Washington Moves to Speed Up Draft to Meet France Emergency
Washington reports measures to accelerate the draft program amid France crisis. Officials expect a rapid use of the 60 day call this year and aim to send more than 800000 but likely up to 1500000 men, with 1500000 already under arms in Europe and America, as logistics and food supplies influence likely numbers. The goal remains to reach France early next year while maintaining training forces at home.
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Washington
France
War Department
Brosei
Omeiais
Europe
Bolsheviks Crush Foes Amid Disorganization in Russia
April 4 from Lemdon reports Trotzky in Moscow says Bolshevik power remains intact despite countrywide disarray. He calls for reorganization and higher worker output and urges removal of undesirable elements. A compulsory military service plan is noted and fears of another German advance on Kharkov from Poltava.
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Bolsheviki Erminent
Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Reuter
Eurograd
Trotzky
Bolsheviki Govrerernt
Kharkov
Poltava
America must unite to avert war-time collapse
A US army medic warns China shows how lack of organization risks defeat. He ties the need for the third Liberty Loan to national unity, urging every man, woman, and child to contribute and for Americans to act with a single purpose in this world war for democracy.
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Mongolia
Great Wall
Rockefeller Institute
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Gabt
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United States
Europe
Washington
Belgium
Serbia
France
Across the Seal and Allied Resolve in Wartime Verse
A poem praising Franco American unity, honoring Lafayette and Anglo American cooperation, and urging democratic resolve against tyranny. It envisions shared burdens from Nancy to the Rhine, invokes Joan of Arc imagery, and appeals to readers to support liberty and democracy while honoring victims.
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France
Britain
English Channel
Uncle Sam
Nancy
Channel
Rhine
Navy Academy to graduate 202 midshipmen in July
Annapolis April 4 The first class of midshipmen comprising 202 members will graduate from the Naval Academy on July 7 and a class of 100 reserve officers will complete its course on May 31 The new class of midshipmen will include about 950 and the reserve officer class, the fourth trained since the war began, is expected to reach 1 000 The academy faces its busiest summer in history
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Annapolis
Navad Academy
Acadenmy
FTC files unfair practices charges against two firms
The Federal Trade Commission issues complaints against Cutler Mail Chute Co of Rochester New York and the American Mailing Device Corp of New York alleging sale of products at or below cost to drive a rival from the market. Clearings set for May 13.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Cutler Mail Chute Company
Rochester
N. Y
American Mailing Device Corporation of
New York
Wach
Cathedral at Noyon Fire Attributed to Bombardment
Berlin issued a semi official statement saying the cathedral at Noyon is burning and that the blaze is caused by French bombardment. The report, dated Amsterdam April 4, cites German attribution amid ongoing fighting in the region.
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Amsterdam
Noyon
Berlin
Casualty List Suspension Signals War Department Balance
Major General March acting chief of staff ordered the daily casualty list suspended in Washington pending Secretary Baker's interpretation of a new order. The War Department expects to resume the lists once Baker confirms that Pershing's headquarters must issue only French theater news.
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Washington
March
Baker
Pershing
France
War Department
Plea from Front by Miss Lillian Gish
Movie star Lillian Gish writes to urge Liberty bond purchases sharing vivid war scenes she has witnessed in Europe and London. She recalls mothers at schoolyards and civilians harmed by raids to emphasize the stakes of supporting the Allied effort.
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Lillian Gish
London
Strand
Loyalty Kindles in U S at War's Call
Washington reports a rising wave of mob attacks on Germans and disloyal Americans since the Picardy battle began. Officials urge new laws to curb disloyal utterances and actions as public patience tires and bitterness grows amid casualties among soldiers sent to the front.
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Washington
Picardy
Department of Justice
U. S. Seeks Government Takeover of Packing Houses
Senator Thompson of Kansas introduces a resolution for government to take over and operate packing houses. He accuses packers of monopolistic control raising food costs for Army Navy and civilians and says the food administrations 9 to 15 percent profit limit is too high.
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Senator Thompson
Kansas
Agriculture Committee
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Army
Navy
Food Administration
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