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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1916
Page
4
The Willing Workers group meets Tuesday at 1 PM at Ms. Lawson’s home 277 Mechanic Street. Members are urged to attend. The Tale’s Aid Society hosts a Dollar Social Thursday evening at the church basement with devotional by Mrs. Wise and proceeds for the church program and refreshments.
Colonel Cosby United States military attache in Paris discusses poison gas in the present war. He notes its deadly effect in France including Champagne and the fighting line. The article details efforts by military attaches and field hospitals to gather data and examine the new agent through investigation and medical testing, despite warnings of extreme danger.
Reading fragments describe ANNAMESE troops and allies in Salonica amidst warfare, detailing a wartime chemical agent experiment. The text claims a lethal gas production, torture-like exposure, and lasting injuries to officers, with Colonel Cosby deteriorating after exposure and hinting at a new drug form.
Paris reports the decline of dueling as an ancient French custom amid World War I. The last notable duel occurred after the 1914 Chamber of Deputies election between Joseph Calliaux and Loula d Allieres, ending with Calliaux firing in the air and d Allieres wounded. A shell fragment injuring an intermediary aide underscores the era’s end as personal combat fades amid a sacred union of parties and the German threat.
In a popular cafe two young men clashed over narcasma and insults. A manager ejected them, the crowd jeered, and the pair left without further fight. Analysts note two postwar theories: some see lingering feuds while others suggest bonds formed in shared veterans’ experiences.
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