Gas warfare and the evolution of allied respirator defense
London reports on how gas warfare evolved from gas clouds to continuous gas shells, the adoption of box respirators, and the difficulties of keeping them on. It notes different gas types including suffocating, tear, sneezing, and mustard gas, plus shells and torpedoes, with casualties usually recoverable after brief exposure. The piece compares Allied and German equipment and effectiveness, citing rubber shortages for German masks.
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London
Associated Press
Ypres
Mothers Day Observed Nationwide Next Sunday May 12
The article notes Mothers Day will be observed across America on May 12. It describes the tradition of honoring mothers with flowers, wearing white if the mother is deceased and bright flowers if alive, and mentions local florists promoting the approach with expectations of broader observance in High Point.
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America
Lafayette’s Descendant Decorated Paris War Cross
May 11 report from Paris states Count Gilbert de Lafayette, son of the Marquis and descendant of Gen Lafayette, was decorated with the war cross while serving as a sergeant in the French artillery. An advertising insert urges readers to mail five cents for Foley’s trial package of medicines.
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Paris
Gilbert de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette
Gen. Lafayette
Foley and Co
Sheffield Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Mann Drug Co
C and Y Railway Schedule In Effect November 28 1917
The C and Y Railway timetable shows expected arrival and departure times for stations listed. The notice states that actual departure or arrival at the stated times is not guaranteed.
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C. & Y. R. Railway Co
Sandbags Prove Invaluable Military Aid in France
AP reports in France that sandbags serve countless roles beyond fortification. Soldiers use them for ration storage, clothing repairs, digging tools, mufflers, wire stakes, gaiters, and even as pajama like coverings. They serve as weather protection and cover for helmets and rifles.
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No Man's Land
Tommy
Belgium
France
Shrewd Hun Swindled the French Soldiers
Paris April 10 The arrest of a German subject Simon Freshman follows a complaint that he swindled soldiers. The police secret service still hold 150000 foreign records in France to investigate. Freshman enjoyed liberty of movement and traveled without documents, escaping concentration camps until soldiers accused him of fraud for promising favorable interior posts.
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Paris
Associated Press
Simon Freshman
Libre Parole
France
Horse nose guards and kitchen utensils wanted in Canada
A notice seeks horse nose guards and kitchen utensils made of wire in Canada. Details are limited and the ad requests suppliers or sellers to contact the listing for more information.
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Canada
A Dollar To Save A Life In War Time
A Red Cross medic explains the cost of saving a wounded French boy. A quick ambulance ride, a broken tree, and a bed in a clean hospital show how equipment and care can rescue a life. The speaker wonders if a dollar or two funded the miracle, inviting readers to consider giving.
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Httie Ford
Red Cross
Red Cross Special Train Aids Roumania Relief Efforts
The American Red Cross, led by Commissioner Henry W. Anderson, sent a relief train from Petrograd to Jassy to aid diseased and destitute Roumanians. Lieutenant Magnuson supervised the Red Cross in Russia and the convoy distributed food and clothing to thousands, with more cars from Odessa expected to arrive weekly. The effort demonstrates U S aid beyond the battlefield in support of freedom.
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Roumania
Jassy
American Red Cross
Henry W. Anderson
Red Cross
Anderson
Russia
Petrograd
Magnuson
Odessa
Gruelling Night for the Red Cross Canteen Man
A Red Cross canteen worker on the front endures a long night of artillery with a French assistant and soldiers in a damaged house. Despite shelling and a blown wall, they restart fires, tend the kettles, and serve food as dawn breaks.
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Red Cross
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W.L. Starrett
Gilmer Brothers Company
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Wachovia Bank & Trust
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