Letters From the Boys Over There
A collection of wartime letters from US soldiers in France dated July 1918. Jonathan M Cants, Mech. No. 1342553, Co. C, 1st Pioneer Infantry AEF, and Ralph Heath of Co. C, 528th Infantry AME F share updates on trenches, censorship, letters from home, kindness of Red Cross and YMC A, and reminiscences of camp life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wheeler
Red Cross
Papa
Jonathan Morgan McCants
Co. C
France
Ralph Heath
Frances
French Esprit at the Front Described in Atlantic Memoir
An excerpt recalls a Frenchman living in Canada awaiting service in 1947. He speaks of aging, health limits, and hopes to be drafted in the forty-seventh class, aiming to serve behind the first line. The passage notes his polite, resilient demeanor and the symbolic air cushion he uses for support.
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Canada
Porter
Atlantic Monthly Press
Boston
Judged by Their Works
Dialogue centered on wartime faith in promises and a quarrel over preparations. Bobby-Didn't Pop predicted a summer end to the war, while Ethel and the others question belief as they discuss knitting sweaters for soldiers next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Pop
Ethel
Mother
Local Color Captures Sudden Shelling Impact
In vivid shorthand, Bess asks if Jack heard the news as a shell strikes him in the chest. Belle reacts with shock and worries a pink sweater she knitted for Jack may be ruined by the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess
Jack
Belle
Heavens and Earth
Better Actor Goads Wise to Stick to Stage
A humorous exchange between a caddie and a golfer shows the caddie urging Mr. Wise to pursue acting over golf, claiming he does well on stage. The golfer agrees with the joke, hinting at a career shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wise
German U-boat sinks nine fishing schooners off George's Banks
A German submarine sunk nine fishing schooners near George's Banks, with a crew from one vessel taken aboard then released. The Helen Morley rescued four survivors and carried them to an Atlantic port. Auxiliaries and other craft set out to recover more survivors, while earlier raids mentioned include attacks along Maine, Cape Cod, and Nauset Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantucket
Mass
George’s Banks
Helen Morley
Atlantic
Perth Amboy
Nauset Beach
Cape Code
Rober
Richard
Maina
Luz Blanca
Train holdup killings terrify El Paso region
Reported raid by Villa followers on a northbound Mexican Central train at Consuelo Chihuahua left 66 dead including 26 passengers and 40 soldiers, with many stripped of clothes and valuables as a military response sped to the scene. Also news from London of German submariners revolting at Wilhelmshaven amid ongoing U boat war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
Consuelo
Chihauhau
Chibauhau City
Mexico
London
Wilhelmshaven
Express
Amsterdam
Wood Gas From Waste: Oregon Chemist Claims Breakthrough
Prof Orin F Stafford head of chemistry at the University of Oregon says waste wood can produce gas. He reports eight cubic feet of gas per one cubic foot of dry firewood with 480 British thermal units per cubic foot. He notes low generation costs after setup and hopes to ease fuel shortages in the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orin F. Stafford
University of Kansas
University of Oregon
Stafford
Northwest
Reading Matters for Soldiers in Camp
A camp reader urges civilians to donate books and magazines to military camps through public libraries. She notes every item helps a soldier cope with discomfort, inspires reading, fosters cleaner thoughts, and strengthens national ideals. If no local library exists, send items to the nearest city library marked for a Military Camp Library.
Muvver Moved by Cow’s Meowing Colt
A country visit prompts a city girl to remark on a cow’s distress as she hears the animal loud and plaintive for its lost calf. The tale evokes rural life and tender parental guidance in a gentle domestic scene.
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Taylor County
America
Germany
C. M. Bartlett
M. T. Chapman
I. F. Peebles & Co
Ira Chambers
J. F. Windham
Porter’s Drug Store
M. R. Cameron
H. A. Hinton
J. E. Bartlett and
Turner Furniture Company
I. F. Peebles
Frank Slaughter
Herman
Frank
Margaret
Milledgeville
Park’s Pond
AM. E. F
A. C
Esprit
Jacksonville
B. Hubbard Hardware Company
Bay Street
U. S
Picardy
Amiens-Somme
Ancre
Somme
Marne
Atlanta
Joel B. Mallet
Georgia
Camp Gordon
Butts, Dade
Habersham
Haralson
Harris
Spalding
Tuuner
Walker and Whitfield
Macon
Georgia State Horticultural Society
R. C. Berckmans
Augusta
Berckmann
Horticultural Association
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