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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1917
Page
12
Choteau Montana published weekly in Teton County with a subscription price of 2.00 dollars per year. Advertising rates are available on application.
Alfred O. Ronning describes Pendroy founded about a year ago by P P Renning and named for L B Pendroy. The piece lists businesses schools births Red Cross events and local leaders and notes rapid growth toward neighboring towns with a growing economy based on agriculture and grazing.
Last Saturday about 3 a.m. a blaze razed Kay Hamilton’s big barn near Conrad. Eight horses, three cattle, harnesses, saddles, and hay were burned. the owner had no insurance. Sheriff Simmons aided in a related matter in Cut Bank as well.
A pocket book containing $20 and valuable papers was lost on September 22 in the streets of Chateau. The finder is urged to return it to the Montanan office for a reward.
President Wilson calls for mobilization of the nation’s gold reserve under the Federal Reserve Board. Non member state banks and trust companies are urged to join the system to bolster the consolidated gold reserves and support the war effort. Resources under Fed control have risen to over 2.6 billion dollars with a total system reach near 3 billion.
Washington October 16 officials including President Wilson and cabinet express deep concern over the tardy response to the second Liberty Loan drive. They plan a massive, unprecedented push to reach the 5 billion dollar target as subscription books near closing, despite strong west reception for Secretary McAdoo and extensive publicity efforts.
Count Nart von Luxburg former Argentine minister arrives at Martin Garcia detention camp after passports were handed over. He had disappeared from Buenos Aires and was found earlier in the week in the southern province and arrested.
Washington Oct 15 Henry P Davidson chairman of the war board and Harvey D Gibson general manager of the American Red Cross announced plans for a tour of principal cities in the middle and far west to explain how the 100,000,000 Red Cross war fund is being used Beginning at St Louis Oct 22 meetings will be held in Denver San Francisco Seattle Minneapolis Chicago and Cleveland
German forces landed on Debel island near the Gulf of Riga with a large fleet and moved within eight miles of Arensberg as Kronstadt fortifications showed signs of strain. Premier Kerensky noted Kronstadt’s attitude weakens defense, while newspapers quoted ministers saying the operation poses no immediate threat to Petrograd.
Petrograd reports continued fighting between Russian and German troops on Obel island near the Gulf of Riga. German forces press southeastward. an assault on Moon Itshiod between Obel and Estonian mainland was repulsed. Russian naval losses in two bombardments are described as terrific with praised crew courage.
Eastern railroad executives met in New York to coordinate plans for appealing to the Interstate Commerce Commission for higher freight rates. The talks followed an announcement of wage demands by passenger train workers, and the joint action will influence the railroads pension petition.
Washington reports a sharp rise in frozen beef in storage with 137,806,501 pounds on Oct 1, up 80 percent from the prior year as 298 storage houses contributed figures. Lamb and mutton in storage also climbed by 3.6 percent totaling 3,221,234 pounds.
Over 82 interned alien enemies including four Austrians and one German escaped from the guard house at Fort McIntosh near Laredo Texas where they had been held since August. A duplicate key enabled the breakout and a strict inquiry is underway.
Chicago Americaneague team defeated the New York Nationals to claim the world baseball championship at the Polo Grounds. New York had won two games in the series.
New York state food commissioners debated national food conditions and considered regulating wheat meat and sugar prices at the outset of their work. They discussed adopting a wartime price system like France but agreed current conditions do not warrant it.
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