Young Boston Boy Writes On Frontline War Service
By William J. Robinson, a twenty two year old Boston man recalls service in France as dragoon guardsman dispatch rider and motor car driver. He spent fourteen months under the British flag and was one of four survivors among thirty one motorcycle dispatch riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
France
Ypres
Army Service Corps
Elverdingbe
Boesinghe
Talls
Potijze
Yprea
Potlijze
Potljze
Germany
Bailleul
The Fate of a Spy in War-Torn Ypres and Beyond
William J. Robinson recounts war service in London and Ostend, riding with British cavalry, a gas attack near Ypres, and later dispatch riding during a three week battle. He describes counterattacks, gas casualties, a close call near Potijze, and the brutal conditions that led to heavy losses and a comrade’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Glasgow
Ypres
Million Dollars Worth of Stamps Sold in Month
War savings drives praise donated newspaper space and local committees in North Dakota. Nearly a million dollars in War Savings Stamps sold in the first month, aiding the government and soldiers. Bettie complains about a rooster, stating you don’t lay eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Savings Committee
Sonal
Hindenburg Line
Berlin
W. F. Cushing
North Dakota
Uncle Sam
Home Army of Defense
Bettie
Value of Happiness in Daily Life
A reflection on happiness as a remedy for quarrels and vice arguing that making people happy reduces conflict and wickedness. The text frames happiness as a practical social good influencing behavior and harmony.
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William J. Roginson
William J. Robinson
Little, Brown & Co
London
Ostend
Royal Horse Artillery
Paris
Te Potizze
Rheninghlest
Lewis
Thompson
Thompson Yards, Inc
J. A. Lang
Linton, N. D
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THE
First State Bank
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