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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
5
Food Administrator Hoover announces a year of continued conservation with no domestic rationing while increasing shipments to the army and allies. He cites a total need of about 17.55 million tons for civilians and military partners, urges reductions in bread and fats, but forbids reducing milk for children.
Washington reports complete returns from last week across 31 states and the District of Columbia show 7, GhL202 men enrolled, near the official 7,623,000 estimate. Officials now expect total registration close to 12,278,758, with no drawing date set until all state returns and local board numbers are in.
Montana casualty report lists killed in action during prior battles. Names include Lt Chas R Shull Cascade and Pvt Albert W DeWitt from various towns such as Glasgow and Roundup with others cited as died of wounds disease or missing in action. Additional names cover Christian Kerp Zortman Jas Warne Terry and more, with several wounded or missing details.
Washington reports 240 top communities in the fourth Liberty loan to name one of the government ships or a western front tank. The Liberty loan publicity bureau announces the plan. Mrs Woodrow Wilson has agreed to allocate 120 vessels for the contest.
The United States calls allied and neutral nations to action against Bolshevik terror in Russia. Secretary Lansing, by order of President Wilson, directs American diplomats to join Britain and France in holding the Bolsheviks responsible for murders and excesses. The move aims to aid famine relief without aiding the war against Germany.
Washington announces federal custodian A Mitchell Palmer disclosed 15 brewers and the United States Brewers Association raised 407500 to loan 375000 to Arthur Iunshiune to acquire the Washington Times. The disclosure follows a Senate resolution seeking proof behind Palmer's claim that brewers financed a pro German newspaper purchase to influence Congress and advance liquor interests.
Paris reports from Havas credit American troops with restoring balance on the western front. In the past two months the allies captured 185000 prisoners while enemy losses are estimated at 600000 men who will not return to service.
Paris dispatch reports Germany tightens control as internal tensions rise with the government ordered to use rapid and pitiless repression if a revolt occurs. The note cites escalating unrest and a state of heightened security measures across the country.
London reports that the former Russian dowager empress and three or four princesses or grand duchesses were burned to death about a month after the czar’s assassination. Bolsheviks attacked a residence after the women were detained in an isolated village. the doors were barricaded and the house set afire. Reports vary on the empress’s fate and the daughters.
Springfield dispatch reports a federal inquiry by the justice department and railroad administration into a head on crash between a freight train and a troop train on the St. Louis & San Francisco line near Marshal. Deaths unofficially set at 14 with 11 soldiers and 3 railroad men. a revised 45 injuries were released. The cause remains unresolved as investigators examine block signal usage and possible signal tampering or crew error.
In Philadelphia at Cramp shipyard a number of workers quit over bosses drawn from baseball, acting and boxing circles, deemed inexperienced in shipbuilding. Organizers say welfare work slows progress. privately owned yards had no welfare agents before government involvement.
Washington reports Holland appeals for American food amid a Dutch shortage while 400000 tons of Dutch shipping idle in European ports. The State Department hopes The Netherlands will follow neutrals by lifting the embargo on perishables to resume general trade.
Washington reports the food purchase board established a minimum heavy beef weight of 575 pounds per head for U S and allied forces. Lighter beef may be used only if shortages occur, aiming to ensure sufficient military beef supply while civilians face cutbacks.
Reports from the American Socialist mission reflect hopeful sentiment in allied nations after visits to Britain France and Italy. News from Woelersdorf near Vienna cites 382 killed and many injured in an ammunition factory explosion. Senate briefings show steel shortages exceeding 4 00 000 tons with Emergency Fleet deliveries and launches tallied. Albert Strauss named to the Federal Reserve Board. Vanderlip to retire from the War Savings Committee. Stefansson arrives in Victoria after five years, without a welcome. Spanish influenza spreads in three army camps with mild cases noted. Cardinal Farley dies after illness. British soldiers released from Bulgarian prisons arrive in Switzerland in weakened condition. A New York fire at the American Button Co plant claims multiple lives. Prisoners claim suppression of St Mihiel news amid ongoing conflict reports.
British Allenby troops in Palestine crush Turks and seize Nazareth within four days. More than 18 000 Turks captured and 120 guns taken as Arab forces block escape routes. air attacks heav ily punished retreating forces. In Macedonia Italians join Allied drive against Bulgarians as French British and American units press on in France and Flanders.
The House approved the war revenue bill to raise about 8.18 billion dollars by taxation, part of the 24 plus billion needed for the year. The expansive measure, largest of its kind, now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Seventy Libby McNeill and Libby company employees returning from Alaska fishing grounds were arrested in Seattle by naval intelligence for attempting to evade the draft. The detainees were taken from a northbound steamer and are linked to a prior escape from San Francisco officials in a chase through the bay to fishing ships headed north.
Briefly notes a sensational quip from the Louisville Courier Journal quoting a Fiji Islands remark on wives being sold for five dollars. The exchange includes a groan and a sharp retort about profiteering.
An advertisement urging readers to buy Red Cross Ball Blue is widely circulated, claiming the product is sold by all grocers. The pitch emphasizes broad availability and consumer endorsement to boost sales.
Married on the 15th inst at Stoke upon Trent, Mr Joseph Farmer to Eliz Walkhute, both of Coleridge in the Pottery, after a tedious courtship of about twelve years.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap as a gentle shaving aid for tender skin with no irritation. It promises a clean routine twice daily, claims no slime or germs, and offers free samples by mailing to Cuticura Dept. X, Boston, with soap and ointment prices listed.
Crime report notes heated confrontation with deadly outcome. witness statements from Chi cigw Daily News describe tension and a fatal act. No further details available in the fragment.
A Massachusetts report shows about 300000 registered voters are unable to read or write English. Officials consider multilingual outreach and assistance programs to ensure fair participation in elections.
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