Will Control World Shipping Plans Alter Atlantic Trade
Washington reports a proposed program to curb submarine warfare impact by linking neutral and Allied shipping. Britain would accept reductions and coordinated sailings, Japan may deploy a transatlantic fleet to aid neutral trade, and the United States, Britain, France, and Italy consider compensating destroyed ships, aiming to reshape global ocean transport under wartime constraints.
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Britain
Atlentic
State Department
Japan
America
Great Britain
Butte Playhouses Lead Instate News and Campaign Notes
Fragmented items from the Standard page list state playhouses and office campaigns plus local items. Notes mention an election, official actions, and legal topics alongside society and financial chatter. Horoscopes and classified briefs close the condensed page.
Six incendiary forest fires threaten Montana timber
Missoula reports six incendiary fires in the Yak river valley within 24 hours, straining a Western Montana fire fight as 1,200 men battle blazes across districts from Libby to Cabinet and Clearwater valleys. District leaders warn of disaster potential while smoke blankets Missoula and homesteads near Cabinet.
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Yak River
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Montana
Fetal Theme Woveny
F.A. Silcox
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J. H. Rutledge
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Forthern
Taho
Kane
Libby
Spokane
Rutledge
Coeur d'Alene
Silcox
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Coeur Atenes
General election defeated in England amid war aims
London July A threatened general election was averted as the House of Commons rejected the Wardle amendment to the corn production bill by three to one. Ministers treated the vote as a confidence statement and the government victory is seen as ensuring passage of the measure despite opposition. Debate touched on wage policy with Walter Runelsman criticizing 25 shillings as inadequate for war conditions and predicting potential unrest among farm workers.
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House of Commons
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Runelsman
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James Henry
Thomas
Amalgamated Society
Railway
Laborites
Wilson to urge settlement of shipping board dispute
Washington July 23 President Wilson will guide steps to settle the shipping board row within hours. Officials close to the matter say Chairman Denman and Major General Goethals will be told to compose their differences and begin on the government shipbuilding program. The aim is a more harmonious basis and a clear division of authority to end mutual responsibility for the building plan.
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Shipping Board
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White House
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Goethals
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Shipbuildingrogram
General Goethals
War Tax Bill Advance Reported By Finance Committee
Washington July 25 Senate leaders moved to avoid delaying war legislation over liquor and food measures. The finance committee voted to report the war tax bill as approved and urged debate to start Wednesday.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Kerensky Near Dictator Bid Granted by Russia Council
The council of soldiers and workers delegates and peasants in Russia voted after an all night session to grant Premier Kerensky unlimited powers and the title government of national safety to reestablish public order on the front and at home. The resolution, adopted by the executive committees, proclaims a move toward national safety and recognizes the revolution and country are endangered.
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Council ‘of Peasants
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Butte
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Tomich
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Mateta
Campbell Union
North Dakota Senator Demands Probe Into Post Office Scandal
Senator McCumber urged Postmaster General Burleson to investigate charges that a North Dakota postmistress and her husband harbored a lecturer who criticized wartime policy. A citizen letter and a district attorney complaint allege they entertained disloyal propaganda and aided a controversial speaker.
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North Dakota
Senate
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McCumber
Howman
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American steamer fends off German sub in English Channel
Paris July 23 A dispatch from Havre reports an American steamer en route from the United States was attacked by a large German submarine in the English Channel. The steamer fired shells at the submarine as it submerged and disappeared.
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English Channel
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Havre
United States
Smeltermen Seek Conference On Wages After Local Talks
In Butte Anaconda and Great Falls smelter workers push for wage increases as a conference is sought. A committee met with the smelter locals, votes favored tentative agreements in several crafts, while others rejected proposals. The dispute includes carmen engineers plumbers and electricians with postured talks and planned ballots as unions weigh the Anaconda company offer.
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Anaconda
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Orm
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Religious Intercession Service for England
July 24 marks the start of the war's seventh year with a major religious service in Britain. Premier speeches are expected to outline war aims for Britain and allies, urging continued hostilities. Also reports a July 25 jail disturbance as soldiers attempted to break into a city jail, wounding a provost guard member and two national guardsmen.
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Toxoea Schleens Berne Fna
Llosa
Herbert It
Asquith
Andrew Law
Great Britain
Cheyenne
Wye
Suly
Ely
Strug
Washington Mona Weather Forecast Update
A short forecast for Washington Mona notes a midweek division in conditions. Expect variable skies and intermittent showers with modest temperatures and light winds across the region.
President Wilson pressuring for war spending control fight
President Wilson seeks congressional advice on war expenditures and strong oversight. He backs a final amendment replacing Weeks proposal, proposing a committee to reveal contracts and spending. House leaders pledge a vigorous opposition to provisions affecting beer price controls and wheat price in the food bill.
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Lever
House Agriculture Committee
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Democrat
Weeks
Congress
Rance
Senate
House
Gerard in Germany series to publish in installments
The Anaconda Standard announces Gerard's failed recitation of events before the war, written in forceful style. The newspaper will begin publishing the Gerard series in installments starting Sunday August 6, with subscriptions taken at the Butte and Anaconda offices and mail orders directed to The Anaconda Standard in Anaconda, Montana.
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Te Standard
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Butte
Anaconda
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