Warfront Trench 27 Echoes with a Wounded Hero
In Trench 27 four British privates play poker by a bombproof hut as German searchlights sweep the area. Lieutenant Guy Falconer, writing to Georgy in London, aids the battery from a tree perch before being wounded. American reporter Charlie Brown, astonished by war’s toll, helps as Red Cross and doctors move in. Charlie vows to return home but stays to comfort Falconer’s comrades, while Montague wrestles with the grim cost of conflict.
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Courvoisier
Streetman
Lion d'Or
Jeanne Christophe
Henry
London
Guy Falconer
Georgy
Guy
Lieutenant Falconer
Montague
Mr. Brown
Trench
Charlie Brown
Charlie
Brussels
England
France
Russia
Austria
Red Cross
Teuton
Trench 27
New York
Cap
Broadway
Meeting in the Trenches He Surfaces as a Spy
Captain Montague suspends disbelief as Streetman, in torn civilian clothes, claims vital intelligence on a German assault near Trench 27. Streetman begs to call headquarters to warn England while soldiers prepare for the suspected midnight attack. A moonlit figure crawls toward the lines as suspense grows.
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Trench 27
Montague
England
Streetman
Monster of the Sea Green land whale size claim
A historical note describes the Green land whale with an average weight around 100 tons in the range of 224 000 pounds, likening its heft to 80 elephants or about 200 bea a.
Sec Baker Weekly War Review on Allied Drive in Flanders
Secretary Baker declares decisive allied superiority in the Flanders battle as British and Australian forces press a sweeping advance. He notes air control and shell supply as key factors, calls the Belgian coast threat to German bases real, and cites high prisoner captures while warning of possible German counterattacks. Local eastern front reports ease, with Russians reorganizing in Riga.
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Washington
Flanders
Baker
War Department
France
Tower Hamlets
Polygon Wood
Menin Road
Belgian
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Bruges
Riga
War Mothers Rally Aids Food Administration Campaign
An early 20th century plea urges Raleigh readers to support the War Mothers movement as a volunteer in the local school district committee overseeing the food pledge drive. The message promises strong outreach to recruit mothers to boost home front efficiency and the return of servicemen.
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Raleigh
Pfood
the Food Administration
Hays
North Carolina Defenses Call for Treason Crackdown
The state and county defense councils adopted resolutions praising loyal North Carolinians and urging expulsion from the U S Senate of Robert M La Follette for antiwar remarks. They condemn treasonous talk that discouraged draft registration, food production, and support for the government, demanding resignations and punishment for unpatriotic actions.
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Raleigh
Conference of the State and County Councils of Defense
United States Senate
Robert
Follette
Senate
North Carolina
Tresson
Durham Business School Joins National Association
A telegram to the Durham Business School president announced its membership in the National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools. It is the sole North Carolina member with five others south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi. The association aims to raise educational standards and improve graduate efficiency and stature across institutions.
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Durham Business School
Durham
National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools
North Carolina
Ohio
Mississippi Rivers
Face Shot Away Leaves Jackson Boy In Hospital
The young son of H. J. Hoxit of Jackson is in a local hospital with the entire left side of his face shot away after a hunting accident. He crawled through a wire fence, drew the shotgun after him, the trigger caught, and the full load discharged. Recovery remains doubtful.
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Asheville
Willie Hoxit
H. J. Hoxit
Jackson Conly
Volunteers Leave Wilmington for Norfolk as Naval Unit Deploys
Twelve members of the national naval volunteers, a Wilmington fighting unit formed after severance of diplomatic ties with Germany, departed for Norfolk under sealed orders and reported to the fifth naval district commandant. Ninety three volunteers remain encamped on Harbor Island at Wrightsville Beach awaiting further duty.
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Wilmington
National Naval Volunteers
Germany
Fifth Naval District
Harbor Island
Wrightville Beach
Ace
North Carolina Briefs Highlight Camp Jackson Music Efforts
Asheville residents donated phonographs and records for Camp Jackson and Camp Sevier to provide music for the boys. Captain Adams led the effort. In Charlotte, Newton D. Baker visited and spoke of upcoming events. A winter of picks and shovels signals university units preparing trenches. Walter Bradsher fished seven hours at Lake Norfolk hauling 79 pounds of fish, 75 specimens including bass and pike.
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Asheville
Camp Jackson
Camp Sevier
Adam
Jackson
Newton D. Baker
Charlotte
Allen
Walter Bradsher
Durham
Ml Lake
Norfolk
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Nalist
Rereens
Lee
Walter Lee
Belgium
von Brenig
Karl
Sec'y Baker
WAR Review
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