Montanaman who win war laurels in France
Lieutenant Colonel C L Whiting, former Milwaukee division superintendent, is praised as a top railroad man in France. The Chicago Daily News war correspondent profiles the Hairtrigger Thirteenth engineers, detailing a 24 hour neck of rail ballasting and 90 pound rails laid under shellfire near Verdun. Montana's Baker is among regimental surgeons. The unit operates over 100 miles under continual bombardment as Pershing’s St Mihiel drive adds lines and terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Whiting
Army
Milwaukee
Lewistown
France
Chicago Daily News
Army Engineering Regiment
Nce
Whiting
Montana
Verdun
George Baker
Baker
Pershing
St. Mihiel Salient
Armies America Has Raised in the Past
An analysis compares past American military mobilizations with present war needs. It notes 310000 in the Revolutionary War from about four million people, 600000 in the War of 1812 from seven million, and northern and southern forces in the Civil War, totaling around 2.86 million and 1.1 million respectively, to infer potential sizes against Germany, suggesting potential armies near 12 million in each case.
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Germany
Famine Woes Grip Turkey and Austria Hungary
Intense misery from famine and lack of clothing prevails in Turkey and Austria Hungary as relief efforts address widespread hunger and cold. Officials report shortages of staple foods and essential garments, with vulnerable populations hardest hit amid disrupted trade and economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Austria-Hungary
British Securities Rally Faced By Market Gains
British securities rise as investors react to recent successes. Analysts note broad gains across equities driven by strong corporate results and renewed confidence, with financial centers showing brisk activity and solid volumes through the trading session.
They're All Right Over There By Damon Runyon
A war era poem framed as a soldier's leave of absence. The speaker says colleagues over there are all right although the trenches are muddy and hardships persist. He urges readers to keep faith and do their share, with the refrain asking if you’re all right over here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Bill
Cattle sale and wartime notices across Montana
Across Montana entries report cattle sales totaling $40,000 in Sidney and wheat shocks, hospital cornerstone, drafting disruptions, and court room moves. Notable items include T. C. Power Co. selling a 4,000 acre ranch, a hospital at $350,000, a dining staff shift to bellhops, and railway water plans. Also: slacker arrest in Havre, oil car fires near Dover, tent city for army trainees in Missoula, and knitting world record at Midland State fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Anton Hanry
A. Vaux
Missoula
State University of Montana
Gilman
T. C. Power Co
Helena
Clark Cattle Company
Billings
St. Vincent's Hospital
Glendive
Congregational Churches of Montana
Bozeman
Butte
Mountain Con
Montana
Federal
State District Court
Palace Hotel
Butte Rotary Club
Hannah Kelley
Con F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
California
J. P. Rowe
Department of Geology
The
State University
Havre
Ernest J. Moody
Caldwell
Phillips County
Dover
Great Northern
Army Training
Stinson
Carpenter Creek
Lewistown
Fergus County
Rasmus Peterson
Food Administration
Red Cross
Newberg
Red Lodge
Midland
Cleveland
Ohio
Polsom
Lawsuit over Mennonite ranch land sale and purchase
M. Bb. Mason sues the Hutterische Society of Wolf Creek claiming the society refuses to transfer the Mennonite ranch land under a $60,000 cash and Canadian land exchange contract. Marta Simeon Lavalle seeks a divorce after arraigning a teen marriage with the neighbor's 18 year old daughter in Lewistown. Lavalle faces bigamy and possible abduction charges as the girl's parents protest. A Havre borderland saloon raid north of Gildford yields seized liquor and arrests, prompting the assistant attorney general’s arrest for alleged illegal seizure and destruction of property.
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M. Bb. Mason
Hutterische Society of
Wolf Creek
Canada
Marta
Simeon Lavalle
Lewistown
Lavalle
Havre
Borderland
Gildford
Colonel Graham Promoted and in France Service
Colonel George F. Graham former Holter Hardware manager Helena has been promoted to colonel and serves in the army quartermaster department in France. He brings extensive military experience including service with the Montana regiment on the Mexican border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Graham
Holter Hardware Company
Helena
Quartermaster Department
France
Graham
Montana
Mexican
Red Lodge Woman Knits World Sock Record in Two Hours
Mrs. John Newberg of Red Lodge sets a new world record by knitting a sock in exactly two hours. The feat draws attention to skill and speed in domestic crafts, highlighting longstanding knitting competition standards and recognition.
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John Newberg
Red Lodge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Montanamen
America
By Damon Runyon
Tlae Et Becker
Renton. Sy
Postum
Warrenton, Oregon
Pacific Coast
Warrenton Harbor
Pacific
Western States
W. G. McAdoo
Panama Canal
Atlantic Sea Board
Warrenton
American Society of Equity
Columbia River
Wegin
E. A. Tyler Realty Company
Todd Block
Great Falls
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