Garibaldi’s Grandson Fights for Italy in World War I
Francisco Garibaldi, grandson of the Red Shirt hero, led the Alpine brigade against the German drive in Italy. He previously served Francisco I Madero in Mexico as chief of staff and military advisor, fought Turks in the Balkan war, and offered his services to Italy with his brothers and father.
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Francisco I. Madero
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Relatives Informed On Casualty Lists During War
Washington December 14 war and navy departments urge relatives not to bombard with requests for details on men listed as killed wounded or prisoners. Officials emphasize only the bare announcements can be sent until full information is available, a process lasting one to two weeks.
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Marine
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Army
Local Sammy Wins Heart of New Found Mother in the East
Mrs A D Miller of 4047 Fight Ave NE reports her son Clyde, a soldier at Camp Mill, N Y, has earned the admiration of Mrs Curtis H Bowne of Long Island who has adopted him into her family while he is in the East. She says the bond has grown in two weeks and reflects the care Western towns show for their troops.
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Heart of New-Found
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A. D. Miller
N. EB
Clyde
Camp Milla
N. Y
Curtis H. Bowne
Long Island
Mr. Miller
Father of camouflage shunned by British war office early
Abbott H. Thayer, 68, an American artist and camoufleur, was dismissed as a crank by British officials in 1914 despite his prior studies of animal concealment. He offered his methods in London with colored patches, later praised as invaluable once the Allies embraced camouflage in 1916.
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Biritiah War Office
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Frit Lch Army
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Impos
Society of American Artists
Thayer
Fingland
Derby Infield Becomes Potato Farm For Charity
Churchill Downs has converted the Infield into a potato farm under Louisville officials. Potatoes will be auctioned at the old Haymarket square to raise funds for the Christmas drive for Camp Zachary Taylor soldiers. Omar Khayyam led 15 horses in 1917 at this track.
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Kentucky
Omar Khayyam
Louisville Jockey Club
Louisville
Camp
Zachary Taylor
Siamese prince studies at Annapolis to join navy
Ong Chao Arthit Sr., a Siamese royal known as Highness, has visited the United States to study at Annapolis. He aims to become an efficient officer in the Siamese navy, showing that princes can be regular fellows.
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Mepheon
King of
Siam
Ong
United States
Annapolis
Amile
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