Mennonites Buy Liberty Bonds in War Stand
Mont and South Dakota Mennonite colonies oppose war and refuse to subscribe to the war program. South Dakota requires sale proceeds to fund Liberty bonds and Red Cross, with options to stay or depart. German language use and church law clash with US statutes. plan entails asset transfers to government securities and Red Cross, with some colonies likely to move to Canada.
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Montana
South Dakota Council of Defense
Canada
Charles D. Greenfield
Montana Council of Defense
South Dakota Council
Red Cross
United States
South Dakota
Liberty
Captain James L. Fisk First Man to Exploit Montana
Circular from 1866 promotes Captain James L. Fisk as Montana pioneer, outlining his four expeditions from Minnesota, the wealth of Montana mining, and plans for a new public expedition with routes, costs, outfitting terms, and organization details for settlers and freighters to Montana, including army protection notes.
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James L. Fisk
Montana
Minnesota
Fisk
Rocky Mountains
Missouri River
St. Paul
John Hassel
Hassel
Uncle Sam
New York
Pacific Coast
Columbia
Snake Rivers
Bannack City
Atchison, Kansas
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Missouri
Fort Benton
Kansas
Pacific
Northwest
Congress
James L. Fise
Merchants
Ignatius Donnely
M.C
Washington
French War Cross for Bozeman Flier Cy Gatton
Lieut Cyrus G Gatton of Bozeman Montana received the French Croix de Guerre for bravery in aviation. He is a Gallatin County High School and Montana State College alum known for athletic prowess. The citation commends him for bombing missions over the Marne and on low altitude bombing sorties in August.
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Cyrus G. Gatton
M. Gatton
Bozeman
Gallatin County High School
Montana State College
Marne
Vuillemin
German Papers Demand Crown Prince Stay Out of Peace Moves
German socialist papers demand the crown prince of Germany refrain from any peace movement led by the central powers. Some government organs call for a dictatorship to replace the monarchy.
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Germany
Martial Law in Butte Possible
Soldiers guard Butte to prevent I W W pickets from intimidating miners as federal mediator Barker predicts an early settlement. Officers and miners report to gates, while talks continue from 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. to understand working conditions. The city may be placed under martial law if unrest persists. several mines report miner shortages after a mass meeting appeal by radicals.
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Minnesota
Montana
St. Cloud
Barker
Wyoming Street
Butte
Thomas Barker
Washington
W. F. Dunn
Fisher
Y W C A War Council Organizing In Montana
Montana has organized for the Y W C A War Work Council with HQ in Great Falls. Mrs C L F Kellogg of Missoula is state director and Mrs C C Sadler of Great Falls is state chairman. The group reports forty three counties organized to inform residents of the Y W C A war work and needs for support during the war emergency.
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of Montana
National
Y. W. C. A. War Work Council
Great Falls
Ford
C. L. F. Kellogg
Missoula
C. C. Sadler
Kellogg
Sadler
J. W. Walker
Montana
Young Women’s Christian Association
Young Men's Christian Association
San Francisco
National Board of
Chicago
Henry P. Davison
War Work Council
James Cushman
Holland Plays Kaiser's Game in World Dispatch
A dispatch to the New York World says Holland would cheer a Kaiser victory as Queen Wilhelmina is portrayed as dominated by her German husband and foresees Belgium's invasion. It also claims she anticipated a British invasion of Holland and spent 16 million dollars to safeguard the Scheldt river mouth.
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Holland
Kaiser
Germany
New York World
Wilhelmina
Belgium
Scheldt River
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First National Bank
First National Bank of St. Paul
Bozeman Flier
Y. W. C. A. War Council
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Ist National Bank
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