Empey’s WWI Front Line Tales from Lusitania Escape
Arthur Guy Empey, an American in Jersey City, joins the British Army after the Lusitania sinking. He trains in France, serves on the fire step, digs trenches, and endures front line combat. He participates in a successful over the top attack, aids under fire, and later serves on a firing squad.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Empey
No Man's Land
The Execution and Escape of a Coward at War
A first person recounting a British Army execution during World War I reveals a shy recruit nicknamed windy who is secretly afraid, but serves with discipline. He recalls an on shore firing squad mission in France and the brutal concealment of the truth from families.
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British War Department
France
West
Albert Lloyd
London
Teers
Kitchener
Lloyd
Aldershot
Windy
Lloyd’s Company
French Cemetery Tells War Tale of Yankee Soldiers
An American officer in Pershing’s army recalls visiting a French cemetery above a village by the river. He notes rows of crosses for French soldiers, a special line of khaki-marked graves for 22 American troops, and villagers laying flowers, symbolizing united fronts in the war effort.
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New York
Pershing
France
New
Jean Valjean
German comic portrays New York air raid joke
Amsterdam reports a Jugend cartoon depicting a German air raid on New York with a multimillionaire and wife fleeing a burning skyline. The man consoles his wife saying she now has the latest Parisian novelty in air raids.
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Amsterdam
Jugend
New York
Best Material for Splints Uses Galvanized Wire Netting
Galvanized wire netting is promoted as superior to wood for surgical splints. It is strong, light, non absorbent and easily sterilized. Unlike wood and plaster it allows free ventilation and can be molded to fit the injured limb for close binding.
Carlyle quote on admiration as vital to life
Daily Thought reflects on the noble feeling of admiration for a higher being. The inscription credits Carlyle with a vivid, lifelong influence on human life and motivation.
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Carlyle
Comrades Rest as French Front-Line Soldiers Pass
A narrator honors fallen French soldiers amid the front line advance with French munitions trucks and weary territorials. The scene conveys reverence for those who gave all, their sacrifice marked by rustling leaves, faded flags, and honored graves.
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France
Eagle Hut Offers 14 to 25 Cent Meals for Allied Troops in London
The Eagle Hut Y M C A center in London serves American troops with 14 cent breakfasts and suppers and 25 cent two-course meals. Food is plain yet high quality with ample portions, cheaper than West End restaurants, and includes popular American pancakes with maple syrup. Daily service feeds 2000 to 2800 personnel amid friendly volunteer waitresses.
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Eagle Hut
Y. M. C. A. Center
King George
Queen Mary
National Model Kitchen
Arthur Coke
London
Camp Mess
United States
England
Denver Jeweler’s Eight Sons In Military Service
Denver jeweler Thomas D Cain holds the Rocky Mountain region record for the number of sons in military service. All eight sons are serving. five have gone to France and the remaining three are in various cantonments or camps.
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Denver
Colo
Thomas D. Cain
Denver Jeweler
Rocky Mountain Region
France
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Rouen
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N. Y
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King
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