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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
6
From France a wounded American soldier writes to his parents urging families at home to “take hold in the good old American way.” The piece urges sacrifice and active support, framing daily hardships as minor beside the soldiers’ courage, and calls on mothers and sisters of the West to craft a home front response.
A rallying plea urges all citizens to support the Fourth Liberty Loan with full financial backing. The message stresses shared sacrifice and a national concerted effort, urging September 28 as the date to respond and contribute.
In a gallant French artillery tradition Battery B in a U S regiments named their cannons after noted American patriotic women. Betsy Ross and Elsie Janis were chosen for their historic ties to Washington’s flag and morale boosting performances in France. The guns bear the names on their carriages as inspiration for future service.
Irving Cobb recalls a London hospital scene of a severely maimed child after an air raid. He details the girl’s missing hand, shattered arm, and her fragile smile as she clings to a china doll, a stark image amid wartime horror and imperial glare.
A wounded soldier recalls a robin’s nest in an empty shell case and notes birds are keen observers of approaching danger. Pheasants, pigs, hens, toy dogs, cats, and dogs show early warnings of raids, while horses and cavalry animals endure fear more quietly, confirming animals adapt to battlefield noise.
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