Wilson Appoints Hoover Food Administrator For War Powers
President Wilson names Herbert Hoover as food administrator with condition of no remuneration for Hoover or assistants. The action expands powers to regulate distribution and consumption, requisition food, fix prices, and license trades to protect farmers, consumers, and national war needs. Marines, army, and navy will be represented in Europe, with Pershing awaiting deployment while funding for the war effort tops $3.3 billion to equip and pay troops.
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Billings
Wilson
Herbert Hoover
United States
Medther Hoover
Hoover
Wilpoo
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Hke
Commissioner of Food Administration
America
Army
Navy
Marine
Sorps
Reguqvimra
Belgium
France
Mercimant
Senate
Marine Corps
Liberty Loan drive fuels war effort across nations
Major Charles B Hatch leads a resurgent Russian campaign under a new coalition government as Russia vows a general war against Germany. In the United States, William G McAdoo touts the Liberty Loan to fund war needs and defend liberty, with foreign language papers offering free ads and a nationwide bond solicitation by volunteers. Billings hosts a mass meeting led by R J Covert and T J McDonough to push bond sales and address local women’s clubs.
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Russia
Germany
Northwest
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Twin Cities
America
United States
McAdoo
Mr. McAdoo
Europe
Western Hemisphere
France
Great Britain
Italy
Liberty Loan
New York
American Association of Foreign Language
Billings
R. J. Covert
T. J. McDonough
Carbon
Big Horn
Stillwater
Rosebud
Yellowstone
Woman’s Club
County Board Approves Bonds and Pays County Expenses
The May 9, 1917 county board meeting approved indemnity bonds for local banks, directed transfers from the institute to the general fund, and authorized purchase of a Ford for the agricultural agent. They set road work rates, opened bids for a Beaverhead river bridge, and audited numerous county bills totaling over 10,000 dollars.
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James Selway
Beaverhead
Aurora
First National Bank of Dillon
State Bank of Dillon
State Bank of Wisdom
Security State Bank of
Dillon
Beaverhead State Bank
Nelson
Selway Bridge
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Charles B. Hatch
Atlantin
Theodore Nelson
D. D. McKnight
Jay S. Baker
O. B. Stockton
Cal
K. Wyman
Pris
Chas. Martin
Frank Carroll
Hughes & McCaleb
C. P. Thomas
Henry F. Hackett
Western Wholesale Grocery
George M. Melton
Kelly and
West
Roy
Stephenson
Ferris
W. G. Gilbert
Metlen Hotel
Tribune Pub. Co
J. N. Braden
Crystal Laundry
Frank Knotts
Wemple & Holtz
A. Brown
Burroughs Ad. M. Co
Cece Lane
Examiner Printing Company, Printing
Union Elec. Co
Lghts
Ccce
F. A. Hazelbaker
Bond
McKnight
Helen K. Bulger
Insurance High School
Ccc
Elizabeth Sutherland
Catherine P. Willis
Reed Featherly
Jardine
Board
D. C. Wampler
A. Wilson
C. H. Gilbert
Chas. Sharkey
Horse Hire
A. A. Anderson
Bertie Mathews
Ableshot
Dart Hdw
Imp. Co
Sup Phos
Guy E. Gray
Frt
Geo. E. Jewell
Graeter Groc. Co
Dillon D. G. Co
Richardson & Ettinger
Sup- Phos
Seus Tscavceena
L. C. Ford
F. D. Willis
Ed Hungate
Andrew Thompson
Frank Aldridge
Otto Boetticher
Chas
Truax
Chas. Neil
Henry Offin
H. W. Morris
Pete Lena
Joseph Wall
Arthur Robinson
Omet Ooo
Wm. Fleming
John W. Sutherland
Catoateene
F. M. Walcott
Louis Stahl
L. E. Brainard
T. J. Murray
Justice Witness
Cmeimeg Loic Eee
Oil Co
John Finn
Frank Stanfield
Russell Grader
M. Co
L. F. Mellieur
Treas
Montana
Col- Montana Auto Supply Company
Ford Runabout
Wm. Featherly
Divide Road
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R. R. Co
George P. Lossl
Beardsley
Expense
Poor Farm
Divide
Montana Auto Supply
C. M. Pyle
A. J. W. Lbr. Co
Eee
Carl Spencer
Albert Spencer
Tedashegela Tit
R. W. Stone
Tizeis Eens
Fred Wilson
Sec
Ben Mallon
A. J. Aiken
Wm. Dodgson
Oliver Kurtz
Western Lbr. Co
Bridge Ibr
Karl Beehrer
Jabor
Willis
Willis “Bridge
BK. H. Brundage
Joe Maurice
Peter Hanson
Cashmore
P. Kruger
Vanderburry
House of Good
Shephe
Amanda St. Louis
Frank Bent
Magnus Hospital
Kate Fitzharris
Chadwick
O. D. Collier
Ed Dulenty
Burke
N. R. Emmons
Jennie Watters
L. C. Stocker
Geo. P. Lossl
Groceries
Bond Groc. Co
Shaw
D. D. Meitnight
Bridge Fund
Jay
Baker
The
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Geo. Ditty Dillon, Montana
J. Carhart
Saefty First
A Manning Electric Shop
Fostoria Mazda
N.idaho
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