Drafting plans outlined for nation army increments
The article describes the start of draft drafting on July 15 for the first National Army increment. It details registration, exemptions, and county boards. physical exams to occur after selection. a lottery system to choose the initial draftees. and anticipated first-call numbers around 500000 with about one in twenty registered likely chosen. It notes exemptions rules to be announced by the President and a jury-wheel system for later stages.
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United States
First National Army
Southern Department
Fort Sam Houston
Washington
M. H. Barnwn
Army
Liberty Loan call spurs farmers amid war effort
A wartime plea urges farming communities to subscribe to Liberty Bonds to fund the war, while Missouri and Kansas tornadoes kill at least 20 and injure about 150, with Boone and Carroll counties hardest hit and towns like Dean Lake and Whitam devastated. In Texas, the general educational appropriation bill advances with most items approved except the University of Texas and School of Mines funding.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Boone County
Carroll
Chariton
Ray
Boone
Missouri River
Richmond
Whitam
Topeka
Lavonburg
Tola
Ray County
Dean Lake
Carroll County
Charllton County
Boon County
Columbia
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Galveston
School of Mines
el Paso
University
Uiversity
Revolt Threat Lashes Petrograd as Civil Strife Deepens
Amid ruins of autocracy in Petrograd, a new revolt spreads vandals attack the capital as a makeshift government fights for survival. News from Tiflis signals a broader crisis with possible royalist plots and the arrest of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich.
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Petrograd
Rom
Coalition
Petroevad
Tiflis
Caucasus
Czardom
Kerensky
Russia
Armenia
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Nicholas Romanoff
Tsarkoeselo
Peter
Vyn Marine Company Strikers Refuse Compromise Plan
Brunswick Brunswick County June 6 five hundred workers at the Brunswick Marine Company refused to accept a company plan to return to work and decide their demands later. Strikers seek nine hour days at current ten hour pay. Demonstration tonight was orderly as shipyards remain closed. Caldwell County man Maxwell arraigned on treason charge after US agent’s accusation of unlawful levy war and aiding enemies.
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Brunswick
Brunswick Marine Company
Maxwell
Caldwell County
United States
T. Caldwell
B .C. Baldwin
Air Raid Tuesday Over England Reported From London
London reports a Tuesday air raid over England with German aviators launching an Easter cross-Channel attack. British defence shot down several bombers near the coast after dropping bombs, with casualties and damage noted around Folkestone and the Belgian coast.
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England
London
Germany
Engl
Belgium
Folkestone
Dunkirk
Visitey
Complaint Alleges R Walters Aided Germany
An arrest for treason in San Antonio followed a Department of Justice complaint alleging Richard Walters aided Germany and possessed treasonable information. Walters, a street car motor, was jailed on $5,000 bond pending Wednesday’s examining trial before Commissioner Edwards. authorities seized propaganda and Walters’ Traction Co employment noted on West End and Alamo Heights lines.
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San Antonio
United States
John L. Dibrel
Esmo Needham
Department of Justice
Richard Walters
Walters
Germany
Edwards
Traction Company
Ies
West End
Alamo Heights
River Levee Breaks Near Taylor Missouri
The Fabius River levee breached in three spots near Taylor at 3 p m. More than 18 000 acres flooded. Farmers and families flee to Quincy and other towns by horseback as the Mississippi rises and heavy rain falls. The river may force further levee breaches amid strong winds.
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Quincy
Tingame
Fabius River
Taylor
Mississippi
Storm in Central Michigan Leaves Fatalities and Damage
Detroit reports a June storm of cyclonic intensity sweeping Central Lower Michigan. At least three people died and nearly three score were injured, with property damage near one million dollars. Jackson Battle Creek and Lansing were among affected cities with extensive damage.
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Detroit
Mich
Lower Michigan
Jackson
Battle Creek
Lansing
Reserve Officers Camp Socials Opening August Twenty Seven
War Department announces a second Reserve Officers Training Camp to open at Camp Funston Leon Springs on August 27 with enlistment to start June 15. In Rockford Illinois sixty parading IWW and Socialist members defied draft registration marching through business district at 9 o clock bearing a banner proclaiming One fe
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Ts and
Socialis
Camp Funston
Leon Springs
War Deparment
Southern Department
Rockford
Ill
Industrial Workers of the World
Guy W. Ginders
Sly Rit
Winnebago County
All for One Peace Not War Jail Riot Report
Disorder erupted as a mob in the county building attempted to overrun the old jail slated for vacating. Prisoners, initially orderly under guard, became inflamed by inflammatory addresses in Lithuanian Swedish and Polish, breaking windows and assaulting turnkeys during the chaotic scene.
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Detiane
Lord Northcliffe Heads British War Mission
Lord Northcliffe named head of British war mission in London. He will coordinate British media and political efforts with the United States and allies, while maintaining his role with the Daily Mail and Times. The appointment aligns with Lloyd George's wartime policies.
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London
Duneeliffe
Lord Northquest
United States
Thur J. Balfourn
Foreign Office
Lord Northcliffe
Lord Northe
London Daily Mail
Liffe
London Times
Attempt to Wreck Gen Wood's Train Failed
Birmingham Alabama June 5 It was learned that an attempt was made to wreck the Alabama Great Southern train bearing General Leon ard Wood from Chattanooga to Birmingham Monday night A log was tied across the track on a high embankment about four miles south of Chattanooga Passengers confirmed the report Officers accompanying General Wood declined to comment.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Great Southern
General Leonard Wood
Chattanooga
American Destroyers Join British Fleet in Patrol Duty
The American destroyers completed their first month of service in the great war. Favorable weather aided anti-submarine tasks and ship handling. Sailors assimilated with British naval operations, rotating to patrols and convoy duties across four to five day deployments, with shore leave about half a day weekly. The work remains steady yet engaging for the Americans.
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London
Death penalty affirmed in two Texas cases
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the death penalties for Edmund Charles and Ben Davis, both negroes, in two cases from Austin. Charles was convicted of a statutory offense with a white female witness testifying, while Davis killed Frank Wehmeyer, a white farmer, on July 9, 1916, during an incident over stolen watermelons. The court ruled unanimously in both opinions.
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Austin
Tex
Judge District Court Olients
Washington
Edmund Charles
Ben Davis
Court of Criminal Appeals
Charles
Davis
Frank Wehmeyer
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