National Guard to Federal Service Increment Planned
Washington July 24 nearly 100 000 additional national guards men will be called tomorrow as the second increment nineteen states and the District of Columbia contribute to the total. Illinois and Massachusetts are the largest states to be called. Units will be trained at Charlotte North Carolina Anniston Alabama and other camps.
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Washington
War Department
States
District of Columbia
Illinois
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Charlotte
N. C
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Anniston
Ala
WOGES CHANGE BENCHES FOR ONE TERM
Montgomery July 24 Special Chief Justice John C Anderson directs Judge J J Curtis to exchange places with Judge Charles P Almon and hold the Franklin circuit term this month Curtis will preside over trials of Y M Quinn former Russellville bank cashier and Richard Richeson former bank bookkeeper accused of misappropriating funds Other transfers send Judge T L Sowell to Lamar county Judge R I Jones to Fayette County to relieve Judge Henry B Foster Extra changes planned and will be announced.
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Montgomery
John C. Anderson
J. J. Curtis
Fourteenth Circuit
Charles P. Almon
Eleventh Circuit
Franklin Circui Court
Curtis
Y. M. Quinn
Russellville
Tennessee Valley Bank
Richard Richeson
Citizens Bank and Savings Company
T. L. Sowell
Lamar County
R. I. Jones
Marengo
Fayette County
Henry B. Foster
Tuscaloosa
Lum Duke
Lee
A. H. Alston
Clay
Shell
H. D. Merrill
Coal mining boom hits North Alabama small tracts
due to higher coal prices six Walker county companies and one Winston county firm form to profit from hand mining. major investors include Adair Coal of Dora Crown Coal of Carbon Hill and Sharon Coal of Dora with capitals ranging from 1 000 to 2 000 dollars and named organizers such as J P Musgrove M B McCollum F C Marquis and W H Carmichael.
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Montgomery
Pick and Spade
North Alabama
Walker County
Winston
Birmingham
Adair Coal Company
Dora
Capital
J. &. Adair
Fred Adair and Co
W. Adair
Fournier Coal Company
Carbon Hill
L. H. Raburn
J. T. Wakefield
Sam Fournier
Blue Ridge Coal Company, of America
J. G. Cooke
J. P. Musgrove
Murray Cannon
J. 8. Freeman
Lynn
J. L. Clark
K. Carter
H. W. Crawford
Wilson reshuffles shipping board names new heads
Washington July 24 President Wilson cleaned out the shipping board He eliminated Goethals Denman and John B White from the board The Emergency Fleet Corporation accepted the resignations of Goethals and White and requested Denmans resignation Edward Bufley of Chicago Bainbridge Colby of New York and Rear Admiral Capps named to replace them
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Washington
Wilson
Shipping Board
Goethals
Denman
John B. White
Meet Corporation
White
Edward Bufley
Chicago
Bainbridge Colby
New York
Capps
Eight Alabama guardsmen named mustering officers
Eight officers of the Alabama National Guard were designated as mustering officers for federal service. Brigadier-General R. E H. Sevier announced selections including Lt Col H N Coleman and Capt Edward B Price among others, with assignments to report through Captain A B Kaempfer. Some officers were assigned to St Paul Minnesota while the rest await further Federal orders.
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C Montgomery
Alabama National Guard
R. E H. Sevier
H .N. Coleman
Edward 8. Price
A. J. McFarland
Second Infantry
Dallas B. Smith
No Young Men on Semption Boards in Alabama
Brigadier General G. J. Hubbard reports wartime action removing all exemption board members aged twenty one to thirty one under the Selective Service Act. President Wilson will appoint replacements as the War Department instructs. The shift follows a ruling that eligible draftees should not judge others eligibility.
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Alabama
Wilson
G. J. Hubbard
State Military Department
War Department
Hubbard
Ritter Bids Farewell To Wilson In Washington
Dr. Paul Ritter Swiss minister recalled to other duties bids farewell to President Wilson in Washington. The brief encounter marks an official parting as Ritter leaves his post.
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Washington
Paul Ritter
Wilson
Draft finished for national officials as local boards take over
Washington on July 24 reports the master list of red ink serial numbers drawn Friday was mailed to all local boards by General Crowder. From this point, local boards will run the draft until mobilization orders for the new national army arrive.
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Washington
General Crowder
Missouri Added to Regular Army Quota Fulfilled
Washington July 24 Missouri was added to states with the regular army quota filled. The daily recruiting report shows Missouri with 6630 enlisted against a quota of 6386. The total acceptances since April 1 reached 155 037 and the weekend enlistments totaled 1230.
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Washington
Missouri
Heavy Pike Traffic Drives Caution as Camp Opens
Motorists on the Jacksonville pike plan to enforce traffic laws between the city and camp site as density rises since camp building began. Drivers and wagoners are urged to take care, especially on the curved stretch north of the cemetery where bushes obscure the view.
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Jacksonville Pike
Russians Withdraw From Halicz and Galicia Front
Austrian war dispatches say Russians evacuate Halicz on the Dniester near Lem berg defense lines. North of Tarnopol retreat extends to six miles from Galicia border. Stanislaw sector pressure grows as Kerensky reaches the front to halt retreat. Vilna reports German setback as Russians gain in Vilna sector. chaos surrounds Moscow with threats of executions.
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Geneva
Halicz
Dneister
Galicia
Vienna
Lemberg
Tarnopel
Stanislaw
Kerensky
U S Quartermasters Arrive in Anniston For Camp McClellan Supplies
Three U S Army quartermaster officers Capt R H Hare Capt Louis Meyers and Capt Emanuel Watterman report to Major Charles L Dulin in Anniston to arrange subsistence and forage for 35 000 men at Camp McClellan. Supplies are to be procured by circular contracts with post exchange concessions decided by the general. A large camp village rises near the covered bridge as heavy wagons haul material along the Jacksonville pike amid daily train arrivals.
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United States Quartermasters’ Department
Anniston
Charles L. Dulin
R. H. Hare
Louis Meyers
Emanuel Watterman
Dulin
Camp
McClellan
Jacksoville
Jacksonville Pike
German losses in Aisne front total up to 100000
Paris reports the German toll since the counter offensive began on the Aisne front is estimated at 80 000 to 100 000 men killed wounded or captured. Dispatches from the front note ongoing activity.
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Paris
Aisne
Wets and drys reach understanding on amendment strategy
In Washington on July 24 a quiet agreement emerges as the Smoot commandeering amendment is to be killed in conference while the Shepard resolution for a nationwide prohibition constitutional amendment is pressed through both houses. Congress fears the Smoot amendment's financial impact. if the Shepard resolution passes, the proposed constitutional amendment would be sent to the states needing thirty six ratifications.
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Washington
Congress
Secretive Shipping Board Settlement Anticipated
Washington July 24 An announcement of the final settlement of the shipping board row is expected from the White House within a few hours. Secretary Tumulty stated the settlement would be satisfactory but would not intimate its nature.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Tumulty
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