Exemption Blank Distribution For Men Reported
Government policy requires men claiming exemption to supply blanks. Sixteen of 23 given tests today. several boards declined applications for blanks. Adjutant General sent forms to local boards. a few blanks remain on hand before men supply their own. Seven examined passed physical, six declared fit, and several out of town applicants joined today’s tests. No records kept of the examinees' names.
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Neel Bary
General Earp
Focal Boards
Sivien
Hog market soars with record prices at local sale
After weeks of weakness the hog market rose sharply. A load from Tulsa County weighing 590 pounds brought 1600 dollars, setting top price records as all grades advanced and other hogs showed notable gains.
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Tulsa County
Peace Demonstration by 8000 Miners at Essen
About 8000 miners gathered in Essen for a mass meeting on coal production wages and peace by agreement and democratic reforms. The rally backed the Reichstag majority and urged the purging of the chancellery decision in humanity’s interests, notes Vorwaerts.
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Amsterdam
Kaveri
Germany
Terchatag
Vorwaers
Fane
Tennessee Miners Demand More Pay
Coal operators in Chattanooga Tennessee were notified that United Mine Workers representatives met in Pineville Kentucky to seek wage increases. Operators say wage raises cannot be granted now and warn that attempts to enforce demands could lead to mine shut downs in East Tennessee.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Triet Niu
United Mine Workers
Pineville
Mle
Tennessee
Polish Radicals Imprisoned by Danish Court Martial
In Copenhagen several Polish left radicals were tried by a Danish court martial for attempting to instigate unrest in Poland. Two members of a military commission received three and five years imprisonment respectively according to a Verke dispatch.
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Copenhagen
Geenan
Poland
Verke
Girl to Give $1 a Week to Tobacco Fund
Miss Ht pledges to contribute $1 weekly to the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund, sending a postcard as she notes the war may last two years or more. Ruby Gossett of Denison, Texas, provided the tobacco supply and the funds to sustain the effort as chancellors of Europe contemplate a peace table.
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Tieach
Sammy
Ruby Gossett
Denison
Texas
United States
Europe
Times
Our Boys In
France
Sammies ”H
High Pride an Inducement for a Larger Crop
Oklahoma plans to plant more wheat as urged by federal goals for higher production. J M Aydelotte says the state will not push a nationwide drive, relying instead on high wheat prices to encourage acreage. Officials warn against overplanting and emphasize diversification to prevent disaster if wheat fails. The state seeks county reports on seed wheat needs to gauge government aid for farmers lacking stock.
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Oklahoma
J M. Aydelotte
State Council of Defense
Oklahoma Council of Defense
Caldwell
In and M College
State Council
Romes
Newkirk Sees .81-Inch Rainfall in 24 Hours
Weather bureau reports show Newkirk received .81 inch of rain in the last 24 hours ending at 7 am with other Oklahoma stations recording varying amounts including Chandler 0.1, Chickasha 0.15, Marlow 0.12, Stillwater 0.2, Vinita 0.5, and Woodward 0.0 inches.
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Newkirk
Oklahoma
Chandler
Chickasha
Tote ON
Marlow
Panis Vatley
Weatherfarg
Stillwater
Vinita
Woodward
Inch
Troops Abroad Seek Home Front Support Amid Training
American troops in France express earnest readiness to learn and teach, viewing themselves as a small but essential core of a future global army. Young officers inspire resolve as they train to bolster U S forces, hoping for strong home support to reinforce existing units and future deployments.
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Associated Press
France
America
United States
Acasa
Plague wipes out Mexican colony
Arrivals from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec report an American steamer brought ten more survivors of the abandoned Clipperton colony to Vera Cruz. A gunboat landed eleven Mexican women and children at Saline Cruz last Tuesday. Surviving colonists from 1914 perished or drowned. refugees are believed from other islands in the region.
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Mexico City
Tehuantepec
Vera Cruz
Clipperton Stand
Saline Cruz
Hundred Indicted in Missouri Riots
Warmington Mo Aug 9 The county grand jury returned 19 indictments against 15 men over anti foreign violence in Flat River. Local authorities pursue charges related to the recent unrest and shootings.
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Warmington
Flat River
German submarine focus to concentrate on Britain
Aug. 4 dispatch reports Germany plans to intensify submarine activity against Britain. The Reuters item notes a likely shift to concentrated U-boat operations, signaling heightened naval pressure on the British Isles.
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London
Reuters Limited
Poison gas blamed for Armentieres villagers deaths
Reports from Hazbrouck France describe German poison allegedly fired in shells near Armentieres near the Belgian border. Medical officers seek the poison’s nature as many villagers are dying or seriously ill, with several taken to hospitals. the gas is compared to a prior blast that briefly affected British troops.
