About Turn and Blighty Leave With Firing Line At No Man's Land
The narrator describes relief to rest billets then a rush to leave for Blighty halted by orders cancelling leave. A brutal trench battle follows with heavy casualties, vivid field scenes, and a chilling account of fallen comrades, amputations, and unburied dead.
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Royal Transportation Officer
Santa Claus
Tommy
Red Cross
Panama Canal
Germany
France
Empey and His Company Over the Top in Victory
Arthur Guy Empey, an American living in Jersey City, joins the British Army after the Lusitania sinking. He trains in London and France, boards the front lines, learns trench danger, and performs duties from fire step to observation posts. After rest, he writes and stages a successful play based on his experiences.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Empey
No Man's Land
Punishments and Escalating Dangers in British Army Life
The narrator recalls strict discipline in the British army in France. Death by firing squad tops penalties for desertion, cowardice, and treachery, followed by sixty four days in the front-line trench with raids and perilous tasks. Surviving the ordeal is described as lucky.
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France
Tommy
Empey and comrades fool German gunners in latest installment
The article describes how Empey and his group operate the deadly machine guns to outsmart Fritz. The next installment will recount how the German gunners are tricked in detail.
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Empey
Fritz
Lion Tamer Recalls Odd Christmas Gift Gone Lively
A famed lion-tamer recounts a bizarre Christmas present from abroad a trio of constrictors and five alligators. He and his wife endured a frightful night as two alligators escaped their boxes and prowled the bedroom while they hid on the bed canopy anxious the reptiles might disturb the bears or other creatures nearby.
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Jim
Amusement for Children Tearing Paper Activity
A short note describes children enjoying tearing old newspaper into oblong pieces as a simple craft before they can use scissors. The activity is presented as engaging occupy for youngsters.
Midsummer Fashion Calls For Cool Clothes In 1918
A New York observer notes the shift from white linen skirts and knitted sweaters to lighter French and Chinese inspired attire. Designers advocate two wardrobes for country and city life, with thin gowns, crepe de chine waists, and tunic dresses suitable for travel and daily use through October.
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Paris
Indiana Governor James P. Goodrich Injured In Car Streetcar Crash
Governor James P. Goodrich of Indiana was seriously hurt when his car collided with a streetcar in Indianapolis on August 28. He suffered a possible skull fracture, concussion, broken collarbone, hip injuries, and facial wounds. He remained in serious condition after arrival at St Vincent's hospital with X ray examinations planned.
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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 Injured in Train Collision
Anderson Indiana report states Martin Huse aged 55 of Anderson was killed and four others were slightly injured when a Union Traction passenger car struck the rear of a gravel train near Anderson yesterday.
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Anderson
Ind
Martin Huse
Union Traction Line
Here
Red Cross Auction Nets Four Thousand Dollars
Hamilton Indiana reports a Red Cross auction earning about four thousand dollars. The event drew local donors and supporters, boosting relief efforts as community members contributed to the fundraising drive.
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Red Cross
Nets
Hamilton
Ind
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