How to Answer Questions on Registration Cards
Government issues circulars to help registrants, detailing twelve questions for conscription. The guidance instructs on name, full address, birth date, citizenship status, place of birth, current occupation, employer, dependents, marital status, race, military service, exemptions, and grounds. It emphasizes precise answers and proper forms, with examples and wording tips for completeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juvelis
Persors
Taz Main Street
Kienge
Cook County
Illinois
Navy Swamped by Teuton Spies Across Departments
A sweeping German espionage network allegedly penetrated Washington's naval and military offices, with spies in multiple departments and key points. Investigations identify two wireless stations as leak points while DoJ agents pursue arrests of enemy aliens amid wartime mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Establishment
Fern & Shiek
Armeor
Navy Department
Sayville
Tacherton
Finte
Secret Service
Variate
Department of Justice
Paleo
One Day to Register Warns of Limited Registration Day
The War Department emphasizes a single registration day fixed by the president's proclamation. Five days for form placement were misreported by headlines. only the designated day will be devoted to registration for all eligible registrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
States Rivalry for Honor in Registration Returns
The text notes a strong nationwide response to a registration call with state heads competing to achieve complete registration returns, highlighting rivalry among several commonwealths for the honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealths
Dare Devil Drivers to Pilot Pershing on Battle Front
In Washington four officers and pilots have been chosen to operate the new Pershing units. The selected team includes Hay Middleton, manager of a steel products company, Jensings, a Detroit banking firm sales executive, Deoree Linthrownt, head of a factory harmony committee, and Brain, a prominent driver from the eastern region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dare Devil
Pershing
Hay Middyton Ealee
Wert Steel Seduets Campane Een 2
Jensings
Detroit Baniong
Deoree & Linthrownt
Fertory de Harmony
Decreel
Aaterrseybike Company
Ew Brain
Ur East Cee
James Eads How Sends Protest to Washington
In Stockholm Sweden James Eads How sends a protest to the U S state department over the denial of passport travel for delegates to the Socialist International conference. Included are Mayor Karl Kindhagen and Karl Fries along with other leaders. Reports say HV Borialiere may send delegates as well as Victor Adier leads the Austrian Socialists arriving today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Eads How
Washington
Btockholm
Sweden
Leeding Mumbere
Sacjaliet
Lancing
James
Lane
State Department
Bes
Karl Kindhagen
Karl Fries
World Church Peace Alliance
Young Mene Chriatian Association
Hussian Borialiere
Victor Adier
Austrian
Socialinta
Kansas Cyclone Toll Reaches 29 Dead In Disaster
A devastating cyclone struck Sedgwick and Harvey counties in south central Kansas causing 29 deaths and over 60 injuries with thousands in lost property. The storm hit Andale hard, followed by a blinding rain, as a special relief train with doctors and nurses rushed to aid the injured and recover victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick
Harvey
Andale
Women Taking Men’s Places in England by Sector
London England reports a sweeping shift as women replace men across many sectors. Excluding government sites, 1,071,000 women have entered jobs including controlled firms arsenals dockyards shell plants agriculture transport finance commerce professions hotels theaters civil service and local government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
England
Real Britain
Tornado Hits Southeast Newton Area Kills Three
A tornado that formed in the southwest struck countryside southeast of Newton Kansas causing at least three deaths and multiple injuries. Rescue workers rushed to the scene as damage reports spread across the rural district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Kan
San Francisco conductor to challenge citizenship order
Alfred Hertz, director of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, will protest the federal orders denying citizenship to German aliens. The case will be pursued in the Supreme Court of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Alfred Hertz
Direcor
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Supreme Court of the United States
Chaos Sweeps Turkey Amid War Strife And Plague
Reports describe widespread panic as Turkish troops desert and troops from Britain and Germany fortify positions. Disease ravages cities, deserters are corralled, finances move abroad, and authorities declare emergency measures while civilians flee and seek safety.
