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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1917
Page
2
A mix of local wartime sentiment with Deacon Doster praising rifle supply and troop strength near Charlotte, plus anecdotes about a Bru-Nel comedian's New Year jokes, Theodore Roosevelt baseball lore, rising profanity, and a humorous quip involving Mark Twain and his wife.
Washington Oct 19 The army transport Antilles bound for home from foreign service was torpedoed by a German submarine in the war zone. One hundred sixty seven survivors, many missing, including crew and some army enlisted men. Officials say the loss marks the first major U boat attack on American transports with a large casualty list.
Rev. M. H. Vestal reports a letter from his son Ernest Vestal, stationed at Camp Devin, Ayer Mass. He thanks the Waxhaw Women's Club for a comfort bag. Ernest joined the aviation corps, was at Fort Thomas, and recently transferred to the quartermaster's corps. His captain says he expects to reach France within sixty days.
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