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Tombstone Epitaph
Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona
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In Cochise County, Arizona, officials estimate about 1200 young men are serving in the military. Efforts to mail soldier ballots for the voting act are underway, but expected to largely fail due to incomplete addresses, lack of records for volunteers, and low interest among troops, especially those in France. At least 1000 ballots will be mailed soon at significant expense.
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Cochise county has given about 1200 of its young men to help Uncle Sam defeat Kaiserism according to figures compiled in connection with the soldiers' voting act.
While no official count has been made of the number of service men, clerks employed in the work of preparing the official ballots for soldiers estimate that at least 1000 official letters will be placed in the mails within the next few days.
Ballots are being mailed to practically every drafted man from this county but there are many volunteer members of the army and navy that it will be impossible to reach because the proper records are lacking in Tombstone.
In fact, persons acquainted with the work are inclined to the belief that the soldier ballot will be more or less a failure.
Lack of proper address is given as the principal reason for this belief.
Little hope is being entertained of receiving ballots from any of the Arizona soldiers in France.
Another obstacle will probably be the lack of interest on the part of the soldiers themselves, it is thought, for the man in the trenches will have his mind centered on other things than political questions.
Insufficient address will also detract from the effectiveness of the law, it is thought.
Practically the only address on the outgoing letter is the name of the recipient, the camp and state.
In no instance is the company given.
The expense of preparing and mailing the soldier ballot has been large.
In addition to the printing of ballots and other expense for printing materials, a corps of clerks are engaged in the work of addressing the envelopes and preparing the ballots.
In each letter is an envelope for the soldier to return the voted ballot.
On the back of this envelope is printed the customary instructions to voters.
Postage expense for each letter amounts to six cents.
The ballots will be placed in the mails within the next few days.
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Cochise County, Arizona
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soldier ballot expected to be a failure due to lack of proper addresses, missing records for volunteers, low interest among soldiers, and obstacles for those in france; at least 1000 ballots to be mailed soon at significant expense including six cents postage per letter.
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Cochise County has sent about 1200 young men to military service. Officials are preparing and mailing official ballots to drafted men, estimating at least 1000 letters, but many volunteers cannot be reached due to lacking records in Tombstone. Addresses include only name, camp, and state, without company details. Little hope for returns from Arizona soldiers in France, and soldiers may lack interest amid war focus.