Encouraged Over Plague Situation Lively Hostess House Planned
The state board of health noted improvements in influenza cases with fewer new infections and reduced pneumonia rates. Raleigh reports about 300 cases, with the outbreak largely confined to A. and E. College and St. Mary’s School, while preparations for a hostess house near Camp Pelk proceed led by Mrs. Josephus Daniels. Charlotte plans a Liberty Day rally featuring James H. Pou to promote the fourth Liberty Loan.
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Raligh
State Board of Health
Raleigh
A. & E. College
St. Mary's School
Johnson
Pelk
Fair Grounds
Josephus Dar
Rajeigh
Charlotte
City Auditorium
James H. Pou
McNinch
John A. McRae
George Stephens
Charlotte Liberty Loan Organization
Prizes Offered for Liberty Bond Workers in Gaston County
Gastonia. Chairman W T Love of the Gaston county Liberty Loan committee offers 600 in prizes to maximize individual subscriptions for the fourth Liberty Loan. Prizes include 50 to each of six townships by school district unit, 200 grand prize to the county’s top subscriber, and 100 to the top colored worker. Campaign readiness grows as women organize to assist.
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Gastonia
W. T. Love
Gaston
First Lady Marine Mildred Mobley Enlists
Reidsville to Winston-Salem area reports heroic first for a woman in the Marines. Mildred L. Mobley of Winston-Salem, 21, daughter of the late Irvin Mobley, becomes the first female Marine, enlisting in Philadelphia with photos in local papers. She has long desired service.
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Reidsville
Mildred Mobley
Winston-Salem
Irvin Mobley
C. W. Mobley
Bethlehem
Philadelphia
Miss Mobley
Mildred L. Mobley
F. L. Martin
Mobley
Winsic
Salem
N. C
Ervin Mobley
France
Wilson Draws 13 Million Names for National Draft
President Wilson presides as 13,000,000 men aged eighteen to forty five are registered for the draft. General Crowder conducts the number drawing, first number 322 signaling mobilization for local boards across 4,557 districts. Generals March and Pershing plan 4,000,000 overseas with an industrial army to support action in Europe.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States Army and Navy
America
Peyton C. March
Army
General March
General Pershing
Europe
Wilson
Government Printing Office
General Crowder
Allies Push Forward Across Fronts In World War I
Allied forces press the offensive on multiple fronts. In Belgium, Belgian, British, and French troops advance toward Lille despite rough ground. In northern Italy the Italians push into Austrian lines and in Albania Austro-Hungarians retreat. Italian cavalry harasses the enemy and fronts in Palestine see Turkish forces driven beyond Damascus.
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Flanders
France
Italy
Albania
Turkey
Belgian Flanders
Armentieres
Lens
Lille
Wavrin
Eginghem
Lens-Lille
Semeni
Palestine
Damascus
Our Aviators Again Cover Themselves With Glory
American aviators north west of Verdun performed almost the impossible aiding infantry with early dawn reconnaissance and attacks on retreating Germans. They braved heavy machine gun fire as German fliers swarmed low over the lines until driven off by air battles.
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Verdun
American Troops Progress Along the Meuse Near Verdun
American units resumed the west Meuse assault and pushed forward from two to five kilometers. They seized Hill 240 north of Exermont and the villages of Gesnés, Fleville, Chehery, and La Forges while Illinois, Wisconsin, Western Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia troops struck the enemy in the Kriemhilde position south of Foret wood amid heavy artillery and machine gun fire.
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Verdun
Meuse
Exermont
Gesnés
Fleville
Chehery
LaForges
Illinois
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Kriemhilde
Foret Wood
Subscriptions To Liberty Loan Hit Record Pace
Washington reports the Liberty Loan drive is progressing toward a six billion dollar goal at just over half the speed required to sustain a daily $315 million rate. Treasury figures show bond sales at $855,132,900, up $229,000,000 in 24 hours, versus the expected $1,575,000,000 for this point.
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Washington
Treasury
Allied forces push north of St Quentin reach outskirts of Bontbrehain
British and French troops advance from St Quentin area and reach the outskirts of Bontbrehain after heavy fighting as Artois region sees moderate American casualties. Germans show reduced artillery fire, likely due to the loss of many captured guns.
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London
St. Quentin
Bontbrehain
Argonne
Tremendous Explosion At Jersey Munitions Plant
A massive blast at the T. A. Gillespie Shell Serding Company plant in Morgan near Perth Amboy New Jersey killed many workers and wounded a large number. Officials could not confirm totals until tomorrow’s roll call, with early estimates ranging from 60 to over 100 dead or injured.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
T. A. Gillespie Shellserding Company
Morgan
Here
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Love of
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Biting
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Colored Department of the United War
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