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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
1
Washington May 31 the house passed the largest annual army appropriation bill in history carrying 12 041 682 000 and authorizing the president to call into service all men who can be trained and equipped. The measure aims to provide 3 000 000 men per year and includes a ban on top watches in plants using bill funds.
London May 31 British Admiralty wireless reports rising disorder in Bohemia with uprisings in Kolin and Prague. Flags torn, public buildings damaged, newspaper offices sacked in Prague. calls for preservation of the Austrian state amid martial law rumors in Bosnia.
Washington May 31 Loss of the homeward bound American transport President Lincoln was reported today by Vice Admiral Sims. The message said the ship went down about 11:40 this morning after being attacked in daylight. Navy officials gave no casualty figures, noting the liner remained afloat at the time. The President Lincoln, a Hamburg American Line passenger liner, was taken over by the United States at the outbreak of war.
Amsterdam reports heavy air bombardment on Zeebrugge with a massive explosion overnight. Aflame blasts and a presumed powder magazine explosion followed a night raid, according to a Flushing dispatch sent to a major port authority.
Allied forces report heavy German pressure on the front in France with violent attacks along the Allette river. In nearby Soistons area fights end in Allied favor. Washington announces June draft quota of 280000. ships and crews face losses as American steamer Americanina sinks near Gibraltar. Rail wage board to meet to review higher wage claims amid McAdoo order debates.
Helena May 31 Governor Stewart issued a formal proclamation setting the week of June 28 in Montana for a campaign to promote war savings and thrift stamps urging the public to join the loyal army of production. Citizens are urged to deny themselves and devote every possible resource to buying government securities to hasten victory.
Helena May 31 Representatives of foreign-born citizens presented a petition to President Wilton announcing plans to celebrate the next Fourth of July as a Loyalty Day. The president endorsed the plan, urging all native Americans to join in proclaiming the hyphenless national citizenship.
Madrid May 1 Col Joseph Williard the American ambassador among the latest victims of a grip like epidemic that has swept Madrid sickening more than 150 000 people in the city. Cleveland May 31 four railroad brotherhood chiefs met with Director General McAdoo to discuss the recent advance granted railroad employees and related labor issues. San Francisco May 31 Lieut Douglas Campbell of San Jose a visitor with the AEF in France has shot down his fifth airplane earning the title ace according to AP telegrams to his father at the Lick Observatory.
County and city officials received a state level order prohibiting liquor supply to men subject to the draft or awaiting examination. The Silver Bow County Council of Defense directs rigid enforcement to keep candidates sober during physicals and at mobilization, with notices to all officials and similar action to be taken statewide.
The paper reports wartime measures and homefront items including recruitment limits, German advances, hospital hits, and public notices. It mentions funeral attendance for Judge Mecleran, enlistment days, and local editorials on American preparedness amid a flood of classified and market notices.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Aisne conflict, Dunkirk referenced, and Bierce street. Faded lines imply military or political notes with emphasis on effort and strength amid ongoing strife. No clear dates, places, or names beyond Aisne and Dunkirk fragments.
Camp Lewis Washington May 31 Officers at the receiving station sought to identify two men who jumped from a Northern Pacific draft train as it pulled away from Tacoma. The Montana draft arrivals included many from rural districts and a number of Sioux Indians from South Dakota. Names such as Frank Comes From Wa Edward No Moccasin Moses Mare shall Charley Kills in Water William Little Whirlwind John Whirl Charging Crow and John Charging Crow were among the readable entries.
New York May 9 1 The German general staff could not provide detailed losses from the March 21 offensive. Von W iberg said up to March 31 German prisoners and missing totaled 664104, with about 236000 in France 115000 in England 157000 in Russia and Romania and around 15000 deemed died. Unions disapprove rivet driving contests but shipping board weighs impact on production. Weather forecast unsettled rally sale scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
German forces push toward the Marne south of Fere-en-Tardenois as French British defenses slow the advance. Allied lines hold near Rheims and the Marne while American units advance at Cantigny and in Toul. Reports of hospital bombings and Ukrainian unrest accompany the fighting narrative.
London May 31 The Germans in Champagne offensive have reached the right bank of the Marne on a one mile front. The official statement to the Associated Press says they have not yet entered Chatillon Thierry but are pressing there and northward. The Rheims area remains unsettled and may fall soon. French troops were pulled back to a line from Noyon to Sois.
American artillery repelled a German tank and infantry assault at Cantigny in France. The German advance was driven back in disorder as American forces strengthened new positions and held firm after bombardments.
Allied reports describe a German raid on a large Canadian hospital in France at 1230 am, killing an American medical officer and many others as a wing collapsed and fire engulfed the building. Rescue efforts drew on local help, including fire units and Indeors, as crews cleared the wounded.
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