Confessions of a German Deserter Chapter IV War Narrative
A Prussian officer recounts battlefield survival during the Meuse crossing and Donchery amid French shelling. He details pontoon bridge construction, heavy losses, harrowing river crossings, rescued wounded, and the brutal aftermath as troops advance and retreat under artillery fire. The scene ends with a promise to continue.
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Meuse
Hai
Dragon Armory
Herdig
Pince
Dirrent
Oppostite
Selves Grinly
Tucson Street Car Strike Settled After Directors Meet
In Tucson on August 19 the Tucson Rapid Transit company agreed to meet demands of striking street car workers after a chamber of commerce meeting approved a resolution. Pending the Arizona Corporation Commission decision on rate increases, workers returned to work and street cars were running.
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Tucson
Chamber of Commerce
Tucson Rapid Transit Company
Arizona Corporation Commission
Yuman Appointed To Ariz Education Board
Governor Hunt appoints Grant Van Hoose to the Arizona state board of education succeeding Prof. G E Cornelius former Winslow superintendent and head of Northern Arizona Normal school Van Hoose is principal of Yuma High School and a Republican.
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Phoenix
G. W. P Hunt
Grant van Hoose
State Board of Education
G. E. Cornelius
Winslow
Northern Arizona Normal School
van Hoose
Yuma
Arizona council to force firms to show books
The Arizona state council of defense plans to compel firms including the Phoenix B. firetime to disclose financial records. Officials cite investigations into Bisbee deportation and state contracts, with new rules requiring itemized price displays and audits of merchandise and stock to prevent price confusion and ensure oversight.
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State Council of Defense
Marty Ro
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Firetime
Reens
Dusbar
Nator
Dunhars Wee's
Hux Cellaghen
Arizona Grasshopper Exhibition Of Wartime Patriotism
A Tucson report describes a large white and blue grasshopper found near Ormco by A. J. Poole Southern. The insect bears red and blue markings and is being studied to determine if it is a patriotic omen or a natural anomaly. Poole plans to hand the specimen to the University of Arizona for analysis.
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Tucson
Poole
Atixona
America
Disapproves Unlimited Importation Of Labot
A wartime issue resists limiting foreign labor imports. The governor and a representative push for suspending immigration laws, arguing balanced needs for farmers and wartime staff. Debate centers on postwar labor return rules and possible minimum wage or restriction measures.
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Gee
Adele
Ronsing NS
Pove
Oreanlee Thon
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Arizona Roads Improve Slowly After Late Storms
Travelers report Central Arizona roads settling, with Parker to the California route passable in spots. The Florence bridge completed, yet many highways including Wickenburg to Black Canyon remain rough. Roosevelt surface worn. Tonto Basin to Flagstaff and Dewey Verde routes described as in good condition. Black Canyon to Prescott via Seligman and Kingman chosen by some for cooler weather, though longer.
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Arizona
California
Gila
Clifton
Nartiwant
Phoenis
Wickenburz
Black Canyon
Canyon
Bumblebee
Pressort
Playstaff
Grand Canyon
Roosevelt Road
Roosevelt
Flatstaff
Tonto Basin
Dewey-Verde
Flagstaff
Pearce District Active With Mining Shipments
Activity rises in the Pearce mining district near Pearce Arizona as the Commonwealth mine, a long producing operation, ships silver ore and the Middlemarch property also sends concentrates while Central Butte is located nearby.
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Pearce
Arizona
Commonwealth
Middlemarch
Central Butte
Americans Urged to Limit Sugar Use During Shortage
The U S Food Administration asks Americans to cut sugar use to conserve supplies for Army Navy Allies and civilians until New Year. Beet sugar and cane crops fail and shipments to the Allies rise, with many homes stores and factories on low stocks and some households told to reduce fruit canning immediately.
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U.S Food Administration
Susan Rae
Ceban Sugar
Nest & Ormentite
Lew Island
Houshelds
War Risk Insurance Exhibit Shows Massive Applications
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance in Washington reports more than 2.9 million applications totaling 25.15 billion dollars. In four days, over one billion dollars in new insurance was written, with July totals near four billion. The average requested per man climbs toward 9,500 dollars, and the maximum is 10,000. The bureau now holds more in force than all Royal Reserve insurers combined. Beneficiaries awaiting certificates are reminded these documents are pending.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington
Tornom
Arizona State
Bureau of War Risk Insurance Law
Royal Reserve Insurance Companies
United States
Fragmentary note on verification of mailed coronets and citations
The fragment discusses mailed cortineste evidence and existence of tiny enatrert in a yet undisclosed context. It mentions Herons and corsifextes with anticipation of immediate action or apprehension. The text is garbled but hints at rapid submission or distribution and a forthcoming human or institutional response.
Last Day For Nomination Petitions In County Primary
Yesterday was the final deadline for filing nomination petitions for state and precinct offices. Clerk A Karrer of the board is compiling names for the official primary ballot to be printed for precinct distribution. No word yet on W A Moyer withdrawal from the governorship race or Socialist state ticket, though reports say changes may come tomorrow. The Socialists have not released a county ticket.
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A. (. Karrer
W. A. Moyer
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