Commission 800 Officers At Once For Camp Pike
Camp Pike begins receiving 15 000 selectmen starting June 24 with 000 officers to report to the replacement camp. Among new appointees are Capt Henry C Caldwell and Lieutenants William O Finney Lewellyn H Ledbetter Robert Sheetz Nolie Mumey. The War Department approves free issue of Krag rifles to eligible rifle clubs and recognizes the First Battalion Arkansas Engineers as of May 15. Local men from Flint Creek area rally to support the war effort and naval service figures appear in local notes.
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Little Rock
Camp Pike
Vier
Javisor Jment
Columbia
S.C
Cat Va
Medical Reserve Corps
War Department
Henry W. Rich
Medical Officers’ Training School
Camp Greenleaf
Fort Riley
Adjutant General's Department
Arkansas Engineers
S. Jackson
el Dorado
London
Prague
Germany
Atetra
Turkey
Sani Ao
Akin
Fiane
Plane forced near Cabot for gasoline refuses guidance
A damaged report says a plane from Eberts Meld was forced to land near Cabot for fuel after the pilot lost his way. A visiting young soldier tried to guide him home, but steering gear failure caused the craft to strike a fence and break part of its canopy. No serious injuries reported.
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Eberts
Cabot
Velit K Eberts Field
Wit
Senator Lewis Outlines War Production and Plans
Senator James Jenason Lewis reports daily production of ten thousand rifles and ongoing ammunition contracts. He mentions warships in European waters and claims 400000 men in the United States armed forces, with large factory outputs and deliveries continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicans
United States
James Jenason Lewis
Miiertoy Ly WU
Crop prospects in London area show heavy tillage use
A report from the Director General of Food Production indicates the 1917 18 tillage area will exceed four million acres with barley and oats as the largest crops. Wheat and potatoes follow, while overall yields anticipate strong output despite deductions.
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London
Kingdon
Mreetor General
Irds
Free Inoculation Effort Aims to Shield Civilians
A wartime health mission extends free vaccines to civilians through military medical staff. Officers coordinate public clinics at field hospitals to immunize all applicants, aiming to reduce typhoid fever and prevent disease spread between military and civilian populations.
Ward at State Hospital Aboard Burned. Patients Die
Reported fire at the State Hospital for the In wine Ward burned a block destroying a ward and leaving about 40 patients missing or badly burned. one patient died soon after. The incident prompted a mission inquiry into hospital safety and causal factors.
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Columbia
State Hospital
Iowarle
June Draft Calls 280000 to Report June 24
Washington announces 280000 new draftees will be called to service in June with reporting date set for June 24. Apportionments are not yet decided. Lutheran Church district reports 35000 members joined the service. John McCormack raises 100000 for Red Cross and will notify President Wilson. Walter Douglas of Phelps Dodge indicted for conspiracy tied to deportation efforts last July.
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Washington, DC
Newark
N. J
John McCormack
The
Red Cross
Wilson
New York
Walter Douglas
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Bisber
Aria
Laut
Red Cross tips plan for hat room charges proposed
In Cleveland Oklahoma a plan suggests placing a Red Cross girl in charge of hat and coat rooms at hotels to net thousands of dollars for war causes. The idea notes tips would be welcome and that the Red Cross representative would avoid annoyance, with local influential people favoring the proposal though it is not yet decided.
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Moscow
Levesta
Risan
Sas
Russia
Geran
Germany
Gulf of Wir
Trent
Leops
Cleveland
Red Cross
Red Crogs
Cadet Charles Passwater Killed in Aviation Accident
New York cadet Charles B. Passwater of Noblesville Indiana died in a Hempstead aviation mishap while attempting a spin at about 2000 feet. The accident occurred during a training flight involving cadets and the Hempstead airfield operations.
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New York
Charles B. Passwater
Noblesville
Ind
Hempstead
Sheriff Arrest Charged With Draft Enforce Failure
A. Hartin of Chilton County, Alabama, is accused of aiding deserters and slackers in campaign with Federal authorities in Chilton and Coosa counties. Harris charged with failure to enforce the draft law. London hospital taken for American wounded by U S Army with 150 nurses 60 doctors and 300 orderlies. Four die in Waterloo wreck as Illinois Central train plunges through a Beaver Creek bridge near Alpington.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. Hartin
Chilton County
Chilton
Coosa
Harris
London
United States Army
Waterloo
Illinois Central
Beaver Creek
Alpington
Here
President Urges War Savings for Economy and War Needs
President Wilson appeals to Americans to pledge thrift and buy U S Treasury securities to support war production and conserve materials. He stresses national sacrifice, increased output, and using resources efficiently to aid the army and navy in the war effort.
Potash Find Reported Near Colorado City
Geologists announce a rich potash deposit in the foothills near the city. The stratum, a rocky sand at the surface four feet thick, crops out for about a mile and a half. Assays show about 0.1 percent potash, with the depth of the vein yet undetermined.
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Lonsint Cole
United States
Sweetheart Monument Grows at Camp Devens
Report from Camp Devens notes a girl led project to build a Book of Love monument. Each sweetheart adds a stone to the pile as troops move past the cantonment, aiming for a large tribute before the war ends.
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Camp Devens
Devens
Mast
Sweet Heart
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National Board For
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Swain
Iear
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New
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Ronnie Spencer
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Soares County
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Boston Symphony Orcheatra
Guy Franks
Lowden
Millnois
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Washington
War Industries Board
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Missouri Synod
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