Serbian officers to recruit Serbs in Butte meeting
Direct from Saloniki three officers arrive to campaign among Serbian countrymen in Butte. Acting Lieut. Petro, Dalatovich, and Vusinovich address an afternoon gathering and an evening session to urge Jugo-Slavs to join allied forces. Petro describes frontline wounds, Vusinovich translates, and County Attorney Jackson attends.
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Saloniki
Butte
G Petro
Yohotarae Dalatovich
Duan Vusinovich
America
Hutte
New York City
Vusinovich
Petrovich
Serbia
Vujanovich
Joseph R. Jackson
Will Poo
Potato Use Urged by Fair-Price Body
The faire price committee urged free use of potatoes at yesterday’s meeting. They noted plentiful supply and best quality of the year while warning producers not to push prices up. A 6 cent cut on a 10 pound sack of rolled oats was enacted and canned milk cost fell slightly. Rice flour became available at 15 to 17 cents per pound with retailer costs of 2½ to 13 cents per pound.
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United States
War Gardens Ordinance Aims at Guarding Crops From Dogs
City council members draft a wartime ordinance to protect war gardens from marauding dogs. Dogcatchers would gain year round powers to enforce the rule, with no change to current dog license fees. The plan aims to safeguard food gardens during shortages.
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Ors
Contingent All By Himself Enlists For Navy Service
L. A. Simmer enlisted as an apprentice seaman and entrained alone last night for Salt Lake to join Uncle Sam's navy. He said he simmered for some time for a chance to serve, taking the motive as his reason for enlisting. General pipefitters local 710, U A are urged to attend a special meeting at South Main Street Friday evening May 10 at 7:90.
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L.A
U. A
K.P
South Main Street
T. W. Clark
British Canadian Recruits Rally At Courthouse
Recruiting for the British and Canadian forces has picked up, with twenty enlistments since Sunday and prospects for more. British subjects have visited courthouse missions for information before enlistment as Berg Braithwaite remains optimistic about further numbers. Names and addresses cited include 303 North Main Bell, 416 Kemper McVerry, Florence 428 Hopkins Street, 527 Talbot Arena, 20 West Quartz Joseph Grant, 303 North Malin Street.
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Berg Braithwaite
Spokane
Unite For Foreign Service
North Main Bell
Kemper McVerry
Florence
Hopkins Street
Talbot Arenu
West Quartz
Joseph Grant
North
Malin
Average of Butte Pupils 19 High
Superintendent W. B. Maddock reports that 1 percent of all Figos pupils bought war savings stamps. By April 27, purchases totaled $34,144, averaging $4.04 per pupil. Five schools show 100 percent participation. McKinleys school has the largest per pupil average at $3.44. Labor shortage noted with wage report due tomorrow on railroad employes wage increases.
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W. BE. Maddock
Hutte Schools
Figos
Hutte
Garneld
Harrison
McKin
Fesy
McKinleys
Locomotive Engineer Enlistment Secured After Call
A husky rookie sought exemption board help to enlist as a locomotive engineer. Volunteering earlier, Adelard Du Hoss secured an enlistment order for one engineer after the adjutant general received a request. Meanwhile Kaiser crisis deepens as William returns to Potsdam and Chancellor Hertling is summoned. Sergeant Frank L. Baylies of New Bedford, an American in France, reports shooting down seven German planes in the last two months.
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Generab
Adelard du Hoss
Kaiser
Berne
Switzerland
Peror William
Potsdam
Diet
Hertling
Plas
Washington
Frank L. Baylies
New Bedford
Mass
France
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Woman and the Law
Ineriga
The
West
Florence Co
WM Mellel
Paint Specialists
West Park Street
Questions and
Haig
Douglas Haig
Fifeshire
Scotland
Som French
A. Alonzo
Azoyes
the Kaiser
Uncle Sam
Butte Grill
War Chest Fund Advertising Committee
Greens
Washington, May
Adelard du Bois
Montana
ED Rose
the Jeweler
North Main Street
Columbia Graphophones and Records
Newbro Drug CO
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