Indomitable Doughboys Ferry to Battle in France
Paris reports the arrival of American wounded on a train to base hospitals as soldiers from the United States display grit and sacrifice at Chateau-Thierry. Personal recollections recount a Chicago youth’s plea for water, the harsh reality of 32 hours without food, and crowds saluting ambulances bound for the cemetery. United States troops counterattacked with fierce resolve, taking prisoners and driving Germans back along the Marne with notable acts of courage.
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Paris
United States
Chateau-Thierry
Chicago
Red Cross
America
Louis Cooke
Rayville
Cook
Henries
German Bridge Collapse Amid River Of Fire And Drowning
Eyewitness reports describe two bridges cracking under fire as German forces crossed the river near Paris. Artillery and rifle fire halted the crossing, with 1,500 captured and 500 killed among the Germans, while American sharpshooters and soldiers endured heavy bombardment and surviving veterans recalled the chaotic scene.
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Sturtz
Paris
Frank Hogan
Galveston
Tex
Germany
Jackies Captivate Kiddies in French Outing
French refugees and orphans adopted by American sailors enjoy outings with their tall guardians. Mignonette, Lulu, and others smile as American sailors and soldiers win affection in French villages. The scene underscores goodwill between U.S. servicemen and local children during wartime.
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Mignonette
Lulu
France
Turks Quit Work on Unholy Ground in Wisconsin
Antigo Wisconsin a Turkish labor crew at Monico quit after a string of misfortunes including the drowning of one man and the murder of another they called the worksite unholy ground and were transferred to another location as asked by the men
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Lonnie Shelton
Burdine
Shelton
Mr. Bowie
America
Kentucky
Arthur Baker
Doorway
Baker
Antigo
Wis
Monico
Judge Delays Verdict In Provocation Case
In Bellaire Ohio judge avoids naming the complainant and defendant as Walter Zharickosowsky faces a provocation charge involving Salunnas Voiceily chowonishwiski. The judge cited the seating of the record and took the case under advisement after attempting to address the parties.
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Bellaire
Walter Zharickosowsky
Salunnas_ Voiceilychowonishwiski
Gas Well Drilled Largest In Five Years Near Mannington
A 138,000,000-foot gas well was brought in on the Gump farm five miles southwest of Mannington Fairmont West Virginia, marking the largest gas well drilled in this section in five years.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Gump Farm
Mannington
Through No Man's Land A Soldier’s Narrow Escape
In Arthur Empey's memoir a night raid through No Man's Land leads to a brutal trench fight. A bullet grazes his cheek as he crawls toward a cut wire lane, then he loses blood and fights fear while bombs and shells rain. He survives with grit and a dramatic charge unfolds.
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Jonah
Suicide Ditch
Royal Engineers
No Man's Land
Tommy
Pepper
No Man’s Land
Fritz
Berlin
Jersey City
Bowie
Scottie
U Boats Kill 14,120 Noncombatants by Feb 1918
An exchange warns the public that unrestricted U boat warfare murders civilians. It cites the British government tally that German U boats had killed 14,120 noncombatants in Britain by February 1918, not counting other nationalities.
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House of Commons
The Drawback of a Home-Made Man
A terse observation on a husband shaped by his wife turning him into a home-grown figure, with remarks that any onlooker would deem him a product of domestic effort rather than natural birth.
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Pep
Samuel
Marne
Heinie
Anton Zolnowski
Turner Avenue
Zolnowski
Elmer Sturtz
Wellsburg
James L. Paul
Spruce Street
Philadelphia
Paul
Jackies
Mummmili Mme
Mammmimue
Mara
Arey
Arthur Guy Empey
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