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World War One Blog June 1916
Irish Voices from the First World War a blog based on PRONI sources June 1916 The Battle of Jutland, which began in the afternoon of 31 May, ended on 1 June with both sides claiming victory. On the 5 June Earl Kitchener, the British Secretary of State for War, was drowned on his way to Russia. There was heavy fighting in the Ypres Salient and around Verdun, were the Germans continued to push back the French army. On the Eastern Front the Russian under Brusilov began a major offensive which regained some territory from the Germans and Austrians. Document 1: Account of the Battle of Jutland (D4168/F/1/1) The following account of the Battle of Jutland was written by R D King-Harman who was First Lieutenant of the destroyer HMS Midge, part of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla. About 3.00 pm on 31st (Wednesday) the Commander in Chief made a general signal for all ships to be prepared for immediate action. Our formation was then about 80 miles WNW of the nearest point of Denmark, steering SE by E in normal cruising order. The Battle Cruisers and 5th Battle Squadron, we had heard nothing of, as normal, but all other squadrons and flotillas of the Grand Fleet were there. ... The Fleet were barely in sight from us, but was not really more than four miles off, on our port quarter. At 4.30 pm I went up on the bridge to take over the watch from the Sub, after completing preparations for action. There was not much to do, just a few final stews such as clearing away guns and tubes, rails, etc, and rigging hoses, placing sand and water in each compartment and closing the deadlights. -
American Armies and Battlefields in Europe
Chapter v1 THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELDS NORTH OF PARIS chapter gives brief accounts of areas and to all of the American ceme- all American fighting whi ch oc- teries and monuments. This route is Thiscurred on the battle front north of recommended for those who desire to Paris and complete information concern- make an extended automobile tour in the ing the American military cemeteries and region. Starting from Paris, it can be monuments in that general region. The completely covered in four days, allowing military operations which are treated are plenty of time to stop on the way. those of the American lst, 27th, 30th, The accounts of the different operations 33d, 37th, 80th and 91st Divisions and and the descriptions of the American the 6th and 11 th Engineer Regiments. cemeteries and monuments are given in Because of the great distances apart of the order they are reached when following So uthern Encr ance to cb e St. Quentin Can al Tunnel, Near Bellicourc, October 1, 1918 the areas where this fighting occurred no the suggested route. For tbis reason they itinerary is given. Every operation is do not appear in chronological order. described, however, by a brief account Many American units otber tban those illustrated by a sketch. The account and mentioned in this chapter, sucb as avia- sketch together give sufficient information tion, tank, medical, engineer and infantry, to enable the tourist to plan a trip through served behind this part of the front. Their any particular American combat area. services have not been recorded, however, The general map on the next page as the space limitations of tbis chapter indicates a route wbich takes the tourist required that it be limited to those Amer- either int o or cl ose to all of tbese combat ican organizations which actually engaged (371) 372 THE AMERICAN B ATTLEFIELD S NO R TH O F PARIS Suggested Tour of American Battlefields North of Paris __ Miles Ghent ( î 37th and 91st Divisions, Ypres-Lys '"offensive, October 30-November 11, 1918 \ ( N \ 1 80th Division, Somme 1918 Albert 33d Division. -
THE WRITINGS of BRITISH CONSCRIPT SOLDIERS, 1916-1918 Ilana Ruth Bet-El Submitted for the Degree of Ph
EXPERIENCE INTO IDENTITY: THE WRITINGS OF BRITISH CONSCRIPT SOLDIERS, 1916-1918 Ilana Ruth Bet-El Submitted for the degree of PhD University College London AB STRACT Between January 1916 and March 1919 2,504,183 men were conscripted into the British army -- representing as such over half the wartime enlistments. Yet to date, the conscripts and their contribution to the Great War have not been acknowledged or studied. This is mainly due to the image of the war in England, which is focused upon the heroic plight of the volunteer soldiers on the Western Front. Historiography, literary studies and popular culture all evoke this image, which is based largely upon the volumes of poems and memoirs written by young volunteer officers, of middle and upper class background, such as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. But the British wartime army was not a society of poets and authors who knew how to distil experience into words; nor, as mentioned, were all the soldiers volunteers. This dissertation therefore attempts to explore the cultural identity of this unknown population through a collection of diaries, letters and unpublished accounts of some conscripts; and to do so with the aid of a novel methodological approach. In Part I the concept of this research is explained, as a qualitative examination of all the chosen writings, with emphasis upon eliciting the attitudes of the writers to the factual events they recount. Each text -- e.g. letter or diary -- was read literally, and also in light of the entire collection, thus allowing for the emergence of personal and collective narratives concurrently. -
