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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1918
Page
12
Will Aiken, longtime Montana secretary to governors, writes a poem praising a motor journey through the state. The verse urges travelers not to doubt, listing hilltops plains cattle fields and canyons as endless spectacle.
Between July 1 1914 and January 1 1918 the United States shipped to the Allies large quantities of principal cereals including wheat oats corn and additional quantities in flour and meal. The total exceeds 880 million bushels underscoring the vital aid from American farmers to the Allied war effort. Wheat remains the most needed commodity for the Allies.
Thomas Baker of Helena, the oldest Montana newspaper man, aged eighty one, edited the Montana Post and the Virginia City Madisonian. His career began as a printer's devil on the London Times and spanned Bannack to Bozeman, with tales of flour riots, botched ventures, and early frontier journalism.
Livingston lawyer O M Harvey leads Montana campaign for the third Liberty loan He wins commitments from Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks to tour the state and urge patriotism Then Canadian officials pledge eight British and Canadian officers to join the drive aiding bond sales across Montana.
The war department favors Anaconda Montana for a forthcoming munitions factory citing proximity to sulfuric acid and Dupont powder plants. Salt Lake City remained a contender but Anaconda’s access to refined copper and zinc at Great Falls supports shell production. The project costs about 15 million dollars and will hire 600 carpenters and 600 masons.
Big Timber residents must keep telephone conversations to five minutes after a public utilities commission order. The move aims to curb line monopolization as neighbors chat, and the company seeks higher rates to cover rising costs. The commission authorized a 25 cent monthly rise for all phones and 50 cents for residence extension service amid rising expenses.
Bart Hayfield once jailed in Valley County and Deer Lodge, Montana, who left the state in 1916 under parole, is now cited in dispatches and twice decorated for valor in France. He personally brought down a German aviator, captured the pilot after his plane was shot, and later helped stop a German rush by firing on shock troops, spraying death from his machine gun while his comrades fell back.
Nick Verlanic a dairyman was trapped about 30 feet down a six foot diameter well on the Stucky ranch four miles west of Anaconda for ten hours. A pipe supplied air and debris was blocked by planks that saved him. Rescue crews dug through rock and earth while onlookers lined the road. Verlanic remained calm and spoke with rescuers throughout the ordeal.
The war department forbids shipments of articles to troops in France unless the soldier requests them. Posts offices and express companies will refuse such shipments to conserve space on ships. The order requires the request to be presented at the receiving office at shipment time.
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