Racine County in the World War, Wisconsin
Preparation of this volume was begun primarily in the interest of the former service men of Racine County. It was realized as early as January, 1919, that immediate steps must be taken to collect their records while the facts were still obtainable, or the task would become impossible of accomplishment.
Table of Contents
Chapter I
The Outbreak of the War 15
Chapter II
Racine County Prior to Hostilities 19
Chapter III
Preparing to Fight 23
Chapter IV
Navy Clears for Action 27
Chapter V
Racine National Guardsmen Called 29
Chapter VI
Volunteers Join the Colors 35
Chapter VII
Racine and the Selective Service Law 39
Chapter VIII
Training Camps in America 51
Chapter IX
Protection at Home 53
Chapter X
Racine County Council of Defense 57
Chapter XI
Women's Committee, County Council of Defense 67
Chapter XII
American Protective League 75
Chapter XIII
Semi-Official Auxiliary Organizations 85
Chapter XIV
Racine's Financial Offering 91
Chapter XV
Racine Chapter, American Red Cross 112
Chapter XVI
Saving Food to Win the War 133
Chapter XVII
The Effect of the War on Home Life 158
Chapter XVIII
Clubs, Societies, Politics and Incidents 171
Chapter XIX
Effect of War on Racine Industries 181
Chapter XX
The A. E. F. in Battle 197
Chapter XXI
The Navy in Action 213
Chapter XXII
Battery C, 121st Field Artillery 225
Chapter XXIII
Battery F, 121st Field Artillery 235
Chapter XXIV
The Racine Ambulance Company 247
Chapter XXV
Facts Regarding Various Branches of the Army 263
Chapter XXVI
Soldier's Songs; Getting Wounded 287
Chapter XXVII
A Racine Man's Experiences in the Army 295
Chapter XXVIII
The End of the War 319
Chapter XXIX
How Wounded Men are Cared For 324
Chapter XXX
Some Letters from Men in Service 330
Chapter XXXI
The Soldiers' Return: Veterans' Societies 349
The War in Pictures 361
Chapter XXXII
Incidents of All Sorts From Everywhere 401
Chapter XXXIII
Some Figures and Facts About Casualties and War 417
Chapter XXXIV
The Wonderful Occasion of a Supply Train Wreck 425
Chapter XXXV
Work of Welfare Associations 432
Died in Service 435
Chapter XXXVI
Records of Men and Women in Service 467
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When an assassin's bullet slew Arch-duke Francis Ferdinand of Austria at Serajevo on June 28, 1914, it is doubtful whether anyone the whole world anticipated that the act would precipitate a conflict involving all the great powers.
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