Huge Slav Army in U S Could Aid War Effort
An expert argues a large Slav American corps could bolster King Peter's Serbian army. Col Pribicevitch has recruited over 2,000 Serbs in the U S for Saloniki, with 600 volunteers from Johnstown joining recently. The plan envisions Slavs in America forming battalions and divisions to help defeat German and Austrian forces.
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Railroads praised for wartime response in first months
Daniel Willard, chairman of the Council on National Defense transport committee, said U.S. railroads numbering 692 systems in 48 states with 263000 miles of track have responded admirably to central direction. They moved troops on schedule, expanded coal and grain movements, reduced coal car congestion, and aided fruit crop transport, despite a prior car shortage of 148627 cars.
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Military Draft Delays Hit Incomplete State Lists
Calls 125000 troops. drawing unlikely before Saturday. Officials cite delays due to recalcitrant boards and political fears among registrants. Provost Marshal General’s office declines comment as some districts report slow machinery and disorganization.
Lightning Fatal to Father and Son Near Hanover
Special to The Washington Post reports John Kine, 75, and his son Lloyd King, 27, both of West York, killed instantly by a lightning strike while fishing along the Big Conewago near Creaders Mill, ten miles from Hanover. Six men in the party fled for shelter as a thunder storm opened, the tree sheltering the pair was struck, one body falling atop the other, witnessed by a second son and the rest of the group from across the creek.
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Truck Plunge Kills Father and Wounds Sons Near Portland
Portland Maine July 16. R W Blanchard killed when their motor truck plunged 25 feet from a bridge into Stroudwater River. His son Harry fatally injured and sons Weits and Langhorne seriously hurt. In New Haven July 15 Asher Sheldon aged 104 died here.
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Camps Lee and McClellan to Train National Army and National Guard
The War Department announced southern training camp sites for the national army and national guard. Maj. Gen. Gorgas endorses south be due to health, favorable weather, and outdoor training. Camps listed include Lee in Virginia and McClellan in Alabama, with each camp assigned to troops from specified states and districts.
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Sees Mother Kill Father in Memphis Homicide
D Harry Wooldridge was shot and killed by his wife in Memphis on July 16. Police hold the wife on a murder charge after she shot him when he returned home intoxicated and kicked in a room door where she had sought refuge. Their 14 year old son witnessed the killing. Wooldridge was an artist whose paintings adorned major Memphis hotels. The wife reportedly has Virginia relatives. They had been married 200 years.
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Congress backs Goethals on shipyard push amid labor doubt
Debate centered on the feasibility of building yards in the time set by Gen. Goethals. Congress holds funds ready for shipbuilding, totaling 550 million dollars, plus portions of 250 million for commandeered vessels and ongoing stock purchases. Leaders in both houses endorsed the program yesterday.
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Cap J J Cole 34 Drowns Off Norfolk Pilot Boat
CAPT J J COLE 34 DROWNED. In Norfolk Virginia on July 15 Capt J J Cole, a noted Virginia pilot, drowned after falling from the pilot boat Relief while on duty. Friends believe an apoplexy stroke caused the accident. He was unmarried.
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Two Die At Gas Tank Rescue Attempt Hits Five
In Youngstown Ohio at the Brier Hill steel plant two workers died after being overcome while at the top of a gas tank. Five others narrowly escaped death when they rushed to aid them in the perilous rescue attempt.
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Murder at Hussars Club Shocks Savannah Night Scene
William Lyons a 28 year old Savannah clubman was shot and killed at the Hussars Club by Charles S. Mallard the club superintendent. The pair had spent the night together and returned to the club intoxicated when a dispute led Mallard to fire a pistol mortally wounding Lyons.
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