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Sunday, March 3, 1918

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The Headlines

AMERICANS REPULSE NEW ATTACK BY SHOCK TROOPS ON THE AISNE; CAPTURE FOUR IN NIGHT COMBAT; SOME OF OUR MEN KILLED Others, All New Englanders, Are Woundedor Missing.BARRAGE HERALDS DRIVEOne of the Captives Says ThisIs the Beginning of ManyRaids on West Front.MEN GETTING USED TO GAS Pistols Used with Effect at St. Mihiel--Berlin Reports 12 of Our Men Taken. Cool Under Gas Attack. AMERICANS REPULSE A NEW ATTACK Took 12 Americans, Berlin Says.

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On This Day

  • Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1918

  • The Yanks are coming

Tech Check

Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.

Cost of Living (1910)

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Gallon of Gas

$0.15

Average Home

$3,600

New Car

$950

Time Elapsed

39,541 days ago

(108 years, 121 days)