16 May 1918
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
1
The report notes Pennsylvania related issues as witnesses prepare for trial in Chicago. Proceedings hinge on referenced events and the ledger of testimonies. While witnesses recount surprising details, the case unfolds amid close scrutiny by investigators and legal teams.
Witnesses described attempts to suppress antiwar actions by the Industrial Workers of the World. Testimony covered seditious conspiracy charges against 112 leaders, noting mining firms and state authorities influenced dispersals and police actions during gatherings linked to the United Mine Workers.
The article notes emphatic opposition to a pending resolution, detailing discussions about Justice Hughes, a Senate inquiry into aviation and war declarations, and comments by President and Attorney General. It mentions Senator Chamberlain introducing the resolution and ongoing investigations by the Senate Military Committee, with names such as Martin and Frierson cited in heated exchanges.
Fragmentary report notes recruits processed at Camp Lewis in April May uncertain numbers. Mentions examination of men and a low rejection rate around ten thousand one hundred. unclear phrasing reflects mangled OCR but indicates martial mobilization activity at Camp Lewis.
Washington reports a Swiss dispatch on a new Austro German alliance treaty. The draft outlines stricter military obligations and tighter economic ties between the two nations as they pursue a stronger Mid European bloc. Paris reports enemy aircraft bombed Paris outskirts last night but defenders repelled the attack.
Investigation of criminal charges connected with aircraft broadens as officials probe Hughes and AnalaT Gregory involvement. Authorities pursue leads across agencies, scrutinizing records and communications to determine potential wrongdoing and accountability.
Officials state Red Cross contributions must be entirely voluntary and workers cannot be coerced. Day's instructions direct county chairs to ensure industrial campaigns avoid coercion as the drive begins Monday, May 15. In other news, M Duval and five co defendants in a Treason case face harsh penalties, including death for Duval and up to 110 years for others.
Washington May 1 Senate debate over a wage rise for postal clerks carriers and substitutes dominates the day. Lawmakers discuss proposed raises of up to 40 cents per hour with postmasters due a partial cut of benefits. Attorney General backs gradual changes while others oppose flat increases citing departmental surplus concerns.
El Paso May 15 American cavalry crossed the border about 40 miles south of Marathon Texas in pursuit of raiders who escaped from Mexico and drove 40 head of cattle into American ranches along the border Maj Gen Wooley announced tonight after arriving from an inspection of the Big Bend region The report also notes wartime navigation restrictions in the North Sea complicating shipping.
Testimony at a state investigation disclosed that plans for a Germiana upheaval in the United States were devised four years earlier. Ivan Nerodny, a Russian American associate, claimed Turon von Gersdertz, a close ally of the German crown prince and a former Mexican visitor, shaped the uprising and was later interned after U.S. entry into the war.
Twenty five University of Chicago students accepted an offer from Chicago Turlington & Quincy Railroad to study railway construction. The company provides free transportation and wages of 2.50 dollars a day for six days a week. The class aims to examine the psychology of laying rails amid a period of fair and warmer weather.
The administration backs swift enactment of a water power bill with proposals from Secretary Duker and Secretary Houston. They seek a definite license period, government renewal or purchase options, and clearer terms for compensation to private interests when the government takes over plants. A separate Army regulation amendment approved today requires soldiers to submit to remedial dental work, with penalties for noncompliance.
Aerial mail service inaugurated with the air transport system now in operation. Officials announce the start of a new era in air travel and mail delivery, highlighting rapid routine flights and expanded routes across the region.
The Post Office Department outlines a daily air mail route linking New York and Washington with pilot planes. A test flight carrying mail from New York to Washington occurred under Army aviation, while a return leg to Philadelphia faced propeller failure causing a landing in Maryland.
Reports say Allied forces renew attacks north of Kemmel and south of Amiens while American aviators shoot down three enemy planes. French, American, and German actions persist along the Western Front with heavy fighting reported near Hill 44 and Montdidier curve. French decorations honor American airmen for bravery as diplomacy between German and Austrian leaders appears to ease tensions.
Reported discussions on the German Austro Hungarian alliance and Paris resolutions dominate commentary. Analysts weigh immediate military effects on Italy and the Western Front plus longer term aims of a Mitteleuropa defense and entente pressure. Amsterdam telegrams confirm harmonized aims amid broader strategic stakes. Winnipeg strikes and a major fire causing $190000 damage follow a walkout delay.
London via Ottawa May 18 report says heavy enemy artillery along the British battle front in Flanders and Somme regions during the night. Gas shelling and harassing fire moved from Newar to Wieltie and Hinges to St Laurent Blangy, with airmen active. Infantry actions were limited to a brush southwest of Ridgewood and Hill 44. An official Berlin release notes a repulsed attack north of Kemmel and a French assault northeast of Moreuil failing.
C. B. Kelley of New York, vice president of Anaconda Copper Mining, told the senate mines committee there is no need for legislation as proposed in the administration ore control bill. He said domestic production is meeting war demands and passage would stifle the mining industry and establish federal control over the mineral sector.
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