Three Yankees Win High Honor In French Legion Awards
Lieutenant Bender Captain Cook and First Lieutenant Caygill awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for acts on the Marne front July 18. Bender exposed to gas shells to identify unexploded ordnance, was wounded twice. Cook, severely wounded, led his company over two hours under heavy fire. Caygill, with one comrade, charged a machine gun and captured it, aiding the advance.
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Daniel W. Bender
Bender
Forest de Retz
Marne
E. A. Cook
New York City
Cook
Harry W. Caygill
Legion of Honor
Officer of Day Arrested At Vancouver Barracks
Recruits were enticed by a joke about the officer of the night and the officer of the day. The officer of the day, on guard after sunset, was challenged by a sentry who demanded identification and ordered an advance. The incident reflects a humorous misunderstanding at the Washington barracks.
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Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Michigan Soldier Writes Last Letter From Dying Bed
A wounded Michigan youth at J vigny dressing station requests stationery and a stamp to write to his mother and family. He composes a brief note before fading, the letter censored as requested, then dies as stretcher bearers prepare a grave next to the dressing station.
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Michigan
J Vigny
Geon
Ind
Wito
Adopts War Orphans In Ohio Regiment Record
The One Hundred Sixty sixth Infantry unit, largely Ohlone, leads a drive to adopt war orphans. Over 900 French children left fatherless by World War I are being adopted by American soldiers in France, with the number expected to reach 1,000. Letters from a French lieutenant’s child express gratitude to American godfathers.
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Ohio
Peance
Leutenant
Argonne
Automobilist Seeks Safe Routes Through Indian Territory
A touring bureau of the California Rioute Automobile association answered an eastern motorist asking if crossing Indian territories posed danger. Secretary Matt P. Barnes assured travelers that western plains and mountain passes offer safer conditions and cautioned on routes amid potential hazards.
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California Riute Automobile Association
Matt P. Barnes
New York and Chicago Mentioned Among Affects
A fragment notes comparisons between New York and Chicago in discussing impacts, highlighting how effects vary by location and context. The text references broader regional consequences without detailing specific events or data.
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New York
Chicago
Jackie’s Good Spenders Explain Navy Charm Across Britain
In Britain, American sailors are popular and earn wages equal to a British sub lieutenant. Jackie is portrayed as wealthy and generous, traveling first class while his cousin travels third. The British sailor is depicted as thrifty and cautious with money.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
Jackie
German smugglers flee after Dutch frontier seizure
Dutch officials at Millingen surprised a band of German smugglers who fled, abandoning 12 000 chocolate packages, barrels of liqueur, coffee, butter, fat, soap, shoes, cigars and tobacco. Customs confiscated 60 000 cigars and other goods worth 40 000 guilders.
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Millingen
Texas Woman Named Director of War Work
John Hanna of Dallas notes the Young Women's Association runs houses for war workers in America and Europe. The organization supports recreation and rest facilities for millions of women workers aiding the war effort.
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Texas
Ers
John Hanna
Dallas
Ace of the Young Women's Association
America
France
Europe
Sixty-ninth New York Regiment Claims No Bayonet Losses
A private, once a New York reporter, testifies the Sixty-ninth Regiment has not had any soldiers killed or wounded by German bayonets in France. He asserts his company has killed over a hundred Germans with cold steel and notes even Prussian Guards avoided close combat against them.
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Bowie
Sixty-ninth
New York
Fghtieg
France
Aviator Seeks Anti Aircraft Duty ToGet Even
Private Harold A. Homan arrives with Trinets draftmen at Camp Wadsworth and seeks transfer to the Fifth Anti Aircraft Machine Gun battalion after recounting prior service with the British aviation section and being shot down by German forces. He requests to shoot down a German aviator to feel the same fear. Major CoMn approves and assigns him to the anti aircraft unit.
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Boches Aske
Trinets
Camp Wadsworth
Harold A. Homan
Roches
Chicago
CoMn
Jerved
Iron Cross Imposter Steals Dowry Then Is Apprehended
A Hamburg salesman named Hildebrand wore a first lieutenant uniform with iron cross and decorations to court a rich merchant's daughter. He obtained part of a 5,000 mark dowry, then vanished with an accomplice. The impostor is now jailed.
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Hamburg
Hildebrand
Eccompanier Ly Soother
Heutenant
Big Cost of Poor Roads Impacting U S Haulage
The U S office of public roads estimates the national excess bill for hauling due to poor roads at 200 million dollars annually.
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United States Office of Public Roads
Ohio Builds Military Roads With Convict Labor
Military roads in Ohio are under construction using convict labor to speed transport and support defense readiness. Authorities indicate the project relies on penal labor programs to secure road networks and supply routes for troops and equipment.
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Ohio
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