaining the move to the front.
Chicago January 2 marked the start of a fuel card system to curb hoarding and ration coal. Dealers say supply is tight due to storms and traffic disruptions, with consumers limited to a three weeks supply and cards required to be filled by dealers.
Mrs O Grady of New York was selected as police commissioner after a decade of work with the national officer. Her appointment, praised for rugged honesty and experience, follows many years of assisting families whose daughters have vanished or gone missing, as hundreds mourn.
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