Togo the Lewis Gunner Hero of Western Front
In France a Canadian battalion honors Togo known as Yamato Hykashi a diminutive Vancouver recruit who joined as a Lewis gunner. After a brutal bombardment he single handedly saved his gun amid German advances receiving a final greeting to his wife and children before dying with a smile and the gun still in action.
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France
Yamato Hykashi
Togo
Vancouver
Sand
Hun
Lewis
Smiler
Begin Democracy At Home Outcry Over Hypocrisy
The piece critiques a party leadership in the United States for hypocrisy in democracy rhetoric while disenfranchising three-fourths of war volunteers in regions where it dominates. It notes that many disinherited voters are white men and cautions that a friend may think highly of you regardless of the larger political context.
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United States
Comedians of Old Greece Statues Reveal Ancient Wit
Small terra cotta statues from a fourth century B C tomb depict Greek comedians with vivid characterization. The figures mirror modern folly, showing actors in short trousers rather than robes, with playful poses and colors still faintly visible on their worn surfaces.
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Charlie Chaplin
Hercules
Greece
Eskimo Sharing and Eating Habits Described by MacMillan
Arctic explorer Dr. Donald B. MacMillan notes Eskimo rely on communal property. Visitors may eat if hungry, with food shared among poor hunters. They eat and sleep when needed, often delaying meals and rest for emphasis, according to Youth's Companion.
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Donald B. MacMillan
Arctic
London Sea Gull Visitors Arrive Early This Winter
The Christian Science Monitor notes an unusually early arrival of London sea gulls, last seen in 1895 near Serpentine and Kensington Gardens. Gulls on the river are common, but feeding them from bridges is now forbidden by defense of the realm rules, forcing the birds to fend for themselves this season.
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London
Serpentine
Kensington Gardens
Round Pond
Christian Science Monitor
Beaten To It Germany Confesses Wickedness and Repents
General Kenly quotes a fortune hunter pursuing a Pittsburgh heiress. The hunter vows to tell her he is unworthy, but the heiress preempts him by revealing the truth first in a witty exchange about bait and pursuit.
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Germany
Military Aeronautics
Kenly
Pittsburg
George
Portland girl sends soap to sergeant major in France
A Portland Maine girl mailed a packet of soap leaves to a sergeant major of the Fifty fourth in France. He replied with surprise that he never smoked and said he gave the soap to a private who rolls his own cigarettes, who almost died of nausea from it.
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France
Portland
Marseille Port Surpasses One Million Inhabitants
The article notes Marseille as France's largest port with about 1,000,000 residents and among the wealthiest industrial and commercial centers. It serves as a key distribution hub for southeastern France and French African colonies, though Paris exercises control over the toy trade.
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Marseiles
France
Paris
Brest Camp Horrors At Brest Camp Pontanezen Explained
Arnold A. Robert Jr. recalls the Brest camp misery from Dec. 1 to Jan. 10 with mud filled tents, crowded kitchens, and no fuel or toilets, while officials deny poor conditions and a Paris headline praises the camp as satisfactory. The piece urges accountability as hundreds fall ill and soldiers request public exposure of the abuses.
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War Department
Brest
Department
Boston Transcript
Arnold A. Robert Jr
Roslindale
Mass
55Th
Boston) Artillery
Robert
Providence
Paris
New York Herald
Congress
Washington
Children Cry for Fletchers Castoria Services Ad
Christian Science services announced with Sunday worship at 11 a m and Wednesday evening meetings at 7 30. Sunday school at 10 a m. All are welcome. In Pythian Te
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Children Cry For
Fletcher's
Castoria Christian Science Services
Pythian
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured In Marshall Testimony
A local Marshall endorsement highlights Doan's Kidney Pills as kidney trouble remedy. Mrs. C Montgomery cites back and kidney improvement after use, with price listed at 60 cents and the ad urging readers to buy the same product from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. A Herald readers bargain also notes Terra Haute Daily Star price rise but combined subscriptions stay at 4.50 for one year.
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Dean
Marshall
Herald
Terra Haute
Rail Timetable Details Eastbound and Westbound Cars
PC C and St L Railway lists eastbound trains No 114 6 806 148 26 144 with times 12 21 a m 4 45 a m 7 25 p m 12 01 p m 4 38 p m 7 49 p m and westbound No 135 807 27 21 837 with times 2 28 a m 7 00 a m 9 58 a m 1 05 p m 7 49 p m. Big Four Cairo Division shows No 24 11 41 pm No 43 3 47 am No 18 2 53 pm No 7 11 16 am.
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Pc, C. & St. L. Railway
Cairo Division
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