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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
18
Arthur Guy Empey an American in Jersey City sails to England to enlist in the British army. He trains in London then France and enters front-line trenches where his company endures heavy fighting and loses a comrade as bullets fly overhead.
A leading rifleman recounts the death of his friend Pete Walling in a trench in France. Pete dies after being shot. the narrator and others care for the body, make a wreath, and place Pete in a grave with a flag and a burial service. The piece recalls memorial rituals and the emotional toll on comrades.
In a trench dugout called death by own action Annex soldiers endured mud water and cold. The eight by ten by six foot hole lay twenty steps below the fire trench with dim lighting, sandbag entrance, and constant rain outside. A light moment comes when a man asks how to spell conflagration before a trench song lifts morale.
A machine gun officer glowers as a soldier slips past into a muddy trench. The narrator meets a stern sergeant and endures cold rain while taking guard and awaiting relief at ten o clock. The rain stops briefly and NCOs distribute rum with the morning guard duties.
Chapter X describes trench routines at sundown. Sentries watch No Man's Land while relievers stand ready and sleep is scarce. Cooties and cold, damp conditions push Tommy to seek rest billets, then five rounds rapid fire before daylight.
In the next installment Empey recounts his heroic over the top assault and a hand to hand duel with a formidable Prussian. The narrative promises a further thrilling continuation of the WWI action.
Wake County officers and the State Insurance Department pursue J F Armistead and other Empire Steel officials over alleged stock sale violations. The company with $4 million authorized capital shows no plant steps or office, yet stock sales allegedly exceed $100,000 with sales in Norlina, Greenville, Farmville and other cities.
A blaze of unknown origin wiped out the Arden Park lodge and two nearby cottages six miles from Asheville. The unoccupied buildings suffered about 12000 in damage. Authorities suspect a night intruder caused the fire. the lodge belongs to Mrs. C. W. Beall and serves as a summer retreat.
Charlotte traffic officer J T Dwyer holds an act used by his grandfather Thomas K Dwyer to aid the Merrimac project near Norfolk during the Civil War. Dwyer prizes the relic highly and police staff recently inspected it. his father was chief mechanic at the Confederate navy yard in Charlotte later in the war.
Secretary J Paul Leonard of Statesville announces the 1918 State Merchants Association convention will be at Wrightsville Beach from June 18 to 20. Officers Morris and Leonard were tasked to arrange the seaside event after a Charlotte meeting.
Secretary Daniels told students at the State College of Agriculture and Engineering that war tests and refines youth who stand ready to give all for Christian civilization. He praised the courage and sacrifice of young Americans, noting most navy personnel are under twenty-one, and urged steadfast faith and duty in the nation's cause.
United States Commissioner Hugh Scarlett ruled that Williams of Per son County attempted to alter his birth date in a family Bible to evade the draft. The Bible, brought to court by Williams, showed an erased birthday and a substituted figure, making him seem younger and avoiding registration penalties.
The War Department ordered ten Medical Reserve Corps officers to Asheville North Carolina to take charge of the United States Army hospital at Kenilworth Inn. A Mount Olive carpenter Matthew Sasser 61 died by asphyxiation in a Richmond rooming house from gas. A Burlington boy 8 found dead below a dam at Swepsonville after 73 days in water. The January 12 accident occurred when he fell forty feet while inspecting railroad trestle planks at Haw River. General Cameron approved publishing news of Camp Greene movement for 6 000 aviation section mechanics.
A Victorian era column urges readers to endiminate trifling luxuries for the war effort. It condemns attitudes like clinging to white bread bacon or refusing Liberty bonds, stressing ungrudging sacrifice and national duty. The piece links personal virtue to public service and references Schiller’s failed medical career as a cautionary note.
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