American Enlists with British Army After Lusitania Sink
Arthur Guy Empey, an American living in Jersey City, joins the British army after the Lusitania sinking. He trains in London and France, hears big guns, meets cooties, and serves on the front line. He experiences trench warfare, takes his first turn on the fire step, and goes over the top in a desperate fight as comrades fall.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Empey
Bombing School Tales From the Front Line
A soldier recounts being sent to bombing school in France with 32 men to learn hand grenades from jam tins to Mills bombs. He details improvised bombs, fuses, and the dangers of practice, including a culture of fear and quick escapes, as recruits adapt to new weapons.
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France
Neutral Countries
Bomb Throwing School in War Camp Described
A wartime column recounts a bomb throwing lesson. It details handling a wooden fuse bomb with a lever mechanism, throwing technique, timing of the fuse, and the aim to maximize blast effect. It notes Canadians and Americans excel at bomb throwing and contrasts with British soldiers. The narrator laments the perils and hopes the training ends soon.
My First Official Bath in the Divisional Baths
In hot weather the company bathes in a creek behind the billets then lines up for parade. The sergeant major orders drill order and fifteen minutes to dress. After an eight kilo march they reach the creek side bathhouse and hear a wheezy pump in the rear shed.
Toys of the Bath Illustrated by Empey in Next Installment
The next installment depicts the bath toys drawn by Empey.
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Empey
Great Writers and the Lazy Vein in Poetry
The passage contrasts Shelley and Coleridge, noting Shelley's easiness in a boat spurred some of his finest poems, while Coleridge supposedly suffered from chronic laziness and failed to complete many works, leaving his finest poems as fragments.
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Shelley
Coleridge
Haig Orders Hold Fast as Allied Push Nears
Field Marshal Haig calls British and Allied troops to hold their ground at all costs in France and Flanders. After three weeks of fierce fighting, he warns there must be no retirement as French forces move in support. The move signals a potential strategic counteroffensive by the Allies against German lines.
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Great Britain
France
Flanders
Haig
Picardy
Foch
Teutons
Every Position Must Be Held to the Last Man
London Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig urges all ranks of the British army in France and Flanders to hold every position to the end. He notes French reinforcements moving to support Britain as the enemy attacks along a 50 mile front. He praises troops for sacrifice and stresses that victory belongs to those who endure longest.
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London
Douglas Haig
France
Flanders
Marshal Haig
Southern yards urged to set pace in shipbuilding
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board told the Southern Commercial Congress shipping committee that Southern shipyards should lead in building ships. He cited the coast and climate as advantages and urged the South to not yield to other regions in ocean tonnage production.
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Washington
Southern Shipyards
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Shipping Committee
Southern Commercial Congress
South
Plan to base draft quotas on Class 1 registrants
Washington The war department’s plan to base quotas on the number of registrants in Class 1 survived an all day House fight after a Senate resolution authorized the change. Opponents backed an amendment to base quotas on total registration and liability to service, but it was defeated.
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Washington
War Department
House
Sentrie
Schallenberger
Nebraska
Bond Issue To Be Marketed In North Carolina
State Council of State votes to issue and sell 500000 dollars in bonds for education and charitable institutions. Heads of the institutions sign a resolution urging support and stating the state can meet its wartime responsibilities while funding the six year building program.