Woman Suffrage Supported by Presbyterian Assembly
A Presbyterian assembly adopted a resolution declaring for woman suffrage. The move was introduced by Sir Jobo B Rendall of Cheater Pa, Lincoln University president, and passed after debate. The session pledged support to the Pocket Testament League. A telegram from the Southern Assembly announced a federation committee with the Northern Assembly to confer on unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
North
Jobo B Rendall
Cheater
Lincoln University
General Assembly
Pocket Testament League
J. Wilber Chapman
Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Birmingham
Ala
Northern Presbyterian Church
Marshall Field Enlisted Private Promoted to Sergeant
Chicago reports Army records show Marshall Field enlisted as a private in the headquarters troops Pirat Wiinole Cavalry and has now been promoted to sergeant of the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marshall Field
Pirat Wiinole Cavalry
Militiamen Not To Register Under New Proclamation
Washington reports a revised registration proclamation stating that National Guard units and other military bodies not federalized need not register on June 6. A telegram notes that duty organized forces under US law are exempt from registration. Separately, Senator Frelinghuysen introduced a senate resolution to investigate the Mongolia explosion that killed two Red Cross nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
National Guard
United States
Mongolia
Washington
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Senate
Red Cross
Chattanooga Manufacturers Oppose Union Labor
Members of the Chattanooga Manufacturers Association representing 300 manufacturing companies adopted a resolution agreeing not to recognise any union labor movement in Chattanooga Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga Manufacturers’ Association
Food Protest By Christiania Workmen Demands Food Seizures
In London Christiania workmen quit work and marched to the parliament building to demand a ban on export of provisions and the seizure of all ships needed to supply food and raw materials for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
London
Parliament Building
Strike of Women Growing in Paris
The woman’s strike is spreading from the club trade to all jobs held by women. Four thousand women bank clerks are reported to be out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
German American Bank of Nashville subscribes to Liberty bonds
Washington on May 26 November McCord reports to the treasury that the German American Bank of Nashville Tennessee with a capital of 50000 has submitted a subscription for 23750 worth of Liberty non bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCord
The
Treasury
Bank of
Nashville, Tenn
Japan Is Taking U.S. Gold in Large Outflow
Tokyo watchers report Japan is drawing gold from the United States at a brisk pace, totaling about 36 million dollars since January. Officials doubt the trade balance explains all movement and speculate allied payments for munitions may be made in gold. In Chicago Herman Billik, once slated for hanging for poisoning five members of the Vreal family, died in his county hospital after his sentence was commuted to imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Japan
China
Arsenal
Navy Yard
Washington, D. C
Chicago
I—Herman Billik
Vreal
Government Begins Jitney Ship Construction
Washington reports the U S government has started building jitney ships and has issued contracts for twenty steel vessels of 2,500 tons each to a Pensacola corporation in Florida. The move signals a major expansion of wartime naval production and regional shipbuilding activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Pensacola
Pia
Central West Storm Sweeps Central West Killing Scores
Storm swept the Central West region causing widespread death and injury. State troopers take charge of Mattoon Illinois as Red Cross volunteers mobilize. Reports from many states cite extensive property loss and farm equipment damage. Officials seek funds for relief and recovery.
Death toll rises in Friday and Sunday train collision
Officials report multiple fatalities after a Friday and Sunday derailment near the midwest line. Investigators work to identify victims and determine causes as emergency crews cordon the wreckage and secure the site for probing.
Gun Fire Sinks A Boat In Gulf Clash Report
Reports say while crossing the Gulf of Gascony two German submarines attacked the vessel. Gunfire from a boat halted the pirates with one pirate reportedly sunk. The Hayti’s crew details remain unclear as the incident unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manama
Joet
Gulf of Gascony
Strikes Hit Industries Across Myland Reports
A dispatch from N Helring Fors notes strikers operate in all branches of industry throughout Miiand. In several districts acts of reference have been committed against employers, prompting concern over rising labor unrest and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Miiand
Nhelringfors
Union Takes Bonds Cleveland C the Brotherhood Railway Trainmen
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen has ordered 9160 06 dollars in liberty bonds to be funded from the organization's accumulated funds in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, C
The
Brotherhood of of Railway Trainmen
Harvest Hands Sought for Kansas Wheat Crop
Topeka Kan an appeal notes that harvest hands from the East are needed in Kansas to gather the depleted wheat crop in the fields local talent will be sufficient for the task
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Take Over Patent in Washington Bill for Military Use
Senator Pomerenes has introduced a bill granting the government power to seize any patented or trademarked drug in emergency for the use of enlisted men in the army or navy. The proposal aims to ensure medical supplies for military personnel during crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benater Pomerenes
Army
Army Camp Site Inspected at Carrollton Missouri
The military board reviewing a site for a new army camp in the western region conducted an inspection tour at Carrollton last week. Officers expressed strong approval of the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Camp
Carrollton
Military Board
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tiirth
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Declan
Citien Ff
Columbus
Vienna
Austria
Sofia
Bulgaria
Chiandel
Seti Pate
Tate
Medea
Iavy
Natonal Guard
Nwill
Unite States
Regular Army
Navy
Teuton
Berlin
Ospionape
Arioy
Feet
Daniels
Rotilla
Europe
Germany
States
Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Teast
Peretine
Fle
Socialiet
Americana
Turkey
Strekhen
Beng
Swans Bankes
Tuekesle
Peern Iy
Deenett
Palestine
Grnera
Deana
Paul Dice
Terkieh
Haveled
Zurich
Presbyterian Assembly
Geta
Dallas
Patriotic German Bank
U. S
Central West
Mat
Toon, Il
Leyte
Epl
Meetiene
Higeta
Indiana
Kentorty
Tenoraser Henone
Artageare
Toma
Agereante
Charleston
Matteen
Dyvesbury
Dee Cmanty
Mytherile
Tadiane
Keates
Cherernor Leer
Matteen Andharieston
Aselet
Ned Crone
Chieseo
Tilmots
Ts View
Tweed Towne
Malloon
Arkanans
Kentucky
Tennessee
Willierttte
Eens
Finland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!