Period of Leniency Ends in Nationwide DDR Enforcement
In Little Rock on June 11 Gen Lloyd England released Gen Crowder’s telegram stating there is no longer any argument to excuse non registration. The period of leniency has passed and efforts should focus on locating unregistered individuals and reporting them to Justice department representatives for enforcement of the selective service law.
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Little Rock
Lloyd England
Crowder
Department of Justice
American Ship Magnus Manson Sunk by German Submarine
London reports the American galing vessel Magnus Manson sunk by a German submarine after the crew abandoned ship. The 1,751 ton five masted schooner sailed from Pensacola in March for Genoa with lumber, owned in Mobile. All crew reached Faro alive after a perilous 50 mile drift with scant provisions.
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London
Magnus Manson
Faro
Pensacola
Fla
Genoa
Shy
Mobile
Ernest Tipton to seek Arkansas state treasurer seat
Little Rock June 12 Ernest Tipton deputy in the office of State Treasurer announces he will enter the race to succeed Rufus G McDaniel His stated goal is to honor his father by filling the state treasurer position and he endorses Prescott Hardware Co Buy a Bug.
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Little Rock
Ernest Tipton
Rufus G. McDaniel
Honore
Little Rock Camp Eligibles Surpass Estimate In County Totals
Twenty two counties exceed government estimate of military eligibles by 7401 while fifty three counties fall short by 17088, net shortage 9687. Arkansas leads excess with 427. shortages include Pulaski 582 and Jefferson 182. Cantonment sites approved for new army include Little Rock and several others. Petersburg revocation noted.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Calhoun
Clark
Craighead
Crittenden
Cross
Desha
Grant
Jackson
Lawrence
Lee
Lincoln
Little Ri
Lonoke
Marion
Miller
Mississippi
Phillips
Poinsett
Prairie
St. Francis
White
Ashley
Baxter
Benton
Boone
Bradley
Carroll
Chicot
Clay
Cleburne
Cleveland
Columbia
Conway
Crawford
Dallas
Drew
Faulkner
Franklin
Fulton
Garland
Greene
Hempstead
Hot Spring
Howard
Independence
Taard
Jefferson
Johnson
Lafayette
Logan
Madison
Monroe
Montgomery
Nevada
Newton
Ouachita
Perry
Pike
Polk
Pope
Pulaski
Washington
Ark
Louisville
Battle Creek Mich
San Antonio
Texas
War Department
National Guard
Fort Worth
Waco
Houston
Tex
Fort Sill
Okla
Deming
N. M
Linda Vista
Cal
Petersburg
Ayer
Mass
Wrightstown
N. J
Atlanta
American Lake
Wash
Chillicothe
Ohio
Madrid Politician Forms New Cabinet Policy Pledge
Madrid June 11 via Paris Eduardo Date, tasked with forming a new cabinet, declared the Conservative party would follow its traditional policies to help solve the government's problems. He said the party could not refuse to extend aid in a difficult period for the country and the monarch. Senator Dato announced this after midnight return from meetings with political figures. The draft registration showed the public would not tolerate slackers or traitors.
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Madrid
Paris
Eduardo Date
Dato
Statewide draft registration numbers and enforcement plan announced
The counties list totals for registration plus the state sum and an estimated total. The military authorities announce an immediate campaign against slackers and will prosecute evaders, with the draft to be based on the estimate rather than the registration.
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Randolph
Saline
Scott
Searcy
Sebastian
Sevier
Sharp
Stone
Union
van Buren
Washington
Woodruff
Yell
Head of British War Mission Arrives in United States
Lord Northcliffe, leader of the British war mission to coordinate Allied industrial and economic efforts in America, arrived by American steamer at an Atlantic port. He said the war cabinet designated him head of the mission and will work with British organizations and French high commissioner Andre Tardieu, awaiting credentials in Washington.
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Lord Northcliffe
Atlantic
America
United States
London Times
Andre Tardieu
War Cabinet
Washington
Italians Attack on the Trentino Front
Rome reports resumed Italian offensives on the Trentino front with captures in the Lugana Valley near Trent and the An gello Pass. The push diverts from the Isonzo toward Trieste and marks a major objective shift in the war. British forces also press south of Messines in an official statement.
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Rome
London
Monte Ortigara
Cima Andice
Angello Pass
Isonzo
Trieste
Trentino
Lugana
Trent
Anuneement
Messines
War Office
Liberty Bonds Confirmed as Direct US Government Obligations
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo states that Liberty Loan Bonds are direct obligations of the United States government. He notes letters questioning their status and explains the bonds are secured by the resources of the American people and dedicated to the cause of human liberty.
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Treasury Department
United States
Notable British Welcome for Balfour Mission
The article notes the British public’s deep gratitude for the warm reception given to Mr. Balfour and his associates and praises the success of his mission. It emphasizes widespread appreciation and the strong positive reception across Britain.
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Mr. Balfour
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American Press Association
Nate
Uncle Sam
Bank OF Prescott
Prescott
Chattanooga News
Lugano
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