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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1918
Page
1
A convention attendance honored aged prelate Gheerily with an ovation as Bishop Tuttle served as guest of honor at the Montana Pioneers gathering. G. F. Kelley recorded the welcome and event details.
The Montana Pioneer annual state convention renewed its session with Rev. D. Rutie of the Episcopal Church in America present. A Clark recalled long years of service and the frontier hardships of 1887 as he arrived in Vine Kinia City by stagecoach.
Distinguished official of A C M responds and pledges faithful work till war ends. Montana pioneers welcome C F Kelley president of the mining company amid a cordial civic reception. Fire crew, police, and crowds line the streets as officials praise Kelley and his ties to Montana.
Washington reports the greatest revenue measure in history to fund the war next year with 24 billion dollars in taxes and 5 billion in bonds. House Ways and Means Chair Kitchin outlines the plan amid Senate Finance hearings. He says the bill will place a heavy but necessary burden on all, designed to fund the war against Germany and to be equitable among citizens and industry.
Admiral von Hintze, German foreign minister, told Viennese journalists that weapons play a vital role alongside diplomacy in pursuit of an honorable peace. He urged steady hope despite setbacks, noting strategic withdrawals and continued Teutonic unity with Austria-Hungary even amid pressure from Allied offensives.
Washington announces beer production in the United States will end after December 1 as a war measure. The Food Administration states the decision came from conferences with President Wilson and officials from the fuel food railroad administrations and the War Industries Board.
A jumble of garbled phrases references war progress, a church or “Y” campaign outline at a dinner, and fundraising notes. It mentions a coal truck incident, a child’s death, robberies, a stamp drive to end tonight, a roll of honor and ads about to buy warrants.
Hsu Shih Chang elected president of the Chinese republic by a large majority. He rose to prominence during late Chinese army negotiations with Japan and Russia after the Russo Japanese War. He served as guardian to the former emperor Hsuan Tung and was recently named president. Weather forecast notes Montana fate Saturday partly cloudy and cooler.
The French forces have pushed along the north of the Aisne river and captured the town of Ham and a nearby area south of St Quentin. American troops report progress west and east of the Canal du Nord with trench lines breached at several points.
Reports from the war front indicate Pershing's army poised to join the battle as German withdrawal accelerates. Officers believe Marshal Foch plans to extend pressure from Verdun to the north and east, using pincer tactics to prevent a stabilized German line and push the retreating forces toward old fortifications.
The article discusses the Rheims sector in doubt amid French and American troops facing German pressure. It notes heavy early defeats near Noyon and a northward push by Allied forces while German lines hold at the Ailette and near the Chem. The piece mentions Petrograd and the broader western front as both sides adjust positions, with the British and French forces described in tense terms as the war intensifies across the Lys and surrounding areas.
Allied forces report heavy losses as French units drive enemy from the Noyon salient. Strategic points are recovered, and advances push toward projected gains. The operation underscores coordinated action between Husky units and French detachments, signaling a turning tide in the sector.
Charles Millard, 98, known as the grand old man of Livingston, presented the boys with the American flag. The hermit spoke firmly, recalling the Civil War era, and urged the standard bearer to take the flag back victorious or die for it honorably on the field of battle.
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