Ex Gunners Tale From the Front Lines of France
An ex gunner and chief petty officer recalls life in the Foreign Legion French captain gun turret during bombardment. He describes peril, periscope view, mortar battery locations, crew casualties, and the chaos of No Man's Land as shells explode, trenches collapse, and comrades fall, with vivid language of fear, humor, and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Legion
France
Orriching and Co
Fritz
Paris
Hin
Caruso
Apollo
Helgoland
United States
Dixmude Run To Deliver Dispatches Under Zeppelins
A retreating unit details Bartel and I to run dispatches to the burgomaster in a bombed city. German patrols loom as Belgian flags signal danger. Bombing by Zeppelins devastates streets, killings rise, and locals hide while German cruelty is described in chilling, witness accounts.
Frontline Echoes of a Captain and Tunisian Soldiers in France
A veteran recalls brutal combat as German forces press the trench line and officers lead under heavy fire. The captain is wounded multiple times yet returns to rally troops, while a Tunisian soldier falls in a bloody shell strike. Reinforcements regroup, artillery shifts the battle, and the unit charges through woods to retake ground amid mounting casualties.
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Fritz
France
Trench Return and Wounded Captain Describe Night Action
Eyewitness notes the squad held the trench rearward as a captain died from blood loss. Fresh troops arrived to reinforce, but the unit steadied, then withdrew captain for burial. The writer mentions an army citation and a local scene with Ed Sumby, recovering from flu and preparing cattle shipment to St Paul markets.
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Ed. Sumby
Squires
St Paul
Washington letter democracy to triumph tone
A Washington letter praises October notes from the President to the German Government. It argues participation in the war aims to secure a final peace treaty and prevent inconclusive peace. It asserts autocracy will be curbed and self determination will guide governments after the war, honoring sacrifices made.
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Erman
French Officers See War Prolonging Into Next Summer
Three high ranking French officers with over three years on the western front doubt peace talks will end the war soon. They expect final Allied victory but believe German forces remain intact and well supplied, making a swift peace unlikely. They praise German staff work as near perfect in efficiency and organization.
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Germany
Akron Dirigible Passes Over Washington First Modern Flight
A dirigible from Akron Ohio, 250 feet long with a crew of fifteen, crossed Washington last Monday morning en route to an Atlantic port for naval use. It circled the White House area at 500 feet, moving at about 50 miles per hour, drawing large crowds as the crew tended the basket beneath the balloon.
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Spd
Cellara
Hotel de Ville
Paris
Bartel
Zepp
Coblestone
Akron
Washington
Ohio
Atlantic
White House
Deficiency Appropriation Bill Sends to President
The House and Senate approved the conference report on the Deficiency Appropriation Bill totaling more than six billion dollars. The measure is now sent to the President for his signature and approval.
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House
Senate
Influenza Subsidi: disease fall in camps nationwide
The article notes a drop in daily influenza deaths from 90 to 20 and says the epidemic area is sweeping from Atlantic to Pacific. Camp Humphreys Virginia reports a three week death average of 50 but authorities have gained control with few fatalities. Similar control reports come from other eastern camps.
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Washinton
Atlantic
Pacific
Camp Humphreys
Virginia
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Ms J
Mini
Mann
Ben
Bims
Doctor Laurent
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Dtotude
Seine
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