Numbers Drawn For Draft Men In Washington Lottery
Chronicle reports the draft lottery process in Washington DC with 1200 numbers drawn to assign 21 year olds to overseas service. Sec. Baker drew the first pellet after Crowder explained the procedure as in previous lotteries. many DeKalb and nearby county names appear among the selected numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Pies
Washington
D. C
Senate
Tolay
Baker
Marstwi
Crowder
Ter Baker
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
de Kalb County
Alvin W. Hartman
Hinckley
Thomas Rockara
Kirkland
Lester Rand
Malta
Homer B
DeKalb Draft Class One Numbers Reported by Murphy
DeKalb county officials led by Secretary Murphy stated that even after 175 had been drafted the county would still retain a sizable pool. Class 1 totals listed as 60 whites and 8 colored. other classes include 2 at 447, 3 at 96, 4 at 900, 5A at 175, with 126 enemy aliens and 148 friendly aliens, plus three clergymen.
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DeKalb County
Murphy
Gose
Boy Scouts Promote War Stamp Drive Downtown
Loyal Boy Scouts man booths downtown on Saturday evenings to sell war stamps. They cry their wares and generate new interest in the Ti Ue thrift stamps as part of the community drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nti Ue
Kerensky Intervention Hints At Allied Help For Russia
United Press reports Kerensky told friends that allied and American aid could forge an east front in Russia, uniting factions against Bolshevism. He favored intervention used defensively and suggested Russia would join the Allies after the Bolshevik threat ends. Conferences in Stockholm involve Siberian, China, and Japan discussing aid to overthrow Bolsheviks and wage war on Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
England
Alexander Keren
Destiny
Friends Today
Russia
America
Kerensky
Alexander Kerensky
Labor Party
Germany
Jensky
Stockholm
Sweden
China
Japan
Siberia
The Naulahka at The Star tonight two shows at 7 30
The Star presents The Naulahka on two showings at 7 30 with Doraldina and Antonio Moreno in the Kipling adaptation. Special score by The Star orchestra. Adults 20 cents children 1 cent plus tax. Guests include Lara Fogelman Mrs L E Beard Harriet Pogelman and Miss R E Pogelman.
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Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Doraldina
Antonio Moreno
Star Orchestra
Lara Fogelman
L. E. Beard
Harriet
Iowa
R. E. Pogelman
Greens
Alma Holland
Glen Hollands
Soldiers Say Goodbye to DeKalb Crowd Sends 101 Cars for Departure
The DeKalb county farewell for 175 men gathered the largest Sycamore crowd yet as 124 cars rolled in from 101 autos plus nine more later. Andrew and Frank Anderson led the convoy toward the exemption board, while the DeKalb Military Band and Barth City Quartet provided the musical sendoff. Senator Clute introduced Henry R. Rathbone of Chicago, who praised the men and urged triumph through liberty equality and fraternity.
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Sycamore
Court House
DeKalb
Andrew O. Anderson
Frank Anderson
Annie’s Woods
Fourth Street
California
State
Sicians
Exemption Board
DeKalb Military Band
Bart City
Barth City
U.S. A
Adam C. Clute
Henry R. Rathbone
Chicago
America
Frontline Rumors and War Updates Across Europe
United Press reports from London Paris and Washington on June 27 note west front activity and possible German reserves repositioning. An alleged Czar assassination claim from Kiev Basle dispatches surfaces while a Canadian steamer reports SOS calls from two vessels attacked by submarines off the U S coast. Clemenceau praises American units near Paris as Kokutsck falls to Czecho Slovaks after brief Red Guard engagement.
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Atlantic
Bing
Washington, D. C
Kokutsck
Siberian
Red Guard
United Press
Founain
Brenta River
Piave
Brenta
Italian Forces Gain on Piave River Front
Italian troops added gains on the lower Piave taking 600 prisoners at the Piave junction near San Dona. The army enlarged Cape Silo bridgehead with 500 prisoners and reported cross river raids and enemy outpost raids capturing more prisoners. Reports from Rome Cite continued Austrian withdrawal across the Piave under Carl I.
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Carl I
Piave
London
Ngland
Rome
Vienna
Paris
German War Office
Scarpe
Italy
San Done de Piave
Cape
Casualty List Reports Eighty War Deaths and Wounds
General Pershing announces eighty casualties with actions by Illinois soldiers among the names. J. S. Cusack of Melrose Park and W. James of Springerton killed in action and of accident respectively, while G. E. Hilgard Belleville wounded severely and other locals previously missing are noted. Arthur K. E. Cormack of Chicago listed among affected.
