Seeing Battlefields and Ruined France for First Time
A correspondent travels Verdun and surrounding ruins, detailing shattered villages, bombed churches, and shelled towns. He witnesses devastated infrastructure, abandoned homes, and mass graves, and questions the peace terms with reflections on war’s cost and France’s endurance. The piece blends war reportage with solemn commentary on reconstruction and forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Lark
Fort
Versailles
Bendis
Belgium
Ateonoe
Cerowd Rallera
Quaint Villaogea
Brees
Bresent
Ecenery
Clave
Menux
Rondwar
Gree Castle
Mentmirall
Yankee Horseshoer and a Lost Horse in War Front
The report recounts Walter Welle, a horsefarrier from Saint Clair, Pennsylvania, serving in France during World War I. While shoeing a horse, the animal collapsed and died. a barker reportedly removed a shell fragment, highlighting dangers faced by workers near combat zones.
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Tan Hi.font
France
Enire
Herodne
Justina
Trante
Porta Theoich
Kent
Speenh Weolte
Gornell
George Welle
Clelr
Mateer
Bri
Curiae
Titan Bs
Akalté
Spiders Interfere With Telegraph Wires Across South America
Reports describe spider webs entangling cables and breaking lines, hindering communication from Brazil to Chile. A heavy nest and windSW sweep cause power and line troubles, as crews race to clear routes and restore service.
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Brasil
Sentem
South
Ameren
Kaiser William at Metz Amid Cathedral Entrance
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Kaiser William at Metz near the cathedral entrance with stray phrases about placards and a likely abdication reference. Names and specifics are unclear, but the scene suggests a royal or political moment tied to the Metz site.
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Fragmented OCR text from a historical newspaper page mentions names, events, and places with garbled phrasing. It references The New York Evening Bush and a poem like “The Somplied Lite of John Sophies,” with scattered fragments about flowers, dresses, and a royal or literary tone.
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Bloceon
Aly
New York
Anna Jeening
John Sophies
Chong Rend
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Jace
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Witter
Verdun
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Terdun la Mercly
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Cheliogs
Reims
Shell Bude
Aindenburg
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Fort de la Par
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Lind
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Rte Dee
Goa
Weber Agetem
Chilgren
Lewes
Prince Bowes
Tees
Incede Guerfere
South America
Giye Ing Ghort Sirsuit
GFA Rardens
America
Princeton University
Breage
Peinocbon Universics
Alomei
Olt Cerrilog Amertenn
Anges
Kaiser William
Metz
Getthany
Cathedral of
Kore
Vic
University of Berlin
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