Boston Sends 6944 Men to Camp Devens for Training
Boston's army unit of 1370 strong boards a special 11 am train from North Station to Camp Devens for training. Of the 6944 selectives, 1164 are white and 206 are Negro. 644 white and 7 Negroes will be sent from four states. Plans to bring 2700 more Negroes from Florida are canceled. Colored service battalions move to overflow barracks to make room.
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Boston Draft Quota Ranks Among City’s Largest
The quota is one of the largest yet sent from this city. The men going from Boston in this quota are all from Class 1, and all are selected men of physical condition to warrant general military service. The draftees have all been chosen according to the numerical sequence of their order numbers.
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Draft Quota From Charlestown Heads to Camp Devens
Sixty white men and one colored man form the Charlestown draft quota. Draftees report at 8:45 a.m. to the Selection Board, then proceed to North Station for the 11 o clock train to Camp Devens.
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Germany Aims to Tax Belgium Out of Existence
American newspapers in January 1916 disclosed Germany’s attempt to tax Belgium out of existence. The text questions the global reach of the Kaiser's ambition and its potential consequences if realized. It urges readers to buy a bond.
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