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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1918
Page
7
An excerpt from a wartime narrative follows Captain O Brien and a Belgian companion crossing into France. Bouts of hunger, danger, and shifting loyalties unfold as the group encounters German threats, forged plans, and a moving picture mission amid tension and fear. The narrator reflects on a dining scene abroad where mispronounced orders reveal fragile nerves and longing for safety.
In a Paris theatre I, an escaped British officer, faced German soldiers at nearby tables while the show played on. The tense ordeal included handling a bill, counting coins, and observing orderly behavior as I weighed the risk of escape. The night ended with a cautious triumph and keepsakes from the experience.
A witness recalls leaving his house to observe Allied air raids in a Belgian city. He mixed with locals amid German crowds, noting near misses at the main railroad station and the dramatic risk of flying with anti aircraft fire. He longs for a fallen German flag and reflects on staying hidden to avoid suspicion.
The narrator recalls hiding among German soldiers in Belgium, fearing Discovery would mean death for possessing forged papers. He notes the stark contrast between German, Allied, and local officer behavior, the scarcity of food, and his own improving yet strained condition as he prepares to leave Hayliger after surviving a perilous escape.
A fugitive Belgian escapee recounts moving on foot through a guarded city, dodging sentries, trading brief aid with a Belgian peasant, and planning the perilous crossing of a barbed wire frontier. He recalls the tense night near the border and the humane aid that sustained him.
The University of Wyoming announces a final plan for a combined college and military training under the Students Army Training Corps. Eligible 18 to 24 year olds register in September, enter college, receive uniforms and pay, earn college credit, and may be directed to officers' schools or cantonments based on aptitude. the plan is not a war measure but designed to maintain a supply of prepared officers and technicians for future needs.
An article discusses diarrhoea in children and the need to train doctors and engineers with technical skills to meet urgent public health demands. It mentions Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, castor oil, and the goal to weed out unfit candidates for service and education, linking health to national duty and war savings stamps promotion by local merchants.
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