Washington Moves to Speed Up Draft for France Emergency
Washington officials outlined measures to accelerate the draft program to meet a France emergency. The War Department said no plan to exceed about 800,000 men this year, with limits on overseas deployment and emphasis on training and logistics for up to 1.5 million possible by early next year.
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Bolshevik Power Consolidates as It Cracks Down
In Lemion on April 4 the bolsheviki eminent claims to have crushed all opposition and warns of ongoing disorganization borders the country. Leon Trotzky in Moscow states reform will end and urges higher output from workers while removing undesirables. The government plans mandatory military service amid rumors of a German Ukrainian push on Kirkov from Poltava.
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Lesson from China's plague shows U S unity needed
An editorial argues China’s struggle with bubonic plague demonstrates the perils of disunity. It urges Americans to unite for the war effort, contribute to the third Liberty Loan, and resist sectionalism as world war demands collective action.
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Across the Seal Poem Honors Allied War Bonds and France
A wartime poem recalls France and Britain joining with the United States in victory over tyranny. It honors Lafayette and Allied soldiers, pledges duty to France and democracy, and calls for perseverance against the German threat, ending with a note about publishing limits.
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Naval Academy to graduate 202 midshipmen in July
Annapolis announces 202 members of the first class of midshipmen will graduate on July 7 while about 950 new reserve officers complete training by May 31. The next reserve officer class, the fourth since the war began, is expected to reach 1,008 as the academy enacts its busiest wartime schedule.
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Trade bodies charge unfair practices against two firms
The Federal Trade Commission charged Cutler Mail Chute Co of Rochester, New York, and American Mailing Device Corp of New York with unfair trade practices. They allege both firms sold products at or below cost to force the rival out of the market. Hearings were set for May 1.
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Cathedral at Noyon afire amid German claim of bombardment
Berlin attributes the Noyon cathedral blaze to French bombardment in a semi official statement. In Washington Major General March suspends the daily casualty list pending Baker guidance on news from Pershing’s troops in France.
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War Bonds Plea From Front Loyalty Kindles in U S
Actress Lillian Gish describes war horrors she has witnessed to urge Liberty bonds. In Washington reports show mob attacks on Germans and disloyal Americans rising daily since the Picardy battle, prompting calls for new laws to curb disloyal utterances and actions.
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Government to take over and operate packing houses proposed
Senator Thompson of Kansas introduced a resolution for the government to take over and run packing houses. He charged that monopolistic packers have raised food costs for the army navy and the public and argued the food administration's 9 to 15 percent profit limit is too high.
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