Anglo American Draft Treaty to Enlist Montana Men
The Anglo American conscription treaty to apply draft laws to British Canadian and American subjects living outside their nation will take effect April 19. About 800 Montana residents will be affected as Canadian and British subjects are drawn into service. Americans abroad face similar rules. Exemptions and proof of nationality vary, with diplomatic agents issuing exemptions and 60 day return options to join home laws.
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United States
Canada
Great Britain
Montana
Smith Family in the Army Names Guiding Insurance Claims
The bureau of war risk insurance cites the large number of common names among service members to stress why applicants for soldiers insurance allotments and allowances should sign their full names rather than initials. It notes figures include over 100000 Smiths with 1500 William Smiths and 200 John A Smiths, plus 15000 Millers and 262 John J O Briens, among others.
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Smiths
William Smiths
John Smiths
John A. Smiths
Millers
Wilsons
John J. O’briens
Mary
John Browns
John Johnsons
George Millers
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Keep the Seed Clean Advise of Field Agent
Field Agent F E Fuller of Bozeman warns farmers may introduce bad weeds in spring seed. He cites last year’s poor season lowering seed vitality and urges insistence on purity and germination statements attached to farm seeds sold in Montana. Seeds are tested free at the State Seed Laboratory in Bozeman.
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F. E. Fuller
Bozeman
Baby Chicks Travel by Mail to Butte in 72 Miles
A shipment of 36 one day old chicks arrived by parcel post at the Butte post office, the first such mail delivery under revised postal rules. The birds, alive and chirping after 72 miles, were not fed during transit and received special care on arrival, amid excitement at the post office.
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Butte
Condition Your Horses for Heavy Spring Work
Begin at once to condition horses for the spring drive. The spring workload tests endurance and proper preparation reduces feed needs while increasing work capacity. Muscles must harden gradually wind improve and fat stored to meet energy demands. Prepared horses run more efficiently look better and show better spirit than neglected ones.
Americans Apt in the Air Training Camps in Texas
Six American and one Canadian aviation camps operate across Texas with Fort Worth and San Antonio leading. Fatalities total 57 by Feb 23, including several at Fort Worth and Houston. British flyers show higher mortality due to stricter drills. Americans emphasize fundamentals. Bird life vanishes near camps as planes fill the skies.
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Texas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Houston
Waco
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Royal Flying Corps
Vernon Castle
James G. Ringland
Dover
England
Franklin Fairchild
Pelham
N. Y
United States
Texas Christian University
Denton
Tex
Ellington Field
Bay City
Signal Corps
Love Field
State Fair Grounds
Camp Dick
Land sales surge as Montana firm plans model farm
Montana-Western Lands company, led by A H Helm, briefs investors on a bold push into northern Montana. The firm will establish a model demonstration farm in Toole county near Galata to prove crop potential. With offices from Montana to Washington and Oregon, the venture aims to attract eastern and western capital for large scale development as a historic land boom begins statewide.
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Montana-Western Lands Company
Toole
Western Lands Company
A. H. Helm
Spokane
Teton, Toole
Hill Counties
Great Falls
Conrad, Galata
Minneapolis
Teton
Toole County
Galata
Montana Corporation
Mr. Helm
Ed S. Beck
W. A. Rodgers
Beck
Montana
Helm
Rodgers
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British Empire
the Tribune
Roundup
New York
China
Kentucky
Northrup, King & Co
Northrup King&Co
BIG Land Company
Montana Typewriter Co
Sloan
Lliniment
S. C. Huseth
Optometria
Great Falis
Uptietas
C. Gotzian & Company Square
Saint Paul, Minn
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