Soldiers Letters From France Describe Life Abroad
From the boys over there, letters recount life in Nantes and Vittel France.
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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
9
War letter from Lonzo Clark recalls battles and exile in Europe
Lonzo Clark of the 374th Aero Squadron writes from France describing his hospital stay and hope to return by Christmas. He details the 38th Infantry's Marne stand, the Argonne fighting, his seasick voyage to Halifax, training near London, and air raids over London while expressing concern for Belgian women and children driven from their homes. He notes a large flying field and his damaged foot yet lingering mobility.
British Submarines Cross Atlantic First From Halifax
The London Daily Mail reveals a war secret that six H class British submarines built in Canada in 1915 left Halifax on July 22 1915 under escort of H M S Carnarvon and two colliers and reached England safely on August A long time until soldiers return is needed perhaps a year or two before normal peace. Secretary Daniels says it would take a year and a half to ship 2 000 000 soldiers to France even with British ships. The US Navy must be strengthened and a three year program requested from Congress. The United States lost less in the war than any other great nation and should contribute a large international police force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert English
Nantes
France
Marshall
Europe
Clyde
Illinois
Camp Johnston
Florida
U.S. A
Paris
Vath
London Daily Mail
Canada
Halifax
H. M. S. Carnarvon
England
Sec. Daniels
Congress
United States
America
Roy N. Francis
Division of Military Aeronautics
Francis
Peace Congress
Coast Guard
Great Lakes
Seacoast
Lakes
Army
Junk
Uses for planes in peace times
Captain Roy N. Francis argues postwar air assets should stay. Air mail, seacoast and lake patrols, forest fire surveillance, coast guard support, and civilian air transport expand opportunities for aviators and industry. He urges retaining top training fields and avoiding junking aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Division of Military Aeronautics
Coast Guard
Forest Patrol
Exodus from Alaska Tests North Pacific Steamships
The mass departure from Alaska strains steamship firms as hundreds seek to leave. More than 800 travelers, including many from Fairbanks and Yukon towns, recently reached White Horse en route to the coast. Boats from Dawson and other Yukon places had reached capacity with miners and others heading outside, shrinking regional populations to their lowest in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
North Pacific Coast
White Horse
Fairbanks
Yukon River
Dawson
Yukon
Yukon Territory
Seattle shipbuilder hands out $1000 old insured policies
Gives, Workers Insurance reports a Seattle steel shipbuilding firm presented over $13 million in old defense policies to its employees. All workers from executives to shop boys and women received $1,000 policies with no charges while employed by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
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Brunswick
Altona
H. M. Dewey & Co. Furniture and Undertaking
Clarence Kibdy
Vittel
38Th Inf
38Th
the Marne
Marne
Metz
Argonne Forest
Lonzo Clark
374Th Aero Sq
York
Garden City
L. L
Liverpool
Ramsey
Kenley
London
Catenham
Aittle
Atlantic
TIMES
Black & Hutchison
Kirchner & Williams Lumber Co
the Herald
Herald
Terre Haute Daily Star
M. Grabersheimer
Heinz
Freestone
Parsons
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