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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
6
The article lists advertising and distribution details for The Anaconda Standard and notes wartime government spending should serve national interests rather than individual communities. It discusses the location of government plants and the need to avoid political spoils while the nation faces peril.
A mixed-page dispatch blends global conflict and climate chatter. Observations touch on pacifist illusions, Russia’s bellicosity, and the state of the Atlantic as summer approaches, with reflections on conscription, naval resilience, and political maneuvers shaping public mood.
Saturday June 2 1917 two immediate calls to action in Butte. A mass meeting at the Auditorium to organize the Red Cross and promote relief work. The Red Cross funds aid wounded and sick and will need more resources as the war expands. A June 18 to 25 drive seeks 100000000 dollars in voluntary contributions mainly for France and Belgium. Also a Norman Dwight Hillis meeting Monday to promote Liberty bonds during Liberty Bond week to boost national sales.
A public drive urges Montana families to buy Liberty bonds, suggesting a $50 bond per person or at least one per family. The appeal markets the bonds as a secure, future-oriented investment in the United States government with steady value, low risk, and protection against theft or loss.
The government is locating training camps and plants for efficiency and serviceability. Some seek to benefit their communities regardless of congressional input, aiming to gain federal buildings and other advantages during the war.
The Scientific American suggests closing the North Sea to U boats by a 260 mile steel wire net stretching from Shetland to Norway and between Orkney and Shetland. A contact bomb at each intersection would deter submarines, with destroyers, torpedo boats, motherships, and air cover stationed every 30 miles.
A 1917 article credits kitchen scraps especially greens as valuable in a thrifty diet. It lists beet and rhubarb tops leeks onions and other greens as nutritious affordable substitutes when fresh greens are scarce and suggests simple preparations and a final note on wartime prayer.
The secretary of a state wholesale grocers association questions current high food prices, citing speculative influence and a sugar shortage. A food law expert suggests reducing sugar consumption and replacing it with alternatives while noting sugar’s limited nutrition. The piece discusses sugar’s dietary value, the potential shift of lands from sugar to grain, and cautions on saccharin.
A Mrs Crosstots joke line about husbands at work in a garden prompts a quip about appetites. Mrs Chuggins notes her husband is home more often now, contrasting with past absence. The snippet reflects light domestic humor from the Washington Star.
A collage of editorial quips from multiple papers criticizing censorship and wartime rhetoric. References include The Spirit of the Press and figures such as Mr Balfour and Colonel House, noting press influence on public opinion and government messaging during the era.
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