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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
3
The U S government announced it will arm American merchant vessels sailing through the barred zones to resist German submarine attacks. The statement, sent to embassies, notes ships will carry armed guards for protection, with details kept secret as wartime plans proceed.
In Washington organized labor through its representatives in conference offered the country services in every field of activity if the U S should enter war. The action was by unanimous votes of over 150 delegates from the AFL affiliated unions and five unaffiliated groups including railroad brotherhoods. About 3 000 000 American workers were represented.
The navy department began steps Monday to contract for rapid construction of 100 or more high speed coast patrol boats of a new type. The project aims to bolster scouting against submarines and enhance coastal defense. Ships would be built quickly to meet wartime needs and expand patrol capabilities.
William M. Stevenson, formerly a scrivener for the Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoos in St. Louis, pleaded guilty to embezzling 9678 dollars from the order. The court deferred sentencing.
Philadelphia jury of six began its first sitting behind closed doors on March 12 in the lunacy proceedings started two weeks earlier by Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw against her son, Harry K. Thaw.
Albany reports the New York Senate approved a resolution to place a referendum on woman’s suffrage on the state election ballot next November. The vote tally was 39 to 0, advancing the measure in the legislature.
The State Department disclosed March 10 that the U S government will back armed merchantmen with war risk insurance and naval arms when sailing under armed neutrality. Officials say actions hinge on German submarine threat and belligerent acts, with President Wilson resisting a shoot on sight policy and avoiding escalation toward war.
Reports from railroad circles say a country wide strike may begin Saturday night if no agreement is reached at the conference in New York on the eight hour work day. Railroad managers have informed presidents that brotherhoods plan to strike if their demands are not met.
Baldomero Acosta former mayor of Mariano one of the first liberals to join the rebellion against the Menocal government surrendered at Guanajay on Monday with a captain and a sergeant. He was wounded in the leg.
The veteran United States representative Cyrus Adams Sulloway of New Hampshire's First District died here Saturday from pneumonia at age 78. He served in Congress for many years and was a prominent figure in national politics.
Liberty Missouri preliminary hearing for B B Smith charged with the murder of A G Balcombe of Omaha was postponed from March 10 to March 23 at Smith's request.
Leyland line steam ship Devonian arrived from Liverpool with about ten thousand bales of Egyptian cotton valued around 2 million dollars. Shipments were reported by dealers as part of the cargo.
A violent tornado hit Newcastle Indiana leaving more than twenty dead and about 150 injured. It destroyed 300 residences and damaged factories mills and schools. The disaster cut off communication as firefighters and troops assisted in search and relief efforts.
In a Paris convent boarding house, Mademoiselle Perchaud aged 20, daughter of a La Vendee farmer, claims visions and voices urging her to lead France to victory as a Joan of Arc figure. Cardinal Annette orders prevent interviews by the nuns.
Miss Edith Goode of Washington arranged lodging for thousands of suffragists who demonstrated at the White House on March 4.
The terminal elevator of the Northern Elevator Company in Winnipeg was destroyed by fire on March 9. About 40,000 bushels of wheat were lost and the damage was estimated at 150,000 dollars.
The Second battalion of the Porto Rican regiment has been designated for service in the Panama canal zone. It is the first time that native troops have been stationed away from the island.
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