May 3, 1918 A message received by the local exemption board Tuesday morning stated that fourteen men is the quota for Petersburg in the first draft call, and, further, “that it is desired to call this number of men to the colors in your jurisdiction as soon as possible. Please advise this office of the earliest possible date on which you can be sure to have the men ready for entrainment.” The quotas for other towns of the territory are as follows: Juneau 83, Douglas 20, Haines 3, Ketchikan 83, Sitka 16, Skagway 9, Wrangell 10, Nome 26, Anchorage 184, Cordova 44, McCarthy 27, Seward 51, Valdez...
Reader Comments(0)