Over the Top in German Bayonet Fight
The memoir recounts Albert N. Depew an ex chief petty officer turned Foreign Legion gunner who joins the Cassard then serves on the Flanders front. He describes his first trench assault the brutal close combat and the losses including a chaplain and officers while prisoners capture and the Swiss messenger’s death amid heavy shelling.
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U.S. Navy
Foreign Legion of France
Cassard
Depew
Albert N. Depew
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Navy
France
Foreign Legion
Flanders Front
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Neutenant
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No Man's Land
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Kaiser Bill
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Limeys
Bowie
Frits
Stopping the Huns at Dixmude in a mine blast assault
A WWI diary fragment describes trenches near Dixmude with third-line troops, bombers, and stretcher bearers in a heavy bombardment. The narrator notes mines, gas, mask work, and chaotic close combat as they prepare to seize enemy trenches. He ends with the captain revealing mortar battery locations.
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Oues
2Me Legion Etrangere
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Legion
Fritz
Kamerad
Skepticism on German Hunger Claims in War Reports
A London editorial questions recent German starvation reports as exaggerated. It mocks claims of scarce food and suggests Berlin may have adapted to subsistence methods since autumn 1914, noting prior higher quotations from "well-informed neutrals."
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Berlin
London
French Poets Experiment With American Telephones
French authorities test American automatic and semiautomatic telephones as part of communications research.
Medical Adviser and historical events featured in a 1911 history column
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser and Favorite Prescription for home nursing and tonic use. The piece also lists historical milestones tied to November 11 across centuries, noting events from 1680 to 1911 including the Mayflower compact, Ger man Diet actions, Strafford impeachment, Lafayette’s escape, and Hungary’s self-government demand.
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Hungary
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertisement
Sore hands relief through Guticura soap use and Cu ticura Ointment. Apply in hot suds, dry and rub in then remove surplus with tissue. Free sampler at Cuticura Dept Boston. Soap 26 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept
Boston
Lost jest notes in World War I humor column
The excerpt cites a wartime joke about an American negro meeting his Algerian brother and accusing him of forgetting his language. The line appears in a humorous column from Stare and Stripes in France.
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France
Hard Work and Hard Arguments in Career Paths
A reflective remark notes that success hinges on liking the job while using gentle language and firm reasoning to persuade. It frames perseverance and thoughtful discourse as keys to achievement in professional life.
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