Colonia Hospital Publishes Its Own Newspaper
A wartime hospital at Colonia near Plainfield launches a patient and staff produced newspaper. Lieut. Col. Upshur leads the effort with editor William E. Conway from Sioux City and a staff of editors and reporters. The paper features news, prose, poetry, ads, and columns from Amboy, Newark, and Elizabeth, aiming to aid convalescence and eventual return to civilian life.
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Plainfield
Lieuten A. Po Upshur
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Hospital of
Business Vous Way
Eft Amboy
New Prayswick
Upshir
Secretary Baker Outlines Demobilization After Armistice
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker releases a letter assuring officers and men of a rapid return home where possible, but notes a substantial force must remain until military needs are clear and normal conditions resume. The letter emphasizes continued training, discipline, and service while demobilization proceeds.
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Secretary of War
Army
United States
Department
France
Freeman Relates Experiences of a Service Family
Lieutenant Freeman, attached to the diver artillery corps, writes of his long service, the heavy fighting near Dunquerque, and the perilous treks across recaptured territory. His brothers Howard and Stewart serve in the Marine Corps and artillery, both in this country.
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Walter H. F
South and
Woodland
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Freeman
Diver Artillery Corps
Dunquerque
Howard
Stewart
Marine Corps
Artillery
Edgar
Paris
59Th
Opera Comique
Saumut
123D
Bridier
123 Regiment
Illinois Navy Guard
Florida
Saumur
O. K
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U. S. Army General Hospital No 3
Rahway
New Jersey
Baker
Newton D. Baker
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Prince
Lieut. Freeman
the Record Office
Oswald
In Asbestos Protected Metal Company
Aspromet
IV Company
Pittsburgh, U. S.A
First National Bank
Oswald-Candy Shop
Front Street
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pa
Aspromet Company
Lwton Hofen
W. Front St. Plainfield, N. J
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