Gunner Depew Marks Naval and Gallipoli Service
Albert N. Depew recounts a U S Navy career ending in the Dardanelles expedition. He rises to gunner and serves aboard the dreadnought Cassard, joins the Foreign Legion, fights in trench and bayonet combat, survives a Zeppelin raid, is wounded, and returns to sea duty on Cassard for the Gallipoli campaign.
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Acadie Gagie
Sachin
Jasper News
Albert N. Depex
US Navy
Foreign Legion OF France
Cassard
Raily and Beaton Co
George Matthew Adams
Albert N. Depew
United States Navy
Clilethetty Atheer
Navy
France
Foreign Legion
H Ss
Flinders Front
Dixinude
Depew
Salls
Dardanelles
Action at the Dardanelles aboard the Cassard
The narrator recounts multiple Dardanelles voyages aboard the Cassard acting as convoy, facing storms, near drownings, and submarine threats. He notes a fatal wand of a crewman swept by a wave, battles with mines and subs, and the courage of Allied troops at Gallipoli, especially the Anzacs. Also mentions an unreliable wireless storyteller and a 50 franc reward for sighting a periscope.
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Dardanelles
Cassard
Nestion
Ind
Baron Munchiusen
Ito
Henry Ford
Gullipoli
Fttle
Cape Helles
Gibraltar
Maite
Elisabeth
England
Bilmey
Joe
Ko al
Lizzie
Goliath
Cape. Helles
Prince George
Transporta
Agin
Gaba Tepe
Albion
Davy
Kochmann
Depew Volunteers for Gallipoli Trench Service
In the trenches at Gallipoli a young man named Depew volunteers for military duty. After a fierce battle he discovers his friend wounded and frightened by enemy fire. The narrative continues in the next installment with the unfolding ordeal.
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Depew
Gallipoli
Pal
Martial Law Defined as Extraordinary State Rule
The term martial law means the abrogation of civil law and a superseding of ordinary government. It is invoked in extreme peril when public welfare requires extraordinary measures and normal administration cannot be trusted.
Mothers Ignore Science in Baby Rearing Debate
A fragmented excerpt argues against doctors and science on infant care, praising lullaby and rocking without medical caution. It frames the infant as needing musical sleep, while “steely science” demands a change, and mentions a baby born at sea on a long voyage as a lone possibility.
Hunter Fox Outwits Pennsylvanians In Tree Recovery
A crafty fox led a long Pennsylvanian fox chase until a tree sighting revealed him. William Speakman climbed the tree to shake the limb and the fox tumbled down, uninjured after a fall of several feet. The fox then fled toward Thomas farm to escape.
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Wily Fox
Speakman
William Speakman
Eing
Reynard
Thomas Farm
Philadelphia
Girls Wanted for Men's Neckwear Ad Sparks Debate
A department store advertisement in the New Orleans States proclaims “Girls wanted for men’s neckwear,” stirring discomfort over the phrasing and implying the odd image of a girl worn as neckwear. readers react to the biting, satirical label in this era critique.
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Nan
New Orleans
United States Sends 1600 Locomotives to France
The United States pledges vital wartime aid by shipping 1,600 locomotives to France in support of allied efforts. These rail assets aim to strengthen transportation of troops, supplies, and equipment across European fronts during the alliance's campaign.
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United States
France
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