Two Hundred Men Called for Next Monday in Draft Examinations
Monroe and Union County draw list of two hundred draftees to appear for exams next Monday with subsequent groups on Tuesday and Wednesday. Local board, aided by three physicians, warns seven day filing period for exemptions and names numerous Monroe Matthews Marshville Waxhaw Unionville and other towns listed among those summoned for the first day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
United States Army
Messrs
R. B. Redwine
B. C. Ashcraft
S. A. Stevens
Monroe
Robert F. Phifer
Indian Trail
Joseph Hampton Price
Charlie Manus
Matthews
Marion Weldon Keziah
James Lester Davis
Sanford St
James Karl Gordon
Rufus Hardis
David E. Glenn
Waxhaw
John Washington Birmingham
Marshville
Hoyle Gordon
William B. Cole
Walter Gay
Jas. Gore Williams
Brady Guin
Unionville
Arthur Russell
Banah Uriah Pigg
Jesse Cureton
William Jacob Griffin
van Tillman
Ernest Pea
James Henry McCoy
Winchester St
Jayne Hildreth
Baeat On Thomas
David Stwoon Steele
Lancaster
S.C
Willie Clarence Rogers
Monro
Harry Lee Edwards
Marion Pernay Griffin
C Wall
We Care Gaddy
Ganett Haywood
Ren Rrooks
Vernon McQuirt
Wasaw
Rufue C. F. Austin
Wingate
Blake Bryson Belk
Elisha Nelson Hinson
Uniorville
George Lee Belk
Church St
William Mae Starnes
Washaw
Hart Belk
Reece Boyce Watkins
Efficient work by exemption boards streamlined for speed
Washington July 30 prompt and efficient work by district exemption boards follows stripping red tape from the process. President Wilsons order and Provost Marshal Crowder guidance aim to speed selection for the national army, with boards told no legal precedents bind them and to ignore court procedure. Many unregistered men will be located via district attorneys and assigned numbers to ensure early examination. early draft reports show varied medical rejection trends, while affidavits are requested by some for dependent families. a new order also bans disorderly saloons within five miles of camps, with liquor rules for nearby private possession. Bees are the only insects that have any use for any kind of combs.
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Washington
Wilson
Crowder
Vse
National Army
Gregory
Loo
Department
Justice
Entertainment for Bickett Battery Soiree on Court House Square
Union county Bickett Battery members will be entertained at an ice cream supper on the court house square this evening at seven thirty. The public event honors the volunteers with a flag presentation by Monroe ladies, a speech by J J Parker, Bible gifts by Dr J M Belk presented by Rev John A Wray, and music by the Monroe band. All boys from Wadesboro attend and plan to return tonight or tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickett
Union County
Bickett Battery
Court House Square
Monroe
J. J. Parker
J. M. Belk
John A. Wray
Wadesboro
Cade Eeerete
Presbyterian Church to Aid Food Conservation Effort
Washington reports the Presbyterian church will form a national body to support the food administration in its conservation drive. Mian H. Foulie, secretary of the natural service commission, said state chairmen will direct airing tours, food saving, and related activities. London casualties from German raids include 266 killed and 1,092 injured in the London area, with overall street accident tolls much higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Company For Food Conservation
Washington
Pryterian
Food Administration
H. Fouliesecretary
Presbyterian Natural Service Commission
Severy State
London
George Cave
Home Secretary
House of Commons
Large applicant pool for second officers training camps
Washington reports 72,914 men have applied for 16,000 places in the second officers training camps opening August 27. Preliminary medical exams show 51,838 are physically satisfactory. In many states, applicants exceed quotas by three to five times and the War Department weighs accepting more than planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Most Severe Heat Wave Spreads Across Nation East of Rockies
Washington July 30 The summer heat wave expands across almost all areas east of the Rockies bringing widespread suffering and numerous prostrations with a few deaths reported. No significant cooling rains expected this week as 105 at Concordia Kan 104 at Omaha 100 at Albany N Y with many cities near or above 90. Only the Northwest and northern lake regions of Maine show signs of moderation.
