Revise Plans for Training War Army Locates
Military planners revise training schedules and relocation plans as army locations shift. Officials confirm new bases and shift drills to maximize readiness while coordinating with regional authorities.
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14 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
1
Wartime plan cuts cantonments to sixteen for draft army
The War Department pared the planned cantonments from thirty to sixteen for the September draft. Funds material labor and transportation limits prompted the shift toward tented camps at American Lake Atlanta Ayre and Wrightstown with additional troops housed under canvas. Officials expect mobilization to proceed by September 1 despite the change and note National Guard units may be adjusted but sixteen divisions remain planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Txteen
Baker
American Lake
Wash
Atlanta
Ayre
Mass
Wrightstown
New Jersey
National Guard
Militia Bureau
Tornadoes Leave Heavy Toll Across Kansas Oklahoma Missouri
Severe storms struck southeast Kansas north central Oklahoma and southern Missouri. At Coalgate Oklahoma 400 houses destroyed and 13 bodies reported. Coffeyville Kansas also hit with heavy damage. Moore Oklahoma near Olathe reported fatalities and injuries. Buffalo Missouri and a corridor between Springfield and Lebanon faced damage as wires failed. Seminole Oklahoma saw fatalities and livestock losses with crops damaged along the storm path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Oklahoma
Miecourt
Kansas City
Missouri
Coalgate
Okla
Coffeyville
Kan
Moore
Olathe
Kay
Buffalo
Sprinfield
Lebanon
Best Remedy For Whooping Cough
Mrs J B Roberto of East St. Louis Illinois praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for curing whooping cough in her child last winter. She states it kept the cough loose and relieved coughing fits and notes its use for colds and croup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Roberto
East St. Louis
Enelia
Thaye
Why We Are At War and German Propaganda Exposure
In defense of wartime resolve, the author denounces German influence and warns of disinformation aimed at weakening the United States. It argues Russia’s fate mirrors Prussia’s aims, condemns breaches of neutrality, and asserts that a just democratic peace will follow victory, while rejecting any stance of guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia
United States
Mexico
Japan
America
Belgium
Serbia
Armenia
Stoud
Potsdam
Germany
Senate Finance Panel Extends War Tax Revisions
Washington reports the senate finance committee agreed to continue modifying war tax levies. Exemptions for popular price moving picture theaters from amusement taxes and a new federal license tax on automobile owners from seven fifty to twenty five dollars were outlined with reductions for cars used a year or more. The house war tax bill revision neared completion as the committee adjourned for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Spy system in New York unearthed in wartime plot
Evidence of two complete wireless installations shipped to Mexico for a German spy network surfaced as three men faced charges of conspiring to mail military information to Germany through Norwegian ship crews. It is alleged the system helped Germany learn of the American destroyer fleet’s move to England before public knowledge. The probe spans the United States Germany and Mexico with hundreds of letters in English German and Spanish, some coded, and involves Harry F Pertani Irving Bonaparts and Axel Melcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mexico
United States
Germany
England
Harry F. Pertani
Irving Bonaparts
Axel ®. Melcher
Sweden
Prohibition Tax Proposed On Whiskey During War
Senate finance committee approved a war time tax plan to curb whiskey production and restrict exports. The measure would add a $20 per bushel levy on grain used in distilling beverages and raise molasses and substitutes taxes by $5 per gallon. Export exemptions were limited to wartime needs, and a global import ban on spirits from foodstuffs except for industry and science was proposed for territories including Porto Rico and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate’ Finance Committee
House
Simmons
Germany
Porto Rico
Philippines
Aviatrix Circles Cleveland for Liberty Bonds Drive
Futh Law, the aviatrix, flew a biplane over Cleveland and environs dropping liberty loan literature. Weather held 80 degrees as she prepared for another leg, starting from Nels Park in East Cleveland at 6000 feet with thousands watching along the lake front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Futh Law, Aviatriz
Nels Park
Lake Front
Patriotic enlistment list continues from Bald Mountain and Blowing Rock
The Democrat prints another installment of volunteers from Bald Mountain and Blowing Rock townships. The long list includes W L Adams, Cox, Greer, Howell, Maxwell, Meauire, Phillips, Hagaman, Hagaman, Hagaman, Hagaman, Isaacs, Johnson, Love, May, Moon, Moretz, Perry, Potter, Vines, Ward, Wilson, and many others offering to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Mountain Township
