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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1917
Page
4
A long excerpt discusses draft age proposals from 18 to 40 with priority for those without dependents. It notes many under and over draft ages already enlisted and references editorials about Camp Greene and wartime morale. The piece critiques Bolshevik methods and mentions thrift and wheatless days as patriotic duties amid ongoing combat.
Fragmentary verse speaks of parting heirs and veterans facing distance. A reflective speaker hopes the departed find happier journeys beyond war and loss, praising brave comrades and their lasting memory through hardship.
Franklin K Lane argues that victory in war hinges on national spirit and cooperation, not sheer resources. He warns that if wars were won by material measures, China would be our only rival, emphasizing the making of the nation through collective effort.
The passage extols how Americans rapidly combine toward a shared purpose during wartime. It notes the public misstep at Washington early in the conflict as evidence that life and conduct have become communal. Industry shows a willing spirit when guided by collective aims, with transformation described as a new sun of regeneration and vision turning speculation into action.
Authorities advocate drafting 19 and 20 year olds to ease labor shortages by reducing exemptions for older men. The argument notes trained workers would be retained longer, boosting efficiency and output amid manpower shortages.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a stream of unreadable words, stray names, and scattered phrases. The readable bits do not form a coherent event or clear entities. No identifiable people, places, dates, or organizations can be reliably extracted.
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