Victory Notes for Local Servicemen in War Report
Mr and Mrs W Blake of 1914 Weisser Park Avenue report their son Sergeant Victor Blake has arrived safely overseas. Sergeant Hinke joined the army in April 1917 after working at General Bingt...ng works. Sergeant Riske, a veteran of four deployments, has served about eight years, including time in the Philippine Islands.
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W. Blake
Weisser Park Avenue
Victor Blake
Hinke
Army
Ime
Fhirteenth Precinct Votes to Continue Friday Drills
At a recent meeting in the Fhirteenth precinct a vote to continue Friday night drills was approved amid strong turnout. Dr. Davis announced an entertainment committee with Max St. Miter named to lead. The group plans to present speakers on wartime work and organize community events at Wayne Knitting Mills.
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Fhirteenth
Davis
Max St. Miter
Wayne Knitting Mills
Besancon Soldier Wounded in France
Eugene J. Boltet writes to his uncle and aunt from the front describing seven wounds from shellfire near Besancon France. He notes eye, leg, and jaw injuries, helmet deflecting shrapnel, and praise for fellow soldiers while acknowledging the enemy’s losses.
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Besancon
France
Eugene J. Boltet
Joseph Boltet
Lnes
Gas mask and German relics reach Huntington
Huntington soldier forwards a German gas mask a helmet and a cartridge case to Miss Helen Thomas along with a note dated July 31. The note speaks of a German retreat and the attics loot. Curtis Tillman reports sending parts of German officer gear and a coin home. The county draft board orders entrainment for 62 men to Camp Custer and lists mobilization plans for late August. John R. Epler names vice chairman and committee heads for the Fourth Lib.
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Huntington
Paut Bucher
W. A. Bucher
Helen Thomas
Thomes
Bueher
Moth F. A
Rueher
Thomas
Curtis Tillman
France
Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Thavourd
Sherman
Chillicothé
John R. Epler
Local Union Eyes Path Toward New Hours and Credits
Fragmentary text outlines a plan involving Union members and local institutions. Mentions a path toward progress, credits, and open hours related to commerce and a community center. Names and specifics are unclear, but the piece signals organizational action and anticipated schedule changes.
Visiters Look For Suburban Day Mark
The Fort Wayne Suburban Day Trade association marks a sign of a reputable trading place. Advertisements and storefronts display the mark as merchants invite strangers to join weekly. Next Wednesday offers trade specials and a youth event at Trolisen Park with Fort Wayne boys and girls invited to participate.
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Fort Wayne
Pirts
Trolisen Park
Commerce Chamber Extends Glad Hand Tour
The Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce hosted a cordial reception for delegates of the state councils of the Junior Order of United Spethanies and the Daughters of America. A 20 mile goodwill motor cavalcade began at 4 40 PM with 25 cars, touring city streets and showcasing the city’s boulevards and parks. W H Knapp and C J Biederwolf assisted by B Griswold and B Crane led the event with many chamber members supplying cars and drivers for the occasion.
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Chamber of Commerce
State Council
Tunior Order
W. H. Knapp
Bultes Ho
C. J. Biederwolf
Chaiman BJ. Griswold
B. Crane
Convention and Publicity Bureau
Chamber
Shrine Picnic at Tri-Lake Today by Mizyan Shrine
News item notes Mizyan temple Shriners plan a Tri-Lake picnic with a full program and music by a patrol band. They invite all of Unels Sam's boys in the city to join, with transport details by rail and hotel options for attendees. A feature remarks on entertainer value and community entertainment opportunities.
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Mizyan
Steely of Cooree
Witt
Nas
Unels Sam
TH. H. K. Bourne
Solater
Thoms
Columbia City
Tha Isko
Bose
Town of Albert Taken by British
British forces push toward Arras focusing on the railroad hub of Albert and the town of Hapaume. Heavy fighting reported at Achiet-le-Grand as shelling shifts east of the Ryparimar Arcas railways and continued French support advances.
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Albert
Arras
Hapaume
Achiet-le-Grand
Allied offensive drives Germans back as Foch gains initiative
The German front is pushed back from Lassigny to the Veslis river with large numbers of guns abandoned. Noyon nears encirclement as the Divette river, Oise, and Ailette are crossed. The Allied advance expands toward Lagn and the Aisne while Foch consolidates strength and aims to press the offensive into worsening weather. American forces in France are confirmed by American secretary of war, though some German papers downplay the numbers in battle.
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Lassigny
Soissong
von Boehn
Noyon
Divetté
Oise
Ailette
Foch
France
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Freedom
Olive Crab
Wayne
Boone Street
Victor J. Blake
Fhirteenth Precinct
Bellans
Howard L. Ford
AO. S. Infantry
Lownstris
Y. Steele
Stee Credit
Commerce Chamber
Mergentheiws
Mergentheim
Mergentheiws Wonder Hats
New York
Trilake
Oasis
Stirk
Meti
Stone
Hays Post
Chail
Chicago
Herman Rehuettler
Pellee
Warsaw
Tha
Inaraer
EO. R. Mt
Richard J
Bourgas
Patterson-Fletcher CO
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