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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
9
Treasury officials report a flood of liberty loan subscriptions reaching 172 million since 2 PM. If correct the total nears 500 million with small investors in mind. Plans consider denominations and payments allowing $5 monthly installments via banks and stores, plus a lapel button for bond owners.
Washington May 7 Congress plans to pass and perfect several war measures this week including army draft war revenue food control and espionage acts the annual army appropriation rivers and harbors and ships seized from Germany. Controversy centers on age limits for conscription and Roosevelt’s potential force for France.
At Rio May 7 the new foreign minister Nilo Pecamaba is expected to outline a pro US program emphasizing frank cooperation and moral support from Brazil. He plans to aid with economic resources while Brazil maintains neutrality, avoiding troop deployments.
B Starr Daley who killed James Ray Gibson, a traveling salesman near Mega, was captured Sunday morning by deputies and hanged by a mob of Phoenix and Florence citizens near Florence.
In Washington on May , Jeanette Rankin commented on Col Jacob Crull's death by poison after losing in the Montana primaries. She argued Crull did not die by his own action and noted the brutal toll on candidates, including four congressmen who have died since she joined Congress.
Washington May 8 The house ways and means committee wrote new liquor and inheritance taxes into the war revenue bill during an extended session but adjourned without final agreement. The panel aims to complete the measure and consider a retroactive income tax amendment expected to yield 140 million.
May wheat opened 2.86 with a close near 2.97 while July runs 2.26 to 2.33 1/4. September trades 1.90 to 1.95 1/4. corn July 1.44 to 1.4554. oats hover around 0.63 to 0.64 with September near 0.44 to 0.54.
Wheat May opens near 2.84 rising to 2.96 then settles around 2.91. July ranges 2.38 to 2.56 with close near 2.52. Cash grain lists No 1 hard 3.15 and No 1 northern 3.01, corn 1.54, oats 0.69, flax 3.40, flour patents 15.40, shipments 87,159 barrels, barley 1.10 to 1.56, bran 34.50 to 55.50.
OMATIA May 9 hog receipts 12,700 with market higher. Heavy pigs and bulk sales around 15.40 to 15.55. Cattle receipts 400 with market strong. native steers to 12.75, cows 7.50 to 10.55, western and Texas steers variously 7.50 to 11.25. Sheep and lambs receipts 4,000 with market steady. yearlings 13.59 to 15.50, wethers 13.25 to 14.75, lambs 14.90 to 18.0.
Cattle receipts 5,000 with a strong market. Native beef cattle 9.40 to 13.50, stockers and feeders 7.25 to 10.20, cows and heifers 6.40 to 11.35, calves 9.25 to 0.00. Sheep receipts 9,000 with a firm market. Wethers 11.40 to 14.00, ewes 10.75 to 14.25, lambs 14.00 to 18.16.
St Paul market higher with steady tendencies in killers and lambs. Cattle receipts 3100 with steers 6.60 to 11.60, cows and heifers 7.50 to 10, calves around 5.12, stockers and feeders slow but steady. Sheep receipts 10 with lambs 8.01, wethers 7.10 to 6, ewes 5.10 to 5.25.
Washington May 8 nine new regiments of army engineers will be composed solely of railway men and form the first American troops sent to France. Each regiment led by an engineer colonel includes two battalions and about 11 000 to 12 000 men to work on communications lines.
Foreign Secretary Balfour said in Washington that the wartime conference forged a three democracies alliance to crush the world menace and defend civilization. He called for hard fighting and asserted America Britain and France would not fear any challenge as they stay united.
George Roenitz longtime clerk to Pearl Harbor commandant Captain George R. Clark was jailed in Honolulu on espionage accusations. He allegedly possessed maps photographs and descriptions of the Pearl Harbor base and is held on twenty five thousand dollars bail with a preliminary hearing set for Friday.
Washington May 9 Treasury and Reserve Board officials outlined near final terms for a 2,000,000,000 liberty bond issue. Maturity 15 years with government option to redeem, due in 80 years. Denominations from 100 to 100,000. Initial payment 2 to 5 percent, likely 2.5 percent, with balance in installments. Four to six installments possible every two weeks or 30 days.
Dillon farmer W R Kent testifies his kidney pain and backache vanished after five boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports three years of lasting relief and repeats his strong public endorsement. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A steamer named Sebastaan is on fire ten miles off the Nantucket lightship with another trans Atlantic liner alongside. The vessel is believed to be the British motor steamer Sebastian of 1846 tons, last reported in New York on April 25.
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