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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
9
Western ranches in Wyoming attract visitors by offering short stays for recuperation and recreation. The idea pitches an affordable escape with meals, lodging, and guidance, appealing to those seeking rest and rural experiences during summer.
Serbian youth aged eighteen, Stanley Toanreca Todoreen, reenlisted with the British Army after celebrating his birthday. He led a crowd at the Broadway recruiting office as over 150 men joined that day. Todoreen, a refugee who fled German invasion, previously attempted to enlist but was rejected because of his age. British conscientious objectors in New York seek aid to relocate to Argentina, citing fear of being drafted.
Fragmentary OCR text shows bankers and investors referenced with prices around 2.08 and 6.81. The read appears as a rough trade note from a New York market report with unclear entities and figures.
A city report shows 10,034 of 27,475 men enrolled are exempt from draft in four districts. The chart details eligibility and claimed exemptions amid wartime manpower efforts.
Completion of classification of registration returns from four Manhattan districts shows 9 to 40 percent draft eligibles, averaging 6t percent citywide. Districts include the 2d lower East Side, 11th West Side, 4th East Side, and 29th silk stocking area near Central Park. With Brooklyn totals in, city registrations near 670000 and may exceed 500000 when mail and late registrants counted. City Clerk Scully reports over 200 late registrants, mostly tailors, at Municipal Building. district offices will stay open 9 am to 2 pm for tardy registrations pending Washington guidance.
The Provost Marshal General issued a plan for local exemption boards roughly one per 30,000 population. The President appoints the boards, with a broad plan for selection. Each Federal district will have at least one board to hear appeals and discharge exemptions for those in industry or agriculture essential to military maintenance. Final exemption regulations will be issued by the President when ready.
June 7 report notes National Guard members at officers training camps were paid only National Guard wages, not the $100 a month given to civilians at camps. Chairman Dent of the House Military Affairs Committee said the issue would be corrected. Representative Smith pressed War Department for clarity and Treasury opinion to follow.
Federal authorities in this district plan day and night sessions all summer to try slackers who failed to register. An Assistant United States Attorney reports a flood of letters and vows that cases will take precedence. prosecutions target the unregistered, with several individuals named from Columbia University and Brooklyn areas. Authorities aim to prosecute aggressively and seek maximum penalties for noncompliance while pursuing older organizers behind anti-conscription activity.
Washington June 7 About 15000 men will be trained in the second series of night officers training camps to be held from August 27 to September 2 Adjutant General McCain announced today Forty thousand entered the first series but the War department has reduced the number for the fall encampments The department also announced the quota for each state and where examining officers will be stationed Applications may be obtained after June 1 and must be sent before July 18 Applicants should be older than thirty one or have special ability The aim is to train men fit for high command in new armies and selections will favor exceptional character and proven ability The quotas include Maine Fort MleK shite Id Vermont Fort Ethan Allen Massachusetts Fort Warren Rhode Island Port Adm Connecticut Fort Adame New York City and contiguous territory including congressional districts 27 to 43 quota 714 Fort Porters Pennsylvania northern half including districts 10 14 14 1 18 21 2 and 2h quota 272 Philadelphia and southern half including districts not specified quota 288
Rockford Illinois sheriff asked Governor Ludden to deploy state troops to quell possible unrest after I W W agitators were jailed for refusing to register more than a hundred. two National Guard companies were ordered to aid in keeping peace. Prisoners moved to Freeport and Belvidere as jail crowd surged, clashes and arrests followed a protest march and speeches opposing registration.
General Clarence Edwards faces criticism over delays in rifle and equipment delivery at Plattsburg. Colonel Donaldson arrives from Governor's Island to streamline operations and finish camp efficiency by week’s end. Food conditions and cold meals prompt review, with 40 cent daily rations cited as inadequate. Enlisted men to learn trench digging, trevetments, and night drill tactics, plus gas defense demonstrations and liquid fire responses to follow.
F P Goodrich, director of the State Militia Census for New York City, proclaims a city wide census informing citizens aged sixteen to fifty how, where, and when to register. The effort runs June 11 to June 29 with over three thousand registration places publicized by posters. Noncompliance risks a six month jail term and subpoenas may be issued for those refusing or failing to answer.
The Woman Suffrage Party assists the military census across New York City and surrounding counties. In Manhattan 232 election districts will be canvassed, with suffragists taking charge in Nassau and Westchester. F Louis Slade named assistant to Ernest Goodrich in city census work. Mrs Norman de R White shouse and Mrs Ogden Reid among leaders aiding efforts.
Detroit dispatch reports that on June 7 many young men reporting to work at factories and shops were asked for their draft certificates. Those unable to show certificates faced denial of entry, as authorities enforce draft registration checks in industrial employment today.
Graft registration rules restrict work as Ford Maxwell and Dodge merge car firms aid officials in rounding up registry dodgers. Foremen review registrant cards to verify names ages and departments, with all files examined and distributed to ensure compliance.
The House passed a Senate bill to authorize issue of rifles and equipment for home guard organizations with War Department approval. The measure gives the War Department discretionary power to equip guards designated as police or constabulary, and allows governor organized guards under state discretion.
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