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May 25, 2017 Episode #21, May 24, 2017 - First US Army personnel land 100 years ago this week
Highlights:
Bulletin: Hear headlines and stories from the “Official Bulletin” |@ 02:15
Guest: Mike Shuster on the mutinies in France |@ 06:15
America’s WW1 Memorial: what CFA approval means from Edwin Fountain |@ 10:35
Memorial Day: History, significance, observance and links to activities |@ 12:00
States: Indiana article on Opha May Johnson, Alabama on National League for Woman’s Service |@ 14:30
Education: National History Day |@ 16:15
Media Spotlight: Robert Laplander / Doughboy MIA in the news |@ 19:00
Guest: Richard Rubin on his new book: “Back Over There” |@ 20:45
Guests: John Brancy and Peter Dugan on their WW1 music album |@ 25:30
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WW1 Centennial News - Weekly Podcast
World War One Centennial News: May 24, 2017
Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is May 17th, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host.
World War One THEN
100 Year Ago This Week
We have gone back in time 100 years to May 18, 1917. Today is quite a day. It’s all Pomp and Circumstance as Wilson signs the Selective Service Act into law - ending the debate about an all volunteer army - Instead - it will be the combination volunteer and conscripted army.All men between the ages of 21 and 30 will have to register for the draft by June 5th. There is still a big question about who is going to head the huge new army… Wilson also answers that question today. It’s a big fat NO to Roosevelt’s plan to raise a division of volunteer troops - which, of course, HE would lead to Europe. This really ticks him off! Some think that he probably misses the glory days of the “Rough Riders” pounding it out in Cuba. It’s also a NO to General Leonard Wood the former US Army Chief of staff. Apparently, Wilson thinks he has too many ties to the opposition Republican Party.Instead, today’s second big announcement by president Woodrow Wilson is the appointment of General John J. Pershing to head the US Army’s Expeditionary Force. Pershing - is politically non-partisan. He is publicly popular - as the former commander of what is known as the “Punitive Expedition” sent out to spank Mexico’s Pancho Villa for sneaking up north and attacking the town of Columbus, in New Mexico.May 18th is a big day on the hill.What else is going on this week in 1917? For interesting details, let’s look at the Official Bulletin. Here are some of the stories running in America’s official war gazette.
The Bulletin
Saturday May 19, 2017: Storyline: “Regulars will be First Troops Sent to France”: President Announces in Statement Issued After Signing the Selective Conscription BillAlso Saturday May 19: Storyline: US ARMY UNIT ARRIVES IN BRITAINThe first unit of the United States Army is now on foreign soil.Yesterday marks the arrival In England of Ruse Hospital No. 4, of Cleveland, Ohio, under command of MaJ. Harry L. Gilchrist, of the Medical Corps of the United States Army, This Is the first of six army base hospitals which have been ordered abroad - for service In France.Monday May 21: Storyline, REGIMENT OF U. S. MARINES IN THE EXPEDITION TO FRANCESecretary of the Navy Daniels announces that a regiment of US Marines (2,600 men) will accompany the first expedition to France. The regiment will be commanded by Col. Charles A. Doyen :Quote "In being among the first on the firing line In France, the marines will be upholding their historic record," said Secretary Daniels. Monday May 21: Storyline: INSIGNIA ADOPTED FOR ALL GOVERNMENT AERIAL CRAFT The United States Government has adopted as the insignia for all its aircraft a white star with red center on a circular background of blue. All American aeroplanes, seaplanes, captive balloons, and dirigibles will bear this star of the Flying Corps, which combines the red, white, and blue of the national flag. Wed. May 23: Storyline: COTTON ONE OF ESSENTIALS FOR MODERN WAR,Secretary of the Navy Daniels, introduces the Hon. Arthur James Balfour to the Cotton Manufacturers' Association in a session in Washington DC, Daniels declares:Cotton is still king.And in closing from the May 23 issue: Here is an article that talks about the Official Bulletin itself.The headline states:FUNCTIONS OF THEOFFICIAL BULLETINThe article goes on the read:Many misunderstandings have arisen with regard to the Official Bulletin,which is being issued by the Committee on Public Information under order of the President. This publication is not a newspaper in the accepted sense of the word.Its single purpose is to assure the full and legal printing of the official announcements of Government heads in connection with governmental business. Exclusive publication Is neither the thought nor ambition. It will not interfere with the legitimate functions of the press in any manner, nor will official news be delayed or withheld In order to give the Bulletin any special news significance.The article goes on the explain what types of information the Official Bulletin Publishes.These include:Proclamations and Executive orders of the President ; rules and regulations of the executive departments;administrative orders; official bulletins and official statements of policy; AND statutes enacted relating to war matters of whichthe public should be officially informed.It’s interesting to note that the cost of this publication is really expensive. An annual subscription is $5 - that is equivalent to over $100 Today.They do have a comp list though- this includes:The President, the cabinet, members of the Senate and House, the Diplomatic and consular corp, foreign diplomats and consuls, Officer of the military services, every post office got a free copy to post, governors, mayors of all cities, all newspapers, magazines, colleges and universities, and major trade organizations. Industry and the rest of the nation has to pony up.The articles concludes with an unusual paragraph: Quote:Should there someday be a WW1 Centennial News podcast - each issue of the Official bulletin shall be republished on the centennial anniversary date of its original publication date and provided free on something to be called the internet at an address designated as: ww1cc.org/bulletin - all lower caseThough the source of last paragraph cannot be officially confirmed.Check it out at ww1cc.org/bulletinLink: ww1cc.org/bulletin
Great War Project
Joining us now is former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. Mike - in the first few paragraph of your post, Historian Martin Gilbert also notes the arrival of the first base hospital unit sent to Europe - in secret by the war department as the first US military to arrive - BUT as your post makes really clear - Apparently their arrival is in the midst of a pretty dire situation for the French army - Tell us the story Mike:
[Mike Shuster] LINK:http://greatwarproject.org/2017/05/21/in-france-its-mutiny-thousands-refuse-to-fight/Thank you Mike. That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.
The Great War Channel
If you’d like to watch interesting and informative videos about WW1- 100 years ago this week - check out the new posts from our friends at the Great War Channel on Youtube. This week their new episodes include:
The Ally From The Far East - Japan in World War 1Indie Nydell walks you through Japan’s role in WW1 - including a great perspective of “who was Japan” in 1917.
Also new this week - The Hero Of Tannenberg - Paul von HindenburgThis video profiles a german war commander and hero of the time - Paul Von Hindenberg.
Follow the link in the podcast notes to the Great War Channel on Youtube.Link:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar
World War One NOW
We have moved forward into the present with WW1 Centennial News NOW - News about the centennial and the commemoration.
Memorial
