British Break Hindenburg Line Near St Quentin
London reports the Hindenburg line breached to four to five miles along a wide front between St Quentin and the Scarpe with the Third army under Sir Julian Byng. British infantry and tanks captured multiple defenses and towns, seized several thousand prisoners, and continued advances toward Bapaume and Cambrai despite no artillery prep.
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London
War Office
St. Quentin
Scarpe River
Scarpe
Third
Hindenberg
Benavis
Latheauwood
la Vacquerie
Welsh Ridge
Ribecourt
Thousan
Canal du Nord
Bapaume-Cambrai
Couillet Wood
Julian Byng
Havrincourt
Marcoing
Graincourt
Anneux
Neufwood
Third Army
Representative Maggie Hathaway Heads Montana Delegation
Mrs Maggie Hathaway a Montana representative travels from Stevensville to Washington as a W C T U delegate for a five day national convention starting December 2 She will also attend the Anti Saloon League meeting and then work for a constitutional prohibition amendment Hathaway expects enough votes to submit the amendment to a national vote and promises Montana’s solid support in both houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Hathaway
Jelena
Stevensville
Washington, D. C
Montana
A. Herbst
Libby
Nepper
Butte
Hathaway
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Congress
Mrs. Hathaway
House
Senate
Antlered Initiation Honors At Elks Lodge Event
Eight fawns with antlers capped the Elks Lodge home as Eddie Booth of Baker arrived in Elkdom style. Candidates Micheals Moorhead Rathbone Baker Lancomer Forsyth McRae Lane Turner Peurner Miles City received degrees amid a banquet after a celebratory procession through Miles City streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City Star
Elks
Elkdom
Eddie” Booth
Baker
Eddie
P.micheals
Moorhead
Rathbone
Garland
Ra Hy Baker
Geo. Lancomer
Jack Everett
Forsyth
Geo. McRae
Lane Baker
Arthur G. Peurner
Miles City
Oscar
Frodericks
Fire destroys block in heart of Lemmon
A massive blaze in Lemmon South Dakota destroyed two grain elevators and an entire business block amid high winds and an incendiary origin suspected. Phosphorus traces found. vigilance committee forms. one traveling man missing presumed to have fled. Loss estimated at forty thousand dollars with thirty thousand pounds of flour and twenty five thousand bushels of grain burned.
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Lemmon
S. D
Northwest
Palace Hotel
St. Paul
Western
Empire
Mott, N. D
Equity
Three Sentenced to Hang in Butte
Justice Lanner affirmed the Butte murder verdicts of Frank Fisher and John O Neil, convicted of first degree murder in the Higgins case and sentenced to hanging after Higgins identified them before dying. Powell, colored, must pay for first degree murder in Silver Bow County after a card game tied dispute ends in a fatal stabbing. Mrs Edwin Lake reports Missouri visit and notes zinc mines opening due to high metal prices.
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Justice Lanner
State Supreme Court
J. W. Dwyer
Silver Bow County
Frank Fisher
John O'Neil
Thomas Higgins
Butte
Higgins
Sherman A.powell
Justice Holloway
Silver Bow
Powell
Great Northern Company
J. H. Montgomery
Montgomery
Edwin Lake
Missouri
New Draft Rules Cut Out Red Tape
Adjutant General Phil Greenan announced sweeping draft rule changes to reduce red tape and speed processing. Every registered man not in service on Dec 15 must complete a questionnaire, with only those already serving exempt. Mailing of draft supplies began last night with 20 volunteers aiding. A medical advisory board will be organized under a regular army officer, aiding counties statewide.
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Phil Greenan
Greenan
Helena
General Greenan
Stewart
State Medical Association
Young Lady Pioneers Cultivate Montana Corn Homestead
In Cohagen district two Chicago bred girls Miss Emily Walthers and Miss Anna Brechtwold spent summer homesteading under dry land conditions. They cultivated 40 acres of corn and sold 170 bushels of Jehu variety to Robert McRae for seed next year while neighbors predict their return to Montana to continue developing a Montana homestead.
