Soldier's Dream: Big Boy's Plan To Outlie Veterans
Secretary Baker orders replacement of draft age men in class one now serving in Washington by December 31. A returned war correspondent recalls a paralyzed American soldier nicknamed Big Boy in a French hospital who vows to outshine all veterans by staging a boxy parade through his Ohio town once home.
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Washington
Baker
War Department
Big Boys
Big Boy
Ohio
Alexander
Pershing
Escape from Belgium to Holland Under Electric Barrier
A narrator recalls crossing the Belgium Holland border in November 1917 after two months of peril. He conceives ladder and digging schemes to bypass three fences and an active electric line, finally crawling under the live wire after reinforcing a makeshift ladder fails, and retrieving a lace token before reaching Dutch soil. The episode ends with the escape date and a wartime warning about antiseptics.
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Belgium
Holland
North Star
Liberty
Mother Earth
Red Cross Notes Acknowledge Quota and Uniform Policy
The Red Cross reports no sewing at headquarters until further notice and says divisions have quotas for July to September. Surgical dressings continue, workers should wear uniform aprons, and volunteers are encouraged to supply their own. Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. Walker lead knitting and hospital garment efforts with multiple shipments received from regional auxiliaries.
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Red Cross
Service Cross
E. S. Kerr
Roff
Walker
Stonewall
Fatal threshing crew confrontation ends in stabbing
A Guymon report describes a young threshing crew worker quitting on the stack then being stabbed to death after a fight over a racial slur. He lunged with a pitchfork and was killed instantly. Authorities sought arrest but were blocked by fellow workers who defended the assailant.
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Guymon
Kex
Oklahoma Democrats Call State Convention and Preceding Caucuses
Oklahoma City news reports a call by the state central committee for a Democratic state convention to meet September 24 in the Auditorium for platform adoption. Precinct caucuses to elect delegates to county conventions are set for September 17, with county conventions September 21 and the state gathering September 24. Ben La Fayette was elected chairman, with R. E. Echols as vice chairman and George L. Bowman as secretary.
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Oklahoma City
Democratic State Central Committee
Oklahoma
Ben LaFayette
McIntosh County
Alger Melton
Chickasha
LaFayette
R. E. Echols
Elk City
George L. Bowman
D. B. Welty
Oklahoma County
C. L. Reeder
Shawnee
J. A. Tillotson
Novata
Harry L. Fogg
el Reno
Echols
New Registrants to be Called in October
Washington says the Provost Marshal General Crowder calls for speeding up selective service to move men aged 18 to 45 to army cantonments by the end of October. Board classification must begin immediately and cards returned swiftly to assign serial numbers within ten days to enable an October 2 drawing if possible.
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Washington
Crowder
Selective Service
General Crowder
Argentina Split Over July 14 Holiday and War Policy
Buenos Aires reports a Chamber of Deputies vote to make July 14 a national holiday, signaling pro Entente sentiment. President Irigoyen faces a veto dilemma as party factions split into Clerical Conservatives favoring neutrality and Extremists backing Entente support.
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Buenos Aires
Corres
Associated Press
Argentina
Chamber of Deputies
France
Friends of the
Friends of
Allies
Germany
Radical Party
Spain
Mexico
South America
John Canavan Dies A Stonewall Native
John Canavan a former Stonewall resident died in Drake Oklahoma last Friday His body was shipped to Stonewall and laid to rest in the local cemetery Sunday afternoon An old time resident he ran a second hand furniture and hardware business in his later years The News extends sympathy to the bereaved family Uncle John was widely known in the community Stonewall News.
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John Canavan
Stonewall
Drake
Okla
John
Stonewall News
Two Other Clapp Boys In Service
David Clapp recently won a bravery medal in battle while his father praises two more Clapp brothers in service. Odom, 18, initially rejected by medical examiners, has worked in shipyards and hopes to sail soon. Pearl Clapp, 23, trains at Camp Bowie.
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David
Odom
Pearl Clapp
Camp Bowie
Sufferer’s rapid relief from bilious attacks
Two years ago Emma Verbryke of Lima Ohio suffered frequent stomach trouble and bilious spells. She saw Chamberlain's Tablets advertised and decided to try them. She reports rapid improvement and benefit from the remedy.
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Chamberlain
Emma Verbryke
Lima
Ohio
Red Cross Activites Expand in Italy
Washington reports the American Red Cross operates in 142 Italian cities towns and villages. It runs 45 workshops employing 3 094 people producing 105 929 articles for refugees in one month and maintaining 130 728 people weekly across 30 kitchens. The aid supports five orphan asylums and several schools as part of health rebuilding efforts.
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RED Cross
Italy
Palestine
Washington, D.C
American Red Cross
United States Department of Labor
Red Cross Runs Orphan Asylums In Jerusalem
At General Allenby request the American Red Cross took over two Jerusalem orphan asylums housing 200 children. The group aids thousands of Armenian refugees and many homeless families around Jerusalem and cares for 300 Russian refugees at Post Said, per a Palestine relief report.
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Allenby
Jerusalem
American Red Cross
Palestine
Post
Debarkation Tops 1 600 000 American Soldiers
General March reported that total American troop embarkation for all fronts surpassed 1.6 million as of August 31. The 36th division comprising Texas and Oklahoma troops completed debarkation.
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Washington
March
Texas
Oklahoma
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