New American Doughboys Enter Trench Warfare in Alsace
In Alsace Morraine under moonlight American doughboys march from sheltering woods toward trenches. Newly arrived recruits, once clerks and barbers, display discipline and readiness, saying they will whip Germans. A brigadier general notes their calm, work ethic, and multilingual unit pride as they adapt to No Man's Land.
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Alsace- Morraine
Europe
United Press
Uncle Sam
States
France
Kloughboy
Gove
No Man’s Land
Kaiser Bill
Gerpone
No Man's Land
New York
Doughboys in Alsace Lorraine Front Face German Threats
The new units move into the Alsace Lorraine hills with supply wagons camp kitchens and machine guns. The front is a shell swept No Man's Land where Germans are easily detected. Doughboys vow no easy days and aim to punish Germany quickly by taking decisive action in the trenches.
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Alsace and Lorraine
Huns
Germany
Iowa Army and Civil Affairs Movements Highlighted
War department orders induction of Maj Frank Love unit to Fort Riley Kansas Major Frank Lyman named lieutenant colonel on Gov Harding staff for Iowa draft work Justice Department forgives Dubuque banker George J Homan after his Leavenworth conviction Friends of Homan press for clemency Camp Dodge to get a 175000 laundry and power house Iowa Nonpartisan League activities seen in state reports Buchanan county soldiers honored with a service flag Jonas Bramwell delivers dedication speech at Marion wedding near Logan ends in fatal interurban collision Private James Batell at Camp Pike faces white slavery charges in Arkansas and Grace Manning Davenport tied to Waterloo case English estate of Geo E B Ward to become Yankee soldiers hospital site Devil s Backbone park in Delaware county eyed for state project Camp Dodge YMCA entertainments record July shows 192000 soldiers attended 315 events German studies dropped from Iowa schools high schools favor French knowledge of German deemphasized Cootie garments for Iowa soldiers deemed insufficient by Colonel Bennett Eastman explains garment quality and intended discard all to support war effort
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Frank Love
Fort Riley
Kans
Frank Lyman
Harding
Iowa
Department of Justice
George J. Homan
Dubuque
Leavenworth
Homan
Servica
Buchanan’ County
Hoya
J. E. Bramwell
Marion
John L. Brown
Logan
Sarah Graybill
St. Joe
James Batell
Waterloo
Camp Pike
Ark
Grace Manning
Davenport
Geo. EB. Ward
Sioux City
England
Mr. Ward
Towa
Federal Labor Department
A. L. Urick
United States Employment Service
Lewis Rivens
Camp Dodge
Montana
Rivens
Fred Boltz
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Troy Hill
Chariton
Delaware County
State Executive Council
Manchester
Camp Dodge Army Y. M. C. A
C. A. Bryan
H. W. Dueker
Near Wellman
A. M. Deyoe
Colonel Bennett
Eastman
San Diego Becomes a War City of Fair Weather and War Machines
The article depicts San Diego’s transformation into a military hub as war expands its skyline with shipyards airfields and thousands of uniformed residents. Crowded with aircraft intrigue naval ships and diverse volunteers the city blends calm beaches with intense training and social programs for soldiers.
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San Diego
Cal
Niente
Uncle Sam
America
Prairie Dog Becomes Devil Dog in Marine Training Move
William D. Knickerbocker of Dogden North Dakota ended his wish to become a devil dog. He passed an almost perfect physical test and is headed to Paris Island South Carolina for Marine training after leaving the line at the recruiting station in St Paul Minnesota.
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St. Paul
Minn
North Mankota
William D. Knickerbocker
Dogden
N. D
United States Marine
Knickerbocker
Paris Island
Spiegel solves farm help problem with driverless team
Gus Spiegel of Crawford County demonstrates a driverless riding plow team on his 24 acre farm. He trails his plow with three horses while a second team to a cultivator follows. Spiegel says the driverless rig has never skipped a beat.
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Bucyrus
Gus Spiegel
Crawford County
Spiegel
Brothers Reconcile After Marine Enlistment
Two brothers from St. Louis Dan Tarantola and Angelo Tarantola had not spoken for two years. Angelo joined the Marine corps first, then Dan followed to join with him. Both are stationed at Paris Island, S C, and have renewed their bond.
