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“Million Members by Christmas” Red Cross Drive, December 1917.
Tuesday, December 18, 1917, the Michigan Daily reported that one thousand men and women had pledged membership to the Red Cross after a meeting held in Hill Auditorium on Sunday, December 16. One of the speakers at the meeting, Duncan Clark- writer…
Senate Passes the Espionage Bill
This Michigan Daily article announces the passing of the Espionage Bill in the United States Senate. The senate voted with overwhelming majority for the introduction of a law that would punish anyone who interfered with military operations or…
Congress Passes Draft Army Bill
Shortly after the United States entered the war in April 1917, the United States Congress passed the draft. The goal was to raise an army of two million American soldiers through selective conscription to fight the war abroad. Details such as age…
Liberty Bonds Campaign Reaches Campus
Selling Liberty Bonds was a national campaign to raise money to finance the war. The first advertisement directed at the University of Michigan students, faculty and staff is printed in the Michigan Daily on June 4, 1917.
Senate Passes War Motion
The Michigan Daily announces the passing of the war resolution in the United States Senate. The resolution passed 82 to 6 and was to go in front of the house from there.
Anti-War Sentiments
The image is a page from the scrapbook of Carl E. Schmidt summarizing his sentiments about the war.
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Armistice Parade in Ann Arbor
The end of the war was celebrated with a parade along Main Street on November 11, 1918.