Draft Plan For 800000 Call Up To Military Action
A second draft calls for 800000 personnel to be summoned this year. American troops would take over a vast front in the ongoing military mobilization.
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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
2
A second draft calls for 800000 personnel to be summoned this year. American troops would take over a vast front in the ongoing military mobilization.
Ninety five thousand men are ordered for induction with the draft moving toward May and a second draft planned later. The War Department states clothing and equipment are ready and distribution will occur nationwide. London reports John Dillon elected chairman of the Nationalist party succeeding John Redmond.
In the war theater a U S attachment in the Woevre region conducted a surprise raid south of Richecourt and German trenches near Janeville. in Paris and suburbs, Monday night’s German air raid killed 34 and injured 79. Nine squadrons participated. many victims were women and children sheltering in metro entrances.
President Wilson pledges US will aid Russia in driving out autocracy and restoring sovereignty, signaling support to the Bolshevik-led congress in Moscow. The message, sent through the American consul, emphasizes independence for Russia and hints at US posture toward postwar Europe while noting potential implications for Japan and ongoing international tensions. Meanwhile, separate reports cover a Yaqui revolt in Sonora and arrests in Arizona tied to capital punishment debates under state law.
The Department of Agriculture reports corn at 100 bushels per acre? 40.9 percent of the crop. wheat 11,272 bushels at ITA percent. oats 15,000 bushels. barley 1,404,000 bushels on 208 per tout.
Phoenix officials announced a special session of the Arizona Legislature to meet at a later date, likely in June, under Governor Hunt. George von J. Meyer, former cabinet member and diplomat, died at home after weeks of illness. Mrs. Blanca Erragie De Saulles, Chilean heiress and acquitted of her husband’s murder, was named legal guardian of their son by court decree. Washington fuel officials gathered in Olwell to discuss cooperation with the old division of the Fuel Administration.
William Nimke of Torrington Conn a sergeant in Company F 301st engineers at Camp Devens was sentenced to thirty years by a general court martial for unpatriotic utterances. The report notes unrelated claims of an assassination in Canton with no clear connection.
A severe tornado swept across northwestern Ohio on a Saturday night, damaging thousands of buildings and barns across multiple counties. Van Wert and Hancock counties reported several deaths and numerous injuries, with estimates of property losses ranging from $500,000 to $5,000,000. Cities struck include Van Wert Middlepoint Convoy Lima Deshler Hamlet Continental Findlay Napoleon Holgate Millerh y and Tittin. The storm began in Van Wert county near the Indiana line and moved northeast, with Middleburg and Findlay among hard hit towns.
From Irkutsk a dispatch says Prince Lyoff has created a new Asian government seated in Pekin awaiting Japanese landings at Vladivostok to enter Siberia. Vladivostok Soviet mobilizes Red army as workers are ordered to front service and bourgeoisie to defend or support mobilization.
News wires report Allied actions across Europe including Baker's Paris arrival and reception by Pershing Bliss and Clemenceau representatives, British forces occupying Hit near Baghdad, and ongoing heavy fighting in Finland and Lorraine with American and French casualties. The roundup notes raids, air activity, and political moves in Europe and the Middle East.
Adams county jury convicts Denver City Detective Frank H. Mulligan of complicity in the holdup and robbery of Mrs. Nolan and Rev. Father Burke at the Model road house early Jan 2. The report covers related international and local items across March, including other court actions and notable deaths.
Morrin Goldberg, a Coney Island hotel proprietor, was arrested on a charge of obstructing the street after selling coal to the poor at 50 cents per hundredweight, ten cents under the fuel administrator's price. He admits guilt and sought an apology from the police. The line formed daily as families carried bags and carts for coal.
Alfred Kaumer cared for a four year old boy and a baby girl believing he was their father. After his wife vanished he surrendered the infant to a foundling home and learned the girl was taken by his wife at birth. He later discovered the boy was also not his child and is now preparing adoption papers.
Minneapolis boys from troop 83 unearthed seven skeletons at Bald Hill Wayzata while digging for a flagpole. A man, a woman, and five children were identified among the crumbling bones and arrow heads. Scout Junior Buck earned credit for the discovery and leaders plan a spring dig if allowed.
In San Francisco Policewoman Katherine Eisenhart attempts to arrest cre ators of a disturbance. Modest and Frank McDonald, brothers, resist violently and end up in hospital. Both charged with assault with intent to commit murder. Eisenhart bags them unassisted. Also noted are odds and ends about Long Island City, a laborer knowing every bill in a $140 roll, and a Wilmington girl turning to bone in Jefferson hospital Philadelphia.
Late market quotations show prices for apples pears wool and pelts plus cattle sheep and hogs. Cotton prices and assorted commodities such as copper tungsten and silver are listed with regional delivery figures. George von L. Meyer former cabl et member and diplomat died in Boston Saturday night after years of illness.
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