Outwitting a Stranger in a Belgian Village Frontier Night
The narrator recalls sharing a meal with a Belgian family in a poor house with cows in the barn and two beds in one room. He suspects a local man may have alerted authorities and escapes toward the Dutch frontier after a tense encounter. The piece notes wooden shoes as common in Belgium and Germany and the narrator’s deafness influencing perceptions.
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Kim
Belgium
Itjolland
Germany
Holland
Through the Barrier to Freedom in 72 Hazardous Days
The narrator recounts a perilous escape from German custody in 1917 near the Belgium Holland border. After failed pole vault and ladder schemes, he digs an underground tunnel under the electric fence and crawls to safety in Holland. He then retrieves a keepsake lace and reflects on the extraordinary sequence of near misses over seventy two days.
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Belgium
Holland
North Star
Wren
Liberty
Flelland
Experiences in Holland during a perilous night escape
A British refugee narrates losing his bearings after crossing into Holland and dodging German forces. He follows a dark path to a Dutch village, seeks aid from a workshop, and is guided to safety by locals including a Dutch soldier and a caring family. He notes the tense proximity of German uniforms and the relief of finding firm ground after hours of struggle.
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Holland
Belgium
Meuse
Food Relief Through Conservation Acknowledged by Hoover
Food Administration measures boosted Allied and U S forces supplies. In 1917 18 the program shipped 141 million bushels of wheat and 844.6 million pounds of meat valued at 1.4 billion dollars. Hoover credits voluntary conservation for meeting a domestic shortage and sustaining exports to Allied destinations.
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United States
Hoover
Wilson
Food Administration
Agricultural exports rise on conservation and weight gains
The report notes no large increase in slaughterable animals at the start of the last fiscal year, with hogs down slightly. Exports to the Allies surged in the latter half, reaching 2,133,100,000 pounds versus 1,266,500,000 the year before. Cereals and cereal products show higher shipments, from 259,900,000 to 840,800,000 bushels across fiscal years 1916-17 and 1917-18.
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Hoover
Germany
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