From Navy to Front Lines in World War I
Albert N. Depew recounts his U S Navy service ending as chief petty officer first class and his rapid move to enlistment in France. He joins the Foreign Legion aboard Cassard, earns marksmanship honors, then serves with British forces on the Flanders front, including a Dixmude trench encounter and a bayonet clash with Germans.
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Albert N. Depew
United States
Cary
France
Foreign Legion
Lind
Flanders Front
Dixmude
War Diary Fragment From Front Line Bombardment
A first hand account describes trench bombardment, heavy casualties, and chaos in No Man's Land. Soldiers repair dugouts, witness officers killed, and German and Allied artillery clash as corpses are collected. The author reflects on cursing, duty, and the harsh realities of frontline life.
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Chen
Paris
Apollo
Yto
Welgolind
United States
Fritz
Keith
Bowies
No Man’s Land
No Man's Land
Woolward
Corse
Dixmude Siege and Zeppelins Joyride in War Run
A narrator detailing a night mission for runner service in Dixmude describes the fragile front, German patrols, and mines. After reporting to the burgomaster, bombardment by a Zeppelin devastates nearby streets, killing and wounding civilians and soldiers. The piece ends with a vow of remembrance and ongoing resistance against German cruelty.
Emperance Notes On Alcohol Strain On The Liver
A temperance lecture by Prof. W. A. Osborne explains how alcohol repeatedly cycles through the liver and bowel, stressing the liver as the body's main processing organ. He notes the liver’s limited ability to utilize alcohol and its repeated irritation during elimination, highlighting why the liver is particularly susceptible to alcoholic degeneration.
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W. A. Osborne
Doctor Osborne
The German Whisper Warns Against Army Alcohol
The booklet The German Whisper from the Public Information Committee cites General Pershing banning soldiers from buying or accepting alcoholic drinks in France. It notes limited beer, discourages drinking among troops, and seeks French government cooperation to prevent liquor sales to transport trains. The associate clinician Harry O'Higgins labels drunkenness as pro German fear mongering aimed at families of those serving.
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Zepp
Dixmude
Fritz
Siede
Tan
Red Cross
Courne
Dixande
Laurent
Doctor Laurent
Dixamde
Madame Tilmans
Gennana
Committee On Public Information
Federal
Clvician
Harry O'Higgins
France
Persiung
Sen
Mr. O'Higgins
Results of Bone Day Law and Police Report
The Sioux Falls police chief W F Martin reports that prohibition protects the city at about one third of one patrol per thousand population, the lowest among major U.S. cities. The year’s liquor arrests show varied monthly totals from August to June, reflecting enforcement activity amid the ban. A British Royal Army Medical Corps officer condemns the rum ration as a cause of unnecessary injuries and deaths at Gallipoli and the Western Front.
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Police Department
Sioux Falls
Minn
W. TF. Martin
Iee Lee
United Sentan
Martin
British
Royal Army Medical Corps
Gallipoli
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Albert N. Depexz
Marte
PETTS
Foreign Legion OF France
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Depew
Vain
Bartel
Hota
Ther
Nenia
Iriad Ion
Ne Ville
Varionuy
Weman
Bim
Emperance
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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