Heroic British War Tales From the Front Line
Veteran Private J Taylor of the London regiment describes amid heavy fighting on the Hindenburg line how a thigh wound left him behind enemy trenches for five weeks then a daring crawl back to Allied lines. The report also honors Sergeant A W Bennett and several soldiers for gallantry and quick actions saving comrades and guiding raids.
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J. Taylor
London Regiment
Taylor
London Express
Hindenburg Line
Peters
Tommy
London
A. W. Bennett
East Surrey
J. W. Barker
Royal Scots
T. W. Allison
Northumberland Fusiliers
F. Nowell
T. H. Seel
Northumberland Regiment
C. F. Passoe
Manchester Regiment
W. T. Smith
Royal Flying Corps
Smith
British and Foreign Sailors’ Society
British praise of American soldiers as finest looking men in Europe
London shifts view of the United States praising American troops as well turned out, disciplined and eager to learn. English officers laude their uniforms, manners, and resolve while noting Americans study to excel in aviation training and adapt quickly to war tasks. An extended commentary covers air raids, hotel profits in London, and wartime Britain.
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Europe
United States
America
Avenae
Regent Street
England
France
London
Strand
Wilson
Dolgouriki
Russia
National City Bank
Cheesebrough Company
New York
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Germany
Russia Freed From Tsar Embraces Liberty and Chaos
Arthur Elliot Sproul, an American chemical supplier who spent a year in Petrograd and Moscow, details Russia’s upheaval. He describes no police authority, rampant crime, empty factories, food lines, shifting loyalties, and a people drunk on freedom while unsure of how order will emerge. He notes Bolshevik power, leadership shifts, and potential postwar opportunities for business, especially for the United States and Germany.
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Arthur Elliot Sproul
Petrograd
Moscow
America
Russia
Empire
Mr. Sproul
Berkely Hotel
Milakoff
Circle of Nations
Kerensky
Tobolsk
United States
Metropole
Ins
London Rationing Rules Aid War Effort Across Occupation Hotels
London hotels and restaurants operate under new Food Controller rules. Meatless breakfasts and days, sugar limited to children and invalids, and reduced meat portions at lunch and dinner are enforced. Fat allowances and bread portions shift to stretch scarce supplies. Public lines form, protests feared, but officials promise enough to feed children and sustain workers.
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London
England
Dia
Great Britain
Lords and Commons
Orice
East End
Childre
Britain
Desolate Venice Fleeing Venetians Find Refuge in Rimini
In a Gazetta di Venezia report a Venetian writer portrays Venice as a dead city with deserted amusements and canals. Refugees flee to Rimini where an American Red Cross hospital and Venetian Relief Committee provide aid, supplies, and shelter for the displaced.
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Venice
Gazetta di Venezia
Rimini
American Red Cross
Cavazzine
Mario Marinoni
Venetian Relief Committee
Red Cross
Walla
Famous Horse Also a Victim of the Bolsheviki
Knockalong, Europe's famed horse, died after Bolshevik seizure in Petrograd. Once ridden by Captain Bertram, winner of the Emperor’s prize at Olympia and Richmond, the horse had a storied career across Europe and on the eastern front. The beast perished after a daylong ride with no sustenance, eluding humane care.
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Knockalong
Europe
England
Dong
Byron
Mazeppa
Charger
Russia
Walter Winans
Lieutenant Swan
Rifle Brigade
Olympia
Richmond
Petrograd
Bertram
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Trench
No Man’s Land
British
Gainsborough
Captain Cornwall
G. F. Watts
Ariadne
Kerley
Mons
Tammany Hall
Kelly
Admiralty
FE. Barker
Shesterfield
Ireland
Barker
Thomas Hardy
Tess
Jude the Obscure
Stevenson
O. Henry
Dorchester
Arthur Denby
King’s College
Denby
New York City
Aan
Southwark
D. Lloyd George
Downing Street
Melbourne
Commonwealth
Australia
Alfred de Rothschild
Rothschild
A. L. Sproul
Rome
Genoa
Viareggio
Livorno
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