How to Answer Questions on Registration Cards
Government issues circulars to ease registration for ages twenty one to thirty. It outlines how to answer twelve questions clearly for June six, stressing accuracy in name, age, birth date, birthplace, citizenship status, employment, dependents, marital status, race, military service, and exemption grounds.
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Only One Day to Register War Call
The War Department urges immediate action noting only one day remains for registration. All males in the designated ages must register on the day set, despite initial five day grace for form distribution. headlines misled readers, as the proclamation fixes one day for registration.
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States in Rivalry for Honor in Registration Returns
The citizenry of the country has shown remarkable response to registration calls, and states through their officials display zeal, leading to rivalry among common wealths for the honor of completing registration returns.
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War Revenue Bill Passed by House
Washington May 24 The House approved the $1 500 000 000 war revenue bill after a fortnight of debate with 300 lawmakers voting for and 76 against It included a 45 percent surtax on incomes over 40 000 and kept the 5 percent tax on advertising while striking out the Doremus proposal on auto taxes The bill goes to the Senate which may slash it further as Republicans led by Mann opposed parts of the measure while Democrats supported it The leader Kitchin defended the bill noting bonds were not preferred and Wilson backed the measure
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French win lost positions in heavy German assaults
May 26 reports from Paris and Berlin describe heavy fighting on the Aisne front where German attacks penetrated French first line trenches before most of the ground was retaken in French counterattacks. The Chevreux wood area was captured at night, while Berlin claimed British troops stormed German trenches but were repulsed by a counter attack.
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Japanese destroyers aid Transylvania despite torpedo attack
Japanese destroyers engaged the submarine and rescued 2,800 of the 8,000 troops aboard the British troopship Transylvania after it was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. The admiralty released the report from Tokyo dated May 28.
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Lloyd George says submarines beaten improve food outlook
London reports Premier Lloyd George in the house of commons states that anti submarine successes have improved the food situation. He credits American aid and ships for protection of the merchant marine and warns that despite a starvation threat ongoing economy is essential. He calls German submarine warfare a major miscalculation.
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Waite Dies in Chair After Poison Trial
Dr Arthur Warren Waite was electrocuted after a conviction for poisoning his wife s parents John M Peck and Anna Marty Peck. He faced a $1 110,000 wagered game before execution and confessed to the arsenic murders including his mother in law on January 30 1916.
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Italians Pierce Foe Line in Ten Hours of Bombardment
Italian attacking forces broke through Austrian lines after ten hours of bombardment, capturing Jainta ho and taking 10,245 prisoners. Cadorny's army lies within ten miles of Trieste as Tral hans seize fortifications north of Juminno and gain ground south of Jamiano toward the sea. The battle rages from the sea north to Plava with Italian forces advancing past Boscomale and capturing forts east of Pietrarossa and Bagni as well as Jamiano.
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Austrian Minister to Quit
London May 28 reports Baron Burlan Austro Hungarian minister of finance is about to resign in Vienna amid cabinet shifts and financial strains. The Amsterdam dispatch cites sources close to the ministry as confirming the looming retirement and possible transition measures.
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Germans Warned of US Plans to War Zone
May 26 report that German spy networks penetrate US military info. Navy Secretary Daniels says Germany learned of an American destroyer fleet bound for Europe and even mined the entrance to its target port. Officials vow tighter secrecy and probe possible lapses across war and navy agencies. There is mention of suspects in Massachusetts and ongoing official investigations.
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Registration day urged as heroic festival by women
Washington May 26 The national defense council calls on American women to aid June 5 registration day. The women’s committee led by Dr Anna Howard Shaw issued the appeal at Secretary Baker’s request. The secretary urged full female representation in state celebrations. Doctor Shaw says service is noble and freedom must be shared.
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Indictments Of Onion Firms Across States For Monopolizing Trade
Boston May 25 Eighty eight corporations and individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to monopolize interstate commerce in onions The list includes F C Ort Co Churubusco Ind A B Mosher I FE Kenner and L A Schrader of Columbia City Cold Storage Co Columbia City Ind Joseph Deal Hooper Mich Elmer E B Gandy Churubusco Ind Martin Boysen Doster Mich Edward Oliver Vauban Wis Henry J Vinkemulder and Moses J Dark of the Vinkenmulder Co Grand Rapids Mich Ww Hansebe Racine Wis
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War news and incidents from the era
Marine artist Henry Reuterdahl enters naval reserves in New York, while protests erupt in Cleveland as antiwar factions clash with police. Reports of German submarine action near the Faroe Islands, Belgian relief leadership, a Navy ambulance yacht donation, and a pregraduation for submarine chasers. A Chicago Northwestern collision kills a woman and injures another woman and child in Menominee Michigan.
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Pershing Receives Wilsons Orders On France Plans
President Wilson briefed Major General Pershing on American troops destined for France. Pershing will travel with the division to London and Paris to meet British and French authorities and receive final strategic guidance before combat. The president may promote Pershing to lieutenant general or general under the conscription law.
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