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Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THREAD.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:13 pm
by Niner
The American Army is going into quick growing mode and the new officers are confronted with a clothing problem. Supply and demand has them in a bind.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/ ... d-1/seq-2/
Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THREAD.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:20 am
by DuncaninFrance
Well, if they were in the Army what else would they spend their first month's pay on? They should be training!!
Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THREAD.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:58 am
by Niner
Once they got to the actual war the cost of their uniforms would be the least of their worries.
Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THREAD.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:59 pm
by DuncaninFrance
Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THREAD.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:49 pm
by Niner
Meanwhile in the land of the brave and the home of the free, stuff was happening that wasn't even slightly tolerant to those who were not politically correct. The I. W. W., a Socialist, Marxist, Anarchist, anti war union of crusaders against non union business were giving some mine operators a hard time in Arizona and found out they didn't need to buy a ticket to leave town. And...nobody but the train engineers seemed to know where the Wobblies would get out of the cattle cars or what kind of shape they would be in when that happened.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/ ... d-1/seq-1/
Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THREAD.
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:03 pm
by Niner Delta
Bisbee was known for copper mines, in fact you can still take a ride on a very small train for
over a quarter mile into a mine. It was fun and have been to Bisbee many times. And the town is
mostly tourist things now, lots of those little artsy-crafty stores that your wife drags you into....... 
A pic of the little train and wife and I ready to go...... 
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Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THREAD.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:35 pm
by Niner
In WWII the American soldier was called "GI" which stood for Government Issue. In WWI we often hear of the Dough-boy. However, the slang term that the public was given, and promoted, for this stage of the war for the American soldier was "Sammie". One source of the origin was General Pershing creating it as a possible American equal to the Tommy for the Brits or Fritz for the Germans or Poilu for the French.
Some other WWI words in usage.
http://www.worldwar1.com/heritage/wordswar.htm
Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THREAD.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:02 am
by Niner
Now the draft numbers are about to be called for the first great infusion into the Army.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/ ... d-1/seq-1/
Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THREAD.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 4:55 pm
by Niner
So you think you could be a soldier? Check out this list of qualifications.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/ ... d-1/seq-1/
Re: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THREAD.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:20 pm
by Niner Delta
Don't want to post on Duncan's WWI thread, but I'm wondering where Wed. July 18, 1917 is??
He skipped over it, is this a test to see if anyone is reading his thread.......
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