Turkeys and Huns Refuse to Fight for Damascus
An Australian force narrative details the Damascus capture after a drawn out pursuit from Tiberias to the city. The Third Light Horse and Onslow’s brigade encircled Damascus, overcoming Turkish and German resistance, taking thousands as prisoners and ending a lengthy siege with morale deciding the outcome.
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Third Light Horse
Onslow
Dumar
Damascus
Aman
Artile
Henin
Fifth Light Corse Brigade
Camel Corps
Tillman's Successor N B Dial to Serve Long Term
N B Dial of Laurens South Carolina elected to succeed the late Senator Tillman as senator in the long term. He is a Democrat, a lawyer, banker and manufacturer. A report describes a military engagement with Ottoman and German forces, detailing captures and surrenders, a large column attack, and a vivid night raid scene. The account notes heavy casualties and a swift, costly destruction in a contested city, followed by a retreat to the gorge and a remark on the broader malaria toll among disciplined forces.
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N. B. Dial
Laurens
8. C
Tillman
Blind Girl Reads Raised Print With Her Lips
Boston report on Perkins Institution director Edward P B Allen aiding blinded veterans. He notes a student reading raised print with lips to lift morale, urging wounded heroes that life is not spoiled and obstacles become stepping stones.
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Boston
Edward PB. Allen
Perkins Institution
Massachusetts School For the Blind
Allen
Écithia
Man in Jail Aids President by Stopping Tax Sale
California convict George A. Fox, jailed for obtaining money by false pretenses, paid delinquent taxes to halt the sale of President Wilson’s Riverside County ranch. Fox, who sent a thank you note via President Wilson’s secretary Tummy, called it a patriotic duty. The 881 acre property was pledged for sale before Wilson’s presidency.
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California
Wilson Ranch
Los Angeles
Cal
Giorge A. Fox
President Wilson
Riverside County
Fox
Tummy
Wilson
Fighter Lives 35 Days in Hole
Private Peters of the British Army recounts five weeks in a sunken trench near German lines in 1917. He cared for a wounded comrade, gathered water, cooked with improvised gear, and survived until capture by Germans after trekking through trenches and No Man’s Land.
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London
Peters
Croiselies
Linsell
McGuiness
Eine Wong
Wutsile
Enel
Avery Germin
Germany
Taylor
Deters
Germiins
No Man's Land
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