Soldiers Break in Shoes by Water Treatment
A simple, although effective, way of "breaking in" shoes is that employed in the United States army. After the shoes have been fitted to their feet the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1913
46 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 3
Soldiers Break in Shoes by Water Treatment
A simple, although effective, way of âbreaking inâ shoes is that employed in the United States army. After the shoes have been fitted to their feet the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Months War. Dramatic Survey of the Balkans. Vast Effect Upon Europe
A dramatic survey of all that has happened in the Near East, and its far reaching significance, is given by the London "Observer." "There are obstinate details to settle, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Secretary's Joke
Sir W. Byles asked in Parliament why troops took part in a welcome to Lord Roberts at Leeds, when the visit was undertaken to promote a controversial political object (national service) opposed to the policy of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Horrors of War
The "Times" prints a hitherto unpublished letter written by the late Lord Wolseley to Mr. James Baker, author and journalist, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marvels of Europe's War Machines. and Clamouring for More
At the present time it may be interesting to get a brief and clear view of the vast war-machine of Europe which is ready at any moment, should…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Horrors of War
The [?] published [?] the late Lord W[?] Baker. author a [?] knowledge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marvels of Europe’s War Machinery. and Clamouring for More
At the present time it may be in[?] to get a brief and clear view of the [?] [?]machine of Europe [?] is [?] at any [?]ment. whould…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier with Axe. Wrecks Railway Station
A private of the Welch Regiment, named Cox, escaped from the guard-room at Bordon Oamp, Hampshire, where he was awaiting court-martial, and lay hidden for a day in a email wood between the camp and the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bees As Messengers in War
It is being urged as a practical plan that bees be used to carry messages in time of war, instead of carrier pigeons. By the aid of photography it is now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →King Among Soldiers. Reviews Veterans of Old Regiment Testing the New Rifle. Gallops with Princess Victoria
The King, accompanied by the Queen, Princess Mary, and Princess Victoria, spent Whitsun among his soldiers at Aldershot, watching the smart work of the Regulars for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier and Sailor. Two Strings to Her Bow. a "Good Sheet."
Meeting by chance, a soldier and an ex-naval engineer discovcred that they hod been courting the same young woman unknown to each other. There was a sequel at the Marylebone Police Court, London, when Frank…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Frenchwomen in War
Madame Jane Dieulafoy has (says the Paris correspondent of the "Dally Express") addressed a letter to tbe Minister for War begging him to grant her the privilege of being the first woman to participate in national…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Uncocked Army Horses. War Office Supports Humane Campaign
Colonel Secly stated in Parliament that as few docked horses as possible were purchased for the army, and an Order had been issud that from three yean after this date no docked horses will be purchased by the military…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Indian Census. Tribesmen Suspicious. Must Be Prelude to War
The report of Mr. Denys—Dray I.C.S., containing the [?] for Barucidsdtan obtained in the [?] india in 1911, has just made a rather belated appearance in print…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Horses. Mounts of Famous Generals. "Copenhagen" and "Marengo"
James Grant Wilson tells about the favortie war-horses of famous generals in the "Century." Washington was considered to be the bes horseman of his age. He lost…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Old Soldier's Plight. Workless, Asks for Gaol
During the hearing of a case at the Guildhall Alderman Sir George, Woodman drew attention to the fact that many persons who committed offences for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Wicked War
"The Balkan allies entered Macedonia in the guise of liberators, and to-day they won bent upon plunging the whole region into worse and more implacable strife than it has ever known since the days of the Ottoman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Effeminate Soldiers. Kaiser's Warriors with Painted Faces. Boudoirs and Swansdown Puffs
"Perfumed Paris" was merely an amateur In dudedom, compared with the young officers of the crack Potsdam and Garde du Corps lancers and hussars, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman's War
Elizabeth Robins appears in "M'Clure's" as an extreme supporter of the tactics of the "militants"; she recounts the whole miserable, history of the past seven…
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