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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1918
Page
7
Recruits and veterans describe the persistent cootie problem in World War I trenches. Soldiers burn seams with candle flames, fashion wooden scratchers, buy body lice powder, and endure nightly shirt hunts. An Irish Hussar regiment marches to dinner late, while a recruit discovers his church parade fate after a mistaken religion stamp on his disk.
A soldier recalls early shell fire in a muddy trench on the Western Front. He describes red fiber disks for identification, German shelling, the fear of No Man's Land, ruined villages like H, whisky street trenches, and a night of cold rain before dawn brings relief with hot tea. He longs for home in Jersey City.
A trench routine unfolds amid mud and shellfire as British soldiers rebuild a parapet after a German mortar explosion. The narrator recalls ration discipline, fear, and hard-won tips from veterans, including the motto if you're going to get it you'll get it, plus a stay alert guard duty where a rat and star shells punctuate a brutal dawn.
The narrator details four days in a front-line trench, billets at a former stable, and the daily routine. He recalls lice, mud, and the sign “Sitting 60 lying 20” for wounded orders, mess duties, bacon tea, and trench discipline.
A broad statement argues that free speech is allowed for everyone but carries inevitable outcomes or penalties. The remark highlights tension between expression and accountability in public discussion.
Large sheets for transferring embroidery and other patterns offered at the Herald Office.
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