How the War Came to America Book Issued by Public Information
The Red White and Blue Book issued by the Committee on Public Information in Washington promotes liberty bond support and outlines U S wartime policy. It covers Wilson's 1917 addresses, neutrality, arbitration aims, and the shift after the Russian revolution showing the drive to make the world safe for democracy.
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America
Committee On Public Information
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Houses of Congress
Germany
United States
Mexico
Russia
Great Draft Machinery Activated to Regulate Exemptions
The draft system for the American armies moves forward with new rules to remove unfit or exemptable men and keep a pool of able bodied, non exempt draftees. Local and district exemption boards decide the cases with appeals to the Provost Marshal General and the President. Claimants must file for exemption within seven days after notice of examination.
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Baltimore City
Maryland
Washington
United States
States
National Guard
Frazier’s Flats House Ties to Early Methodist History
Frazier’s Flats House, home of Captain William Frazier in Caroline County, is linked to early Methodist history in Southern Caroline. The site once hosted Francis Asbury, famed Methodist itinerant, and his companion Jes Wee during the church’s 1790s expansion. The second Methodist chapel in the county stood where Preston’s town began, with Bethesda M E Church tracing its records to 1797.
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Caroline County
Skillington’s
Edwardson
Frazier
William Frazier
Talbot
Caroline
Capt. Frazier
Jes" Wee
Mr. Asbury
Exemption Rules in Draft Examinations and Lottery System
The article explains how men may claim exemption if they are the sole supporters of dependents and outlines the lottery based drafting plan. It details who counts as dependents, required affidavits, and the roles of local exemption boards in determining exemptions and handling physical examinations.
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Washington
Harrington
Maryland
American Humorists and War Era Outlook
The text notes two Civil War era humorists A Ward and Petroleum V Nasby who mocked slackers, cites Artemus Ward on contributing to the cause, and recalls Nasby planning others to go in his place. It highlights a Red Cross oversubscription matching Liberty Loan rates, praises American patriotism and generosity, and states Uncle Sam’s forces at 800,000 with a draft likely to reach 1.5 million in months.
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A. Ward
Petroleum V. Nasby
Artemus
Canada
Nasby
Iris
Red Cross
Uncle Sam
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