Over the Top and First German in Bayonet Fight
A frontline account details the lieutenant and troops in a brutal bayonet charge. A wounded boy begs for a cigarette as medics move him to a field hospital. The narrator recalls the chaplain, a Swiss prankster, and intense hand to hand fighting that leaves officers dead and the trench lost.
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Depew
Leutenant
Leutenant Craid
Polly
No Man's Land
Ife
Foreign Legion
Fritz
Uerman
Kaiser Biil
Pollu
Limeys
Stopping the Huns at Dixmude in a trench scene
An American medic recalls the Dixmude defense with third line troops, crude shelter, and intense shelling. He describes the chaos of mines, wire, and gas, the crater action of the 2me Legion Etran gere, and the moment when the captain reveals mortar battery locations amid frantic fighting and wounded comrades.
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Dixmude
Dizmude
2Me Legion Etrangere
Doc
Skeptical of German Starvation Claims
A reflection on disputed German food conditions, dismissing anonymous reports as unhelpful and noting past sensational quotas. The piece mocks claims of severe hunger since autumn 1914 and suggests Berlin adapts with substitutes. It ends by noting Paris and London postal authorities testing American automatic and semiautomatic methods.
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Germany
Berlin
London
Dutch Sleepyhead in Barracks Fire Dream
At a military camp a fire damaged barracks near the bank while Dutch, famed for sleepiness, slumbered through the alarm. He wandered to another bunk and slept on as flames raged, until crews recovered him beneath ashes, clutching his girlfriend’s photo and a razor.
English Eyes Chairman Reveals Trip to Old Point Comfort
Chairman Padgett of the house na val committee speaks of a recent voyage to Old Point Comfort with English officers. They watched the bathers and one visitor noted the brevity of the bathing costumes. Padgett said they economize even there as individuals contribute.
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Padgett
House Naval Committee
Old Point Comfort
Pidgett
They're Stubborn What is the easiest way to win a woman
A provocative line asks whether the quickest path to winning a woman is through feigning hostility. The quip implies manipulation as a playful, controversial stance, reflecting a sharp, argumentative tone likely from a column or editorial snippet.
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Gunner Depew
Albert N. Depew
Reilly and Britton Co
Spe
U.S. Navy
Foreign Legion of Franca
Cassard
George Matthew Adama
Bowie
Bocie
Fie
Legion
Siam
Kamerad
Gunna
Schiffmann
Red Cross
Pace
Saeen
Saal
Londen
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