Prisoner of War Diary Describes Banquet and Escape Fantasies
The narrator recalls life in a German POW camp, detailing a rare eight-man banquet with potatoes jam and beer, a photo of fellow prisoners, and plans for escape. He recounts guards and civilians, a fragile camaraderie, and musings on disguises or flying machines as routes to freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Sauve
Ourtral
Ciméra
Germany
Occanion
James Henry Dickson
Royal Irish Fusilvers
Pat O'Brien
O'Brien
Declan
Gotha
London
Sittios
Lilo
Walt
Ani
Sunseles
Ewini
Holland
Helgiu
Aix
Mulland
Liberty
Tow of Us Weer Expert to Have a Whiten to Try
The fragment notes an expected event where an expert tow is prepared to attempt a whitening task soon unexpected. Limited readable names or dates prevent full characterization.
A Leap for Liberty from Courtrai Prison Train
The narrator recalls a plan to escape a German reprisal camp en route to Germany aboard a crowded fourth class train. He smuggled a map from an interpreter, plotted a window jump as danger rose, and faced warnings that a failed attempt could prove fatal. The escape bid remains a tense, life risking moment amid war.
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Courtrat
Germanny
Strassburg
France
England
Germany
Ghent
Laive
Con Aining
Bortin
Kraken Bognah
Tag
Tin
King George
Belgium
Pat
Thad
Karl Hamilton Enlists in the Tank Corps
Karl Hamilton joined the Tank Army after passing the medical and examination process. He will report to Kemmerer for training within two weeks where active service opportunities await. Reports note a recent call for 400 men in Colorado, but only 60 responded.
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Karl Hamilton
Tank Army
Hamilton
Kemmerer
Tank Corps
Itte
Colorado
Community Notes From Daniel and Nearby Towns
Local residents attend church dinners and gate gatherings in Daniel and Meena. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Win Bleamer, Austin Richardson, and Leo Baker. Drafted soldiers Walter Brewer Myron Bakerey Harry Connor and others honored at farewell events. Journeys to Kemmerer Fall River Basin and Kenimerer noted along with health and enlistment updates.
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OC. G. Jewett
Meena
Cantel Inet
Miri
Soo Hen
L. J. Querry
Fall River
Daniel
L. W. Sargent
Calven
Parry Howlsby
Perry Lewis
Tretch
Sre
Glenn
K. 8. Alley
Red Cross
Mra
F. Webb
Hoya
Lara
Myron Bakerey
Harry Connor
Walter Hrewer
Bonting
Big Piney
Chas Noble
Kenneth
Fall River Basin
P W. Conwell
Kemmerer
Homer Brown
Mr. Brown
Iowa
Brown
Guild Meets Thursday at Guild Hall
The Guild of the Episcopal church will be entertained at the Guild Hall on Thursday afternoon at 2 30 by Mrs. C. A. Christm. The ladies will spend the afternoon sewing for the Red Cross.
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Guild of the Episcopal Church
Guild Hall
C. A. Christm
The
Red Cross
Chamberlain's Tablets Offer Gut Relief At Low Cost
Advertised as a stomach trouble remedy for biliousness and constipation, the tablets claim quick digestive aid. Priced at a quarter, the ad urges readers to try the medicine and feel its effects firsthand.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pat O'Bri
Telta
Heutenant
Heidelberg
Rhine
GUILD
Chamberlain
Eastman Kodaks
Columbia Grafanolas
Sonora Phonographs
Conklin
the City Drug Store
Chas. A. Christmas
Whiston’s Confectionery
Johnson’s, McDonald’s and Sweet’s
the Kammerer Hotel Cafe
Plat and Oyaterston Semson
Hotel Kammerer
Tom Mung
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