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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
10
A translated AP summary details proposed German peace terms after a trench recapture, citing territorial adjustments in Flanders and the Vosges, naval and colonial gains for Germany, repopulation plans, and reparations in kind, ships, and money, with allocations including Courland and Lithuania.
Rome reports an Austrian Viribus Unitis class battleship was torpedoed in Pola harbor early Tuesday. Italian naval forces entered the base by silencing patrol boats and lights while seaplanes fought Austrian battleplanes above Pola. Two Austrians were shot down and several forced to descend out of control. Italian planes returned safely.
Washington dispatch quotes Captain Lukich saying Czechs and Jugoslavs captured by Russians have formed an army resisting segregation. Part of the corps reportedly reached Japan via Siberia and aims to join Allied forces at Salonika and the western front.
British airmen on May 16 accounted for 37 German planes with 25 destroyed and noted increased aerial activity on the Western front. Haig reports artillery activity on both sides north of the Dys river with no other major events. Paris railway stations and billets behind German lines were bombarded and Krupp plant repairs cited.
Mrs. Bray, recently divorced after a long abusive marriage, shot her ex husband Bray and his escort after a confrontation at a rooming house. Bray, a former deputy, had a history of cruelty and surveillance as testimonies from friends and neighbors describe a volatile, controlling relationship that ended in a fatal shooting.
In what appears to be a family statement, Mrs. T. J. Sullivan of 3030 Quincy Street, sister of Clara Mueller, asserts the late Butte girl died in an auto accident not murder. She says the theory of foul play seems unlikely and mentions other relatives who have been puzzled by the San Diego hotel room report.
A supplanting rule lowers enlistment age to seventeen with agent consent. An official communication received yesterday in office announces changes. The measure follows temporary allowances allowing youths of that age to join during short periods.
An edited excerpt notes ration circles complaining the Washington government was not advised of the Sixtus letter. It argues that the Austrian emperor’s conduct damaged confidence and cannot be disregarded, framing the issue as a matter of honorable statesmanship in the pursuit of peace.
A report from Washington, cited by the New York Call, says Ales Kerensky, former Russian leader, is expected to arrive in the United States next week and head to the Russian embassy in Washington. The note adds no loss of life in a separate incident involving the steamer Neches torpedoed on May 14.
The Scientific American furnishes a list of patented inventions including an automatic hat tipping device tornado proof house a bite to curb a thing a corncob polisher for artificial spectacles and a device to shower pepper on burglars Also a noiseless alarm that wakes a sleeper by shaking him and a clever cord arrangement to wake the baggage keeper when his bed collapses
A collection of letters from Hotel Clark and Hotel Virginia praising The Anaconda Standard for effective Montana to Southern California winter patronage. J Russell Miller of Read Miller Co. receives thanks for repeat hotel advertising and record patronage increases, notably from Montana guests visiting Southern California. Long Beach Chamber of Commerce also credits the Standard for strong Montana traffic.
Silver Bow county loses its 5000 share of the 500000 council of defense funds as an order closes loans to farmers for seed and feed purchases. The county council was informed that no further funds will be available. Col CW Weeks urged cooperation to secure photographs for a pictorial history project.
Bozeman figures among names as residents and visitors pass through Butte on short trips. Helena, Anaconda, Missoula, and other Montana towns send residents for business and leisure stays. The marchers from Wisconsin travel alongside local activity as they move toward Madison on a long hike.
Columbus Ohio May 16 The Rev Dr J Frank Smith of Dallas Texas was elected moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church of America at its 130th annual session in Columbus today.
French army corps decorated with the Croix de Guerre and Maj Ralph of Hancock Michigan praised for reconnaissance over enemy lines. First Lieut Herbert Walde of New York and Lieut Paul D Meyers of Milwaukee cited for aerial missions near Toul Angeland on May 14. Three German machines downed by Allied pilots. one aviator killed. Taft speaks at the winning convention urging unity and strength. Recruiting in Simla India to bolster forces with over 500,000 men planned.
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