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Rockies
Washington
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Kan
Omaha
Albany
N. Y
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Maine
Court convenes with trials and grand jury named
Superior court convened with Judge Loos presiding. Horace Williams pleads guilty to larceny of cotton. Randolph McLarty stands trial for treason? charge with accomplice links. Several other cases postponed or decided with costs. Grand jury named and urged court house repairs. A congressional bill proposes repatriation of draft-age aliens to home countries, excluding Central Powers members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisi
Loos
Horace Williams
Cotten
Randolph McLarty
D. 3
Wilmnine
McLarty
Mel
Robert Carpenter
Thomas Griffin
Perry A. Davis
Brady
H.C. Leonard
J. A.trull
C. A. McRorie
W. 8
Pick
A. TD. Moore
J. E. Stewart
Foreman
W. M. Richardson
W. J. Hudson
W A. Williams
BE. A. Marsh
H.C. Griffin
W. B. Starnes
B. H. Griffin
K. C. Craig
C. FP. Martin
N. C. Curlee
T. W. McKibben
Court House
Webb
Lemmond
Judge Webb
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Central Powers
Nationwide draft evaders face arrest for failure to register
Washington July 30 Attorney General Gregory ordered a country wide search for thousands of men who did not register for the draft. United States attorneys were to act with local police to locate and arrest unregistered men, who will be jailed or held on bond pending judgment, then drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onlers
Washington
Fsa
Department of Justice
United States
Iral Gregory
Gregory
Jthrsons
Fet
Russians Hold On Against Austro-German Push In Galicia
Turret and trench news describe Russian forces stiffening on several sectors of the East Galicia frontier as Austro-German troops push forward. German artillery is heavy, with fighting along the Suchawa valley and near the Moldova and Kirlibaba regions. In Romania and Rumania, Russians and Rumanians advance in Casin and Putna valleys, while spies and counterspies figure in the war’s wider shadow.
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Galicia
Kornilofts
Zbrocz
Russia
Buckwina
Suchawa
Seletyn
Kirlibaba
Moldova
Rumania
Casin
Putna
Ent
Field Marshal Haig
Aisne
France
Petain
Berlin
Cerny
Winterberg
Alles
A Mothers Advice to Her Son Before Enlistment
A mother’s guidance to her son departing for the army urges daily Bible reading, prayers, and church attendance. She counsels serving God first, avoiding drink and gambling, and laments the pain of parting with loved ones and ministers.
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Nother
Walter Rawlings Killed by Train Near Indian Trail
Mr J Walter Rawlings was killed early this morning near Indian Trail when dragged by a jet train No 15 from Monroe to Charlotte after being struck at a down grade site about 200 yards east of his home His head was mashed and legs broken witnesses said he seemed distracted or unaware of the approaching engine The train crew carried his body to Charlotte for burial The deceased resided in Indian Trail with his wife Minnie Jane Snider and leaves two children He was active in local reform and rural credit efforts and served on the Union County board of agriculture He helped preserve funds for home canning demonstrations and pressed for road improvements with the Charlotte to Wilmington highway project
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Walter Rawlings
Indian Trail
Monroe
Charlotte
W D. Broadway
A. Goowin
Moan
Markey
Harkey
Thompson
Rawlings
Char- Totte
Union County
Regs
Mise
Minnie Jane Snider
North Carolina Social Service
Raleigh
Union County Board of Agriculture
Board of Agriculture
Wiladagiwa
Vance
Hov. Scott
Jim
Chamber of Commerce
President Wilson Urges Can It If Needed To Preserve Fruits
Message from President Wilson to Secretary Houston calls for immediate steps to prevent massive losses of perishable fruits and vegetables across 24 states. A national campaign will organize households, with emphasis on canning preserving and storing, aided by state committees and editors to spread guidance.
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Hall of Nation
Washington
Uly
Wilson
D. F. Houston
Department of Agriculture
Tam
Pam
Tan
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R. D
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Bundy Vance Hill
Earl Belk
Isaac Blair Tarleton
Joseph Columbus Hill
Martin Luther Smith
Clide
Frank Belk
Eugene Edward Boyd
John Cunningham
John P. Boone
Thomas Halon Bailey
Clarence Clontz
Samuel Eustace Henley
Sam Alsebrooks
Donald Lafayette Helms
Homer Robinson Wooten
Ernest Harry Broom
Vernon Gurley
Will Houston
James Arthur Starnes
Ira Andrew Walden
Harrison Fulton Plyler
Love Stevens
Robert Grady Honeycutt
Fred
William Marshall Thomas
Fred Deal
Randy Baxter Williams
Dwight Nash
John Wesley Belk
Edwin Wilson Baucom
Louis Blake
Raymond Matthews Gordon
Zeb Marcus Hill
Ross Washington
Robert Lee McGuirt
Grover Cleveland Broom
John Smoth Tsones
Joseph Dallas Hinson
Joseph Cyrus Craig
Morris Haney
Lonnie Preston Helms
Pinkney Curtis Hargett
Wiliam Ellis Bennett James
Yancy Williams
William
Climpton Cavelock
Norman Samuel Mills
John Carlyle Trull
Lonnie Albert
Photmas
John Raymond Jacob
Charlie Lathan
William Rufus Perry
Bubber Crawford
Eddie Marvin Carnes
Bagley Dese
Preston Howard
James Beaver
William Adams Linney
Will Helms
Ed Steele
Eugene Roy Hinson
Ernest Finnessee
Ee Raymond Hyatt
James White
Bascom Floyd Edwards
James Leinster
T. S. Harris
Marcus Durant Black
William Headly Threadfield
Ed Jones
Henry E. Little
William Horn
Jrhetham Chambers
Wilburn Clegg Austin
Sam Oren Robinson
Oscar Cure_ ton
Walter Rawlings
Trian
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Houston
White House
Providence
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