War Chaplain Reflects on French Front Service
The Rt Rev Rogers Isreal, D D, an army chaplain in France, writes of tending bodies at an American cemetery, aiding in services with diverse clergy, and comforting wounded soldiers under shellfire. He notes pride in American courage and prayers for an early end to the war.
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Warren
Rogers Isreal
Amputy
France
Diocese of
Erie
Tour
Knight of Columbus
Wre
Christian Brotherhood
America
England
Dhimmel
A Soldier’s Letter From Paris Amid Frontline Trust
A veteran writer describes caring for wounded and aiding soldiers near Toul and Paris. He recalls a Tennessee bishop’s boy, acts of generosity among artillerymen, an air battle with German planes, and visits to Y M C A volunteers before noting his hospital unit assignment and a 5:30 departure from Paris.
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Gailor
Tennessee
Toul
America
Paris
Morgan, Harjes & Co
France
Can Do Canning Advice Sparks Summer Prep
A lively call to begin home canning now, urging readers to prepare jars and tools for winter storage. The piece advises drying vegetables like corn and beans and storing root crops in cellars, pins, or pits, emphasizing readiness and practical preservation.
War letter from France by John Eggler expresses faith in the outcome
A WWI letter from John Eggler written in France on June 12 1918 to his sister describes moves through multiple camps in France near historic towns. He speaks of faith in victory and thanks locals for hospitality, notes keeping clean records with God’s help, mentions buying papers and awaiting hard fighting, and closes with regards from home. A kitchen canning note follows about water bath canning in small apartments.
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John Eggler
Warren
France
Co. I
Camp Hancock
Pete Bohren
Mother
Father
Warren Times Restaurant Note Crowds Cash Only
A reader’s fragment mentions a waiter replying cash only in a dining context at a Warren Times themed setting. The brief exchange includes a humorous cue about a Jack O Lantern and a subscription prompt for the newspaper.
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Biones
Jack O’lantern
Kilty the Rookie and Army Mule Tale at Camp Lee
At Camp Lee Sunday the Warren boys, Mickey Larson Davy Hughes and Bill Lesser, swap tales of army life and a stubborn mule. An umpire named Davy settles disputes as the lads joke about milking cows and saddle mishaps. The piece relays a lighthearted wartime anecdote amid the influx of new recruits.
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Kilty
Warren
Times
Kaiser
France
Mickey Larson
Davy Hughes
Bill Lesser
Mickey
Bill
Suicide Club
Dave
Warren Times
Lesser
Davy
Very Far Wife-lt and the Clubfellow Exchange Words
A brief, dialogic exchange centers on money and return, with a quip about earnings that seem to vanish. The speakers comment on value and persistence of wealth in a social context.
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Roger Isreal
By Allman
Wilbur
Carnet
Murray
Red Cross
Murrray
Sam
John Eggler Hady
Ae Ee
The
Camp Lee
Farmers’ Bulletin
United States Department, Af. Agriculture
Gondri Bul
Bureau of Plant Industry
Oma Taylor End
Washington,d.c
Ghane Wis
U. S. Department OF Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Warren Evening Times
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