U S Teutonic War News and Enlistment Notes
Eligible Choctaws rush to enlist under the army bill while old tribe members join farms. Henry Pabst, nephew of the Milwaukee brewer, joins the Marine Corps in Salt Lake City. The U S Navy secretary's son Josephus Daniels Jr enlists in Washington. American and allied plans focus on supplying ships, food, and oil as famine looms in Europe.
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Henry Pabst
Milwaukee
Marine Corps
Salt Lake City
Utah
Josephus Daniels, Jr
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
Europe
General Medical Board
The
Council of National Defense
American College of Surgeons
Washington Abdal Hak Hussein Bey Appeals to Stay
Washington embassy chief Abdul Hak Hussein Bey asks not to be expelled on health grounds for his wife and the government grants the request. Developments at the international war conference hint at a future food dictator role for an American figure. President Wilson and Elihu Root discuss Russia mission. McAdoo reviews first war finance bond issue, with estimates US support to the allies of $400 to $500 million monthly. A $200 million treasury loan is delivered to Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abdul Hak Hussein Bey
Washington
State Department
Herbert Floover
Wilson
Elihu Root
White House
Russia
Treasury Department
McAdoo
United States
Treasury
American Dead Named in Vimy Ridge Casualty List
Ottawa released a casualty list naming seven Americans killed on Vimy Ridge battle day. The names include J. J. Burke New York R. F. Endress Michigan Sault Ste Marie C. Farrell Roxbury P. Walsh Cambridge W. Walsh Romulus Michigan A. F. McQuoid Fort Wayne J Woodbridge Lima Quebec. General Petain named France war chief of staff amid string of postings and naval losses.
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Battle of
Vimy Ridge
Ottawa
Ontario
J. J. Burke
New York City
R. F. Endress
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
C. Farrell
Roxbury
Mass
P. Walsh
Cambridge
W. W. Wilson
Romulus
A. F. McQuoid
Fort Wayne
Ind
J. Woodbridge
Lima
Wisconsin Agent Seizes Potatoes For Seed Distribution
County agricultural agent C B Post, under orders from State commissioner C P Norgard, began seizing all potatoes needed for seed. Post said the measure prevents price hikes and ensures potatoes are distributed to where they are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. B. Post
Wisconsin
C. P. Norgard
Mr. Post
Mexican Government Warns Germans Near Border
The Mexican government told Washington that Germany should be warned any German concentration near the U S Mexican border would be promptly arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Mexico
Cuban electors name Menocal winner in Havana vote
The Cuban electoral college in Havana chose Menocal with 87 votes and Zacayas with 44 as the presidential result. In London Premier Lloyd George urged Ireland be reconciled to help peace and wartime victory. A German Zeppelin was wrecked in a gale during a test voyage. all crew were killed.
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Havana
Menocal
Zacayas
London
Lloyd-George
Ireland
Germany
Amsterdam
Exchange
Conscription Bill Passes House by Wide Margin
The conscription bill passed the House by 397 to 24 amid a national debate on military service. Senate and House conference committees now must resolve age limits and other differences before final enactment.
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Senate
House
U S Declaration of War and War Fund Passage in 1917
The record notes the United States declaring war on Germany in April, the April 17 vote approving a seven billion dollar war fund, the largest in history, and the April 28 passage of the selective conscription bill mobilizing two million soldiers within a year.
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English Channel
London
Swift
Broke
United States
Germany
War Draft Passed by Senate and House in Historic Vote
Both chambers approved the administration bill to raise a war army by selective draft with ages 21 to 27 in the Senate and 21 to 40 in the House. The measures include pay raises for enlisted men and provisions for exemptions, with fights over liquor restrictions and conscientious objection. Indiana forms 92 county conscription boards to census eligible men, with no pay for county clerks but possible pay for precinct registrars.
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Washington
Senate
House
War Department
Congress
Curtis
Chamberlain
Thomas and
LaFollette
Indianapolis
Goodrich
Evansville
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Bell
Gavin L. Payne
William L. Elder
Indiana
Senators and Representatives Voting Against Bill Reported
Washington April 30 senators who voted against the bill were Gore Hardwick Kirby Thomas and Trammell five Democrats and Borah Gronna and LaFollette three Republicans total eight Vardaman Democrat was excused from voting at his own request without reason the twenty four representatives who voted negative included fourteen Democrats and twenty eight Republicans plus one Prohibitionist and one Socialist for a total of twenty four.
