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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
11
The account recalls Arthur Guy Empey volunteering for the British Army, crossing No Man's Land during a major assault, and sustaining injuries after a bayonet clash and shellfire. It follows the brutal trench routine, the fear of death, and his subsequent evacuation and return to duty.
In the trenches the officer outlined the attack. At eleven a wiring party will cut lanes through barbed wire for morning passage. At two o'clock artillery will open a heavy bombardment lasting until four. After the barrage lifts the first wave advances on the German front line.
The item hints at Empey joining a fatal self inflicted scenario with the dramatic details promised in a forthcoming installment.
In Gary Indiana a Michigan Central troop train crashed into Hagenbeck Wallace circus cars killing many performers and burning coach sections. Engineers and brakes blamed, with about 300 circus members aboard and Rosie Roseland among the missing.
Paris reports night German raiding attempts near Belloy southwest of Montdidier were repulsed. Similar operations in Upper Alsace also failed, according to the war office.
London reports raids by English troops in the Amiens region and on the Flanders front. Prisoners were taken and enemy casualties inflicted.
London June 24 J W Laidlaw manager of the Standard Oil company branch at Wuhu in Anhwei China has been murdered by brigands according to a Reuters dispatch. The report notes details are lacking.
Alexander Graham Bell stated that the world will rely more on alcohol as time passes and that engineers will unlock new uses by adapting machinery to use alcohol as a power source. He predicted a growing field of usefulness for such innovations.
Advert says Othine double strength removes freckles with nightly and morning application. One ounce usually clears skin, lighter freckles disappear completely. Money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles, the ad notes.
A Boston landlord writes from January about rent collection and a neighboring owner. The letter jokes that ground heat and coal were offered to warm frozen pipes, while the other party accuses the first of lying, yet the rent remains due.
At the Waikato Beekeepers association annual meeting in Hamilton an assistant director said New Zealand has 4 391 registered apiaries and 50 528 bee colonies. One beekeeper returned 30 tons of honey last year selling at 480 dollars per ton with some sales up to 730 per ton, marking strong industry prosperity.
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