New Draft Registration Instructions Issued by War Dept
The War Department issued instructions on enforcing the new draft law. Governors will lead registration work with all persons within age limits required to present themselves. Sheriffs and city officials of large towns will receive complete regulations within five days of the president's proclamation. Public officers are urged to assist and patriotic citizens are asked to volunteer as registrars.
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Washington
Universal Liablity to Service Shifts Census Duty
A historical note explains the transition from military enumerators with bayonets conducting compulsory service censuses to a system where the people themselves are entrusted with universal liability to service, reflecting a shift in how the law is enforced.
Registration rules for army draft under new national bill
The president’s proclamation outlines county and city registration leadership, appointment of registrars at one per 170 registered persons, and duties for sheriffs, clerks, and mayors. Absentees and the sick may register by mail or through clerks, with instructions to ensure cards reach registrars by registration day.
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National Army
War Review: US Troop Aid Urged as Britain Fights On
Edward Pickard surveys the week of World War I in which British and French officials press for immediate US troop deployment. He notes U boats and Russian chaos threaten Allied victory, while US moves to seize enemy ships and aid Russia with a transport commission.
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Edward W. Pickard
America
Germany
Wilson
United States
Russia
Banks Asked to Co-operate in U S Bond Drive
Secretary McAdoo telegraphed 27 513 banks and trust companies to receive subscriptions for the 2 000 000 000 bond offering and to telegraph estimated take for themselves and patrons. He urged banks to cooperate with the federal reserve in their districts and warned of high compliance value to the country. Subscriptions have flooded in from most large cities and states, signaling strong patriotic support for the loan. Negotiations continued with nations for extended credits including a 100 000 000 loan to Italy and a 100 000 000 loan to France with deliveries to ambassadors Jusser and di Cellere within days.
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McAdoo
United States
Treasury
Italy
Count di Cellere
Timy
Federal Reserve Banks
France
Jusserand
Pay for Men in Training in Officers Reserve Camps
Conferees on the army bill approve a provision paying 100 dollars monthly to men in training camps seeking commissions in the officers' reserve corps. The War Department says 40,000 may enroll when openings begin May 15, with each of sixteen camps set to take 2,500 applicants and a call for more recruits of proven ability.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Department
Chicago Mobilizes Naval Resources For Submarine Chasers
Chicago under navy orders mobilizes hundreds of small power boats at the Great Lakes naval training station under Capt. W. A. Moffett to convert them into submarine chasers. He aims to rush the craft to the seaboard as fast as possible.
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Chicago
Navy Department
W. A. Moffett
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Moffett
Seaboard
Bill aims to Put Food and Supply Chains Under President
Representative Lever introduced a bill backed by administration that would place all agencies involved in food fuel clothing and other essential goods under presidential control. The president could direct shipments requisition factories and regulate distribution to prevent hoarding and speculation and protect American markets from import floods.
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Washington
Representative Lever
Liberty Loan begins with 2 billion dollar offering
Washington announces the first Liberty Bond issue of 1917 for 2,000,000,000 at 3 percent. Bonds dated July 1, 1917, pay semiannual interest January 1 and July 1 with convertible rates potential. Subscriptions open to June 15 1917. delivery set for July 1. allotments rapid. tax exemptions apply.
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Washington
McAdoo
United States
Nervous Humor in Battle Imagery Quips
A humorous exchange has Mr. Chuggins admit he would be nervous in battle. He jokes that the sound of a cannon makes him imagine another tire bursting, revealing a light anecdote on fear and imagination.
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Mr. Chuggins
Castoria Ad Reminder Endures for Generations
An old advertisement urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature, noting the remedy has been in use for over 300 years and that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Louis Botha as a Fighter
A Review of Reviews article profiles Louis Botha noting his rise from subaltern to field command under Joubert. It praises his defense at Colenso where 6,000 men held off 18,000, his use of trenches, and his uncanny sense of enemy intent despite no map use.
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Cornet
Colenso
Buller
Town Reflected by Prohibition Changes in Crimson Gulch
In Crimson Gulch the mood shifts with the dry town status. Broncho Bob notes fewer frolics and funerals as joy and grief alter daily life for residents.
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Broncho Bob
Morning Street Car Door Contention Report
A conductor of a 5 to 6 am Illinois Street car urged passengers to move forward but the door remained shut, a stentorian voice responding from the front. The incident is noted in the Indianapolis News with emphasis on curbside crowd dynamics and transit etiquette.
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Illinois
Indianapolis News
Daily Fly Killer Promises Seasonal Control
An advertisement touts a daily fly killer that kills thousands and lasts all season. It claims effectiveness against disease and offers six units with express paid shipping for one dollar. H Somers of 150 De Kalb Avenue Brooklyn New York is the contact.
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Editor Copied Poems Sparks Fractured Poetic Theft Claim
A writer accuses an editor of taking six of their poems and suggests the editor may publish poetry of their own. The exchange hints at disagreement over authorship and rights.
An Illustrious Precedent On Mustaches In War
A French soldier shaves his mustache at the start of the war to spite the look of the troops. The commandant protests but the soldier cites Napoleon as proof a good French soldier can exist without facial hair. The exchange ends with the commandant yielding.
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Ile
Napoleon
Freezone promises painless corn removal advice
A Cincinnati authority says freezone can lift corns, hard or soft, with a few drops. A small bottle costs little at drug stores and dries on contact, not irritating surrounding skin, making corn or callus removal painless. Readers are advised to ask their druggist to stock it.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Sunday Week Missing from Helen's Plan
A family kept Sunday from a sick child, but the secret leaked and she exclaimed that a Sunday had not been put in her week. The lighthearted note comes from the Indianapolis News.
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Helen
Family Council
Indianapolis News
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