At the WW1 Centennial Commission, the team is still buzzing about last week’s nod from the CFA - on concept approval of America’s National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.Edwin Fountain, the vice chair of our Commission and the project leader for the Memorial explains more specifically what happened and what it means.Edwin notes:Thursday’s decision by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (the CFA) was a significant milestone for the WWI memorial project. Federal memorials in Washington, DC are subject to design approval by the CFA. They gave us “concept approval”, which means the CFA has endorsed our proposal to establish a memorial at Pershing Park - near the White House - in the form of a large bronze bas-relief sculpture that evokes the story of WW1. This sculpture will be the centerpiece of a trio of memorial elements, including the existing statue of General Pershing - The America’s General of the Armies, as well as a ceremonial flag stand that will offer additional opportunities for commemoration of the war.To learn more - see the latest designs - and to help BUILD America’s WW1 Memorial in Washington DC - go to ww1cc.org/memorial. Honor our WW1 veterans with a donation for this project on memorial day. They can’t - but we CAN thank you for your support.
Memorial Day
So what IS memorial day - besides a day off work in early summer and a lot of car sales. What does it means? Where did it came from?Memorial day was originally called Decoration Day and traces back to the civil war as a time to decorate the Union soldiers’ graves with flowers. By the 20th century, there were competing Union and Confederate holiday traditions, celebrated on different days. These eventually got merged into Memorial Day to honor all Americans who died while in the military service.It also marks the start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks its end.On June 28, 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved four holidays, including Memorial Day, from their traditional dates to a specified Monday in order to create convenient three-day holiday weekends.On Memorial day, many people visit cemeteries and memorials to honor those who have died in military service. Many volunteers place an American flag on each grave in national cemeteries.This year - activities include the annual Washington DC parade - but have gathered a bunch of links and information for you about Memorial day activities all over the country. You’ll find them in the podcast notes and on our WW1 Centennial News web page at ww1cc.org/cnLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_DayLIVESTREAM:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvER0kTNPoohttps://www.dogonews.com/2017/5/22/honoring-our-fallen-heroes-on-memorial-dayhttp://www.southcoasttoday.com/special/20170504/memorial-day-2017-will-honor-veterans-of-world-war-ihttp://www.journal-news.com/news/local/air-force-veteran-serve-hamilton-memorial-day-parade-marshal/pIXbTShU18S4rDbol3HoLO/http://www.telegram.com/news/20170522/memorial-day-events-in-central-masshttp://www.lohud.com/story/news/2017/05/19/memorial-day-events/323099001/http://www.yakimaherald.com/lifestyle/travel/yakima-valley-preparing-for-memorial-day-events/article_d0e7b97e-3f32-11e7-b080-83458fe686e7.htmlhttp://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/history-book-deeper-sense-of-patriotism-in-world-war-i-for-memorial-dayhttp://villagenews.com/local/memorial-day-runs-will-honor-fallen-heroes-wars/
Activities and Events
US Army Birthday BallIn other activities and events - This week we picked one for you that is one coming up next month in Orlando, FL.In 2017 - the US Army turns 242! Quick - it’s 2017 - the army turns 242 - so what year was the US army established? [tick tock sound and buzzer] 1775!To celebrate, the Sunshine Chapter of the Association of the US Army in Orlando, FL is hosting a Ball on June 17th. The ball will feature a World War I Centennial theme “Over There: A Celebration of the WWI Soldier” Dr. Monique Seefried, one of the World War One Centennial Commissioners, will be the featured guest speaker. Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Kennedy will present a short talk on the augmentation of WWI Army leadership - for an Army that grew 20-fold. For more information, see the link in the podcast noteslink:http://www.ausa-sunshine.org/home-posts/army-birthday-ball-2017/
Updates From The States
Indiana: First Woman in Marine CorpsOn the Indiana State Commission website at ww1cc.org/indiana, there is an article about Opha May, the first woman in the Marine Corps. By the summer of 1918 the Marine Corps was in need of more soldiers, many of whom occupied vital administrative and clerical positions. The idea was circulated and eventually approved to allow women into the Marine Corps to fill these non-combat positions. From Kokomo, Indiana, Opha May Johnson was first in line - when the recruiting station in Washington D.C. opened its doors to women. AND -- she would become a legend as the first woman Marine. Opha demonstrated the willingness of women to step up and fill these roles just as earnestly and to perform them just as capably as their male counterparts. Read more about her life - and service at ww1cc.org/indiana or by following the link in the podcast notes.link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/2432http://ww1cc.org/indianaAlabamaNow another story about the service of women in the war, this time from the Alabama’s State Commission site at ww1cc.org/alabama. The Motor Corps was one of eight divisions of the National League for Woman’s Service established on January 27, 1917 - Their charter? “To organize and train the great woman power of the country for specific and economic service; to be prepared to meet existing needs; to be ready for emergency service; and to supplement the work of Governmental Departments and Committees—Federal, State, and City”And so at least 78 Motor Corps units were established across the country. The one in Montgomery was activated in April 1918 You can read more about the women that made up the corps and the supporting role they played throughout the war by visiting ww1cc.org/alabama - all lower case. . Link:www.ww1cc.org/alabamahttp://www.worldwar1centennial.org/2178
Education Update
National History Day In our education sectionToday we are going to talk about National History Day, that offers year-long academic programs for middle- and high-school students around the world. Each year, the National History Day - Contest - encourages more than half a million students to conduct historical research on a topic of their choice. They enter their projects at the local and affiliate levels, with top students advancing to the National Contest; WW1 Centennial Commissioner, Dr. Libby O’Connell, will be giving a special award for best WW1 history project at the finals.The students are provided guiding articles and support materials - so the National WW1 Museum’s Curator of Education, Laura Vogt, provided a wonderful reference guide about African American soldiers in WW1 and how that experience shaped the stand for equal rights after the war. Laura did a great job providing a sample essay for participating students and teachers but frankly - I took a look at it and it’s a great read for all of us. We going to expand the discussion next week, when we will be joined by Dr. Cathy Gorn, the executive director of National History Day and an adjunct professor of history at the University of Maryland at College Park.link:https://www.nhd.org/http://nhd.org/sites/default/files/2017_Themebook_0.pdf - Page 46 onwards
International Report
