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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
1
A suggested approach outlines a first American conference to secure terms of peace. The plan emphasizes negotiation to end hostilities and establish a pathway to a formal settlement, with participation and safeguards for involved nations.
Speakers denounce conscription and government actions, urging immediate talk of peace terms and no forcible annexations. The Madison Square Garden gathering drew thousands, with police on standby as resolutions called for a public war aims statement and democratic control of foreign policy.
The page notes an anti conscription push with headlines about ending the war and recruits being cheered as they depart Butte. It also lists items on Austrian emperor opening parliament and various local updates including hospital campaigns and police notes.
Federal agents in New York took action against an alleged conspiracy to defeat selective draft registration. Three students from Columbia University and Barnard College senior Eleanor Wilson were arrested for examination, linked to the Collegiate Anti Militarum league. A pamphlet claims anti conscription aims across Yale Harvard Princeton and other colleges.
Cheers outside the Northern Pacific station as 72 volunteers depart for service, echoing 19th century patriotism. Families, Rotary club support, and a crowded platform marked a communal sendoff. The recruiting office reports over 200 men enlisted since last Saturday with 75 rejected and 80 potential additions.
Chicago May 31 The United States navy must recruit about 600000 men before victory in the war. Captain W A Moffet commanding the Great Lakes training station urged Congress to raise the limit to 150000 and predicted four times that number will be needed. He warned training facilities are inadequate and thousands are sent home on government pay awaiting orders. Gibbons Brothers Register St Paul May 31 Registration cards for boxers Mike and Tommy Gibbons were received by draft officials in charge of registration.
Amsterdam May 31 reports the opening of the Reichsrat in Vienna's Imperial Hofburg with a solemn ceremony. Emperor Charles delivered a measured constitutional speech citing unity, liberties, and the empire's wartime duties, praising German ally Austria and recalling Francis Joseph while pledging to expand constitutional life across kingdoms, including Bohemia.
A large tornado passage through Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois on Wednesday left sixty-ten dead and hundreds injured. Zalma suffered the worst loss with 26 dead and about 200 injured, while Chaonia Ardeola Aquilla and other towns reported multiple fatalities. Widespread damage hit Bollinger Scott Wayne and Washington counties with millions in property loss.
Washington May 31 forecast for Montana calls for pale and warmer weather Friday with Saturday partly cloudy and probable showers in western portions. Cooler readings expected in the north and west areas.
Charles H. Lehnerts, rival German Meth list bishop, pleaded guilty to sending a letter deemed seditious and was bound over to the October grand jury. Ball fixed at $2,000. He admitted sending the letter as a private matter and claimed no affiliation with any group. The circular urged ministers to reference the Liberty loan sermons and attack President Wilson, leading to federal arrest. Lehnerts, born in Minnesota 59 years ago, is married with four children and a U.S. citizen. The warrant charged language tending to incite arson and murder. Continued on Page 16. Col 2.
Washington May 31 The senate finance committee trims the war tax plan with detailed drafting of a 1.5 billion dollar measure. Changes include parcel post and express package taxes, half rate on certain transport taxes, and higher postage for publications. A conference with publishers and post office officials is planned for Saturday night to seek a fair compromise.
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