North Carolinians Given Commissions in Military Reserve
North Carolinians receive commissions in Field Artillery Officers Reserve Corps and Cavalry Officers Reserve Corps. Names include Captains Robert Williams Asheville Albert Norman Concord Charles Reckefus Whiteville H C Pogue Charlotte and many lieutenants across Greensboro New Bern Raleigh and Winston-Salem. Special appointments also announced for engineer doctor and veterinary corps with officers from Wilmington Goldsboro Raleigh and Morehead City.
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Timberlake
Youngsville
James E. Wilson
Asheville
Ernest A. Wiles, Jr
Asheboro
Everett G. Harris
Durham
Samuel S. Woodley
Croswell
James M. Williams
Washington
Banks Arendell
Raleigh
James W. McArver
Gastonia
Wm. J. Grant
Oxford
Graham C. Smith
Greensboro
Paul W. Mengel
New Bern
Frederick L. Toepelman
Hendersonville
Wm. H. Biikiott
Cornwall
Chapel Hill
Edger F. Hodkins
Joseph I. Simpson
Winston-Salem
Clarke L. Wharton
Wake Forest
W. O. Huske
Fayetteville
Frederick C. W.hepard
Chapel WH
Kenneth C. Royal
Goldsboro
Roger J. Franklin
Tench F. Coxe
Edward E. Proctor
Lumberton
James G. Cowan
Clarence L. Midcap
Clarence E. Blackstock
Francis C. Bourne
Wilson B. Dalton
Leicester Chapman
Woodford A. Kennedy
Warsaw
John M. Black
Davidson
Louis L. Sasser
Wm. G. Burgess
John W. Hughes
Randall W. Sparger
Moses A. White
Linville
K. Martin
Robert P. Brooks
Woodsdale
David H. Fuller
Samuel E. Sanders
Hubert E. Olive
Clayton
George M. Norwood
Clayton C. Carpenter
High Shoals
Frank McNeill
Owen W. Marshburn
Zebulon
W. L. Thorpe
Rocky Mount
Weston L. Taylor
Hickory
Rufus A. Malloy
Albert S. Pelle
Greenville
Finfred L. Ingold
W. B. Jones
Cavalry
Edward S. West
Hazell R. Aiken
Ernest C. Check
William A. Watkins
Lilesville
Chas
Hugh ©. Black
Peter McK. Williams
Guy W. Unter Alexander
Malbourne A. Angler
West Durham
War Department
Officers’ Reserve Corps
United States Army
Fort Oglethorpe
van R. C. King
Wilmington
Engineer Corps
George R. Hardesty
Mathew M. Fontaine
Charles S. Lawrence
Albert Durham
Charlotte
Leutenant
Alfred Mordecai
Harry Willis
Morehead City
Edmund J. Bryson
Fontanan
Thos. McMillan
Hertford
William Williamson
Shelby
Efficiency Board to Review First Florida Regiment Officers
Secretary Baker authorizes General Wood to appoint an efficiency board of army officers to investigate the qualifications of several officers in the First Florida regiment. The action follows opposition to Colonel C Harrison and disfavor at the selection of Sidney J. Catts Jr as Captain of the Tallahassee company. The meeting date remains undisclosed.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Baker
Wood
Department of the Southeast
Army
First Florida Regiment of Infantry
Orida
C. Harrison
Sidney J. Catts, Jr
Catts
Tallahassee
German Glass Measures Read More Accurately
A graduated measuring glass invented in Germany features markings along a zigzag line with wider spaces between. This design is claimed to improve readability and accuracy in measurement.
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Germany
Weather War Fronts See Renewed Allied Drive in Europe
Weather eased armor and renewed combat as German counters failed. The British and French reported gains and heavy fighting north of St. Quentin and near Fayet and Ailles. The Romanians resisted along their front while Haig reported local reverses in the Ypres-Menin area.
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West Hoek
St. Quentin
Fayet
War Office
Ailles
Cornislet
Nancy
Ghistelles
Brody
Petrograd
Suchitza River
Haig Fortight
Ypres-Menin
Glencorse Wood
Ypres- Staden
Steenbeck
Congress Faces Massive War Revenue and Spending Push
Washington August 11 Congress must secure additional war revenue and appropriate billions to sustain the armed forces. Three bills in Congress include a 2 billion tax bill a general deficiency bill potentially near 10 billion in appropriations and an insurance bill. A proposed bond bill could total at least 5 billion with more likely. The Shipping Board seeks roughly 750 million more this session.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Shipping Board
Brazilian Cities Try Meter-Based House Numbers
Cities in Brazil experiment with a metric house numbering system where a number shows how far a home is from a central starting point. The plan aims to simplify addressing and navigation across urban districts.
New Telephone Attachment Tracks Calls On Limited Line
A new attachment for operator controlled connections displays the total calls made and remaining on a limited service line highlighting its practical use for managing scarce telephone capacity.
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