Red Cross War Fund Drive Kicks Off In Gibson County
A mass meeting in the court house yard and a countywide drive launch next Monday push to raise 1 000 000 000 for Red Cross war relief. Dr E G Hildner leads Gibson County chapter with committees in every township and a mission to Owensville Fort Branch and Princeton showing strong local support and enrollments.
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Red Cross
Court House Yard
American Red Cross War Fund
Relef
United States
Europe
Indiana
Gibson County
the Red Cross
E. G. Hildner
Maurice J. Welborn
Robert C. Baltzell
Hildner
M. J. Welborn
George Padgett
Reisman
Owensville
Fort Branch
Padgett
Dove ‘Lockhart
S. A. Lockwood
Union Township
J. W. Cockrum
Oakland City
Dr. Hildner
Princeton
Oakland
Ralph M. Stormont
Red Cross Society
Claude Smith to Speak on The Red Cross History
At 9 15 A M the First M E Church Bible class will hear Claude Smith address the Red Cross history. The lecture is expected to draw men from all denominations and even those without a church, promising one of his best tasks.
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Claude Smith
Red Cross
Woman Receives Oakland City Pension
Nancy A. Smith of Oakland City was granted a pension of 12 dollars a month yesterday in Washington.
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Washington
Nancy A.smith
Oakland City
Farmers Not Exempted From Military Service
War Department clarifies that farmers are not exempt from draft. Only indispensable men will be exempt. those needed more as soldiers than workers will be drafted. Exemption rules will be issued soon, with appellate exemption boards deciding occupational claims.
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Washington, D. C
Submarine warfare fuels U S food fight in Congress
Diplomat Wesley Frost in Washington calls German U boat attacks barbarous and predicts rising losses as Britain and allies urge stronger food control. Senate leaders back the Hoover plan with $152 million to manage food administration while debate over origin and scope continues.
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Senate
House
Treasury Eyes Second Liberty Loan To Follow First
Treasury officials expect to complete figures by Monday and begin a second Liberty bond loan of equal amount. The plan calls for a Sept 1 start and a 30 day campaign. Secretary McAdoo urged continued organization as returns pour in and neutral announcements may reach Germany. Officials say army enlistment and readiness to subscribe show U S is committed to winning the war.
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Germany
United States
Germany peace terms outlined by German socialists
In Stockholm on June 16 the German socialists released a peace program. Key points include no indemnity for Belgium, return of German colonies, retention of Alsace Lorraine as "actually German," and full political and military independence for all nations. Poland and Finland would decide their futures locally, with attention to Greece Ireland Egypt and Morocco, while sympathies were extended to socialist movements abroad.
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Frost
Washington
Belgium
Alsace Lorraine
Stockholm
Germany
Poland
Finland
Greece
Ireland
Egypt
Morocco
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Bischof
Pirrahens Greatest Store
Fowler’s Barber Shop
Harding & Miller Music CO
H. L. Compton
Mgr
Red Cross Movement
John G
Becker
Evansville
District War Fund Committee
Columbia Township
Red
Alvi Levi
Court House
Kidd
Third Ward
Broadway
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Alva Levi
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War Department
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America
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Lusitania
Weslley Frost
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Bill
By Robert J. Bender
United Press
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Herbert Hoover
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Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Senator Chamberlain
Senate Finance Committee
Kenyon
Gore
Hardwick
Treasury
Liberty Loan
McAdoo
Kaiser
Shoptaugh’s
J. M. Scantlin
West Side Square
Candy Store
A. L. Maxwell Co
Joyce
N. West St
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