Washington draft numbers determine order of call for 1918 youths
The article explains the 1918 draft number drawings in Washington. It lists example registration numbers and notes all youths will be placed into five classes based on the questionnaire. New registrants start at the foot of the first class and will be called in order, with many in Class 1 expected to be called before year’s end.
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Baker
Washington
Montana Farming Corporation
Montana
Wyoming
Paris
Congress
New York
Central Federated Labor Union
Federal Oil Inspection Board
Department of Labor
California’ Oil Mields
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
General
W. G. McAdoo
Denver
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Lougius McGill
Madill
Okla
Stour City
Minnesota Bars Alien Teachers and Other Miscellany
A mixed clipping reports Minnesota banning alien teachers, mentions a milder DY ATA proposal from Congressman Nolan, and notes various short items including a London firemen wage hint, a Columbus prison release anecdote, a U S Bureau of Standards cotton text device, a Russian prisoner printing note, a shopkeeper woman Rebecca Mayo, and Edison linked streetcar tech developments with Faure.
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Minnesota
Nolan
California
London
iEenegland
Harry McDonald Tiwo
Columbus
Steady Hand Imperative in Warfare Advised by Bacon
A Bacon quote stresses that a steady hand in military affairs is more crucial than in peace since errors in war can be irremediable. The remark underscores cautious leadership during conflict and decision making under pressure.
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Bacon
War news and wartime updates cross the Atlantic
War casualty totals for American forces reach 10 383 while Austrian prisoners mount to 19 000. British and German air losses mount. Italian and Austrian fronts report heavy fighting near Monte di Val Bella and Col del Rosso. Debs arrested in Ohio. Llandovery Castle hospital ship torpedoed. Indiana upholds prohibition. garbanzo crop costs rising. Liberty bonds conversion option noted.
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Wantern
Union News Service
Piave
Rome
Archangel
Kola
Chateau Thierry
Pershing
Austrian War Office
Col del Rosso
Monte di Val Bella
Llandovery Castle
England
Canada
Indiana
State Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Sonora
Nogales
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles W. Lapp
Charles Boehme
Canton
Sioux City
World Briefs From Across Nations This Week
International notes report Florence granting honorary city freedom to President Wilson and Uruguay making July 4 a permanent national holiday. Paris hosts Kerensky after London arrival. Bolsheviks oppose allied intervention as Ukraine peasantry fights to save crops. UK demands vast German indemnities and territorial concessions in a proposed peace program.
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Amsterdam
Echo Belge
France
Charles
Austria
Dr. von Seydler
Berlin
von Kuehlmann
Alexander’ Kerensky
Paris
London
M. Maklakoff
Uruguay
United States
Chamber of Representatives
Senate
Viera
San Juan
Porto
Rico
Ukraine
Trotzky
Moscow
Wekerle
Budapest
Great Britain
Germany
Gibraltar
Spain
Egypt
Sues Canal
Turkey
Belgium
Goerlitz
Prussia
Count Roon
House of Lords
Havas
Basel
Switzerland
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Reader
A reader touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as curing nervousness and irregularities after failing with doctors. The letter claims improved health and regular cycles, urging others to consider the remedy and contact Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance.
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Christopher
E. Pinkham
Alica Hetrer
A . Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Hard Bolled Sergeant and the Missing Belt
A Saturday inspection reveals a private without a belt and a first sergeant ordering a replacement from the quartermaster. The private admits it, claiming the belt was lent two months prior and damage results in a charge. Cuticura ad promotes soothing skin treatment with samples from Boston.
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Corp. 8
CO. Samuels
One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Artillery
Judge
Dept. X
Boston
Shoes Too Small and War Time Pledges
A shop scene notes shoes too small for a customer and a clerk’s quip about wartime limits. The dialogue shifts to a promise that shoes are being sent to soldiers overseas in large numbers as support.
Maru Meaning Tied to Japanese Merchant Ships
Captain Takeshima of the Hudson Maru says the term maru attached to Japanese merchant ship names carries no special meaning beyond tradition. The practice, dating about two millennia, started when Empress Jingo's Korea expedition led to ships bearing the term, and it has since designated civilian vessels only.
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Likeshima
South Atlantic
Catain
Takeshima
Jingo
Korea
Tishing Gazette
Patriots’ Patience Sparks Wartime Wedding Vows
A wartime marriage is celebrated as a couple vows publicly amid conflict. The groom plans to serve in the trenches while the bride remains a wartime guardian, prioritizing duty over personal celebration.
Gibbes in a fight a pacifist? J calls it a pass-a-fist
Reported dialogue hints at community tensions as residents mock a neighbor for fighting pervertedly. The piece cites varied opinions on conflict and neighborly behavior in the town.
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Gibbes
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