Jazz in BrestAnd following Laura Vogts theme, This week in our International Report we turn our eyes, and ears, to France. Last week we talked about the 369th experience and how they brought Jazz to Europe. In a follow up, we have a story from the french town of Brest - a harbor town in Brittany on the western coast… famous for fine chow in a country of great cuisine!Here - a group of middle schoolers wrote a radio drama about the “sammies” who brought Jazz to their town in 1917. Students researched the life of these American soldiers, including Lt. James Reese Europe, then the director of the Harlem Hellfighters’ 369th regimental band. By studying archives and other source, the students collaborated with a local musicians to create a jazz musical outlining these soldier’s lives in France as well as the struggles they faced - on returning to America. Follow the links in the podcast notes - to watch video clips of the live performances . The website is all in french but the music is all jazz! Enjoy.http://centenaire.org/fr/espace-pedagogique/college-harteloire-brest/la-fabrication-dune-fiction-radiophoniquehttp://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/brest-29200/brest-centenaire-des-troisiemes-de-l-harteloire-sur-scene-au-vauban-5003199http://www.harteloire.com/les-actualites/actualites-pedagogiques/1917-larrivee-du-jazz-en-france-enregistrement-dune-fictionDNA allows a soldier to be reburied under his own nameNow from the UK - A story about how one of the thousands of anonymous dead in France was given back his name. The Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre of the UK’s Ministry of Defence helped identify the bones of Private Henry Parker, whose remains were found in France in 2015. By using DNA, they were able to find a match to his great-nephew, who, along with 25 of his other family members, attended - the reinterment of Private Parker at a Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery where he was buried with full honors - and - importantly, with his name. Learn more by following the link in the podcast notes.link:http://bbc.co.uk.via.snip.ly/gsoqu#http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39946381
Spotlight on the Media
Here is the US, unfortunately our Department of Defense has ceases looking for our MIAs from World War 1. So in our “Spotlight on the Media” section this week, we would like to profile a very special fellow today - Rob Laplander. Rob - as a private citizen - is a tireless advocate for America’s WW1 MIAs - and there are over 4,400 of them - We proudly host Mr. Laplander’s Doughboy MIA project website at ww1cc.org/mia - all lower case. Here you’ll find their story and a searchable database that you can explore to find WW1 MIAs from you state, town or family.Last week, the Wall Street Journal broke a story about Rob. The headline reads: Missing WWI Servicemen Getting Full Recognition With ‘Doughboy MIA’ ProjectThe article is about the project’s recent success in the case of Seaman Herbert Renshaw fell overboard, off the coast of South Carolina during a naval patrol 100 years ago this week on May 22, 1917. But probably due to a clerical error by Navy officials, he was never listed on a monument to the missing at Brookwood American Cemetery in England. Now he will be.Thank you Rob Laplander and the Doughboy MIA project for your great service for our WW1 veterans. As your motto says: A man is only missing if he is forgotten.You can go to the web site at ww1cc.org/mia. You can support Rob Laplander and his great work by doing yourself a favor and buying his book - Finding the Lost Battalion. A link to the book site is also in the podcast notes.link:https://www.wsj.com/articles/doughboy-mia-makes-sure-missing-world-war-i-heroes-get-recognition-1495443601http://www.history.com/news/volunteer-sleuths-ensure-world-war-i-mia-receives-just-due-100-years-after-deathhttp://www.findingthelostbattalion.com/p/links-and-resources.htmlhttp://ww1cc.org/mia
Richard RubinAnd speaking of books and authors - We have a special guest with us today. Richard Rubin is a premiere author and storyteller about WW1. Someone said to me once - “you know, if you are only going to read a single book about WW1 - then you should read “The Last of the Doughboy” which was Richard Rubin’s first book. Now Richard has just released a second book on WW1 called “Back Over There” which just came out.Welcome Richard!Richard - tell us about the new book?Richard - you and I have been talking about a weekly feature here on WW1 Centennial News called The Storyteller and the Historian - You are the storyteller and Jonathan Bratten - a military historian from Maine is your cohort on the project. We are hoping to launch the feature in the coming month… What can you tell us about it?link:http://www.richardrubinonline.com/John Brancy and Peter DuganIt’s time to talk about MUSIC and WW1![music clip]With us today are Baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan - they debuted their recital - A Silent Night - at the Kennedy Center in 2014 which was hailed by The Washington Post as " refreshingly, marvelously different," The program pays homage to the centennial of World War I through the music of composers who lived through, fought in, and died in the Great War. The songs have now come out as an album -Welcome gentlemen.[interview]Thank you - Tell us about the project and what inspired you to create the program!That was Baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan and their WW1 music album - a Silent night - thanks for talking with us today. you both for being here. We put a link in the podcast notes for where to find their web site and how to find the album.[MUSIC]link:http://www.johnbrancy.com/abouthttps://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-silent-night-a-wwi-centenary-tribute-in-song-war#/
The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts
That brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine - what do you have for us this week?Newly digitized Red Cross PhotosA newly digitized collection of images from the Red Cross offers a glimpse into the rehabilitation of amputees and wounded veterans after WW1.Link:https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2017/05/american-national-red-cross-collection-newly-digitized-photos/?loclr=fbloc-ww1Weather and WW1A Quaker Mathematician developed the field of mathematical weather modeling during his service in an ambulance service during WW1, fundamentally changing how we predict weather.link:http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-world-war-i-changed-weather-good-180963360Is your dog an ally of the Kaiser?Food was expected to be scarce in 1917 and 1918, but it seems that finger pointing may have started at the expense of sweet puppy dogs everywhere.link:http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89058013/1917-05-18/ed-1/seq-4.pdf
Closing
That’s WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening!We want to thank our guests Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blogRichard Rubin, Writer and AuthorJohn Brancy and Peter Dugan, Independent Musicians Katherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show.And I am Theo Mayer - your host this week.The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to--inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1;we are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms;We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country;and of course we are building America’s National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.We rely entirely on your donations. No government appropriations or taxes are being used, so please give what you can by going to ww1cc.org/donate - all lower caseOr if you are on your smart phone text the word: WW1 to 41444. that's the letters ww the number 1 to 41444We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn on iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to talk to someone about the centennial of WW1 this week. So long.[music]
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Weekly Dispatch Newsletterhttp://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.htm
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May 19, 2017Episode #20, May 17, 2017 -National WW1 Memorial gets OK to proceed
Highlights:
New Feature: Now publishing the 1917 Official Bulletin daily at ww1cc.org/bulletin | @ 00:45
History: “You want to send American troops to FRANCE!?!” | @ 05:00
Big News: National WW1 Memorial gets nod and OK from CFA | @ 11:30
Helping out: Peer-to-peer fundraising video for Memorial day | @ 12:30
Sports: Randy Mobley - President of the International League | @ 15:00
Education: St. Mary’s University, Texas students making WW1 Mini Docs | @ 22:15
Theater: New WW1 play in Los Angeles | @ 24:15
Television: Nat Geo TV WW1 Special to air Memorial Day weekend | @ 25:00
Music: 369th experience | @ 25:45
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WW1 Centennial News - Weekly Podcast
World War One Centennial News:
May 10, 2017
Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.

WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is May 17th, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host.
World War One THEN
100 Year Ago This Week
We have gone back in time 100 years - and the united states government launches the “The Official Bulletin” the country’s war information newspaper. It is published daily under order of the - President of the United States - published - by the Committee on Public Information, George Creel - Chairman
We have introduced you to George Creel previously. Creel is a journalist, friend and staunch supporter of Woodrow Wilson - especially during the election of 1916.
So it’s not surprising that President Wilson appoints Creel to head the newly minted Committee on Public Information - the CPI - as a part of the new war effort. The CPI’s mission is to swing public sentiment and backing in favor of the U.S. war effort. Effectively George Creel is the head of America's propaganda and war information bureau.
This includes all aspects of the U.S. media, including print, film, posters, music, paintings, cartoons… everything.
One of the key products of the CPI is the Official Bulletin, largely forgotten and gone unnoticed - in the century since.
Starting this week, We are re-publishing each issue of this daily historically newspaper on the centennial date of its release. This archive is a wonderful cultural resource that illuminates this dynamic period in our country’s history.
Fortunately, the entire archive has been digitized by Google Books and we are very excited to bring it to you as a daily serial on our web site - at ww1cc.org/bulletin - all lower case.
The editorial team at WW1 Centennial News is going over the 120 or so weekly articles, bringing you some of the interesting headlines and digging into a story or two.

