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A Minstrel in France Chapter on War Preparedness and Recruitment
The narrator chronicles early World War I days urging American and British readiness. He forms a recruiting band of pipe and drum players to rally men, travels Britain to speak, and meets his son John training in Bedford. He reflects on Britain’s peril, Kitchener’s call, and the cost of war. The piece blends personal resolve with public wartime mobilization.
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Mons
Marne
Paris
Britain
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
America
Thad
Reed
France
Channel
Kitchener
Fiat
Amelie
Australia
L. Eve
Bay
Wat
Tama Rotarian
New World
Hritatn
New York
Orduna
Ince
Ike
Alment
Lusitania
Wein
Mersey
Liverpool
John
Ction
Canada
Orange
England
Bedford
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
Christman
Hoone
Clyde
Duncon
Littl
Iaddie
Ee Hin
Redford
River Ouse
Kira
Liberty
Tu Bunyan
Old Houses Oaks
Bunyan
Ypres
Hritain
Beotland
Pipers
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