Montana Towns Chronicle War and Local Affairs
Whitefish about half own homes Lewistown fire at Mission Cafe damages around 1000 Butte 75 new Shriners inducted Billings crops forecast to beat previous year Conrad jeweler sells store Roundup seed wheat sold Ed Fry jailed Missoula convict sedition two men Helena soft coal price cut by 10 cents per ton Roundup jury duty first woman called in district Livingston burglar steals nearly 100 dollars cash and 2000 in jewels Roundup wheat conservation urged in Montana Conrad five arrests by deputy warden Bozeman soldiers may force saloon closures Helena uniforms delay curb Presidio camp Judith Basin Council of United Commercial Travelers formed Gilman rocks dumped to protect embankments Helena book ban debate West's Ancient World defended Missoula telegraph to be abolished for train control Great Falls bank taxation suit Missoula duel wounds officer and suspect
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Lewistown
Butte
Mystic Order of Masonic Shriners
Billings
Red Cross
Conrad
A. B. Morrisson
Ed E. Fry
Missoula
Herbert Mansell
Thomas Burans
Scobey
Frank Kiefer
Italy
Helena
William Wagner
Washington
J. R. Wharton
Butte Electric Railway
National War Work Council
Y. M.C. A. Livingston
Lois Heine
Darrell
District Court
Montana Food Administration
Lake Francis
Bozeman
State College
State Agricultural College
Presidio
Supreme Council
Judith Basin
United Commercial Travelers
Gilman
Great Northern Railroad Company
Madison County
Federal Farm Labor Office
William West
West
Lee Dennis
First National Bank
United States
Flathead
Army of 2,000,000 Americans in France by Christmas
Washington reports indicate the United States will have 2,000,000 men in France by Christmas. Over 200,000 shipped in May, about 250,000 more to embark in June, with total American forces reaching 1,000,000 by July 1. Ship production exceeds German sunk tonnage, Liberty motors peak, Ford builds 100 per day, and aviators gain veteran footing in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
France
America
Germany
John D. Ryan
Henry Ford
Fac
Curtiss unveils new battleplane with high speed
Buffalo reports that the Curtis corporation has built a new battleplane tested for months. The aircraft is to be a strictly Curtiss product with a Curtiss motor and light weight. Early tests show speeds of at least 145 mph, with potential to reach 155 mph.
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Buffalo
Curtis Corporation
Europe
Curtiss
Harden attacks von Kuhlmann over Romanian peace
In Die Zukunft Maximilian Harden consoles fears of German foreign minister von Kuhlmann and compares the Romanian peace to Shylock’s bargain while accusing Austria of trying to confine Serbia in a cage.
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London
Maximilian Harden
Die Zukunft
von Kuhlmann
Shylock
Austria
Serbia
Detroit Ford Plant to Speed Liberty Motor Shipments
Washington reports plans to ship 350 Liberty aircraft motors by July 1 to British factories. The Ford plant in Detroit is set to produce 100 Liberty motors daily and will hit that rate within a few weeks, accelerating war production.
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Washington
Ford
Detroit
Good Shooting by Americans in Picardy Sector
Americans, after taking a Picardy sector, knocked out at least 32 enemy cannons and forced several four-gun batteries to withdraw across a small stream behind their positions in the enemy line.
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London
Picardy
Germany's concealed US financial network uncovered
A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian, says Germany built in the United States a vast financial and industrial structure valued at 2 billion dollars with potential to control American industry during war. He asserts 200 American corporations were under German control, a situation could have been fatal to America if not found in time.
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Germany
Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
United States
America
Submarine Threat Closes Gulf Shipping Routes
New Orleans customs chief reports enemy submarines in the Gulf of Mexico prompting halt in vessel sailings. Officials warn ships to curb traffic as patrols intensify and ports monitor waters for dangers.
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Gulf New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Tax Notification Clarifies Income Payment Date
The notice states the income tax amount due by the addressee and requires that exact sum be sent. If the tax already paid differs from the notice, the notification governs and must be used for settlement. The deadline is June 15 with no penalty until 10 days after receipt, and the writer urges clear understanding for all.
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Sam
Shipyards Complete 29 Steel Ships in May Start
Twenty nine steel ships totaling 174,661 tons were completed in the first 26 days of May, setting a record output. American yards now produce steel ships at a rate of 3,000,000 tons per year.
Oil promotion and Montana land listings push in brief
Classified notices describe oil prospects near Winnifred Montana with drilling imminent and a small stock offering at 10 cents a share. Government geologists and five eminent geologists back strong oil chances. Also listed are multiple Montana ranches and farms for sale or loan with prices and terms, plus lumber and printing ads.
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Winnifred
Montana
OIL Home Oil Company OF Montana
Second Street South
Great Falls
Mont
Hay Shortage Prompts Quick Orders From Great Falls
Hay is scarce. Let us know your wants at once and we will save you money. C. B. Nelson, 106 Central Avenue, Great Falls.
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C. B. Nelson
Central Avenue
Great Falls
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Liberty Oil & Gas Company
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Oil and Mineral Journal
Stoc
Oregon Stock Farm
Douglas Co
Lueddemann Co
Chamber of Commerce
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Ore
RE. R
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Herbert A. Hover
Norby Brothers
Farmers Land Co
Farm Land Loans
Ohn
M. Howland
Misland Block
Montana Life Insurance Co
Investment Department
C. McClintock
Custer County Bank
Miles City, Mont
Fred Birch
Kodak
Boseman
Solol Lumber
Lap Ber Supply Co
Lumber Exchange
Seattle
Huntsberger-Givens Co
James Rannel
Harlem
H. Shanley
Archi
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Wash
Albert Kastner
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Bartwood Farm
Hamilton, Mont
Club
Briscoe Car
Paterson Six
Briscoe Motor CO
Utah Ave
Alice- Boyington Co
Yellowstone Investment Company
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dunn Block
C. H. Campbell & Son
Box S
Hollister Ranch (Inc
Darby
Carl Wilds-Thurston Motor CO
1St Ave
Maxwell Distributors
P. A. Rovig
First Avenue Cp
Montana Piano Co
B. F. Hills & Co
Belp
Butte College Telegraphy
Rite
Lowery Company
Ford Building
Fern Studio
Hoenck Fur House
Moot
A. Kauh
Helena Adjustment CO
Butte Adjustment CO
Tout & McCarthy
Ers
Seco 7 Specialty
Ontana
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Popol Lolol
Grant Hoage
Auditia
Utte
Daly Bank
Harley-Clark & CO
Tod Block
Woops
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Mining and Petroleum Geologist
Second Street Rosth
G Falla
Most
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Buntaa
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Butte, Montana
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