National War Savings Day Proclaimed by President Wilson
President Wilson proclaims June 28 as National War Savings Day urging all Americans to pledge thrift, increase production, conserve resources, and invest in Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps to support the war effort. He appeals to every man, woman, and child to participate by saving and buying government securities by June 28.
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New Mexico mobilizes 500 men to Camp Cody June 24 29
Draft Order 670 increases US forces while 500 New Mexicans journey to Camp Cody Deming and other New Mexico sites from June 24 to 29. Quotas by county listed Bernalillo Chaves Eddy Luna Santa Fe Socorro Taos totaling 9 089 men amid ongoing enlistments aloft in 1918.
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Deming
New Mexico
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Chaves
Eddy
Luna
Santa Fe
Socorro
Taos
Mncmong
Navy
Marine Corps
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National Guard
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Natonal Guard
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Southwestern men in fine condition reach Camp Cody
From New Mexico and Texas, selectees are organized into companies and begin camp routines at Camp Cody. Medical officers report the draftees as the finest group examined among army camps, with little sickness and smooth assimilation. Los Angeles Times notes restraining rumors about treason and hoaxes.
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New Mexico
Texas
Dennis
Summer Buying Of Winter Coal Real Necessity
By Chief Justice Richard Ho Hanna, State Fuel Administration adviser, the piece argues summer coal purchases are essential to meet winter demand. It stresses government coordination, rapid transportation, and public cooperation to accelerate coal stockpiling and prevent shortages.
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Osu
Nataeal Angi
Drainage of Rio Grande Seen as Important War Measure
The Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce called for a major drainage project in the Rio Grande valley to reclaim cultural lands and boost crops by 1914, backed by bonds and federal support. The plan aims to drain wide valleys to convert salt grass areas into fertile land and support economic growth amid wartime pressures.
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Chamber of Commerce
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German order on policing polygamy cited in sermon
A sermon in Los Angeles by Dr Charles Edward Locke cited a wartime German order said to target women left behind by soldiers. The document allegedly from Camp Lewis and Hamburg authorities warned visitors of public nature and threatened severe penalties under wartime statutes.
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Germany
Charles Edward Locke
Los Angeles
Dy Locke
Camp Lewis
Defense Vot
Robert A. Patterson
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William Patterson
Camp Lewiby
Bruno Iedel
Hamburg
Lougher from France to speak to Chautauqua audiences
Lieutenant Lougher, fresh from the American Red Cross Commission in France, addresses Chautauqua audiences. He recounts witnessing famine in India, the Boxer uprising, the Russo Japanese War, and visits to prisons and alms houses, arguing his experiences lend powerful lessons for listeners.
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France
Red Cros Commission
India
Hoe
America
Europe
Captain Fallon to Speak at Chautauqua on The Big Fight
CAPTAIN FALLON author of War Book Captsy Vasid Valluu once war editor of the New York Herald promotes a new book about the war titled The Big Fight He claims to have led a remarkable war adventure as an aerial observer spotting enemy positions and fighting aircraft He says he was wounded fifteen times and awarded the Military Cross by the King Captain Fallon will speak at our Chautauqua on The Big Fight.
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