The U.S., World War I, and Spreading Influenza in 1918
Online Office Hours We’ll get started at 2 ET Library of Congress Online Office Hours Welcome. We’re glad you’re here! Use the chat box to introduce yourselves. Let us know: Your first name Where you’re joining us from Why you’re here THE U.S., WORLD WAR I, AND SPREADING INFLUENZA IN 1918 Ryan Reft, historian of modern America in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress Using LoC collections to research influenza pandemic 1918-1919 Woodrow Wilson, draft Fourteen Three main takeaways Points, 1918 • Demonstrate the way World War I facilitated the spread of the virus through mobilization • How the pandemic was fought domestically and its effects • Influenza’s possible impact on world events via Woodrow Wilson and the Treaty of Versailles U.S. in January 1918 Mobilization Military Map of the [USA], 1917 • Creating a military • Selective Service Act passed in May 1917 • First truly conscripted military in U.S. history • Creates military of four million; two million go overseas • Military camps set up across nation • Home front oriented to wartime production of goods • January 1918 Woodrow Wilson outlines his 14 points Straight Outta Kansas Camp Funston Camp Funston, Fort Riley, 1918 • First reported case of influenza in Haskell County, KS, February 1918 • Camp Funston (Fort Riley), second largest cantonment • 56,000 troops • Virus erupts there in March • Cold conditions, overcrowded tents, poorly heated, inadequate clothing The first of three waves • First wave, February – May, 1918 • Even if there was war … • “high morbidity, but low mortality” – Anthony Fauci, 2018 the war was removed • Americans carry over to Europe where it changes from us you know … on • Second wave, August – December the other side … This • Most lethal, high mortality esp. -
The Birth of Airpower, 1916 the Character of the German Offensive
The Birth of Airpower, 1916 359 the character of the German offensive became clear, and losses reached staggering levels, Joffre urgently demanded as early a start as possible to the allied offensive. In May he and Haig agreed to mount an assault on I July 'athwart the Somme.' Long before the starting date of the offensive had been fixed the British had been preparing for it by building up, behind their lines, the communications and logistical support the 'big push' demanded. Masses of materiel were accumulated close to the trenches, including nearly three million rounds of artillery ammuni tion. War on this scale was a major industrial undertaking.• Military aviation, of necessity, made a proportionate leap as well. The RFC had to expand to meet the demands of the new mass armies, and during the first six months of 1916 Trenchard, with Haig's strong support, strove to create an air weapon that could meet the challenge of the offensive. Beginning in January the RFC had been reorganized into brigades, one to each army, a process completed on 1 April when IV Brigade was formed to support the Fourth Army. Each brigade consisted of a headquarters, an aircraft park, a balloon wing, an army wing of two to four squadrons, and a corps wing of three to five squadrons (one squadron for each corps). At RFC Headquarters there was an additional wing to provide reconnais sance for GHQ, and, as time went on, to carry out additional fighting and bombing duties.3 Artillery observation was now the chief function of the RFC , with subsidiary efforts concentrated on close reconnaissance and photography. -
Microfilm Publication M617, Returns from U.S
Publication Number: M-617 Publication Title: Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916 Date Published: 1968 RETURNS FROM U.S. MILITARY POSTS, 1800-1916 On the 1550 rolls of this microfilm publication, M617, are reproduced returns from U.S. military posts from the early 1800's to 1916, with a few returns extending through 1917. Most of the returns are part of Record Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office; the remainder is part of Record Group 393, Records of United States Army Continental Commands, 1821-1920, and Record Group 395, Records of United States Army Overseas Operations and Commands, 1898-1942. The commanding officer of every post, as well ad commanders of all other bodies of troops such as department, division, brigade, regiment, or detachment, was required by Army Regulations to submit a return (a type of personnel report) to The Adjutant General at specified intervals, usually monthly, on forms provided by that office. Several additions and modifications were made in the form over the years, but basically it was designed to show the units that were stationed at a particular post and their strength, the names and duties of the officers, the number of officers present and absent, a listing of official communications received, and a record of events. In the early 19th century the form used for the post return usually was the same as the one used for regimental or organizational returns. Printed forms were issued by the Adjutant General’s Office, but more commonly used were manuscript forms patterned after the printed forms. -
