Nation Reaches 10 Million Draft Registrants
Washington reports over 10 million men registered for the draft with about half claiming exemptions. Delaware’s 21,864 registrants included 11,651 exemptions or probable exemptions, while New Jersey reported 302,866. Crowder extends a brief grace period for those who can prove good faith to register before selection begins.
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Crowder
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War Department
Keystone
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Rhode Island
Delaware
New Jersey
Missouri
Ohio
Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Burns
Troy
N. Y
Illinois
Department of Justice
Kansas City
Deadwood
8. D
Anton Maleta
Iowa
State
Maryland
Baltimore
Registration Returns Map Youth Draft War Drill Across States
Official returns from states on registration day show St. Louis at 75,203 and Kansas City near 30,000 with New York state likely exceeding its target of 1,100,206. Illinois cites about 610,000 registrations with 18 counties and four cities not yet reporting. Ohio notes roughly 550,000 registered, about 60,000 more than earlier estimates. The War Department announces exemption rules and boards, with local neighbors to judge cases and a forthcoming drawing procedure.
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St. Paul
Minn
Scjumer
Wood
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Siven Cally
Borgen
Missouri
Jefferson City
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War Department
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Kansas City
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Springfield
Ill
Lowden
Ohio
Columbus
Washington
United States
Toile
District of Columbia
War Dept. State
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Dist. of
Columbia
Florida
Eee
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Oon
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Messines Ridge Beaten in Bold British Breakthrough
British forces under Sir Douglas Haig struck Messines ridge in Belgium near Ypres, smashing German defenses and seizing 5000+ prisoners plus numerous guns. The operation featured a staged bombardment with gas shells, mines, and a moonlit dawn assault. Air superiority and heavy artillery supported infantry as German casualty figures remained light while panic and confusion spread among retreating troops.
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France
Douglas Haig
Belgium
Messines Ridge
Ypres
Vimy Ridge
No Man's Land
Somme
Ife
Plumer
Russia
Pershing Arrives in London Ready to Play Part in War
General Pershing lands in London greeted by Walter Hines Page Lord Derby Viscount French and staff. A guard of honor Welsh fusiliers bands play The Star Spangled Banner as Pershing inspects troops. He aims to join the western front soon and lead alongside British forces. One hundred Navy aviators reach France under Lieutenant Kenneth Whiting for antisubmarine or other duties.
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Pershing
Walter Hines Page
Lord Derby
Viscount French
Lord Brooke
England
Admiralty
War Office
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Guard of Honor
John Astor
Whitelaw Reid
William W. Phipps
James Dunning
General Pershing
America
Washington
Navy Flying Corps
France
Daniels
Kenneth Whiting
Navy
Whiting
Godfrey de ©. Chevalier
Virgil C. Griffin
Gratton O. Dichman
Larger U S Wheat Crop Seen After May Weather
The June report from the Department of Agriculture shows improved U S wheat conditions with May weather lifting the winter wheat yield by about 7 million bushels. Projected total wheat harvest stands at 656 million bushels, up from last year’s 640 million, with 373 million winter and 283 million spring wheat. The report also lists spring wheat oats and barley plantings at 19.039 million, 43.161 million, and 8.379 million acres respectively, totaling 46.692 million acres of wheat planted.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Six Men Attack Iowa Guards at Fort Dodge Bridge
Six masked men attacked Iowa National Guard soldiers guarding a bridge at Fort Dodge on June 11. The guards returned fire and a battle lasting over 20 minutes followed with gunfire exchanged between the sides.
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Iowa
Fort Dodge
Towa National Guard
Ruth Law Lands at St Joseph After Storm Skim
Ruth Law, aviatrix, landed in St Joseph Missouri after outrunning a storm from Adams Nebraska. She had flown from Lincoln Nebraska with only a stop at Adams breaking the journey.
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Ruth Law
St. Joseph
Aviatrix
Adams
Neb
Lincoln
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Wilson
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FROKE
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