War effort calls for 4000 more men to France this fall
Frank A. Sacks and A. L. Murnan urge quick recruitment on the Pacific coast for the national Work Council of the Y M C A. They emphasize recruits must be of draft age and physically fit, to staff overseas service and extend the ministry to American soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.C. A
Frank A. Sacks
Pacific Coast
National Work Council of
Butte
Jackson
A. L. Mun Rman
Western
C. C. Colton
Hillings
Powor
France
KR. Mott
Tre “Front
Unitey
Min Istry
Casualty Lists and War Dispatches Mention Washington July 28
Washington casualty list reports Private Robert I. Lyle of Sutton North Dakota among killed and James H. Allyn of Goldendale Washington among died of disease. Other names include Frank W. Dull, William Gebhard, Arthur Gentz, Everett Hoke and George Miller. Marine list notes two killed or missing. Ros Hale later reported missing in action. John E. Sawyer and Y. Kearney also listed. Amsterdam July 28 reports Vorwaerts quote warns of prolonged distress due to shipping shortages and war costs.
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Washington
Robert I. Lyle
Sutton, N. D
Hale
Katy
Amsterdam
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Georg Michael
Ial
Nervous strain seen in Montana native in Canadian service
A letter from Fred B. Fisher, stationed in France with Canadian forces, describes hospital life near a Loire region chateau, bombardment by Fritz planes, and longing for home. Fisher notes his brother Arthur’s frail nerves, his own unsettled nerves, and wish to return to Montana and Alberta roots after the war. He laments a broken watch and distance from his unit, and hopes to visit if spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred B. Fisher
Butte
Fisher
Montana
Alberta
Great Falls
France
Fritz
Tam
Agan Arthur
Fragmentary note on wartime plans and distant contact
The writer expresses uncertainty about what to do with someone named Nate Twan and mentions calls from home three times weekly during a long war. They suggest purchasing or writing soon, hoping to see each other, and ponder how to describe their situation. The tone is uncertain and personal with longing for clearer action.
Will Vorwärts Be Curbed by German Socialist Party
An 1918-era article notes growing tension within the Vorwärts paper as party leaders seek to curb its hard line. At a Fetchstag meeting, a large faction warned the policy is dangerous to party interests and should be kept within party control rather than by the editors.
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Georg
Renwie
New York
Amster
Relchstar
Neex
Socialist Reich
Germany
Stampfer
Fetchstag
Coniniutes
New Premier Urges Unity With Germany In Policy Shift
Amsterdam July Hussareck announces a bold shift toward closer Austro Hungarian alignment. He pledges constitutional cooperation with parliament, pledging internal strength and unity to support the government’s aims, while noting allied backing from Germany. Richard C Richards disclaims debts contracted by wife Minnie Richards at 2201 Maple Street, McQueem, butte.
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Amsterdam
Hussareck
Minnie Richards
Rug. Hensards
Maple Street
McQueem
Butte
Richard C, Richards
Jay
Aiew Books Received at Butte Public Library
A list of new fiction and reference works added to the Butte Public Library collection. The selection spans literature, war histories, biographies, travel, and modern thought, with authors such as Dickens, Tolstoi, Holmes, and Wilson represented. The collection aims to meet diverse reader demands during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIEW
Butte Public Library
He Agret
Thors
Blood
Mary
America
George Wea
Shortik
Stephen
Gwynn
Humphre
Ward Halleck
Reuben
Mackenzie
Jelton
Charles Winter
William
John
Brougham Haxter
James Phinny
Crawford
Alexander W
Hamiet
Prince
Tolstoi
Leo
Ajax
Pinot Archer
Alan
Lieut
Col
Paul
G. HL
Norman Prince Bott
Brown, Heywood
Cheradame
Jucke
Emden
Sop
Christophe
Bagdad
Campaiss
Navy raises age limit for enlisted men to join
In Washington July 28 the bureau of navigation of the navy department issued rulings lifting the enlistment age to a higher limit and expanding recruitment stations. The changes aim to sustain current enlistment rates after a War Department order and Provost Marshal General Crowder's instruction. Civilian applicants for the central officers' training camps were listed as affected and the age limit is noted to remain at four years in the revised guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Navy
Crowder
Marine Corps
San Francisco
War Department
The
Local Garden Keeps Faith Through Wartime Grit
An elderly New York woman, Feeley, tended a two-lot garden amid wartime shortages. She replanted after cutworms twice, growing a mix of vegetables and flowers despite hardship, aiming for a bumper crop. Loyal Jewish women of New City join a flag display to show patriotic support for America.
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Feeley
Hersen
Mraeley
New City
America
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Secret Service
Dorothy Dalton
Splendid
Matt
Jeff
Allies
West
Jackson Ache
Sho
James H. Allyn
Goldendale, Wash
Frank
W. Dull Mansfield
William ¢. Gebhard
St. Paul
Arthur EB. Gentz
Waconia
Minn
Everett Hoke
Seattle
Alberton
Mont
Stanley
George H. Miller
Rd Y. Kearney
Spokane
John E. Sawyer
Yakee
Whorton
St Multary Jroum
Rescoe
Moly Land
Werril
A. H
Hartwig
London
Mt McKinley
North Pole
An Tiradiey Land
Gand C
Europe
Younghnsband
Sir George
Stefansson
BOC
Bowman
Andes
Peru
Australia
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