Over the Top Front Line Tales From World War I
An American soldier recounts night patrols and the June 24 1916 bombardment in France. He describes German trench signs, spying fears, night raids, improvised weapons and star shells clarifying No Man’s Land danger and the march toward capturing prisoners.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Seite
France
Fritz
Unes
Man's Land
Brooklyn
Atwell
Machine Gun Company
All Quiet on the Western Front Preparations for Big Push
At brigade HQ I overhear plans for an eight day bombardment of German lines and a July start to the big push. Orders soon follow for a trench strafing, and I volunteer with Atwell to raid a front trench for German prisoners.
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O. C
Old Pper
Atwell
Get Along Without Metals Cliff Dwellers Tools
The text describes ancient cliff dwellers who lacked metal use. They made knives from deer bones polished to sharpness and created household items from pottery and fiber coverings with varnish-like coatings. It notes prehistoric origins and wide geographic presence of cave dwellers through history.
Allies Break German Lines Near Soissons and Fere
Allied forces including American French and British troops push into the Soissons area and along the Ourcq front taking the village of Cierges and Meuniere wood. The German position at the upper western point of the V salient near St Gemme is threatened as the line is straightened from Fere to Hartennes reducing escape options for the Crown Prince forces.
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Soissons-Rheims
Soissons
Fere En Tardenois
Nesles
Ville En Tardenois
St. Gemme
America
Ourcq
Fere
Hartennes
Meuniere
Rontigny
Second Battle of the Marne Near End Says Report
New York reports the second battle of the Marne is practically ended after German withdrawal. Estimates put German forces at up to 71 divisions with heavy losses of 200000 to 250000 men and over 500 guns. The Foch counter-offensive pushed Germans back about ten miles on a 60 mile front in two weeks.
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Tommy
Deutschland Weber
Fritz
Whisky Street
Undertakers
New York
Bruce Barton
George Groton
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Lave
Marne
Oureq
Cerise
Soissons
Andre
Rheims
Boehm
Kluck
The
Picardy
German Refugees Flee North as Allied Forces Advance
Allied observers report large bodies of Germans fleeing northward along the Lau noy road between Soissons and Fere-En-Tardenois. Fighting persisted after dark on the western side of the Soissons Rheims salient as Allied reserves reportedly outnumber German forces for the first time.
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France
Soissons-Rheims Salient
Launoy
Soissons
Fere-En-Tardenois
French Capture Bridges After Marne Retreat
London report says French seized a large quantity of bridging material after the German retreat from the Marne. The material, gathered north of the river, suggests German plans to force a river crossing in strength toward Paris.
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London
Marne
Paris
Plan for Western North Carolina Farmer Institutes Set
Plans coordinated by T B Parker arrange two institutes at once across mountain counties starting August 6 in Henderson. Sessions stress World War I farmer participation with dates across counties and towns from August 5 to September 16. Also notes increased prize money and expansion of Mecklenburg County Community Fairs Association to nine members ahead of next fall fair.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
T. B. Parker
Parker
Henderson County
Alleghany County
Piney Creek
Sparte
Ashe County
Jefferson
Grassy Creek
Avery County
Crossnore
Plumtree
Banner Elk
Buncombe County
Avery's Creek
Swannanoa
Marshall
Mars Hill
Mitchell
Bakersville
Polk
Columbus
Swain
Bryson City
Charlotte
Carolinas
Mecklenburg County Community Fairs Association
Community Fairs Association
Mecklenburg County
Derita
Huntersville
Great Fair Expected At Raleigh North Carolina State Fair
The Raleigh fair aims to exceed prior years with President Charlie Horne leading a strong program and securing Josephus Daniels for the principal address. Horne vows full effort to satisfy visitors and boost regional pride amid anticipation.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Charlie Horne
Horne
Josephus Daniels
State Commission Dismisses Several North Carolina Rate Petitions
The State Corporation Commission dismisses the Southern Bell rate petition for 12 exchanges and transfers others to government handling. Raleigh and nearby cities see seven cent car fares approved for several lines, while the Raleigh Telephone Company and hotels face regulatory scrutiny. The Belmont Hotel in Raleigh is cited as the worst sanitary offender in a Board of Health survey showing many establishments below standard.
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State Corporation Commission
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
North Carolina
Travis
Raleigh
George P. Pell
Carolina Power and Light Company
Mt. Airy Telephone Company
State Board of Health
Health Board
Whch
Belmont
Railroads to Haul Abrasives and War Work News
Washington dispatch reports Representative Weaver pushing for government built rail routes into Clay and other NC counties to bring out abrasives like corundum and red garnet. President Graham of the University of North Carolina is in Raleigh for war work and related matters. The council of defense notes loafers must work or face action, and Governor Bickett pardons John W. Gulledge, former president of Southern Saving Bank, citing his wife’s ill health.
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Raleigh
Washington
Weaver
North Carolina
Railroad Administration
Clay
Department of Agriculture
National Forest
Macon
Edward Kidder Graham
University of North Carolina
Dirham
Council of Defense
Frank B. Webb
John W. Gulledge
Southern Saving Bank
Wadesboro
Bickett
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Old Pepper
Yank
Mountain
Watauga County
Valle Cruces
Boone
Yancey County
Low Gap
Toledo
Asheville
Laurence W. Young
United States Army
Young
North Carolina National Guard
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Richard Joshua Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Reynolds
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