Texas Army Camp Sites Chosen by War Department
The War Department announced cantonments for the national army will be at San Antonio and Little Rock with national guard camps at Fort Worth, Houston, Enco, Fort Sill, Okla and Deming. Texas sites will form divisions of about 28 000 troops with 6 000 civilian staff per division and monthly payroll near 1 000 000 dollars per division.
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Dallas
Waco
San Antonio
el Vaso
National Army
Congress
National Guard
War Department
Houston
Bell
Mexico
Houston Heights
Brunner
Fort Worth
Lake Worth
Texas
South
Oklahoma
Southern Department
Department
Period of Leniency Ends for Unregistered Men
Washington reports the leniency period ended Monday night for men ages 21 to 30 who failed to register for the army last Tuesday. Provost Marshal General Crowder urged governors to enforce the penal clause of the selective service law against those who did not register.
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Washington
Crowder
Radical changes approved to war tax income section
Washington senate finance committee finally approved major changes to the house war tax bill. Retroactive 1916 income tax aimed at 108 million dollars was removed, as were Lenroot surtax increases for incomes over 40 thousand, eliminating about 66 million in additional revenue.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
First U S Army landings in England herald new war effort
London reports Major General John J. Pershing leading the first American army party into Britain after a ten day voyage on the Battle. Fifty seven officers and about fifty privates arrive to join preparations for the western front with minimal social entertainments. Paris notes allied naval greetings and Jupiter wheat shipment arriving in France.
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London
John J. Pershing
Earl of Derby
Viscount French
General Pershing
Pershing
France
America
Paris
Ministry of Marine
Jupiter
Daniela
Confederate Veterans Reelect Harrison at Washington Reunion
General George F. Harrison of Opelika Alabama was reelected commander in chief of the Confederate Veterans at the Washington reunion held on Pennsylvania Avenue after a march past the White House. Tulsa Oklahoma was chosen as the 1918 meeting site with Texas leading in parade presence.
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Harrison
Tulsa
Okla
Washington
George F. Harrison
Opelika
Ala
Pennsylvania Avenue
Martial Straina
Dixie
Waigan
Marshall
J. M. van Zandt
Texas
Transmississippi Department
M. M. Buford
South Carolina
Tillman
Arkansas
South
North
Wilson
Samuel W. Williams
Virginia
White House
Supreme Court limits saloon hours ruling in Texas case
The Texas Supreme Court refused a writ of error in the H. B. Terrell v. J. O. Walker case from Dallas County. The decision affects saloon closing times by requiring Sun Time Governs rather than standard time and was issued by the appellate committee handling civil appeals.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Supreme Court
H. B. Terrell
J. O. Walker
Dallas County
Civi
Steamer Southland Is Bank By Submarine
Cable advices report the British steamship Southland sunk by a submarine with about thirty three lives lost. Five crewmen were killed outright and twenty eight are missing, according to the International Mercantile Marine Company.
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New York
Red Star Ne
Southland
International Mercantile Marine Company
Storm Toll Rise in Missouri and Kansas Tornadoes
Tornadoes in Missouri and Kansas killed fifteen people in Missouri and nine in Kansas as storms swept rural districts. Reports from stricken areas detail widespread death and destruction across the two states.
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Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
Division Chairmen Named by National Defense Council
The women's committee of the Council of National Defense on Saturday announced state division chairmen and temporary chairs. Kansas Mrs. J. M. Miller Kansas City, Louisiana Mrs. Hilda Phelps New Orleans, Oklahoma Mrs. Robert L. Owen Muskogee, Texas Mrs. Frederick Fleming Dallas.
