Italian Front Prepares for Major German Offensive
Vienna reports Charles and Austrian officers moving toward the Italian front as Tyrol and Trentino troop movements rise. The likely target areas include the Lagarino and Astico valleys near the Piave, with risk to Venice if breached. Quiet fronts in France and Flanders contrast with Ukraine unrest and the Vatican urging war-shortening steps. The allied supreme command expands to include Italian front forces under General Foch after the Abbeyville council.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Vienna
Charles
Tyrol
Trentino
Piave River
Italy
Venetia
Lagarino
Astico
Piave
Adige
Venice
Austria
Bohemia
Germany
Flanders
France
Pope Benedict
Vatican
Berlin
Foch
Inter-Allied War Council
Abbeyville
Polson Banker Confesses Embezzling 18600
M A Myhre, cashier of the Flathead County State Bank at Polson Montana, admits stealing 18600 over seven years. He is jailed in Kalispell awaiting trial. He spent the funds on grain speculation and his false bank condition statement to state examiner aided his downfall. Senator A J Brown of Missoula is noted in connection with the case.
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Montana
Helena
M. A. Myhre
Flathead
A. J. Brown
Missoula
County
President Pardons Two Soldiers In France Death Sentences
Washington May 6 The president pardoned Privates Forrest D Sebastian Eldorado Illinois and Jeff Cook Lutie Oklahoma who faced death by court martial in France for sleeping on sentry duty. He commuted the death sentences of Privates Olon Ledoven Atlanta Georgia and Stanley G Fishback Connestee Indiana for disobeying orders to three years in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. All four men were 19 or 20 and had volunteered for service. Details remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Wilson
France
Baker
Forrest D. Sebastian
Eldoriado, HL
Jeff Cook
Lutie, Okla
Olon Ledoven
Atlanta Ga
Stanley G. Fishback
Connelisteen
Ind
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
City of Athens Sinks Off Delaware Coast Aboard Warship Collision
Sixty six people die when the steamship City of Athens is rammed by a French cruiser off the Delaware coast as 68 survivors are rescued by the warship. Many passengers and crew were trapped in berths amid fog and lack of time for lifeboats. Captain J Morward and wireless operator I P Doherty play roles in the frantic crisis.
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Atlantic
City of
Athens
New York
Savannah
Delaware
United States
J. Morward
Ocean Steamship Company
LCH
I’. J. Doherty
Doherty
Market Reports Oats Rye Barley Prices Chicago May
Latest market reports from Chicago show oats No 8 white at 4 1 5 to 4 3 4 dollars per bushel, rye No 2 at 2 50, barley around 1 40 to 1 72, timothy at 5 dollars 8 cents, clover nominal.
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Chicago
Wheat and grain market figures from Minneapolis report
Minneapolis market summary dated May 8 shows receipts 168 cars versus 226 a year earlier. No 3 yellow corn 1.52 to 1.62, oats 72 to 73 cents, flax 3.93 to 3.95, flour unchanged. Shipments 48,073 barrels. rye 2.36 to 2.42, barley 2.25 to 1.65, bran 33.14.
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Minneapolis
Market Quotations from St Paul Livestock Sale
Hogs receipts 6 800. market steady. Range 16.80 to 17, bulk 16.90 to 17. Cattle receipts 3 700. killers steady. Steers 7.50 to 16.50, cows and heifers 1.13, calves 6 to 12.60, stockers and feeders slow. Sheep receipts 25. lambs 8 to 18, wethers 7 to 16, ewes 6 to 15.
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St. Paul
Chicago Hog Cattle and Sheep Prices Reported
Chicago market notes show hog receipts at 25,000 with a 15 cent advance and varied bulk and price ranges. Cattle receipts 13,000 with a weak market. native steers to 17.60, cows and calves to 14.25. Sheep receipts 11,000 with weak tone. lambs to 21.15.
Omaha May Hog and Cattle Receipts and Prices
Market data from Omaha shows hog receipts 16 700 with steady to firm prices. heavy hogs at 16 75 to 17 30, light hogs 17 30. Cattle receipts 10 500 with steady to 10 15 cent declines. native steers 10 50 to 17 50, cows and heifers 9 50 to 13 50, western and Texas cattle ranges 10 to 11 50, calves 10 to 12 50, bulls and stags 8 to 13. Sheep receipts 5 000 with steady market. yearlings 17 50 to 18 75, ewes 14 to 16 50, lambs 15 to 20.
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Chicago
Omaha
May
Uigs
Texas
U. S. Forms Unit to Combat Box Car Thieves
Washington May 6 The railroad administration creates a property protection section to curb car thefts costing railroads and shippers millions. Philip J. Doherty, ex Interstate Commerce Commissioner, leads the unit which will guard merchandise on American railroads as securely as U S mail pouches. The section absorbs the former railroad detectives.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Philip J. Doherty
Interstate Commerce Commisssioner
United States
Sugar for Home Canners Assured by Restrictions
Washington May 6 Manufacturers using sugar only for essential food products will face strict rations to ensure supplies for home canners and preserves and for commercial producers of jam and other essentials. Beginning May 15 nonessential uses such as confectionery and soft drinks are limited to 80 percent of last year’s needs while surplus milk will be prioritized to boost dairy production.
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Washington
Food Administration
Railroaders to hear McAdoo wage decision soon
Washington May 8 Director General McAdoo will announce his decision on the railroad wage commission recommendation. The plan could raise average pay about 20 percent for all railroad employees, adding around 260 million dollars to payrolls. Strong pressure exists to modify the commission’s four great brotherhood provisions.
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Washington
McAdoo
Railroad
Emergency food bill reported in House
The House committee on agriculture favorably reported an emergency food appropriation bill totaling 11,712,283 to fund agricultural activities under the food production act. The measure would also make about 6,500,000 for seed purchase and sale available at cash cost to broader groups.
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Washington
House
Committee On Agriculture
Red Cross nurses bandage wounded houses in war effort
A Red Cross nurse explains her role building and patching villages in the beet country. Carpenters follow, repairing and rebuilding French villages devastated by war as the Red Cross drives a pioneer like restoration of farms and homes for future food production.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
White Plague Surges as Red Cross Battles France Tuberculosis
The piece highlights tuberculosis as a greater threat than battle casualties in World War I era France. It notes the Red Cross takeover of old hospitals and plans to open over 800 dispensaries with doctors dedicating themselves to eradicating consumption, framing American aid as repayment of a debt to France.
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Red Cross
America
American Red Cross
France
The Great Majestic Demonstration at MAJESTIC RANGE Event
Prof Stark will present a cake making and altitude effects lecture for Ladies at our store on May 13 from 2 to 3 pm. A walking cake demonstration uses two 12 foot planks and a 25 person plate to flatten a cake, then it rises and is served. Daily sessions run 10 am to 5 pm with coffee and themes each day including Alfalfa Biscuits and Corn Gems.
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Stark
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Dart Hardware and Implement Co
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