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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1918
Page
6
Arthur Guy Empey, an American from Jersey City, travels to England after the Lusitania sinking. He joins the British army, trains in London and France, and endures frontline trench combat where he learns death lurks with every turn.
The narrator recalls Pete Walling’s death during a lead up to trench duty on the western front. Pete dies after being shot in the chest while aiding the narrator. a wreath is placed, a cross is made, and Pete’s burial is conducted with a flag draped stretcher and chaplain service. The section continues with memory of Pete and life in the trenches, ending with a bleak dugout scene and a trench song of resilience.
The article describes Coast Artillery officers graduating from Fort Monroe Virginia and the shift from seacoast to heavy ordnance. It explains the new role requiring mathematics ballistics and mechanics, including range tables wind and gravity corrections drift and dispersion, camouflage and dugouts, and the disciplined training of officer recruits.
A soldier recounts slipping past a machine-gun officer into his trench section. He sits on the muddy fire step in the cold, joins a comrade on guard, is relieved at ten, and prays for the morning and the rum issue as rain stops.
In a vivid installment, Empey recalls his first over the top assault and a hand to hand clash with a giant Prussian. He promises to recount more in a following episode with the tale set to continue.
The report describes cottonseed shortages in Britain due to India transport issues and rising dairy oil cake prices. It notes a Calamba sugar estate sold for $1,000,000 to Japanese capitalists, marking a major island project. Britain, France and Germany mobilize vast forces with high casualty rates. It also mentions demography of empire rulers, a London treasury cat, and women telephone operators in France with salaries and language requirements.
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