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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
2
Washington reports balloons now serve as aerial observers for the army and navy. Observers in balloons provide range and direction to batteries, with parachute jumpers trained for safety and map recovery after a balloon's destruction.
Clarence B. Kolland recounts a dangerous retreat along a shelling road. Amid roaring shells and airborne debris, soldiers and civilians crisscrossed the line, shells exploding nearby, ditch hiding spots filling with hard tack and anxious humor as they pressed toward a YMC warehouse for supplies.
A letter from John McFarland's son describes Verner among seven dead Huns on the Marne battlefield near New Brighton Pennsylvania. The message notes Verner died game, still gripping his rifle, as his brother writes from the front lines.
A war memoir fragment recounts a perilous ride under shellfire with a driver and a passenger narrator who stays steadfast. He notes dodging roofs, dodging debris, and counting a tree as they rush through a torn landscape while delivering tobacco to soldiers and claiming sprinting glory in the YMCA unit.
St. Louis judge offers 23 year old Joseph Luzynski the choice between enlisting in the US tank service or standing trial for second degree burglary. Luzynski opts to enlist.
Cleveland engineers unveil a new two engine battleplane with 75 foot wingspan and 2400 pound carrying capacity. Early tests show strong maneuverability and full gun coverage with no blind spots. Additional aircraft of this type are to be produced steadily.
Camp Sevier Greenville D C H H Miles a hospital cook learned a distant relative left him 150000 dollars He remains at the patients kitchen base hospital and plans no career change He comes from Tarboro North Carolina and has served many years in the army and navy.
Allied report details General Allenby’s pocketing of Ottoman forces in Palestine. British wings sealed around Nazareth and the Sharon hill region, with Nazareth, Jordan Valley, and surrounding areas captured. Airmen bombarded Turkish positions, inflicting heavy casualties. over 18,000 Turks taken prisoner and guns counted at more than 120.
In Macedonia, Italian troops have joined British French Serbian and Greek forces against Bulgarians as reinforcements stream toward the north through southern Serbia. Serbian advance west of the Vardar breaks 25 miles into former positions near Prilepe Ishtik road. East of Monastir allied forces move in the Cerna bend capturing several positions.
Washington announces a new plan to meet manpower needs of the Navy and Marine Corps. The Navy will average 15,000 men monthly and the Marine Corps 5,000 monthly for four months, then 1,500 monthly. Recruitment centers will handle applications, with mobilization officers coordinating through draft boards for naval and main corps enrollments.
London Field Marshal Haig reports English troops smashing the German front at four points along the Somme sector. British forces near Gavrel north of the River Scarpe advance on a two mile front and secure positions east of Epehy. North of Epehy they push forward south of Guislain and repulse a German attack on Mouvres.
Indianapolis officers report Captain Hammond of the Royal Flying Corps and C Kinder of Greenfield were killed when their plane nosedived while returning from a Liberty Loan flight to Greenfield. Lieutenant Roy Pickens of the speedway aviation field was seriously injured. The crash occurred as they prepared to land at the speedway field.
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