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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1917
Page
1
A local accord failed in Butte while the neighboring Smelter Cities approved the same terms. The outcome shifts regional dynamics as residents weigh the agreement against local needs and economic prospects.
In Butte Great Falls and Anaconda craftsmen debate the metal trades pact with Anaconda Copper. Engineers vote pending an interpretation while blacksmiths and boilermakers reject the agreement locally. A statewide referendum by 24 locals will bind or reject the deal though some unions have not yet voted to strike.
In Today's Standard Page 1 voting on wage agreements and air raids over English towns are reported. Registered men may still volunteer as Russia faces a fateful hour. Siam breaks with Teutons and the Kaiser seeks friends.
London reports Siam has declared war on Germany and Austria and seized nine steamers totaling 19 000 tons. All Germans and Austrians are arrested and their businesses closed while universal military service is adopted EU style across Siam with a peace army of about 12 000 and a navy of 21 small vessels.
A joint tour by United States and Great Britain army officers will begin August 1, traveling through Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Michigan to recruit for the regular armies. The trip follows a Duluth meeting between Lieut. W. E. Bonner and Major Templeton, with Capt. Edward H. Greene to represent the War Department and F. E. House donating his private car for the party. Trophies from European battlefields will be displayed at each stop.
In a telegram to Premier Kerensky the Petrograd council and the armies staff on the Romanian front call Petrograd disorders treasonable to the revolution and a breach of faith toward the army. They demand the provisional government and the workers delegates council use stringent measures, up to armed force, against the rebels.
Fire destroyed the Whitney Elevator and Warehouse company's large wheat plant in Rochester. About 100000 bushels were stored and the loss was placed at 706000 dollars. Officials initially suspected arson due to rapid flame spread, but no proof supported the theory.
Washington allows registrants to enlist as volunteers until ordered to report for physical examination. The Second Montana regiment seeks 323 more volunteers and accepts unregistered men as well. Recruits from Anaconda Baker Butte Glasgow Glendive Great Falls Helena Kalispell Miles City Missoula Roundup Shelby and Whitefish travel to Fort William Henry Harrison for training. Movements speed toward merging with the regular army and Palo Alto training in California.
New York, July 22. The American Federation of Labor and Central Federated Union will pursue complete Americanization of the labor movement in New York City and a thorough probe of German propagandist activity. Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison led the conference, seeking links between the people's council and German agents amid opposition to conscription and the federation’s current administration.
Washington reports selectees for service may enlist in the regular army or national guard before call for examination, likely within 10 days, but cannot join the marine corps. Drafted men will be assigned to the regular army to boost to 300,000 if 35,000 enlistments aren’t met. rest will join the national guard. Exemption boards are nearly ready nationwide with appellate board names expected.
Ruth Armstrong, formerly of Youngstown Ohio, disappeared last Monday night in Havana Cuba while staying with a family as a governess. Authorities search the park area as heat drives her walk. Her brother is Paul Armstrong, a U S naturalization examiner in Salt Lake City.
Copenhagen reports a Berlin dispatch stating Emperor William has left Berlin to join the eastern front.
Copenhagen July 22 A German press view reports Emperor William holding informal talks with Reichstag members. He signs no reform moves but stresses submarine warfare success. Chancellor Michaelis and nine ministers attended, discussions hint of a war and peace council to unite parliament and imperial government.
Minneapolis grain and flour men welcome the Chamberlain $2 wheat minimum amendment if it speeds passage of the food control bill in Congress. Mills have been idle for a month due to action uncertainty. Officials weigh impact on prices, exports, and hoarding rules.
London July 22 reports a raid by about twenty German airplanes over Felixstowe Harwich and the Essex coast. Heavy anti aircraft fire split the formation and forced the attackers to retreat with casualties at Felixstowe and Harwich totaling several killed and dozens wounded. British planes pursued the raiders as haze reduced visibility and warning signals sounded across towns.
The provisional government vows rigid action against foreign and internal threats. A decree rejects bloodshed for foreign ends while promising swift reforms, a May 14/May 19 policy timeline, and a August conference with Entente allies to align foreign policy. It also outlines a forthcoming constituent assembly by Sept 30 and sweeping local autonomy measures.
Washington reports a Montana forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Generally fair skies with cooler conditions expected in the west and central portions on Monday and in the east on Tuesday.
The Standard announces Ambassador Gerard’s vivid recital of events in Germany before U.S. entry. The Gerard series will be published daily and Sunday beginning August 5, with subscription orders taken at Butte and Anaconda offices and by mail.
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