Army Y M C A Chief Heads Southern Department Effort
Witman E Adams serves as executive secretary directing Army Y M C A work across the Southern Department covering Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico and Arizona. He oversees camps high in numbers with buildings for thousands and coordinates Y M C A activities along the Mexican border from Brownsville to Yuma aided by a mobile fleet to reach isolated soldiers. Adams is noted as a pioneer active with the Y M C A on the border and in Mexico and is likened in importance to a major general.
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YM. Gal
Southern Department
Witman E. Adams
National War Work Council
Adams
Teans
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisans
New Mexico
Arizona
Army Y. Mc.a
Opern Em
Y. MC. A
Camp Travis
Camp Pike
Camp Bowie
Camp McArthur
Camp Cody
Camp Donlephan
Fort Si
Brownsville
Texas
Yuma
Soliers
Army Y. M. C. A
Mexico
District Forester Recognizes Stock Association
Albuquerque Sept. 15 The Division Forester on Sept 11 extended formal recognition to the Sheep and Hi Stock Association on the Apache National Forest. The association will receive advance notice of changes in division of range among stock classes and in yearly stock allowances. Cooperation with the forest service aims at better range improvements and more economical forage use.
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Albuquerque
N. ML
Jeco
Sheepie and
Apache National Forest
Inate Growers
Cal Teory Board
Forest Service
Clairvoyant predicts assassination of Central Powers ruler
New York report recounts Ralph S. Kesler witness tale aboard a Long Island Railroad train. A woman with a shopping bag claims she can foretell futures and predicts that on October 11 a Central Powers ruler will be assassinated. The tale ends with the mysterious woman leaving at Pennsylvania Station, never to be seen again.
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Clairvoyant
New York
Ralph S. Kesler
Long Inland Railroad
Lves
West
4Th Street
Central Powers
Han Susan Powers
Reaster
Rockaway Beach
Pennsylvania Station
Parliament bans war charity lotteries in Commons’ rebuff
London reports that Queen Marys gift to the Red Cross and a vast pearl donation for charity must be auctioned after the House of Commons rejects the war charities lottery bill. Sir George Cave notes the potential 1 to 2 million pounds value would differ from the auction proceeds.
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London
Red Cross
Rattle
House of Commons
George Cave
Insurance figures show Arizona towns with 3000 plus pop paid 1 percent fire department tax
The 1 percent fire department distribution in Arizona towns with 3000 or more population reveals Phoenix leading with 156,006.27 in premiums while Turson and Birbee report 90,14.50 and 82,571.04 respectively. The state court commission notes long standing patterns in insured property and town sizes across the record.
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PHOEN
Restate Corporation Commission
Ted
Eittes
Rizona
Phoenix
Turson
Birbee
Globe
Douglas
Prescott
Miami
Nogales
Jerome
Russian rulers in hiding amid wartime turmoil
Reports say Premier Lenize and Foreign Minister Trotsky planned to overthrow Ker sky. Trotsky reportedly on a ship at Cronstadt under German protection, with the rulers of Iulia in potential flight.
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Lemine
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
Iulia
Premie
Kersky
Cronstadt
NO ARMY TOOLS BUT BOYS TRAIN ANYHOW AT FORT SHERIDAN
Tago September 16 Lacking artillery or cal esons and draft horses to pull them college boys training for army service at Fort Sheridan are using farm wagon chassis as substitutes. Officers say no waste and men work hard. Khaki clad horses simulate gun teams as patchers wheel the front tracks and roll away the casings. The scene blends imagination with real effort as troops train for expected service.
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Fort Sheridan
Barbed Wire Fence Plan At Nogales Border
General Cabell and Governor Calles approve a two mile barbed wire fence to curb smugglers and fugitives at Nogales. Posts will be set with iron and wires stretched to create a secure border barrier. The plan, discussed after the Nogales shooting, aims to route all crossing through the international gate to prevent misunderstandings. Cabell reported to Washington officials, including Mareh and treasury and state departments, with approval noted.
