Depew’s Memoir of War Service From Navy to Gallipoli Front
Albert N. Depew recounts his navy rise to chief petty officer, his shift to the Foreign Legion and Cassard, and frontline action at Dixmude, Gallipoli, and the Dardanelles. He describes a Triumph torpedoing, Majestic losses, and rescue efforts during World War I.
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U.S. Navy
Foreign Legion of France
Cassard
Georgze Matthew Adams Bervice
Albert N. Depew
United States Navy
Navy
France
Foreign Legion
Flanders Front
Dixmude
Depew
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
A Pal Crucified at V Beach in the Dardanelles
A first person account from a troopship crewman details the Champagne’s grounding and heavy shelling at V Beach. Survivors swam through barbed wire as Turkish and German defenses trapped many. Murray is found crucified and killed, changing the narrator. The unit advances under a timed barrage toward Turkish trenches, with Anzac forces noted and the brutal frontline reality described.
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V" Beach
Champagne
Dixmude
Murray
Dixmudce
Anzac
Suvia Bay
Gaba Tepe
Dardanelles
Sedd-el-Balr
Depew Leads Bold Assault on Turkish Trenches
The account describes Depew breaking through Turkish lines and facing close calls before retreating to his own positions. The piece teases readers to catch the full details in the next installment.
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Depew
City Dweller and the Tin Can
In Everybody's, Harry S. Stabler notes that canned foods dominate wholesale grocer business. He claims 30 percent of national wholesale trade is canned goods and 40 percent in major cities. Removing tin cans would starve first and second class cities, hindering growth.
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Harry S. Stabler
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Tina
Simple hearty meals for the family in early kitchen lore
The article lists ham patties and fried mackerel as simple dishes, plus date gem, boiled dinner hash, fried cereal mush, cornish pie, and various chowders. It gives cooking steps for corn chowder, Maryland fish chowder, soft clam chowder, and Creole chowder, emphasizing economical methods and substitutions.
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Carmen
Maryland
Her First Suitor
A captioned quip from London Answers about Dorothy reporting a boy at a juvenile party who made faces at her. The fathers question about attention highlights a playful small scene centered on a young girl and her cheeky suitor.
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Dorothy
London
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