Victim of gas home tells Hun cruelty from France
Atchison Kansas veteran Clyde Duncan, wounded and gassed in France, describes four months of battle including Arras Bethune and Cambrai. He details mustard gas effects, the death toll in his unit, and harsh German atrocities he witnessed, praising American troops as they turned the tide.
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Associated Press
Atchison, Ken
Clyde Duncan
France
Duncan
Arras
Bethune
Cambrai
Wei
Ergineers
Twelfth Engineers
Fall City
Neb
Chicago to Pivot of Aerial Mail Service
Chicago becomes pivotal for the trans continental aerial mail project as the Association of Commerce pledges 815080 to build hangars in Grant Park. Capt Lipsner says after the New York to Chicago line opens, no further expansion occurs until war surplus planes arrive for broader routes.
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Chicago
Hane
Assoc'ation of Commerce
Grant Park
New York
Post Office Department
Pacific
Miners pledge peak coal output for Europe war effort
Frank J. Hayes president of the United Mine Workers of America cabled General Pershing in France promising coal production to meet European army needs. The message follows Pershing’s note to the federal fuel administration urging maximum coal output and prompt high grade service from the Western Machinery company.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Oet
Assurantes
Europe
Frank J. Hayes
United Mine Workers of America
General Pershing
France
Federal Fuel Administration
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Western Machinery Company
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