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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
5
An elderly, modest veteran in faded blue speaks softly of war deeds yet carries his valor with quiet dignity. He wears a gold filled medal, bears a chest bullet scar, and clutches a twisted sabre while praising the Union. On Decoration Day he leads parade reverence, lifts his hat, and recalls the 1861 fighting demon in him.
More than 25 additional enlistments boost the Thirteenth naval district drive in Butte as recruits join the navy from Montana Oregon and Idaho. The program highlights seaman training at a rapid pace with classes and skilled trades sought for sailors including machinists electricians carpenters and cooks. The federal building recruiting office operates daily from 9 am to 7 pm and names of Wednesday acceptances span Scio Helena Butte and Great Falls among others.
Citizens aged 21 in 1896 and 1897 listed must register on June 5 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. at the local board office. Register in person or by mail to the local board, inclosing a stamped self addressed envelope for certificate return. If unable to attend, a competent friend may be deputized to prepare the card. Penalty for not registering is a misdemeanor with up to one year imprisonment.
A Washington dispatch lists names of soldiers reported killed in action wounded and missing as of May 29. It names officers Carmack Thornton and Parker and notes several privates by surname and hometown while detailing injuries and disease deaths. Also coverage of British no bombing pledge for Corpus Christi and German railway work near Mourmansk coasts.
London, May 28 The transport ship Leasowe Castle has been sunk by an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean on May 26. One hundred and one persons are reported drowned, including 13 military officers and other ratings. The ship was 4737 tons gross and built in 1917 at Birkenhead. The loss includes two wireless operators and six other ratings.
London reports May 29 that Berlin newspapers were ordered to tone down war enthusiasm amid Aisne fighting. The Cologne Volks Zeitung praises leadership and troops, while other papers either withhold comment or warn against overestimating the enemy’s advance. Washington meanwhile seeks permission to raise terminal charges on export freight via Pacific seaports.
The report notes a resumption of formal ties as Count Lusburg, dismissed ambassador, will present credentials to the foreign office. A unsettled dispute between the German legation and Argentina’s office, tied to the expulsion order, remains unresolved as the submarine issue lingers.
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