Bombing School Tales of Jam Tin Bomb Makers
Eyewitness recounts British training for trench bombing in World War I. Bomb makers improvise with jam tins, fuses, and improvised devices, learning throwing technique, safety orders, and the nerve of close-range blasts. Soldiers describe early Mills bombs, improvised forms, and the shift from makeshift to standardized gear.
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Grevis
Diecourthis
Tommy
Péw
Tomathey
Mills
Fritz
Darrow
Oreur
Pera
Baselal
Christy” Mathewsonpook
Baths and Army Chaplain Courage in World War I
The narrative recounts a hot day of creeks and baths for a military company, including rough discipline and cold water washing. It honors Chaplain Captain Ball Same for three fire-driven rescue trips, continuing to tend the wounded despite a bullet wound to his left arm.
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Metor
Excine
R. Amc
S. Po
S:nltery Police
Holy Joe
Tommy
Ball
Cherre
Chancellor Announces Plan for Enlisting Labor
The ceremony led by Dr. Hes-ton featured readings from St Mark and updated Devereaux Semac plays. A Department of Labor letter urged students to join farm work as substitutes for soldier labor, with President Wilson calling for educational continuity and more student engineers to aid the war effort.
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Heston
St. Mark
Chanelor
Todernt
U.S. Department of Labor
Prescient Wilson
Wilson
Powels
Kansas University survey tallies girl activity hours
A Kansas University canvass on a girls daily routine tracked 168 hours and found wide variation. Reports show segments for work, sleep, recreation, attention, rest, meals, and organized activity, with one student reporting only 13 hours of the period.
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Kansas University
College football red cross gift tops prior drives
The 1917 football season at Potsile raised a substantial sum from receipts to aid the Red Cross. Officials report about 27,000 dollars likely contributed, marking a large single-hearted gift from college football in the United States.
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Red Cross
United States
War courses added to Tulane Summer School 1918
Tulane University expands its 1918 Summer School with fifteen additional war related courses alongside the standard offerings. The note ends with a quip about money and goodbyes, reflecting wartime sentiment.
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Tulane University
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