Emmons County Draft Division Names List for Sept 19
The next Emmons county draft division leaves Wednesday September 19 with thirty one men named plus one more to be drawn. The list includes John Blore now serving with the government and an affidavit from the training camp credits one more man to the county. Names span Westfield Braddock Strasburg Hague Norcrosse Temvik Linton and others with several from same neighborhoods.
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Emmons County
John Blore
Blore
State Board
Claims Allowed Before State Board Listed by Name
The following claimants had their filings accepted by the state board: Jos S Bauman Strasburg James Farrell Hazelton John Van Beek Pollock Andrew Kramer Linton E Ralph Holsti Braddock W T O Niell Hazelton Anton W Bosch Linton Joe Miller Hague John Schreiner Strasburg.
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State Board
Jos. S. Bauman
Strasburg
James Farrell
Hazelton
John van Beek
Pollock
Andrew Kramer
Linton
E. Ralph Holsti
Braddock
W. T. O'Niell
Anton W. Bosch
Joe Miller
Hague
John Schreiner
State board claims list header with multiple defendants
The document lists claims before the state board with no responses received for numerous individuals including John F. Tonander Kintyre Oscar A Nordstrom Braddock Lorenz Miller Hague Geo W Anderson Hazelton Delbert R Bassert Strasburg John Meier Linton and others across several towns. Names appear alongside towns such as Strasburg Hazelton Braddock Hull and Temvik.
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John F. Tonander
Kintyre
Oscar A. Nordstrom
Braddock
Lorenz Miller
Hague
Geo. W. Anderson
Paul Kurtz
Hazelton
Delbert R. Bassert
Wendelin Wickenheimer
Stras
John Meier
Linton
George A. Nolt
Strasburg
Jos
Marquardt
August Dirk
Maurits van Soest, Jr
Benajah Orthmeyer
Walter Mulske
Anton Volk
Frank Orthmeyer
Wesley Ryckmen
Westfield
Arthur Anderson
Leonard Sathern
Temvik
Fred Kremer
Charlies
H. Devan
Pollock
Clarence J. Morford
Hartford
Carl J. Bedsaul
Jos. Buck
Godfrey Grenz
John A. Rousu
E. Appert
Leonard Jellema
Hull
Slacker in Napoleon Faces Draft Dodging Charge
A U S marshal arrested Jake Gardener of Napoleon for failing to register for the draft. He will be heard in federal court in Ferro on the charge of dodging registration. Gardener claimed he was under age, though witnesses testified he swore over a year ago he was over 21 to obtain a mortgage loan.
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U. S. Marshall
Napoleon
Jake Gardener
Ferro
Gardener
Witesses
Junior Red Cross Opens To All Country School Children
Henry P. Davidson announces a nationwide Junior Red Cross open to all school children. Schools become auxiliaries by raising 25 cents per pupil for a school fund to purchase Red Cross materials and supplies.
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Henry P. Davidson
Red Cross War Council
Red Cross
United States
Junior Red Cross
Letters from Soldiers at Great Lakes and Fort Bliss
Two letters from soldiers describe camp life at Great Lakes Illinois and Fort Bliss Texas in September 1917. Herman Bertheau notes strict guards shift to Co K 1st Reg, shore leave, meals, punishment for misbehavior, and pay uncertainty while praising mail time. The second letter from Co B 34th U S Inf at Fort Bliss laments desert conditions, hopes for France, mentions 11,000 troops, training recruits, and missing furloughs while praising the Record newspaper.
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Alex
Fort Bliss
el Paso
N. D
Ashley Woman Receives Notice of Shipment to France
Mrs Got tleib Reich of Ashley reports a letter from her son William Boehler confirming the safe arrival of his unit Co. K 25th U S Infantry in France.
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Ashley, N. D
Gottleib’Reich
Ashley
William Boehler
Co. K
U. S. Infantry
France
Red Cross Te Ms A branch formed in Emmons County
The Emmons County American Red Cross formed at Ohio church on Sunday September 9 with officers Chairman Mrs Will Grogan Vice Chairman Mrs John Drayton Treasurer Mrs J H Jennings Secretary Mr Hans Hanson Eighteen members joined and school outreach planned The Civilian Relief Department of the Red Cross holds a Washington conference to train Home Service Directors and institutes will teach volunteers in six week courses with twenty five students each
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Emmons County
The
American Red Cross
Ohio Church
Will Grogan
John Drayton
J. H. Jennings
Hans Hanson
Red Cross
Department of Civilian Relief of the American Red Cross
Home Service
Washington
Arrests for Sedition Stir North Dakota Community
Deputy U S Marshal Chas Scott arrested Geo W Lynn Ole Sathern and Vincent Kuntz in Linton for willful insubordination and mutiny against U S forces. Two farmers Sathern and Kuntz allegedly circulated anti war petitions. Lynn made related petitions. Hearing set for Sept 27 before U S Commissioner in Driscoll N C with bonds posted by local residents.
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U. S
Chas. Scott
Fargo
Geo. W. Lynn
Ole Sathern
Vincent Kuntz
Red Cross outlines global aid drive and course plans
The Red Cross and American committee estimate over two million lives in western Asia could be saved with continued U S aid. Home service courses expand to major cities while extension classes reach smaller towns with a conference in Bismarck set for September. Orphan care is a huge challenge with hundreds of thousands in need. Refugees face ten cent daily sustenance. Congested operations halt direct replies, and promised knitting instructions and supplies are delayed.
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Bismarck
Red Cross
American Committee
Western
Asia
America
Minneapolis
City School Notes Opens With Teachers and Vaccination
School opened Monday with students eager to work and Miss Kathryn Wall teaching penmanship in the High School. Some soreness from vaccination is noted and many children remain absent. The 3d and 4th grades start a new experience as the term progresses.
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Kathryn Wall
School Census and Attendance Update at Local High
The message notes crowded assembly rooms and growing enrollment with forty pupils in the High School and eight in Chemical. It lists returning seniors Oscar Bertehau Magdalene Horner Alton Junge and Marie McGuire, mentions absent students, and warns the county superintendent will be notified if names are not enrolled.
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H. S
Oscar Bertehau
Magdalene Horner
Alton Junge
Marie McGuire
They Are No Bar to Driving Says Magistrate
A magistrate condemned the idea that physical disabilities bar driving, noting that a man with a glass eye a wooden leg and an artificial arm can still operate a car if it is his vehicle under New York law.
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New York State
One Horse Power Defined as Mechanical Power
The term one horsepower equals the ability to raise 33 000 pounds one foot high per minute or one pound three thousand feet high per minute. This unit explains how much work a horse power can perform in mechanical terms.
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