16 Nov 1917
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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
1
Wartime song lyric praising Camp Lewis and General Greene and promising American action against Kaiser Wilhelm. It depicts soldiers marching to Europe to fight the Germans and win. The verse references fervent patriotism and military prowess during World War I.
Opinion on Kaiser Wilhelm II compares his imperial attire to a ready made suit. The author argues formal uniforms and opulent insignia fuel war, urging leaders including President Wilson to wear plain clothing like ordinary travelers to end the conflict.
Sale offers 50 tons of wild hay at the Al Burbee ranch Spring Coulee east of Farming ton. Pasture rental available for the winter with contact Box 46 Route 1 Farmington.
In Teton county the Y M C A army fund drive shows heavy giving as Chateau surges past 1000 dollars with a Friday dance and basket supper planned. Power’s 105 donation was reported to Senator Larson while other north end towns are expected to contribute, pushing estimated county totals toward five thousand or more before closing tomorrow night.
Episcopal notes for November 18 describe morning prayers and a sermon The Battle Field aimed at liberty lovers. It notes Mr Harry Crow tenor from Billings joining the Choteau choir led by Miss Gladys Smith and welcomes the Crow couple to town. Thanksgiving Day proclamation calls for 11 am church services with choir and congregation hymns.
Chateau Red Cross notes detail home produced bed shirts wraps and surgical dressings with registrations daily. Guild and auxiliary activities span knitting gauze work and tag day fundraisers, with volunteers from Mrs Crary to Miss Nagle coordinating efforts and visitors from nearby towns observing progress.
Monday afternoon basketball started with a rough game as players train thrice weekly hoping to secure a game with Cut Bank or Walier. Jack Radcliffe returns Tuesday. a pupil with a broken ankle misses entry. Adelphi to meet Friday under Miss Patterson. the Hetty Jane Dunaway Company wowed Tuesday with The Red Rambler and a musical The Vivant is set for December 10.
Last Saturday Chateau hosted a Red Cross Tag Day with five young town women collecting 135 dollars and 4 cents to ship Christmas boxes to soldiers. Miss Margaret Nagle led volunteers and reported detailed sums from Alta Cohvue Harriett Streeter Alice Martine Elizabeth Kraber and Verna Daley.
The Royal Theatre informs patrons that three federal taxes on films, per-reel and per day taxes, plus a new admission tax, raise prices to 30 cents for adults and 15 cents for children under 14 starting November 1. The note urges continued patronage to support democracy and government revenue.
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