British and French Leaders Arrive as U.S. War Talks Open
Billings Montana April 23 British foreign minister Arthur J Balfour leads high commissioners into Washington amid guarded arrival timing for French delegates conference to influence wartime strategy. Reports say German resistance stiffens as allies push toward the Hindenburg line with thousands captured and guns seized. Congress debates conscription while food production and seed aid drive Montana defense councils and relief efforts.
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Billings
Arthur J. Balfour
International War Council
Washington
State Department
United States
Mr. Balfour
Old Soldiers Released Disbandment Proposal Approved
Old soldiers over a specified age are to be released after approval of a war minister proposal. The government, reporting via London from Petrograd, notes the move as part of postwar demobilization efforts.
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Pretrograd
London
French war commissioners reach Hampton Road
French mission led by Rene Viviani and Marshal Joffre arrived at Fort Monroe and moved toward Washington aboard the Mayflower. They seek authority to discuss sending an American expeditionary force to France and outline military, naval, and financial cooperation including loans of 100 million dollars monthly.
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Monroe
France
United States
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Rene Viviani
Marshal Jofffre
Wrange
Marshal Joffre
Ministry of Marine
Cabinet to speed food and ships for Entente allies
President Wilson and his advisers met to address critical food conditions in Entente nations. The plan focuses on preventing waste, systematizing distribution and export, and increasing U S harvests along with more ships to carry produce to Europe. Talks include British and French commissions and diplomacy in European capitals.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Europe
British Commission
Great Britain
Alliance
Balfour
Copies of Wilson speech dropped over German lines
More than 300 000 copies of President Wilsons war address to congress are to be dropped over German lines by French and American aviators. Translated messages have been printed and prepared for distribution under a Franco American agreement.
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Lloyd George
Congress
Treasury Department
Treasury
Stewart
Montana
General Defense Council
Billings
Montania
Germany
Madgeburg
Krupp
Senate
Wilson
Russia
New Republic
Interstate Commerce Commission
Houston
Paris
Forty German Fliers Killed In Royal Air Attacks
Paris reports that British Royal Flying Corps pilots destroyed forty German machines in two days of air fighting. The raids occurred at about 15,000 feet as bombardment and ground fighting raged, with several pilots achieving multiple kills and even a daring attack on a German observation balloon.
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Paris
British
Royal Flying Corps
Jlet
Germans Plan Revolt in Southern Brazil
Telegrams from Parana report German forces concentrating in Santa Catharina. It is believed a German insurrection in the south is imminent.
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Rio Janeiro
Parana
Santa Catharina
Coal Miners Strike At Galt Collieries
Seven hundred miners at the Galt collieries in Lethbridge Alberta walked out on April 24 protesting current working conditions.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Galt
Battle of Arras Rages With Heavy Fighting Across Front
British forces press across an eight mile front from south of Vimy to Croisilles and take many German positions near the Hindenburg Line. More than 1,200 prisoners are reported, including hundreds from the 141st Pomeranians, as Monchy la Preux and surrounding areas endure intense combat.
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Vimy Ridge
Croisilles
Lens
Hindenburg Lme
Gavrelle
Crossilles
Scarpe
Monchy-la-Preux
Monchy
Arras
Torpedoed Relief Ship Konksli Reaches British Port
The American commission for relief in Belgium reports the relief ship Konksli arrived in port. Three-fourths of the cargo is expected to be saved and all crew except the second mate were saved. The second mate is missing. officers say she was undoubtedly torpedoed though no submarine was seen.
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London
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Konksli
Curtis Hospital and Kings Bury Residence Notice
Local notice references The Curtis Hospital on South Washington Street and the Kingsbury residence. Mention includes Mrs Helena E Curtis and R Ne as signatories in a fragmented historical notice.
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Curtis Hospital
South Washington Street
Kingsbury
Helena E. Curtis
Montana Cowboys All Want to Meet Gladys
Postmaster Poindexter received a letter from Miss Gladys in the east asking for a real western cowboy. The note sparked publicity and a flood of letters from Montana cowboys and suitors eager to view her photograph and win her affection.
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Poindexter
Miss Gladys
Gladys
Montana
Gets-It Corn Remover Sold in Dillon
Local drug store Kupfer Drug Co announces Gets It corn remover is available in Dillon. The ad promotes a quick, painless remedy claiming peeling corns away.
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Price E
Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Dillon
Wedia
Best. Com
Remedy
Kupfer Drug Co
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J. E. Edwards
Rosebud County
State Defense Council
Rear Admiral
Oliver
James H. Oliver
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Insular
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Guemappe
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