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Hazbrouck
France
Germany
Armenttieres
Almentieres
Hae
Aurora Borealis Halts Wires Across North America
Bright northern lights disrupted telegraph and telephone lines across the northern United States and Canada last night and into today. Observers report visible glow from Rocky Mountains to Atlantic, with telegraph service intermittently restored after early morning hours.
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United States
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
City Street Car Strike Expands With 2100 Employed Out
Kansas City papers report street car workers join the walkout, 450 shop employees leaving their posts in sympathy with conductors and motormen. Interurban lines mostly idle, only one within the city remains in service. Police offer patrols as crews attempt to resume operations later, while other transport like tracks and taxis adapt to the absence of street cars.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Kanang City
Theansas City Railways Company
Cillam
Sheffield
Toy Exploiters Used By Germans In Big Gun Ruse
The French war office reports a German ruse to mislead foes by simulating active artillery positions after withdrawal. A mechanism with six globular capsules loaded with explosive sits at the battery site and explodes every 30 to 40 seconds, producing a convincing firing sound.
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French War Office
Mob Ongoing Arkansas Killing Sparks Tense Local Clash
In Ashdown Arkansas a Black man was fatally harmed after a confrontation with law enforcement. The incident began when Constable Sam Anderson attempted to jail a suspect who fled, was captured, then allegedly assaulted near a telegraph pole before dying. Further details remain unclear as authorities investigate the sequence of events.
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Astidown
Ark
Aaronime Fegry
Jay Foreman
Ashdown
W Mah
Sam Anderson
Bat
Muh
Tun
Anti-Trust Ruling Fines Firm for Contempt in Coca Cola Case
William brothers, former Coca Cola sales agents, were fined $25 by the state for contempt of a restraining order tied to a trust ruling. The case centers on a Chicago company accused of discriminating against retailers who refused to stock water branded by the Brittain brothers, alleging a violation of antitrust rules.
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Wriliam Brothers
Cocaccala
State Corporation
Oldtahoam City Pany
Vale of Cova Cola
Brittain Bruthens
Congressmen Plan to Make War Speeches
Congress may turn into a chautauqua after its session to educate the nation on vigorous war prosecution. Representative Scott Ferris of Oklahoma is due in Oklahoma this afternoon to speak on U S war aims and democracy. President Wilson may also speak to urge citizens to “do their bit” for the war effort and draft supporters debate letting fathers and mothers hear official, pro war arguments.
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Scott Ferris
Oklahoma
Olahoma
Washington
Congress
Wihimaelt
Congressional
United States
Mary Age
Pacifists Threaten Impeachment of Wilson in Capitol Meeting
At a Washington gathering under the People’s Council at America for Democracy and Peace, speakers demanded Congress stay in session to repeat draft law passage. Delegates, including Louis Po Lochner and Senator La Follette, voiced antiwar views while noting opposition from North Dakota and Wisconsin senators.
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Washington
T'adtliste
Congress
Wilerma Ane
People's Council At America For Democracy and Peace
Senate
Senate Military Rommittee
Chamberlain
Military Committee
Isaac Milieute
Telerator Lane
Oregon
Louis Po Lochner
New York
Detroit Ford Peace Party
North Dake
Granma
la Follette
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Gonna
Six Agitators Held for Ual to Wreck Car
Six alleged members of the Working Class Union face arrest in Oklahoma as a crackdown on anti draft agitation spreads. Reports from McAlester describe dynamite incidents near Fort Smith and the rail line, with three men held in Indianola and others pursued. Federal prosecutors and local officers coordinate for trials as draft resisters swell in the crackdown.
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Ual
Muskoger Ai Tm
Owl Marshal's
Mindughton
I. W
Mcalester
Okla
Criminaléare
le Spertee
Capita
Hughes
Pontotoc County
North County
Travis Myers
Indianola
Piburg County
Working Class Union
Jal
Fort Smith & Bridge
Tom Big Barnes
Barnes
Mle
Antpetamy
Blanco
Flow
Hae
Holdenville
United States
Yee
McMillan
Army and Navy Notice to Reader
Notice to readers about placing notices in newspapers and mailboxes for soldiers and sailors, with Burleson as the location and instructions on handling.
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Burleson
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Essen
Tobacco Fund
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U. S. Army
Missouri
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Obaervers
Mays
Arkansas
Wilson
Capitol Dome
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Representatives Keating
Colorado
Frank Stephens
Arden
Del
Daniel Krefer
National Single Tax League
Landy
P Rison
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