This week, some of the headlines read:

“Urgent need of ships for coastal defense is outlined”
This article includes the interesting note: A number of the finest yachts in the country have been tendered to the Government by the owners for use during the war, either free or on a nominal lease basis”
In the article - the Assistant Secretary of the Navy writes - “We need coastal defenses. The present war is showing that the submarine is a weapon that has an important bearing on the final result.”
That astute assistant secretary of the navy in 1917 will become the 32nd President of the United States in 1933 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Another headline reads - MISSION TO RUSSIA.
The Department of State authorizes the members of the special diplomatic mission of the United States of America to Russia - our close allies during this war.

REGISTRATION DISTINCT FROM THE DRAFT,
STATEMENT BY WAR DEPARTMENT EXPLAINS
This article that explains that all young men between 21 and 30 must REGISTER for the draft - but that being drafted is a separate and different issue.
This is the first selective service moment in our nation’s history and there is a lot of interest and confusion about how it works.
In fact - in the May 12, 1917 issue of the Official Bulletin - there is a great article looking at the number of men in the US who will be subject to QUOTE “selective conscription”.
They estimate that around 10 million men between ages 21 and 30 need to register. That is around 10% of the US’ estimated population of 103-104 million people in 1917.
Based on state populations, they are looking at around 1 million young men from New York, 875,000 from Pennsylvania, half a million from Illinois, Texas and Ohio,
Remember a few weeks ago we talked about the fact that the US had virtually no national military - that in fact the state militias totally outnumbered the federal army.
The building of that army is a story we will be following over the coming weeks.

