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Show THE AMERICAN ARMY -AT HOME AND ABROAD The Federal military authorities have Just announced that there are now more than 1,900,000 American troopa In the war zones. It was also al-so stated that the further shipment ot troops abroad ,wlll necessarily be curtailed to a considerable extent on account of the rule, which It has been found necessary to adopt, of sending abroad only those men who have not been exposed and who show no symptoms whatever ot Spanish Span-ish Influenza. The local boards throughout the country are now engaged (except vdiero, as In Massachusetts, It has been necessary to suspend such work on account of tho Influenza epidemic) epidem-ic) In tho examination of men of Class 1, between tho agoa of ID and 37, who registered on the 12th of Septombor. The first call, covering about 142,000 men, who were to havo boon In tho various rjnton-omnts rjnton-omnts on tho 9th ot Octobor. ! still suspended. It was recently announced announc-ed by General Crowder that he wanted want-ed all of tho men of Class 1 In camp |