First Division Actions in Vosges and Armament Struggles
The article recalls a German raid on a Sixteenth Infantry post in November 1917, with three killed, twelve captured, and the French guarding the funerals. It details ammunition shortages, interallied munitions talks, shipping bottlenecks, and debates over mobilizing the Twenty sixth Division and American manpower projections for spring operations. It notes Spain’s and Russia’s roles, and the looming shipping deficit as a critical constraint for Allied plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vosges
Sixteenth Infantry
James B. Gresham
Thomas F. Enright
Merle D. Hay
Bordeaux
Clarence Edwards
Neufchateau
Traub
Riga
Kerensky
Lenin
Trotsky
Russia
Germany
Staf
Avvtris
Italy
Europe
America
Allied Offensive Plans and Six Mile Front Victory Note
In fresh combat dispatches General Byng outlines an attack on a six mile front with German defenses. Tanks breach wire and clear machine guns aiding infantry for a first day gain near four and a half miles though tanks stumble at Flesquieres. French participation appears uncertain though allied drive continues with cautious planning and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byng
Third Army
Flesquieres
Offensive advances and neutral shifts amid World War I fronts
A fragment notes British cavalry delays and a two to three day offensive with mixed success. It mentions a decisive, if not decisive victory, that boosted Allied morale on the western front while offsetting Italian army setbacks. The notice records Callie Pickett administration of an estate in Mount Airy North Carolina with a 12 month claims period ending May 29 1931 and bank contact for settlement.
Administrator's Notice for Estate of Della Buckhart
Notice to all claimants to present claims against the estate of Della Buckhart to the administrator within twelve months or be barred from recovery. All debts to the estate should be settled promptly. The First National Bank Mount Airy acts as administrator dated May 18 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joffre
Balfour
United States
France
Regular Army
National Guard
Caliie Pickett
The
First National Bank
Mount Airy
N. C
Admr
Callie Pickett
Della Buckhart
America
Trustee's Sale Notice in Surry County North Carolina
A trustee will sell at the Dobson courthouse door in North Carolina to the highest bidder for cash the property secured by a deed of trust dated February 2 1927 by Pleasant Hodges and wife Dorothy Hodges recorded in Book 104 page 116 in Surry County after default on the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie M. Forkner
Register of Deeds
Surry County
North Carolina
First National Bank
Mount Airy
Pleasant Hodges
Dorothy Hodges
Dobson
Lands in Surry County North Carolina Seized in Trustee Sale
On July 2 1931 at 100 PM a described tract of land in Franklin Township Surry County North Carolina bounded by Lula Atkinson Charley Ball Joe Falk and the Estate of Maggie Oakley near a branch starts at a maple and follows lines to a Robertson line then to J H Pulk corner includes 65 acres more or less. Additional description in Deed Book 48 page 430. Robt A Freeman Trustee June 1 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
H. O. Woltz
North Carolina
Franklin Township
Lula Atkinson
Charley Ball
Joe Falk
Maggie Oakley
Mose Snow
Thomas Davis
Robertson
J. H. Pulk
Pleasant Hodges
Office of Register of Deeds
Robt. A. Freeman
Also Mentioned on This Page
North American Newspaper Alliance
W._N.U. Service
Chapter
Washington
Seaboard
Interallied Munitions Board
Tasker H. Bliss
War Department
Baker
Tam
Piliders
Betamander
Corned
Ooie
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