Saturday, August 31, 1918

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT TO SET SEPT. 12 TO ENROLL IN 18 TO 45 DRAFT; Senate Adopts the Conference Report on Bill, Which Is to Be Signed Today. CROWDER PERFECTS PLANS Wilson Is Expected to Issue a Proclamation Setting Date for Registration. NO MERCY FOR SLACKERS Department of Justice Will Help Provost Marshal General in Punishing Evaders. PRESIDENT TO SET SEPT. 12 TO ENROLL

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Till We Meet Again

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On This Day

• World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Maria Montessori (1870)
• Théophile Gautier (1811)
• Commodus (161)
• Hermann von Helmholtz (1821)
• Jahangir (1569)

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Tech Check

Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.

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