Registration Instructions for Military Service 1917
The article outlines who must register for military service, age 21 to 31, on a set date, with no exceptions. It explains the filing of conscription cards, the twelve questions to answer, and how to provide full name birth date address citizenship status and current job, plus instructions to claim exemptions and medical or other grounds.
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Enfield Rifle to Be Arm for U S War Forces
The Enfield rifle will be adopted for American use but built to use U S ammunition. Springfield model production continues with interchangeable ammunition to fit both rifles. The note cites adequate Enfield factories and existing British army output.
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Enfield
United States
Kaiser’s Man Tisa Out as Hungary’s Premier in War News
Austria Hungary ousts premier Tisz, shifting power amid peace talks echoes. Empress Zita reportedly signs for peace with no annexations, while Russia and France debate terms. Italy advances toward Trieste as Allied forces gain ground. U S House passes record war tax bill and Liberty bonds surge.
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Trieste
House of Representatives
Edward W. Pickard
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Count Tisar
Premer
Hungary
Austria-Honoary
Zita
Austria
Trentino
Germany
Indictment Alleges Onion Price Fixing and Hoarding Scheme
Federal Grand Jury indicts eight corporations and individuals for conspiring to monopolize interstate onion trade. The case cites a national onion association coordinating storage and distribution to fix prices and hoard supply, with 75 percent of the crop claimed under control, spanning Kenton Ohio to Springfield Massachusetts and other locations. The government notes a large producer–consumer margin across 1915–1916.
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Anderson
Kenton
Ohio
Springfield
Mass
House Aims to Bypass Prohibition Legislation This Session
Washington discussion shows the House judiciary chair Webb stating no prohibition bills will be moved unless desired by a resident. The Senate may pursue its own measures, while the House would later consider any such action. A grain control bill could block grain use for alcohol, with Senate pending several proposals.
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House
Webb
Judiciary Committee
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Rame Up
Ain
$1,500,000 Spot Cotton Sale Sets New Orleans Record
In New Orleans the spot cotton market saw its largest single trade with 14,200 bales of Oklahoma grades passing hands for $1,500,000. The day’s turnover reached 18,894 bales, the highest in about twenty years, as prices advanced 31 points.
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Bill to seize foreign patents targets trading with the enemy
Judge Adamson introduces a bill in the House to punish trading with the enemy and seize German and Austrian patents. The measure, likely drafted with executive input, aims to empower the government to seize foreign intellectual property during wartime.
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