French Batters German Lines in War Front Reports
Billings May 7 French troops press toward the Aillette river from the Aisne heights northeast of Cois sons taking 5 300 prisoners in the offensive begun Friday. British artillery drives near Bellucourt on the Hindenburg line as aviators clash over the front. President Wilson seeks authority to control food supply, fix prices, regulate production and distribution during the war. The draft age is expected to run 21 and up, possibly 30 to 35, with early week agreement anticipated.
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Bellucourt
Hindenburg
Queant
House
Senate
Washington
Joffre
the Marne
M. Viviani
France
Chicago
General Joffre
United States
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Billings
Northern Pacific-Burlington
Union Station
Wilson
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
War Department
Hardman Lever
Wartime Policy Debates Abroad and at Home
Brig Gen G O Squier discusses Germany’s collapse after the war. Miss Rankin introduces a bill for irrigation loan guarantees and citizenship retention for married women. Foreign Secretary Balfour addresses the House as President Wilson attends. Drafts will place over 500,000 soldiers. Congress defeats press censorship. Canada and the United States plan coordinated wheat price control. Rioting in Petrograd alarms the Entente as factions clash with casualties. Quiet returns after a government vote.
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Germany
Miss Rankin
Congress
Federal Land Board
Balfour
United States
House of Representatives
Wilson
Baltery
House
Daniels
Baker
Burleson
Clark
Republian
Mann
Thomas White
Canada
Thomas
George Foster
Senate restores presidential power to set export embargoes
In Washington on May 8, the Senate restored the presidents power to proclaim export embargoes during wartime. Democratic Leader Martin explained the change behind closed doors, saying Wilson feared failing to meet ends of war without the modified section. Republicans criticized Wilson for not consulting Congress on the war measure.
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Washington
Senate
Martin
Wilson
United States
Congress
Murder charges against 22 IWW workers dismissed in Everett case
May 8. Superior Judge J F Ronald dismissed murder charges against 22 of 72 Industrial Workers of the World held by Snohomish county after the battle at Everett city dock in November 1916. The motion was filed by Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Lleyd Black.
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Seattle
Snohomish County
Everett City Dock
J F Ronald Today
Lleyd Black
Assailant of Lodge Joins Training Corps
Alexander Bannmart, who fought with Senator Lodge and served in a peace delegation to Washington, enrolled yesterday at the Plattsburg Officers Training Camp in New York.
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Lodge
Training Corps
Boston
Alexander Bannmart
Senator Lodge
Washington
Plattsburg, N. Y
Hopeful May Moves To Tackle Submarine Menace
Washington reports the navy consulting board is advancing tests on devices to counter U boats. Secretary Daniels, confident in American ingenuity, notes broad invention effort since wartime began while keeping experiments secret. Experts from the naval board and navy department pursue possible solutions with cautious evaluation.
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Washington
Navy Consulting Board
New York
W. L. Saunders
Navy Department
Daniels
Germany
Department
Naval Consulting Board
Police Link Two Mysterious Minnesota Killings
Minneapolis and St Paul police connect Patrolman George Connery death with the St Paul murder of Mrs. Alice McQuillan Dunn. Same caliber gun used in both slayings. Investigators prepare bullet tests to confirm pistol match and identify suspects.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
George Connery
Fridley
Minn
Alice McQuillan Dunn
Connery
Britain Moves Toward Compulsory Bread and Wheat Rationing
May 7 London report notes the ministry pushes to finish an administration for compulsory rationing amid appeals for voluntary cuts. Baron Devonport, food controller, cites Hoover’s relief framework for guidance. The plan aims at a decentralized system to manage 43 million people under rationing.
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London
United Kingdom
King George
Ministry On Food
Baron Devonport
Herbert C. Hoover
Commission For Relief
Belgium
England
Hungarian Working Men Move Against Dictatorship Unrest
Reports from Copenhagen via London detail a major Hungarian labor ferment led by Premier Tisza's reform stir. Budapest factories closed as workers demanded liberal electoral reform and warned of a general strike if demands were unmet. The movement showed strong discipline with punctual stoppage plans.
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Copenhagen
London
Count Tisza
Budapest
Nine New Regiments of Railway Engineers to Serve in France
Washington announces nine volunteer regiments of army engineers drawn from major railway centers. Each regiment, commanded by a regular army engineer colonel, totals 11 000 to 12 000 men with two battalions of three companies. The force will work on communications lines in France, details released gradually to avoid submarine risks.
