Red Cross Sets Up Tailor Shop in Berne for Prisoners
The American Red Cross opened a tailor shop in Berne to clothe captured officers with uniforms. Aimed to supply garments and underclothes, the operation includes measurement mail orders and a shop in Paris to create outfits for prisoners. Camp scenes recount a battle where a scout named Scotty fell after directing fire, with thirty enemy dead noted.
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Red Cross
Berne
Ametteny
Auwrleie Red Cross
Hell Cross
Paris
Switzerland
Brigade Commander Term Origins From Latin Roots
The note explores the etymology of brigade related terms. It traces brigade to medieval Latin brigada from brigaide meaning to contend and mentions brigand as not an offshoot. It adds that the German equivalent is brigadier and the Italian forms brigadiere and brigate.
Germans Retreat From Lys Front In Week Of Allied Success
A detailed war summary reports continuous Allied advances along the western front from Ypres to Helms, with German forces retreating toward the Vesle and Aisne sectors. American and French patrols press the Germans who abandon many towns, while Mangin and Haig push toward Laon and Cambrai. British gains include Peronne, Mont St Quentin, and the Messines Ridge, as the retreat broadens and German defenses crumble. Russian and Siberian fronts see Bolshevik resistance weakened by Allied intervention and Czecho-Slovak actions. Renewed Allied naval and air activity disrupts German supply lines and port operations amid broader global conflict.
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Ypres
Helms
Veste
Suiseens
Teins
Pisines
Fismette
Nd Ibis
Aisne
Ikely
Manglu
Soissons
Alteete
Alane
Chemis Des Dames
Mangin
Alsi
Laon
Anes
Ane
Claneney
Bray
Missy-sur-Aisne
Coney
St. Gobhain
Chaunyth
la Fere
Chauny
Hubert Possesion
Guiscard
Mancourt
Mont St. Simeon
Canal du Not
Offcore
Bethancourt
Ham
Canal du Nord
Fresnes
Hinderborg
Hallan
Athwolan
Sigall
Mervyns
Austin
Italy
Beomise
France
West Front
Austria
Cannibal Cook and Editor in Chief Clash
A fragment from a chaotic dialogue features a prankster editor and aggressive threats. The text shows fragmented dialogues about power, editing, and harsh exchanges, with references to a castaway scene and a tense confrontation.
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Thor
United Appeal for Funds Urged by President Wilson
President Wilson sends a letter to Raymond B. Fosdick urging that all American army welfare agencies in Europe recognized by the War Department join in a united next appeal for funds. The groups include YMCA, YWCA, Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp Community Service, American Library Association, Salvation Army. The combined budget seeks 170 325 000 dollars, with funds to be raised starting December 11, stressing that autonomy and individual missions remain intact.
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Wilson Tor
Raymond B. Fosdick
Commission On Training
Europe
War Department
Young Men's Christian Association
National Catholic War Council
Knights of Columbus
The
Young Women's Christian Association
Jewish Welfare Board
War Camp Community Service
American Library Association
Salvation Army
Parable by David Whitlock on war and writing echoes Carlyle
An elderly Colgenputiork visitor recalls Carlyle and his writings as Whitlock muses on war’s impact on authorship. The rambling address blends literary echoes with conflicted identity and the toll of battle on creative memory.
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David Whitlock
Washitatton
Carlyle
Chelsea
Fran
London Answers
The fragment mentions directions for taking something and cautions about following the right directions. It includes phrases about theater wings and a reference to "Their Kind. Tones!" with unclear meaning and several garbled lines. No coherent event or identifiable entities beyond London appears.
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Tome
London
By-Products and Abattoir Speak on Phonograph Pricing
A fragment from a 19th century style report shows a manager noting utilization of all by products and a foreman suggesting phonographs to let the ultimate consumer hear about price. The conversation hints at consumer pricing strategies for meat processing outputs.
Sapleigh-I Battle of Words Sermon on Perseverance
A garbled exclamation shows a speaker praising another for persistent effort despite mockery. The text implies encouragement after a failed attempt and acknowledges continued striving. Names Keen and Sapleigh appear as speakers or characters in a casual, humorous exchange.
