Experiences on the French Front in 1917 With Petain
The narrator joins Gen. Petain on October 22 1917 at the Verdun front to observe the French second offensive after Nivelle's failure. He notes heavy artillery, successful assault near the Aisne, and a major advance despite German withdrawals. He reports supply, depot work at Gievres, and issues of bureaucratic fragmentation at ports. He describes hospital visits, dock construction delays at Bassens, and a Russian contingent detained at Cornay.
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Petain
Nivelle
d’Esperey
Group of Armies of
North
Verdun
Sixth Army
Aisne
Maistre
Fort Malmaison
Allette
Caporette
Complesien
Compiegne
Elsie de Wolfe
Lady Mendl
Bunau-Varila
Panama Canal
Richard N. Blatchford
Mason M. Patrick
Charles R. Krauthoff
David 3
Stanley
Bordeaux
Bassens
Pacific Coast
Quartermaster’s Department
France
Last Tests of Nautilus Made in the Atlantic
The submarine Nautilus, carrying Sir Hubert Wilkins and a crew of 18, tests speed and Arctic feasibility in the North Atlantic. She departed Provincetown for London, convoyed by the Ponchartrain, aiming for Spitzbergen then a polar under-ice voyage toward Alaska.
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Provincetown
Mass
North Atlantic
North Pole
Sir Hubert Wilkins
London
England
United States Coast Guard
Ponchartrain
Newfoundland
Sir Hubert
Spitzbergen
Norway
Pole
Alaska
Sir Herbert
United States Navy
Jules Verne
Lewis Boomed for Presidency by Chicago Democratic Org
Chicago reports the city democratic organization endorsed United States Senator James Hamilton Lewis for the presidency next year at a secret meeting. Mayor Anton J. Cermak urged early clarity, saying there should be no doubt about their stand. The Tribune notes the motion passed unanimously.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily Tribune
Democratic
United States
James Hamilton Lewis
Anton J. Cermak
the Tribune
Medical Guild Forms in New York At One Dollar Weekly
A New York medical guild of 400 physicians will provide all medical care for a flat sum of one dollar per week. Operating as a medical clinic, the group will advertise in newspapers and magazines but will not use individual names. Proceeds will be evenly distributed among the doctors.
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New York
Aviatrix Lena Bernstein Injured In Flight Attempt
French aviatrix Lena Bernstein was slightly injured when her plane hit gravel on takeoff at Istres during an attempt on the world straight one distance record. The aircraft was destroyed though her condition was not serious.
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Istres
France
Lena Bernstein
Tragic Injury After Pile Up In Yard Incident
An incident described as a pile up involved a player being hurled about 15 yards and five yards before suffering a broken ankle and multiple contusions. The injured person was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Calo Dog Food
Bons BC
Dros Whc
Kraft Or
Gelfand’s Mayonnaise
Thousand Isle
G Aii Fc
Kraft
Philadelphia
Zic
Bic
Libby
Temple Garden
Armour’s Springbrook Butter
Borden’s
Georgia Peaches Basket
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the Globe Store
East Jackson Street
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Paris
J. Symmonds
Symmonds
Foumawork
Willr Um
Cornay
Russia
Atlantic
Sir Hubert Wilkins Hope
J. Ham Lewis
Medical Guild
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Sultana I
Iona Lima
Mandy
Pez Grits
Lee
Sultana
Pekoe
Ceylon
Tb. Pail Aoe
Rane
Ominy Bag
Il Cans Oe
White House
Brock Port Golden Corn
Jona Cocoa
Hastings Poetatees
Long Horn Cheese Cab
Good Western Beef
Aum
South Broad Street
Tifton
Moultrie
Ville
Bain
Cairo
Bainbridge
Thomasville
Jersey
East Jackson
Nilom
Hart
Jones Bridge
Cairo Road
Hugh Hart
J.W. Blanton Phones
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