Telegram from F.H. Bethell to Enoch H. Crowder - June 6, 1917; Telegram from Howland to Enoch H. Crowder - June 6, 1917
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[Telegram] Received at Wyatt Building, Cor. 14th And F STS., Washington, D.C. 1917 [June] 6 AM 1136 A262NY 28 KC New York [New York] 1055A6 General Enoch H Crowder Provost Marshall Washington DC Accept my congratulations on the magnificent result of yesterdays conscription on my return found government had requisitioned boat again without notice this situation is preposterous am writing details TG Patten. Rec
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| Title | Telegram from F.H. Bethell to Enoch H. Crowder - June 6, 1917; Telegram from Howland to Enoch H. Crowder - June 6, 1917 |
| Creator | Patten, T.G.; Howland |
| Source | Bethell, F.H. Telegram to Enoch H. Crowder. 06 June 1917; Howland Telegram to Enoch H. Crowder. 06 June 1917. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | These two Western Union telegrams were sent to General Enoch H. Crowder to congratulating him on his work on the conscription law that passed. The telegrams were from T.G. Patten and Howland. This document is part of a collection compiled by Enoch Herbert Crowder, the Edinburg, Grundy County, Missouri native who served as Judge Advocate General devising the Selective Service Act in 1917 which drafted America's forces during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.-- World War, 1914-1918; Draft; Western Union Telegraph Company. |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Selective Service Act of 1917; Conscription |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | June 6, 1917 |
| Language | English |