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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
7
War Department issues instructions on enforcing the army draft law. Governors become heads of registration in cities above 30 000, mayors and selected boards empowered. Citizens urged to volunteer as registrars. absentee registrants must mail cards by registration day. Officials will provide instructions on the sixth day after the proclamation.
The article outlines a new national army registration under universal liability. It details how registration will be conducted at voting places, the roles of sheriffs, mayors, and county clerks, and the appointment and duties of registrars, with printed instructions to be provided on the fifth day after the president’s proclamation. It notes the active cooperation of banks in bond offerings and ongoing foreign loans.
In Washington Sir Hardman Lever predicts creation of a central purchasing committee for all US bought supplies to aid allied governments. He says J P Morgan & Co to be replaced and argues Germany will be practically bankrupt in postwar credit markets. He notes Teutonic debts and reconstruction costs will force repudiation or inability to buy.
Washington officials distinguish conscription from universal training as separate. The universal program aims to teach all young men military skills for postwar readiness, while conscription would raise 500000 for immediate war. Admiral Wainwright commands the Gloucester in the Santiago action, destroying Pluton and Furor with precise gunnery amid heavy casualties.
The lesson outlines John 15 on the vine and branches, detailing how the Christian life is Christ’s life expressed as fruit bearing. It explains abiding in Christ, pruning by the Father, and the progression from fruit to much fruit, linking obedience, joy, and divine love.
A small town memory centers on Mrs George Sparks and her renowned pumpkin pies. Her crusts are short and fillings embrosia like, attracting overflow crowds at Ladies Aid suppers. Men crave seconds, the town honors her skill though she earns no pay, pride in her baking unmatched.
A bald man who wore a large wig loses his hat and wig in a street wind. A quick boy returns the wig and the man thanks the child, joking that the boy is the quickest hair restorer he has found.
The passage explains how gold changes color under different conditions and alloys. It notes orange or red tones from copper additions, pale yellow from silver, and purple when finely divided gold is suspended in a solution, cautioning that color alone cannot reliably identify gold.
Fragmentary quote hints at a slogan or remark about saving something and owing a greater debt. The readable text includes phrases about punishment or dismissal and a suggestion that someone was fired.
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