America in the War How we Went to war1918 |
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... of these se- lected men , including delinquents reported as deserters . Class A received an increase on June 5 , 1918 , of about 400,000 men , who had come of age in the course of the year . By August 1 , 46 HOW WE WENT TO WAR.
... of these se- lected men , including delinquents reported as deserters . Class A received an increase on June 5 , 1918 , of about 400,000 men , who had come of age in the course of the year . By August 1 , 46 HOW WE WENT TO WAR.
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... received commissions in the army . All worked , without ceasing , to have the canton- ments ready by September 1 , and with few ex- ceptions they succeeded . After the work was authorized the choosing of the sites took time ...
... received commissions in the army . All worked , without ceasing , to have the canton- ments ready by September 1 , and with few ex- ceptions they succeeded . After the work was authorized the choosing of the sites took time ...
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... hall where the recruits are received on their arrival . Here the records of the local draft boards are checked up and the men accounted for . Then they have their physical examination . A small percentage are rejected as THE CANTONMENTS 61.
... hall where the recruits are received on their arrival . Here the records of the local draft boards are checked up and the men accounted for . Then they have their physical examination . A small percentage are rejected as THE CANTONMENTS 61.
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... received large increments from the National Army camps . But we find at the end of the first year of war the strength of the National Guard was 448,476 officers and men . Besides these troops and the National Army there was in the ...
... received large increments from the National Army camps . But we find at the end of the first year of war the strength of the National Guard was 448,476 officers and men . Besides these troops and the National Army there was in the ...
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... receive a reduced profit or none at all ; if the cost was less than $ 5,000 he was to receive a bonus of 25 cents on every dollar saved . While the percentage of profit might seem large , it must be remembered that the manufacturers had ...
... receive a reduced profit or none at all ; if the cost was less than $ 5,000 he was to receive a bonus of 25 cents on every dollar saved . While the percentage of profit might seem large , it must be remembered that the manufacturers had ...
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Страница 206 - ... the giving of information to producers and manufacturers as to the class of supplies needed by the military and other services of the Government, the requirements relating thereto, and the creation of relations which will render possible in time of need the immediate concentration and utilization of the resources of the Nation.
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