U-Boat Menace Grows as Allies Call for US Aid
Edward W. Pickard reports British and French officials urge quick US troop deployment and broader involvement to counter the German U-boat threat. He notes talks in Washington with Joffre and allies, preparations for possible large US forces, and ongoing Allied efforts from food control to shipping, amid war uncertainty.
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Lane
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Kiel
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Sweden
United States
Jahim Mies
America
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Senate
Europe
Operation of New Draft Law Polling Places to Be Used
Washington announces new draft law procedures to register all eligible persons. Governors lead registration work to publicize military enrollment, replacing punitive enumeration with universal liability. The War Department outlines steps for enforcing the draft through local registration efforts.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Registration Rules For National Army Bill Proclamation
The president's army bill triggers nationwide registration with sheriffs and county clerks responsible for county registration. mayors and boards oversee cities over 30 000. Registrars are allocated at one per 170 persons, sworn volunteers welcome, and instructions issued five days after proclamation. Absentee and ill registration allowed by mail or through clerks, with sixth day deadlines for lodging cards. Institutions apply to county or city clerks for registration guidance.
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National Army
Homme
Proclamation Details Registration Instructions and Volunteer Call
The proclamation directs jail and reformatory wardens to seek instructions from county or city clerks on the sixth day. Five days after the proclamation, complete regulations reach all sheriffs and large city officials. The president may call on public officers to help enforce the law, while Keplin relies on citizens to execute it. Patriotic volunteers are urged to serve as registrars and should contact proper officials immediately.
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Keplin
Banks Urged to Cooperate in $2 Billion Bond Offering
Secretary McAdoo telegrams 27 515 national and state banks and trust companies to receive subscriptions for the 2 000 000 000 bond issue and to telegraph rough per bank estimates. He praises bank cooperation as vital to government needs and notes a flood of initial subscriptions already arriving by wire. Negotiations with Italy and France continue as a first 100 million loan to Italy is confirmed and a second treasury certificate offering is received. Subscriptions to the next issue are expected within a week.
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May Center in Washington Foresees Central Purchasing
Washington report cites Sir Hardman Lever predicting a central purchasing committee in Washington to source all supplies for allied governments, replacing J P Morgan & Co. He warned Germany will face near bankruptcy in postwar credit markets due to piled internal loans and high interest, while allies expect to be financially secure, funded by gold, American securities sales, and large loans.
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United States
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J.P. Morgan & Co
Germany
Pay for Men in Training Under Officers Reserve Plan
Conferees on the army bill approved a provision to pay 100 dollars a month to men in training camps aiming to qualify for the officers reserve corps. The War Department said the 40,000 quota will likely enroll as camps open May 15, with each of the sixteen camps expected to fill 2,500 commissions. It urged further recruits among men of proven ability.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Department
Chicago to Furnish Chasers
Chicago mobilizes naval resources under navy orders. Capt. W. A. Moffett, commandant at the Great Lakes naval training station, begins gathering hundreds of small power boats to equip as submarine chasers. He aims to rush them to the seaboard as quickly as possible.
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Ander
Navy Department
W. A. Moffett
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Moffett
Seaboard
NOTICE TO SICK WOMEN Bridgeton N J Lydia Pinkham Ad
Mrs Milford Cum Mings of 822 Harmony St Penns Grove endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for inflammation irregularities and pains claiming strong personal improvement after use The ad urges acceptance of testimonials as evidence of the remedy's effectiveness for female distressing ailments.
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Bridgeton
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Milford T. Cummings
Harmony St
Penn’s Grove
Grafting Skin by Scraping Method Described
Doctor Buermann reports a skin grafting technique using salt rinse and razor scraping to collect mushlike particles on the blade. The mince is applied to a raw surface, boric acid salve remains for days, then plaster dressings are renewed weekly. After several renewals the particles grow to cover the wound.
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Buermann
Routing the Enemy
Madge tells her father that a girl across the street hit her. He asks if she hit back and she recalls she struck the other girl because they both ran the same direction, the only reachable area. The exchange captures a child’s attempt to justify an aggressive impulse.
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Madge
Dad
Woman's Curiosity Performs Since Eve Ate the Apple
A pithy reflection notes that ongoing curiosity animates human effort from ancient myth through modern life. It asserts that loss sharpens value, as appreciation follows mislaid or damaged possessions. The tone mirrors a thoughtful, communal voice typical of a newspaper column.
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Mother Eve
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