Uncle Harry Explains Second Draft Plan for Soldiers
Uncle Harry outlines the anticipated second wartime draft, targeting men aged 21 to 31 registered last June. A questionnaire will classify about 500000 of the nine million plus registrants into five classes, with the second draft likely in February and total fighting men near 2.5 million.
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Jimmy
Joe
Helen
Aittle
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Washington
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Uncle Sam
Uncle Harry To Speak On Wednesday Evenings In Town
The motion carried for Uncle Harry to visit on Wednesday and Thursday evenings with the Wednesday talk to be given. The exchange notes the proposal was moved and seconded and approved, reflecting a community event plan.
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Uncle Harry
Turkey
Harry
Laziness Banished By German Shells
R. G. Murray of the W., C. FL & N. relays a letter from A. M. Holt of Co. C thirteenth railway engineers with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Holt recalls bombs near their barracks, dugouts made with railway ties, and nights of alert as they operate a 50 mile military road near a major city. He notes dull nights recently, sickness from weather, and a wish to return after the Germans are defeated.
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A. M. Holt
Co. C
Thirteenth Railway Engineers
France
Holt
Cedar Valley
Chicago
Mue
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