Draft of National Army Expands as Feb 23 Plan Moves
Provost Marshal General Crowder says the last increments of the first draft will move February 23 for five days, raising the army to 685,000. Divisions and camps listed include Devens, Upton, Dix, Meade, Lee, Jackson, Gordon, Grant, Taylor, Dodge, Funston, Travis, Pike, with adjustments for New York and West Virginia. Also calls for mobilizing 250,000 certified accountants and 250,000 workers for shipyards to support the war effort. Chicago and Illinois numbers noted for late February troop movements, with similar actions in Iowa and neighboring states.
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Washington
Crowder
National Army
Camp Devens
Mass
Upton
N. Y
Dix
N. J
Meade
Lee
Via
Jackson
S. C
Gordon
Grant
Taylor
Dodge
Funston
Kin
Travis
Tex
Pike
Ark
Devons
New York
Camp Dix
Devens
West Virginia
Camp Meade
Camp Lee
Federal Trade Commission
Adjutant General
Piez
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States Public Reserve
France
Chicago
Ilinois
Springfield
Tllinois
War Department
Dickson
Iowa
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Logan
Minnesota
North Dakota
First Real Battle on U S Front in Lorraine
American and German trenches in Lorraine near the U S lines were pounded in the first artillery clash of the war. Three direct hits destroyed dugouts and front-line trench sections while American casualties were two killed and nine wounded. American guns fired rapid, heavy barrages as German positions were blown open and wire entanglements torn apart.
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France
Lorraine
Giermans
Noel
Aussili Ie
Draft Call For 8600 Minnesota Men To Camp Dodge
About 8,600 Minnesota men in the first draft quota will be sent to Camp Dodge during the five days starting February 23 under orders from Provost Marshal General Crowder. The call may be filled under old draft regulations if needed. Only white men are included in the order.
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St. Paul Minn
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Minnesota
Camp Dodge
Crowder
Coal Riots Loom As Chicago Faces Freezing Crisis
Thousands in Chicago face freezing to death within 60 hours as coal shortages deepen. Fuel Administrator Williams and officials warn of riots unless immediate relief arrives, with entire wards already lacking coal and homes without heat.
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Chicago
John Fef. Williams
Earl Dean Howard
Fred Upham
The
Consumers Company
Mr. Upham
William Wyatt
J. O. Rastenn
Sixteenth Street
Mide Alprost Fron de Nnoenuis
Department of Justice
Naval reserve officer class graduates at Annapolis
Secretary Daniels told the 300 reserve officers in the naval academy graduation class that the reserve force has grown to 69 000 men and 7 800 officers. He noted the force is larger than the regular navy at war start and three times its size in the Spanish American war. He praised the service’s growth and cited Franklin and Jones on avoiding harm to noncombatants.
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Annapolis
United States Naval Reserve Force
Daniels
Naval Academy
Benjamin Franklin
John Paul Jones
America
Germany
Franklin
Jones
Ir. Daniels
Woman Author Held On Impersonation Charge In New York
Miss Marlin McDonald a teawaziner was arraigned before United States Commissioner Samuel M Hitchecock and held on $2000 bail for examination Monday on impersonating a department of justice officer. Letters from Max von Heegen of New Haven were seized. von Heegen, sought by federal agents, fled after being forced to kiss the American flag. Articles under The Mysterious Maud Muller appeared in her writings.
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New York
von Hoegen
New Haven
Secretaries Clash Over War Shipments and Cabinet Role
Washington reports show Senator Hitchcock deriding Baker and Wilson on troop and ship projections for France, while Senator Williams defends administration strategy. President Wilson orders fuel oil licensing to streamline distribution and empower the Fuel Administration amid war strain.
Nat Goodwin Reported Seriously Ill in New York
The actor Nat Goodwin, based in New York, was reported seriously ill with illness described as needing improvement. further details were not provided.
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Nat Goodwin
New York
Greeks Called to the Colors
Sixteen classes of Greek reservists have been called to the colors, a Reuters dispatch from Athens reports, amid ongoing tensions and mobilization efforts.
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London
Reuter
Athens
Nurses recruited to fill army shortfall reported
Washington February 4 Surgeon Gemara Gorgas told Secretary Barker the special commission for enlisting army nurses has completed the deficiency.
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U. S. Washington
Gemora Gorgas
Barker
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Call
Certified Accountants
U. S
Edward R. Stettinius
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States
A. J. Weisman
M. Levin
West
Taylor Street
Levin
Celia Levin
Ile
Rife Kohl
Kohl
Fuel Administration Office
A. H. Smith
Navy
Helen C. Hoerle
Naval Reserve
Marian McDonald
Wilson
Baker
Hitchcock
Williams
Dillets
Pitchcock
Krick
Tie
Wilsom
Mark Requa
Woodrow Wilson
United States Fuel Administration
Europe
Nebraska
Continental Congress
Lincoln
Congress
Council
Senator Williams
Senator Willams
Mississippi
Ian
Reel
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