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Washington
Army Engineers
France
War Department
Age Limit Wrangle Blocks Draft Bill
Washington May 8 Conferees on the war army bill failed to reconcile differences between the two houses. A key dispute centered on the Roosevelt expeditionary force amendment and the conflicting age limits 21 to 27 in the senate and 21 to 40 in the house. The bill may return to both houses for action if no compromise emerges.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
France
House
Railroad wreck halts French mission tour in Illinois
In Arcola Illinois a special train carrying a French mission to the United States derailed one and a half miles from town at 725 PM. William Nye led an investigation and ruled the wreck accidental. Rene Viviani Marshal Joffre and others were dining when the incident occurred. Only the forward diner car left the rails and injuries were minimal.
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Arcola
Ill
United States
William Nye
Secret Service
Rene Viviani
Marshal Joffre
Warrantes Issued for Insurance Men in Pittsburg Wreck
Warrants sworn out for three more men linked to the wrecking of the Pittsburg Life and Trust company. Horace W. Davis says F. A. Wallis J. S. Grant and George A. Nichols Jr all of New York face conspiracy to defraud charges.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Life & Trust Company
Life Insurance Corporation
Horace W. Davis
Pennsylvania
F. A. Wallis
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Pittsburg Company
J. S. Grant
George A. Nichols, Jr
Order to Show Cause in Webb Estate Sale
In the district court of Montana Teton County estate of Jonathan E. Webb. G M Coffey executor seeks sale of real estate. court orders all interested parties to appear May 31 1917 at 10 am in Chateau to show cause why an order to sell should not be granted. Publication in The Chateau Montanan for four weeks. Judge H J Ewing.
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Eighth Judicial District
Montana
County of
Teton
Jonathan E. Webb
G. M. Coffey
Chateau, Mont
H. J. Ewing
Chateau
County of Teton
Chateau Montanan
Teton County
H. Ewing
Notice to Creditors Estate of George W Weed
Notice is given by the administratrix in Great Falls Montana to creditors and others with claims against the estate of George W Weed deceased. Claims must be shown with vouchers within four months after first publication. Administrator Kwennie T Weed dated April 20 1917. First publication April 13 1917.
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George W. Weed
Freeman & Thelen
Conrad Bank Bidg
Great Falls
Mont
Kwennie T. Weed
Notice of Hearing in Estate Case Montana Chateau
Notice is given in the District Court of Montana Webb County that W H Webb of Chateau Montana filed for specific performance of a contract dated June 24 1913 to sell J E Webb and M M Webb property Jack sons First Addition Chateau block eleven lots 1 and 2 to W H Webb The hearing is set for May 31 1917 at 10:00 am in the Chateau courthouse before the judge any interested person may appear.
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District Court
Eighth Judicial District
State of
Montana
County of
Teton
Jonathan E. Webb
W. H. Webb
Chateau
Teton Counts
Jonathan E. Web
J. E. Webb
M. M. Webb
Jackson
Teton County
Objections to Petition Filed in Chateau Montana Case
The document notes objections may be served and witnesses produced in support. For particulars refer to the petition on file in court. Dated April 26, 1917, Clerk Paul Jacobson with Deputy Roy Franklin. Coffey and Greene, Chateau Montana, attorneys for petitioner. First publication April 27, 1917.
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Sippear
Paul Jacobson
Roy Franklin
Coffey & Greene, Chateau
Montana
Guardian Sale of Audrey Zeimantz Estate in Montana
Guardian ETHEL L ZEIMANTZ will sell at public auction June 2 1917 at 2 p m at the Chateau county courthouse front door Montana to the highest bidder an undivided one half interest in the South Half of the Northwest quarter and West Half of the Northeast quarter of Section Two Township Twenty nine North Range Three West Montana Meridian in In the matter of Audrey Zeimantz minors estate the sale is subject to court confirmation with ten percent down and balance on confirmation by the court
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Eighth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Teton
Audrey Zeimantz
Chateau
Teton County
Township Twentynine North
Range+ Three
Montana Meridian
Important Notice to Grain Growers on Hail Insurance
The time limit for state hail insurance acceptance is June 1. Requests for blanks or information should go to the county assessor. County assessors must explain the act to crop growers and obtain election to join or pay the tax for hail insurance. lessees may tender payment to protect crops. John L. Lundgren, County Assessor.
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Hall Insurance
Hall
John L. Lundgren
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Cash Store
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