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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
3
In Los Angeles on March 80 125 saloons and 76 wholesale houses closed at midnight under a local option dry ordinance after a special election. An injunction against closures was pending but liquor interests conceded defeat. Light wines may be sold with meals in hotels and restaurants within set hours and package goods under restrictions.
The Grass Range community mourns Raymond G. French known as Ray who died in the spruce forest of Washington serving his country. The loss is shared by all who honor duty and freedom, with special sympathy to his mother and bereaved family.
The piece denounces slow court action on sedition and treason cases, arguing preliminary hearings and bail delay justice during war. It blames defense attorneys for tactics that defeat justice and likens unscrupulous lawyers to Huns, urging faster, precedent-setting handling of such charges.
On April 6th the third Liberty Loan Drive is inaugurated as the US nears another war milestone. The piece urges all to support with loans as over one hundred thousand American troops join Allied forces in a counterattack, noting Montana’s $9,000,000 and Fergus county’s $241,000 quotas. It stresses that money power backs manpower and safety requires sacrifice.
A community group called Grass Range Loyalty League announces nonsecret, publicizing loyalty to the flag and war leadership. It requires no dues and will cover incidental costs by voluntary subscriptions. Members may help identify disloyalists, while assuring no unlawful acts or violence.
A North Dakota feature profiles A C Townley and the Non Partisan League as potential villains in a narrative exposing alleged farmer victimization. The piece urges farmers to investigate, warns against pernicious propaganda, notes a dangerous new gun concept and an under indictment Socialist candidate Berger polled around 50 000 votes.
An item notes Von Hindenburg staged an April Fool prank aimed at Paris, promising a dinner there for the German public. The report hints at political theatre and public reaction amid tense Franco German exchanges.
Washington Post reports death of Judge Charles Elliott Vrooman chief clerk in the Treasury Office for 27 years at his home 4820 14th Street NW Funeral set for 2:30 PM Monday at Tem Baptist Church led by Rev J J Muir Interment at Glendale Cemetery Survived by widow Julia Irene four sons Forest Edwin and Henry Twain noted former county attorney mayor and judge in Centerville Iowa and long list of affiliations including J O O F S G A R Kit Carson Post and Junior Order of American Workman Also survived by sister Mrs James P Tibbetts and brother John M Vrooman of Grass Range Montana
Fergus County Council of Defense organized to assist the government, with no pay for members. Central Committee at Lewistown includes J. E. Lane as Chairman, W. D. Symmes, and J. E. Woodward. Duties cover labor conditions, quelling uprisings, spotting sedition and German propaganda, and lending funds for wheat or feed in emergencies. Applications available from Lewistown Defense Council. James H. Charters, John Vrooman and J. B. Barnes named to Grass Range committee.
President Wilson signs a bill praised as universal protection for soldiers families. It bars evictions for nonpayment by soldiers or their dependents and forbids cutting life insurance or foreclosing on property due to overdue taxes or premiums. Courts delay actions during a soldier's absence. Congress calls it a civil rights bill, a divine rights bill for service members.
Department of the Interior Lewistown Montana March 25 1918 notice for Amelia E Stead Pine Grove Montana who filed Homestead Entry 020996 for various parcels and added holdings on October 20 1917 to prove up claim. Witnesses listed George F Shiflett S B Hopkins Charles McElwain and John W Johnston all of Pine Grove Tyler Flat and Pine Grove Montana with May 10 1918 final proof date.
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