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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
8
Leota McNell Mechrg filed suit for divorce against McClurg alleging jealousy and false accusations. She cited a June hospital incident where he was treated for a Lysol exposure, though she claimed he swallowed the poison. The couple have two daughters, and the husband answered the divorce petition yesterday.
A damaged OCR fragment references denial of material cruelty and mentions a death date of June 21, with phrases about fate beyond earthly courts and not taking other action.
Washington July 18 It was announced today that all non war industries consuming steel will be required by the war industries board to submit sworn inventories of stocks on hand to the Director of Steel Supply Here. The government is prepared to requisition any surplus stocks to meet war requirements. The announced war requirements of 21 000 000 tons for the last half of 1918 represent carefully revised estimates presented by the allies General Pershing the shipping board and all war making agencies using steel.
London July 18 Prince Albert second son of King was welcomed by soldiers and sailors at the National Sporting Club. He appeared unannounced until organizer Randall Baker announced his presence, triggering cheers as he called boxing bouts between American fighters paused for his speech. He praised the event as a great noble fight.
The Montana soldier Pri Paeschke, enlisted from Montana and stationed with the 16th in Tutte, is listed yesterday as having died of wounds. His home was near Ruby, Montana, but the old home is in Junction City Oregon. He served since April and had connections in Butte. The sole surviving relative at the Oregon home is a sister. A Tutte comrade, Ernest Fogarty, reports Paeschke was in good health and hoped for letters, recalling boxes of sweets and smokes sent from Butte.
Washington reports food valued at about 1.4 billion dollars was sent to allied countries in the fiscal year ending June 30. Hoover wrote Wilson that shipments supported allied armies and civilians, Belgian relief, Red Cross, and American armed forces, with women playing a dominant role in distribution. Meat and fat shipments totaled 1.18 billion pounds, plus 800 million pounds of extra meat due to farmers’ efforts. In Paris, hundreds of American guardsmen were wounded on the Marne front and treated in Paris hospitals. Western mills in Washington and Oregon face record low stocks by Aug 1, with May and June shipments exceeding cuts. Army officers and prisoners of war receive full protection and allowances, while nurse clerks and civilian employees are not covered. John Styan named CW Nash to assist in aircraft production.
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