Y M C A workers share front line war tales
Frank M. Van Epps, badly wounded as a Y M C A worker in the Argonne, spoke at a Y M C A college talk after narrowly surviving the Oronze torpedoing. He described four fronts, shelling, a barn shelter, and a stretcher service during the final months of World War I.
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Chicago
Frank M. van Epps
Argonne
Y.B. C. A. College
France
Oronze
van Epps
Alsace
Wales
Hollyhead
Middle Alsace
St. Mihiel
Madeleine Farm
Thomas F. Hadley
Iowa
Hadley
Soldiers to Study in Army Education Drive
Paris reports General Rees arrives from Washington to oversee army education work. The Y M C A army education commission advances its program with textbooks arriving overseas and post schools expanding at 40 per division. Officers and men are being absorbed by French and British universities to capacity.
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Paris
Rees
Washington
War Department
Army
John Erskine
Columbia University
Y” Commission
General Praises Y. M. C. A Paris
Brigadier General J. P. O'Neil of the Ninetieth division lauds the Y. M. C. A. in Paris while noting some workers are fools. He cites a man who drew front line danger and Bowie shells as reason for a Distinguished Service Cross, commending the Y. M. C. A. for its lasting impact.
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Paris
J. P. O'Neil
Ninetieth
Y M C A Worker Honored for Courage in Russian Action
A delayed cablegram to the Y M C A National War Work Council reports that General Allied forces in northern Russia recommended Howard B. Merritt of New York for suitable recognition of his conduct during a surprise attack he helped repel while serving the forces.
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Russia
Howard B. Merritt
New York
Y. M. C. A. National War Work Council
American officers to study in English universities
English universities prepare to welcome American officers and men for collegiate special or post graduate courses under the army educational commission scheme conducted by the United States Army and the American Y M C A.
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Army Educational Commission
United States Army
Y. M
Mr Wislat Cured of Constipation
A 1909 letter reports indigestion relief after receiving a free sample of Chamberlain's Tablets by mail. The reviewer, Wm B Wislat, says he used the tablets and bought a package, then states he has not had trouble since.
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MR. Wislat
Chamberlain
Wm. B
Oil Men Protest Back Taxes on Kentucky Oil Lands
Kentucky oil producers denounce Estill and Lee county back tax suits on oil wells and leases arguing the 1918 production tax already covers all other taxes. Leaders like Thomas M. Owsley and F B Tomb say the effort is unfair, doubles tax, and will deter investment while praising the production tax revenue and local prosperity from oil development.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Estill
Lee Counties
Esti
Thomas M. Owsley
Kentucky Oil Exchange
Mr. Owsley
Frankfort
F. B. Tomb
Supreme Court of the United States
Deputy Collector Shot in Mountain Duel Near Pond Gap
Federal agents report United States Deputy Collector A. P. Hert of Danville was killed and two assistants fatally wounded in a close range pistol duel with draft evaders and moonshiners near Pond Gap in the Cumberland Mountains near the Kentucky Virginia line. One or more outlaws may have been wounded as agents and a volunteer posse pursued the fugitives.
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John W. Hughes
Danville
United States
A. P. Hert
Pond Gap
Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky- Virginia
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