Nervy officer nails his man in Finnish struggle
A nervy officer engages two Finns in a struggle and fatally wounds one as the other retreats. The incident ends with police involvement and questions about the fight.
09 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
1
A nervy officer engages two Finns in a struggle and fatally wounds one as the other retreats. The incident ends with police involvement and questions about the fight.
U boats sent sailing dates after torpedoing the British steamer Southland 1s, though the week off schedule altered the voyage.
In a Milwaukee street confrontation after detaining two Finns for registration the young man Arvo Pattikangas was wounded and Johan Lusa killed when Lusa shot Detective Joe Powell at close range. Powell fired back wounding Pattikangas. Lusa died later at the emergency hospital. Witnesses will testify at the coroner's inquest.
Summary of dispatches noting General Pershing touring England amid war planning. Minor items include military updates, air and sea activity, and evolving Allied strategies. Also references to domestic efforts to support the war, with regional notes on labor and industry.
Washington June 8 seventeen states and the District of Columbia completed their Tuesday war registration returns at the provost general office, showing 2 349 256 registered versus a census estimate of 2 703 727. Officials expect totals to rise beyond 8 000 000 as more states report and note exemptions and composition by race and alien status.
Petrograd reports that two hundred female students from the Petrograd Technical Institute enlisted to join the front. The push aims to fight under the same conditions as men, with Colonel Pope of the Twelfth Army urging the women to spurn idle men and welcome suitors who defend the fatherland.
Partly cloudy conditions expected Saturday and Sunday in Washington with cooler temperatures. No precipitation reported. Highs and lows not specified in the available text. Boundary conditions suggest mild, dry cooling through the weekend.
Springfield, June 8. Lloyd Keet, 14 months, son of banker J I Keet, disappeared from his crib May 30. Kidnappers demanded 6000 dollars. mother Mrs Kate Keet is prostrated. Neighbors saw three men near the Keet grounds during the crime.
British forces report continued gains in Belgium near Oosttaverne and east of Messines after fending off German counterattacks. The war office said English troops would press the battle in Flanders using forces from the prior day’s assault as a fresh German push was stopped, with high casualties on both sides.
A Reuters dispatch reports the international Socialist committee gathering scheduled for the 10th in Stockholm could not be held. It is rumored the meeting has been postponed until September.
London reports that Thursday's attack on the western front captured a key German stronghold near the Ypres salient. The German defenses featured Well-wired trenches, concrete dugouts, and numerous machine guns, with reinforcements and extensive defense lines across farms and woods. The capture marked a decisive gauge of German ability to halt an attack under favorable conditions.
The report notes that seven days into the period, the raised amount is short of expectations with subscriptions totaling less than seven hundred million. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Secretary McAdoo urges urgent effort to reach the Liberty loan goal in seven days. New Orleans reports $1,300,001 subscribed so far with $700,000,000 still needed to meet the total. Authorities stress there is no oversubscription and no assumption the loan is finished.
Washington reports show Liberty loan subscriptions lagging behind treasury expectations on day twenty four. Banks and trust companies are urged to promptly file reports to Federal Reserve banks as shortages risk forcing daily subscription inflows of up to 100 million dollars. Morgan firm adds 50 million in bonds with Drexel contributing 10 million.
General Pershing and his staff arrived in Liverpool after a calm voyage aboard an American warship escorted by destroyers. A British welcome included Welsh Fusiliers, a regimental band, and formal salutes before Pershing proceeded to London with his party.
Fire erupts in the Granite Mountain shaft at the Speculator mine early this morning. Rescue teams pull workers from below as smoke billows and crews race to evacuate. No fatalities reported yet, ambulances rush to the scene while Badger and Anaconda mines aid in rescue efforts.
Washington reports ordered captains of the quartermaster corps to report to Colonel Littel to start work on 18 cantonments planned to house 600,000 soldiers by September 1. Sites include Ayer Massachusetts and other additions Chillicothe Ohio Petersburg West Virginia with awards on contracts expected.
In Big Timber on a stormy evening, Bert Crandall known as Crandall disappears after leaving Louis Keley's saloon near closing time. Friends fear for his safety as searches and publicity efforts begin.
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