Willard Backs Red Cross Fight Promise
Heavyweight champion Jess Willard pledges a benefit bout for the Red Cross with no cash profits and Willard promoting the event with his circus staff. Fred Fulton is named as opponent if feasible, and he seeks a December 20 deadline to clinch the title defense.
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H.C. Hamilton
United Press Staff
New York
Jeas Willard
Willard
Department of Justice
Red Cross
Sam
Fred Fulton
Furlough Policy at Camp McClellan Reduced to Five Percent
Bulletin No 33 announced twenty percent furloughs for Christmas at Camp McClellan but orders from division headquarters recall the plan. Only five percent of enlisted men per organization will receive six day leaves. Officials have not issued a formal statement but equipment shortages are cited as the reason.
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Camp McClellan
Division
Questionnaires Mailed by Calhoun County Board
Calhoun county board resumes mailing draft questionnaires with 265 to 534 sent yesterday. Law requires answers within seven days from mailing. Anniston attorneys have volunteered to assist draftees in completing the extensive questionnaire.
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Calhoun County
Anniston
The Waiting Soldier
Mrs L Jesswein of Minnesota appeals for kindness to soldiers awaiting duty and possible death in battle. The piece urges generous regard for those in United States uniforms and notes some men will be granted or denied holiday leave as orders change.
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United States
Possi
Little Jean Believes Petit Jesu Will Come For Christmas
In war torn Audignicourt a six year old Jean Dupont and his family cling to faith in the Petit Jesu. An American woman brings aid and a bed as villagers recall how Germans blocked Christmas in past years. Jean hopes the Christ Child returns to Bethlehem manger as his family prays for their father held in a German camp.
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Little Jean
Petit Jesu
W. S. Forrest
Coie Preas
Jesus
France
Jeane
Jean Dupont
Audignicourt
Santa Claus
Jean
Bethlehem
Marcelle
Andignicourt
Germany
Duponts
Plaster of Paris
Alabama Draft Records Show 5 327 White and 8 245 Negroes
Montgomery December 18 Special records from Alabama list 5 327 white and 8 245 Negroes in the first draft for the national army. The imbalance reflects the state’s Black Belt population with many Negroes awaiting call until training units reach France. Officials note delays in calling remaining Negro selectmen and anticipate continued shipbuilding efforts and political pressure.
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Montgomery
Alabama
National Army
Black Belt
Military Department
France
Reorganization of Emergency Fleet Takes Shape
The article describes a shift toward Shipping Board control as Hurley supports Priez and the two groups work together. It notes resignations and retirements from Goethals Denman and Capps, highlighting ongoing scrutiny of shipping policy and a trend toward paper construction with few actual vessels completed.
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Hurley
Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
Priez
Harris
Goethals
Denman
Admiral Capps
Virginia Field Artillery Arrives at Camp McClellan
Twenty two cars of equipment and sixty men of the battery arrived at Camp McClellan from Chickamauga park. The train carried artillery horses wagons caissons and harness totaling twenty two cars. The battery members said the move was a relief from bad weather at their prior station in Chattanooga and they will continue to Annis ton after unloading.
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Battery of Virginia Field Artillery
Camp McClellan
Chickamauga Park
Alabama
J. R. Martin
The
Southern
Chattanooga
Anniston
Pights Schedule Tonight In Boston And South Bethlehem
Johnny Dundee meets Lew Tendler in a 12 round main bout at Boston with Stanley Yoakum facing Eddie May in a 10 round bout at South Bethlehem Pennsylvania.
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Johnny Dundee
Lew Tendler
Boston
Stanley Yoakum
Eddie May
South Bethlehem
Wool thought poisoned in soldier garment drive
New York December 18 wool bought by the Hoboken recreation center for distribution to women knitting garments for soldiers is under investigation to determine if it is poisoned while knitting with it.
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New York
Hoboken Recreation Center
Truck Crash on Jacksonville Pike Injures Soldiers
A large truck carrying twenty or more soldiers overturned on the Jacksonville pike just south of Cane Creek. Driver Lem Lavender and several passengers were pinned and cut by glass. they were taken to the base hospital with injuries not believed to be serious. The list of injured includes Private Floyd A Headwards and others from 116th and 115th infantry units, a 104th trench mortar battery member, and the driver.
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Jacksonville Pike
Cane Creek
Lem Lavender
Floyd A. Headwards
116Th Infantry
Buddie H. Ashworth
Herbert Patton
115Th Infantry
Simon 8. Lawrence
104Th Sanitary
Lermel F. Lavender
Canada election signals conscription win for Unionists
Ottawa reports Sir Robert Borden's government maintains a strong parliamentary majority as Canada votes on conscription. Laurier and Liberals lose solid Quebec support while English speaking regions favor the Unionists. First troop call set for January 3. Laurier gains a seat and leads the opposition. Women relatives as soldiers vote heavily for conscription.
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Ottawa
Cat
Union
Ite
Robert Borden
Quebec
Wilfred Laurier
Liberals
Canada
Oxford couple hosts New Jersey soldiers at home
Judge and Mrs. John H. Wilson of Oxford recently entertained a number of New Jersey soldiers at their home. Many soldier guests expressed appreciation in letters and cards for the cordial hospitality and warm welcome.
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John H. Wilson
Oxford
New Jersey
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Chicago
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