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Washington
Council of National Defense
Kansas
J. M. Miller
Kansas City
Louisiana
Hilda Phelps
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Robert L. Owen
Muskogee
Texas
Frederick Fleming
Dallas
Registration totals top 4.7 million from states and DC
Twenty six states and the District of Columbia report more than half the population registered for war service. Total registrations reach 4,716,768 with territory estimates bringing the probable grand total near 9 million. Officials caution census figures are approximate and many already serve in the armed forces. Final tabulation may be delayed a week.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Registration In Texas Draft Registrations by City
Completa reports from Texas cities over 30 000 population show Dallas leading with 14 581 and San Antonio second with 18 043 Houston third with 12 225 El Paso fourth with 9 392 Fort Worth fifth with 8 159 Galveston sixth with 4 977 Waco seventh with 3 631 and Austin eighth with 3 160.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
Dallas
San Antonio
el Paso
Fort Worth
Galveston
Waco
Austin
Brazil Forms Coast Artillery Section Under Decree
Rio de Janeiro reports a government decree to form a first coast artillery section and to open a credit of 870 million reis for armament and war materials. Under normal exchange, that sum equals about 26.1 million dollars.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Japan Gets Big Building Order For British Freighters
The Kawasaki Dockyard Company of Kobe has secured a British contract to construct fourteen freight steamers for strengthening the entente powers merchant fleet. Tonnage varies from 9 000 to 12 000 tons with a total value around 25 million dollars.
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Japan
Tokio
Kawasaki Dockyard Company
Kobe
Great Britain
Louisiana Total Registration Reported by Governor
Baton Rouge reports total registration in Louisiana as 157 827 with 88110 white 66535 colored 2966 aliens 218 alien enemies. Exemptions claimed 93558 and state estimated eligibles 171000.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Pleasant
Aliens in America Felt at 4.66 Million in Census
A Census Bureau report released Tuesday places the number of German Austro Hungarian Bulgarian and Turkish subjects in the United States at 4 662 000. It estimates about 964 000 males over 21 among them and lists Germans at 2 849 000.
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America
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Senator McNary Sworn In To Senate Majority Shifts
Republican Senator Charles N. McNary of Oregon was sworn in to replace the late Senator Lane. His swearing reduces the Democratic hold and increases Republican seats to 43 while the majority falls to 62 with the new composition in the Senate.
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Washington
Charles N. McNary
Oregon
Lane
Senate
Senate judiciary panel backs Prohibition Resolution
Washington reporters note the senate committee on judiciary on Tuesday reported favorably the Sheppard resolution. It would submit the question of nationwide prohibition to the states in the same form as in the last Congress.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Congress
Goose Creek Oil Well Reaches 2600 Feet Depth
At Goose Creek Texas another 1000 barrel oil well was brought in Monday at the 2600 feet depth. The well is Sinclair Quit Corporation No 7 Ashbel Smith.
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Goose Creek
Tex
Sinclair Quit Corporation
Ashbel Smith
Earthquake Devastates Salvador Towns
Reports from Managa and San Juan del Sur say hundreds of lives lost in San Salvador as earthquakes continue through Thursday night and volcanoes erupt.
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Salvador
Panama
Managa
San Juan del Sur
San Salvador
Rescuers Save 27 From Speculator Mine Fire
Twenty seven men were rescued alive from the 2400 foot level of the Speculator mine in Butte after a fire broke out Saturday. The blaze caused multiple fatalities among the miners.
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Butte
Mont
Supper Bet Sparks Chops Run In Evening Mischief
A neighbor recalls Tommy and a crowd of boys at 6 PM near home as chips and a wager of supper time set off a playful chase. Tommy flashes chops Ma sent him for at five. The tale captures small town antics and supper hour rules.
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Tommy
Never Thought of That
Professor and Emily talk of winning gas from Jones by wagering on fuel economy. They have consumed over fifty five miles on a few gallons and worry about returning as night falls with nearly empty tank.
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Emily
Jones
Henry
Necessity and wheat prices spark uneasy talk
In a dialogue, Marmer Corn tessell rejects optimistic views on high wheat prices. He argues he would not feel better even if spring failed and water cost two dollars per gallon, contrasting stated happiness with economic strain.
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Marmer Corntessel
Man's Opinion Exalted Yet Poor Judgment of People
A concise aphorism notes that many individuals who hold themselves in high esteem misjudge human nature and others, highlighting a clash between self-regard and social insight.
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