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Washington
Gore
Hardwick
Kirby
Thomas
Trammell
Borah
Gronna
LaFollette
Vardaman
Mississippi
Burnett
Church
Clark
Florida
Claypool
Crosser
Dill
Dominick
Gordon
Hilliard
Huddleston
Keating
Sears
Sherwood
Sisson
Bacon
Hayes
King
la Follette
Lundeen
Minnesota
Mason
Nolan
Powers
Randell
London
Indiana State News Roundup Highlights Local Events
Bloomington reports Intercollegiate Prohibition society convention. Muncie notes Isaiah Russel’s death in Delaware county infirmary. Kansas—no, Indiana: flag raisings in Bicknell and Marton. dynamite found in Hartford car. courthouse flags damaged in Kokomo. garden seeds distributed at Bicknell mass meeting. Filtration plant expansion in Aurora. Lafayette Day proclaimed for May 7 to honor France and Lafayette.
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Bloomington
Intercollegiate Prohibition Society
Muncie
Isaiah Russel
Delaware County
Bicknell
Marton
Rutenber Motor Company
Hartford
Kokomo
Guarden
Lawrenceburg
Farners
Dearborn County
Aurora
Terre Haute
William Setzer
Warsaw
Wabash
L. W. Smith
Indianapolis
Goodrich
Lafayette
Indiana
France
Hoosier
Republic
Hammond
George R. Knott
Board of Education
Brazil
Wallace
Clay County
Marion
Wilbur M. Serviss
Laporte
Jack B. Kelly
Michigan Central
South Bend
Julius Deporter
Rochester
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Association of
Fulton County
Commercial Club
Danville
County Forum
Orleans
Monon
Michigan City
Roundhouse
Michigan Central Road
Franklin
Ray Sellers
Chamber of Commerce
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Marion Bees
Evansville
George Swickhard
Burket
Secret Service
Gary
Westminster House
Petersburg
Indiana Refining Company
Washington Township
Gibson County
Samuel Stewart
American Bridge Company
Illinois
Kentucky
Essex Glass Factory
George Farlow
William Walter Johnson
Grace Orman
Clay City
Carnegie Hero Commission
Presbytery
Notice to Sick Women from Bridgeton NJ Ad
Mrs Milford Cummins of 322 Harmony St Penns Grove testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased inflammation and weakness and restored health. The notice promotes Pinkham remedies for displacements ulceration backache and nervousness in women seeking relief.
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Bridgeton
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Milford T. Cummings
Harmony St
Penn’s Grove
Sowing Society Meeting Yields Garden Seeds
A small conversation notes the Sowing Society meeting held at a private home yesterday. The participants confirm attendance and report that they sowed garden seeds during the gathering.
Woman’s Influence Versus Man’s Reach Spotted in Society
A concise remark notes that one notable woman can make a wide impression in society, while involving a man typically requires six or more individuals to achieve a similar effect.
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U. S
Teutonic War News
Count Tarnowski
Baron Zwiedinek
Ryndam
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Stockyards
Berlin
Cuba
Panama
Marshal Joffre
Marne
New
Bruce R. Ware
Mongolia
M. Rene Viviani
Chocheprat
M. Viviani
Percy Birdsall
New York
Kh. C. Smith
Elizabeth
N. E. Harris
Panama Canal
Public Safety Commission
Frank Raguse
Wisconsin Senate
Madison
Wis
Petain
Verdun
Ministry of War of France
Nivelle
Karl Helfferich
Reichstag
Oppy
Audiernie
Nantes
Paris
Admiralty
Sir Edward Carson
Col. Roosevelt
Kitchin
Dent
Military Committee
Mann
Miss Rankin
War Draft Board
Ndiana
Joe
Hunt
A.r.ichards Medicine Co
Sherman, Tex
Dr. Pierce
Fletcher
Glenwood Avenue
Youngstown Telegram
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