Turks and Huns Refuse to Fight for Damascus
An Australian force narrative details the Damascus capture after advancing from Tiberias and encircling the city. Australian units under General Hodgson crossed the Jordan, pressed from Kuneitra and Sasa, and surrounded the Turkish army from Aman. The morale clash decided the siege with the Third and Fifth Light Horse brigades routing the defenders and escorting thousands of prisoners away.
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Sydney
Damascus
Sydney Morning Herald
Tiberias
Lake Huleh
Jordan
Tenth Light Horse
Fourteenth Light Horse
Kuneitra
Sasa
Hedjaz
Aman
Hodgson
Third Light Horse
Onslow
Dumar
Napoleon
Third Light Horse Brigade
Fall of an Ancient City and Desert Campaign Gains
The report details a 6 000-strong advance reaching the Barada Gorge with 3 000 surrendering, heavy fighting by the Fourteenth regiment and Fifth brigade, and a dramatic German surrender after a massive fire at the wireless station. It notes a subsequent victory and high malaria toll among Desert Mounted corps ahead of peace. Secretary Tumulty learns of Fox action via taxed Riverside county notes.
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Baradu
Kuneltra
Desert Mounted Corps
Tumulty
Fox
C. R. Sibbs
Riverside County
Blind Girl Reads Raised Print With Her Lips
Boston. Perkins Institution director Edward Eli Aston tells service men blinded in war that reading raised print with the lips shows adaptation. Allen urges morale building and emphasizes hope for the wounded, noting progress at the institution and the value of overcoming obstacles.
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Boston
Edward Eli
Aston
Perkins Institution
Massachusetts School For the Blind
Allen
Imian
Man in jail aids president over tax sale
George A. Fox, jailed for obtaining money by false pretenses, paid delinquent taxes to save President Wilson’s Riverside County ranch. He received a telegram of thanks from J.P. Tumulty and called it his patriotic duty. The tax bill totaled $37.21 for a 61 acre property bought before Wilson’s presidency.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George A. Fox
President Wilson
Riverside County
Fox
J.P. Tumulty
Mr. Wilson
Fighter LIVES 35 DAYS IN HOLE IN CRISIS OF WAR TALE
Private Peters of the British army sheltered a helpless comrade in a sunken road near Croiselles for five weeks during 1917. He ferried water, built a sunlit stove, and looted rations while dodging German patrols. Captured after venturing out, he was sent to Germany and returned after armistice day with a mangled leg.
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London
Petera
Croiselles
Peters
McGuiness
Dent
Germany
Taylor
No Man's Land
Indiana Wheat Harvest Reports and County Notes
Indiana state news reports widespread wheat activity from Connersville to Brookville with rains delaying threshing and forecasts of large yields in Fayette and Rush counties. Army worms damage crops in Kosciusko and LaPorte, while Wool pools move toward Boston and Columbus reports detail prices and shipments.
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Fort Wahayne
Municipal League of Indiana
South Bend
Salem
Connersville
Fayette County
Alexandria
Monroe Township
Boston
Farmers’ Federation
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Boonville
Warsaw
Koseiusko
Sullivan
Emory Smith
Shelburn
Dodd Bridge
Sullivan County
Middle West
Seymour
Rider Packing Company
American Tomato Products Company
Kurtz
Freetown
Jackson County
Brazil
F. D. McCrea
United States Department of Labor
Bartholomew County
Deadar County
Indianapolis
Goodrich
Jesse FE. Eschbach
State Board of Accounts
Glen van Auken
Pubiic Service Commission
Princeton
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Greensburg
Laporte
Buechner
Farmers’ Association
How This Nervous Woman Got Well
Alice Heller of Christopher recounts four years of irregularities nervousness and weakness. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her and restoring health. The ad notes many women have found relief and invites letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Christopher
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice
Heller
Caught the Craze and Sehopper's Tragic Ending
A fragmented exchange recalls a craze moment as one speaker asks about a brother and the other replies that the poor fellow drowned while attempting to be a grasshopper. The harsh note hints at a fatal accident tied to the trend.
Land for farms offered by VA and Railroad Admin
The UV and Railroad Administration offers free information to homeseekers about farming opportunities in Virginia and beyond. No sales or loans, just guidance. contact J. Le Edwards, Manager, Agricultural Section, VA and Railroad Administration, Room 16, Washington DC.
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UV §& Railroad Administration
J. le Wdwards
VA. & Railroad Administration
Washington, D. C
Adv
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Fifth Light Horse Brigade
Camel Corps
Tillman
Barada
Beyrut
Fourteenth Regiment
Hun
N. B. Dial
Laurens
8. C
California
Wilson Ranch
Hole
Panama Canal
Atlantic Entrance
Colon Harbor
Indiana State News
Greensburgh
Margaret Pollock
Franklin
Democras
Bloomington
Indiana University
Bluffton
Wells County
Rochester
Lake Manitou
Greenfield
Evansville
Green River
Marion
E. H. Hasemeier
Richman
Indiana State Sunday School Association
Hasemeier
General Assembly of Indiana
Shelby Circuit Court
State Election Commission
J. S. Hubbard
Owensville
Gibson County
Wabash Township
Southern Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
Muncie
Willam M. Collins
Collins
L. Ert Slack
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Delaware
New Albany
Board of Review
Floyd County
Georgetown
Rushville
Rush County
Brookville
Banner Lye
Amka
Ruggiste
Rite
Banner
Penn Chemical Works
Philadelphia
UBS
W.N. Y
Cincinnati
Dufftaulo Express
Allan
Gambling
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