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Cohagen
Chicago
Montana
Emily Walthers
Anna Brechtwold
Robert
Ingomar
Women to Carry Mail in Red Lodge
Despairing of men applying for city mail carrier posts due to high wage competition, the civil service examining board in this district will admit women. If the inducement proves strong, Red Lodge may soon employ uniformed government mail carriers delivering from house to house per the Carbon County Journal.
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Red Lodge
Civil Service Examining Board
Carbon County Journal
Labor leader Gompers and A F L stance on war and democracy
The American Federation of Labor backs Samuel Gompers view of wartime duties, arguing labor's shift from pacifism to supporting democracy through defeating Germany. The piece notes Gompers warned of Prussian aims years earlier and helped shape a broader labor consensus despite opposition.
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American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gomper
Germany
Helena
Baltimore
Gompers
A. F. of L
United Site
A. F
Wilson
Roosevelt
Europe
Prussia
Ov. Manienspesee
Wheniaenef
Rt Sfp
Loyalty of Greeks Suspected in Washington Guard Effort
Justice Department officials opened inquiries into reports of efforts to sway naturalized Greeks in the District of Columbia against joining the new national guard being formed in Washington. Adjutant General J A Dupray said plans to form a Greek company were hampered by propaganda.
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Washington
Department of Justice
District of Columbia
National Guard
J. A. Dupray
Venizelos Sends Greeting to Greeks in America
Greek Premier Eleftherios Venizelos, in London for inter allied talks, issues a cable routed message to Americans of Greek origin. He praises Greek resilience, links Greek ideals to American democracy, and forecasts continued American Hellenism support during the Balkan crisis.
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Washington
Eliotherious Venizelos
London
America
Cable
British Empire
Greece
State to Supply Fish From Lake Bowdoin
State Game Warden DeHart states Lake Bowdoin fish will reach the market soon. Hansen Bros. hold the Montana supply contract and are ready to ship at any time. Fish will be sold at 10 cents a sound f o b Bowdoin.
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DeHart
Lake Bowdoin
Hansen Bros
Montana
F. O. B. Bowdoin
School teachers urged to help draft record update
Adjt. Gen. Phil Greenan reports General Crowder plans to start December 1 preparations to implement December 15 new classifications for drafted men. He asks the governor to appeal to teachers to assist local and district boards in transcribing old records into the new system.
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Adjt
Phil Greenan
General Crowder
Fort Missoula May Go to University
Fort Missoula abandoned by the war department may become Montana State University property for a campus. If the million dollar arm post is not used for military purposes the government will likely turn over three square miles of land and the modern concrete buildings to the university.
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Fort Missoula
War Department
Montana State University
University
Red Cross Chapter Organizing County Effort Expands
The Baker county Red Cross chapter advances slowly as auxiliaries form across the county. County officers L. Price, E. A. Sibley, Esther Phillips, and R. F. Smith invite public support and information to aid Red Cross activities.
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The
Red Cross
Baker
L. Price
E. A. Sibley
Esther Phillips
R. F. Smith
No Students to Travel During Thanksgiving Period
Dr. Edward C. Elliott chancellor urges university students to avoid travel during Thanksgiving to prevent spread of scarlet fever and smallpox. The measure targets health safety for the campus community and surrounding areas.
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Edward C. Elliott
University
Doctor Vouches Euthanasia for Infant at Chicago Hospital
Dr. Harry J. Haiselden of a German American hospital in Chicago urged Mrs Harzima to choose death for her infant, calling it better than rearing an “idiot.” The couple agreed and later administered a lethal dosage to end the child’s life within a month.
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Harry J. Haiselden
Chicago
Harzima
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Hindenburg Line
East County
Lateau Wood
la Vaxcquerie
Ulster Battalions
Masnieres
Neuff Wood
West Riding
Bapaume-Cambrai Road
West Lancashire
Epey
Bullecourt
Fontaine Les Croisilles
Capital
Supreme Court
Medical Advisory
Young Lady Pioneers
Sam
Venizelos
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