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Raleigh
B. R. Lacy
Council of State
Building Commission
Robert H. Wright
East Carolina Teacher Training School
I. B. McBrayer
State Sanatorium
J. I. Foust
State Normal At
Greensboro
E. K. Graham
University of North Carolina
W. C. Riddick
State College of Agriculture and Engineering
Albert Anderson
Central Hospital For the Insane
John McCampbell
Western Hospital For the Insane
Morganton
J. T. Alderman
State School For the Blind and Deaf
W. W. Faison
Goldsboro Hospital
C. E. Boger
North Carolina
North Carolina reports high birth rate and low death rate
Raleigh officials release 1916 vital statistics showing a birth rate of 31.9 per thousand, with white births at 32.2 and colored births at 31. The death rate stands at 13.0 per thousand, with white deaths far lower than colored deaths, aligning with national patterns. Connecticut and Michigan tied for second in birth rate at 26.7.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. B. Gordon
Connecticut
Michigan
Gordon
Requisition Orders Bull Durham Tobacco Halt at Home
Durham reports government orders seize the entire Bull Durham tobacco output for soldiers in France and training camps. Production at the local plant continues for government needs only, stopping domestic sales until demand is met.
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Durham
France
American Tobacco Company
North Carolina Briefs Highlight Bequest and Local Events
Barnum Springs Orphanage receives a $40 000 bequest from late Charlotte benefactor John C Burroughs. Charlotte residents report candy contamination as glass found and referred to Washington officials. Pilot Mountain sees heavy snow while Liberty Loan crosses one million dollars in state pledges led by Cumberland county. A decomposed body washed ashore near Wrightsville Beach is buried by health officials without an inquest. Mooresville wins right to fly Secretary McAdoo’s honor flag for quota progress. Mt Zion church in Concord, valued at ten thousand, destroyed by fire with two thousand insurance. San Francisco robbery suspect Thomas Frazier arrested in Charlotte by Detective Bradley. Six NC flour mills disciplined by food administration, two ordered shut. Dr Silvio Von Ruck of Asheville, a tuberculosis authority, is ill.
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Barnum Springs
John C. Burroughs
Charlotte
Washington
Pilot Mountain
North Carolina
Cumberland County
Shell Island
Wrightsville Beach
Moore Inlet
Health Department
Holden
Mooresville
McAdoo
Mt. Zion
Concord
Thomas Frazier
San Francisco
Bradley
California
Food Administration
Silvio von Ruck
Asheville
Earl
Five Thousand Move 10 Camp Quotas Allocated to Boards
North Carolina boards receive wartime draft quotas totaling 5,055 men for April 26 training camps. First call 2,001 colored men to Camp Grant Illinois, second 1,997 colored men to Camp Jackson, third 1,057 white men to Camp Jackson. Detailed county allocations listed for the 1,057 white men, covering Alamance to Yancey and including Winston-Salem, Charlotte, and Raleigh areas, among others.
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Raleigh
Adjutant General
North Carolina
War Department
Camp Grant
Roochford
Ill
Camp Jackson
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick
Buncombe No
Buncombe
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camden
Carteret
Caswell
Catawba
Chatham
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Dave
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Winston-Salem
Forsyth
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Graham
Granville
Greene
Guilford
Guilford No
Hertford
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Poolk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Woodmen Buy Liberty Bonds in North Carolina
The national Woodmen of the World camp invested 25000 in Liberty Bonds via Elisha B. Lewis, the state manager. The order aims to invest a total of one million dollars across multiple markets, with Kinston receiving credit for its local subscription. The group holds two million dollars in first and second loan bonds.
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Kinston
The
Woodmen of the World
Elisha B. Lewis
Woodmen
North Carolina
Model for All Others: Wilmington to Lead New Shipyards
Special from Washington reports the shipping board plans to establish five shipyards for concrete ships without awaiting congressional action on a $50,000,000 appropriation. Wilmington, D. C., is selected as the model yard for all others, and the site is to guide the development of the entire program.
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Washington
the Shipping Board
Wilmington
D. C
Jailed for Enticing Labor In New Bern
Harrell Nalepasse was jailed in default of a 400 dollar bond after probable cause found on a charge of enticing laborers to leave New Bern for another state. He said he worked for Richmond Cedar Works of Richmond Virginia and admitted his mission was to recruit workers for his firm. It was noted he has visited other towns in the state.
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New Bern
Harrell Nalepasse
Nalepasse
Richmond Cedar Works
Richmond
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