Largest British draft probe launches in Oklahoma
District Attorney John A. Fain issues state wide call for 266 men to report for examination as part of a glax draft evasion hunt. He urges citizens and police to help uncover slackers and those who failed to register while linking orders from Attorney General Gregory to district attorneys.
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Fain
Federal District of
Oklahoma
John A. Fain
United States
Ourner
Ayorney
Gregory
Duke Chosen Chairman of State Exemption Board Western District
Dr John W. Dyke of Guthrie was elected chairman of the appellate exemption board for the western district of Oklahoma at its first meeting. RK. E Stafford was chosen secretary. The board adjourned to meet again on instructions from Washington. Other members include CH Parker Enid J A Whitehearst Sayre and Ollie Wilson Oklahoma City.
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John W. Dyke
Guthrie
Western District of Oklahoma
RK. E Stafford
Washington
Duke
Stafford
Western District of
Oklahoma
Ch, Parker
Enid
J. A Whitehearst
Sayre
Ollie Wilson
Oklahoma City
McAlester
Holdenville
Dollar a Phone Profit In Month Reported
Washington July report by the Interstate Commerce Commission shows telecommunications profits for March with 12 percent over March 1916. Total operating revenue for March 1917 was $8,000,000 with expenses reduced to about $4.78 million, detailing a profitable period for the industry.
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Washington
Marth
Cary Merce Commission
Tausato
Notices Mailed As Draft Quota Call Start In City
Oklahoma City moves to fill a 3,224 man district quota with notices mailed for early week reporting. Exemption board to examine 48 men next Monday, with one third reporting Monday, one third Tuesday, and the rest Wednesday. Mayor Overholser plans immediate list correction if 14 missing men cannot be located.
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Oklahoma City
City Hall
Exemption Board
Washington
Exemptit Board
Westney
Overholser
Hearil
Fair and Cooler Weather Forecast
Local forecast suggests fair conditions with cooler temperatures tonight and Wednesday. Forecast indicates cooler spell continuing into midweek with clear to partly cloudy skies and light winds.
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Gooler
Havana Mystery Deepens Over Ruth Armstrong Case
Havana detectives and government secret police presenting voluminous reports to the judge in charge fail to reveal any trace of Ruth Armstrong the American girl who disappeared. The case remains a mystery as authorities seek new leads and a possible breakthrough.
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Havana
Government
Ruth Armstrong
America
Mise Armstrong
Price declines in three foods from 1914 to present
Washington July 41 three foods apples oranges and dried apples showed a price decrease from May 1914 to May of the current year according to export price comparisons released by the department of commerce.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Germans Continue Deporting Belgians from Mons
Havre July 4 The German government maintains deportations of Belgian civilians from Mons. Reports say 120 men were sent away on June 28 and June 2, with 20 more likely to be taken for work on the German front in France.
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Belgium
Losses of British in July 250 killed wounded or missing
London reports casualties in July across all theaters of warfare. The record shows officers and men killed wounded or missing totaling 250, while the broader tally for other personnel indicates significant losses.
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London
Daly
Arctic Rescue Party Returning to Quest for Lost Explorer
Arctic Rescue Party returns aboard the Guide as Capt Jotenh and veteran explorer Herter complete a July last year expedition to rescue Vithyal mar Stefannsen feared lost in the Arctic. Reports reach from the north shore of the St Lawrence.
Michaelis Changes Name to Glenbridge in July
L. Glencove reports that George V. Michaelis son of a U S Army family has changed his name to Glenbridge amid remarks about Dr George Michaelis the German chancellor.
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Glencove, L. 1
V. Michaelis
United States Army
Glenbridge
George Michaelis
War Tax Bill Raised To Two Billion By Senate Committee
The Senate finance committee increased the pending war tax bill from 1.67 billion to 2.008 billion dollars. It raises corporate income tax from 2 to 6 percent and boosts individual rates for incomes over 15000, adds modest levies on distilled spirits and beer, and signals later talks on excess profits taxes. Revenue estimates include 12 million from corporate rate rise and 90 million from liquor and beer adjustments, with beers at 1.25 per barrel and spirits at 220 per gallon under new schedules.
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Washington Jr
Senate Finance Committee
Damaged U-Boat Anchors in Spanish Port
Corunna Spain July 11 German submarine UB-21 anchored in the harbor with only its periscope above water after a serious incident. The crew refused to disclose the cause. The coastal type UB-21 was built in 1918 and carries twenty men.
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Corunna
Spain
US21
Ap Belgrano
Federal Judge Rules Exchange Contracts Illegible
Fort Smith Ark July 11 Judge Frank A Youmans ruled in New Orleans firm Thorn innia versus Browne that standard cotton futures contracts on the New York and New Orleans exchanges fail to disclose the principal name as required by federal law. Verdict for the defendant, Browne’s counterclaim dismissed. potential impact on futures contracts and penalties noted.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Frank A Youmans
United States District Court
Thorn Innia
New Orleans
Fred Browne
Co Smith
Browne
New York
Doeannot
United Cote Ton
Bar
Court of
Brown
Rampant
American Doctor Denies He's Dead Rumor Refuted in Cable
Cambridge reporter confirms John S. Young of Harvard Medical School is alive after a French cable denying his death. Harvard surgical unit manager Herbert White published the message stating the rumor is false and Young is safe.
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Cambridge
John S. Young
St of the
Harvard
France
Herbert HE White
Harvard Surgical Unit
Slavs Restore Positions Along Galician Border
July 31 dispatch reports Slavs restoring positions north of Husiatyn along the Zbrocz river as German efforts to force passage were frustrated. Corroborating notes in Copenhagen cite heavy cannon captures by Germans in the Russian retreat and Austrians near Pokliany and Podlipie. General Korniloff aims to organize resistance along the frontier.
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Ate Tente
Belgium
Flanders
Lys
Aisne
Petain
Teuton
Somme
Arras
North 5
Warneton
Co Helgian
Gra
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Petrograd
Husiatyn
Zbro
Zbroce
Pokliany
Podlipie
Copenhagen
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Korniloff
Two Million Slavs Declared in Retreat
A Petrograd dispatch to the Post says Russian forces in Galicia are retreating in force with a conservatively estimated over two million troops moving rearward. The report notes persistent withdrawals as German and Austro Hungarian pressure continues.
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London
Joly
Petrograd
Galicia
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