German espionage ring eyed in Butte copper strike
District Attorney R. K. Wheeler stated Bernard C Harloff, tied to an immigration case, was seized on a presidential warrant. Federal investigators believe a German espionage network led by Heinrich von Jarsch aimed to derail Butte copper output by influencing miners and opposing the I W W. Von Phol, once with the German consular service, implicated in spying and propaganda with Oscar Rohn of East Butte Copper Company.
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Butte
Bernard C.harloft
Phol
R. K. Wheeler
Harloff
Mr. Wheeler
von Alberstein
von Phol
Prussia
Calgary
United States
Oscar Rohn
East Butte Copper Company
Rohn
Topping
Heinrich von Jarsch
Jack and Joffre Visit Our Boys at French Camp
Marshall Joffre spent the day with American troops in France visiting the American Training Camp. He reviewed Major General Sibert's command and inspected training schools. General Pershing accompanied the party as they received ovations in several French villages.
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France
Marshall Joffre
Sibert
Marshal Joffre
General Pershing
Sullivan Case in the Highest Court in Helena
John Frank Sullivan of Butte appeared before Montana's supreme court, admitted fraud in securing admission to the bar while under 21, and faced scrutiny after failing to register for the draft. The case followed recommendations of leniency by Silver Bow Bar, with the State Bar pressing formal action.
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John .Frank ‘Sullivan
Butte
Supreme Court
Helena
Montana Bar Association
Sullivan
United States
Silver Bow County Bar Association
State Bar Association
Montana
Steamer Lewis Luckenbach torpedoed off French coast
The American steamer Lewis Luckenbach was torpedoed off the French coast. Nine crew members are missing. Commanded by Capt. Adams, built in Camden, N J in 1903, 355 feet long with 3000 horsepower engines. The vessel sailed from San Francisco on April 28 for Puget Sound to load cargo for a voyage through the submarine zone.
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New York
Lewis Luckenbach
Adams
Camden
N. J
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Liberty oxygen aids aviators at high altitudes
A new device called Liberty oxygen provides automatic oxygen to fliers at high altitudes, addressing dangerous breathing demands that hinder pilots. Developed jointly by aviation section experts and the army medical corps, it is praised by the government and international aviation experts as key to air superiority, with details kept secret.
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Berlin
American Scientific
New American
Science
Liberty
Aviation Section
Army Medical Corps
Washington
America
Ekalaka Notes Busy Local Roundup and Rumors
Special correspondence reports a mild week in Ekalaka with Sheriff Boggs and Dr. Baker visiting, local undertaker Chas Putnam touring, and talks of a new branch. Dust limits street sprinklers while rains may help. Col. Peck praised for public spirit and aqua truck morale. Auction cash mentions and King sale interest. Oliver at ranches preparing for winter. calves and alfalfa notes. Libery Loan talk and Camp Crook chatter persist.
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Oliver
John
Government fixes wheat price under 1917 18 policy
A government panel set a fixed $2.20 price for No 1 wheat at Chicago for the 1917 crop valid until July 1 1918. The 1918 crop has a minimum guaranteed $2.00 price effective July 1 1918 to May 1 1919, with no lower limit at any principal markets and potential for higher prices if costs or demand warrant.
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Chile
Chicago
Congress
Minneapolis
Omaha
Kansas City
Food Administration
Engineer John Pitman and Fireman Sylvester Shepard Killed in Great Northern Boiler Explosion
Word reaches Great Falls that engineer John Pitman and fireman Sylvester Shepard died instantly in a locomotive boiler explosion in Wolf Point yards. Fireman Marritz, a student, was badly scalded and broke a leg. Engine No. 1545, an extra westbound locomotive, was wrecked in the incident.
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Great Falls
Wolf Point
Great Northern
John Pitman
Sylvester Shepard
Eireman Marritz
West Ibound
Two Americans Die as Ships Sunk by German Submarine
London reports that as torpedoed steamer sailed away, one American crew member James Fringer was killed and another, Frank Donoghue, severely wounded by shell fire from a German submarine. Ten other Americans and two English crew members were among those affected. eight in lifeboats were seriously wounded.
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London
James Fringer
Frank Donoghue
Fringer
Donoghue
Still No Identified Murder Victim in Montana Discovery
Still no identification for the man found in a shallow grave along the Burlington right of way eight miles south of Bridger. A button with a number tied to the deceased’s occupation as a railroad section laborer was sent to Burlington offices for ID. An autopsy showed a fractured skull and the inquest suggested the body had been buried for about six months.
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Red Lodge
Burlington
Bridger
Burlington Railroad
McAdoo Flies With Grayson On Liberty Loan Tour
William G. McAdoo and Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson flew today from Rockwell Field as part of the liberty loan campaign. McAdoo rode with Major Henry J. Damm to 5500 feet while Grayson rode with Lieutenant Robert Mairesse and after miscommunication dove toward the ground before a gentle landing.
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San Diego
Cal
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Cary T. Grayson
McAdoo
Rockwell Field
Signal Corps Aviation School
Henry J. Damm
Admiral Grayson
Robert Mairesse
French Flying Corps
Meatless Tuesdays to start at New York hotels
New York city hotels and restaurants will begin meatless Tuesdays next week replacing beefless Tuesdays after a unanimous vote by the Hotelmen's Association of New York. A wheatless Wednesday was also unanimously approved.
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New York
New York City
Hotelmen’s Association of
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Alzada
Col. Peck
Ekalaka
Crook
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Elliott
Liberty Loan League
W. H. Peck
W. H
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