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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
8
Poet and former Montana gubernatorial secretary Will Aiken buys a motor car and pens a verse urging motorists to embrace travel through Montana. The poem praises scenic drives from hills to plains, cattle and grain fields, Red Man imagery, and grand canyons. It frames the journey as a lasting panorama and urges travelers to shed doubt.
From July 1 1914 to January 1 1918 United States exports to the Allies totaled over 880 million bushels of principal cereals including Wheat 500 672 417 Oats 320 424 074 Corn 54 351 739 Rye 11 615 138. The volume underscores farmer support for the Allied cause with wheat being especially in demand as the war continues.
Thomas Baker of Helena, the oldest Montana newspaper man, just passed eighty one. He edited the Montana Post at Virginia City and later the Virginia City Madisonian. Baker began as a printer's devil on the London Times, moved to Montana in 1863, and witnessed Bannack battles, flour riots, and vigilante justice. He helped found the Avaunt Courier in Bozeman and later worked on the Post and Madisonian, with a notable tale of his eye and teeth on a saloon counter.
Livingston lawyer O M Harvey leads Montana campaign for the third Liberty loan inviting film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks to tour the state to inspire patriotism and boost bonds sales. He also secured eight British and Canadian officers to speak on their war experiences across the state.
Government plans a munitions manufacturing facility at Anaconda Montana due to proximity to sulphuric acid and powder works. D C Jackling pushed Salt Lake option, but Anaconda wins with copper and zinc supplies from Great Falls. Project estimated at 15 million dollars, employing about 600 carpenters and 600 masons, as war department shifts inland from Atlantic coast locations.
A wry regional essay observes that everyone expects others to arrive before the rush and thus no one arrives early, creating a self defeating cycle of lateness in social events. The piece uses a humorous voice to critique timing habits and collective behavior.
Public utilities commission orders Big Timber telephone line use limited to five minutes to curb excessive talk while approving a rate hike. Company plans to offset deficits as operators from Helena or Butte leave, many marrying locally, with pole relocations and new monthly charges for business and residence lines.
The War Department issued an order forbidding shipment of any articles to troops in France unless the soldier has requested them. Post offices and express companies will refuse delivery unless the request is presented at shipment. The rule aims to conserve ship space.
Bart Hayfield, once a Valley County convict later pardoned in 1916, has risen to distinction in France. Mentioned in dispatches and twice decorated for valor, he captained a machine gun crew, single handedly downed a German aviator after directing fire to a patrol plane. He helped halt a German charge, credited with spraying 36 shock troops as British infantry counterattacked.
Nick Verlanic a dairyman spent ten hours trapped in a six foot diameter well on the Stucky ranch four miles west of Anaconda. A pipe provided air while rescuers dug through rocks and debris risking a roof of planks saved him from suffocation. Automobilists and locals gathered to aid as a large relay crew freed him.
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