Navy League Seeks Real National Service For Workers
The Navy League offers every man and woman a path to patriotic service. The Navy needs 50,000 volunteers, with conscription not applying to the Navy. Women can help by making comfort garments for sailors, while communities must cooperate to recruit and support naval efforts.
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Mayor Taylor of Santa Cruz Visits Relatives in City
Santa Cruz mayor Arthur Taylor, editor and proprietor of the Santa Cruz Daily Suri, visits relatives in the city. Born in Smyrna, Chenango County, he moved west in 1876 during a Cape Horn cruise. Cousin of City Clerk L B Taylor.
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Ruling on military pay affects soldiers cash sums
The Attorney General ruled that on June 1 civil officers and guardsmen enlisted before May 16 will receive only civil pay, not full military pay under the Fenner law, reversing prior claims for full salary under the old act. Separate notes mention milk price demands and selective service allocations.
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Whitman reports 40000 National Guard in federal service plan
Albany dispatch notes Gov. Whitman stating the National Guard will reach about 40,000 when mobilized for federal service on July 1. He cites a successful recruitment drive, adds thousands of volunteers since May, and outlines gaps and units authorized by the War Department. Also reports intensive public health training for 150 physicians and health officers across New York State under university and department auspices.
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Registered Fired Sues for Sum of 1009
Albert Golden, a former teamster for Bumgarner & Downing furniture dealers, sues for 1009 alleging dismissal after a long registration line. He claims he left at 4:30 pm to register, but was not processed until 10:30 pm, and was discharged the next morning. The suit seeks damages.
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No Dancing Or Society For Rookie Officers
Indianapolis June 21 The colonel in charge at Fort Harrison Brigadier General to be Edwin F Glenn suppresses social dances for the officers reserve camp cadets 5000 college men will train in France instead of attending society events Automobile rides moving pictures and outdoor amusements will be provided by the war social service bureau Homesickness is not a factor for these repeatedly working men who clock long hours in the week The rookies arrive from Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia.
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State War Council approves statewide Colorado crop plan
Denver June 21 A State War Council approved a statewide plan for the storage transport and marketing of Colorado food crops valued at about 120000600 The plan aims to curb waste aid producers and consumers ensure local supplies facilitate surplus sales to Eastern markets and create pools of products for army use with warehouse receipt financing to follow The article notes unrelated note about cathedral bells in Seville and a man walking along a plank
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How To Organize A Navy League in Your Community
A practical plan for forming a citizen group to support the Navy. Establish a central board with a practiced president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, plus sub committees for Finance, Speakers, Press, Music, and more. Open sub stations, recruit volunteers, coordinate with recruiting officers, involve women, bands, and moviemakers, and encourage advertising and garment drives to aid sailors.
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Peekskill Camp Plans Outlined for Middletown Boys
Middletown boys planning to attend the state military course at Peekskill in July must follow strict instructions. Uniforms, small suitcases, physical exams, smallpox vaccination, typhoid vaccination, and a state funded trip are required. The camp, for ages 16 to 19, will provide athletic gear and writing materials, with incidental expenses only for uniforms.
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Argentina anxious over trade with U S
Buenos Aires reports U S involvement in World War I blocks Argentine and U S interests. Requisition of ships with American flags reduces European imports, boosts American trade, and disrupts coal transport. Argentina plans possible talks in Washington to salvage contracts and permit continued port commerce.
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Children’s Day at Westtown celebrates school program
Westtown June 21 The Children’s Day exercises at the M E Church of Westtown last Sunday pleased the audience. Children performed songs and recitations with added Swiss hand bell selections by Emil Closs and Mr Hurges. Prof S A Cortright district superintendent of schools attended and spoke with practical advice.
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Germany hanged man with American pistol sparks arms supply claim
New York dispatch reports Francis Bannerman claims Germans hanged a British captain found with an American revolver loaded with lead bullets. He says Germans said pistols must use steel bullets and smokeless powder and warned makers to shift production to compliant designs for Allied forces.
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Oldest French Soldier Montsar Rat Seeks Vengeance
Paris report notes private Montsar Rat, aged 81, may be the world’s oldest soldier. Captured in Belgium by Germans, he was held over two years before liberation and immediately enlisted, now eager for vengeance.
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Football under shell fire thrills soldiers in France
In Hartford City Indiana a correspondent recalls a football game played under shell fire in France. A band performed as troops watched. Some soldiers preferred a creek bath to the game after eight weeks without a wash.
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France
Naturalization Week to Naturalize 2000 Aliens in Oregon
Two thousand foreigners will become U S citizens in Portland during Naturalization Week July 7 to 14. The event, tied to the National Education Association convention, will be run by the Labor Department naturalization division with a government exhibit showing how foreigners are naturalized.
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Ferndale Social Notes and Chester Class Day
Ferndale residents report visits among Grant Smith Earle and Gildersleeve families with multiple Boston or Liberty connections. A town student group heads to Regents exams in Liberty as Oliver Cooley buys work horses. Chester Class Day at Chester High School on June 25 features an elementary manual training exhibition.
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