Nurses Urged to Volunteer as War Strain Increases
Amid dire calls from the Surgeon General and Red Cross, American nurses are urged to volunteer for overseas duty to care for the wounded. Many nurses are employed locally, delaying muster, but the nation seeks urgent mobilization to supply care for soldiers transported from the marne front and beyond.
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United States Army
Navy
Marne
Atlantic
Army
Red Cross
Public
Notice of Public Land Claim Acceptance Arizona 1918
Notice from the United States Land Office Phoenix announces Jo. H. Getzwiler of Benson, Arizona, filed a five year proof to establish a land claim on a Dec 18 1917 homestead entry No 037451 in section 18 township 16 south range 22 west. The proof will be before H. G. Brown US Commissioner at Benson on July 9 1918 with witnesses Henry W. Etz William J. Bennett Sam Wilson and Charlie Clark all of Benson.
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Henry W. Etz
William J. Bennett
Sam Wilson
Charlie Clark
Benson Arizona
Marine Corps Recruiting Offices Open Again
Telegraph orders revive Marine Corps enlistment across Los Angeles San Diego Bakersfield and Phoenix offices urging men aged 18 to 35 to apply. Drafted personnel may qualify with board release and training in land sea air artillery infantry or signal service. Immediate enlistment is encouraged as the rescission date remains unknown.
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Marine Corps
U. S. Marine Corps
Uncle Sam
Los Angeles
San Diego
Bakersfield
Phoenix
Arizona
Too Old to Fight but Not to Give to Red Cross
Poem reflects a speaker who cannot enlist due to age but who remains devoted to aiding the Red Cross. It contrasts youth’s burden on the battlefield with an elder’s ongoing capacity to help, expressing gratitude that mercy can still reach the heart and that giving remains possible despite aging. It evokes Flanders field and wartime service without graphic detail.
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Flanders’ Field
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London
U. S
Committee On Public Information
England
Thomas Burke
London Star
Frank Bragwyt
Wall
Admiral Sims
Secretary of Agriculture
Office of Publi Roads and Rural Engineering
United States
Bureau of Chemistry
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Army Ordannance Department
Congress
Ordnance Department
Ordnance Office
Washington
Ordnance
Treasury
France
War Department
Gas Defense Service
Bavaria
Saxony
Prussia
Munich
Pershing
Benson
Departent OF the Interior
United States Land Office
T. L. Irvin
Goodrich Rubber CS
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