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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1918
Page
1
A terse note indicates a second draft is needed with no fixed date, mentioning snow impact and necessary departmental involvement. It remains unclear which department or location is referenced, but the urgency for scheduling and action is implied. Further specifics are not provided in the fragment.
Washington January 29 The War Department has not fixed a date for a new draft and proposes to register youths reaching age 21 since June 1. Provisions allow the president to call men for special industrial work and new quotas to be set by a forthcoming class plan. General Crowder outlined a plan assigning registrants by serial numbers into class 1, with an expected 2,000,000 in class 1 this year.
Telegraphic items report losses to river and submarines, Romania and Hain events, Red Cross gear sales, United States Steel war payments, Camp Lewis notes, labor bureau reorganization, school board meetings, Bertram Ling admitted, health board court action, and classified ads including Anaconda news and exile of contingents.
A massive explosion at the Pioneer Iron chemical plant in Marquette Michigan caused about 500000 dollars in damage. Officials are investigating whether a timed bomb caused the blast which leveled seven buildings and destroyed large chemical inventories used in munitions for the United States and allies.
Reports from Washington and New York outline a German envoy Czernin refusing direct delivery of a speech to President Wilson with a claim it would be sent by telegraph. A separate note discusses Hoover creating an honor system for rationing aimed at households with large food resources. Also noted are river flood damages from gorges on the Ohio and Tennessee rivers and plans to issue city licenses for beer and light wines after July 1 in Merced.
The Italian front reports a spectacular drive against Austro German lines in northern Italy with strong positions captured and heavy enemy casualties. Air support aided operations while Berlin acknowledged a reverse and successful Italian advance near Monte Tombir and the Venetian plain.
Report summarizes American vessel losses from submarines and mines totaling 69 ships and 171,061 gross tons, with 190 lives lost. It notes offset gains from seized German and Austrian ships, a net tonnage gain, and government requisition of 893 vessels. Shipping board actions place 126 ships under government control for war supply, with 84 more under construction.
An item notes Allied actions over London and American aid, with local readers asked to expect similar measures. The piece references raiding and wartime opinion, indicating German civilians may anticipate intensified pressure from Allied forces.
An early 20th century dispatch reports a London raid underway with hostile aircraft crossing the coast near Kent and Maidstone. Officials note enemy machines briefly penetrated outskirts, while debates arise over American troop readiness and the timeline for United States entry into the war.
London reports 4169 injured after German air raid on the city. The tally includes 189 dead and 4169 injured, with 14 women and 17 children among the dead. British and French planes engaged the raiders. tubes and theaters remained crowded despite the danger.
Amsterdam reports government rounded up six Independent speakers including Adolph Hofman editor of Vorwaerts and a Socialist teacher in Pissian, with the independent socialist publication cited amid arrests in Germany.
Jan 29 report notes a murder trial where a verdict was read with confidential details discussed. The proceedings reveal evidence about two relatives, including Ben Soule, and the uncle Rad being accused in a cabin confrontation. The judge and county attorney prepared further action as details emerged from the hospital visit and testimony.
Washington dispatch notes Montana generally fair and quiet weather, with continued severe cold and winds easing. Forecast calls for fair skies with continued frigid temperatures and variable winds across the region.
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