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Washington
D. C
Pershing
J. S. Cusack
Melrose Park
W. James
Springerton
Numbers Drawn For Draft During Morning Service
The Chronicle reports a swift process as United Press wires relay draft numbers from the Senate building to Chicago. Operators read the numbers to The Chronicle, with clerks recording them and posting the results within moments of opening the pellet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
United Press
Senate
Chicago
Washington
De Kalb Boy Promoted To Lieutenant Colonel
Captain Elvin Wagner rises to lieutenant colonel amid widespread pride among friends in De Kalb. Eldest son of Mrs. H. H. Wagner, he has a lengthy regular army record. He leaves Alabama via Panama assignment to Camp McArthur in Waco Texas.
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DE Kalb
Elvin Wagner
Wagner
H. H. Wagner
Alabama
Panama
Waco
Texas
Camp McArthur
Scouts to Meet Tomorrow With Rev Cleon Bigler
Boy Scouts are requested to meet tomorrow morning with Rev Cleon Bigler at the rest room at nine o'clock.
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Rev
Cleon Bigler
All Quiet on France Front Reported With Limited Attacks
June 27 dispatches say Haig reported successful minor operations and cannonading in Flanders with scarce attacks. Hostile shelling occurred between Givenchy Robecq and Nieppe forest, with West of Vieq Berquin yielding captured prisoners and machine guns. Paris said Americans captured 264 prisoners after actions near Chateau Thierry. Berlin noted a partial attack northwest of Chateau Thierry was repulsed. French war office reports north of the Aisne and Vosges raids with prisoner capture.
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United Press
London
England
Flanders
Field Marshal Haig
Givenshy
Robecq
Nieppe Forest
Vieq-Berquin
Helleau Wood
Berlin
Chateau Thierry
Paris
France
Aisne
Vosges
French War Office
Manufacturers in Aurora Meet to Discuss Needs
Leaders from DeKalb Du Page Kane and Kendall attended a luncheon conference in Aurora called by M. C. Atwood chairing the Aurora district of the ninth regional zone of the department of national industries. The gathering focused on manufacturing concerns and regional collaboration.
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DeKalb
Aurora
M. C. Atwood
Department of National Industries
DuPage
Kane
Kendall
Thought Dead Now in Army Hawaiian Islands
Warren Givens, once of DeKalb, who vanished from his home about five years ago and was presumed dead, is alive serving in the U S army. Stationed at Camp Chester in the Hawaiian islands, he wrote to his brother Sanford who died years ago. The message was received by Mrs. Givens’s attorney in Albuquerque. Her son’s address was given, and relatives here plan to contact him about his whereabouts.
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Warren Givens
DeKalb
United States Army
Camp Chester
Hawaiian Islands
Sanford
Givens
Mr. Givens
Four Chicago youths arrested for stereo theft near Geneva St Charles
Sheriff Beebe Richardson halted a stolen auto case on the road between Geneva and St Charles. The vehicle owned by Joseph Leonard of West Chicago formerly with the Washington Americans was taken Sunday. Suspects Sherman Jensen Leo Brock George Oakins and John Ruselos are Chicago residents. They were taken to Chicago. A St Charles training school employee identified the pair in the car leading to the arrest. The car carried Leonard’s baseball suit and bats. One boy claimed his father owned the car. They had two hammers bread and 30 cents.
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L Page
Geneva
St. Charles
Beebe Richardson
Joseph Leonard
West Chicago
Washington Americans
DeKalb
Sherman Jensen
Leo Brock
George Oakins
John Ruselos
Chicago
Leonard
Four Years in Germany at Princess to Repeat Tonight
The Princess offers the big photoplay My Four Years in Germany for two final performances tonight at 7:15 and 9:15, with the same five piece orchestra. Admission is 88 cents, including a 4 cent government war tax. This expensive attraction will not be repeated in the city.
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Germany
The Birth of a Nation Star Mae Marsh in New Film
Tomorrow Mae Marsh stars in The Face in the Dark followed by William S Hart in The Tiger Man Marguerite Clark in Rich Man Poor Man and Arthur Guy Empey in Over the Top plus more major photoplays promised. Want ads offer house rentals.
