Courageous Paul Rockwell Sacrifices for Comrades in War
Mrs Norton recalls Paul Rockwell in a French hospital near Christmas 1916. He asks to stay and fight, telling Rockwell he will return to the front with his battalion. A dying French youth receives a Christmas gift, while Rockwell's bravery earns praise from Hadley and fellow soldiers.
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Norton
Paul
Badshape
Paris
Rockwell
Kittin
Paul Rockwell
Esas
Paul Rockli
Mrs. Norton
Mir. Hadley
Walle Thay
Paul Rockwell’s wartime tale and a sergeant’s mercy
Mrs Norton recalls Paul Rockwell, an Atlanta native in the French Foreign Legion, marching through winter with no socks. He received wool socks from locals after a grievous injury and shared tales of diverse comrades including Harvard and Columbia graduates, millionaires, and a stubborn sergeant from North Africa who once drew a bayonet. Rockwell’s stories reveal courage, camaraderie, and a homeward pull from the front line.
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Paul Rockwell
Shining Sun
Paul
Harvard
Columbia
Iiffin
Washington
Les
Africa
Rockwell
Foreign Legion
Rockawell
Atlanta
Many French Authors Serving in the Army
Paria reports many French writers and dramatists in military roles. Henry Bernstein serves as a gunner at Fort Havre while Marcel Prevost leads artillery in Paris’s entrenched camp. Etienne Rey, Robert de Fleures, and Reynaldo Hahn fight at the front. Marcel Boulenger is hospitalised after near Nancy exposure. Francois De Tesgan has recovered and awaits return to duty.
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Paria
Henry Bernstein
Fort Havre
Marcel Prevost
Paris
Etienne Rey
Robert de Fleers
Reynaldo Hahn
Marcel Boulenger
Nancy
Francois de Tesgan
Casualties of Navy Revealed by Churchill in Commons
London February 16 Winston Churchill first lord of the admiralty gave official naval casualty figures in the Commons. Killed 348 officers and 5113 men wounded 45 officers and 352 men missing 8 officers and 6 men. First Royal Naval Division figures added include killed 6 officers and 36 men wounded 4 officers and 184 men missing 0 officers and 8 men interned 38 officers and 4524 men.
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London
House of ‘Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
The
Admiralty
Churchill
Royal Naval Division
Antwerp
Canadian contingent doing well at front reported
Ottawa February 16 Premier Borden said in the house a cablegram from Colonial Secretary Harcourt in London reported the entire Canadian contingent had crossed to France and were doing well at the front.
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Onatrio
Borden
Colonial
Harcourt
London
France
Robert Lincoin Lee Dies After Self Inflicted Wound At Hospital
New York reports Robert Lincoin Lee a horseman and big game hunter died tonight after shooting himself while hospitalized on February 16. He had been an in patient at the city hospital.
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New York
Robert Lincoin Lee
Germans claim East Prussia drive defeats Russians
Berlin reports Herr von Koschuetzki of The Vossische Zeitung describes German forces assembling near Insterberg and advancing from Haussen. Cavarly attacked Wilkowiszky, destroying a bridge, with 10,000 Russians and 75 kitchens captured the night of February 10. Russian divisions were routed, and East Prussia was declared cleared for further German advances.
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Berlin
London
Herr von Koschuetzki
Vossische Zeitung
East Prussia
Insterberg
Haussen
Bydtkuhnen
Stephan Steiner
Lokal Anzeiger
Wilwiszki
Steiner Savs
Leontovithh Advanccing
Keovno
Johannesburg
Scarcity of Potatoes Prompts German Price Edict in Feb report
Berlin. The bundesrat raised the max price of potatoes from 1 to 1.45 for fifty kilograms to curb fodder use and boost edible supply. A separate decree caps May to August harvests at 250 for early potatoes and restricts malt use by brewers to 60 percent after April 1. Military Branden burg district bans liquor sales to soldiers in uniform due to prior warnings.
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Berlin
Visa
London
Bundesrath
Brandenburg
Great damage by British air raid reported
Amsterdam February 16 The Handelsblad Sluis correspondent describes last week's British air raid in northern Belgium. Ostend sheds at the sea railway station were badly damaged and Hotel Terminus slightly damaged. De Smet De Nayer bridge suffered heavy damage. Blankenberge station and railway destroyed. Zeebrugge central electric works factory and Zeppelin shed and contents destroyed.
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Amsterdam
Lodon
the Handelsblad
Sluis
Belgium
Ostend
de Smet de Nayer
Blankenberghe
Zeebrugge
Central Electric Works
Neutrals Expelled from German Empire
Seventeen Spaniards of means expelled from Lorrach by German authorities arrived in Geneva. Germans also expelled several hundred citizens of neutral states, Swiss Italians and Hollanders from Alsace. They were taken to Wuerttemberg Baden for a fifteen day quarantine before return to their countries.
