Life With French Hosts Gives U S Troops Insight and Morale Boost
In central France a regiment of American artillerymen, mainly from California and the Northwest, billets in village homes. Soldiers report informal life, neat billets, improved sanitation, and growing sympathy for French civilians, especially as they learn from old couples who have suffered losses. Black troops bring songs and banjos, while craps games and morale-boosting displays persist in barracks. Draft men face alcohol restrictions even before induction.
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California
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Sentet
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Idaho
Soitiers
America
Europe
Great Lakes
Mae
Jess
Pennsylvania Boy Describes Marine Front Action in France
New Castle boy with the medical corps in France writes from the front controlled by the United States Marines before June 28. He recalls fierce fighting, officers losing control, and Marines overrunning machine gun nests. He notes Germans wiped out in woods and about 800 taken captive in one engagement.
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Pat Burn
Willams
France
United States
Kamerad
Government plans deferment for skilled farm workers
War officials set up advisers in each district to track skilled farm labor needs and direct deferred classifications. The agriculture department seeks precise farm labor figures, while Lt. Elbert Walker Shirk is commended for rescuing a Belgian sailor from the Lorraine. Secretary Daniels backs a gold life saving medal.
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Lic Les' der
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Secretary of Agriculture
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Department of Agriculture
United States Naval Aviation Forces
Foreign Service
Elbert Walker Shirk
United States Naval Reserve Force
U. S. S. Lorraine
Shirk
Interned HU Sailor Now Fights for U. S.
Max Froom, once onboard a German ship interned at an American dock at the war’s start, now serves as a patriotic U S soldier. He has already fought in several battles against Germany and remains active in duty.
Soldiering Becomes Habit At Camp Keangy
Frank, a California 8th grader at the remount station, plans to re enlist as army service expires August 25. He says retirement is not an option while there’s a chance of another war fight and intends to stay in until the war ends.
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Remount
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Golden Rule Has Place in Trade
A column argues the Golden Rule applies to commerce with honesty and fair weights. It contrasts merchant duties with consumer expectations, noting buyers ask for credit and support for local causes, while merchants must reciprocate with fair pricing, honest measures, and community donations.
Golden Rule Pays, Learn From a Cautionary Consumer Tale
A rural shopper laments mail order pitfalls choosing a suit from a big catalogue and paying by money order. The piece argues the Golden Rule in business benefits both consumer and merchant, noting fair dealing should apply every day, not just Sundays.
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