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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
5
Readers recount wartime draft fears and patriotic duty as rumors spread. Citizens discuss how some claim to evade service while others praise courage, noting local resistance networks and the difficulty of remaining anonymous under scrutiny.
John Cooper, a longtime party supporter, seeks surrogate nomination amid strong backing from voters. His petition gathered nearly twice the required signer count, and his past service to the party is highlighted as evidence of strong candidacy.
Plans for a Labor Day pageant organized by the Americanization Committee were discussed after a Public Library meeting. Miss Lillian Lamson and Mrs Maxwell Perkine are slated to participate with a program featuring symbolic figures and historic personae alongside modern labor groups.
Next week the draft exemption board will examine a batch of candidates to determine exemptions. The article lists twelve men with addresses and statuses, noting marital dependents and health factors, and mentions one case of a traffic injury delaying work for weeks.
The county decides not to proceed with a prison farm or related projects this year to avoid increasing the tax burden. Officials cite high land prices and costly building materials as factors, noting the need to keep taxes stable while addressing long term county facilities plans.
In the Coward building blaze on Wednesday night the Dunham-Claris firm was omitted from the list of tenants reporting water damage. Water from the third floor ruined maps and drawings in the engineering shop, an estimated $300 loss. Insurance covers some logs but delays work as Mr Clarin serves in the First Reserve Engineers and Mr Dunham must redo the maps.
Reports from Elizabeth indicate Peter Matesl of Springfield circulates a petition to enter the sheriff nomination on the Republican ticket, the sixth candidate and third presser to file. Governor Edge seeks clarity on state force needs as 2 000 pledges of service may be used within municipalities or state wide under federal expectations. Colonel Patterson travels to Governor's Island for precise post counts and manpower, as earlier estimates proved impracticable due to withdrawals.
Recruits for Company K of the Second Regiment New Jersey Guards are quartered off post and set to move to Trenton within days for extensive maneuvers. Lieutenant Philips aims for about 100 men, with eighty on hand and twenty more needed. Eight added after medical exams bring total to eighty four. Heat has hampered troops at the post office building.
Announcement lists Miss Emme Clifton Foster daughter of Charles Foster of West Sixth Street and Willem Hobbie Jr son of Mr and Mrs Hobbie of Watchung Avenue. Wedding date is not set.
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