No New Draft This Year Mobilizing Conscripts Urged
Washington July 25 reports the drive to summon conscripts for examination continues as no new draft will be made this year. Crowder outlines board procedures and penalties for nonappearance while projecting about 687,000 needed this year with 20 percent exemption for disabilities. The process will distribute draftees to cantonments to minimize transport burdens.
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Washington
Provodt
Crowner
Itn
Yuleas
Jol
Amgembic
Crowder
Chowder Aula
Eighty Workmen Dead in Nova Scotia Mine Explosion
Sallie Nova Scotia July 26 Ten a mine explosion at the Dominion Coal company mine near New Wat Hin Columbia killed eighty workers. Advices from Sydney report that all bodies had been recovered.
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Sallie
Ava Scotia
Dominion Goal Company
New Wat- Hin
Columbia
Sydney
Irish Home Rule Meeting Opens Today in Dublin
The convention to address the Irish problem opened at Regent House Trinity College with prominent figures including John Hedmond and other nationalist leaders among early arrivals. The assembly hall was set for the session as delegates gathered for the day.
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Dubin
Regent House
Trinity College
John J Hedmond
Dnaeph Neviln
Idan
Joseph Botiin
Five Killed on Submarine A-7 At Cavite
Five men died on the submarine A-7 at Cavite in the Philippine islands. Three officers and crew were injured. The dead include Lieutenant Arnold Marais, OL Hopewell J. M. Curry, and K. A. Kus. Washington reported on July 25.
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Cavite
Philippine Islands
Arnold Marais
OL Hopewell
J. M. Curry
K. A. Kus
Washington
Accident Fatal To Dunn Center Woman
Mrs. Anna M. Rasmussen of Dunn Center died from injuries suffered in a July 2 auto accident at Logan. She was 63, mother of 14, and her remains were shipped to Dunn Center for funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Minor
N. D
Anna M. Rasmussen
Dunn Center
Wiliam
Sparling
Thin City
Logan
Mira. Rasmussen
Aid
Young Americans in Paris Demand Front Line Roles
In Paris young Americans urge entry to front line service, clamor to join American aviation or French ambulance units, and describe a staged struggle against draft and bureaucracy. They report obstacles entering French service, pressure to join, and describe their wish to serve despite uncertain path.
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Paris
Bore
National Guard Starts Federal Service for War
The second increment of national guard troops from twenty states is called into federal service. They will be mobilized in southern training camps and equipped for duty abroad. The August 5 draft clause will bring remaining forces under federal control, ending state authority during the war.
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Washington
Wilson
New York
Pennsylvania
New Chancellor U S War Bill Estimated At 17 Billion
Fragmented OCR notes mention Lloyd George and Michaalst van Tinga in a discussion of a war bill budget around 17 billion. The text is garbled but centers on the proposed U S war bill and related political figures.
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U. S
Copenbanes
Lloyd George
Ras Nna
Sore
Michaalst van Tinga
Fragmentary American politics and finance notes glimpse
The garbled text references Luther Burbank and American figures, mentioning July and large sums like 800,008.031 while noting a senator and an event. The readable parts are insufficient for a coherent report but hint at a political finance context and public figures.
Ships Sunk Six U Boats Report From Gailfax
British sailors reaching Gailfax Nova Scotia say German submarines conducted a concerted attack near transport ships, claiming six U-boats were sunk with one escaping. They report heavy gunfire within three miles of the transports.
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Gailfax
Nova Scotia
Resigns From Shipping Board Amid White House Talks
Washington July 25 announced at the White House that Theodore Brent vice chairman of the shipping board tendered his resignation but it has not been acted on by President Wilson. Brent backs the former chairman Denman in board controversy with Major General Gosthais as the Emergency reorganization moves proceed and Edward N. Hurley of Chicago is ready to become chairman while Bainbridge Colby’s board seat is delayed. Senator Calder notes delays do not imply a fight and Colby’s stance and past politics raise inquiries about his fit under the shipping board law.
