Promoted Captain to Regimental Intelligence Officer
Capt. Sidney Coulter, formerly of the 18th Infantry, has been promoted to Regimental Intelligence Officer on the Colonel's staff. He reports vivid frontline experiences including planning and training his company for upcoming assaults, while noting harsh conditions, artillery duels, and letters home detailing life in the trenches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Sidney Coulter
James Coulter
East St. Manard
Sidney Coulter
18Th Infantry
Bae Sollier
Fach
War memoirs reveal soldiers plight and tokens for kin
A wartime reminiscence recalls officers seeking ways to support weary soldiers without families. A custom of mothers writing to comfort troops grows into a broader effort to provide tokens and keepsakes, while a few items such as a German helmet or shell souvenir reflect personal mementos from the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frenne
Sid
Untitled Naval Memoir Fragments On Reform Talk
Fragmented OCR reads as a 1910s style debate led by Secretary Daniels on cutting red tape and efficiency in the Navy. The text references periodic quotes and unclear names, with a scattered account of personnel and actions amid a reform discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle Navy Daniels
Wittiejeney
Seeretary Diniels
Sorkins
Torlins
Charles
Untitled Fragment Reflects Audience and Performer Reactions
A fragmented OCR passage describes a stage scene with performers and onlookers in a crowded setting. Vague references to a show, a crowd, and ambient sounds hint at a lively but unclear event without concrete names or dates.
Italian Workers In America and War News
A long fragmentary report mixes observations on Italian labor in the United States with wartime dispatches. It notes Italians as industrious and loyal to employers while critiquing ignorance and the social costs of immigrant life. The piece touches on uniforms, military discipline, and European events shaping public opinion.
Fragmentary Front Page Notice
An OCR read yields a fragmented historical wire and obituary style snippet. Readable names and dates are unclear, but the text hints at wartime mood, financial terms, and public discourse about authorities and public talk. The piece remains opaque and derives little clear narrative.
War Heroes Are Veterans in Same Train of Horses
Fragmented report recalls soldiers who served together and shipped to France. It mentions Mons Aisne Ypres Neaves and Vimy Ridge, noting three never missed a day of march. The text is garbled but centers on veterans' service across key WWI battles and their dispatch on August 16.
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Tussars
France
Mons
Aisne
Ypres
Neaves Hapile
Airas
Vimy Ridge
Primitive Northern Tribes Drink Vinegar Substitute
Fragmentary text describes a northern tribe using sap of birkenwasheers and bires for ordinary drink, lacking vinegar, with some districts boiling it into a sweet strap used as sugar substitute.
Hindu naming tradition for newborns
Hindu babies are named on the twelfth day after birth and the mother typically selects the name. The naming ceremony marks a traditional rite introducing the child’s given name within the family.
Kipling's Tommy Atkins and the Soldier Trio
An American reader recalls Rudyard Kipling's portrayal of Tommy Atkins in The Soldiers Three. The article notes he created Private Mulvaney and sparked fame for a character previously unknown to British officers after sixty years of service.
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Kipling
Tommy Atkins
Rudyard Wipling
Tomy Atkins
George Younshusband
Pornuway
Mulvaney
Sontay Atkins
Hilm
Time standard and observatory time rules explained
A discussion of world time standards describes Greenwich time usage, zone tinting for event times, and how nonstandard or mixed official times are shown. It notes the red tinted areas for events in specific zones and yellow for countries not using a single time, with observatory locations indicated where applicable.
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British India
Nicoria
British West Africa
Venesuelta
Greenwich
Bermuda Tables Delayed. Ship Shortage For Bermuda Crop
A Bermuda delegation visited the Shipping Board in New York seeking transport to the New York market. They were told it was unlikely any vessels would be available as ships have been withdrawn for war purposes. The Bermuda truck crop, ready to market January 2, has depended on British bottoms for shipment.
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Bermuda
The
Shipping Board
New York
Fifth Avenue
New York Exchange
Eihoe
Poiuts
Irl
Silar
War Wrecks Nerves Among Soldiers Under Fire
A correspondent reports the present warfare strains men under fire causing nervous and mental disabilities to account for one seventh of all discharges while wounds account for one third, meaning roughly half are disabled by nerve wreckage as by shrapnel.
Descriptive Cognomen Vine Succeeds in Wall Bower Joke
A humorous exchange notes a vine on a wall with an informal name Bouncer vine due to its habit of throwing out suckers. The dialogue centers on uncertainty of the botanical name and the colorful nickname.
Scrub Machine Aids Home Floor Cleaning In One Move
A new self contained floor cleaning device promises swift use with one attendant. It sweeps scrubs and dries in a single action, using water from a local supply and a 16 inch brush powered at 600 motions per minute.
Just Dream of Love Turkish Girls and Courtship
The excerpt muses on Turkish girls awaiting marriage as parents seek a suitable husband. It suggests they are wooed by dreamlike thoughts during a period of parental inquiry and laments that they may miss the full experience of courtship until freedoms return after the war.
Distant Friends Joke About Global Connections
A geography expert asks a loan from a friend and claims wide global ties. He names Tim Budo in Africa for ivory, Ben Gal for rice, Bil Boa for fruit from Spain, and Pat Agonia with Sam O Phracia and Frank Ono, prompting the friend to joke that distant friends hinder trust.
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Globe
Tim Budo
Africa
Ivory
Ben Gal
Bil Boa
Spain
Pat Agonia
Sam O'Phracia
Frank Ono
What Camouflage Is And How It Works In War
The text defines camouflage as the art of disguising military objects by any method such as painting shrubbery smoke screens or other devices. It explains that the term Camouflage originated from the French word camouflage meaning to conceal or hide.
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