Best Equipment for New Army Reorganized for Trenches and Hand to Hand
The war department reshapes the infantry to fight in Europe with 416 machine guns per division and trench knives for close combat. Infantry platoons rise to 58 men under a lieutenant with four light machine guns per 60, plus bombers riflemen and automatic riflemen. Regiments gain heavy and reserve guns, signal and sapper units, and divisions grow to 27 152 men with added machine gun battalions and engineering elements.
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Montana
Europe
War Department
National Army
Chemist claims fuel surplus with wartime process
San Francisco chemist Frederick A. Kornmann says his method distills waste crude oil into far more gasoline, potentially twelve times current output. The government will build a plant and use the process freely for the war, with rights to dispose of outside the United States.
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San Francisco
Frederick A. Kornmann
United States
Kornmann
Franklin K. Lane
Wilson
Senate
Load All Cars Heavily to Aid War Traffic
Montana shippers urged to load freight cars to capacity as a car shortage looms due to government needs for rolling stock to move provisions for the national army. An estimated 2,500 cars daily are required for food for training camps and encampments, with Allied demands for export cargo nearly doubling. Railroads face only a 3 percent equipment increase over last year to handle the surge.
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Montana
National Army
National Board
Iron deficiency blamed for widespread weakness and fatigue
Doctor explains that lack of iron in the blood drives many illnesses and weakens strength, nerves, and digestion. He touts Nuxated Iron as a safe, effective remedy and cites a $100 donation guarantee and a money-back promise if not doubling strength in ten days.
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New York
N. Y
EB. Sauer
Boston
Prairie chapter formed by Eastern Star in Scobey
Scobey residents organize Prairie chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. The report also notes street lighting plans for Conrad, a death in Helena, and various local incidents and appointments across Montana.
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Scobey
Order of Eastern Star
Prairie
Conrad
Helena
Mary Daly
Montana
Hugh Daly
Melstone
Milwaukee
Frank Hamilton
Livingstone
Toilery
State Board of Health
Hayvre
Great Northern
Lewistown
Harlem
Ward
Havre
George Kennedy
Woodlawn
Hilger
Hugh Heaton
France
American Red Cross
Wolf Point
Citizens’ National Bank
H. B. Tice Hag
Attix
Miles City
Paul Allmayer
Livingston
Monidair Trust Company
William Z. Jones
Meagher County
Wheatland County
Florence M. Baxter
C. Baxter
Harlowtown
Frank Stephens
Sheridan
Wyo
Ethel. Mason
Stephens
White Sulphur Springs
Montana Funeral Directors’ Association
Fred H. West
Bozeman
J. W. Kohler
N. M. Kramnes
Three Forks
J. W. Whitfield
Billings
Maria Sanford
Col A A White Bets On Montana Flathead Region
Col A A White of St Paul announced his belief that Flathead Lake country offers unmatched outdoor beauty and investments, including Wild Horse Island and villa sites. The opening of the Dixon to Polson Northern Pacific branch should boost eastern awareness of Montana's premier lake region. White funds much of the advertising and development to promote Flathead County as a summer home locale.
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Minnesota
East Rosebud
Minnesota Conference of Charities and Corrections
Billings
Walter Mussack
Company M
Montana
Yellowstone
Helena
State Supreme Court
John T. Murphy
John T. Murphy, Jr
High Court
Frank O’brien
William Nevins
Nevins
O’brien
Miles City
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Extension Department
The
State College
Defense Councils
A. A. White
St. Paul
Wild Horse Island
Flathead Lake
Butte
Pacifc
Dixon
Polson
Flathead
Commonwealth
Ansconda Standard
Adv
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Discovery
Edmonson Dental
Edmonson
Great Falls
E. Edmonson
Lapeyres’ Drug Store
Mont
Dr. Edmonson
Col. White
Boulder Hot Springs
J. M. Reynolds
White Sulphur Springc Mineral Water CO
Frank Lemmer
Central Avenue
P. O
M. N. A—Wk
Photos
Gibschn
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Ave
H. McCole
Huseth
Optometrist
Optician
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