Small men lead large unit from Iowa in overseas army
Des Moines dispatch notes Maj. Gen. Edward H. Plummer and three brigadier generals—R. M. Getty, W. B. Beach, S. M. Foote—are pictured at Camp Dodge ahead of sending troops abroad. It profiles their careers from Indian uprisings to Spanish War service and details roles for Beach, Getty, Foote, and C. C. Balleu who will command infantry and artillery units, with Fort Des Moines training for Negro officers referenced.
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Des Moines
Napoleon
Grant
America
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
North Dakota
Edward H. Plummer
Plummer
Canal Zone
Camp Dodge
Beach
el Paso
Texas
Getty
Fort Logan
Colo
Dodge
Foote
Fortress Monroe
C. C. Balleu
Fort Des Moines
Randolph
Uncle Sam
Cantonment
Quincy Men At Camp Dodge Start Drill And Army Life
The Des Moines camp opens for 1,575 drafted men from Illinois Minnesota North Dakota and Iowa in a rapid shift to military life. Officers and noncoms from regular regiments assist training as pay clothing and inspections begin while visitors are welcomed and discipline and drill practice take hold.
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Quincy
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Illinois
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
Bonnycastle
Frank
First Man to Carry Old Glory Into Action Letter
William H. Clancy, the first to bear the American flag on the European front, writes Houston Post from Hearne Texas. He recalls Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917, and recounts his daring bayonet charge with Canadians, carrying Old Glory into battle and expressing pride in Texas and Boston roots.
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William Clancy
Houston Post
the Post
Cecil Street
Bury
Lancashire
Tex
United States
William H. Clancy
Vimy Ridge
Heasley
Planters and Merchants State Bank
Hearne
Father Deemy
Dennison
Texas
Boston
Mass
Ipswich
Germany
Newark
N. J
Bill Clancy
Son of Texas Gunner William Clancy Says He Died in My Arms
An American gunner in the Royal Field Artillery writes from England after being rescued from a trench blowout. He recalls kissing the flag before death, the shell that buried him, and his wish to join fellow Texans in the American army. He signs as Gunner William Clancy, the first American who put the name Texas on the line. Continued on page 14.
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Fritz
England
Royal Field Artillery
Texas
United States
Gunner William Clancy
Woman with a double chin talks enough for two
A woman known for a notably full chin speaks at length, prompting observers to joke that she could fill two voices with her lengthy remarks.
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R. M. Getty
W. B. Beach
S. M. Foote
Minneapolis
Loafers
Seventh Ward
W. B. Wallace
C. J. Falkenthal
Mjor Wallace
Europe
Mamma
Knollenberg
Knollenberg Milling Co
Pensipa
Fifth Street
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