Battlefield Realities Seen From French Front Lines
A Paris correspondent recounts cycling from Crecy to La Ferté-sous-Jouarre and Signy-Bignes observing war damage, British aid, and a Marne river crossing. He notes German depredations in St Blandin, scenes of destruction, British engineers building a pontoon bridge, and a British grave marked by a wooden cross near Signy-Bignots. He meets Sir Mark Sykes and details civilians,shelling, and the aftermath along the Marne.
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Internaiionat. News Services
Paris
Crecy
la Ferte-sous-Jourre
St. Blandin
France
House of Commons
Mark
Sykes
Signy- Bignots
la Ferte‘sousJourre
Marne
la Ferte
Sontoon
Hotel de Paria
von der Goltz
Lagny
Oil Well Drilling Outfit Moves Through Darlington
A Darlington special reports the oil well drilling outfit of Huff Transport moving from location No 1 three miles west to a new site on the Miller farm near the village. The Willard Craig farm well required four months to reach depth amid fishing tool hurdles and a one month crooked hole fix. The derrick failed under strain and was crushed but the Darlington Petroleum Company rebuilt it at its own expense for the new site.
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Darlington
W. ©. Miller
Vilage
Huff
Darlington Petroleum Company
Luncheon Hour on Field of Battle in Paris
A vivid Paris scene shows a Brasserie luncheon amid a shattered town. French officers and Zouaves, amid ruins and prayers, share provisions salvaged from retreating enemy posts as Evocation of battle life and sustenance.
Treasury Summary of the War Tax Measures
The Treasury outlines new federal taxes effective December 1 on bonds, certificates, deeds, insurance, tickets, stamps, beer, wines, spirits, cigars, cigarettes, and brokerages. It requires pre-collection steps, with rates varying by item, including beer at 1.50 per barrel and wine and liquor scales. Government aims for prompt Stamp Tax collection and public compliance starting today.
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Treasury Department
Taw
Gale
Custom House
United States
Sné
Nawnbrokers
Internal Revenue
Osborne
Fragmented War Scene Amid Devastation and Hunger
A shattered village endures a hurricane's sweep as war rages outside. An old woman, among the last prey survivors, staggers through rubble while a figure proclaims breaking laws and mocks money, pleading for bread in a hollow wilderness.
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Oread
Joint Meeting Planned By Indiana Library Trustees and Librarians
The Indiana Library Trustees Association and the Indiana Librarians Association announce a joint annual meeting to be held November 11 and 12 in Indianapolis. Trustees say library board challenges are common across localities and emphasize prudent use of public funds for community library improvements.
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Indiana Library Trustees ’Association
Indiana Librarians’ Association
Indianapolis
Associa
Library trustees rally as Indiana meeting draws crowd
The association grows rapidly with about 1000 trustees and 350 librarians and assistants in Indiana. James I. Wyer of New York will give the principal address on November 11 as trustees focus on raising service standards and discuss a proposed new library law expanding public library development for Indians. Most trustees plan to attend, viewing attendance as a community duty.
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Soards
James I. Wyer
Indiana
Inter Nos Club Hosts Evening At North Park Home
The Inter Nos club was delightedly entertained Friday evening by Misa Lelia Burke at her home on North Park Street. Decorations highlighted the living room and dining room with white asters. The hostess, assisted by her mother Mrs. Samuel Burke, served an elegant two course repast.
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Inter Nos
Misa Lelia Burke
North Park Street
Samuel Burke
Coolness Under Fire by Irish Guards Against German Cavalry
International News Service reports the Irish Guards of E. holding a line against three German cavalry regiments at Khaki. The article describes their calm defiance, the chaotic mêlée of horses and steel, and the German assault ending in a notable British defense. It also notes French soldiers singing heard amid the battle and touches on compassion from a British civilian, Thomas Atkins, and postwar homefront contrasts of poverty among former societal elites.
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International Rews
Havre
Irish Guards
St. Legar
Belgium
France
God Save
Ireland
Thomas Atkins
Hig
Lediey
England
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OLL Well
Darlington Petroleum Co
Nest Future
Linternacional News Service
Brasserie
Avenue de Vopert
Garcon
Monsier
Mon Ami
Senlis
H. Simond
of State Library Trustees and Libraans’ Association
THE
Internos Club
Lelia Burke
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