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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
6
Sergeant Alexander McClintock of Lexington Kentucky, a Canadian Army veteran awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, was invalided home but plans to return to combat with Uncle Sam and his allies. He recounts a gripping, personal narrative about trench life and morale.
Sergeant McClintock of the 67th Overseas Batt Canadian Gren Guards recounts a frontal raid on German trenches. He details raid organization, roles, explosives, and the brutal toll, including many killed or missing, plus reflections on courage and improvised weaponry.
The text quotes President Wilson's reply to the Pope describing the war as a fight to free the world from a vast military power run by an irresponsible government. It accuses the adversary of secretly planning world domination and of violating treaties and long held international norms. It claims the foe swept a continent into blood, affecting soldiers and civilians alike, and remains undefeated yet balked, opposing four fifths of the world.
A minister quoted Job and joked about the wicked fleeing as the church plunged into darkness. He quipped about praying for the electric lighting company. The crowd debated strategy, some moving lines behind the mountains on invasion.
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