General exchange of war prisoners planned
British cabinet ministers weigh a general prisoner exchange with an expected official announcement. Reports from escaped POWs confirm that British prisoners are used behind German lines since March 21.
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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1918
Page
7
An American Boy's Reply From France Amid War
A wartime verse recalls a soldier in France awaiting his chance to fight beneath star shells. He speaks of memory love and faith in victory, and bids a return to peace for the girl he loves as he endures artillery and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Angela Morgan
Russian prisoners arrive for exchange amid Petrograd outrage
The first contingent of 1500 Russian prisoners to be exchanged under a Russo German agreement arrived in Petrograd and was described as veritable walking dead men. The dispatch notes strong indignation over their conditions as they await exchange for able bodied Germans. A separate item reports a Chicago man finding a $150 diamond inside a turkey, joking it recovered the bird’s cost.
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Petrograd
State Department
Chicago
Draft age men must fight or work says War secretary
The War secretary announces post office militarization in France continues mail distribution under military direction while Post Office remains in charge of money orders. Draft age men must work or fight after July 1 under new selective service rules. nonuseful occupations face deployment to army or new jobs, with professional athletes potentially affected and local boards to rule cases after July 1.
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France
Post Office Department
War Department
Selective Service
Crowder
General Crowder
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