Americans escape German fire near Diamude trenches
Five members of a U S congressional and private citizen party visiting the Belgian front near Diamude narrowly escaped a German machine gun volley this morning. The group, including Dill Timberlake Johnson Miller and former representative Stout, were briefly exposed as shells fell nearby and a later bombardment drove them to safety.
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Associated Press
Belgium
Cit
Diamude
Dill
Washington
Timberlake
Colorado
Johnson
Miller
Stout
Monta Nobby
Social Hour Honors Mrs Ray Davis At Home
A Wednesday social hour planned by Mrs M Davie drew forty guests or more to Mrs Ray Davis’s home. Guests gathered at the Methodist church then rode by automobile to the event. Mrs Ray Davis enjoyed the surprise and musical numbers by Miss Finlay Miss Tilson and Mrs Ray Davis. Ice cream followed the afternoon of pleasure.
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Ray Davis
M. Davie
Methodist Church
Ray
Local recruiting officer to visit Roswell for volunteers
The local board has been notified that a recruiting officer will arrive in Roswell next week to enlist volunteers. No draftees will be taken, as the process relies on volunteers only.
From Society to Service: Mrs Joseph Stickney Aids Duchess in Paris
Before becoming a princess, Mrs Joseph Stickney was a famed New York society matron. Now assisting the Duchess de Rohan, she works relentlessly in the hospital she runs from a château near Paris.
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Mra
Joseph Stickney
New York
Princess Aymon de Faucigny
Lucigne
Duchess de Rohn
Duches de Rohan
Chasteau
Paris
Fort Sheridan soldiers consume vast post exchange goods
The post exchange at Fort Sheridan reports high daily use of ice cream, cones, tobacco, soft drinks, and cigarettes by recruits. Daily revenue from tobacco and refreshments averages 95 dollars, with tens of thousands of items used. Over a month, exchange receipts total about 37000 dollars, and 10000 sheets of letter paper are sent to soldiers’ families.
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Paul D. Bunker
Fort Sheridan
Uncle Sam
Bounty Set In Poolville For Kaiser Capture
Practically every male resident of Poolville Texas contributed to a reward totaling 1246 dollars and 50 cents for delivering Kaiser William to American authorities.
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Kaieer
Poolville
Tex
Kaiser William
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