Empey Describes English Front Line Service In World War I
The account follows Arthur Guy Empey an American who joins the British Army after enlisting in England. He trains in France experiences trench warfare learns about death and cooties and observes a chaplain rescuing wounded comrades. He serves as a trench digger and observer before returning to rest billets to write and stage a play.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Mylug
Jersey
England
London
France
Empey
Tron Cross
War memories from the front line trench and German raid
The narrator recalls close trench life with a stake serving as a marker for nightly deliveries of contraband by Tommy and Tomay to German lines. A raid, prisoner interactions, a bomb incident, a talk with a German sergeant, and the capture of two German officers in a dugout are described along with their deaths and burial in a small cemetery marked by two wooden crosses.
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Dommy
London
Brighty
Fritz
Tomay
Berlin
Tommy
Platnon
Orler
Carmpooy
St. Omar
Wwe
Aiwehine Gan Company
Tt Nitvost
Gui
Vickers
Weter Rootedl
Guo No
Stinis
Rad
Brliz
Sammy
Flva
Port Triverse
Stignie
Bown
Capithy
Anteronzier
Amina
Nglish
Eheaiiger
Volo
Ollizler
Kiro
Weber
Berg
Empey's Gun Crew Leads Bold Over-the-Top Assault
Empey and his machine-gun company press the German trench line in a costly but successful attack. The thrilling charge is recounted in the next Installment.
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Empey
Gossip, Silence and Truth in Early Advice Purposes
A fragment from a 19th century moral essay urges avoiding gossip and speaking only of charitable truths. It extols silence when hearing rumors and warns against the harm of spreading doubt about others. The passage reflects contemporary norms valuing discretion and integrity in social discourse.
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Siyall
New York
Nadja Becomes American amid wartime identity confusion
The article describes Nadja Brotkeyvu, sister to Mine Botehinvavi, claiming American Rusgian status while at a camp near Washington. It notes her insistence of becoming American and references a battalion and a veteran soldier, with unclear further details due to damaged text.
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Nadja
Brotkeyvu
Botehinvavi
Birtie Wind
Abelus
Wiebhaglels
Washington
Lhird
Dream Vision Sparks Insurance Raise in New York
A New York dentist reported a dream involving a building and looms of figures. The vision spurred him to file a claim leading an insurer to raise his policy from 500 to 1000, measured by a nearby incident with a faulty office light.
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New York
Lis Otjees
Dees
Wd Insurance Agent
Polley
Dra
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