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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
5
Chicago special reports a hybrid fabric using 40 percent wood pulp mixed with cotton and enough wool to imitate woolens. The Great Lakes Wool Convention in Chicago September 18 12 will discuss wear and dye retention. Western sheep men attend as guests of honor as shoddy fabric fuels complaints from tailors and clothiers.
The Great Lakes Wool Convention in Chicago will host flockmasters and western shepherds as the National Sheep and Wool Bureau pushes a broader fight against sheep-killing dogs. Wisconsin Governor Philipp and the State Council of Defense urge county councils to act swiftly to curb dog depredations and protect wool and mutton supplies amid a national shortage.
Chicago hosts the Great Lakes Wool Convention on September 11 and 12 as government officials and experts examine future profits for American sheep growers. Declining sheep numbers since 1900, imports cut off, and rising demand support persistently high fleeces and mutton prices.
National Sheep and Wool Bureau plans a version change from Mary Had a Little Lamb to Mary Has a Little Lamb at the Great Lakes Wool Convention in Chicago on Sept 11 and 12. State Councils of Defense will offer prizes for best versions of the rhyme as western sheepmen are invited. The bureau cites looming wool famine dog raids discouraging flocks and urges enlistment in sheep raising as profitable and patriotic.
The narrator recalls a night march through mud and shell holes on the Somme in 1916. Guides misled the party into No Man's Land where deadly shells, drownings in stench, and ghastly scenes forced rapid improvisation. A chapel scene with a Canadian chaplain and his son's burial underscores wartime sacrifice.
Montana youths ages ten to eighteen enter county contests in corn potato garden canning and bread clubs. Three prize winners from each county win a free trip to the Montana State Fair in Helena September 24 to 29 with exhibits displayed on fair grounds.
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