Registration Rules for 21 to 31 Year Olds in Draft
The president signs the selective draft bill. Georgia faces uncertain quota and names the county board as sheriff, ordinary, county clerk, and county physician to register men aged 21 to 31. Registration begins June 5 with penalties for willful noncompliance.
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Kerrie
Nash
County Registration Board
Georgia
Regular Army
Navy
National Guard
Naval
District Court of the
United States
St Simon Island promising record summer season begins
Real estate agents report full bookings for cottages on St Simon Island. Tenants secure stays from two weeks to the entire summer with rents unchanged. Locals expect Brunswick families to move to summer homes this week as cottage owners settle in.
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St. Simon
Receiver Cohen to Visit Brunsw ick for Talks on G C and P
Henry L. Cohen of New York one of the receivers of the Georg Coast and Piedmont railroad company is due to arrive tomorrow or Tuesday for a conference with Receivers Frank D. Aiken and C. H. Leavy. The discussions cover future operation development and improvements to the roadbed and new equipment purchases for the company.
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Henry L. Cohen
New York
Coast and Piedmont T Railroad Company
Frank D. Aiken
C. H. Leavy
Cohen
G. C. and
City
Nicara gua Severs Relations With Germany in May
Nicaragua severed diplomatic relations with Germany as of May 19, joining Guatemala and Honduras in cutting ties. The move comes amid regional tensions and aligns with actions by neighboring Central American states this week.
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Washington
Nicarauga
Germany
Guatemala
Honduras
Draft eligibility questions from 1917 inquiry form
The passage lists questions about present trade or occupation, current employer and location, dependent family members under 12, and whether the respondent claims exemption from the draft with grounds specified. It reflects personal inquiry on support, employment, and exemption status.
Superior Court Opens With Full Jury Panels Listed
Glynn superior court begins at 10 o clock with Judge Highsmith presiding. The civil docket is highlighted and the grand jury may meet busy first day. First and second week jurors are listed by names in two sections for the upcoming sessions.
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Glynn Superior Court
PL Highsmith
A. Eb, Leybourne
L. C. Marlin P. Horan
Fred Baumgartner
FP. L. Tatum
Gratz Dent
George Burbank
J. D. Baldwin
R. E. Boykin
J. H. Cornelius
J. W. Collins
W. B. Fain
A. C. Bunting
W. P. Bailey
Julius Levy
F.L. Bracy
H. M. King, Jr
A. V. Wood
H. J. Hassan
W. J. Ford
A. J. Gordon
BE. Kk. Thompson
C. H. Sheldon
F. J. Stokes
T. KB. Davis
Kt. R. Jackson
Charlton Wright
W. F. Parker
Gaston Beach
H. Courvoisier
F. M. Scarlett
R. H. Harley
KE. L. Stephens
J. B. High
A. de Tatum
Geo
Hl. McCullough
G. ©. Allen
D. ©. George
A. L. Church
T. G. Lambright
W. J. Culver
L. Metts
J. B. Bankston
John, Menatte, W., H. Wood
F. C. Brown
C. L. Pierce
J. M. King
J. EB. Baldwin
C. EB. Elliott
Peter Knudson
J. H Carlin
T. G. Clark
L. W. Everett
J. M. Ralston
St Simon Folk to Have Hearing Over Deer Hunt
Last December Philip Boreezhimer millionaire owner of the iFagle Pencil company hosted deer hunting on Little St Simon island. About twenty residents were indicted by Glynn county grand jury for violating state game law by killing deer out of season. Lord Maeimer will resist prosecution with Judge Krauss representing him and Solicitor Sellers for the state.
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Philip Boreezhimer
iFagle Pencil Company
Little St. Simon
St. Simon
Glynn County
Brunswick
Baron Maeimer
Krauss
Congressmen Comstock Dies in Washington
Representative Daniel W. Comstock of Indiana dies in Washington from pneumonia at age 77. He was one of the last Civil War veterans in the U S House.
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Washington
Daniel W. Comstock
Indiana
Glynn Sails for European Port After Successful Transatlantic Run
The Brunswick built schooner Glynn captained by Smpke and owned by James A. Brailey sailed April 1 with a cargo valued at $200,000 destined for the Y arvan Rosin and Turpentine company. A European port alerted the vessel arrived in good shape and the crew of eight Brunswick men reported a pleasant voyage. The Glynn faces the Mediterranean to reach its near destination within two to three weeks.
