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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
2
Continued report notes Ludendorff misread the strength arrayed against him in the Kapp revolt as he did in the prior war. The text suggests his machinations failed to foresee opposition and the scale of resistance.
The Wesel engagement resumed after a long midday pause with fighting restarting at 2 pm and ending around 4 30 pm. Traffic on the Rhine remains blocked as workers shell and defend the eastern bridge area while government armored trains advance as workmen withdraw.
Rotterdam dispatches report a planned Spartacan uprising in the Rhine provinces with Russian officers directing a German red army modeled on Trotzky. May 1 mobilization aimed to seize Munster Wesel and impose a red guard along the Rhine with hostages in mind.
Wesel came under red artillery bombardment with Reichswehr holding out while red pressure increases. Dinslaken fell to the reds and the red line runs from Friederichsfeld to Dorsten toward Munster. Krupp works at Essen said to be supplying ammunition. government troops arriving north of Coesfeld. The Berlin report also claims Wesel has fallen to workers after a siege near Dusseldorf.
Colonel Preoux of the Belgian forces told the Associated Press that officers were sent to Wesel to notify workers the Belgians would open fire if more shots hit Belgian occupied land. Six more shells fell on the Rhine island near the Belgian outpost and in the river, with no Belgian casualties reported.
In Washington on March 25 Ambassador Wallace in Paris was told by the state department that the United States would not oppose German government troops moving into the Ruhr to quell the rising there. No request had been received from Berlin, the department said, but Wallace was advised of the policy so he could reply quickly if a request came.
London telegraph captures Essen dispatches dated March 25 from the Berlin correspondent of the London Times describing wartime developments and German positions.
The piece traces Mr Beaver as a symbol of Canada’s fur heritage from beaver pelts to Montreal’s founding, tying beaver to conquest and trade. It notes a Montreal company forming with $5,000,000 capital to run auctions, aiming to make Canada a leading fur market.
The Red Army leaders reject the armistice with the Reichswehr and remain under the communist leadership of the rote Soldate Bund, a group that played a major role in the 1919 Berlin riots.
In Gotha Saxony end of chaos nears as workers capitulate and government takes control. The conflict since March 17 leaves about 90 dead and several hundred wounded with 80 workers buried. a hotel wall bursts with bullets as AP correspondent files from the scene.
Dutch government monitors Westphalia events and prepares to maintain order in Holland and deter food raids. A London Times dispatch notes a pact between Westphalian Spartacists and Dutch communists. The government rejects relations with a workers' republic and reports large wheat and rye purchases in Rotterdam.
The Associated Press reports government forces officially occupied Gotha this afternoon with no resistance. It is also noted that the Bolshevik Radek is at Hagen in the Westphalian area directing red operations.
In Panama on March 25 doubts rise over clearing a channel in the Culebra cut for the British cruiser Renown by Tuesday when the Prince of Wales is due aboard en route to Australia. Over 20 ships remain stalled from last Saturday's slide. An island 50 feet wide and 3 feet high appears visible above the channel.
In Denmark Washington March 25 Joseph C. Grew former secretary of the American embassy in Berlin and secretary of the American peace mission with rank of minister likely to be chosen as minister to Denmark An official announcement expected soon unless plans change Norman Hapgood was last minister to Denmark who left the post amid discussion of Bolshevik sympathies.
Chippewa River in Eau Claire reached 13 feet the highest March level on record. The newly finished Wisconsin dam reduced flood danger though rumors spread of a dam failure causing evacuation fears before being proven false.
In Washington on March 25 Representative Humphreys of Mississippi urged immediate public proof that President Wilson would not seek a third term. He backed an amendment restricting presidential terms to one, arguing cabinet and supporters’ appeals have fed belief in a third run.
In Sioux Falls 322 precincts unreported yet. Wood leads Republican presidential endorsement with 29,362 votes, Lowdon 25,701, Johnson 23,594, Poindexter a small independent total under 400. Democratic results show Gerard over Monroe 266 to 64 in this county.
In St Louis on March 25 the coal operators expect no opposition to the coal commission majority report granting miners a 13 percent wage increase. Thomas T. Brewster, chair of the operators scale committee in the central competitive field, stated no opposition tonight. The operators' committee will meet in New York on Monday to discuss the report then confer with the miners' scale committee as urged by President Wilson to end the coal controversy.
