Nazi Attacks Are Breaking Say Russians
Moscow reports German offensives on Smolensk and Zhitomir fronts are breaking as Soviet forces counter attack and regain the initiative. The high command says heavy fighting continues around Smolensk and Zhitomir with German troops suffering losses and trench warfare returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.P
Germany
Smolensk
Zhitomir
Kiev
Russia
Molensk
High Command
Red Army
Verdun
Ukraine
Leningrad
Britain Finland sever relations over war alliance
Britain and Finland cut diplomatic ties after Finland joined Germany against Russia. Foreign Minister Rolf Witting delivered a note to Gordon Vereker stating Finland could not maintain normal relations, and Vereker asked about severance. Witting confirmed yes, ending nominal ties since the Russo-German war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Finland
Germany
Russia
Britain
Rolf Witting
Helsinki
Gordon Vereker
Vereker
Witting
Rep O'Connor to Speak Here at Fox Theater
Representative James F. O'Connor of Montana will address a Fox theater crowd Wednesday at 9 p.m. The America First committee sponsors the event and a national radio hookup will broadcast the speech. John K. Claxton serves as meeting chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. O’connor
Montana
Fox Theater
America First Committee
John K. Claxton
Two to One Approval Seen on Measure Extending Army Service
An informal White House poll shows Senate likely to approve by two to one a bill allowing the President to extend service periods for all Army personnel. Opposition seems limited to about 30 votes out of 95. Senator Barkley says debate to begin Thursday with quick action possible by weekend. Taft proposed a rival plan to extend selectees by 12 months and reservists by 24 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Reynolds
D.N.C
Barkley
Kentucky
Taft
Rohio
Establishment of New Court Sought in Western States
Senator Homer T. Bone introduced a bill to create a new federal circuit court of appeals named the 11th circuit. It would serve Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, currently part of the nine circuit. The plan splits nine circuit judges with four remaining in the ninth and three joining the new eleventh.
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Washington
Homer T. Bone
D-Wash
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
11Th Circuit
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Ninth Circuit
California
Nevada
Arizona
Hawaii
Bone
Prominent Metallurgist Herman Bellinger Dies at 74
Herman C. Bellinger, 74, renowned metallurgist and former vice president of Chile Copper Mining, died Sunday night near Spokane after a Friday heart attack. He gained early renown in Butte for fixing smelter pot issues and introduced a liquid oxygen explosive at Chuquicamata in 1926. His career spanned the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman C. Bellinger
Chile Copper Mining Company
Spokane
Associated Press
Bellinger
Butte
Frank Boucher
Boucher
F. Augustus Heinze
Chuquicamata
United States
Canada
Mexico
Australia
South America
The
American Institute of Mining and Metallur
U S C Chairman Urges Support for War Service Drive
Frank R. Venable urged every resident of Butte and all Americans to contribute to the United Service Organization drive. He cited Europe’s hardship and said funds aid Montana boys drafted for patriotic duty. Tom Kelly reported large business donations and urged quick contributions as the drive aimed to close Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
United Service Organization
Frank R. Venable
Europe
Montana
Tom Kelly
Kelly
Venable
State Elks’ Association
Driver of Stolen Car Hunted Injured Children After Crash
The driver and passengers of a stolen car fled after colliding with a northbound vehicle on North Main Street near the railroad tracks. Three McNeil children aged Marline Joanne and Patsy were bruised and shaken. their mother Lela McNeil drove the car. Sheriff’s officers pursued the fleeing occupants who ran south down the gulch near the crossing.
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Marline
Joanne
Patsy McNeil
Virgil McNeil
Fawcett Street
North Main Street
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific
Lela McNeil
Weather Outlook For Butte Montana And Surrounding Areas
Butte sees partly cloudy skies Tuesday and Wednesday with little change in temperatures. Montana generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday with warmer conditions in the extreme southwest portion on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Strong Protest Over German Pouch Seizure
Berlin reports the German government and embassy protest to Argentina after three German diplomatic pouches bound for Buenos Aires from Lima were seized in Cordoba. Argentina says action followed a request from the Argentine chamber of deputies. A separate seizure involved a 500‑pound German radio transmitter deemed diplomatic baggage.
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Berlin
Buenos Aires
Lima
Peru
CNE
Cordoba
Argentina
Chamber of Deputies
Dr. Robert T. Hill Dies Pioneer Geologist at USGS
Dr. Robert Thomas Hill aged 82 a self made scientist and longtime principal geologist of the United States Geological Survey from 1886 to 1930 died tonight in Dallas Texas.
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Dallas
Tex
Robert Thomas Hill
United States Geological Survey
Aluminum Drive Nearing End in Silver Bow County
Silver Bow County races to finish its aluminum drive to aid Uncle Sam in training planes. The campaign, opened nine days ago, faces a rain-delayed push as Meaderville and McQueen are set to contribute scrap metal today while outlying districts are canvassed. Continued on Page 2.
