Draft Bills Seek Broad New World War Draft Powers
War Department legislation tentatively clearing the Senate military committee would expand the draft, registering 21 year olds since June 4, fixing class one quotas, and allowing the President to call men for industrial work. General Crowder says most new registrants would be class one, enabling possible drafts exceeding two million if ships are available. Baker notes no date or total yet set, expecting more than a million across if transports exist.
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Test New Field Kitchen Demonstrates Army War Use
A New Haven company shows a portable army kitchen on wheels at Camp Travis in San Antonio. Demonstrator claims the device offers unusual qualities for war use while officers test its practicality. Army kitchens on wheels are not new, but this design is presented as an improvement over the fold kitchen.
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San Antonio
New Haven
Nordhaus Announces Candidacy for Twenty Fourth Senate
Eugene St Nordhaus, veteran legislator from the Thirty fourth and Thirty fifth sessions, formally declares his bid for state senate from the Twenty fourth district comprising Bexar, Kendall, Gillespie and Kerr counties. He cites his House record, support for free text book amendments, state disbursement reforms, women’s suffrage, civil service, and increased rural school funding, and notes he is anti prohibition. Born in San Antonio in 1865, he asks for July Democratic primary votes.
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Convalescents to Receive Five Day Furloughs Expanded
An order allows commanding officers of regiments and units to grant five day furloughs to convalescents with limits. Furloughs must not exceed a set percentage of strength and may be issued by officers of 166th Depot Brigade, Watch Field Artillery Brigade, and others. Higher approval required for longer extensions or larger shares of personnel. In Houston, a Teutonic surname change case results in a Butler family adopting the new name for ease of pronunciation.
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90Th Division
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Army Specialists Seek to Find Pneumonia Cause at Camp Travis
Capt Tred M Meader epidemiologist from Washington arrives at Camp Travis to trace origin and cause of pneumonia and other illnesses. Lieut Delos I Van Dine, entomologist, also reports for duty to combat insects. Monday sees two deaths, 2699 sickness cases with 1042 in quarters and 1657 in hospital, measles 83, mumps 681, pneumonia 372, meningitis 12, influenza 186.
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Surgeon General's Office
Washington, D.C
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Rockefeller Institute
New York
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Tnder
Eamp
Lieut
Delos I. van Dine
Sanitary Corps
New Orleans
Agricultural Department
Drummond Leaves Denver Under Federal Indictment
W P Drummond, facing a Texas federal indictment for embezzling 65000 in Liberty Bonds from the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank where he worked, departed for Dallas in custody. He was arrested after attempting to pay a $200 ring with a $1000 Liberty Bond. Sixty three of the bonds have been recovered.
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Texas
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Dallas
Pageant theme highlights Y W offerings at Columbia event
Y W leaders announce Thursday evening pageant at Columbia with all resources tapped. Figures will pass in review before members as 98 x war gift is displayed. Home, education, physical and other branches will be represented. Reservations for the membership dinner close by 6 pm Wednesday at the association building. War risk policy uptake grows as 530,000 service members apply nationwide. total insured reaches 4.695 billion dollars.
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