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Washington
White House
Theodore Brent
Shipping Board
Wilson
Brent Ald
Denman
Gosthais
Senate, Commerce Committee
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Bainbridge Colby
Calder
New York
Colby
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Food Bill in Conference at House Rule Vote
Washington July 25 the administration food control bill was sent to conference under a rule with no record vote. Opposition disappeared. Conferees were instructed to reagree to Senate amendments. Defeat of the Senate amendment to create a joint war expenditure committee was presaged by this action. Thirty-one Republicans joined 138 Democrats voting for the rule, while 100 Republicans voted against it.
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Washington
Administration
House
Senate
Joint
Congressional War Expenditure Committee
Mann
Big German War Drive Reaches Imminent Break
Copenhagen reports a frank Berlin dispatch via Tidende on the submarine campaign’s neutral impact and the Reichstag’s push for peace. The piece notes shrinking support for Germany after the wars, cites billions more needed for six months, and claims the front can hold despite reduced manpower. It highlights mass troop movements and a troubling social note of vanished children and a leaner Berlin populace.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
National ‘Tidende
Foreign Offices
Germany
Frazier Seeks to Delay Guardsmen Training Moves
North Dakota Governor L J Frazier joins other western governors in appealing to the federal war department to withhold sending guardsmen to southern training camps until weather improves. They suggest October 1 as a safe move date. The North Dakota unit trains at Deming New Mexico.
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Bismarck
N. D
L. J. Frazier
Federal
War Department
North Dakota Guardsmen
Deming
N. M
M'Cumbers Charges Investigated and United War Promotions
Promoted soldiers from the First North Dakota Regiment arrive at Col onel Fraine's unit with several sergeants and corporals named for Company M. Recruits fill ranks rapidly as the contingent nears full war strength. Investigations and charges related to promotions and postmaster questions are noted amid drill and armory exercises.
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J. H. Fraine
North Dakota
Oscar Holm
Howard J. Cul Iton
Carrall. Johnson
Mervyn Hanson
John A. Bennett
Robert B. Rows
Earl Nelson
Harry Thomas
Attrength
Durie
Exana Tae
United “Blazen
Sénate
Bowman
N.D
Combe AnArghtabin
Copaneas
Meade
Knights of Pythias Hold Williston Convention Today
Knights of Pythias gather in Williston North Dakota for the state lodges annual convention. Mayor John Bruegeer welcomes delegates Usher L Burdick delivers an address as business sessions proceed. Delegates tour the city and surrounding countryside by automobile with officers to be elected Thursday morning and the 1918 meeting place chosen. The day ends with entertainment and a joint conferring of degrees on new members.
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Williston
N. D
Knights of Pythias
John Bruegeer
L. Burdick
Russian Women’s Army Unit Fights First Time
Petrograd reports the Russian women's battalion raised by Vera Butchareff saw front line action at Krevo. They reportedly succeeded with some losses, while front reporters note the unit behaved exemplary and earned the respect of male soldiers.
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Petrograd
Vera Butchareff
Krevo
Novoe Vremya
Lenin Arrest Report Shocks Russian Politics in War
New York reports that the Russian provisional government moved to terminate pro German activities by arresting Lenin and many followers. If convicted as a spy, he likely faces execution. if not, isolation during the war is planned as a precaution.
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New York
Nikolai Lenine
Lenine
Germany
Jamestown Man Killed in Winnipeg Caboose Crash
John Nelson of Jamestown North Dakota was killed in Winnipeg when a runaway CP rail yard engine struck a dining caboose, injuring several others. His body will be sent to Jamestown Thursday for burial.
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Herald Special Service
Winnipeg
Man
John Nelson
Jamestown
WN. D
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Expect Kerensky To End Trouble And Turn Tide
Disloyal elements to be weeded out firm line still expected. Russian troops retreat in Galicia but Petrograd remains confident that disorganization will be corrected. Fronts in the Aisne region see French gains as Petain’s forces recapture high ground from the Germans. Continued actions near Tarnopol and Sereth river highlight a stubborn eastern front struggle.
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Associated Press
Galicia
Bruschiot
Ber
Carpathian
Petrograd
Aisne
Cratnne
Petain
California
Old Tine
Brussitoff
Tarnopol
Sereth
British Destroyer Acts When U Boat Attacks With Torpedo
A British destroyer responds to a U boat attack by tilting its tactics to warn and pursue. Wireless signals alert the convoy, and ships close in to prevent further disruption as a patrol effort unfolds along the southeast coast.
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