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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
5
Wartime letter from Les Welle, 1918, describes a convoy voyage with troops aboard a ship that caught fire at sea. The excerpt placed in Milwaukee context notes Birta as Fuller Brush Co. manager. The letter details an unexpectedly rapid journey and the emotional impact of danger at sea.
Aboard a transport ship the writer details the convoy departure from port, cargo, and morale. He notes rat-proof storage, meals, and gifts from Brooklyn, while describing ships, aircraft, and a submarine scare. The narrative follows the voyage through delays, fires, troop transfers, naval actions, and liberty at a French hospital.
In August 1917 pleas are issued for books to support boys at war camps, with Knoxville named among locations aiding the effort. The appeal emphasizes supplying reading materials to service members as part of the wartime community drive.
August 16 Knox County exemption board mobilizes 300 additional men to meet a 203 man quota for the first draft. Nearby reports include a man caught poisoning wells near a training camp and shot as a German spy, and a Red Cross plea for knitted articles for soldiers. Local fears arise over a perfume seller to children house to house. Pella boys pass draft examination and will join the first contingent. Wheat agent to assist farmers with seed.
August 28 President Wilson rejects Pope Benedicts peace plea. August 25 Italian second army breaks through Austrian line on Isonzo front.
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