How to Register for Military Service June 5
Instructions warn all men aged twenty one to thirty who live in the district to register on June 5 for army service. Details cover how to answer a twelve question circular, how to state age and address, date of birth, citizenship status, current occupation, employer, and exemptions. The notice explains penalties for failure, and outlines permissible grounds for exemption and how to claim them.
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Engineering Force To France Could Expand For War Effort
A Washington dispatch reports Gen. Hugh J. Scott or another senior general may command the first American expeditionary force to France. Engineers will be rapidly deployed to sustain the campaign, with substantial work planned on French railways and supply lines as the United States joins Britain and France in war.
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Enfield rifle chosen for US forces with American ammo
US adopts Enfield rifles built to use American ammunition due to inadequate Springfield production for a larger overseas force. Existing factories now converting to Enfield output while Springfield ammo remains standard. The move keeps the United States well supplied with compatible ammunition across models.
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Garden of Eden Site Turbulence Prompted by Trouble
A cryptic remark frames the conflict as centered at the Garden of Eden site with a claim that the trouble traces back to its original source. The quote underscores escalating tensions and rural disputes tied to a storied location.
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Lesson on Gethsemane and Peter's Denials
A compact lesson outlines Jesus praying in Gethsemane, Judas betrayal, and Peter's three denials. It contrasts adult focus on Christ's follower neglect with the disciples' sleep, then tracks Peter's distancing and denial, urging vigilance against worldly compromise. The study proposes class activities and scriptural references across Matthew 26 and Luke 22.
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Goethals Granted Free Rein in Shipbuilding Program
Washington reports that Gen. Goethals and the shipping board have cleared differences over the wooden ship campaign. The fleet corporation will pursue steel and wooden ships with Goethals in charge, while the board handles other duties. Contracts for 24 wooden ships and six steel barges are let, aiming to produce 3,000,000 tons of steel shipping in 18 months. House.conferees amend the ship construction appropriation while McAdoo notes funds and bonds are available for the program.
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Thaw Ordered to Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane
Presiding Judge Martin of Common Pleas Court signed a decree allowing Harry K Thaw to be moved to the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane in Philadelphia from a prior confinement after a suicide attempt. An indictment in New York charged King with assaulting a Kansas City schoolboy.
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Munitions Seized After Run-In With National Guard
Federal authorities seized a large cache of rifle cartridges and rifles at a shack following a raid that ended with a running gun battle. Sergeant Herbert D. Cordell of Company B, Waterloo, Iowa National Guard, shot and killed Lee Leramco during the ambush by supposed snipers.
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Food Bill Laid Aside After Senate Debate
Washington food legislation stalled after hours of debate. A bill for a national food survey and measures to curb hoarding and dealer activity was referred back to the Agriculture Committee for redrafting with amendments.
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Japanese Naval Craft Headed to Mediterranean
In a Commons statement Lord Robert Cecil said a considerable number of light Japanese naval craft would join the Mediterranean to counter the Allied fleet, aiding the naval blockade effort.
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Canada Sets 20 as Compulsion Age Limit
Ottawa Ont announced the minimum age for compulsory application in Canada is 20 years. The notice specifies a national threshold for enforcement starting at age twenty.
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Mexicans Free Draft Sparked by Texan Route to Mexico
Austin Texas reports a large movement of meat can shipments from Texas to Mexico amid fear of conscription. Col FP A Chapa of Antonio and a governor's aide note the exodus is serious and organized to avoid the draft.
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Taft Assigned to New Haven Unit in Yale College Era
c P Taft is assigned to a New Haven Connecticut unit and linked to Yale College during the artillery era. The note references his lineage as the son of a former president and his military enlistment, indicating a junior status within the Yale setting.
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