Ruling Anticipated on Useful and Nonuseful Employments
Washington reports a crowder order revision of deferred classifications may add over 250000 men to class 1 for immediate military duty. A general ruling on useful versus nonuseful employments under work or fight is being prepared with army and labor department input.
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Washington
General Crowder
Crowder
Army
Department of Labor
North Carolina
Mississippi
New York
Baker
U.S. Debt Paid Hits Treasury Cash After Liberty Loan
Washington reports payment on 1 548 000 000 treasury certificates issued March 22 as third Liberty Loan prep cash flow absorbs income and excess profits tax receipts. Free cash may drop to 700 000 000 with many redemptions. About a billion in older certificates remain to be redeemed in two July installments.
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Washington
Treasury
Liberty
League Baseball Games Reported Incomplete Box Scores
Fragmented text lists American and National League matchups with unclear scores and teams. Visible items include New York Washington Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland St Louis Detroit Indianapolis Milwaukee Kansas City Kansas City and others with partial scores and placements, suggesting a summary of multiple games.
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Hyewikivn
York
Philstolphia
Uesetens Piitehurah
Ciewes
Lebeau
New Y York
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Louie
Detroit
Arbociation
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Janneville
Toledo
Fairfield Plans Modest Fireworks For Fourth
Fireworks at Chautauqua park banned on the Fourth though citywide displays are allowed. Merchants pressed to cancel orders but could not. Small fireworks under ten cents remain legal without a license. licenses may be issued to minors sixteen and older who are citizens. President Wilson endorses inexpensive simple celebrations and urges no omitting the holiday. Buy War Savings Stamps.
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Chautauqua Park
Wilson
Albert Johnson
Light Bearers Present Uncle Sam Foundlings Play
The Presbyterian Light Bearers plan a Friday evening program in church parlors with a June 21 start at eight oclock. Proceeds support missions.
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Presbyterian Church
Reclassification of Young Married Men Reported
The Mt. Pleasant News notes 33 draft age men who married since May 15, 1917. Twenty one reported to the exemption board, twelve to be in class one for future drafts, nine with affidavits claiming children. Twelve more are to report this afternoon.
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Mt. Pleasant
Exemption Board
W S Allen Secures Nomination With Large Plurality
W S Allen topped Jefferson county with 648 votes to 425 for rivals and won the nomination for Secretary of State by about 20 000 votes. He seeks a fourth term and remains the state’s leading vote getter both locally and statewide.
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W. S. Allen
Jefferson County
Mr. Allen
Detective Wickerson Case Dismissed After Courtroom Fight
Ottumwa June 19 Detective J N Wickerson of Red Oak arrested last Thursday night at the Frazier Hotel by state agents saw the case dismissed in Justice W B Jones small court. A fight broke out between state officer H W Terrell and the defendant Wilkerson as the hearing ended. Wilkerson linked to the Williseaux murder case and is facing bar admission disputes before the supreme court. He will be tried later in Agency before a justice of the peace.
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Ottumwa
J. N. Wickerson
Red Oak
Frazier Hotel
W. B. Jones
Court House
H. W. Terrell
Wilkeson
Williseaux
Hayner
Supreme Court
Wilkerson
Justice of the Peace
Kettles for Testaments Aid Soldiers in Fairfield
Fairfield residents are urged to donate khaki Testaments for soldiers. Kettles on tripods will sit at the four corners of the square to collect funds and books. Chaplains and Y M C A workers request Protestant Catholic and khaki Testaments for distribution to American troops. A sample will be shown at the northwest corner of the square.
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Woman's and Young Women’s Foreign Missionary Societies of the Methodist Church
Kensington
R. D. Dubois
Lydia Pool
India
Fairfield
America
President Delegates Powers to Emergency Fleet Corp
President Wilson by executive order delegates to the Emergency Fleet Corporation powers conferred by Congress to take over shipping, shipping lines, and all shipping plants. The action expands federal control over seaborne commerce and industrial assets to mobilize wartime logistics.
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Washington
Wilson
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Congress
Work or Fight Dictates Local Merchant Strain
The exemption board weighs nonproductive employment under war department rules as Fairfield stores face labor shifts. Ray Maxwell and Cli Max expect losses of ten workers each, groceries hardest hit while White Tea seeks six replacements. General Logan assigns boards to review questionnaires and classify workers for service or job changes. H. E. Snyder visits Lockridge.
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Exemption Board
Fairfield
Ray Maxwell
Daily Journal
Eash
War Department
Logan
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Bournal Printing CO. Publishers
South Court Street
RAN Taylor & W. Taylor
Eer
Mai
Fair- Bald
Iowa
Sec
U. S
National
Laat
Tan Jenene
Starat
John W. Stephenson
South Fourth Street
George Strong
W. R C
South Side
Odd Fellows
Detective Wickerson
W. S
H. E. Snyder
Lockridge
Journal
Thrift
West Side
United States
A. F. Carlson
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