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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1919
Page
4
London faced concerted aerial raids as British fighters and a dual outer barrage defended the capital. Aerial aprons, night flying scouts, and score of aircraft kept Gotha and Zeppelins at bay, while detectors and searchlights guided flak and intercepts in a thin, perilous defense.
Col Vixen J Charles was wounded September 29 by a shell fragment which drove his water canteen into his leg below the knee. He refused medical aid, removed the canteen, refilled it, and served wounded men near him while maintaining command of his regiment until the battle ended. Charles, once adjutant at West Point, served in the Spanish American War Moro campaign and the recent conflict, commanding the 316th Infantry in the 79th Division.
London air travel progress and future plans outlined by Maj Gen Sir F H Sykes before the chamber of commerce. He cited 20 Channel trips in four months July to October, 1843 passengers carried, and flying days limited to 71. Proposals include weekly India mail service using 26 machines. Potential Cape Colony to Cairo route with flying boats. Airships suggested for long distances. Zeppelin example cited with twelve tons of ammunition and a four day non landing return.
London reports Britain opened hostilities on August 5 1914 with four Royal Flying Corps squadrons fewer than 100 aircraft. Three squadrons rushed to France, a new squadron followed in ten days and a fifth mobilized in 24 hours reaching the zone. Early war planes served reconnaissance. after the Aisne battle air artillery control and infantry cooperation began.
Manchester New Hampshire reports Private Edward Lassonde of the United States heavy artillery recounts in a letter how a bird circled him on a battlefield in France. He describes leaping from a cannon loaded with ammunition just before a German shell struck the vehicle and exploded. The bird’s close approach and distraction helped Lassonde escape injury or death.
Reports describe a troubling incident at a city hospital where patients Anne Wilkan and Georgie Clark were involved in an attempted adulteration using formaldehyde. The two women faced restraint as law enforcement moved to secure the scene and restore order amid a chaotic sequence of events.
A division order signed by Major General John A. Lejeune confirms Marines of the Second Division crossed the Meuse on hastily built bridges in a decisive action during World War I. Despite heavy enemy artillery and machine gun fire, the marines advanced, stormed German positions on the east bank, and emerged victorious in their last great battle of the war. A Canadian whaling company has been contracted to begin whale mining operations for several years.
A 1882 narrative sketches Lincoln as a young, ambitious pioneer guiding a Sangamon River steamboat from Beardstown to Springfield. It highlights his Kentucky birth, Indiana upbringing, New Salem stay, and near-forty year arc from local mill towns to legislative service, with notable events in Beardstown, the Black Hawk War, and the Illinois Statehouse fire.
In Elderady Kansas stockmen contend for local pasture with record bids. E Lugeett of Rosalia paid top price for Aboloy goveine law, while eastern Muller county signs contracts for winter feed. Elk damage hits Virginia orchards amid statewide protections.
A fragmented historical clipping presents misread lines attributed to Lincoln on treating women well and the right of men to govern others. The text contains spelling and typographical errors but preserves two attributed quotes and a brief discussion of gender and parental rights.
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