25 Oct 1917
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
1
Washington announces five draft classes to determine call order. Provoost Crowder says the system shifts economic questions before physical exams and reduces local board labor by about eighty percent. Classes range from unpersuaded single men to dependents and to those with vital wartime roles, with appeals allowed for lower placement.
A letter from Great Lakes Ill dated October 17 1917 describes moving regiments to Camp Dewey with hammocks and new bunks. It notes steam heat electric lights a mess hall schedules and two supper shifts. The writer mentions a Dan iels visit a review for the secretary of the navy and travel to Des Moines and Evanston with mentions of trains and reduced fares.
Paris ally Mme Ethel Visseur tells State Examiner J R Waters that France has positive evidence that French soldiers were inoculated with tuberculosis in German prison camps. She travels to America to aid civilians, recounting losses in the Marne and war suffering.
Gov. Frazier designates Sunday, November 4, as Go to Sunday School Day to emphasize the Sunday school’s role in imparting divine truth and shaping good citizenship. He notes many influences threaten character and calls for conservation of the best product, children.
The local board has not set a date for departure but publishes four additional names certified for the next contingent. John Lauinger, Geo. A. Chase, Louis Krum, William F. Ellerbeck are listed.
Otto H. Kahn, New York banker and Metropolitan Opera head, addresses Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce on Liberty Loan. He warns against Prussianism, calls for Americans of German descent to join in defending the nation and opposing Germany’s war aims, stressing moral duty and unity.
A wartime advertisement urges buying Liberty Bonds to fund proper gear for servicemen. It warns that without equipment a soldier may fail and pitches an easy payment plan through the Record for purchasing bonds.
At President Wilson request the food pledge campaign originally set for October 21 to 28 is extended one week to October 28 through November 4 to avoid clashing with the Liberty Loan drive. Wilson urges continued sacrifice to supply allies and curb food prices through waste elimination and strict economy. In North Dakota over four thousand pledges already signed.
Secretary Daniels reports the transport Antilles torpedoed on Oct 17 during foreign service. It sank in five minutes with 167 saved of 287 aboard and about 70 missing. The submarine eluded the convoy, attack likely far at sea, first impairment of transport service since U.S. entry into war.
Dr E F Ladd announces that all dealers in food products must secure a license from the Food Administration by November 1. Failure to license is a violation and may bring heavy fines. Application goes to the Licenses Division in Washington. Hotels and several industries are exempt for now. Dealers must file monthly sworn reports and keep books open for inspection. Prices must reflect reasonable profits as in ordinary years.
The state wide Liberty Bond selling contest includes local units with Alton Junge earning praise for his sales and schoolwork. Members list from First National and German American State Bank show many donors including Alton Junge and Alvin Atha among top contributors with totals around 1500 and 400 dollars respectively.
Grand Forks report notes President Babcock of the University of North Dakota uses his Mines School background to press for government aid in distributing lignite coal in the northwest. He collaborates with the Fuel administration to maximize coal flow to upper lake ports as navigation winds down, with a coal surplus but caution that some demand must be met through conservation and careful distribution.
This week’s marriage notices include Bulthner Weisch and Bernardine Geffre on October 20 in Strasburg. Joseph Walker and Annie Berreth on October 22 in Braddock. Martin A. Stanley and Minnie Nelson on October 22 in Braddock.
At Camp Greene Charlotte North Carolina former North Dakota guard regiments are being reorganized to receive about 1000 drafted men from the state. The First regiment now lists 2615 enlisted and 70 officers after transferring 5672 men from the Second North Dakota infantry with units spread across Bismarck Minot Williston Jamestown Hillsboro Grand Forks and others. A draft intake will fill most companies while 30 US reserve officers help train the force. Also noted is a high school basket social and dance planned for November 2 at Reimer's Hall near Linton with admission urged for attendees.
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