Night After Marne Retreat Ends in Long Rearward Push
The passage describes a weary, sleepless march from Marne toward the front, with exhausted troops retreating under rain and shelling, taking bivouacs in villages like Cernay en Dormois, and enduring constant bombardment while fortifying trenches and watching civilian villages burn. The narrative reaches Montmedy near Verdun, hinting at movement toward a major Verdun front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Menehould
Clermont-en-Argonne
Cermay-en-Dormois
Geneva
Red Cross
Cernay-en-Dermois
Quiet trench days near Jametz and Damvillers noted
In a march of 15 kilometers the unit reached Jametz then Damvillers and Wavrille. They found quiet trenches with little musketry as artillery held a weak distance. Fifteen men joined an infantry company while weathered soldiers warned that long periods without firing are common in such fronts.
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Germany
Marne
Cernay-en-Dormois
Sol
Jametz
Damvillers
Wavrille
Eight fairs pledge thrift and war savings premiums
Raleigh Eighth fair associations including the Fair of the Carolinas and the State fair plan to pay premiums in thrift and war savings stamps this fall. Eight fairs reported intent to participate, boosting stamp sales by reallocating funds from horse racing. Named associations include the Fair of the Carolinas Fayetteville Cape Fear Le noir Elisabeth City Anson Wadesboro Greensboro Central Fair. Travel aid unit opens in Salisbury with Mrs. D E Sampson directing at the passenger station. Red Cross gift and profiteering case detailed. McLauchlin Company to donate 1200 to Red Cross and orphans rather than face a blacklist order. inspectors to pursue profiteering, with penalties for violators.
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Raleigh
Carolinas
Sharon Township
War Savings
The
Cape Fear Fair
Fayetteville
Caldwell Association
Lenoir Elisabeth City District
Elizabeth City
Anson County Fair Association
Wadesboro
Central Fair Association
Greensboro
Travelers Aid
Salisbury
D. E. Sampson
American Travelers Aid
Salish
Board of Aldermen
Southern Railway
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
North Carolina
McLauchlin Company
Raeford
Food Administration
Henry A. Page
Food
Page
Labor Quotas Announced for War Industries
Special from Washington reports new Department of Labor quotas for unskilled labor to support war industries over the next two months. Southern state allocations include North Carolina 2205 Alabama 2070 Florida 2520 Georgia 3105 Mississippi 1125 South Carolina 1440 Tennessee 3465 Virginia 4590 West Virginia 3370. Wilkes Boys Take Furlough. Winston-Salem soldiers in training visiting home from Wilkes County describe leaving camp without furloughs, facing possible punishment on return. They hoped to see kin before demobilization. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company elects William N. Reynolds as president succeeding the late R. J. Reynolds. Walter R. Reynolds named VP. T. H. Kirk named director.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Southern States
North Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Wilkes
Winston-Salem
Wilkes County
France
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Willam N. Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds
Walter R. Reynolds
T. H. Kirk
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Conan Desertere
Belgium
Fras
Challerange
Prussian State Railways
Sedan
Montmedy
Fifth Army
Crown Prince
Army Field Post Institute
Railways
Verdun
Chapter Hill
Action le
Kina
Matton Drug Co
Eastman Kodaks
Matton Drug Company
North Main Street
Morris
High Point Morris Plan Co
Bank of Commerce
Reapquarters
W. T. Chreman & CO
Farmer Corntessel
Josh
Rexal
Bell
Mr. Palmer
N. C
Capital City
Raleigh Telephone Co
N.C
Burlington
Durham
Postal Telegraph-Cable Co
Burlington, N.C
Charlotte, N. C
Columbia
S. C
Danville
Pane
Ayettéville
North State Teleph
Ora Agent
Spartanburg, S.C
One Co
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