Enlarge the Selective Service Age Limits Discussed
Provost Marshal General Crozier notes a broad but varied push to raise the draft age with 18 to 45 years proposed by many boards. Estimates show 4,257,516 unmarried men could be available if the limit rises to 45, with 1,546,283 aged 18 to 21 already registered. License required for parcel post exports. penalties include fine up to 10 000 or two years imprisonment.
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General Crozier
War Trade Board
Parcel Post
Bureau of Exports
Washington, D. C
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Nogales
Il Paso
Wagle Pass
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile Savannah
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
New York
Service openings for men skilled with horses
Enlistments now being taken for the enlisted Veterinary corps. The 2,000 needed include veterinary and agricultural students, farmers, stablemen, and others experienced with horses. Pay ranges from $30 to $56 monthly with clothing food and quarters. Apply at any army recruiting station. Italy and France Regulate Newspap-
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Italy
France
Paper size and price restrictions spread in Europe
The article notes government controls on Italian newspapers limiting daily papers to four pages and bi weekly issues to two pages on ten days monthly. Dealers must not exceed a ten percent return rate. France imposes posters restrictions with bans on some advertising posters and size limits on others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
France
Military Service Letters Are Regulated at Camps and Cantons
Soldiers may write for newspapers and magazines but cannot be paid for their material. Letters intended for publication must go through officers who remove sensitive information. Regular civilian correspondents follow secrecy guidelines from the Public Information Committee, or camp privileges may be revoked. Troops in France fall under expeditionary force regulations. Theaters at Liberty facilities draw large crowds for musical comedies, with standing room only signs common in tents and camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Public Information
France
Liberty Theaters
Liberty
R&he
Victory Bread and Naval Optics Donor Call
The Food Administration allows victory bread with up to 80 percent wheat flour and permits various 20 percent substitutes from approved ingredients until March 2 rye flour may be used only until then. Citizens may donate binoculars spylasses telescopes sextants chronometers to the Navy at the Naval Observatory Washington in care of Franklin D Roosevelt with $1 paid per accepted item and donors must tag items with name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
McAdoo
Food Administration Grain Division
Washington
State Department
France
Army
Navy
Paris Association of Chocolate Manufacturers
Holland
War Trade Board
Canada
Newfoundland
Attacks on Ruler Broadside Reaches Public Information Committee
A forbidden double sided broadside from Germany shows a woodcut of a soldier a worker and a woman removing a rock with the emperor depicted in terror beneath. The text urges workers to awaken oppose the war and government while promising peace freedom and bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Committee On Public Information
Regulation Sets 30 Cent Per Registrant Local Board Pay
New regulations from the office of the provost marshal general outline compensation for local registration boards. Each board member earns 30 cents per registrant finally classified, with proportional payments among members. To adjust equity no member may exceed 15 cents of the 30 cent allotment and no two members together over 25 cents per classification unless the board agrees otherwise.
Coal Shortage Triggers Trains Halt and Schools Close in Austria
A wartime report details widespread disruptions from a coal shortage across Austria and neighboring regions. Schools shut for extended periods, electric utilities enforce curtailments, and transport services halt or reduce operations to conserve fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Union of Cinema Theaters
Vienna
Prague
Zizkov
Budenitz
Smichow
Lemberg
Navy Appeals for Glasses and More Through Press
Navy officials report collecting over 6 000 glasses of various kinds by public appeal. They argue if the government can operate railways roads telegraphs and street railways it can meet broader demands. The current situation is seen as opening many interesting possibilities.
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Navy
Wood Pulp Used in Cloth Manufacture in Germany
Wood pulp is being made into cloth in Germany the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce reports. The pulp is spun into thread and woven with linen warp, yielding a durable fabric that withstands five or six washings. It is used for all clothing but mainly underwear. Shippers of Food and Feeds Should
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Germany
Bureau of Foreign and
Government Safeguards to Preserve American Inventions
The government steps to protect American inventions for national service are urged. The argument notes that if such cautions had existed during early airship and submarine experiments, the advantage to the nation would have been substantial.
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America
Aztecs Feast For The Dead Amid Blood Sacrifice
A Southern Workman account describes Aztec death rites with burning pitch wood effigies dressed as the deceased. Women’s attire for the dead and headdressed chiefs in wealthy robes are noted, with food offerings and imagery set on mats before ritual fires. It links such practices to California tribes.
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Spain
California
Great Minds Died Poor Across History
The piece recalls famous figures from Sam Johnson to Mozart Hayden Lincoln Garfield and Grant, noting that many endured extreme poverty. It contrasts their high offices with their lack of wealth at death, highlighting debt and hardship faced by celebrated leaders and composers.
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Sam Johnson
Burns
Dame Fortune
Mozart
Hayden
Welington
Disraeli
Lincoln
Garfield
General Grant
United States
Pion
Farmers' Co operative Canal Co. Annual Meeting Notice
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders will be held in Farmington Montana on February 2 1918 at 2 o clock p m for electing officers and any other business that may properly come before the meeting. By O S Forseth Secretary.
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The
Farmers’ Co-operative Canal Co
Farmington
Montana
One of War's Tragedies: The Closure of Robert College
The piece notes Robert College in Constantinople, founded in 1863, as a long time influence on Near East life. It trained Bulgarians, Serbians, Greeks and Armenians who shaped liberal movements, officials, and even the Young Turk party. Its future hinges on the war’s outcome.
