Empey and His Company Go Over the Top in France
Arthur Guy Empey, an American in Jersey City, enlists in the British army then serves in France. He recounts trench life including the dead, a severed foot, rats, and a six day stay in No Man's Land while his machine gun company sustains 17 killed and 31 wounded in a local operation.
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Empey
Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
No Man’s Land
Germany
Leave to Blighty Turns to Trial by Fire in the Trenches
The narrator recounts a hopeful return to billets for 24 hours before orders force him to stay. A faulty train delays leave, and a later return to the front follows as seventeen in the brigade are killed in the assault. He describes crossing No Man’s Land, the ruined German trench, mangled bodies, and the brutal reality of holding a trench under fire.
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Srith
Royal Transportation Officer
Santa Claus
Tommy
Tommy R
Red Cross
Panama Canal
Punishments and Stunts in British Army Discipline
The account describes strict British Army discipline in France after enlistment. It lists severe punishments including death by firing squad for offenses such as desertion and cowardice, or sixty four days in the front-line trench with raids and hazardous tasks. Survival through the sixty four days is framed as luck.
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France
Tommy
Empey and Comrades Trick German Machine Gunners
Empey and comrades entice the German gunners with varied tricks while the deadly machine guns perform. The next installment promises details on how the Germans are fooled in battle.
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Empey
Fritz
Famous lion tamers odd Christmas present tale
A renowned lion tamer recalls a bizarre Christmas gift of three boas five alligators shipped abroad with best wishes for a lively time. Nighttime chaos ensues as two alligators escape into the bedroom while the couple hides on the bed canopy.
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Jim
Amusement for Children Old Newspaper Craft
A short note describes a simple children activity tearing old newspaper into an oblong shape. It suggests a craft time before children can use scissors, using torn paper as a basic engaging occupation.
Midsummer Calls For Cool Clothes
A New York fashion note surveys summer wear shifts away from white linen skirts and knitted sweaters toward French inspired thin fabrics and versatile two wardrobe ideas. It praises dark toned ensembles and Chinese materials for heat and labor solace as women adapt to long warm spells and country living through October.
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Cavil
Paris
Indiana Governor James P. Goodrich Seriously Injured In Auto Crash
Indiana Governor James P. Goodrich sustained a brain concussion a skull fracture a broken collar bone a left hip injury serious head injuries and multiple cuts after his car collided with a street car in Indianapolis on August 28. He remained seriously ill with hemorrhage from the ear and required X rays and further examination. his wife and Captain Pierre Goodrich were notified as he lay at St Vincent's Hospital.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James P. Goodrich
Indiana
Amelia Keller
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Winchester
Pierre Goodrich
Quartermaster’s Department
Jeffersonville
One Killed and Four Hurt in Collision Near Anderson
Anderson Indiana August 30 Martin Huse 55 of Anderson was killed and four others were slightly injured when a Union Traction passenger car collided with the rear of a gravel train near the city.
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Anderson
Ind
Martin Huse
Union Traction Line
Here
Red Cross Auction Nets Four Thousand Dollars
In Hamilton Indiana an auction for the Red Cross raised about four thousand dollars. Local residents and volunteers contributed merchandise and time to the event held with community support and spirited bidding.
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Red Cross
Nets
Hamilton
Ind
Ati
Raspis Lee
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Arthur Guy Endey
New York
Cos
McClure News‘paper Syndicate
Wallace
Ernor
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