Vancouver Soldier Wins Victoria Cross At Vimy Ridge
Sergeant Major Bob Hanna of Vancouver led a desperate charge at Hill 70 during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. He bayoneted three Prussians, destroyed a machine gun with a Mills bomb, then fought enemies in a trench, tossing bombs into dugouts to silence the position. His actions saved a battalion and earned the Victoria Cross.
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Bob” Hanna
Vancouver
B. C
Official
Hanna
Twenty
British Columbia
National Gallery
Vimy Ridge
Hill 70
Vimy
Orime
Ypres
Lens
Passchen@acle
Twenty-Ninth
No Man's Land
Hanns
God
Anand
Hanun
Denver Guard Sergeant An Alien Enemy Revealed
George A Stadler of Company F Third Colorado National Guard drills four nights weekly as ranking sergeant. He was born in Austria Hungary and had not completed U S citizenship when the war with Germany began. Stadler served four years as an officer of the Austrian army.
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Denver
Colo
George A. Stadler
Colorado National Guard
Stadler
Germany
America
Canada’s Hanna Leads Charge After Bomb Stalling Gunfire
A Canadian sergeant major from British Columbia single handedly halted machine gun fire, stalling it with a bomb and taking command to lead a trench-clearing attack. Promoted to lieutenant, he awaits further opportunity to add to Canada’s glory.
Broken heart verdict sets price at 2.98 in breach suit
Miss Myrian Cooper sued Thomas Peddie for breach of promise seeking 25000. Jury awarded a $2.98 heart balm after five minutes of deliberation. Red Cross benefitted by 7050 from admission fees allowed by the court.
Answers Questionnaire at Front Paterson NJ
A questionnaire duly answered was returned to draft officials here from the firing line in France. The report notes a soldier named Willie Doalevy as having completed the form and sent it back with the unit.
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Paterson
N. J
France
Willie
Doalevy Fiesty
Indiana War Time Measures and Public Safety Actions
Local reports detail proposals for a flour and sugar card system to ration essential goods in Indiana. Other items note G A R convention plans, a large Purdue egg show, a state census for women, fire at an infirmary, and coal car shortages impacting next winter.
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Indianapolis
Federal Food Administration
Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Portland
Ore
McAdoo
Springfield
Chicago
Lafayette
Purdue University
RB. KR. Regan
H. C. Blackwell
E. P. Lewis
E. H. Jones
H. C. Cocanower
GC. G. Senrel
A. Habegmer
P. R. Clyle
C. K. Yarling
Goodrich
Ilinoia
Knights of Pythias
Marion County
John J. Brown
Vandalia
Charles 8. Davis
Denver
Colo
Supreme Lodge
Indiianapolis
State Council of Defense
Council of National Defense
Frankfort
County Infirmary
Josss
Evansville
Dale
Spencer County
Joseph Goepfrich
Donald J. Wallace
Goepfrich
State Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Yetanapolis
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
B. Lewis
Public Service Commission
W. G. McAdoo
G. I. Christie
Maurice Douglas
Flat Rock
James P. Goodrich
Christie
Douglas
South Bend
Ruth Law
Aviatrix
Washington, D. C
Hays Milling Company
Worthington
Food Administration
Hays Company
Katharine D. Young
Greenwood
Mary F. Remmel
Wechester
Clara K. Powell
Aurora
Frances O'Dell
Waveland
Mary B. Montgomery
Fillmore
Sarah E. McNabb
DuPont
Asenath J. McMahon
Richmond
Carrie M. Kerr
Bloomington
Margaret M. James
Ann
Petersburg
State Board of Education
Hetail
Federal Fuel Administration
National Fuel Administration
Washington
Australian Rainmaker Invents Device to Increase Rainfall
The director of the radio telegraph department of the commonwealth of Australia claims an electrical device boosts rainfall. In desert tests he reportedly filled a dam with a few gallons in three months. The system uses a grounded terminal and an altitude range of 4 000 to 6 000 feet. Argonaut.
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Radio Telegraph Department
Commonwealth of Australia
Desort
Dally thought Providence had given an omen
A garbled message hints at a belief that Providence provided a sign of hope characters and fragments suggesting a railroad or railway context.
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Dally
Saved Soldier For France Recalls Red Cross Aid
Forbes Watson, driving an ambulance in France, recalls meeting a starving man named Potla in a Red Cross canteen. Potla sobered after speaking with an American woman, sharing loss of four brothers and gaining courage to life again, thanking her with Vive l Union Franco Americaine.
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Forbes Watson
France
American Red Cross
Red Cross
En Potla
Union Franco-Americaine
Next step after a thing is knowing where to obtain it
The adage notes that progress hinges on locating sources and routes to acquire a desired item. It implies practical planning, resource awareness, and awareness of procurement channels. The statement emphasizes actionable knowledge over desire alone.
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Gayonets
Brains
Robert Hanne
Wader
C. 8
Ga~ Wette
Bagdad
Twentyninth
Leutenant
Canada
Dawson
Ill
Dean
Bor
Beean
HL. Walters
Notary Public
Doan
Buffalo, HY
Piso
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