Link: ww1cc.org/bulletin
Great War Project
Joining us now is former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. This week Mike also focuses on the domestic struggle to get a handle on what it means - now that we have declared war. Mike - It sure doesn’t sound like the nation is of one mind on this!?
[Mike Shuster]

LINK:
http://greatwarproject.org/2017/05/14/a-volunteer-army-or-the-draft/
That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.
War in the Sky
Let’s take a look at the Great War in the sky one hundred years ago this week. Our story is about the first allied flying boat that managed to down a german Zeppelin.
What IS a flying boat. Well It’s different from a pontoon sea-plane that has floats replacing or in addition to landing gear.
Instead - flying boats are like ship hulls with wings - they do have pontoons out on the wings for stability when they land and take off - but they are a very desirable concept because they can be big and use a really long distance to take off and land - this works because they don’t need a runway to operate them just a reasonably calm body of water.
The Curtiss H series is America’s leading flying boat design in WW1 - In fact, you might remember a few weeks ago when Michael Lombardi boeing’s senior historian, told us about an early Boeing contract to build some Curtiss H series flying boats under licence.
Well one hundred years ago this week, a canadian flyer Robert Leike is tooling on patrol around in the north sea near amsterdam with his flight commander John Galpin. It’s nasty and rainy weather and the clouds are low. Around 4:45 am, the weather breaks and they spot a big german Zeppelin - The L-22 about 10-15 miles away.
So they give chase to sneak up on her - the flight commander, Lt. Galpin gives Leike the controls and goes to man the twin Lewis Guns.
They get to within half a mile before the zep spots them - but by then it’s too late. Leike dives down on her like a hawk as Galpin unloads an entire drum of incendiary bullets into the zeppelin - which catches on fire and crashes into the sea. The tiny wasp has stung the giant beast and prevailed.
It’s a win for the allies and the loss of a precious zeppelin for the Germans. Leike is given the distinguished service cross and Galpin the distinguished service order for their action one hundred year ago this week in the great war in the sky.
LINK:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Leckie_(RCAF_officer)#World_War_I

https://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-wwii/articles/air-vice-marshal-robert-leckie/

The Great War Channel
Let’s move on to our friends from the Great War Channel on Youtube. They have produced a library of over 400 videos - about WW1 - over the past few years. The videos provide detailed insights - as well as summaries and overviews - If you want to explore WW1 on video we recommend the Great War channel on Youtube - This week the new episodes include:
One hundred years ago this week - The Macedonian Standoff - The Five Nation Army Is Repelled
And another episode which is a special - shot on location in France with the dutch development team from the Battle of Verdun video game. They explore the validity (or not) of teaching about WW1 with video game technology. This is a really interesting discussion.
Follow the link in the podcast notes.
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar
World War One NOW
We have moved forward into the present with WW1 Centennial News NOW - News about the centennial and the commemoration.
We will begin with some breaking news from the World War One Centennial Commission.
As you know, surprisingly, there is no National WW1 memorial in our nation’s capital.
We are very happy to report that on May 18, our concept and design for the National WWI Memorial at Pershing Park, in Washington DC received concept approval from Washington’s Commission of Fine Arts, the CFA - a body that needs to approve everything being built in the Nation’s Capital.
You can check out the latest design and learn more about the project at link: ww1cc.org/memorial

