Draft Drawings Today for 10,500 National Draft Numbers
The draft draws to order military service for about 10 million registrants began in Washington at 9:30 AM. 10,500 numbers will be drawn in per district order, with nine actors and two announcers handling slips. Bristol district totals 1264 registrations, with other towns contributing to a 214 district total. The Sixth District Bristol faces 146 draft calls, amid strong local enlistments.
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Washington
Senate
Baker
War Department
House
Bristol
Dean Ah Sly
National Guard
Regular Army
Portsmouth
Tiverton
Jamestown
Little Compton
Muddletown
New Shoreham
German Arrested Here After Wandering Near Shipyards
George Arno Rudolph Krausse a 26 year old German was arrested by Night Watchman James Barry near the Herreshoff boat shops and turned over to Special Officer John Paull. He claimed to head to New York and was detained for questioning by Chief Dwyer and immigration officials before being sent toward Cranston for interment and possible transfer to Gallups Island camp near Boston.
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George Arno Rudolph Krausse
James Barry
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
John Paull
Kelley
Gallagher
New York
Barry
Herreshoff
U.S
Burnside Street
Hope Street
Burton Street
High Street
Dwyer
Dresden
Germany
Maine
Etr
Flemming
Tom Howick
Department of Justice
Providence
United States
Richards
Joea Sullivan
Howick
Krausse
Berlin
Cranston
Knights of Pythias Vows War Service Gift Plan
At Burnside Lodge No 34 weekly meeting 14 members who enlisted for naval or military service will receive a useful present for service. Patriotic Week follows with an open meeting next Wednesday. good speakers expected and all men and women invited.
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Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
K_ of P
Bristol Volunteers Lead District Enlistments Despite Population Gap
Bristol, with a population over 13 000, supplied about five to six of every ten local enlistments. On April 9th the town sent 22 men to the Navy, nine to Coast Defence, seven to Hospital Corps, four to Plattsburg Officers' Camp, and one to aviation. Overall Bristol has more than 140 men in U S military service.
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Bristol
Naval Reserve
Navy
Coast Defence Service
Hospital Corps
Plattsburg
Aviation Corps
U S. Navy
U. S
Naval Service
Rhode Island Draft Apportionment Districts Listed
Districts outline Rhode Island apportionment by territory. District 1 covers Charlestown East Greenwich Exeter Hopkinton Narragansett North Kingstown Richmond South Kingstown West Greenwich and Westerly. District 2 includes Warwick and West Warwick. District 3 comprises Burrillville Coventry Foster Glocester Johnston North Smithfield Scituate and Smithfield. District 4 covers Cumberland Lincoln and North Providence. District 5 contains Barrington East Providence and Warren. District 6 lists Bristol Jamestown Middletown Little Compton New Shoreham Portsmouth and Tiverton.
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Charlestown
East Greenwich
Exeter
Hopkinton
Narragansett
North Kingstown
Richmond
South Kingstown
West Greenwich
Westerly
Warwick
West Warwick
Burrillville
Coventry
Foster
Glocester
Johnston
North Smithfield
Scituate
Smithfield
Cumberland
Lincoln
North Providence
Barrington
East Providence
Warren
Bristol
Jamestown
Middletown
Little Compton
New Shoreham
Portsmouth
Tiverton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Re Heyess
Paris Green
Bordeaux
Adnweil
Wardwele Comber CO
Bristol, R
Kool Kloth
Bates Street
Connery’s
Men's Shop
STAR
F. T. Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Staples Coal Company
State Street
Star Theatre
Dare Devil
George Walsh
Island of Desire
Dorothy Dalton
Casey
Molly King
R. I. Weekly
Triangle Keystone Comedy
J. Warren Kerrigan
Ruth Roland
Cranston Jail
Knights OF
Pythias
Rhode Island
jAdjust
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Central Falls
Newport
Cranston Eee Eae
Edward D. Kunz
Cotican
Blanche Sweet
Margaret Turnbull
the. Waldron CO
Bradford St
Metro
Ethel Barrymore
Pathe Weekly
Metro Comedy
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