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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
1
A demonstrator chorus vows to press until Alsace Lorraine is returned, claiming a wrongful loss of territory. The movement calls for political action and national recognition of the disputed province.
The New York visit of Rene Viviani and Marshal Joffre unfolds in three dramatic moments. Viviani vows France will keep fighting until Alsace Lorraine is restored and Stars and Stripes gain meaning from the trenches. Joffre places a wreath at General Grant’s sarcophagus and receives a hero’s welcome at the public library. A large crowd cheers as Joffre, Viviani and aides pass the tomb, pay homage to Grant, and tour Grady’s tomb and the Joan of Arc statue before a French relief fund check is presented.
Summary item notes a mix of wartime topics including an army bill, Japan-US relations remarks, railroads obedience to wartime orders, a senator’s death at White Sulphur Springs, divorce cases, and a patient sent to Warm Springs, with references to enlistment for the war’s duration and various page sections such as ads and state news.
Forecast calls for fair weather on Friday in West Port On Setoedas with light winds and no precipitation. Temperatures expected in the mid to upper 70s with comfortable conditions for outdoor activities.
Chicago May 10. Newspaper publishers plan to travel to Washington to seek fair treatment under a proposed war tax. Hopewell Rogers of the American Newspaper Publishers Association criticizes the bill for raising postal rates and taxing print paper, advertising receipts, and circulation costs, warning it could force many papers from publication and put journalists out of work. The group argues the tax targets newspapers more than other sectors and would wipe out profits even in normal times.
Washington May 10 President Wilson created a war council of Red Cross to direct relief work during the war and appealed for contributions from all able to aid humanity and democracy. Henry P Davidson of J P Morgan & Co accepted the post and said Morgan facilities would back the Red Cross for the duration of the war.
Allied forces push in Macedonia around Lake Doiran and Cerna river areas with heavy artillery and ground actions. British and French alignments press toward Lens and Cambrai while German and Austrian positions endure counterattacks. In the North Sea, British ships drive German destroyers from Zeebrugge and shelling casualties are reported aboard. German reprisals target French towns in response to hospital ship incidents.
Amsterdam correspondent reports that leading Austrian politicians plan to travel to Switzerland to offer peace proposals and seek safe conduct to France to discuss peace with the French cabinet.
Helena May 10 Victims of an attempted holdup on East Helena Front street are Thomas Gough 24 and A W Knaggs 32 both fatally stabbed Gough died from a heart wound Knaggs died after the attack Three Austrian men Martin Pavich 25 Nick Pavich 26 and Joe Krulich 27 were arrested at the rear of a saloon and refused to speak to officers Knaggs was set upon first and Gough rushed to aid his friend during the assault
New York May 10 Fire swept the wooden clock tower of the city hall a landmark built after 1803 and completed in 1812. Firemen contained the blaze after an hour saving most of the structure though the clock was destroyed and the tower relics were damaged.
Elkton Kentucky May 10 Frank Millen, a young farmer, killed his father Charles Millen, his mother Betty Millen, his brother Elmer, and his brother's wife Amy with an axe and then hanged himself. Millen telephoned coroner Bartlett saying the family was dead and he would be dead when they arrived. Authorities say mental imbalance contributed to the act. Bakersfield California May 10 rancher S Harris shot stepson L D Ranous with a shotgun and then killed himself. Ranous may lose his right arm from the wound. Harris was recently ill. Seattle May 10 nine of 74 Industrial Workers of the World prisoners from the Everett city dock case were released after prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges.
Washington May 10 The deadlock between Senate and House conferees over the selective draft bill broke with a compromise to raise a great war army by conscription of men aged 21 to 30. Roosevelt volunteer division details were dropped after house insistence, while age limits and exemptions were adjusted. Registration boards are to operate nationwide with draft camps to assemble September recruits and an expected two week approval in Congress.
Herbert Hoover, returning from Trape to advise on European food aid, urged national price regulation to curb flour and wheat costs. He warned without controls flour could reach 20 a barrel, while wheat sits around 2.25 per bushel. with measures, flour may drop 40 to 50 percent and producers gain fairer treatment. He argued surplus exists for allies, but only with concerted action by government and industry.
Washington May 10 The Provost Marshal General Crowder warned against any favoritism in registering men under the selective draft act. He said the act is explicit and self executing, with penalties for evasion and for boards that show bias. Exemptions vary but the law seeks exact justice in the registration process.
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