Draft calls loom as Canton boards set quotas higher
Canton draft operations outline raised minimums and 25 percent contingency for the June call, with north and south boards adjusted to 330 and 278 respectively. The plan also expands to mobilize three days after May actions, plus a turnout forecast of about 677 for the wider draft.
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Wedy
Adjutant General
Canton
Stark-co
Georgia
Kentucky
North Board
South Board
Renr
Washington
E North Board
Nn Uth
Hindenburg Aims New Offensive In French Front
United Press dispatch from May 8 reports Hindenburg poised to strike again with vast German preparations including roads railways bridges airdromes airplanes and artillery. About 89 divisions are considered ready for action though morale and confidence are cautioned. Australian troops advance north of the Somme with gains near Morlancourt and Sailly-Le-Sec.
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U. P
Somme
The
Ancre
Haig
Flanders
United Press
France
Hindenburg
Morlancourt
Albert
Sailly-Le-See
Soldiers in France to vote if states allow
In France American soldiers in training may vote if their states authorize it. War officials say mass voting from France would disrupt military operations. Crowell notes the issue was examined after 1917 efforts, and argues women should not force voting rights in this matter.
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Roy Massachusetts
Secreet
Benedict Crowell
Ant
McCain
France
Crowell
Railroad Rates to Be Advanced Across North America
Washington reports the railroad administration plans increases in freight about 7 percent and passenger fares near 2 percent to cover an estimated annual deficit of up to 800 million dollars. Higher fuel costs and payrolls plus a revenue drop since January drive the move as Director General McAdoo to address rate and revenue issues after wartime matters.
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Washington
U. P
Railroad Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
McAdoo
Lane War Commission
Must House 100 College Men In Munitions Work
Massillon residents were told by the War department to house 100 college men to be sent to Massillon for munitions work at Griscom Russell Co. Secretary Lord of the Massillon Chamber of Commerce announced the request. Families were urged to open their homes to provide lodging as soon as the word arrived.
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Massillon
War Department
Griscom-Russell Co
Lord
Massillon Chamber of Commerce
Smee Becomes Strand Theater Manager Here
M. W. Smee takes charge as manager of the Strand theater succeeding the late Smallwood. He previously ran the Dreamland theater in Akron.
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Strand
M. W. Smee
Strand Theater
Smallwood
Dreamland Theater
Akron
Arthur Has the Trunks Largest Stock in Canton
Arthur's Leather Shop offers over 200 trunks in Canton with prices from 6 to 10 dollars and up. Located at 204 Market Ave N, Adv.
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Arthur
Canton
Arthur's
Artillery Pounds Front as French Planes Sweep Lines
American artillery hammered German positions through the night at Cantigny Courtemanche Fontaine Sous Montdidier Mesnil St Georges and surrounding roads and woods. French airplanes hovered in flocks over the lines as mud and destruction turned the sector into a trench era landscape.
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Teuton Line
Picardy
Cantigny
Courtemanche
Fontaine- Sous-Montdidier
Mesnil-St. Georges
Cantigny-Framicourt
Bocie
Montdidier
Amiens
Breteuil
Fontaine Sous-Montdidier
Fontaine-Sous-Montdidier
Framicourt
Plan to Register Each Quarter Men Reaching 21 Years
Provost Marshal Gen Crowder told the house military affairs committee that quarterly draft registration for men turning 21 next year may be required by the new army expansion. He estimated $15 million in program costs, $3 million more than this year, and said quarterly registration would drive the higher expenses.
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Washington
U. P
Crowder
House Military Affairs Committee
County Y M C A Plan Launched In Stark County
Stark county holds first association convention in Canton to launch county Y M C A work. A county committee of eighteen is to be elected, with thirteen chosen Tuesday and the rest later. More than $2000 of the $3000 needed for one year’s operation was raised, and plans for a county secretary are in progress. T. B. Lanham, state secretary, will stay several days to arrange details.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Stark Co
Stark Co Association
Canton Association
T. B. Lanham
Starkee
County Delivers Road Ultimatum To Bonding Firms
County commissioners issued a ultimatum to The New Amsterdam Casualty Co and The Aetna Co demanding start of road work on Cairo-Hartville and North Lawrence-East Greenfield roads by next Monday. Three miles on Cairo-Hartville and one and a half miles on North Lawrence-East Greenfield remain unimproved after Schilling Construction Co defaulted.
