Maine Republicans Sweep State in War Era Victory
Republicans won Maine in a statewide election on Monday September 9 with increased margins for Senator Fernand and four GOP congressmen. The piece frames the result as a war time mandate, contrasts with Democrats led by McGillicuddy, and predicts similar momentum for Republicans in Indiana and across the nation.
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Indianapolis
Maine
Fernand
Indiana
Mr. McGillicuddy
Henry Fords
Barnharts
Mosses
Coxes
Dixons
Ranchs
Democratic Times
McGillicuddy
Washington
The
Times
Ralston-Bell
Yankee troops change war front with Yankee grit
A rough front line tribute recalls English Irish Scottish Canadian Australian and French troops facing the Yanks in a July wake. The speaker notes initial doubt about American troops then praises their stamina courage and impact in driving toward Berlin and lifting Allied resolve.
Republicans Back Draft Extension in House Fight
Rep Kahn of California leads Republicans in backing the War Department bill to extend the draft age. He predicts broad GOP floor support as Democrats shift toward a stronger stance, recalling actions from 1917 and 1918 in August debates.
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Washington, D. C
Representative Kahn
California
House Committee On Military Affairs
War Department
House
Wilson
Dent
House Committee On
Representative Dent
Alabama
Republicans Fought for War Measures in 1917
The piece recalls April 1917 when Democrats in the House blocked the first war move, while Republicans led the push for conscription and wartime actions. It contrasts Democratic opposition with Republican leadership, urging immediate action and loyalty to win victory. It ends urging readers to subscribe for the Westville Indicator.
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House
Congress
Clark
Kitchin- Dent
Padgett
Germany
War names and party contrasts in Civil War and present conflict
The passage contrasts postwar Democrats who called the Civil War a failure and urged peace without victory with Republicans who insist the current war must be fought with maximum force and speed. It frames party stances as defining the nation's wartime approach and civilization.
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Washington
Congress
Democratic Party
Union
Indiana War Bonds Drive and Council War Measures
Public notice from the Indiana State Council of Defense urges county subscriptions to the Fourth Liberty Loan with strong calls to action. It also reports on building project controls, fuel and coal production status, and local investigations into loyalty at Interlaken school. The piece includes a humorous veteran couplet praising married men and wartime sacrifices in Elkhart.
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Indiana State Council of Defense
George Ade
Uncle Sam
County Councils of Defense
Indiana State Council
War Industries Board
National Defense
State Council
Horace Ellis
State Superintendent of Public
Méssus
Reveille
Elkhart
Indiana
Sherman
Married Soldiers Urge Quick U S War Action
A reader voices a bold wartime idea that speeding married men to the front could force peace. The speaker claims such troops would intimidate the enemy and hasten an end to the war.
Civilians Eligible for Central Officers Training Schools
The War Department invites civilians aged 18 to 45 to apply for admission to central officers training schools through army officials at educational institutions. Class 1A draftees and those with deferred classifications may seek commissions. Indiana prepares 5,000 men for Camp Zachary Taylor arrivals October 7 to 16, joining the 159th depot brigade. About 12,000 August draftees will move to the field artillery replacement depot for seventy two days of artillery training after release from quarantine.
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Taaming
The
War Department
Army
Indiana
Camp Zachary Taylor
159Th
Field Artillery Replacement
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Yankees
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Specht-Finney Company
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