How Two Men Fought Off Dozen German Uhlans in War
A Royal Irish Dragoon Guards trooper recalls two soldiers holding a farm under fire against about two dozen uhlans. One wounded man and a rifleman kept cannons at bay behind furniture, then sacrificed themselves to save villagers. Other testimonies recount rearguard actions, captures, and grim endurance during eight to twelve days in German custody, with notes on discipline, bravery, and the sinking of ships like Pathfinder and U 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Elston
Linternational News Service
London
Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
Irish Rifles
Gloucesters
Red Cross
G. Peacock
Grenadier Guards
England
Germany
Engbet
T. A. Anderson
Durham County Constabulary
Scots Guards
Taj
Dignell
Royal Berks Regiment
Arthur Boscawen
Third
West Kent Regiment
Chatam
Dudley
Pack-Beresford
Anderson
Kent
Sewell
Daily Express
Cologne
Birmingham
Goeben
Breslau
Malta
Tange
E. Tugwell
Berwick
Calabrai
Pathfinder
George Briggs
Chamberwell Road
Gunner Briggs
Jettera
E. Lewis
A. B
A. M.S
Gassland-road
South Mackney
N. E
Heligoland
Fatherland
T. Lockwell
Sycamore Terrace
Bootham York
E. A. Pitt
First Middlesex )Regiment
King
First Middlesex
Spion Kop
South Africa
France
Haloween Nears Two Weeks Away From Last Saturday Night
Two weeks from last Saturday night marks Halloween the yearly time that once caused dread in the neighborhood. The era of fear has faded to a social occasion though the lure of the uncanny remains. Locals expect a successful eerie gather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Mule Case Venued In Boone County Court
The Crawfordsville Journal reports a damages suit over a mule death and mule illnesses. Ollie Howard of Lebanon seeks 500 dollars from the Ohio Central and St. railroad for a mule that died en route. Three more mules grew ill among a cargo of twenty six. The case advances to the local circuit court this term. Attorneys Higgins Rogers and Ira Sharp of Lebanon represent Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville Journal
Boone County
Ollie Howard
Lebanon
Howard
Higgins & Rogers
Ira Sharp
Quarantine Issued Over Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak
State veterinarian A F Nelson with U S Bureau of Animal Industry orders indefinite quarantine for a district including St Joseph and Laporte counties as fifteen herds show foot and mouth disease. The outbreak traces to an initial case reported four weeks ago in Niles Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Nelson
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
St. Joseph
Laporte
Niles
Mich
Thursday Euchre Club Meets at Mrs Otus Overleese Home
The Thursday Afternoon Euchre club gathered at Mrs Otus Overleese’s North West Street home. Dahlias and fall flowers enhanced the rooms, a two course luncheon followed the game, and Mrs Nellie Owens of Indianapolis won a prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otus
North West Street
Nellie Owans
Indianapolis
Wan Agies
A Parisian Englishwoman Tour Chablis and Auxerre
An Englishwoman recounts a bicycle journey through a French region, detailing checks at Auxerre with visa delays, village scenes, and harvest labor. She notes military presence, warm receptions, a stubborn bureaucratic ritual, and a detour through Chablis, ending with a late return to the road after repairs and a cordial, memoryful day on the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Auxerre
Tonnerree
Goshen
Commissariat
Chablis-on the-Serin
Chablis
Police Commissariat
Ray
Roy
Cha
Debaters Spar Over Corn to Quart Measure at Barber Shop
In Faulkenbury and Cogswell's barber shop a lively clash debated whether nine ears of corn yield one quart of shelled corn. Alonzo Gollada argued nine ears, drawing on Iowa barn experience. Mort Cogswell claimed one ear makes about a pint. Gollada left with cigars as judges prepared to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faulkenbury
Cogswell
Alonzo Gollada
Mort Cogswell
Gollada
Iowa
Mrs Biggs Ritenie Operated On In Indianapolis
Mrs Biggs Ritenie who was taken to Indianapolis last week underwent surgery at Methodist hospital on Monday and remains in serious condition with the outcome not yet known.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irish Dragoon Guards
Halowe’en
Crawfordsville
Dr. Nelson
Plateg
Euchre Club
Otus Overlease
DNA Bicycle Tour
Otter Tail County, Minn
Otter Tai
Wilkin
Lake and Park Region
Otter Tail
Park Region Land& LoanCo
Fergus
Falls, Minn
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