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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
1
A bill in Congress seeks sweeping powers for the president to deploy railroad men abroad to regulate food supplies for American experts aiding France and Russia. The measure, led by Ives, aims to mobilize authority and resources for the task.
Washington May 8 Immediate assistance to Russia and France in strengthening their railroad systems is planned by the American government. A four man railroad commission will dispatch plans for aiding France and coordinate Russia transport. John F Stevens joins John C Greiner Henry Miller and an official of Burlington rail.
News front reports heavy fighting along a 12 mile front while editors speculate on food shortages being eased. Other items note political actions, rail and mine news, theater, a sensational story by Mary MacLane, and unrelated items across sections.
Butte and the state mobilize for the governments liberty loan of 2 billion dollars. Banks like the Daly Bank and Trust offer free services and will deliver bonds to subscribers at cost. The note describes 3 percent bonds and a likely oversubscribed issue with wide public distribution.
Ottawa May 3 announced plans for joint action by Canada and the United States to reduce wheat prices. Sir Thomas said price controls cannot be set by Canada alone and must be coordinated with the U.S. He noted Sir George Foster in Washington discussing maximum prices for wheat across North America.
Frank H Worden cashier of the Farmers State Bank of Cutbank and a leading figure in the region died when the Great Northern mail train struck his automobile. Angvall of Minneapolis, aboard the car, was seriously injured but not thought fatally. The car, a new model, was not familiar to Worden and the crash hurled him about 100 feet as the train sped by.
Washington May 3 conferees on the army bill agreed on a provision to pay 100 dollars a month to men in training camps seeking to qualify as members of the officers reserve corps.
London May 8. The Chilean minister to Germany has demanded his passports and severed relations, sparking regional alarm as South American ties seek to avoid wider breaks. Chilean citizens are urged to bear as enemy citizens while Berlin weighs the implications for the Chilean legation. Washington May 3. Ambassador Aldunate denied Buenos Aires reports of a Chile Germany alliance and reaffirmed Chile’s stance on submarine campaign restrictions in a state department note.
Washington May reported that the labor departments nationwide have registered 15 000 skilled shipbuilders for the great wooden merchant fleet. Secretary Wilbon called this a minor step in nationwide mobilization as a war measure and urged public support and a larger congressional appropriation for mobilization work.
Weather bulletins indicate cooler conditions on Friday and Saturday with a cool trend extending into Saturday in the southwest borders area. Outlook suggests increased cloudiness and light winds.
Sir Hardman Lever of the British war mission predicts a central buying panel in Washington for all U S allied government purchases. He warns Germany may be practically bankrupt by war's end and calls for strong financial support to sustain Allied operations and postwar recovery.
Chicago May 3 hearings before the federal trade commission heard L R Lyle of the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie line urge maximum coal prices as the only escape from famine pricing. Fred J Bushnell of the Great Northern Railway said more cars for railroads are the only solution, noting 12 million tons of coal will be needed at the head of the lakes this year and that Lake navigation opened late adding to supply problems.
Allied forces renewed heavy fighting along an 18 mile front from Vimy to Queant as British and Canadian troops penetrated the Hindenburg line near Fresnoy and Cherisy. French and British advances included capture of Fresnoy and Arieux with about 200 Germans taken prisoner.
Mrs. Charles B. Vawter testified that she had infatuation with Stockton Heth Jr but repelled his advances, and that Heth attacked her minutes before his death. She described Heth pressuring her, repeated liquor use, and the couple’s struggle as her husband later claimed to avenge the family honor.
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