We offer our congratulations to WW1 Centennial Commission Vice Chair Edwin Fountain, the designers of the concept Joe Weishaar and Sabin Howard and the WW1 memorial project team that have worked tirelessly to adapt the project vision to the input and requests of the CFA.
Just in time for memorial day, we are now clear to proceed with our missions to honor the WW1 Doughboys with their own national memorial in Washington DC.
So now - We are asking you - our audience to help us spread the word with a little peer-to-peer fundraising for this project. It is really easy for you to help - Some great people have recorded - special memorial day, 20 second donation appeals video for us - You can post on your web sites and social media pages asking to support this important centennial project.
We have 20 second videos specifically for memorial day from former
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta,
Former US senator and ambassador Carol Moseley Braun
The step-grand-daughter of General of the Armies Black Jack Pershing - Ms. Sandra Sinclair Pershing
Retired Army General, news commentator and business consultant General Barry McCaffrey
And Tech guru, internet pioneer and google senior fellow Vinton Cerf
All YOU need to do it to post these videos on your facebook page, your website, or your other social media channels and tell your friends about our project.
You can find the videos and lots of other great resources including an amazing public domain WW1 image library at ww1cc.org/promotion.
Please do it today - Memorial day is coming up on May 29. Help us build a national ww1 memorial in Washington DC
Thank you!
link:http://ww1cc.org/promotion
Activities and Events
ABMC Livestream
On to activities and event -
Starting with a livestream from the ABMC. The American Battle Monuments Commission.
On Tuesday, May 16th, two American Battle Monuments historians talked about photos from their collection in the ABMCs first Facebook Live chat. They discussed Memorial Day in 1919 and the role of photography in remembrance and commemoration of the First World War. You can watch the video of the event on their facebook page. We put the link in the podcast notes - Congratulations to the AMBC on your first facebook livestream - we are looking forward to many more.
link:https://www.facebook.com/abmcpage/videos/1525585880793451/

Wilton CT: Archiving
In Wilton Connecticut, the Wilton library will be holding a World War I Memorabilia Digitization Day on Saturday, May 20. Community Members can stop by to have their stories recorded and keepsakes scanned, photographed, and digitized. The results will be added to the State Library’s “Remembering World War One” digital project. They will be focusing on wart front related, home front related, or other war efforts. The library has teamed with the Connecticut State Library, American Legion Post 86 and the Wilton Historical Society to produce the event.
link:http://www.wiltonbulletin.com/100054/residents-asked-to-contribute-to-online-wwi-archive/

International Baseball League
And as we have been leading up to for the past few weeks - it’s time for peanuts, crackerjack, baseball and WW1 veterans remembrance days.
With us today is the president of the East coast’s International League, Mr. Randy Mobley. Randy, you’ve been such an great supporting partner in this program for the WW1 commemoration - Thank you and welcome to the show!
[Randy Mobley]
Your league is supporting a dozen games with WW1 remembrances between now and memorial day - how did that happen?
[Randy Mobley]
What are some of the events that are happening?
[Randy Mobley]
Tell us about the International League - How did it get it’s name
[Randy Mobley]

link:http://ww1cc.org/baseball
http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=l117
Thank you Randy Mobley - President of International League [closing]
Updates from the States
Kentucky and slugger stadium
This coming Sunday on May 21st, in Louisville Kentucky at Slugger Field, the Kentucky state and the national WW1 Centennial Commissions are teaming up with the Louisville Bats for a WW1 commemoration day at the park.
Heather French-Henry was on KHAS Channel 11 - the local ABC affiliate - earlier this week where they spoke about the upcoming event at Slugger Field.
[clip from show]

Michigan:

