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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1917
Page
2
Fragmentary text references French actions and a forthcoming attack in May. The legible parts mention bells and a tolling tone, but key names, dates, and places are missing, leaving an incomplete report lacking verifiable details.
Lieutenant Commander Harold E Cook serves as the commanding inspector for the Navy at the Midvale Steel Works near Philadelphia. The report notes his assignment and duties overseeing naval material production and quality controls at the facility.
President Hoover selects Herbert C. Hoover to head the new food controller unit during the war effort. The post carries no pay. authority extends to coordinating national agricultural and food operations. Congress, led by Representative Lever, debates the bill to establish the position and its powers across the government.
President Wilson signed the conscription bill after rejecting Roosevelt's plan to form volunteer divisions. The proclamation sets June 3 as the registration date for men aged twenty one to thirty one, and outlines penalties for failing to register. The article details the draft provision, its aims, and the mobilization of a regular division under Major General Pershing to France.
Michigan must mobilize to meet a federal quota of 10,400 National Guard members. The war department demands new units including artillery, engineers, telegraph, cavalry, and a squadron, to reach 440,000 across states. Governor Sleeper's proclamation calls officials to organize registration, enlistment, and local observances while counties ready sheriffs and mayors to aid in the draft.
Local wire summaries mix court cases, accidents, and civic notes from Michigan towns. Mentions include a retrial in George case, fund-raising, business cautions, weather, fires, and casualties across Saginaw, Kalamazoo, Manistee, Iron Mountain, Escanaba, and allied communities.
A damaging blaze razed multiple structures in Atlanta causing extensive losses estimated around five million dollars. Fire crews battled the flames across the affected area as residents faced displacement and authorities reviewed the incident. An initial assessment cited emergency responses and possible impacts on local housing.
Fragmentary OCR indicates plans to send personnel including engineers and medical corps to France. Mentions of trained units and regular soldiers focused on engineering and support roles within Allied operations.
In Portland Oregon a call goes out for unmarried men aged twenty one to thirty one living in Port Orford Curry county Oregon to volunteer for military service. The enlistment reach includes a small coastal town of about 250 residents with many adults expected to answer the call.
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