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Las
Arizona
Hed Te
Nogales
Trict
Satanh
Barder
Cabell
General Cabell
General Calles
Sonora
Peyton C. Mareh
I Stag
Buto
Henry Gonzales Writes Letter From France Aug 20 1918
Henry Gonzales sends a wartime letter from France, describing front-line conditions, bombardment, and daily life. He notes scarce mail, casualties, destroyed villages, and the harsh realities of trench warfare while expressing concern for family and hoping for better news.
U. of A. Opens With Many Enrollments
Reported chaos on campus as Arizona students arrive for a wartime term with 15 plus new enrollments. Students struggle to unpack and settle in dorms while officials pledge guidance and registrar support amid crowded conditions.
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University of Arizona
Meashere
Ordotlinous
Mail out questionnaires to registrants 19 to 26
Secretary Kay Krebs announced orders from the adjutant general via Marchal General Cromer to start mailing questionnaires immediately. Ten percent of all registrants aged 19 to 26 will receive forms daily from the local board office, with classification for service planned as soon as possible. The piece also notes EL Harvey of the National Security League promoting preparedness. In Callas Texas, Mrs Verla Rotzky, 20, seeks divorce after alleged abuse by her husband, who is jailed on aggravated assault charges following an incident involving a slipper.
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Kay @ Krebs
Adjutant General
Marchal General Cromer
Callas. Tex
Yerty Rotzky
Amit
Hubby
Attempt to Bomb Train Frustrated Near Benson
An attempted bomb plot on a main line near Benson failed when a rail worker discovered two hidden explosive devices camouflaged in cans. Federal and railroad investigators took charge, with one device containing nitro glycerin capable of destroying a train. German agents are suspected. the case remains under thorough inquiry as officials pursue clues.
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Fisher
Ce Paris
Alf Atotassos Edster
Bennett
Tucson
Benson
Une
Verdict in Pais Perez rape case delivered by jury
A jury returned a guilty verdict in the case of Pais Perez charged with rape. Sentencing will follow. The State's next case, Minnie Reasonover charged with highway robbery, began with jury selection and opened this afternoon. The trial is expected to last three days with numerous witnesses. Jury members listed include Worthington, Ellis, Randall, McGarry, Hunter, Anderson, Lehman, Shackelford, Hampe, Prather, Downey, and Fox.
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Pais Perez
Minnie Reasonover
Johnson
W. M. Worthington
R. H. Ellis
J. FP. Randall
Joe McGarry
J. W. Hunter
J. A. Anderson
Frank Lehman
Alfred Shackelford
A. Hampe
P. F. Prather
H. E. Downey
J.B. Fox
Ata
Branch House Men a Swift & Company Ad Portrait
The ad lauds Swift and Company branch house men as the key link in meat production and distribution. It highlights their dedication, selection, and responsibility to run branch houses at peak usefulness, noting transfers for underperformance and urging readers to thank the unseen crew behind quality meat.
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Swift & Company
Swift
Branch House
Register Tallies in Maricopa Draft Under New Provisions
Phoenix report shows 12,000 men registered in Maricopa County under the draft, far above the 7100 projection. About 20 percent were aliens and 1000 were Mexicans recently brought to the Salt River valley for cotton picking duty.
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Phoenix
Salt River Valley
Foreign born make good Yankee troops at English aerodrome
English visitors at the aerodrome ask about foreign born Americans. An American soldier points to the squadron’s toll showing nearly 1 percent with foreign names and replies that they are among the best men here, insisting there is no problem at twenty one.
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England
United States
Trestle Destroyed by Fire on Copper Hill Spur
Fire of unknown origin destroyed most of a 245 foot trestle twenty feet high on the Copper Hill spur of the Arizona Eastern railroad, reporting from Globe dated September 18.
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Arizona Eastern Globe
Arizona Eastern Railroad
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Wilman E. Adams
Army Y.M Southern Department
District Forester
Stock Association
Henry Gonzales
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Frank
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Freses
U. OF A
Ekwaver
National Security League
America
EL. Harvey
League
THE
Tearm Frustrated
Ferdinand Foch
Bill Hohenzollern
Babe Ruth
K.C. Hun
U.S. A
Maricopa
Idge Burns
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