Escape Tale Through Luxembourg Forests and Rivers
A weary narrator recalls nine days crossing Luxembourg on the run during wartime. He endures hunger and cold, hides in brush as soldiers chop a tree nearby, swims rivers with bundles on his head, and stumbles toward safety while noting celery and vegetables found along the way. He meets peasants, suffers from blisters, and reflects on missteps and luck.
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Ipuliga
Bourg
Luxembourg
Belgium
Germany
French and Allied Forces Make Gains Along Marne Front
French and Allied troops advance along the Marne front gaining ground as German positions are compelled to retreat. In the Amiens area south of the Somme intensified artillery activity follows night gunfire on newly seized positions while ultr a operations occur near the Chavigny farm on the siding front.
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Marne
Chavigny Farm
Siding
Amiens
Somme
French War Office
Chateau-Thierry
French Attack Advances Along Antheuil Front
French troops struck the line west of Antheuil on a two and a half mile front between Montdidier and Oise driving ground changes of a mile at points. A German counterattack near Loges failed to retake ground as about 450 prisoners including fourteen officers were captured. Further gains were reported in the Long Point area east of Retz forest with additional prisoners taken. A brief British raid east of Arras yielded a small number of prisoners while German artillery bombarded recently captured British positions south of the Somme.
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Paris
Antheuil
Montdidier
Oise
War Office
Loges Farm
Long Point
Retz Forest
London
Arras
Somme
Steel Arriving for Cannadian Bridge Construction
The first load of steel is landed at Byng for the bridge over the South Canadian north of Ada. Work will start between the 10th and 15th, with about 200 men to be employed and full completion expected by November 1. The county plans Ada to river road construction this month to be ready when the bridge finishes.
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Byng
Ada
Dialogue on German Dutch Wheat Trade Refusal
Imaginary Tele gram dialogue from Amsterdam July 9 shows Dutch frustration at German refusal to permit Dutch ships to sail for America with wheat. Dutchman pleads for wheat while German asserts power and right to trade terms, highlighting conflicts over wheat and coal terms and potential escalation.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Telegraff
America
Holland
Uae
Whippton’s Quest for Solitude Fails to Stay Alone
Mr Whippton seeks a quiet evening but friends intervene, inviting him to dine after learning his wife is away. He resists but fate and social pressure override his plans, ending with him lamenting lost solitude and his wife warning he may become a crank.
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Whippton
Crabley
Bilkins
Cain
Mrs. Whippton
Fonck Tells How He Keeps Calm In Battle
Lieut. Fonck explains in an interview how will and calm mind guide his aerial strategy. He recalls bringing down six German planes in one clash and notes training new pilots like Sgt Brugere and 2nd Lt Touselier. He describes moments of thrill and the need for coolness after battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Lieut. Fonck
Henri Simoni
Plane News
France
Fontaine
Brugere
Touselier
Cotton Production in the United States 1917
The 1917 cotton crop totaled about 11.30 million bales, the smallest since 1900 except 1915. Alabama Arkansas Florida Missouri North Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia saw declines, while Arizona California Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Oklahoma and South Carolina rose. Louisiana led gains with 629,719 bales. sea island cotton fell about 25,000 bales. Weather worsened outcomes, especially in Texas and the southwestern region.
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Washington, D. C
Sam L. Rogers
United States
William L. Austin
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Missouri
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Arizona
California
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Sea Island
Vario
Madison
Alapa
Certificates for Orient Taste aa War Eex
Public notice announces the availability of Certificates related to orient taste aa war eex. It outlines eligibility and redemption steps and invites interested parties to submit required documentation to the specified office.
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Will
Bart Smith
Terlin
Brinsh
Cannadian Bridge
Western 2
Bea
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