War Proclamation Enjoins Aliens to Kept Peace and Depart
President Wilson proclaims a state of war with Germany and orders vigilance toward alien enemies. Nations’ subjects 14 and older within the United States face strict regulations, possible removal, and residence prohibitions under new wartime laws. Volunteers urged to bolster army and navy. selective draft may follow.
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Indiana Estimates 14000 Men for Emergency Army Draft
Indiana officials project about 14285 men from the state for the first increment of a 500000 man emergency army. Registration for ages nineteen to twenty five is compulsory with strict penalties for noncompliance. Exemptions cover physical or moral unfitness, dependent relatives, government needs, and conscientious objections. Training will be intense and nationwide, starting with twenty five year olds and moving down. The state also plans to urge $49000 for a Lincoln Highway extension near Renton to the Elkhart-Noble line.
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Army Contracts to Be Let for Ambulances and Harness
Jeffersonville the army quartermasters office announced bids will be received immediately on contracts for 200 ambulances 850 escort wagons 22000 wheel harnesses and 22000 lead harnesses delivery to the army depot at Jeffersonville. Fort Wayne officers Captain Scheffer and Lieutenant Moriarity of Battery D opened a recruiting office in the courthouse to organize Battery F. At Claypool an unidentified foreigner who said he would like to blow up the United States was removed from a southbound Big Four train.
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Former Hoosier Writes Popular Patriotic Song
Columbus J Will Callahan, once of Columbus and Indianapolis now in Petoskey Michigan, authored the words to a patriotic song about Old Glory. The piece, widely sold, was sung in Washington with President Wilson in attendance and praised. Endorsed by DAR president general Mrs William Cummings Story and leaders of the SAR, it will be featured at a Sons of the American Revolution dinner on April 17 in New York. Calls to Callahan come from educators and military circles as Hoosiers pledge allegiance nationwide.
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City Editor Sues for Damages in Alexandria Fight
Kenneth J. Sullivan city editor of the Alexandria Times-Tribune files a $5,000 damages suit against patrolman Benedict and Alexandria police chief Donahoe after Sullivan says Benedict wounded him at the Elks club. The incident occurred in Alexandria.
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Hoosier Notes Military Units and Legal Moves Across Indiana
Stuntington reports rapid progress to organize a battery of field artillery under Lt Luther Mertz and Sergeants Long and Dyer with Battery D Fort Wayne. local veteran Spencer. Judge Hauck admits Mrs Thomas A Cooper to Ohio county circuit court bar. Indianapolis adds fifteen extra police to guard manufacturing plants. Bloomington aims to organize a student battery of about 190 men. Rushville Pastor J T Aitken elected moderator of southern Indiana presbytery. Aitken succeeds Rev J H McCann of Scotland. Washington authorities plan to stock Crapples and other fish in a nearby stable lake.
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United States Maps War Aid Plan for First Year
Washington reports a complete alliance plan guiding U S cooperation in the first year against Germany. American naval forces will combat submarines and guard shipping lanes while cruisers patrol from Nova Scotia to Panama and a larger battleship fleet is strengthened. An army of 1,000,000 may be raised if the war lasts beyond a year.
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Bar German Songs In Schools With War Tensions Rise
Davenport Virginia April 11 school authorities order halt to German songs in public schools amid strained US Germany relations. The move closes a long standing practice affecting students and cultural activities.
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Dandruff Remedy Promises Hair Renewal in Ad
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a quick fix for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims after one use hair gains luster and new growth appears in weeks, urging purchase of a 25 cent bottle. The piece ends with a quip about wealth and a note on Christiania's 20 percent years.
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