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Geneva
Paris
Lorrach
Baden
Alsace
Wuerttemburg
King Albert Makes Reconnaissance Over German Lines
Amsterdam reports King Albert of Belgium conducted a reconnaisance flight over German lines last Saturday. He occupied an observer seat in a Belgian military biplane and spent about an hour in the air despite coming under German fire. He returned safely after the mission.
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Amsterdam
London
Albert
Belgium
Turkey Will Satisfy Demands of Greece
Athens dispatches indicate Turkey plans to meet Greek demands after an insult to a Greek attache in Constantinople. Greece is ready to launch a campaign to reclaim lands under Turkish control, and London received word the Greek minister left Constantinople with his secretary in charge as the Porte promised satisfaction but lagged in delivery.
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Pome
Athens
Turkey
Constantinople
Greece
Tondon
Porte
Lectures Plan YMCA Bureau At Second Monthly Banquet
The YMCA held its second monthly banquet Tuesday in the building dining room with about fifty members present. Harrison Jones presented the bureau plan to invite local professionals as lecturers. Vu Wy Orr presided. Albert Brown sang and led songs. Ralph Norton described YMCA work in Europe and in training camps. Reports covered the Spanish club, YMCA chorus, orchestra, and debating club.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Harrison Jones
Vu Wy! Orr
Albert Brown
Alexander Chapman
Ralph Norton
Europe
Naimmen Orr
Organization of
M.C. A. Chorus
Morgue Boat Upsets as Caskets Float Away in Rome Flood
Rome reports worsening floods from the Tiber with rescuers ferrying people and food to safety. A morgue boat capsized while moving bodies to a pier, caskets drifted away, embankments near Castle Sant Angelo were freed, and Fiumicino village, 15 miles southwest, is isolated with scarce food. The Tiber level fluctuated around 48 feet, and parts of the Pincian wall collapsed.
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Rome
Tiber
Saint Angelo
Fiumicino
Duke of the
Pincian Hill
Georgia Roads Seek to Hold Steamship Lines
Savannah February 16 officers of Ocean Steamship Co the Central of Georgia railway the Atlantic Coast Line railway and the Peninsula and Occidental Steamship Co will appear before Interstate Commerce Commissioner B S Meyer to seek approval to retain current ownership of the steamship lines by the named railroads The hearing under the Panama Canal Act will proceed two days and aims to secure ongoing ownership as at present vested under existing provisions
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Savannah
Offcipala
Ocean Steamship Company
Central of Georgia Railway
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Peninsula
Occidental Steamship Company
Interstate Commerce
Meyer
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Humanitarian Reasons Halt Shell Contract Bid
Pittsburg February 16 The Electro Steel company declined to estimate a $4 million British order for 1 090 000 drop forge shells. A note with the blueprints cited humanitarian reasons, saying the firm cannot consider the contract. President Charles O Bryson stated the firm opposes war and refuses to encourage warring nations, though not opposing England or Germany.
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Pittsburg
Electro- Steel Company
Pittsburgh Foreign Trade Commission
Charles 0. Bryson
Electro-Steel Company
Sai
England
Germany
Photoscope Gives Deaf Access to Sounds by Eyes
In Bombay a report from La Hore states Professor Alice has invented a photoscope that enables the totally deaf to perceive sounds such as speech and music through the eyes. The device was announced via London on February 16.
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Bombay
India
London
la Hore
Alice
USA
Napoleon's Waterloo Belt At Paris Museum Display
February 16 Paris reports a belt once worn by Napoleon at Waterloo has girth 41 inches and was presented to the National Military Museum by Madame Potpot widow of the military painter, in a notable acquisition for the collection.
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Paris
Napoleon
Waterloo
Natonal
Most Olds People Are Constipated
The wear of years impairs the action of the bowels leading to constipation in many elderly. Advancing age reduces activity and exercise, making digestion sensitive to demands. A mild remedy is Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, combining simple laxative herbs with pepsin, sold in drug stores. free trial bottle offered by writing to Dr W B Caldwell, 452 Washington St, Monticello, N. Y.
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Dr. Caldwells
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Insurance Banquet at Ansley Hotel Attended by Twenty-Five
The Atlanta Insurance Exchange held a luncheon at the Ansley Hotel yesterday with twenty five members in attendance. The event featured remarks by Davis, a well known figure in the industry, and the exchange secretary.
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Atlanta Insurance Exchange
Davis
Ansley Hotel
New Neckwear Promises Spring Fashion Trends
A wide array of novelties for spring eyes a vogue surge, with fine import items arriving after a slow season. Dress patterns feature new narrow widths to suit flounced skirts, in net and batiste blends of white and cream. Organdie flouncings with chenillé embroidery appear in delicate colors.
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Dresden
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