Night life in a first line trench during war
An American correspondent watches nighttime amid No Man's Land near French batteries. Poilus and Americans share dugouts as machine guns, grenades, flares, and patrols punctuate the long night while both sides watch and wait for daybreak.
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Pollus
No Man’s Land
Moen
America
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Prairies
Middle West
Piripet
Bowie
Roches
Parayet
Polly
No Man's Land
Boche
London’s New Poison Candy Crimin al
London reports a new criminal who laces chocolates and poisons candy given to bus conductors. He is described as a middle aged, well dressed man who targets buses when alone with the conductor. Dozens of women have been given poisoned candy and hospitalized but recovered. Police search continues in a city with thousands of buses.
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London
New York
Jack
Y M C A Dugouts at Front Strengthen Support for American Troops
Eight Y M C A dugouts along the way to the front serve American troops in France providing hot coffee chocolate and edible aid and serving as mail points. The Y M C A secretary is described as key in greeting and tending to wounded troops. The organization oversees the entire cantteen system in France per French and American armies.
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France
National War Work Council
Denver Millionaire Dines Seeks Aviation Division Service
Courtland Dines of Denver underwent nose and throat surgery in hopes of qualifying for service in the aviation division of the National army.
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Denver
Col
Courtland
Dines
Mllionaire
Aviation Division
National Army
Paris Air Raid Horrors Strike Dark City Streets
An Atlantic port passenger recounts a Gotha raid on Paris that dropped more than nine tons of explosives during a two hour siege. He says 245 people were killed and 70 bodies were recovered by an American ambulance driver. Hospitals and public buildings were damaged as French and German fighters clashed in blackout conditions.
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Atlantic
Paris
Gothas
Palsenger
Vincennes
Political Leader in Ranks Enlists in Marine Corps
Len A. Scott, three term Republican representative from Wardin county Tennessee and minority floor leader in the lower house, has enlisted in the Marine corps for the war. He waives exemption as a state legislative officer and is at Marine training station for preliminary duties. Scott is noted for authoring the first House resolution pledging support to President Wilson as war with Germany loomed.
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Port Royal
D. C
Stite Iy
Len A. Scott
Wardin County
Tennessee
Marine Corps
Scott
House of Representatives
Wilsop
Germany
Fin ds Long Lost Sister in Pittsburgh Reunion
Floyd Long, 38, a gunner on the US steamer De Kalb and former Pittsburgh boy, found his sister Mrs. Alfred Ward at 1707 Laporte street after ten years apart. His brother in law, a Bell Telephone wire chief, arranged the reunion and Long spoke of battles with German submarines and the ships guns fending off U boats.
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Pittsburgh
Floyd Long
United States
Alfred Ward
Laporte Street
Bell Telephone Company
Hiland Exchange
Long
Ward
de Kalb
World Happenings Of Current Week Overview
Poincare refuses pardon for Bob Pasha convicted of treason. Belgian relief ship Ministre de Smet de Nacyer 2712 tons sinks after mine. 17 saved, 12 drowned. Seattle union votes to strike if wage demand unmet. Paris bombardment casualties disputed. eight chickens reported. M W Kirwin, Royal Flying Corps cadet, killed near Fort Worth. Wilson makes $1000 Third Liberty Loan subscription. Sedition bill amendments passed to balance draft and criticism. Japan and Britain land forces at Vladivostok. Bolshevik protests to the U S. Soviets warn U S on Siberia. Austria peacemaking signs. Emperor Karl seeks peace. Congress debates war powers, draft, spies, and mob law. Costa Rica revolt near Panama border. Emma G Mullen killed in Paris church shelling. Submarine losses and Liberty bonds case in San Francisco. Paris gun bombardment cited as rallying French resolve. British shipping losses drop. six ships over 1600 tons, seven under.
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Poincare
Bob Pasha
Paris
North Sea
Paria
Petit Parisien
M. W. Kirwin
Royal Flying Corps
Fort Worth
Tex
Toronto
Nova Scotia
Kirwin
Liberty Loan
Washington
Wilson
Ireland Home Rule Linked to Conscription by Lloyd George
Lloyd George linked Irish home rule with conscription in a surprise Commons disclosure. The government extended debate on the manpower bill and sought self government for Ireland, facing mixed reactions from Irish and British allies as the war effort continues.
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London
David Lloyd George
Ireland
House of Commons
Snd
Great Britain
Home of Commons
Asquith
Ali
Joseph Devlin
Walla
$50 Million Proposed for Concrete Shipyards by Shipping Board
Washington proposes five government yards to be built immediately for concrete shipbuilding. Two on the Pacific Coast and three in the South, with sites under consideration and Wilmington, North Carolina likely among them. Selection hinges on transport links and access to cement and sand. First concrete ships planned are tankers due to oil carrier shortages and higher confidence in concrete tanker design.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Pacific Coast
Wilmington
N.C
German Caught Mapping Tacoma Harbor
German national John Nagley aged 49 was arrested in Firemen’s Park while drawing a harbor map showing shipyards lumber mines and warehouses. He is held at police headquarters as agents investigate and was found with Morse and Continental telegraph codes and a military flag signaling code.
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Tacoma
Wash
John Nagley
Firemen’s Park
Tacoma Harbor
Nagley
Rising Paris Balloons Tied to New Defense System
Reported observation balloons over Paris in recent nights are explained as part of a defense scheme. The balloons are used with a system of metallic nets to counter air raids as speculation fades and the purpose is clarified.
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Paris
Aircraft Shake-up Hinted in Washington Report
Washington reports an early reorganization of the government's aircraft production machinery, with officials reticent to discuss specifics. Changes, if any, would await a reform commission led by H. Snowden Marshall before the plan is unveiled.
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Washington
H. Snowden Marshall
We. Re
Allied War Review Sees Foch Led Effort Stemming German Offensive
Washington reports the War Department reviews the Allied position as improving under Foch. Allies united in German assaults, with some American units aiding French sectors and aviation. The offensive stalled, British lines hold, and morale remains high as Germany fails to drive a decisive breakthrough. London notes German shipowners face losses, while Missouri braces for Liberty Loan celebrations with large crowds.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Amerinn
Iig Hin
Somme
Foch
Flere
Ukraine
Turks Drive in Caucasus Front Advance Report
An official report says Turkish forces are advancing along a wide front in the Caucasus. Virtually all Turkish units have cleared areas near Rusei and Sarikamist, with Ardahal towns in west Trans-Caucasia now under Turkish occupation.
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Constantinople
Caucasus
Rusei
Ardahal
trans-Caucasia
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Kaiser
Costa Rica
Jorge Volin
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Emma G. Mullen
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