French Army Front Tour Shows Few Surprises in War Line
At Verdun area headquarters General Antoine leads M. Painleve and staff through corps stations showing precise organization, vast transport of supplies, and civil-military camaraderie. Soldiers greet by name, food is questioned, barracks kept spotless, and aviated maps form a grand battlefield panorama.
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Tenth Army Corps
France
Antoine
M. Painleve
de Castelnau
Western Front
Verdun
Associated Press
Camut
Laguloni
Chamber of Deputies
Fifth Army Corps
Painleve
Chevaux-De-Frise
Jerusalem
Algiers
Tunis
Morocco
Fez
Poilus
Hazard
Joffre
Castelnau
Depot d eclopes shown as morale boosting army scheme
General Antoine explains a vast depot network behind the front line run by wounded soldiers. It includes a 10,000 piece laundry, gardens, forges, armories, a candle factory, and more, with meals and staff drawn from injured volunteers. Cavalry remains essential for fast, decisive action, the Russians in Mesopotamia and Americans in Mexico demonstrate.
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D’eclopes
Antoine
Mexico
Elan
Mesopotamia
Plans for Infantry Camps Move to Amston and Andover
General orders from the Connecticut National Guard outline state encampments for July 10 to August 21. The First Infantry will mobilize at Andover. the Second at Amston. the First Separate Company at Hebron. the First Field Hospital at Niantic. and the First Ambulance Company to Hartford for 15 days of practice. Instruction covers entrenchments, field problems, medical stations, signaling, and camp discipline across multiple battalions with specific muster and detachment details.
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Adj
Cole
Connecticut National Guard
Andover
Amston
Turnerville
Hebron
Niantic
Hartford
Connecticut Infantry
Andover R. R
Amston R. R
First
Connecticut
Conn
Edward A. Shuttleworth
Pecarrantiere
Military drill schedule for battalions and support units
The document outlines combat direction drills under battalion commanders with accompanying lances and sanitary detachments. First, second, and third battalions perform outpost duties, combat instruction, entrenchment work, and field hospital setup. Field musicians and bands report for signaling and wagon handling. regimental commands place troops under simulated war conditions from July 11 to July 15 with final troop payment on July 15.
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Regimenta
Episcopalians Pick Delegates to Convention
New Haven reports the Episcopal diocesan convention elected delegates to the general convention and synod of the first province. Clerical delegates include Rev. James Goodwin and others, with lay delegates led by H. H. Hemingway and C. A. Pease. The standing committee lists Rev. Dr. Samuel Hart and others. A plan to raise 300000 for clergymen pensions was outlined as part of a 5000000 national fund, with October target.
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New Haven
Episcopal Diocesan
James Goodwin
Hartford
J. N. Lewis
Waterbury
J. €. Linsley
Torrington
B. de F. Miel
Lay
Gardiner Greene
Norwich
H. H. Hemingway
Watertown
Burton Mansfield
Charles A. Pease
Synod of the First Province
J. E. Brown
G.L. Payne
J. F. Plumb
New Milforlay
C. A. Pease
C. H. Tibbitts
Wallingford
Samuel Hart
Middletown
G. T. Linsley
J. C. Linsley
S.C. Seymour
Linchfield
M. George Thompson
Greenwich
W. W. Skiddy
Central Committee
Connecticut
Episcopal Residence
5. G. Seymour
Lumbering Camp Pastor Returns to Bridgeport
Reverend James McInnes, Maine’s sole minister to 10,000 lumbermen, has come back to Bridgeport. He will share his winter experiences at First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning after being appointed by the presbytery last year to itinerant work.
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James McInnes
Maine
Bridgeport
First Presbyterian Church
McInnes
Seek Site for New Generating Plant in Valley
Stratford or Milford may soon host a large electric generating plant. United Electric Light and Water Co is reported to be seeking a site to operate power for the Naugatuck valley. They may purchase energy from the New Haven railroad.
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Stratford
Milford
United Electric Light & Water Co
Naugatuck
Rew
New Haven
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