Scout Organization and Ranks in Boy Patrols
A description of boys forming patrols and troops, led by a scoutmaster, with eligibility from age twelve. It outlines the tenderfoot to first class path, and core scoutcraft areas such as first aid, lifesaving, tracking, signaling, nature study, seamanship, woodcraft, chivalry, and various handicrafts.
Boy Scout Uniforms Safe From Woolen Order
A false link tied Boy Scout uniforms to a Woolen and Worsted Manufacturers resolution restricting khaki cloth. The Scouts use olive drab cotton uniforms, lighter than army fatigues, and are not tied to woolen olive drab cloth, making curtailment unlikely.
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American Association of Woolens and Worsted
Boy Scouts of America
Scouts Save Three In Lake Mer rritt
Four boy scouts rescued two young women and a youth after their canoe overturned in Lake Merritt near Oakland California. Hundreds watched as the scouts in a distant canoe swam to reach the exhausted swimmers. One girl neared unconsciousness before a scout jumped in to pull her ashore. The others clung to the wreck until towed to shallow water.
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Lake Merritt
Oakland
Cal
Scout Saves Troop Train Hindrance in Edwardsville
Scout Tack Eliott from St Louis aided a troop train near Edwardsville, removing a large obstacle from the track with crew help. The obstruction, left to block a troop movement, proved too heavy for one boy to lift alone.
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Tack Eliott
Louie Hay
Edwardsville
Boy Scout Doings in Various Cities Highlight Community Service
Scout troops from Mackensack New Jersey and Greensboro North Carolina aided soldiers, provided games and refreshments, and eliminated stagnant water to curb mosquitoes. Rochester North Carolina scouts supported safety by posting accident prevention notices on cars. New Orleans Troop 5 urged coal purchases citywide. Newark New Jersey Troop 2 joined police duties and helped at a Camp Dix welcome event. A Flushing New York scout tucked a runaway horse in a crowded crowd of children.
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Scouts of
Mackensack
N. J
Camp Merritt
Scouts
Greensboro
N.C
Rochester
N. C
New Orleans
Billy
Newark
N.Y
Eceut
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Scotty
Pershing
Publc
Washington
Mbert
Vevating
Bedi
Fe Enlis
Meny Wieuens Bs
Ienet Patel
Patel
Mis Shy
Phronn
Trongie
Roches
Scattyy
Neutenant
Vox
Scotts
Besiide
Woos 8 Tree
Amur
bin Weart
Hhis
Rock Island
Uilnols
Arsenal
Mo H. Krotzer
Presbyterian Churettes
LeClaire
Princeton
Town
Avon Arsenal
Emil Beck
Cube
AIS
Harber
Bat
Yokohama
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
Air Service
Tiralog Hin Joose
Houston
Tex
Long Stand
Long Island
Mineoln
Prae- Hoath
Pranne
Children's Bureau
Department of Labor
United States
Ldten
United Kingdom
Camp
Shelby
Miss
Peronne
Humbert
Nyon
Vesle River
Lystor
Siberia
Northern
Russi
Edward W. Pickard
Pleardy
Mont St. Quentin
Haig
Combles
Morval
Courcelette
1 E Transloy
Molstans
Newville
Mousay
Hindenburg
Drocourt
Queamt
Ward
Sonu
Dounlnd
Thames
Lye
Sallout
Amnentieres
Neuve Chapelle
Laventle
Helglin
Mareh
Voormezeete
Moegsteert Village
HUM #8
Messines Ridge
Givenehy
Givenchy
Prlnce
Petrograd
Crome
Atticle
Mewes
Litionoff
Tholesheviky
Starfinder
Russia
Lake Baikal
Dnd
Volga
Viattvostok
Anit
Semenoff
Onan
European
Archangel
Deanet
Sieberlin
Graves
Mocow
Moscow
le Onii
Esthenia
Missin I
Finland
Esihonii
Tranalt
Ign
Wininn
Musanteh
Geneva
Count von Hertling
Iiperil
Cologne
Arindenburg
Berlin
Hraure
England
Maly
Spain
Hes
Bimet
Mike Heston
Willis
Willie
Anni
AiNis
Hans
Tim
Darth
Axl
Ste
Anil
Yong
Sabhih
Jane
Kidder
United Appeal For Funds
Army
Pwtsh
Sapleigh
BOY Scout
Lake
Scout
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