World War I in 1916
MAJOR EVENTS AFFECTING THE COUNTY IN 1916 In a front line trench, France, World War I (Library of Congress, Washington) World War I in 1916 When war was declared on 4 August 1914, there were already over 25,000 Irishmen serving in the regular British Army with another 30,000 Irishmen in the reserve. As most of the great European powers were drawn into the War, it spread to European colonies all over the world. Donegal men found that they were fighting not only in Europe but also in Egypt and Mesopotamia as well as in Africa and on ships in the North Sea and in the Mediterranean. 1916 was the worst year of the war, with more soldiers killed this year than in any other year. By the end of 1916, stalemate on land had truly set in with both sides firmly entrenched. By now, the belief that the war would be ‘over by Christmas’ was long gone. Hope of a swift end to the war was replaced by knowledge of the true extent of the sacrifice that would have to be paid in terms of loss of life. Recruitment and Enlisting Recruitment meetings were held all over the County. In 1916, the Department of Recruiting in Ireland wrote to Bishop O’Donnell, in Donegal, requesting: “. that recruiting meetings might with advantage be held outside the Churches . after Mass on Sundays and Holidays.” 21 MAJOR EVENTS AFFECTING THE COUNTY IN 1916 Men from all communities and from all corners of County Donegal enlisted. They enlisted in the three new Army Divisions: the 10th (Irish), 16th (Irish) and the 36th (Ulster), which were established after the War began. -
Special Libraries, June 1916 Special Libraries Association
San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Special Libraries, 1916 Special Libraries, 1910s 6-1-1916 Special Libraries, June 1916 Special Libraries Association Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1916 Part of the Cataloging and Metadata Commons, Collection Development and Management Commons, Information Literacy Commons, and the Scholarly Communication Commons Recommended Citation Special Libraries Association, "Special Libraries, June 1916" (1916). Special Libraries, 1916. Book 6. http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1916/6 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Libraries, 1910s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Libraries, 1916 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Special Libraries Program, Special Libraries Association, Annual Meeting, 1916 Columbia Hotel, Asbury Park, N. J, Wed~iesdny,diinr 2s. Clnss~ficat~onsystems: Leader, Miss 11anan R. Glenn, Librarian, Amencan Bankers' 0:30 a, m. Assoc~ation,Sew Pork C~ty. Opening address by the President, Andrew Special librasy publicity: Leader, Brainard Linn Uostwick, Mulnc~~~alReference Li- Dyel*. Public~tgUanager, Sational Calvbon brary, S1 Law nldg. Co . Cleveland, 0. Soul-ces ol information for business men, D. Co-opcsat~onin Bibl~ographicalTI-orli, H. EI. C. Bnell, Railway Educational 13ureau, B AIeycr, L~braryof Congress. Omaha, Neb. P~tblicollicials and the spccial library, Dr. C. C. Ti'illiamson, 3Iunicipal Refareme Li- brarim, New Yorlc Publ~cL1hrar.v The public affall s illforination servlce ; its Standal*dlzation by a library unit system, past, present and future, John A. Lapp, G. TIT5'. Lee, Librarian, Stone & Webster Bureau of Legislative Inflo~mat~on,In- Corp., Boston, Mass. -
The Impact of the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic on Virginia Stephanie Forrest Barker
University of Richmond UR Scholarship Repository Master's Theses Student Research 2002 The impact of the 1918-1919 influenza epidemic on Virginia Stephanie Forrest Barker Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Barker, Stephanie Forrest, "The impact of the 1918-1919 influenza epidemic on Virginia" (2002). Master's Theses. Paper 1169. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Research at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Impact of the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic on Virginia By Stephanie Forrest Barker Master of Arts in History, University of Richmond, 2002 R. Barry Westin, Thesis Director In the fall of 1918 an unparalleled influenza pandemic spread throughout the world. More than a quarter of Americans became ill, and at least 600,000 died. For many Virginians, this was a time of acute crisis that only could be compared to the days of the Civil War. This thesis describes Spanish influenza's impact on Virginia, primarily focusing on the cities of Newport News, Richmond, and Roanoke. It details influenza's emergence in Virginia and explores how state and city officials dealt with this unprecedented epidemic. This study examines how the epidemic disrupted daily routines of life and overwhelmed the state's medical community. This thesis briefly discusses the effect that the segregation of races had on the spread of influenza and the role that women played in battling the epidemic. -