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Cairo-Hartville Rd
Lake
Lawrence-East Greenfield-rd
Lawrence-to
J. Frank Booth
Cairo-Hartville-rd
Lawrence-East
Greenfieldrd
New Amsterdam Casualty Co
Aetna Co
Schilling Construction Co
Illinois Flyer Dies After 500 Foot Fall at Scott Field
Lieut G W Smith 34 of Paw Paw Alabama aero instructor died after a 500 foot fall at Scott Field yesterday. Scott Kearn 23 of Newark New Jersey sustained a broken collar bone and fractured ribs. Also Constantine former King of Greece reported seriously ill at Zurich. Arthur's Leather Shop advertises comfort kits razors and cases at 3 25 and 6 50.
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May
U. P.1
G. W. Smith
Paw Paw
Scott Field
Scott Kearn
Newark
N. J
Smith
Arthur’s Leather Shop
Lloyd George Crisis Deepens as Asquith Moves Investigation
London May 8 The Lloyd George government faces its gravest crisis as General Maurice accuses the premier of dishonesty. Herbert Asquith moves to investigate the charges, signaling a direct confidence challenge and prompting mixed press reaction about the government’s handling and public trust. The Times and the Mail back investigation. Northcliffe papers defend the ministers.
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Maurice
Herbert Asquith
House of Commons
Asquith
Lloyd-George
Northcliffe
the Times
the Mail
Owner of Wine Room Nabbed in City Probe
James Sullivan proprietor of the Oak wine room on Tuscarawas street was arrested Monday by Detective Chief Swope for violating the wine room ordinance. He allegedly allowed women without an escort to frequent and buy liquor. Sullivan posted bond and faces court Thursday with possible further arrests if appealed to higher court.
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James Sullivan
Oak Wine Room
Tuscarawas Stck
Swope
Sullivan
Riblet
Dance Eagles Hall Weekly Schedule
Weekly listings show events at Eagles Hall with dances on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday nights featuring Norwood Mootz Orchestra. Local patrons are invited to attend the lively social evenings and enjoy live music and dancing.
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Dance Eagles’ Hall
Norwood-Mootz Orchestra
Adv
Germans Try New Deception Over Lorraine Skies
United Press dispatch from the American front in Lorraine reports German airmen adopting new ruses to mislead American aviators. One tactic sends a lone or paired German planes to trigger alarms, drawing in reinforcements outnumbering the Americans. Another tactic lures U S planes into German airspace where a hidden squadron ambushes them from above.
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J. Taylor
United Press
Lorraine
Toul
Germany
Train Wreck Spares Crew as Ordance Car Is Damaged
Ten freight cars derailed near Avery on the Huron river when a Nickle Plate drawcar pulled out. One car carried army ordnance and cannon castings while others held meat and corn. No injuries reported though the line was blocked for hours. Early rumors of the train plunging into the river were unfounded.
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Sandusky
U. P
Huron River
Avery
Worry Over Sons In War Triggers Suicide Reports
In Coshocton Ohio Thomas M Marshall 39 shot himself after an afternoon boat ride with his wife and four year old child. Officials link his suicide to concern over a son serving with the Rainbow Division. In Dover Ohio Mrs Jennie Groff 47 hanged herself at home after learning her two sons are in the army. Her husband Samuel BD Groff found the body.
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Coshocton
U. P
Thomas M. Marshall
Rainbow Division
Dover
Jennie Groff
Samuel Bd, Groff
Seed Rose Potatoes for Early Planting Ad
Advertises early Rose potatoes suitable for seed at $1 per bushel delivered in city units. Call Mr. Roos at Bell phone 4460 for details.
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Roos
Bell Telephone
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