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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
3
Arthur Guy Empey, an American in Jersey City, travels to England, enlists in the British army, serves as a private, trains in London, fights in France, and experiences the front line where comrades fall and death looms amid the barrage.
A soldier recounts the death of Pete Walling during a trench advance in France. Pete helps the narrator despite a blistered heel, is shot while crossing a trench, and dies after writing home. The group buries him in a ruined village cemetery as a chaplain conducts the burial service.
Descriptive wartime diary excerpt detailing a trenches dugout named Death by Own Action Annex. It covers muddy, waterlogged conditions, constant rain, damp sleeping, minimal lighting, and grim humor as soldiers endure cold and discomfort while awaiting home.
Describes trench routine at night with sentries, reliefs, and fire steps. Soldiers stay alert at No Man's Land with bayonets ready while enduring damp, cold, cooties, and cramped gear. Five rounds in rapid fire contests precede dawn stand down.
Widespread winds damage wheat near Roy while prospects look good for other crops. A reservation near Albuquerque joined the army at El Paso as musicians. Incorporation papers filed by New Mexican Bean Growers Assn in Albuquerque. Plans for a concrete dam at Tularosa for irrigation. Fire bombs set off in Las Vegas after small fires in a drug store and tailor shop. Fort Bayard construction speeds up near Silver City. Governor Lindsey to address a patriotic meeting at Miami Colfax county Fourth of July. Grant County Sunday School convention in Silver City July 5 6 7. Wool shipments rise from Magdalena. State treasurer reports May 8 balance of 1 255 218 57. Indian boys and girls to assist with farm work in Springer Krench tract. Corner stone ceremony for Las Vegas First Christian church performed. Shooting near Portales between Wantland and Trotter. Bernalillo tax valuation to rise about 1 000 000 for 1918. Cowboys Reunion at Las Vegas to sell saddle horses for Red Cross. Socorro skips Fourth of July with watermelon feast. La Bajada clears prairie dogs to restore farming. Socorro to get a new hotel. State Food Administration issues canning limits. Fly campaign yields Harmony Crawford top with 17 000 dead flies. Bank deposits rise by 2 941 366 93. Harry Eaton recaptured and returned to penitentiary after escape. NM Grand Army encampment election assigns Terry, Sherfoy, Gregory, Greenwald, Sydes turnout. East Las Vegas to form Home Guard.
A soldier recalls entering the dugout after a machine gun contact and taking position in a cold muddy trench. He describes being questioned by a sergeant, awaiting relief, keeping guard with his head over the parapet, and hoping for morning and rum.
In a serialized tale the hero Enters battle for the first time and fights a giant opponent in close hand to hand combat. The installment promises more thrills as the charge unfolds in the next chapter.
Sister Anne checks wounded soldiers in a hospital ward when a thermometer shows 120 degrees after a patient reports no illness. The doctor suspects tampering as the nurse notes the instrument was used to stir tea. The tale explains a mistaken reading caused by a tea-stirrer.
A shy woman asks for help from a hosier who teases her back and prompts an accidental purchase. She ends up with an order for four dozen raincoats she did not intend to buy.
A fragmentary poem about a baby named Oleo margarine sparks bemused lines. A mock legal scene follows with Mrs Diggs suing to read a paper before a literary club, while Professor Diggs may pause his investigations.
A short humorous dialogue sketches everyday urban quirks. A Flatbush couple argues over streetcar directions and conductors. Eva remarks on a baby policeman while a parent jokes about a cross examination in domestic life.
A fragmentary dialogue references a maid in despair and a lover sending flowers as a symbolic gesture. The exchange hints at hesitation after a proposal and a joke about a girl avoiding disagreeable thoughts while enjoying herself.
The speaker asks for thoughts on last night’s main event with Mrs. Cotheup, noting Stavon appeared conservative and formal, “buttoned down” in attire and manners, reflecting old style.
The United States spends over 800 million dollars annually on road construction and maintenance. If capitalized at five percent, this equates to about 6 billion dollars. The article notes rapid growth in road use, rising vehicle counts, and federal aid actions beginning in 1916 with a 75 million dollar rural post road program and 10 million for forest roads.
Alaska reports extensive road work since 1905 with 620 miles of wagon roads 629 miles of winter sled routes and 2 210 miles of trails. A motorcar road carries over 250 trucks and cars but heavy narrow tires cause road damage. A five mile hillside road was built last summer by corduroy with gravel surfacing due to deep bedrock ice and tundra layers.
A writer argues for permanent highways noting the rebuilding savings over a few years would fund them and yield returns like an annuity. He urges securing money for permanent highways wherever possible, warning poor roads cost farmers about 300 million dollars annually.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss cart before horse concepts and road building inadequacies. Mentions mottled butter and salt distribution as unclear causes within an era style writing.
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