Strange birds on Lake Hauser scare two hunters
John Wahrman and Harvey Fister heard eerie cries on Lake Hauser and paddled out to investigate. They saw two black dots on the water which turned out to be Helena attorney John G. Brown and Harvey Fister. The men, exhausted and unable to swim, were pulled to safety after the canoe capsized and they clung to shallow water, calling for help as the sink holes loomed.
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Lake Hauser
John Wahrman
John
Wahrman
John G. Brown
Helena
Harvey Fister
Harvey
W. M. Biggs
Cowley Goes to France as Major in JAG Department
Stephen J. Cowley prominent Montana lawyer and former Great Falls exemption board chairman receives a commission as major in the Judge Advocate General’s department for overseas service. He vows to press the war effort and join embarka tion soon while praising America’s resolve and urging full mobilization.
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Cowley
France
Department OF Judge Advocate
Stephen J. Cowley
Montana
Great Falls
Department of the Judge Advocate General
Major Cowley
North Dakota
Elks
Order of Elks
Elks Clubs
Judge Advocate General’s Department of Our Overseas Forces
Albert Galen
Liberia
Sidney Lanner
Montana Supreme Court
Persistent Miller Finally Enlists as Army Cook
Ernest C. Miller from Virginia City persisted through six Montana draft detour visits to Camp Lewis. Five rejections for physical disabilities followed a gunshot wound. finally he was accepted only as a cook after persistent appeals. Miller, 27, is an expert rifleman with high scores in national competitions, now in France with the army.
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East Prussia
Somme
Rhone
America
Appomattox
Lee
Ernest C. Miller
Camp Lewis
France
Miller
Montana
Virginia City
Fergus county war relief plans Christmas Cheer paper
At a Fergus county war relief association meeting the executive committee outlined producing a Christmas Cheer paper for soldiers and sailors from Fergus county. J B Ritch leads the project with authority to mobilize any member. Greenville Texas firm contributed $400 to the state defense council as a fine for overpricing cottonseed.
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Fergus County War Relief Association
Fergus County
J. B. Ritch
Greenville
Texas
State Council of Defense
Granville Stuart Pioneer who sparked Montana gold rush
Granville Stuart, noted pioneer, helped spark Montana's gold rush and early state growth. He witnessed Montana's shift from wilderness to civilization, worked with Indians, and traded and mined across the region. He served in diplomacy as minister to Uruguay and inspired state history writings.
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Granville Stuart
Montana
Bannack
Gold Creek
Alder Gulch
Stuart
United States
Uruguay
Cleveland
Society of Montana Pioneers
Anaconda
Northern Pacific
Aldergulch
Thomas Stuart
Colorado
Centennial State
Boise City
Ida
Robert Stuart
James
California
Neal
Sacramento Valley
Klamath River
Rogue River
Modoc
California Volunteers
States
Malad Creek
Salt Lake
American Fork
Commonwealth
Man's Search for Perfection Tests Hard on Eyes
A reflective line notes that seeking perfection in oneself proves strenuous for many men, implying strain and self-judgment as a universal challenge. It frames perfection as an elusive standard that weighs on individual perception and self-image.
Longeway to Rejoin Colors for Overseas Duty
Captain A F Longeway of the United States medical corps, now recalled to active service, is to report at the base hospital Camp Dodge Iowa after eight months on detached duty in Great Falls. He has a son serving in the flying service abroad.
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Longeway
Montana
Great Falls
Anaconda Company
Great Northern
American College of Surgeons
New York
Camp Dodge
Rockford
Ill
Forrest Longeway
France
Camp Grant
Illinois
U. S
A. F. Longeway
United States Medical Corps
Iowa
Weather at the Front Hints At Promising Change
A London cable to the New York World reports signs of a weather shift at the front and notes Marshal Foch may have five more weeks before German forces can settle for winter quarters. The allied plan, barring a severe winter, is to deny rest to the German army and thwart a reinforced spring defense.
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London
New York
Marshal Foch
Canada Cement Buys Site for Montreal Shell Plant
The Canada cement company purchased a 250000 dollar site in Montreal to build a plant for producing 12 inch shells for delivery to the United States.
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Canada Cement Company
Montreal
United States
Montana Girl Receives Royal War Relief Recognition
Miss Jessie Shields of Conrad Montana returns after four years of war work that earned rare royal recognition. She organized a naval canteen service for North Sea mine sweepers at personal expense, aided by English girls, earning Queen Mary’s approval and a medal presented by Princess Louise. Shields also served with the Red Cross near front lines and with the YMC A, describing English suffering and resolve before resuming statewide speaking engagements.
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Jessie Shields
Montana
Conrad
Miss Shields
Europe
Germany
Naval Canteen
Queen Mary
Princess Louise
Red Cross
Shields
United States
Kalispell
Whitefish
Eureka
Troy
Libby
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Ee Ae
Pershing
Marne
Major Stephen J. Cowley
Virginia
Northwest
Military
Naval
Jeasie Shields
Naval Canteen Service
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Let National Bank
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