17 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
1
The fragment hints at a federal rule about assigning one parcel per Sammy. It mentions a wrist and unclear reference to federal actions. No clear人物, organization, place, or date is identifiable from the readable text.
The article describes the stringent requirements for Christmas parcel shipments to servicemen, including prohibited items and packing rules, and notes inspectors will oversee the consignments. It also recalls the Kashmir and Otranto naval collision with Islay coast fatalities.
A fragmentary dispatch notes German officials weighing strict conditions before any peace settlement. The message implies cautious acceptance while avoiding official confirmation and signals mixed reaction from allied observers. The text mentions Lyons and notes uncertainty over whether Germany has renounced demands.
A collision and sinking of the Kashmir near the north channel and Irish coast leaves American lives in peril and crews scrambling in heavy seas. Survivors are reported from various vessels as seven are rescued near Islay amid a severe storm.
The notice lists registrants who will report one day in a five day period starting October 21 1918. It notes a definite day will be advised after train schedules are received and provides names and addresses including Anton Solberg Wm Duffey Jr Gideon Jacobs Walter Overfelt Phillip Cumings Ira F Hill Thelmer Thores Ezra U Phelps Charles Hoffman Carl Michalak Leonard Esp Grey Cliff Martin Olson Frederick S Dallman Leslie Clemons Reed Point Claude Moore Big Timber Grey Cliff Progress Gibson Seattle Melville and other entries.
Andrew Taylor Hamilton aged about 83? No clear age, died after brief illness at his ranch home in the East Gallatin valley after 53 years of residence. Born in Ohio, he moved to Aldergulch in 1865 and later settled in the Gallatin valley. He bred fine horses and cattle, winning county and state fair prizes. Survived by wife Alice F. Young, four sons and two daughters. Funeral held Thursday with many old timers in attendance.
Duluth Minn Oct 13 More than 500 people are reported dead or missing and at least 12 000 homeless after five forest fires spread across northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota in 36 hours. Seventy five bodies, many charred, are in local morgues. Cloquet Brookston Brevator Corona Adolph Thompson Arnold Moose Lake Wright wiped out. Refugees say charred bodies were seen in these towns while fleeing the fire zone. Dozens of hamlets and hundreds of settlers homes destroyed. property and timber losses will total millions, surpassing historic fires in the region.
Washington October 13 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts minority leader and ranking Republican of the foreign relations committee argued that any acceptance of Germany's reply to President Wilson or an armistice would mean war costs for the allies. He warned that an unconditional surrender could leave the allies facing humiliating defeat by peace terms.
Washington reports that Germany accepts President Wilson's terms for a permanent peace but protests engage in detailed discussions on evacuation. A White House reply states armistice depends on cessation of atrocities and ends with a warning that autocracy must go before peace. Robert Lansing signs the note.
Livingston report says the Finch overall factory will begin operations within three to four days after power and water are connected. A shipment of sixteen crates of machine parts tools and materials arrived, stored until water piping and heating contracts are completed. Manager J F Manning says the delay is the sole obstacle to starting production next week and expects rapid setup once utilities are ready.
Paris discusses Berlin’s reply to President Wilson’s note with readers skeptical Germany will concede. The debate questions constitutional control and whether any surrender should go to Allied commander Marshal Foch, who alone could accept terms.
The text notes Germany may seek armistice talks despite Allied victory. L Homme Libre quotes argue Germany’s pursuit of conference signals a desire to suspend hostilities, while some say victory belongs to the Allies and diplomacy should not stall the battle.
Great Falls reports 1397 farmers in the state received federal seed grain loan aid with an average payout around 200 dollars. North Dakota saw 229 beneficiaries. Most money backed winter wheat sowing while some supported rye. Seeding faced moisture shortages in Hill Toole and Valley. Cascade Chateau plan similar to last year, Freque county less. Blaine Valley and Phillippe counties expect more rye. winter wheat remains risky outside favored regions.
General March announced that American troops abroad passed the 1,900,000 mark and urged full support for the fourth Liberty loan. He said resources of the nation must be hurled at victory and that the war department plans to raise two million more troops after the first two million. He requested Congress approve $8 billion to fund the program and called for unwavering financial backing.
Butte shipments for refugees in France and Belgium totaled more than 18 tons. The drive delivered 27,000 garments in 2319 cases including 35 large shoe boxes and three large stocking cases. Cash receipts of $19.85 funded 36 suits of new underwear for children.
New York on October 18 reports President Wu en leader of the American army and navy marching at the head of American forces in a display of military command amid ongoing operations.
Earl M. Younkin 23 died of poison in a Livingston saloon after writing to a friend. Despair over rejection from Camp Lewis likely prompted the act. he had letters and discharge papers from Camp Lewis and had enlisted in 1933. He worked for Goering Bros and Northern Pacific as a guard and supply agent before his death, which occurred shortly after a visit to the saloon on West Park Street.
Ed ward P. Clay died suddenly of heart disease in Chinook and his body was shipped to Billings where his family lives. He had recently visited physicians, blamed altitude on his illness, and died after being found in bed when a bell boy’s call went unanswered while he was acting as agent for Barth and Edwards of Billings in a sheep purchase.
The Manhattan council of defense set a forty cent per hour wage for threshermen in Gallatin County after farmers pressed to resist a 50 cent rate. George M. Lewis and others reportedly convinced local crews that 40 cents was fair and sufficient amid labor shortages.
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