Scene of terrific explosion in Messines Ridge battle
United Press reports the June 7 1917 mine explosion beneath German lines near Messines Belgium. Nineteen mines totaling 937000 pounds of explosives unleashed a massive blast lifting ridges and blasting away targets. The blast, heard 100 miles away, killed and harmed many Germans and shook nearby towns rebuilt years later.
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United Press Staff
Messines - Wytsch Aete Ridge
Belgium
Ninteen
Lille
Germany
Messines
Flanders Plain
Ypres
Wrtschaere
Kemmel Hill Hamlet and Meuse Argonne Battlefield Today
A vivid account from Flanders describes Kemmel village perched on Kemmel Hill with a rebuilt chateau and visible church. It notes nearby Armentieres and Neuve Egisse while detailing Hell Farm crater remnants, German mine works, and the Meuse Argonne battlefield's enduring memory for American soldiers, with tomorrow’s reporter Miller to visit.
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Kemmel Hill
Kemmel
Flanders
Armentieres
Neuve Egisse
Dickebusch
Poperinghe
Dead Horse Corner
Stinking Farm
Dead Dog Farm
Suicide Corner
Hell Farm
Flanders Plain
Meuse Argonne
Tomorrw Miler
Cane Presented to Cambridge Springs Oldest Resident
Cambridge Springs reports the gold headed cane once given to George D Humes who died at 101 has been returned to Burgess B Hawthorne by the Humes family. The cane will be presented to the town's oldest bonafide resident with the committee to designate the time and place and prepare a visible program for the event.
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Cambridge Springs
George D Humes
Burgess B. B. Hawthorne
Humes
Burgess
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