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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
3
The Sentinel questions military age limits for officers and notes Lieut Thomas Burns, a Spanish American War veteran, was discharged for age after meritorious service. It argues the department may consider spirit over letter of regulations to retain capable leaders during wartime needs.
The Helena Independent quotes praise for Lieut Burns and his command while criticizing Tom Stout for his portrayal of the I W W. It notes Stout’s stance on federal investigations and hints at political scandal tied to a “final proof grab” and the arrival of Jeanette, suggesting the jig is up.
Battalion E of the Second Montana based at Fort Missoula will stay in the state as two battalions head for Palo Alto mobilization camp. Companies A B FE F and K remain in state with battalion HQ in Butte under Major Charles Sargent. Companies K and F to be stationed at Butte.
About 159 soldiers of the Second Montana regiment leave Fort Hackson for Palo Alto California around August 15 to establish the training camp. They will carry tentage and supplies and will prepare the site for the battalion arriving later, under Major Koester's orders.
A rain coat is reported missing between Baker and Hiddenwater and a reward is offered. Return to Sentinel office to claim. L. Bechtold
Ward Goble of this city, brother of Capt. Wade Goble, has been chosen as one of 186 Montanans to attend the officers training camp near San Francisco. The lone other successful candidate from the territory is Col. W. H. Peck of Ekalaka, head of the Patriarchs Militant.
In 1902 a YMCA secretary Z C Collins carried a graphophone literature and books through Mindanao jungles to aid troops near Lake Taalla. General Pershing praised the arrival of music and books that boosted morale, part of the National War Work Council effort to support soldiers.
Washington dispatch outlines detailed rules for calling men of the national army into the draft beginning September 1. The program covers selection, assignment to training camps, entrainment, and provisioning, with 200,000 of the initial 687,000 to be summoned by September 1 and sent to convalescent camps before September 5.
The text outlines civilian control of the draft from local boards to military camps. It covers selecting men, notifying adjutants, entrainment details, and reporting timelines. Boards arrange accommodations, meals, and lodging, with options to have men stay at home if permitted.
Washington reports say the American mission to Russia will return home today with Elihu Root heading to New York. The commissioners largely oppose sending troops to the eastern front, except Charles E. Russell who favored it. They urge American press and public support to bolster Russia and counter German propaganda.
Next Sunday August 12 services at 10 30 A M in Willard and 3 P M in Baker will be held in Scandinavian language An English service is planned for Bottner's schoolhouse at 8 P M Pastor H L Anderson announces the schedule.
The Church of the Sincere lists Sunday School with Adult Bible Class at 10:00 a.m. morning service and an evening service at 8:00 p.m. Chesley E. Curtis is the pastor.
John C. Evans pastor announces Sunday services at the Masonic Hall over Baker State Bank. Sunday School 10 AM, Morning Worship 11 AM, Epworth League 7 PM, Evening Worship 8 PM. Strangers in the city will be made to feel at home in all these services.
A shipment of brick for the new B. D. Grant brick block arrived this week and work is progressing rapidly on the walls. The project had been delayed by brick supply issues, but construction is moving forward now.
Five or six prestolite keys found labeled Bud Weiser Bar Sedalia MO. finder should leave them at Hotel Baker for a reward.
Threshing outfit in good condition with two year time for payment. Includes steam engine Case steel separator 8 bottom plows 1 water tank and 1 water wagon. Write or see Peter Shishkowsky Webster Montana 7 11pd.
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