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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1918
Page
12
A British official photograph spotlights the crack Grays cavalry units noted for carrying riders in the drive against the Huns. The dispatch praises their heroic deeds as part of the war’s history, depicting horses as key contributors to the battlefront efforts.
Washington dispatch describes how American soldiers are billeted in northern France villages near the front. The piece details dim streets, curtained windows, chalked billeting orders, and varied sleeping quarters from hay to beds crowded on floors, with officers spanning ages from 24 to diverse pasts, as war demands.
Commentary praises American resolve as events unfold in Milwaukee with spirited, energetic sentiment and references to wartime unity among citizens.
National Geographic Society bulletin describes Maramaros Sziget as a Hungarian city in Maramaros county at the Carpathians and Iza River confluence. It notes mass executions of Czech Slovak officers and men during mutiny, plus its fairs, hunting industry, salt mines Francis cus Mine Apaffy Mine and the Tenis River as major waterways and lumbering being profitable.
Peter Charon of New Haven, Yale University frog catcher for the laboratories, has enlisted in the Marine Corps. He notes reduced frog activity and lack of market since researchers went to war. Charon stands six feet one inch and is hailed by the Marines as a good addition.
Universalist church resumes Sunday morning services with Dr Hervey preaching on Democracy and the Golden Rule. Sunday school meets at 11 45 with instruction urged for teachers and pupils. Mrs Lyda Sampson has returned from Richmond and goes to nurse Mrs R P McFadden.
The Navy Department invites civilians to use ten naval rifle ranges across the coasts and Great Lakes with instructors for a full marksman course. Programs cover marksman to expert rifleman, machine gun training for select candidates, with accommodations and meals provided. ranges operate year round until war ends, and applicants should contact local range commanders rather than the Washington Navy Department.
National Geographic Society reports the safe return of Jasper Sayre and Paul Hagelbarger to Nankek Alaska from the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes after May departure from Seattle. They will lead preliminary reconnaissance for a 1919 expedition under Dr. Robert Griggs to study the vast volcanic area and endure possible six month winter confinement.
London reports the Admiralty confirms British Marines occupy a front line sector in France with American Marines. The piece recalls a 1900 Beijing defense where 25 British Marines and American Captain Myers led a joint assault capturing a Chinese tower, resulting in heavy enemy casualties and notable teamwork.
An advertising blurb for Fruit-A-Tives Limited offers a product described as a cripple for three years. It lists 50 cents per box, six for 2.50, trial size 25 cents, and states availability at all dealers or by mail order from Ogdensburg New York.
The Royal Marines resisted the memorial proposal portraying a British officer leading the attack. They demanded historical accuracy and wished to honor Captain Myers, influencing the commemorative design and its reception.
Seattle reports blond hair from the Eskimos seen by miner P C Lepetich who says explorer Vilhjalmur Stefanson may arrive this month. Stefanson discovered light skinned natives on Canada’s Arctic rim in 1908 and 1910 on Coronation Gulf, with an estimated 2000 individuals. News reached the world in 1912 and 1913 he planned recent northern voyages. A Bath, Maine native now in the U S Navy sends word from the Pittsburgh.
An Urbana Illinois reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing Change of Life symptoms and gripping illness, enabling her to regain strength and perform housework. Other notices include a Sagadahoc Maine probate order calling for guardian Mary J Taylor to publish notice and appear in Bath Probate Court to justify accounts.
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