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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1918
Page
1
The article quotes President Wilson urging every man to respond with duty and pride as the nation prepares for broad military mobilization. It details a registration day with 12,374,758 expected to register and a plan to swell the army to 4,000,000, with enlistment extending to those aged 18 to 45 and youths at the end of the new classes.
President Wilson proclaims nationwide draft registration for all men aged 18 to 45, except those in active service, as Congress closes and the White House prepares the signature. Local draft boards will conduct the registration on September 1 with aid from federal, state, and municipal officers.
In the Standard Pas Part 1, readers encounter a collage of brief items from markets finance and society. Notable fragments reference a German connection, resignations, donor notes, and shifting hours, all woven into a chaotic page of advertising and class ads.
British reports honor Lieutenant Edmund G. Chamberlain of San Antonio Texas with both the Victoria Cross and the Medal of Honor for a July 28 air action. He helped a wounded French flyer to safety and later shot down German planes during a fierce battle, then aided two other aircraft under attack.
Washington reports mobilization plans for the students' army training corps. About 300 colleges will enroll youths ages 18 to 21, making them soldiers on active duty with subsistence, quarters, clothing, and private pay. Eligible graduates may enter college training or vocational sections.
Reports say Hertling contemplates resignation amid debates on Germanys colonial possessions after the war. A high official flagged that postwar disposition of Germanys colonies is crucial to policy. Meanwhile Lenin, the Bolshevik premier, is reported wounded by a would be assassin with details unclear.
Ancient battlefield scars mark Belgian frontline as British forces seize Kemmel Hill near Ypres after intensive fighting. American troops under Mangin push forward with tanks and artillery, breaking German defenses along a ten mile front from the Lys to the Oise region.
Washington August edition notes President Wilson aims to present a Liberty Loan plan and travel to many sections urging public subscriptions. A Western trip may reach the Pacific Coast, with more details to follow and no itinerary announced yet.
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