Few Wien Will Escape Service In Next Drafts
Local board reports new physical regulations. Most registrants are deemed unfit for military duties and will be held for limited work assignments.
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Wien
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
1
Draft regulation change restricts local registrants in Putnam County
The selective service rules limit exits from draft service after physical exams. Provost Marshal Crowder ordered suspension of examinations until new draft rules arrive. About fifty registrants were examined. roughly ten were called to report this week amid reversals and reclassifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
National Army
Crowder
Surgical Dressings Shop Closes for a Few Days
The Red Cross surgical dressings shop at the courthouse will be closed briefly due to delayed gauze shipments. Workers will be notified through newspapers when gauze arrives. Six Thrift Stamps will fund soldiers' summer undershirts or woolen stockings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Court House
Marching Soldier Needs Two Pairs Socks Weekly
The Indiana State Council of Defense appeals for socks for American soldiers in France and camps. Soldiers march and serve in trenches require socks, with a need for two pairs per week per man. Loyal knitters, especially women and girls, are urged to continue and expand their efforts as the demand is vast and urgent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Council of Defense
America
Danville and Greencastle Prep Clash Tonight
Danville hosts Greencastle in Browning Hall for a high school basketball showdown. The October 25 season opener had Greencastle travel to Danville in a high scoring contest with close to two dozen free throws and a lively crowd expected tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Greencastle
Browning Hall
Orst
Beth
Pierre
Gap
Cab Sousa
Too
Wil Spur Gai
French Major to Lecture on Trench Life at Opera House
Major Claude Nicholson of the French army will present How We Live In the Trenches using 6000 feet of official film. The lecture, at 2 30 Sunday afternoon, is for the French Relief Committee and French orphan guards. DePauw students are invited. a free will offering supports the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Nicholson
Opera House
Nicholson
University of Paris
Greencastle
DePauw
Hearing on School Case Is Continued
The hearing on the Greencastle township school case to collect 195 dollars for tuition fees owed by Floyd township for eschooling at the orphan home was postponed from this morning to tomorrow morning due to a defense attorney William Sutherlin’s slight illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle Township
Floyd Township
Joe M. Allen
William Sutherlin
Survey Finds Great Shortage in Seed Stock
First reports on canvass being taken in each township of the county are received by R. S. Fouts, agricultural agent Clover Dale first to complete the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Fouts
Cloverdale
Seed Corn Shortage Reported Across Mill Creek Township
First returns from Putnam County townships indicate a sharp seed corn shortage for 1918. Mill Creek reports acute scarcity, with farmers likely to seek seed from neighboring counties or states. Cloverdale and other townships also show shortages though full tabulations are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Putnam County
Cloverdale
Estes Duncan
Fouts
Mill Creek
Russell
Ford Scribner
Leader
Washington
G. R. Huffman
Serre
Indiana soldiers listed among Tuscania survivors
War Department records released tonight identify Indiana men aboard the torpedoed transport Tuscania. Private James T. Moss is the first Indiana reported safe, with a list of thirteen more Indiana servicemen aboard awaiting word and a complete survivor tally expected in a day or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
Peevteen Indiianes Woblers
Tuscania
War Department
Indiana
James T. Moss
Oakley Marie Moss
Cory
Ind
Twentieth Engineer Regiment of Forestry
Grover J. Rademaker
Marion
Charles Dillingham
Indianapolis
Ray Crebaugh
Indiana Harbor
Clement E. Eckstein
Jasper
German agents mislead farmers in Indiana seed survey
Lafayette Ind February 8 Purdue University reports German agents spread rumors that seed corn found in the state seed and labor survey would be commandeered by the government. Officials said no seed would be seized, the survey only identifies surplus seed to aid farmers without seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Purdue University
C. Henry
Putnam County Men Cases Get Additional Rulings
The Fifth District Board issues more determinations in cases involving registrants from Putnam County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth District Board
Putnam County
First Class Registrants Listed Among War Prepared
The article lists select registrants in a mishmashed wartime roster, noting individuals from various regions and services. Details are fragmented but indicate a nationwide call to service with names and designations scattered throughout.
Old Gold to face Franklin in pivotal night contest
OLY GOLE IS Sel aims to rebound after last week's 23 24 defeat as Captain Smith and staff shuffle the lineup with the return of Bastian and Ramsey out sick. Coaches expect a hard fought game tonight with Franklin catching an early train after a 7 15 start for Sigma Nu vs Deke prelim. Thrift Stamp drive urged with Cass County reporting 9140.00 in sales by January 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Sigma Nu
Deke
Stamp Sale Totals in Putnam Rise in February
Receipts from stamp sale and war stickers show a sharp jump in February with $1,482.82, while January county totals reach $6,718.85. The Putnam sale reports $8,201.67 for stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
PUPILS SET FINE RECORD IN Thrift Stamp Drive
Thrift Stamp and War Savings sales progress well with county totals for January at 6718 dollars and February through February 5 at 1482 dollars. City and township schools drive participation with classes in First Ward led by Thomas room purchasing 256 stamps. Senior and Miss Walls sessions report all students bought at least one stamp. Officials urge broad participation to reach 410000 dollars by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Stoner
Thomas
Southard
Walls
Reed
Greencastle Township
Funeral of Mrs. Eugenia Shields to be Saturday
Mrs Eugenia Shields age about 60 died suddenly Thursday at Dr Ryan’s home in French Lick. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 o'clock at the Methodist church in Stilesville conducted by Rev Blaine E Kirkpatrick. She was the widow of Ed Shields a prominent farmer. she lived in Greencastle, then near Stilesville where her farm is located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euczrenia Shields
Ryan
French Lick
Stilesville
Blaine E. Kirkpatrick
College Avenue
Methodist
Shields
Greencastle
Shipyard Work Push for War Effort Cited in Telegram
A telegram message urges the nation to mobilize men for shipyard labor as part of a broad patriotic drive. The dispatch stresses urgent employment in shipyards and the need to support wartime production through skilled and steady work.
Bodies of 44 Wash Up on Irish Coast
Calm and heroic behavior of soldiers on the torpedoed liner Tuscania enabled rescue workers to save all but 161 passengers and crew members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish
Tuscania
Fate of U boat uncertain
Washington reports the sinking of the Tuscania after a German torpedo strike. Most passengers and crew were saved thanks to swift actions by British destroyers and trawlers, but 101 remain unaccounted for and 44 bodies have washed ashore in Northern Ireland. Identification is unlikely due to missing or absent dog tags and unclear muster rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Northern
Ireland
pMeiits
Roth
Atp
Wren
All 84 Grocers Adopt Regulation on Bill Payments
In Putnam County a bill payment rule states one delivery per house per day and a fourteen day payment period. Bills must be paid in full on regular pay days with no bill carried beyond thirty days. after thirty days cash or a bankable note is required. Signed by L. A. Busby E. E. Caldwell and T. E. Evans Putnam County Food Administrator.
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