Draft Registration May Call 720000 Men For Army
General Crowder estimates that about 750000 men will be available for service from the June 5 registration of males born between June 5 1896 and June 6 1897 with about a quarter exempt for various grounds including physical defects or dependents. President Wilson mandates registration with limited exemptions for active regulars and reserves. Local boards will operate 7 am to 9 pm on June 5 to process registrants.
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Crowder
Sec. Baker
E. H. Crowder
General Crowder
Wilson
Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Naval Militia
Offcers
Lutherans Deny Allegiance to German Kaiser
Springfield Illinois May 20 A Missouri Lutheran Synod pamphlet by Rev Frederick Brand declares Lutherans in America owe no allegiance to Emperor William. The booklet titled The Lutherans versus Hohenzollernism argues Germans persecuted Lutherans for resisting state church control and asserts the Kaiser cannot command Lutherans in America.
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Springfield
Isl
William
Lutheran Church In
Lutheran Church of America
Germany
United States
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Compound Adverts
A 1900 era advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken hair naturally. It describes mixing the preparation and applying strand by strand with a sponge or brush, claiming a youthful appearance and ease of use.
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Wyeth
Ian
Theda Bara in Du Barry at Lyric this Thursday and Friday
The Lyric presents Theda Bara in Du Barry portraying Louis XV’s famed courtiers with lavish scenery and opulent costumes. War era changes bring English stars to benefit widows and orphans before Winsome Viola Dana and other acts preview later shows at Williston theaters. The Orpheum Theatre also reopens under new management with updated film bookings for better value.
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Theda Bara
du Barry
Louis XV
France
England
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Geor
Johnston Forbes - Robertson
George Bernard Shaw
John Hare
James Barrie
Dennis Neilson Terry
Williston
Viola Dana
Benjamin Chapin
Ethel Clayton
Carlyle Blackwell
Commencement Calendar for May 1918 at Armory
The program lists events from May 19 to May 24 including a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. C. E. Stinson at the Armory, Class Night Exercises, and Commencement Exercises at 8:15. It details the Class of 1918 with salutatorian Una Vivian Moorhead and valedictorian Una Vivian Moorhead, diplomas presented by Supt. L. A. White and President Mrs. Geo. Bruegger, songs by the High School Chorus, and a list of graduates with full names.
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L. A. White
C. E. Stinson
Rev
S. Hitchcock
Dewey Dell
Glee Club
Una Vivian Moorhead
Valedieeeien Ora
Mra
Geo. Bruegger
Wava L. Amabaugh
Ruth Asbury
William Byron Borsheim Hazel Lutitia Brant
Clara Rose Bennett
Gladys Ione Brown
Ada Claire Brownson
Paul Lewis Carpenter
John Patrick Craven
Lois Irene Fuller
Jessie Mabel Field
Dorothy Elizabeth Fagan Clifford M. Gordon
Sylvia Trilby Hartman
David Greenyard
James Green Houston
Cecelia Kleppe
V. Russell Levitt
Little Martha Munger Harold Bruce McDonald
Eileen McGibbon McKinley A, Nelson Catherine Louise Pasenault Leonard Allen Poe
Doris Elvyn Richard David A. Veitch Robert Eugene Walker
Williams County Republican Primaries and Local Posts
Notices announce re election bid for County Treasurer Oscar Westberg of Williams County North Dakota and a candidate profile for H A Tewell for county superintendent of schools. Job ads seek a sales specialist at Miles F Bixler Co and a Chicago based direct selling opportunity from John Sexton Co.
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Williams County
N. D
Oscar Westberg
John Sexton & Co
Llinois & Kingsbury Sts
Chicago, Ill
Use All Ships for Army Transports
Washington reports every ship suitable for troop transport will be fitted with high speed engines to move troops to France rapidly. The U S Shipping Board orders troop ships rushed and engines shifted from destroyers to transports as needed. Secretary Daniels defends keeping destroyers for sea lanes while Hurley pushes broader transport production. New York notes 50 major ships to be commissioned next month with more set for summer sailings.
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Washington
France
Wilson
Red Cross
New York
United States Shipping Board
Navy Department
General Goethals
Edward N. Hurley
War Department
Europe
Hurley
Daniels
American Yards
Bainbridge Colby
United States ‘Shipping Commissioner
North Dakota food chief projects rye yield at 28 million
May 23 North Dakota forecasts rye at 28 million bushels and wheat at 175 000600 bushels under favorable weather conditions from Federal Food Administration director Dr E F Ladd at the state county food administrators conference The meeting aims to tackle state food problems Also a County Treasurer candidate withdraws in favor of Oscar Westberg and endorses him dated May 23 1918
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N. Dakota Food
North Dakota
Federal Food Administration
E. F. Ladd
The
Food Administration
Oscar Westberg
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Trefoil
Trefoil Club
Grace Jones
Breezy Point
June McChesney
Debby
Estelle Miles
Eleanor Pearl
Doris Rundell
Ashrael Grant
Ruth Asbury, Mrs. Hardscratch
Erma Slater
Hardscratch
Bethia
Dorothy Kvindley
Sophia
Lucy Randolph
Mehitble Doolittle
Eerie Vernon
Alpha Bee
Laura Leigh
Minnie Kidsness
Edith Norton
Mabel Greengard
Clarice Fenleigh
Leona Vohs
Fantine
Miss Vernon
Katie von Neida
Old Klem
Lois Fuller
Clara Kimble Young
Shirley Kaye
Constance Talmadge
Sallie
Orpheum Theatre
Ray
H. A. Tewell
Pol. Adv
Miles F. Bixler Co
Carlin Bldg
Cleveland
Ohio
Williams County State Bank
Anna Q. Nilson
Charles Richman
U. S
Liberty Theatre
New York City
Clara Kimball Young
Claire Whitney
George Fawcett
Miss Young
Hulbert Footner
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