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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
1
Allied leaders anticipate a fresh German offensive within days as reporters outline events at Butte and a Chicago trial depicts graphic activities of the I W W. The report contrasts war developments with domestic trials and public events, highlighting strategic pressures and ongoing dissent.
Witnesses Walliser Stevens and Crary testified at the 1121. LW. W. leaders trial about Butte Montana miner strikes and the lynching of Frank H. Little on August 1 1917. They described July 19 open air mass meetings, seditious rhetoric, a June 8 1917 anti conscription parade, and a war era push to maintain solidarity of labor amid the war.
Grace Lusk testified tearfully in Waukesha as she recounted the May 1917 conference with Dr. David Roberts at a Milwaukee hotel. She described obtaining a pistol and swearing him to tell Mrs. Roberts the true nature of their relationship, leading to her shooting Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts and ending with her own near collapse in court.
Washington May 23 The administration food production bill to grow output was advanced with a rule that the $6 100 000 county agent budget remains tied to a presidential liquor prohibition proclamation. Prohibition advocates plan senate action while a draft-age salary ban and farm labor mobilization item faced shifts. The measure includes funds for livestock disease control seed procurement, plant disease eradication, and educational campaigns to boost conservation and production.
San Francisco May 23 A general order issued at Camp Fremont Palo Alto introduces for the first time a sharp line between privates and non commissioned officers intended to raise the prestige of the fighting line. Orders forbid intimate terms between officers NCOs and privates and call for sergeants to be treated as formal subordinates.
American artillery direct hits verified by aerial photos in the American sector in France. Guns torn up rear lines and ammunition dumps. nightly patrols harass Germans. Restless frontline troops eager for action as German aerial activity rises. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to tour the Midwest for patriotic education. In the last 24 hours American lines remained quiet on the Toul front with no German aircraft and a drop in aerial activity.
A federal wage commission draft proposes raising railroad wages and granting back pay at new rates. The plan, led by Meadowdon, aims to adjust about 30 000 workers with modifications likely yielding even higher results. Details remain under review as approvals and adjustments continue.
May Katheine Stinson left Chicago to fly to New York carrying government mail. Her airplane was damaged while attempting a landing two miles north of Binghamton at 6:40 this evening. She had aimed to beat Ruth Law’s 1916 distance record in a trial tied to Astron wind conditions.
In a compact Butte issue the paper notes local clubs backing city and county governance, Rotary club support, and shore up morale. It highlights battles over budget and wage shifts, with scattered mentions of soldiers, Shriners, and public notices in a tumult of early 20th century headlines.
A historic movement will ship about 11,000 embryo soldiers from Minnesota and nearby areas to American Lake Washington starting May 22 and continuing through the week. The operation will utilize the Fort Arthur Pacific and its roads, with a large number of sleeping cars, dining cars, and buses to accommodate personnel on the long journey.
The report notes French and Italian squadrons bombing targets from May 5 to May 18. Ninety five planes attacked depots and establishments, while total drops reached 135 tons by night squadrons. On May 15 about 120 aircraft were aloft bombing many towns and villages.
Washington May 23 The War Industries Board recommended that the maximum price of copper be fixed at eighty five cents a pound for eastern refiners for 73 days beginning June 1 with final decision resting with President Wilson The same action proposed for zinc grade A at twelve cents a pound Meanwhile Red Cross and war mercy fund subscriptions neared seventy million and Range Mining Co announced wage raises for 5000 workers the increases totaling several dollars daily plus escale pay
The House Military Committee approves the recommendations of Secretary Baker. The move signals alignment on key defense policy, with Baker’s guidance expected to shape forthcoming legislation and funding priorities.
Washington May 23 steps were taken to extend presidential power in wartime draft and manpower. Provost General and a wartime committee authorized to raise and equip troops. With possible 2.4 billion in contracts, an army of up to five million could be formed to meet needs of war against Germany. President Wilson's New York speech supports expanding the army to whatever size necessary. Weather notes report warmer conditions in the west and central regions.
Amid heavy fighting to the southwest of Ypres and along the Avre, German forces press the offensive as Allied aerial activity increases. Reports note German raids behind lines and an attempted German aerial strike on Paris, with limited damage. Bohemian unrest and Kiev clashes rise as Wilsonian sentiment grows. Louisiana becomes first state to reject federal prohibition amendment at the Senate vote.
Washington report states the fuel administration will set a lower government price for bituminous coal after conference results. Railroads will pay a standard price, with a target around 2.25 dollars per ton, potentially lower. Distribution of cars will be more even, shifting from private management to broader supply.
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