W. L. Adams
Tl Byland
K ¢ Cox
M H Greer
Jerry Green
Rob Griggs
RL Grogan
Howell
Vy C Howell
Johnson
Fred Krider
J # Lewis
DE Lockabill
W P Maxwell
C¢ Miller
8 Moretz
J M Meauire
W F Nortis
Satephillips
Acphillips
Mony Stephens
Tatin
Grant Lowrance
Edd
Matheson
John May
Aeick My
Wm. May
F Moody
Stacy Mooly
Er Moon
Sherman Moretz
Worris
Norris
PW Palmer
Clyde Perry
P Phillips
Trhos. Potter
GG Lees
AL. Heese
Austin
Auton
Linenfield
Nenfield
Tw Bolick
A Bolick
B Brown
JE Bradshaw
BeCcannon
Lhcox
KM Coffey
WL Coffey
AL Coffey
Es Deaton
Carl Pula
LK Gilley
C 8 Greene
Comodore Greene
T Greer
HG Greer
CT Hartley
BC Hartley
JJ Hartley
WL Hartley
Biartley
Tumlet
Tolloway
GL Hodges
H Ingle
Jie Knight
Pennell
Collins Eugene Pearson
G Pitta
F E Shore
Shore
It Shore
M Shore
TH Shull
Cr Spawn
Jt Teague
Wc Teague
Virgie Walser
Walser
AH Walser
G Ward
Advert for Foley remedy trial package offer
In this reader notice a promotional snippet invites readers to cut out a slip and mail to Foley Co. Chicago Illinois with name and address for a trial package. The offer promises Foley's Honey and Tar compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Chicago
Iil
Foley
Training 10,000 for Merchant Marine Officers
The Federal Shipping Board and the Department of Commerce announced a campaign to recruit and train 10,000 men to officer ships of the new American merchant marine. Henry Howard of Benton is appointed director with offices at the Boston customs house. The first government run nautical training school opened near Boston, with fourteen more to be established along the Atlanta region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Shipping Board
Department of Commerce
Henry Howard
Benton
Boston Customs House
Boston
Atlanta
Training Camps Ordered for Officers In Second Draft Increment
Washington announces a second series of officers training camps from August 27 to November 26 in eight locations to prepare personnel for the second increment of 500,000 men for the selective draft. Applicants aged 20 to 44 may apply June 15 to July 16, with emphasis on men over 31 and smaller admission numbers than the first series. Locations include Fort Myer Virginia and surrounding states, Fort McPherson Georgia and New York area, Fort Oglethorpe Georgia and more across the South and West, Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana, Fort Logan Arkansas, Fort Leon Springs Texas, Fort Riley Kansas, and The Presidio San Francisco with wide regional assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCain
Fort Myer
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Inland
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Fort McPherson
New York City
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Fort Oglethorpe
New York State
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Fort Logan
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Fort Riley
Kan
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Presidio
San Francisco
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
California
Senate Passes Food Survey Bill Through Conference Ahead
The Senate approved the administration food bill without a record vote after House passage, attaching amendments for a comprehensive food survey and crop accumulation. It now goes to conference to reconcile differences as Congress also debates a second administration measure on food control and price fixing. The bill tightens limits on hoarding and storage of essentials, making it a felony, with an exception for farmers storing their own products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Senate
A Word To Mothers About Cold Dangers
A vintage warning urges mothers to guard children from teasing and illness this spring. It emphasizes that neglecting a cold weakens the immune system and can lead to more serious ailments. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a remedy for coughs, with claims of relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Three American Ships Sent To Bottom In War Action
London reports the sinking of three American ships the Yoasela Dirigo Frances M and Barbara after they were shelled without warning and bombed. Only casualty named is Third Mate John Ray of the Dirigo who drowned while trying to board a lifeboat. Dirigo sunk May 51 Frances M May 18 Barbara May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Barbara
John Ray
Frances
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E. Glenn Salmons
Critcker Hotel
G. M. Peavler
Bristol
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Ediund Jones
Lenoir, N. C
L. D. Lowe
T. A. Levy
Aanner Lk
N.C. Pinedla
N. C. Lowe
Love
Avery
I. A. Linney
Attorney AT Law
Boone, N.C
G. H. Hayes
Vilas, N.C
G. B. Lovill
W. R. Lovil
Lovill & Lovill Attorneys
Boone, N. C
T. E. Bingham
Lawyer
F. A. Lip
Wey
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Gor
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Dula
Charlotte, N. C
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