Letters From France Describe Camp Life And Travel Hardships
Citizens in the mailbag publish letters from W H Dewey and Frank Latourette detailing movement through France with the Amer Expeditionary Forces. They describe crowded trains, scarce billets, bread color, water shortages, baths, and adjusting to new weather, meals, and billets while serving in Q M detachments and reporting from various camps and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Dewey
W. W. Dewey
Chiarlen Dewey
Homie Folks
Amer
W.H. Déwey
France
Europe
Bob Martin
Q. M
Syracuse
Homer
Lils
Debarkation
German American leader attacks Kaiserism and warns Amerikans
Davenport lawyer Louis Block writes to a Des Moines German American conference denouncing Germany today as a militaristic nation ruled by the Kaiser and the war lord Wilhelm. He calls for loyalty to the United States and urges German Americans to confront harsh truths about Germany and support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Latoutette
France
Dad
Aude
King's Club
Iceland
Tin Lizzie
Lawrence
Frank Latourette
H. Q. Co
Inf. A. E. F
Germany
Louis Block
Davenport
Des Moines
Block
Family of Nations
Wilhelm
Hfe
Kaiger
America
Stara and Stripes
Dog tag tax and sheep protection law outlined
Assessors receive books by April with dog tag requirements. Male dogs taxed $1 and unsterilized females $3. Tags must be riveted to collars and lost dog owners pay penalties. sheep killer compensation up to $15 per head if owner known, or up to township $10 if unknown or insolvent. Also an ad for a Sage cottage in Varna Til. potential ad.
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Henry Loewenstein
Guatemala
THE
Whitefield Grocer
Henry Central No
Financial History of U S Bond Strength and Loyalty
A 1900 overview highlights U S credit strength with 2 percent bonds at par after the Spanish American War and 4 percent bonds reaching high market prices. It notes no defaults, full principal and interest paid, and vast national resources backing debt. Also cites a Chicago mass meeting where five thousand Jews pledged unwavering support for U S fortunes and Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Chicago
Wilson
Camouflage in a family vignette hints at secrets
The excerpt cites Mary and family members using camouflage as a theme while discussing plans, marriage, and daily routines. It notes a chauffeur waiting and questions about beef and calf slaughter, reflecting a mix of domestic chatter and morbid curiosity in a fragmented text.
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L. R. Phillips
Charles Greenlee
Ie Hie
J. Watercott FF
Yanochowski
Lawrence Peterman
Vv, P. Turner
B. G. Hoyle
Republican
HENRY
Ned
U. 8
William
National Army
Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Devens
Ayers
Mass
Dix
Wrightstown
N. J
Dodge
Okla
Fremont
Palo Alto
Cal
Green
Charlotte
N. G
Hancock
Augusta
Kearney
Linds Vista
Logan
Houston
Tex
McArthur
Waco
McClellan
Anniston
Ale
Sevier
Greenville
S. C
Sheridan
Montgomery
Carne
Wadsworth
Spartanbore
Camp Wheeler
Macon, Ga
Rm Ee Ee
Iowa
Sam
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
Virgin Islands
Bea
CLTY
Council Proceedings
Pace
Wombacher
Baer
Harrison
Travis
Seitz
Brown
Benjamin R. Nichols
Ween Tah
C. E. Vogelsang
George Halbleib
John Peterman
Fred Merdian
Betes
Joseph Slewers
William Kuss
L. L. Emmerson
C. C. Doran
Bal
Due Ag
J. J
Fenkoe
H. J. Gregory
H. & E. F. Nunter
Alderman Wombacher
Seltz
Peter Toemmes
George Ziegler
F. S. Dennis
L. Peterman
O. H. Davis
George Heininger
D W. Horrom
J. L. Downey
J. E. Parker
Richard Reed
G. M. Clark
W. J. Thomas
J. H. Ford
B. F. Haines
Lott Sullivan
F. Miller
H. L. Brown
Hurtle Swiger
Ayesz
City of Henry
Walter B. Duke
Ayes
George E. Pace
Attes Dennis L. Hartley
Varna
Til
Lou
Wiley, Hanry, Tl
Whitefield-Grogery
Harris Bros
Illinois
Whitefield
Mary
Susie
Archie Smith
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