Iron discipline urged as Russia rallies troops
Petrograd dispatch reports War Minister Kerensky declares the army must unite under strict discipline to avert danger, pledges punishment for infractions, and calls soldiers sailors and officers to a last heroic effort. He stresses liberty must be forged through duty and sacrifice while promising land for peasants if duties are fulfilled.
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Petrograd
London
Kerensky
Duma Committee
Council of Deputies
M. Milukom
Ministry of Education
Russia
Congress of Peasants
M. Kerensky
Democratic
Constituent Assembly
National Council
Oreer
Two Tag Days Work of Patriotic Women
The Women s Patriotic association plans two tag days in Butte to raise funds for bandages and compresses for war relief. Volunteers will solicit in the business district on Saturday and Memorial Day, with funds supporting the American Fund for French Wounded and the Red Cross. Margaret Moore, arriving from New York, promotes the effort and is joined by Roger Burrell as ambulance corps volunteer. Local residents contributed 300 for a theater scene and more help is sought from volunteers with named organizers listed through the week.
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Butte
American Fund
American Theater
Russ
Margaret Moore
New York
Mine Moore
Roger Burrell
American Ambulance Corps
France
Helena Oizens
Ted Cross Association
John Mellatton
Establish Training Camp for Colored Commanders
Washington reports a training camp for negro officers to be set at Fort Des Moines Iowa to train 1200 candidates for commissions. A draft of 250 men from colored regiments of the regular army will be drawn from NCOs and privates with suitable qualifications. The rest will come from national guard negro regiments and graduates of negro educational institutions.
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Washington
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Regular Army
National Guard
Not J W W Condemned Mem Says Industrialists Shielded
Prisoners John M and Frank Fisher claim the death cell marks were from the Muckle McDonald uprising and not an I W W emblem. They protest being labeled I W W and reject belonging to any organization pressuring men to act against their will. One prisoner plans to read Victor Hugo daily.
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Bers
John M
Frank Fisher
Industrial Workers of the World
O'Neill
Victor Hugo
Destruction of Zeppelin Near Danish Coast Reports
Copenhagen reports two airships destroyed on the same day off the Danish coast near Isbjergs. Eyewitnesses described a Zeppelin near the shore. gunfire, maneuvers, and a third broadside preceded its deadly plunge into the sea as British forces hunted German craft along the Gutland coast.
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Copenhagen
Lonon
Isbjers
Ipeg
Holland St
HibJer
Gutland
Witnepees
Ward
High School Senior Play Promises Lively Comedy
The senior play The Man From India, a three act comedy, proceeds smoothly under Miss K Gertrude Ryan with Teobert Hayes in the lead. Emmet Hand Helen Little and others show unusual ability as rehearsals continue for a June 1 performance at the high school.
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K. Gertrude Ryan
India
Teobert Hayes
Lowell Bowen
Bert Hayes
Glazer Torrance
Wheat crop slogan used by Montana railroads in depots
The railroads display the slogan Double your wheat crops farmers of Montana. The Montana bulletin notes 1915 wheat at 42,000,000 bushels and 1916 down to 28,000,000 while the state average is 17,000,000. The Montana experimental station says production should reach 80,000,000 bushels, urging farmers to double wheat acreage.
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Montana
Butte
Bulletin
Large Funeral Attended by Many at O'Donnell Cemetery
A large gathering attended the funeral of Charter at Cethole cemetery. Notables included Warkervit, Rich mane, Bateson, and Jenn Hart among others. The service took place yesterday morning at the Hutch church and proceeded to the Cethole cemetery for burial.
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O'Donnell
Chan
Palenrevtountvoky
Mike
Shechany Seeth Ant Jenn Hart
Our Gains PeBunial Am
Cethole
Little Gets Transcript In Fight For New Trial
Judge Dwyer ordered a court stenographer to provide a free transcript of William J. Little’s testimony to the defendant. Little is serving 40 to 80 years in prison for the murder of Patrolman Bat McCarthy and claims he cannot pay for the transcript. The transcript will be furnished at public expense.
Mayor MacVicar Leaves Des Moines for Army Post
Des Moines mayor John J. MacVicar departed last night for a Utah army post to serve as a captain in the quartermaster’s division. The move takes him from civic duties to military service, reflecting wartime requirements.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John J. MacVicar
Utah
Army
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Oscar Saenger
United States
Saenger
Thera
Thing
Fly
Orton Bros
Victor Victrolas
Victor Records
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Miss Ryan
D. D. Pweedle
Marie Ryan
Beekman-Streete
Gertrude Ryan
J. K. Wharton
Columbia Gardens Zoo
Ginder Park
Phay
Mr Wharton
Little
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West Park
North Main
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