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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
6
Washington June To. War Department plans a 825000 selective draft and will set up the machinery to choose servicemen. Governors of states have been asked by President Wilson to recommend members for the drafting boards and registration efforts proceed to prepare the list of names for publication within two weeks.
The article explains how each county will have a board and cities of a certain size will get an additional board to select men for national service. Quotas are tied to population, with adjustments for county and city scales. The Provost Marshal General aims to speed training camps and have men ready before the September call to active service.
A fragmentary report discusses Vib its use under Sunday law, noting court acquittals in several cases and fines as low as $740 plus costs. References to Estherville figures and local legal opinions are mixed with garbled names and phrases, reflecting the OCR texture of a 19th century style notice.
Sixty of seventy five dentistry graduates at the State University have applied for the dental reserve corps. An estimated 1,400 dentists will be enlisted for the first 600,000 men drafted. Examinations start in two weeks and training camps will distribute dentists to support soldiers, with emphasis on field care and jaw restoration.
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