Draft numbers and national service praise amid war news
Summary of selective service figures through 1918 and praise for volunteers. Reports show monthly draft totals reaching nearly 1.6 million by July 1 and total armed forces exceeding two million. Mentions German Uboat campaign spurring recruitment and commendations for local boards and nurses in wartime.
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Department of Artitury
Paorunry
Nasreh
Great Britain
Hal
Seelstamts
Regent
Mone
Dieserve
Americans Prove Valor In World War Frontline Battles
Reports from the western front celebrate American troops in action along the Marne and Picardy. The text praises their courage, dash, and rapid effectiveness, noting they match or surpass German veterans and debunk claims of being unable to field a large force in France.
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Garmin Press
France
Farmers Excursion a Successful Event for Pennsylvanian Farmers
The first final automobile excursion under the Black Breeders Association and Farm Bureau auspices drew about 950 people including farmers and their families. Three vehicles toured stops at Whiteman farm MeKorn Hotchips McLane Lake Farm Waite and featured talks by Penn State's Anthony on stock selection dairy herd grading and related topics. The event, the second largest in Pennsylvania, aims to boost farming efforts and cattle value statewide.
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Tocal Farm Bureau
Plower-Webster-Cutter
Soma
Maida
Charles Whiteman
MeKorn
B Anthony
Penn State College
Coal train derailment delays B & L passenger near Shadeland
A derailed coal car train on the Bessemer and Lake Erie line near Shadeland delayed the southbound passenger train by over an hour around 0:34 a.m. No injuries were reported. Local railroad inquiry is ongoing to determine the cause, with officials noting one car may have derailed after a problem originated in a mechanism.
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Bessemer & Lake Brig
Shadeland
Bos Jater
Agama Jing
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