Over the Top in Trench Warfare and Patrols
A soldier recounts marching to the front, enduring shelling and rats in a No Man's Land trench. He details the first front-line exposure, the dangers of artillery, encounters with Fritz planes, the mud, cold, and fear, plus trench rituals, guard duty, and a harsh punishment system for discipline.
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Old Pepper
Stewart
Filiets
Eoteach Barat
Asth
Tommy
Trent
Waltur
Agai
Whiskey Street
Fritz
Prentice
Ashey
Boen
Thie
Lewis
Vickers
Jersey City
Arman
France
Tye
Shell
Tater Wr
No Man's Land
Reading Appointed British Envoy to Succeed Spring-Rice
London official dispatch reports a consolidation of British embassy duties in Washington and war mission work in New York and Washington under Reading. The move merges military, technical, financial, and diplomatic functions to reduce overlap with state, war, navy, and treasury departments. Major Baker announced Reading will also direct transportation and storage for the War Department while remaining ambassador.
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London
Iailord
Justlon
United States
Washington
New York
Reading
Fort Reading
Dell Spring-Rice
Naval Hee Muiteat
State Department
War and Navy Departments
Treasury Department
Jan Baker
War Department
Government to regain private rail control after war
The nation’s rail bill faced its first attack in the capital as senators proposed automatic return to private control after the war. Hearings begin in the House Interstate Commerce Committee with Interstate Commerce Commissioner Anderson slated to testify. Director General McAdoo urges prompt action while the Railroad Administration sacks congestion and launches a freight moving week. Weather helps freight flow east but a Midwest snowstorm delays traffic. debate centers on compensation based on earnings of the three years to last June.
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Senate
Ino Hearins
Thes Executive Committee
Muthern Pacific
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce
Anderson
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
United States
Willen
Freicht
Middle West
Trafic
Rockefeller funds to aid war relief growth
New York Rockefeller Foundation will receive checks totaling 5.5 million dollars from John D Rockefeller to expand wartime relief without tapping principal funds, announced by foundation president George Vincent and Chehalis senator Fred Wayne. Wayne was murdered at work near Napavine, with investigators noting a box opener blow to the head and no motive or suspect yet.
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Chehalis
Senat
Fred Wayne
Napavine
Here
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Hrevish Commission Party
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S.C. Dan
Camp Wadsworth
Gol. Cornelius
Vanderbilts
Food Administration
Montana
Kruttschan
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Butte Ornamental Iron Works
F. A. Ironside
Swayne
Park St
Lowe Brothers’ Automobile Paints
Riddell
West Park Street
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