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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
3
The war plans call for renewed manpower as new draft classes would extend ages from 18 to 43. Officials estimate about 13,000,000 more men must be counted to maintain class one, with up to 2,000,000 remaining after exemptions. Registrations would begin soon, using existing draft machinery and local boards to enroll men in voting precincts.
A small berette uses shirred ribbon for construction, styled as an automobile hat yet suitable for other occasions. Dark blue grosgrain ribbon with two long ends finished with olives provides a relief, pairing well with the matching sweater for sport wear.
Wartime dispatches describe shifting fronts in Picardy with German retreats north of Albert and limited British patrol actions near Authie and Ancre. Amiens endures bombardment while Red Cross nurses attend services at the cathedral amid sandbag ramps. Domestic scenes report suffrage protests yielding jail sentences for refusing fines. A humorous human-interest vignette ends with a shopkeeper and a door keeper remark.
An article discusses U S draft and manpower projections for World War II. General March favors increasing the army, with 18 year olds registered for deployment in France, and monthly calls projected through next year. Discrepancies in draft figures and troop movement plans are noted. Senate strategy on a power bill and the Feces program is outlined, with expected votes and a move to end the program.
New York August 15 The week of November 11 has been set for the Union War Fund drive to raise 13 500 000 for war work of the U M C A War Camp Community Service and the American association. The M C A will receive 100 000 000 from the fund, the YMCA 5 000 000, and the library 3 500 000. Knights of Columbus Jewish Welfare League and Salvation Army will be asked to join in a similar campaign to be launched in January 1919. A plan to combine the seven appeals was approved by President Wilson and Secretary Burleson. The note about telephone companies follows. A Parisian has skated with a roller skate powered by a quarter horsepower motor strapped to the wearer.
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