Major Billy Wellborn the Draft Machine's Hidden Hand
A whimsical portrait of Wilhelmina Wellborn known as Major Billy who manages draft rules for the U S. army in Washington. The piece portrays her as the central informant and organizer behind the draft regulations, trusted by officers and praised by officials while she remains a youthful figure.
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National Army
War Department
Enoch Crowler
Hugh Johnson
Allen Gullion
Billy” Wellborn
Billy
Washington
Baker
Growder
WW. Wellborn
Wilhelmina Wellborn
Judge Advocate General's Office
Veteran Pleads to Join Cavalry in Wartime Visit
An old man, sixty eight, travels 300 miles to see the general and begs to enlist in a cavalry unit bound for battle. He insists he can ride and shoot and recalls a prior friendship with the general. The general explains age limits and military rules, while the two depart arm in arm with mutual pleading.
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Jake
Mack
Senate
Lonesome Girls in Washington Work for the War
Many girls come to Washington to work for the government since the war began. They face homesickness housing shortages and harsh conditions while organizations try to help. The article notes thousands of brave hearts among the lonesome girls in the national capital.
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Washington
The
Union
Sam
France
Jonquil Bearing Man Marches Through Park Mystery
A man marching through a park holds a jonquil aloft like a candle while a woman feeding a squirrel watches. He exchanges the flower with a girl, then continues, leaving readers to wonder about his sense of purpose and inner life.
State Happenings: Indiana War Efforts and Farm News
More than five hundred thrashermen and farmers in the statehouse pledged full support to the government for war production and wheat conservation. Reports from Evansville note early wheat cutting possible by June 10, and Indiana wheat prospects are strong.
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Indianapolis
Statehouse
Charles B. Riley
Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
Evansville
Indiana
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Iroh
Mark Storen
United States
Newcastle
Catherine Winters
Wr. W. A. Winters
The
Elks Lodge
Los Angeles
Cal
Doctor Winters
Winchester
Nancy Ferhring
Here
Delphi
Carroll County
James Stockton
Burlington Township
New Albany
Joseph A. Kraft
Greensburg
Decatur County
Paul Brown
Petersburg
White River
Pike County
Keep the Beast Across the Sea and the Prussian Threat
The piece rails against Prussian militarism and German aggression in World War I, arguing Americans misjudge foreign nations by American standards. It condemns Prussia’s lack of honor, predicts looting if forces land in the U.S., and urges vigilance to prevent European war spilling over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
Europe
Prussia
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Appeal for thrift drives US pledge to buy government securities
President Wilson urges Americans to pledge by June 28 National Thrift Day to invest in War Savings and Thrift Stamps or other government securities. He calls the war effort a national task, stresses saving nonessentials, and asks all ages to participate to boost production and support for the army and navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Volunteer Army
Samaritan Race Near End In Holy Land
B. K. Warren of the International Sunday School association reports the last remnant of the ancient Samaritan race in the Holy Land may vanish. A band of 162 people, descendants of the kingdom of the Jews, has not been heard from in 18 months. The group dwindled as intermarriage ceased. Two thirds are men and 24 were drafted by the Turkish government for military service.
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Lafayette
Indiana
Germany
Austria
Purdue University
Warrick County
Warrick
Vanderburg
Posey
Gibson
Spencer
Monroe
Jennings
Lawrence
Fayette
Jay
Adams
Wells
Huntington
Evansville
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Indianapolis
William A. Roach
Delphi
Otto L. Krauss
Oz McMurtrie
Marion
Ete Stansbury
Williamsport
Patrick J. Lynch
Newcastle
Linnaeus II. Hines
Crawfordsville
Lewis F. Bourke
Bloomington
Supreme Court
B. M. Willoughby
Vincennes
Howard L. Townsend
Fort Wayne
Appellate Court
Charles F. Remy
Solon A. Enloe
Danville
A. L. Nichols
Winchester
Willis C. McMahon
Crown Point
Abbott
Columbus
Bartholomew County
John W. Thompson
Thompson
Stone Head Mill
Brown County
United States
War Department
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Indiana Canners’ Association
Indiana Public Service Commission
Kokomo
A. Loew
Pittsburgh
B. K. Warren
International Sunday School Association
Girls Do Own Gardening at Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley Mass Mount Holyoke College plans self support for vegetables as student farmers plant gardens to meet 2000 bushels of potatoes and 5000 carns of corn beans and tomatoes for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Hadley
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
East
Uncle Sam hard on tramps hits travel drop in Albany
Albany officials report fewer travelers as federal crackdowns on vagrants tighten. Railmen say roughing up by officers once led to brief jail stays and meals, but now harsher enforcement has reduced roaming and shifted the floater population.
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Albany
Sam
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von Ludendorff
von Mackinson
Gethsemane
Calvary
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William of Prussia
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Manger
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Fritz
Blackguard
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Uncle Sam
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