From Baptism of Fire to Firing Line United States Troops
Geoffrey Butler recalls a spring morning journey to observe American Expeditionary Force troops straight from the front. He details orderly transport, distant lines of Allied soldiers, and encounters with nurses and officers as Sec. Baker’s visit echoes homecoming imagination.
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Geoffrey Butler
New York
United States
Transatlantic
France
Pershing
Pomeroy Burton
London
Paris
Europe
America
Fellowship of the Company of ‘United States Fehtere
Baker
New York Sun
American Wife Seeks Divorce Over German Match
An American woman married five years ago to a German colony member near Maline Oregon says she will sue for divorce after being ordered to register as an enemy alien. She asserts she will claim cruelty and unlawful treatment for being compelled to be German due to her husband’s refusal to naturalize. She insists she will not be classified as German because of the marriage.
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Oregon
Maline
Ore
Young Dartington Sisters Paint Barn and Farm Structures
Misses Frances and Edith Dartington of Pocopson have emerged as skilled painters. They recently painted the barn and high roof with its angles, the house, other buildings, and also manage the large farm bars, contributing significantly to farm work.
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Frances
Edith
Emion Dartington
Pocopson
Desultory Bombing Mission Distracts Antiaircraft Gunners
In France British airmen carry out desultory bombing to draw antiaircraft fire for an hour. A two-man plane approaches targets with a dozen bombs, dodges searchlights, and releases bombs as shells burst. A Verey light signals withdrawal and the mission ends with smoke and wreckage evident.
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France
Yanks Have No Brains Won't Quit Says Hun
New Castle Pa reports Capt A C Harper of Pershing’s army recalls a German prisoner saying American soldiers have no brains because they won’t quit The prisoner claimed France fights for existence England for honor and America only to kill Germans
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New Castle
A. C. Harper
Pershing
France
England
America
Man Clings to Coffin 19 Hours After Ship Sinking
Frank Kepple of Advance Indiana was aboard the steamer President Lincoln when it sank. He spent 19 hours in the water and clung to a rough box that held a soldier’s casket, sending a letter home describing the ordeal.
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Indiana
Frank 8. Kepple
President Lincoln
Kepple
Patience Theme in Daily Life by W G Jordan
An excerpt discusses the patience man who endures minor daily trials as a reserve for larger crises. The piece emphasizes patience as a form of preparation and strength in ordinary life.
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W. G. Jon Dan
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Quartermaster Corps
Leutenant
Sam
Hubby
Howard Barry
Barry
University of Pennsylvania
Camp Gordon
Frits
Hun
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