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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
6
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The piece argues Michigan Republicans fear Henry Ford entering the Senate race as a nonpartisan candidate. It cites figures like William Alden Smith and Osborne and notes Ford’s 1916 showdown with Smith. Democratic pivot by Wil liam Connolly and Howard Elliott is highlighted as aiding Ford's perceived bid.
Montana readers hear arguments from naval strategists on arming commercial vessels to protect convoys and maintain food supplies. Critics say delays and risk of sinking with passengers hinder action while others push for immediate gunner deployment aboard ships, warned of potential German attacks at night.
Jeremiah O Leary opposes the draft and faces prison, recounting a strange Westward escape. He blames New York lawyers for bias, while his own tale shows public acrimony. A farmhand who betrayed him is named, and Sedition fears spur citizen vigilance.
A wartime column critiques tipping and class lines in allied armies, arguing for democratic discipline and fair wages after conflict. It comments on American values, labor, and social norms, noting declines in aristocratic privilege and calls for equitable compensation and a reformed service economy.
The article portrays Mr. Elliott as championing agricultural and industrial development along the Northern Pacific route. It notes his farm policy beliefs, his rallies to farmers, and his view that improved facilities and methods could boost grain output. The piece suggests Elliott will stay with the Northern Pacific for life, not returning to the New Haven.
The piece notes wartime finance and recruitment rhetoric with a “Any port in a storm” edge and urges buying war savings stamps. It cites Allied air losses around January 1 as 835 enemy planes and implies Kaiser's plans falter under Allied pressure. The tone mixes practical finance with buoyant, period wartime optimism.
The article argues against wearing wool in warm weather and promotes cotton and silk fabrics for summer. It notes French fashion influence and suggests unlined or lightweight alternatives, including wool velveteen as a conserve wool option. Copyright 1918.
The New York Commercial reports Germany seeks to exchange prisoners man for man while keeping able Russians for labor and sending disabled prisoners home. It accuses Germany of enslaving POWs and reviving galley slave practices as a harsher wartime policy.
The schooner Exen, formerly the Kaiser's Germania, arrives in New York for United States Shipping Board training of student officers. Ownership passes from Krupp ally Halbach to Christoffer Hannewig banker shipbuilder. The 122.7 foot vessel measures 128.6 tons with brass dock fittings and a hollow main boom.
A wartime column discusses women pilots and support roles behind the front lines. It notes Ruth Law and others proving skill in aircraft tasks, while acknowledging fear of capture by the Germans and the hope for men to fill risky frontline duties. It also references a mountaineer anecdote about Irving Bacheller and a Schwab exchange on industry factors.
A collage of comic lines and quotes from multiple era sources including jokes about politics and war. The text mixes parodic exchanges and playful couplets reflecting social attitudes of the period.
A fragmented digest of editorial snips cites American and European reaction to General Foch and German war conduct. It references neutral ships, medals for sacrifice, and commentary from papers in Detroit Baltimore Saint Louis and Springfield noting wartime tensions and public opinion.
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