United States Moves Toward Immense War Mobilization
President signs war measures to mobilize a huge force within a year. Registration will summon about ten million men aged 21 to 20 for possible service, with initial call for 500,000 in September and guard units to reach full war strength by late summer. Regulars and guards shift to continental and international duty, with draft divisions and training camps set nationwide through July and August.
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May
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Wison
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Mnal
Europe
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Continental
Fele
Eux
United States of America
Robert Lansing
Proclamation of Registration Day During World War I
President declares nationwide registration with exemptions for service members. Instructions urge sick or absent men to register by mail or via county clerks, and designate clerks in large cities to operate sub-agencies. Emphasizes national unity, selective service, and a collective industrial and military mobilization guiding the war effort.
Poker scheme claim leads to police records in court
Danso Fieort appears as a complaining witness against Toney Calebhane and Tom Martell alleging luring to a room for poker. He says after winning about $75 his companions grabbed the money and searched his pockets while he stood against the wall. He also lost $10. Tom Martell was arrested by Police Chief Murphy amid a wider inquiry involving Detectives Mitchell and Henderson and a related confrontation with the Wall fille marshal.
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Danso Fieort
Toney Calebhane
Tom Martell
Fleort
Fieori
Tom. Martell
Murphy
Martell
Mitchell
Henderson
Srreste Cobbhane
Free wartime hospital work film at American theater
Pictures showing the work of hospitals in France will be shown free of charge at 11 am today at the American theater in Butte. The display is presented by the Women’s Patriotic association led by Miss Margaret Moore Montana representative, illustrating how bandages are used and the relief work conducted.
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France
Butte
Women's Patriotic Association
Margaret Moore
Montana
Butte Women Aid French Hospitals Amid War Efforts
Women of Butte regularly send supplies to hospitals in France in a show of behind the lines support. The report notes thirty-one bills were vetoed by the president, with none overridden until a recent administration. Only four bills have survived vetoes in six years, excluding the literacy test, across administrations including Cleveland and Taft.
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Butte
France
Tyl
Administration
Cleveland
Tage
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