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James A. Brailey
Glynn
Brunswick Shipbuilding Company
Rer
Larely
Mediterranean
Brailey
Austrians Admit Debate On Front
Vienna reports the evacuation of Mount Kuk east of Prava admitted by the Austrian war office. Italian attacks on Mount Santo repulsed as Austro-Hungarian reinforcements and Romanian forces battle to halt the Italian advance along the Isonzo toward Trieste. A fierce fight rages on the Julian front from Tolina to the Adriatic as Austro-Hungarian fortifications crumble before British howitzers.
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Vienna
Mount Kuk
Prava
Austrian War Office
Mount Santo
Rumania
Isonuo
Trieste
Julian
Tolina
Adriatic Sea
Wheat Curing Weather in Smith Center and Zeppelin Losses
Sweltering heat reaches 94 degrees in Smith Center Kansas as wheat crops show signs of stress. British reports off the Danish coast claim two Zeppelins destroyed near Copenhagen with one felled by lightning and the other by an explosion.
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Smith Center
Kans
Copenhagen
Wooden ships to be built also
The United States Shipping Board has decided to build both wooden and steel ships. Plans and specifications for a large fleet of wooden ships of 3000 to 3500 tons, to aid the war effort, will be completed soon. Major General George W. Goethals will receive bids and awards after plans are ready. Pine lumber will be in high demand to meet the program.
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United States Shipping Board
Col. Goethals
Washington
Inner
Senc Fleet Corporation
George W. Goethals
Shipping Board
Gen. Goethals
Postoffice Lobby To Close At Night For Mail Box Deposit
The post office lobby doors will be closed from 11 p m to 3 30 a m after Treasury Department orders. A large mailbox will be installed in front of the building to allow patrons to deposit mail during closed hours. Postmaster Leavy approved the requisition for the mailbox to serve customers after hours.
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Postoffice
Treasury Department
Leavy
No Separate Peace Backed by Russian Provisional Government
Petrograd reports the Provisional Government pledges unity against a separate peace and aims to restore general peace without annexations or indemnities. War Minister Kerensky vows iron discipline to raise morale as peasants applaud. The army will not seek to destroy Western allies.
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Petrograd
Keremyky
Congress of Peasants
Russia
British mission visits Richmond for Confederate landmark tour
Foreign Secretary Balfour and party toured Richmond on a one day visit welcomed by Governor Stuart and Virginia citizens. They attended a luncheon public meeting and trips to historic sites while wreaths were laid on statues of Lee and Stonewall Jackson before returning to Washington. The brief Southern excursion was shortened by press of work.
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Washington
L Retary Balfour
Richmond
Stuart
Virginia
Robert Wf. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Marines To Fight In France With Pershing Expedition
A Marine regiment of 2,600 men led by Col A Dogan will accompany the first division to France under General Pershing. The unit will be armed and organized like army regiments, with homeward-bound residents from the tropics to follow. Pershing and staff will oversee Europe-bound troops. divisions to be raised span eastern and midwestern states up to the sixteenth division.
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Washington
Has
A. Dogan
Maui
Santo
Do‘uingo
Cuba
France
Pershing
Daniele
Marine
V Pershng
Mexico
Villa
Outlwa
Wheat
Col
Roosevelt
Germany
War Department
New Hamppshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Middle
Western States
Shells Placed on Missing Link Between Brunswick and Darien
The county convict gang completed shelling and crushing shells on the Brunswick to Darien Ferry road, fixing a long missing link. The 0.75 mile stretch was leveled and prepared to receive shells, making the Brunswick road one of the best in the region. Many bushels of shells were purchased and placed along the twelve mile route, with plans to repair the entire distance.
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Brunswick
Darien Ferry
Officials Favor Salary Bill Aiming to End Fees
As Georgia plans to abolish all fees and place officials on straight salaries, many officials face retirement or minimal income if not on a salary. An elected official notes the so called boundary law has eliminated fees, leaving court costs much reduced. Georgia appears to be moving toward a salary system, with many officials welcoming the change.
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Georgia
Doctors and Assistants Go to France As War Aid
The War Department announced that American doctors and specialists are pouring into France. Ten thousand are to go as recruits to the regular army for the war period only.
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Washington
War Department
France
Sheriff Berrie Skips Court After Thirty Years
Georgia's Glynn County Sheriff Berrie will not attend the upcoming court term, the first absence in about 30 years due to health. Deputy Owens will handle duties while the sheriff rests, with doctors and local supporters urging a safe, temporary leave.
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Berrie
Georgia
Owens
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