Sinking an Austrian Dreadnaught and War Reflections
The account recalls the Venice to Pola harbor mission by torpedo boat 65 P. N. and Maj. Rossetti in 1918, detailing barriers, near-capture, and the Viribus Unitis sinking after a doomed attempt. It follows with wartime memories on wounds, invention, and Serbia’s sacrifice, highlighting Howe and Fisher and Chaplin’s newborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Paolucci
London Graphic
Pola Harbor
Maj
Rossetti
Maj. Rossetti
Viribus Unitis
Viri Unitis
Hapsburg
Saint Bon
Fatherland
Coblenz
Third Army
Berlie
Usbagt
Germany
Seeds Prove Long Lifespan From Family Box Trials
A reader recalls father a botany minded samuraiist who stored plant seeds in a trunk in 1901. After years, seeds of palmetto hawthorn watermelon and cherry were germinated in 1917 and 1918 showing surprising vitality. She suggests testing seed viability across years to ten or more for quality and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Florida
Do Carder
Svete
Curious relics in peace terms and ancient scripts
A reader-friendly overview traces why a caliph Koran and a royal scepter figure in postwar treaty terms. It explains the Koran’s sacred role, historic copies, and the symbolic authority of regional rulers amid Allied reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caliph Ohman
Caliph Orhan
Mohammed
Medina
Damascus
Kula
Bassara
Iome
Cartier
Allenby
Enat
Enver Pasha
Ohwawa
Central Africa
India
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Warners
Warner
Lester Brothers
Hagerstown
Maryland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ohio
Portsmouth
Pinkham
Sara Shaw
R. No
Lydia FF
Lynn
Mass
Geo. M. Beltzhoover
Shepherdstown
W. VA
Fieo
M. Beltzhoover
Charles Town
Walter G.clephane
J. Wilmer Latimer Clephane & Latimer
LAW Wilkins
H Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Hopkins Gibson
Register
Harrison Schley
General Insurance
Jefferson Security Bank
Warebede
Directeline
Gcap
Ocean City
Pranklin City
Charles S. Monroe
Emein Berkeley
Pete Falming
Onda
Hodges-Lemen Co., Inc
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Kearneysville
W. Ve
Boston
Kansas
John
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Elias Howe, Jr
George Fisher
Howe
Fisher
Spencer
Soner
Charlie Chaplin
Cheries Chaplin, Jr
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles
California
Ford
Charmil
Chaplin
Charles Spencer
Stork
Charlie
Mildred Harris
Holland
Silesia
Schleswig
Rhineland
Siberia
America
Serbia
Belgium
No Man's Land
France
Texas
Seth Stearns
Wisconsin
Buffalo News
West Virginia
Morgastown
Aaron Arkin
Virginia University
Page A. Gibbons
Atkin
Mallessa
War Department
Washington Star
Gaston
Finasly
Bock Bittterly
Fletcher
Castoria
Uriah Unwen
Jan
Peeple
Uncle Si
Jove
The
Brunswick
Victrolas
Victor Records
Emerson Records
C. P. Miller
Charles Town, W. Va
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