Emperor asks to spare Trappist monastery amid shelling
German emperor writes to his commander urging mercy for the Mount des Gata Trappist monastery in the Kemmel region. The aged prior is said to know where Prince Max of Hisse, a German cavalry officer mortally wounded on the hill, was buried after being brought to the monastery for nursing. The prince died and was buried in a location kept secret.
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Mount Des Gata
Kemmel
Mont Dew Cate
Max of
Mont Fee Cate
Max
Fonce The French Ace Rene Fonck With Perfect Nerve
Rene Fonck, the French ace, is described as having perfect nerve and uncanny situational awareness. He reportedly downed 60 enemy planes without a scratch, often improvising tactics and swapping planes to avoid attachment to any single machine. Braced by trainer Brocard, he studies German aviation and pilots with astonishing speed and precision.
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Guynemer
Rene Fonck
Ave
Cally
Fonck
Wil
Adentitie Bent
Vieton
Merve
Miers
Mera
Brocard
Georges Prade
Dorme
Naverre
Rochefort
Lenoirone
Nungeaser
Brocare
Fonek
Monek
Penck
Fonck Dimeelf
Reluctant to Work: The Man Who Hates Systematic Labor
The passage traces a man who excels with one failed invention after another, noting his self critical view and fixation on Guynemer. He avoids discipline, works only when inspired, and fears steady daily effort, revealing a stubborn yet humble character.
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Tle
Guynemer
Seldor
Whiel
French Cities Grow as War Expands Population
Paris and other French towns show sharp population gains due to wartime immigration. Cities like Marseilles and Berdesur rise amid refugees and workers fleeing the front, with Havre and others reporting significant increases in their recorded populations.
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Paris
France
Marcellion
Aen
Berdesur
Eeown
Havre Hae
Job printing help message to contact the Current
The note invites readers to request job printing services and asks them to inform the Current, promising ready work and reat.
Men Leaving On August Fifth Report
A list shows men leaving on August fifth after report at 9 AM and departing at 9 PM on August fifth. Names include Charles H Weir Francisco Mata Wiley M Whatley Verly Niekdema Wilson Koy Caldwell Walden Willam Gerhardt Harry Edwin Stephenson and others such as Allan Vester Lindsay Charles W Luther G Herwan Plelde Henjamin Be Miller William Arthur Bryant John Watles Culpepper David Gonzales Neal Dow Ellsworth Williams Mills Thomas E B Smith Donald Holand Weldon Mont C Allison Walter Robert Wallace Edington Gage Joseph Clay Birewell Charlie Buck Chante Franklin Holland Forest Houghtaling Mapro Ortiz Andreas Medina Casimire Montimayer Cech Davin.
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Wnd
Mor ' Auguat
Charles H. Weir
Francisco Mata Wiley M, Whatley
Verly Niekdema Wilson Koy Caldwell Walden Willam Gerhardt
Harry Edwin Stephenson
Alin’ Vester Lindsay Charles W Luther G Herwan Plelde
Henjamin BE. Miller
Willian
Arthur Bryant
John Watles Culpepper
David Gonzales Neal Dow Ellsworth Williams, Mills Thomas Eb, Smith Donald Ho
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Kaiser
Fonce
Jacob J. Smith
Sagan
Postoffice
Harry Woodman
Moritz & Nelson
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