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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
3
July 31 report says a party arriving today from Valet brent word of Grr Matelienpyie to sop trade between the Far East and Faeligh and Anwel.
Fragmentary report describes ships in the Indian Ocean with mined wreckage, naval officers noting two ships including a 2200 ton vessel, reports of rerouted movement from Cape Town and British warship intervention. Details are garbled and names are unreadable.
A petition requests George W Oakes to change his name as part of a legal proceeding. The document, filed in a Washington court, notes his German origin and discusses his family, including American-born children, amid references to newspaper figures and the Times publishing connection.
June 1 1917 Washington D C Tronae W Reese electrotyper married with family may be first man called for a draft test under local district board No 5. His number 248 the first drawn. He may seek exemption for wife and child dependent.
Joseph Heifel of the Sherman Hotel Chicago chairs a sixteen member committee of hotel men appointed by Quartermaster General Henry to organize a new army cantonment project. New York figures include John Mee Winnh of the New York Bedding Hotel Association and other proprietors. funds and timelines are outlined as the plan proceeds.
Washington July 21 Major General George Barnett cites strict Marine standards. Local police judge allowed three men charged with drunkenness to escape punishment if they enlisted. Barnett warns drunken enlistment will not be accepted and urges upholding the life of discipline for the Soldier of the Sea.
The Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company has contracted to build twenty cargo carrying steamers for the government for 9,006,600. The boats will be part wood and part steel with a tonnage of 1600 each.
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