Reports from Peru claimed Bolivia began mobilizing troops and set telegraph censorship. Bolivian Foreign Minister Carlos Gutierrez denied the charges in a cable to Jose M. Gutierrez, consul general in New York, saying Bolivia does not want to be discredited before the American people.
Dispatches from Fiume report Captain Gabrielle dAnnunzio and the Fiuman national assembly plan to proclaim a republic. The action is likely after the supreme allied council meeting in San Remo on April 21.
In Topeka March 25 officials report millions of dollars worth of rain has fallen in Kansas over 48 hours. B B Laskowskie of the weather station confirms the total and J A Mohler secretary of the board of agriculture says the rain will save the wheat crop.
Great Falls residents will decide on April 6 whether to adopt the commission manager form of government. The city council issued a call for a special election after largely signed petitions backing the measure. The issue has circulated in the city over five years with growing support in recent months.
Clarence Scudder faced witnesses from California in Great Falls after a jury was sworn for the charge of removing mortgaged property from the state. He pled guilty and received a sentence of not less than one year and not more than three years. Scudder and his brother John mortgaged cattle from Cascade county ranchers and shipped them to Oregon. John died in a local hospital about two months ago.
From Harlem comes the tale of Jeff Daffern a Mata Dor cowboy who roped the largest timber wolf on record in the Little Rockies The animal measured seven feet eight inches from tip to tip and stood four feet high Daffern chased the beast for about three miles before securing the rope memo dated March 25 in Great Falls
Bozeman March 25 Graduates of the state college short course in agriculture home economics and mechanic arts received diplomas tonight Commencement address by Prof I L Cummings of Lewistown Read list includes Elsie Berg Progress Henry Christopherson Moore Harry Edwards Monarch Alice Goldberg Hall Roy Moore Dutton Ernest Neuman Heron Wesley Newton Roundup John Paugh Jefferson Alta Redfield Bozeman Warl Williams White Sulphur Springs Virgil Wilson Virgelle Orvil Williams Bozeman Harold Rouse Three Forks
I. W. McClure, 58, a longtime Great Falls resident, died in a local hospital of pneumonia after severing his windpipe and both jugular veins with a razor in an attempted suicide. He survived about three days following the injury, had been discharged from a state asylum last year, and leaves a wife and five children.
Boston March 25 The attorney general’s crackdown on silver stock promoters led to the arrest of Thomas W Lawson who surrendered at police headquarters to answer four counts of violating a state filing law. Four other operators were arrested yesterday. Lawson and his secretary Van Riper had promoted silver mine properties as units of holding companies. stock prices jumped then fell. Lawson, a farmer and author, was arraigned at the courthouse, held for a hearing on April 6 with bonds set at 2500 dollars.
Chicago firm Clay, Robinson & Co subscribes $1,000 to pavilion stock for Great Falls dedication on April 19. Charles Robinson will attend the dedication and ride the stockmen's special train to the Billings convention.
At the Montana bowling association meeting in Missoula on March 25 Butte received the 1921 tournament honor. F C Walker and J L Patterson of Butte were elected president and secretary treasurer while R J Conrad of Helena, Joe Mudro of Butte and W Edwards of Helena were named directors.
A compact note from the Columbia Record remarks that a soft drink leaves a lasting impression, contrasting with a punchy effect that does not turn away in anger.
In Lexington Kentucky the 25 000 dollar ransom was left in a bundle in a public garbage can in the business district to be delivered to Paul Little a 12 year old missing son of E F R Little. The bundle was recovered 35 minutes later untouched and the boy was not returned.
London March 26 The lord mayor of Dublin has asked authorities to provide police for Mansion House protection. The move follows reports that mayors of Limerick and other towns have received threatening letters similar to the one alleged sent to Cork mayor Thomas MacCurtain before his shooting.
The article outlines early traits that formed Roosevelt including self assertion independence and integrity taught by his father. It cites a Cosmopolitan piece by Doctor X and Harvey O'Higgins and notes lessons readers can apply to themselves and their sons. It also introduces a Rupert Hughes story The Split about Edna in wartime letters.
Frank R. Adams presents a humorous tale about Conover Collier who fears losing his job sweetheart and savings. He believes disaster has struck but learns that things could be worse as optimistic sayings echo through the story.
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