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Silver Bow County
Uncle Sam
Butte
Meaderville
McQueen
Senators Rally to Wheeler in Defense of Free Speech
Thirteen senators rose in the Senate to defend Burton K. Wheeler of Montana against attacks by Secretary of War Stimson over franked war opposition postcards. Wheeler recalled speeches from Roosevelt Hoover Kennedy Nye Lindbergh and himself, asking if reading the Congressional Record is treason. Senate critics and isolationists joined in denouncing the cabinet member as galleries applauded.
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Wheeler
Washington, D. C
United States Senate
United States
Roosevelt
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
War Stimson
Stimson
Jne Ggepace
Senate
Montanan
Hoover
Britain
Joseph P. Kennedy
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Congressional Record
Hitler
Stalin
Johnson
Road Cleared After Cloudburst Flooding Between Butte and Helena
State highway crews cleared the Butte to Helena route of mud and rocks washed onto the road by a mountain cloudburst. The heaviest damage occurred Monday afternoon as city crews cleaned storm sewers and prepared for more rain while Curran reported sewers open and on call for the night. Fire, power, and property damage were noted in Butte, with a lightning strike hitting an overhead line at Park and another location.
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Butte
Helena
Butte-Helena
Meaderville
Butte- Helena
Frank Cur
Ran
Curran
Bilver Bow Creek
Park
Five men named for Silver Bow County draft call
Draft board No. 1 posted the next fourteenth draft contingent for August 4 in Missoula. The five selectees are Walter D. Lawrence Robert C. Appel Raymond Gibbs Don J. Oberem and John K. Hodge. Also listed were order numbers for 114 21-year-olds drawn July 17 from the Washington pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Missoula
Walter D. Lawrence
Harrison Avenue
Robert C. Appel
Lowell Avenue
Raymond Gibbs
East Second Street
Don J. Oberem
Banks Street
John K. Hodge
East Galena Street
Silver Bow
Knox Denounces Those Who Would Disband the Army
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told a National Legion of Honor convention that America must be ready to fight to preserve freedoms. He called disbanding the half trained Army cowardly and warned against any threats to force or subjugation. The remarks were broadcast on NBC.
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Sheridan
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
National Legion of Honor
NBC Blue
Swift Action Seen as Endorsement of Far East Policy
The Senate confirmed Douglas MacArthur as lieutenant general in command of the Army of the Far East, shortly after the President submitted his nomination. The swift vote signals broad approval of current U.S. policy toward Japan and rapid strengthening of forces in the troubled region.
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Far East
Washington
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Army of the Far East
War Department
MacArthur
Japan
General MacArthur Washington
U.P
President Hobbins Visits Butte On Way To Flathead Lake
J R Hobbins head of Anaconda Copper Mining Co with Mrs Hobbins and a party including A Baird Harris and family, Mary Stuart Harris, and several others stopped in Butte en route to their summer home on Flathead Lake. The group, from New York Dixon DL Bruxelles and Inspiration, plans to be guests at the Hobbins summer residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hobbins
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Hobbins
New York City
Butte
Flathead Lake
A. Baird Harris
Mary Stuart Harris
Binghampton
N. J
Alice Beede
Dixon, Ill
Mabel Shaw
East Indies Oil Cutoff Prompts Japan Alarm On Oil Supplies
Tokyo reports on July 29 that the Netherlands East Indies cut oil supplies and broke a monetary pact with Japan. Japanese officials and papers warn of far reaching consequences, noting the Java bank Yokohama Specie bank tie and potential effects on Japan’s oil needs and Far East balance.
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Tokyo
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Foreign Office
Japan Times and Advertiser
United States
Britain
East Indies
Java Bank
The
Times and Advertiser
Yokohama Specie Bank
Batavia
Nipponese Ships Granted Early Clearance From U S Ports
The United States informed Japan that prompt clearance would be granted Japanese ships from American ports. Sumner Welles announced the move after a meeting with Ambassador Nomura, noting Treasury clearance under present conditions and possible refueling in American ports for ships including the Tatuta Maru with American passengers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Japan
Sumner Welles
Kichisaburo Nomura
Treasury
San Francisco
Indo-China
National Red Men head to visit Mining City August 5
E. C. Wilcox of Dayton Ohio Great Incohence of the Improved Order of Red Men and Pocahontas will visit Butte August 5 for his first official trip and to inaugurate the first Incohence to Butte lodges in years. A state wide meeting is planned with I O O F hall West Broadway hosting. Shoshone No. 1 Sacajawea and Hiawatha councils will co host his stay.
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Order of Red Men
Mining City
E. C. Wilcox
Dayton
Ohio
Butte
Pocahontas
Montana
I. O. O. F. Hall
West Broadway
Sacajawea
Hiawatha
Wilcox
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O’connor
Far Eastern
Miles
Mongolia
Burma
Philippins
Indies
Itsugaru Strait
Pacific Ocean
Saigon
U.S. C
Robert T. Hill
Philippine Army
Armed Services
Solon
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