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St. Louis
Marine Corps
Dan
Angelo Tarantola
Angelo
Marines
Paris Island
S. C
Hearts On The Right Side Bar War Draft Entry
George W. Nicholson, 30, was rejected by Dr. John H. Bailey of local board No. 22 for military service because his heart lies on the right side. Nicholson had previously failed enlistment for being underweight. The doctor’s finding halted his attempt to join the army.
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Philadelphia
John H. Bailey
George W. Nicholson
Nicholson
Draft Board
Bailey
War Mother Of Tennessee Has Five Sons In Service
Knoxville Tenn The champion war mother of Tennessee Mrs A P White of Powell Station Knox county has five sons in the service Captain Roy D White Lieutenant John W H White Private William Homer White Cook Marvin B White and Private Edgar White She declares all my boys volunteered with pride
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Dixie
A. P. White
Powell Station
Knox County
Roy D. White
John WH. White
William Homer White
Marvin B. White
Edgar White
Deepest lake in country found near Portland Oregon
A lake dubbed the Great Sunken Lake in a Cascade valley about seventy miles north of Jacksonville is described as possibly the deepest in the nation or world. It measures nearly fifteen miles long and four miles wide, sits below mountain crests where winds cannot reach it, and its surface is as smooth as glass, earning it the moniker Lake of Mystery.
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France
Italy
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Cascade Mountains
Jacksonville
Austrian Defends Kaiser in Saloon Clash
Nick Atreat aged thirty two an Austrian defended the Kaiser in a saloon argument here. He was taken to City hospital with several scalp wounds. His assailant escaped.
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Kaiser—Hospital
St. Louis
Nick Atreat
Kaiser
Long-ago notes mix of global events and local curiosities
A collage of historical tidbits covers diverse items from a 150000-strong Australian trade union roster with 45000 deaths to India reviving indigo production. a Providence schoolhouse 118 years in use. Sardinia mainland telephony progress. Arlington Massachusetts firefighting uniforms. Lake Erie’s Walk in the Water launch a century ago. a Dalton Massachusetts loan repayment anecdote. Burma’s fat usage for nonindustrial purposes. Loyalist women funding a privateer in the Revolutionary era. honey bees fetching high county prices at Henry Clay Werrow sale. Albany sleighs of 1795 bound for Genesee country. Zion City workers painting yellow over service flag disputes.
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Il Glornale d'Italia
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Sardinia
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Maas
Lake Erie
Black Rock
Buffalo
Detroit
Dalton
Mass
Burma
New York
Tlenry Clay Werrow
York
Albany
N. Y
Genesee Country
Genesee Valley
Far West
Zion City
John J. Smith
W. J. Payne
Copany
Women in Utah Grow Sugar at Home In Beet Effort
County home demonstration agent spurs 15 groups to plant 75 to 100 pounds of beet seed each for home sugar production. Women also produce 2000 to 2500 pounds of potato starch, averaging 25 pounds per bushel, saving about 400 bushels of potatoes that would have been wasted.
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Utah
Barbers Don Quip About Habit and Short Talk
Barbers are noted for loquacious talk yet joke that it stems from habit of cutting men short. The quip reflects humor about barber chatter and concise service in a light exchange.
Postal Card Address Side Rules Declared Unmailable
Post Office Department rulings state that any writing or printing on the address side of a government postal card besides the address itself is considered message and renders the card unmailable. The rule aims to keep the address area free of extraneous content.
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Post Office Department
Passions Compared To Floods In Classic Thought
A quoted reflection contrasts shallow murmurs with deeper passions likened to floods. The phrase suggests passions run silently beneath awareness, powerful and dumb, echoing Sir Walter Toe leigh style.
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Sir Walter Toeleigh
Real Victory Through Adversity and Opportunity
A quote from Lucy Larcom emphasizes rising above unavoidable annoyances and making circumstances serve us. It notes the deeper triumph is using challenges as helpers to gain strength and perspective.
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Lucy Larcom
The Only Time Observations From Beanfugle
A remark attributed to Colonel Beanfugle notes that some people never stay home except on election day and then overdo it. The quote appears in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Colonel Beanfugle
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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