Feeding refugees on a French train during wartime
A French interior ministry telephoned the American Red Cross in Paris to feed a thousand east Amiens refugees passing through Acheres at seven pm. An army of volunteers loaded a truck with beef, milk, bread, and fruit and set out to serve the exiles aboard a 28-car train. Families from Picardy and Champagne, some refugees for a second or third time, received bread, cheese, fruit, and care as the train moved toward Paris amid background shelling and air raids.
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Alsace Textile Plants Seized by German State Control
Alsace undergoes forced liquidation as German authorities seize textile firms. The Blehroeder group wins the bid to take over mills, backed by state supervision, while Alsatian capital and administrators face accusations of forced privatization. City officials protest the method as a systematic Germanization effort led by Berlin.
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Soldier saves king as Belgrade guard battles foes
In World War I era dispatches from Bangor Maine an officer Lieut Pavle Yovanoviteh led the guard escorting King Peter I of Serbia through the bombardment and chaos as Austrian shells struck Belgrade. He was wounded saving the monarch and awarded high honors for service.
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Blind man regains sight after long illness in Vandalla
A farmer from Vandalla, Charles BH Brown, 69, regains sight after a three year blindness following an operation. His first visual hello is rows of troops marching past Camp Funston, Kansas, seen from his window in the city recovery.
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Barber and bride wed during trolley journey
Charles M. Barber a trolley car conductor and Jettie Ohto were married by a justice of the peace after Barber’s motorman acted as best man. The couple resumed their interrupted trolley ride with Mr and Mrs Barber aboard, a unique ceremony on the car.
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Invented In England Big Toe Shoe War Diet
The Big Toe shoe features a separate preparate compartment for the big toe amidst a wartime diet theme. It mentions first month slim rations and second month insisting no cults or belts on the salts.
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Girls to Do Farm Work in Los Angeles Army
An army of 1,935 high school girls in Los Angeles have volunteered to harvest crops for the Woman's Land Army of America. They will be ready after June 21 when schools close, and expect to grow to at least 3,000 in their ranks.
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Could Not Speak Khaki Spelling Quiz Stumps Smithton Class
In Greensburg Pennsylvania a Smithton school spelling bee showed 49 of 50 words correct but all students erred on the word time of the doughboy's uniform, khaki. The item notes the tough challenge and the overall strong classroom performance.
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