The Times Supplements, 1910-1917
The Times Supplements, 1910-1917 Peter O’Connor Musashino University, Tokyo Peter Robinson Japan Women’s University, Tokyo 1 Overview of the collection Geographical Supplements – The Times South America Supplements, (44 [43]1 issues, 752 pages) – The Times Russian Supplements, (28 [27] issues, 576 pages) – The Japanese Supplements, (6 issues, 176 pages) – The Spanish Supplement , (36 pages, single issue) – The Norwegian Supplement , (24 pages, single issue) Supplements Associated with World War I – The French Yellow Book (19 Dec 1914, 32 pages) – The Red Cross Supplement (21 Oct 1915, 32 pages) – The Recruiting Supplement (3 Nov 1915, 16 pages) – War Poems from The Times, August 1914-1915 (9 August 1915, 16 pages) Special Supplements – The Divorce Commission Supplement (13 Nov 1912, 8 pages) – The Marconi Scandal Supplement (14 Jun 1913, 8 pages) 2 Background The Times Supplements published in this series comprise eighty-five largely geographically-based supplements, complemented by significant groups and single-issue supplements on domestic and international political topics, of which 83 are published here. Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe (1865-1922), acquired The Times newspaper in 1908. In adding the most influential and reliable voice of the British establishment and of Imperially- fostered globalisation to his growing portfolio of newspapers and magazines, Northcliffe aroused some opposition among those who feared that he would rely on his seemingly infallible ear for the popular note and lower the tone and weaken the authority of The Times. Northcliffe had long hoped to prise this trophy from the control of the Walters family, convinced of his ability to make more of the paper than they had, and from the beginning applied his singular energy and intuition to improving the fortunes of ‘The Thunderer’. -
Bramshott Camp 18 June 1916 Dear Mother & All, Well I Received John's Letter of the 22 May Ok. and Am Very Glad to Hear
Accession Number: McDOUGALD COLLECTION HISTORY WORLD WAR 1 LETTERS FROM THE FRONT Item: Envelope and letter Postmark sent: 18 JU 16 Postmark received: 5 JY 16 Envelope has one red British one penny stamp. 122 x 79 mm Censor marks: nil Addressed to: Mrs M. E. McDougald, Peachland, B.C. Canada Accession Number: Date of the letter: 18 June 1916 Sent from: Bramshott Camp Sent by: C. G. McDougald General description of the letter material: Three pages, with page 1 and 2 written on the back. Paper is unlined. 96 x 145 mm [Page 1] [Page 2] [Page 3] Bramshott Camp up for our first draft of about be successful we are quarantined 18th June 1916 one hundred and fifty went out again. This time for twenty-one this morning. And Another is days with measles. I am sending Dear Mother & all, going out, I think Monday or under separate cover the last copy Well I received Tuesday. of the kilt before we left Vanc. It John's letter of the 22nd May ok. And John Morrison was telling contains the picture of every am very glad to hear that old father me that he is going in the third company. th Henderson is going to the coast. He draft of the 54 . So I think, that I have put my name in for the wont be so out spoken about is, if there is a third draft from Divisional pay master's recruiting when he gets out there. It is the 72nd, I will try and get away. up to a fellow to decide for himself if But I don't think I will he will go or not. -
The Utah National Guard's Role in the Punitive Expedition, 1916-1917
Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Plan B and other Reports Graduate Studies 5-2012 Reinforcements on the Border: The Utah National Guard's Role in the Punitive Expedition, 1916-1917 Thomas Reese Dubach Jr. Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Dubach, Thomas Reese Jr., "Reinforcements on the Border: The Utah National Guard's Role in the Punitive Expedition, 1916-1917" (2012). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports. 137. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/137 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Plan B and other Reports by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. REINFORCEMENTS ON THE BORDER: THE UTAH NATIONAL GUARD’S ROLE IN THE PUNITIVE EXPEDITION, 1916-1917. by Thomas Reese Dubach Jr. A paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in History Approved: ____________________ ____________________ Lawrence Culver Chris Conte Major Professor Committee Member ____________________ Colleen O’Neill Committee Member UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 2011 1 In June 2006, in a plan to mitigate illicit border crossings, President George W. Bush called the National Guard to the border to build a fence. Almost ninety years to the day earlier, President Woodrow Wilson mobilized the National Guard to the border to protect it from raiders and smugglers who were part of the Mexican Revolution. Most Utahns are aware that the Utah National Guard spent time on the border to construct the fence.