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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1917
Page
1
News of proceedings suppressed and facts unobtainable as May Day events unfold in Germany. Officials report limited details while public demonstrations and labor-related activities occupy cities across the country amid tight security and ongoing inquiries.
The German chancellor was set to offer peace terms in a Reichstag address, while internal strife and riots in Petrograd and Berlin, including Krupp strikes and police-fire incidents, dominated headlines. Submarine warfare and troop movements add to wartime tension as reports note further ships sunk and troop transports targeted.
The Standard summarizes war developments and domestic issues including Germany’s food crisis, payroll updates for April, and new library events in Butte. It lists riverine and mining updates, Anaconda items, a case of wife beating, and upcoming Rialto opening alongside state news and classified notices.
Washington May 1 The agriculture department urged quick action to reintroduce administration food control bills in separate measures. One seeks 25 million dollars for the survey and staff to supervise seeding, another covers licensing storage and distribution. House and Senate committees pressed hearings as Sec Houston urged prompt approval and price fixing proposals. Governor Fra zier voiced support for government price setting if fair and equitable. Federal Trade Commission held talks on food conditions with state boards, noting high prices blamed on war, labor shortages, and crop shortfalls amid a national defense conference setup.
Petrograd on May 1 witnessed a vast May Day celebration with one million participants marching through sunny streets. The government declared a general holiday, keeping opposition at bay as offices and even restaurants closed for the event.
Baron Richard von den Doseha Muenich, said to be related to Count Jon Be, is detained in San Francisco as an official suspect. He arrived from the Orient and is held by federal authorities pending Washington ordered investigation.
AP dispatch reports French forces advanced along a six to seven mile front east of Rheims from Beine to Moronvilliers, capturing territory and pressing German lines. Despite heavy fortifications, French gains exceeded 500 to 1,000 yards amid sustained artillery action and German counterattacks. The piece notes German reserves redeployed, and cites a German order to defend the first line at all costs as pressure mounted near Nogent Abbesse and Berry.
New York May 1 William A Clark former senator from Montana is in a critical condition at his home after an accident Monday that broke his hip. One prom butte St Paul May 1 Jack Malone a welterweight boxer of St Paul one of three local athletes whose application for enlistment in the ot hers training corps was announced here today. The others are Clem Mc Carthy of airbank and John Buckley of Butte Mont both track men at St Thomas college. Malone had six years of military training at St Thomas and was Heutnant there two years.
Amsterdam via London reports Berlin is filled with rumors of a looming crisis as high government tensions rise, with newspapers claiming demands and anxieties echo at the state level.
Chicago May 1 A National Implement and Vehicle Association committee warned that farm equipment production will suffer due to a steel shortage. Manufacturers report only 75 percent of normal sheet steel supply, with stocks nearly exhausted and repairs lagging. They vow to maximize output for domestic and war needs, with major manufacturers represented at the meeting.
Violent incidents in Petrograd leave Major General Kashtalinski dead as bombs detonate in streets. Unknown youths and attackers target demonstrators amid volatile unrest. The US workers and soldiers delegates denounce the acts and urge citizens to prevent further disorder threatening the revolution.
A disturbing murder plot is uncovered linking to the death of Mrs. Dunn in St Paul. Police probe reveals possible conspirators and motives as investigations continue.
Two Montana men from Billings and Forsyth told St Paul police a plot to kill Mrs Alice McQuillan Dunn conceived two years earlier by her husband Frank J Dunn a contractor. They alleged Dunn hired them for the crime promising 10000 dollars while planning alimony motives. The men said the actual murder followed the plan nearly exactly, with Dunn seeking to blackmail them for nearly six thousand dollars and using a fake land transaction as code. The confession was reported as the investigation nears solution.
At a Minnesota Livestock Breeders meeting in St Paul on May 1, bankers farmers and college leaders pledged full effort to boost crops and livestock. Resolutions will be sent nationwide to enlist farmers breeders and bankers in increasing food production. Speakers warned of insufficient harvest help and called for calf conservation and occasional meat cuts.
Washington reports a Montana forecast with partly cloudy conditions for Wednesday and Thursday and a warmer trend in the southern portion on Wednesday. Local units expect mild weather with no significant precipitation indicated.
Montana joins seven western states in the Nathan Hale volunteers bureau of the US Intelligence Department. A courier, code-named woman of mystery, is expected in Butte this week to supervise covert reports and transport information for military use. Brig. Gen. E G Hunt heads the advisory board, with a flag and bandage materials offered by Mme. Robinson for the Women’s Patriotic society. United States Marshal J Tansbridge, in town for federal court, anticipates conscription duties and coordination with Sheriff O’Rourke as postwar enforcement lines tighten.
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