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Robert College
Near East
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Serbia
Greece
Armenia
Young Turk Party
Paper-Covered Novels and the Fate of the Unheard Of
The piece notes enduring appeal of dime novels like Ned Buntline’s The Fate of the Unheard Of issued in 1853 New York. It describes square twelvemo formats, uses war-era context as “literature of the trenches,” and contrasts popular titles with more mysterious alternatives.
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Ned Buntline
New York
$25 Orator Address Spurred DC Courtroom Jibe
A Washington Times report details a dramatic DC courtroom scene where a dark skinned lawyer for John Doe, accused of stabbing a man, delivered a $25 oration deemed irrelevant by the judge. The court urged the attorney to focus on Anacostia where the crime occurred, leaving the celestial rhetoric aside.
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District of Columbia Supreme Court
Demosthenes
Washington Times
John Doe
John
Heaven
Anacostia
Couldn’t Go Missing Family Reunion Hat Dress
A humorous dialogue centers on a would‑be attendee excusing absence from a family reunion. The speaker jokes about wearing borrowed clothing and items from relatives as a playful substitute for attending.
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Lucy
Matilda
Jane
Slight Mistake Exchange Sparks Comic Misreadings
A brief comic exchange unfolds as a man jokes that the woman sees his thoughts at a glance and she retorts with a sharp reminder that such a claim makes him seem fatuous. He questions the remark, she defends the jab with a pointed tease.
Easter Lily from Bermuda Icon of church festival
The Easter lily, the church festival emblem, was introduced from Bermuda about fifty years ago. Bermuda sends millions of bulbs and receives millions of dollars in return as eastern cities buy large consignments. In recent years diseases have affected bulbs prompting trials of native cultivation in Florida Mississippi Washington Oregon and California to foster independence in beauty and commerce.
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Bermuda
Islands
Florida
Mississippi
Washington
Oregon
California
Royal Flush Warning Echoes as Kings Dwindle
A quip notes imminent scarcity of kings in the world, implying dwindling royalty sufficient for a regal hand.
Nihilists Seek New Government After Abolishing It
After abolishing government a group of nihilists surveys options to establish a system that allows them to continue wielding power and control.
Emperor Wilian Urged to Hasten Throne Insurance
Pan German factions press for rapid steps to secure the throne with doubled insurance for Wilhelm amid political tensions. The call emphasizes stability and stronger leadership in a shifting empire.
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Wilian
Official Directory of Wilson Administration Names
President Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey leads a list of cabinet members and officials including Vice President Thomas R. Marshall from Indiana and Secretaries Lansing McAdoo Baker Reynolds Burleson Daniels Lane Houston Redfield Wilson, with Chief Justice Edward D. White noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Robert Lansing
Treasury
William G. McAdoo
New York
N. D. Baker
Ohio
James C. McReynolds
Tennessee
Albert S. Burleson
Texas
Navy
Joseph Damiels
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin
Officials Named for Federal Land Office Roles
Federal list assigns Judge George Bourquin of Helena as district judge and clerk George Sproule of Helena as clerk. U S Marshal Jos Ashbridge, Surveyor General H Gerhanz, and U S Attorney B K Wheeler are named. Registers of Land Offices include Jos Oker Helena J A Barker Great Falls J Meyers Havre F W Appleton Bozeman H J Kelly Lewistown Fred H Foster Billings.
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George M. Bourquin
Helena
George W. Sproule
Hele
U. S
Registers OF Land Offices
Jos. Oker
J. A. Barker
Great Falls
J.meyers
Havre
F. W. Appleton
Bozeman
H. J. Kelly
Lewistown
Fred H. Foster
Billings
State executive and judicial ticket listing official names
State officers listed include Governor Stewart of Helena Lieutenant-Governor McDowell Secretary of State Stewart State Treasurer Hart Attorney General Ford Auditor Keating Superintendent Trumper Railway Commissioners Hall Boyle McCormick State Veterinarian Butler Chief Justice Brantley Associate Justices Holloway Lanner Clerk Carroll.
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Ss. V. Stewart
Helena
W. W. McDowell
Butte
Charles F. Stewart
H. L. Hart
S. C. Ford
Melena
Wm. Keating
Miss May Trumper
J. H. Hall
Daniel Boyle J. E. McCormick
W. J. Butler
Theodore Brantley
W. H. Holloway
Sydney Lanner
J. F. Carroll
Teton County Officials Roster Listed for 1930s
The document enumerates county positions and officeholders in Teton County including Benator T Larson as senator, Chas McDonald and others as representatives, Henry Radcliffe as chairman of the board, J B Leslie and H H Ewing as judges, Paul Jacobson as clerk of district court, Walter Verge as county attorney, E C Garrett as clerk and recorder, A B Guthrie as treasurer, Grace M Thompson as superintendent of schools, John L Lundgren as assessor, J H Barnett as surveyor, C H Connor as coroner, Byron Corson as public administrator, and William Miller as sheriff.
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Benator
T. O. Larson
Chas
McDonald
Chateau
C. C. Davis
Conrad
Henry Radcliffe
Fairfield
Ernest A. Savory
Dupuyer
Dan Ledgerwood
Eighth Judicial District
J. B. Leslie
H. H. Ewing
Paul Jacobson
Walter L. Verge
E. C. Garrett
C. James Smith
A. B. Guthrie
William Miller
Grace M. Thompson
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Kly
Gen. Crozier
Commission On
Denny
Springfield
Peruna
Urarrh
Bae
Farmers’ Co-Operative
O. S. Forseth
Popular Mechanics
North Michigan Avenue
Easter Lily
Island Gardens
Official Directory
Teton County
John L. Lundgren
J. H. Barnett
Cordfier
C. H.connor
Byron ’ Corson
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