Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88065731/1918-01-08/ed-1/seq-3/

The Red Cross drive to recruit 10 million members produced 16 million during the Christmas season. Sixteen million represented one-fith of the population and was an expression of huge commitment to service. The news in Dorchester County, Maryland is filled with reminders for men to register for the draft, a warning from the Secretary of the YMCA that the war will not be over anytime soon, and the Supreme Court upholding the war powers acts.

Source: The Daily Banner, Cambridge, Maryland, January 8, 2018. Page 3, Column 3.