Gallant Troops Honored For Cantigny Action May 27 31
More than 1300 officers and men of the Twenty-Eighth Infantry were cited by Major General Robert L. Bullard for conspicuous gallantry during the Cantigny operations from May 27 to 31. Citations praised leaders such as Colonel Hanson Biy and Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Maxey, who was mortally wounded, for coolness under fire and decisive leadership. Private soldiers and many officers from both U S and French ranks received commendations for daring actions against heavy shell and machine-gun fire.
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France
Associated Press
Twenty- Eighth Infantry
Regular Army
Robert L. Bullard
Second Army
Cantigny
Hanson BE. Biy
Twenty-Eighth
Robert J. Maxey
Missouri
Mont
John S. Manning
Brooklyn
N. Y
Edward C. Pitt
Clarence Fields
Fred PD
Pitt
Fields
Marshall
Sergiant
J.C. Ford
Hurd
J. M. Cullison
George F. Rozelle
Willis J. Tack
A. B Stewart
Carrett
John H. Caron
Wilmer J. Montgomery
Sydney L. Crowley
A Douglas Crawford
Neilson Poe
Owland Donaldson
Louis Geiger
H. L
Dunkirk Bombarded 25 Times in World War Context
The city of Dunkirk in France has endured extensive bombardment from land and sea, plus Zeppelin and air raids. Records show 25 land bombardments, 4 sea attacks, 1 Zeppelin strike, and over 400 air raids across various occasions.
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France
Dunkirk
War horse training before becoming ready for service
London in 1916 reports that a war horse undergoes intensive training before service, learning to kneel for a rider, pull up from a gallop, endure fire, and be used as cover while snipers operate. It notes horses must endure barbed wire and enemy weapons as they work with riders in simulated combat.
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London
Torpedo Belief Cites American Supremacy In War
American officers assert the U S Navy uses the best torpedoes in the world and claim German torpedoes have declined in efficiency. They say German devices once a marvel of hand workmanship now show inaccurate firing conditions.
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Anghish
American Tin Hat Reliable in Test at Cantigny
Paris July 22 A marine wounded at Cantigny survived a bullet striking the top of his tin hat which indented the helmet and pressed toward the skull. The helmet’s steel quality is praised as the cause of the saved brain, with the helmet kept as a souvenir and sent to Washington. Nurses and surgeons note American care and simple home dishes aid recovery while wards honor prominent southern figures.
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Associated Press
Cantigny
Neuilly
Paris
Washington
Notice Sale of Land by High Point City Council
Under Guilford County North Carolina Superior Court order the commissioner T W Albertson will sell two parcels at 2 00 pm on September 14 1918 at 807 South Main Street High Point the first a 9 room dwelling house with water sewer and electric lights on a 50x150 lot with car line and paved street access the second a 50x150 building lot east of the Metal Bed Company both sold to pay debts and subject to court confirmation Bonds are presented as valid city lending obligations and delivery within five days after sale The right to reject bids is reserved by order of the City Council
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Superior Court of
Guilford
North Carolina
Virginia Kenney Lee
Admr
W. M. Kenney
J. W. Hinkle
Desta Hinkle
Ella S. Kenney
Aubrey Kenney
IL. C. Lee
T. W. Alberttson
South Main Street
High Point
N. C
Metallc Bed Company
Messrs
Reed, McCook and Hoyt
New York City
Cit
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
High Point Seeks Bids on 24000 6 Per Cent Bonds
City of High Point North Carolina invites sealed proposals for purchase of all or part of 24000 6 per cent street improvement and assessment bonds of 1000 each. Bonds dated Oct 1 1917 bear 6 percent interest semi annually, payable at Hanover Bank New York. Bids due September 21 1918 with certified check to secure compliance. Bond issue totals 99000 street improvement and 81000 assessment bonds.
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High Pont
North Carolina
Urday
Hanover National Bank
City of
New York
N. Y. Sa
Thomas J. Murphy
Cty
High Point
New Market Opens Fresh Meats and Groceries
New Market announces installation of market fixtures and operation in a sanitary market section. The grocery store offers a full range of fresh meats and groceries at attractive prices to attract shoppers.
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Frank C. Robin
Emery L. Baker
Samuel J. Edvin
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Maurice H. Williams
John Groves
George W. Brown
Johnny Edwards
Jerome Angell
Maurice W. Watson
Savia Hancock
Henry E. Quinn
Lexie Downham
David H. Clapp
Pepore
Daughters of the American Confederacy
Stonewall Jackson
Zebulon Vance
Joseph Wheeler
Alabama
Nterprise
Nbrprise
Hgh Point
Conrad’s
Tate Street
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