Cupid Warnings Narrow Draft Deferment Grounds
The War Department issues strict rules limiting marriage as a defense for draft deferment. Dependency from marriage after May 18, 1917 is mostly ignored for deferment unless a child is born or unborn after specified dates. Registrants reaching majority and marrying within the window face potential reclassification to class two, with no transfer to a more favorable class for evading military service. Advertisement for wool bathing suits at Bogard's appears at the end.
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Mewlywodz
Exempton Board
Congress
Cancer Fatal to Local Woman Linda Buttman Dies at 63
Linda Buttman of 601 East Fourth Street died at home from cancer after a bedfast illness of three months. Born April 12, 1855, she married Adrian Gable in 1874 and later A. C. Titman. She is survived by four children: Frank Gable Julia Cochran Elmer Gable and Amos.
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Linda Buttman
East Fourth Street
Frank Gable
This City
Julia Cochran
Iowa City
Elmer Gable
Minn
Amos
U.S. tofloat $6 Billion Fourth Liberty Loan in October
Washington, June 17. Secretary McAdoo unveiled the government financial plan for the next four months. A fourth Liberty loan of at least $6,000,000,000 will be issued, likely in October, in $750,000,000 blocks every two weeks from June 25. Tax certificates may total $2,000,000,000 for next summer. Banks are urged to subscribe 6 percent of gross resources monthly, while 4.5 percent certificates carry short maturities not exceeding four months. The treasury estimates July 1 to Jan 1 spending at about $12,000,400.
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Washington
McAdoo
National Bank and Trust Company
Ita
Treasury
Auto Truck Struck by Train Leaves Three Dead
A locomotive struck an automobile truck carrying a party returning from swimming, killing three and injuring four. The dead are William Scott, 10, Irving Gard, 20, and Otto Tucker, 12. Others named include Wardrobe Trunks at Bogard's and family relations listed for Mrs Buttman from Grandview, Iowa. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Associated Area
Galesburg
Ill
William Scott
Irving Gard
Otto Tucker
Central Powers meat basis and Hoover conservation plan
Central Powers face meat limits of one pound per week as Americans learn from Hoover analysis. Allies and Central powers show large per capita animal advantages, with Germany expanding home supplies through conquest while Belgium and others suffer. US meat resources, exports rise, beef and pork figures contrasted with prewar levels.
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Hoover
Atrain
Germany
Del+gium
Serbia
Roumania
Austria
Turkey
Russia
Belgium
Europe
United States
County’s next quota to leave June 27 for Camp Dodge
Muscatine county readers learn that forty five men will depart June 27 at 10 oclock for Camp Dodge with five men already rejected and five more to be drawn. Trains start June 24 as exemption board details arrange a Muscatine farewell with a city parade and band. Men report to the exemption board June 26 at 4 PM for final arrangements. out of town men stay at a hotel, in-town men return home. Rejected men remain in class one for limited service when needed.
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Musculine
Camp Dodge
War Department
Muscatine
Inne City
Doedge
Palm Bench Salts at DBogard’s Adv Attention Comrades
Tuesday June 18 at 2 p.m. the Post will meet John Koehler adjutant Sholby Norman at DBogard’s. The notice calls for attendees and outlines the meeting lineup and roles in a concise local notice style.
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Palm Bench
Dbogard's
Sholby Norman
Post
John Koehler
Adj
Major League Ball Players Must Work Or Fight
AP reports persistent rumors that the Provost Marshal General's office will not let the work or fight draft rule interfere with major league baseball this season. An authoritative statement said no ruling had been made and Crowder would refer the decision to the president when needed. The work or fight order becomes effective July 1.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Crowder
Lee Orbach to Leave Muscatine Paper for Army Training
Managing editor Lee Orbach of the Muscatine News-Tribune will leave Muscatine within a week to begin Army service. He will attend a six week training school at Lake Geneva Wisconsin starting June 26, then be assigned to war work for the larger effort. Orbach has been a Muscatine resident for seven or eight years, first as sports editor on the Journal, then city editor and later managing editor of the News-Tribune. This is his second attempt to join the war effort after an earlier rejection in September for underweight in the quartermaster’s department.
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Ie x “Lee CG. H. “Orbac
Muscatine
Orbach
Journal
News-Tribune
Ila
Sycamore Urest
Quartermaster's Department
Regular Army
Moving to Des Moines Prompted by Oil Family Shift
Mr and Mrs Sam Black and Mrs Lily of Oils Place moved to Des Moines yesterday. The brief item notes family relocation with no further details.
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Sam “Black
Mery
Lily of Oils Place
Des Moines
War Savings Pledge Urges Monthly Stamp Purchases
Citizens are urged to pledge themselves to save and to buy a definite monthly amount of War Savings Stamps, supporting national finance during wartime. The campaign emphasizes regular contributions and personal commitment to the savings effort.
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Bogard's
Ady
Detroit
Thompson’s Hardware Store
Bogara
Bogard's—. Adv
Mere ‘Hoover
Wilton
Nvo
Hart’ Schaffner & Marx
Bogard
Clothing Co
Hart Schaffner& “Marx
Stetson
Manhattan
Lee Orbach
Andy
Goodrich Drug Co
Omaba
Heb
A. G. Bestenrohner
Nesper Drug Co
Snow White Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Food Administration
de Laval
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