Letter to Colonel John H. Wigmore from Oliver Hoyem - July 2, 1918
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Washington July 2, 1918. Colonel John H. Wigmore Office of the Provost Marshal General Washington, D.C. Dear Colonel Wigmore: Dr. Whitin believes that General Crowder, as well as yourself, will be interested in the enclosed copy of an article which is being syndicated by the International News Service. I called to the attention of Mr. Hobbs the possibilities which were contained in this incident for a live news article and for instilling by means of the proper publicity a more patriotic attitude toward the draft regulations in districts similar to Tar Heel Mountain. I also obtained for him the content of the Department of Justice to the use of the material, the Department approving the story as finally prepared upon condition that no mention be made of Mr. Handy
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copy. By Robert W. Hobbe I.N.S. Staff Correspondant Washington, June 29, Tar heel Mountain North Carolina. Tar Heel Mountain is today 100 per cent loyal. The home of slackerism and army desertion has become a center of patriotism. The foulest nest of disloyalty in the country has been cleansed, and Washington credits it to the judgement and heroism of a special agent of the department of justice, Frederick T. Handy. Way back in the hills of Carolina, where runs undiluted the blood of the early English settlers, but where ignorance and superstition hold firm against the feeble inroads of education, old Tar Heel Mountain rears its wooded crest. Tar Heel is loved by every Carolinan. Its name is inwoven in the history of his state. Such a great figure has it been, that the familiar name of the Carolinan is
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| Title | Letter to Colonel John H. Wigmore from Oliver Hoyem - July 2, 1918 |
| Creator | Hoyem, Oliver; Hobbe, Robert W. |
| Source | Hoyem, Oliver. Letter to Colonel John H. Wigmore from Oliver Hoyem. July 02, 1918. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | Letter to Colonel John H. Wigmore from Oliver Hoyem, the Publicity Secretary, stating that Wigmore and General Enoch H. Crowder would be interested in and article which he enclosed. The article stated that the people of Tar Heel Mountain, North Carolina were loyal to the country and to the draft. This document is part of a collection compiled by Enoch Herbert Crowder, the Edinburg, Grundy County, Missouri native who served as Judge Advocate General. Crowder devised the Selective Service Act in 1917 which drafted America's forces during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932; draft |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | n.d |
| Language | English |