Long Draft List Reveals Exemption Draw For First Army
July 21 Washington The federal government begins drafting for a new selective army. Officials continue tabulating the first 326 numbers drawn, with names listed from Elko Wells Montello and neighboring towns. The process extends over 16 hours and readers can expect official results in about ten days.
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Roy T. Suttle
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Robert F. Gulley
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Clyde Rexford Williams
Monttello
Ivan Nell McCarthy
Ferber
James A. Sullivan
Hiram Coltman Brown
Mt. City
Brooklyn Youth Rewarded After Thirteen Rejections
F. J. Fairpatrick of Brooklyn finally joins the first battalion of the Signal Corps after thirteen rebuffs from the army navy Marine Corps and National Guard. He is shown at a midday recruiting event in Cham bers street as he earns acceptance to Uncle Sam.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Kaiser
Germans Lose Big Battle on Aisne Front
Paris July 21. In violent fighting on the Aisne front southeast of Cerny the German forces twice penetrated French trenches but were driven out by counter attacks. Official reports say several enemy assaults at various front sectors were repulsed with heavy German losses.
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Paris
Aisne
Cerny
Examinations Timing For Military Service Bulletin
An official bulletin from Washington outlines when examinations are held after quotas are assigned. Boards will notify persons by card posted at local offices and by mail, with publication requests to print notices. Callers must report for physicals on the named day and may seek exemptions within seven days.
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Washington
Miners Strike In Leadville Involves Thousands
Leadville July 21 The metal miners in this district have gone out on strike. About seventeen hundred to two thousand workers are idle, leaving eight to ten men per mine to keep properties free from water. Seventy seven properties are affected by the action.
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Leadville
Bride Zelma Carroll’s August Church Wedding Planned
At the Taber home last Thursday Zelma Carroll, engaged to John Benton of Penogar California, received a pink and lavender bridal shower from Nellie Wilkerson Dorothy Patterson and Margaret Heson. About twenty friends attended a delightful event with costly gifts. The Independent notes she is a beloved Elko figure with most life spent locally. The wedding is planned as a church affair in August.
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Zelma Carroll
John Benton
Penogar
California
Nellie Wilkerson
Dorothy Patterson
Margaret Hesson
Miss Carroll
Elko
California University
Sagebrush
Inertia Joke Goes From Father to Mother
A narrator recalls a family quip about inertia. The father defines inertia as laziness if he has it and nervous prostration if the mother has it, delivering a light humorous moment from Tit-Bita.
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Johnny
Lloyd George warns on German autocracy and new chancellor
London July 21 Lloyd George said the German speech by Chancellor Mich aelis signals annexations if Germany wins and an even firmer military autocracy. He asserted peace cannot come while Germany remains autocratic and predicted a future speech from the German leader will reflect the awaited change. He also noted Kerensky’s accession to Russian democracy and warned Britain will not quit the fight until liberty is established.
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Lloyd-George I
George Michaelis
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Lloyd George
Kerensky
Great Britain
Fire Destroys Harrison Idaho Business Area
July 21 Harrison Idaho reports a town wide blaze destroying the business section and part of homes. The fire, starting at Grant's lumber yard with an earlier blaze at Grant's logging camp, has caused extensive damage and ten other fires of unknown origin are noted in the area.
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Harrison
Grant
Wool market more active in San Francisco weekly report
Crim ming and Pierce company say the wool market for the part week is a little more active. Larger volume of wool and prices practically unchanged as activity gains pace in San Francisco.
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