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Mae Marsh
William S$. Hart
Marguerite Clark
Arthur Guy Empey
Rathbone Visits DeKalb Before Sycamore Speech
Henry R. Rathbone, candidate for congressman at large, was in DeKalb last night en route to Sycamore for this morning’s farewell for the boys. He is the Chicago candidate with Richard Yates likely running down state. only opponent named so far is Billy Mason.
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Henry R. Rathbone
DeKalb
Sycamore
Rathbone
Chicago
Richard Yates
Billy Mason
Death of Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Courtney Mourned
Friends of Mr and Mrs Earl Courtney of Aurora formerly of DeKalb regret to learn that their infant son, born a few days ago, died yesterday afternoon. Interment was at Aurora today. His father and sister Miss Margaret left to attend the funeral. Mrs Diedrich has been there the past week.
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Little Babe
Earl Courtney
Helen Diedrich
Aurora
DeKalb
Margaret
Tiedrich
Notice Served On Everyone War Savings Drive Plans
Townwide effort to raise war savings stamps will require every family head to appear at their local schoolhouse today between two and eight p m to renew pledges and account for stamps. Districts named Glidden Haish Normal Training Ellwood with designated officers and helpers coordinating signs and pledges. Governor proclamations and mayoral backing cited to push county over the top in the stamp drive.
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United States
Wagiey
Dekalb
Glidden
Lincoln, Highway
Fifth Street
Haish School
Lincoln Highway
Normal Training School
Fourth Street
Ellwood
F. R. Ritzman
Glidden School
Phillip Swanson
Franz Lundberg
William Kilmer
Haieh
A. G. Kennedy
Sherman Boardman
William Warriner
Normal Training
George Gunner
George Tindall
Edward Hunt
W. Whitten
Axel Skoglund
P. B. Smiley
Bernstein To Come Friday In Open Air Catholic Tour
A Cadillac autocar carrying Catholic Truth Guild speakers bound from San Francisco to Boston will arrive in DeKalb Friday afternoon for an open air lecture in Huntley park Friday night. The entourage led by David Goldstein and Sergeant Arthur B. Corbett traveled from Boston July 4, 1917, blessing on the way by Cardinal O Connell. The tour has addressed 150000 listeners and distributed thousands of Catholic books and pamphlets.
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San Francisco
Boston
Catholic Truth Guild
DeKalb
Huntley Park
David Goldstein
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Truth Guild of
Pacific Court
Boston Common
Cardinal O'Connell
California
Martha Moore Avery
Avery
Goldstein
Cadillac
Atlantic
Arthur B. Corbett
Old Bay State
Rome
Guild
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Paul W. Reynolds
Clarence E. Todd
William MacCann
William S. Whipple
Genoa
Wilbur Huff
Waterman
Melvin
Marsch
Axel Bielk
Maple Park
Clarence E. George
William J. Narva
Edgar J. Gramley
Charles 8
Kellar
leKalb
Costa Camilini
Harold H. Olsten
Earl Francis Murray
Shabbona
Fred Cleveland, Jr
Genga
Roy A. Combs
Irving F. Pearson
Rockford
Pant &. Thyberg
Charles F. Wickler
Pairdale
Hans L. Skau
Nelson Davick
Sandwich
Olain Jordal
Shatbona
Francis H. Blade
Cornelius M. Miller
Somonauk
Elmer E. Peterson
Harry E. O'Donnell
Lee
Milton RK. Kehl
Elmer Spof
Benjamin FP. Tyrell
Jacob P. Wilbett
Francis E. Ricket
B. Batty
Curtis Larson
Bryan L. Pleerey
Dixon
Henry C Tegtman
Claude H. Hueber
Harold Bickford
Oscar Arneson
George P. Murray
Marshall Packard
Monroe Center
Clayton Ernest Munson
Syca
Trote
William E. Plapp
Himer R. Stahl
James H. Clark
John Banis
Harley KE. Frances
John 5
George P. Masterson
Ernest Riedelsperger
Swan G. Olson
Sergius Lloyd
Nels Peter Anderson
William F. Hetch
James J. Finnan
Otto Schribbe
Herman Clausen
Cortland
Clayton Kennedy
Barb City Quartet
West Front
the Chronicle
Kieff
Bassle
Ekatinburg
Marne
Clemenceau
Flan
Joe Leonard
Boys Scouts Aid
Bank For Savings
First National Bank and
First Trust & Savings Bank of
DeKalb, Il
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