16th Engineers (railroad) an all-volunteer regiment
On the Michigan State Commission website at ww1cc.org/michigan, there is an article this week about a unique regiment: the 16th Engineers (railroad). The regiment was organized, mobilized and trained entirely in Detroit, In WW1 Michigan, uniquely, was made up entirely of volunteers. So while the federal government was focusing on conscription and the draft - Many, many people willingly and enthusiastically volunteered, whether they were men in Detroit or mothers and wives across the county. Read more about the 16th and their accomplishments abroad, including the construction of the largest AEF construction project of the war, by visiting the Michigan State Centennial Commission website at ww1cc.org/michigan - all lower case.
link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/michigan-in-ww1-articles/1524-16th-engineers-regiment-railway.html

http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/michigan-in-ww1-home-page.html

North Carolina Department of Transportation
In North Carolina, Red poppies are blooming along the highways in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of our nation’s entry into World War I.
To help honor those who served, North Carolina’s Department of Transportation Roadside Environmental unit planted an additional 70 acres of red poppies, an internationally recognized remembrance of sacrifice - for our military veterans. The poppies are part of the U.S. World War I Commission’s nationwide efforts to raise awareness and give meaning to the events that took place 100 years ago.
The department spoke with their native son and national WW1 Centennial Commissioner - Jerry Hester.
[Jerry Hester interview]

link:https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=13830
Education
St. Mary’s University and Commissioner General Alfredo Valenzuela
In our education update section we have a story from Texas:
Professor Teresa Van Hoy’s class - at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, has been given an incredible opportunity to connect with the legacy of WW1.
With the support of WW1 Centennial Commissioner General Alfredo Valenzuela, Van Hoy guides her students to research, write and produce a series of mini-documentaries about the war.
Students get to choose a topic that interests them, allowing for their voice and perspective to enter the work.
The last batch of documentaries will be ceremoniously published online on the centennial of armistice day, November 11, 2018 at 11:11am. BUT you don’t have to wait till then to check out these great mini docs You can watch them now on youtube.
Just follow the link in the podcast notes. I watched a 4 minute student peace that was published yesterday called Shell Shock with actual footage of WW1 soldiers in the post traumatic states. It’s pretty powerful! Thank you professor Van Hoy for putting this program together.
link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2269-four-questions-for-teresa-van-hoy.html
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMXnsatQMMtOUdzDOQ4eEg
International Report
India: Embroidery and rehabilitating wounded soldiers
From India - A story about post war recovery and the healing power of embroidery. In this story about WW1 soldiers who, reluctantly at first, embraced embroidery as a therapy.
Also known as “fancy work” - embroidery was widely used as a form of therapy for British and ANZAC soldiers wounded in the War – challenging the gendered construct of it - as “women’s work” . Themes of the soldiers’ embroidery ranged from military heraldry to scenes from the French countryside to pieces for their sweethearts. You can read more about some individuals who benefitted from embroidery, and see some of their embroidered pieces by following the link in the podcast notes.
link:https://thewire.in/133810/first-world-war-embroidery/
Spotlight in the Media
Rajiv Joseph’s play Archduke
In Los Angeles, Playwright Rajiv Joseph has staged and opened a new play about WW1 called “Archduke”. Commissioned by the Center Theater Group on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, Joseph’s slyly relevant new period dramedy ends where most accounts of World War I begin: with the death of the Austro-Hungarian heir Archduke Ferdinand. The play runs from April 25th to June 4th. You can purchase tickets as well as read a review of the play by following the link in the podcast notes.
link:https://variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/archduke-review-rajiv-joseph-1202421536/
https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/mark-taper-forum/2017-18/archduke/

National Geographic Television will air their special
“America’s Great War 1917-1918” on Sunday May 28th at 9pm and Monday May 29th at 10:50pm.
Their press release states: “Through unreleased archives and contemporary footage shot in the archeological digs of World War I's battlefields, the show will tell the heroic and tragic tale of the American soldiers in who participated in the conflict.”
Thank you Nat Geo TV for producing the wonderful work! We look forward to in time for memorial day!
link:http://www.natgeotv.com/za/shows/natgeo/america-s-great-war-1917-1918
Articles and Posts
The 369th Experience
One of the sites you’ll find is for the 369th Experience. Go to ww1cc.org/369 - this is a project endorsed by the World War I Centennial Commission and sponsored in part by The Coca Cola Foundation.
The project re-creates the Harlem Hellfighter’s 369th Regimental Band. The band originally consisted of 65 African American and Puerto Rican doughboys who charmed the hearts and minds of Americans and Europeans alike. It is said that they brought Jazz to Europe.
Beginning last November, the program solicited freshmen and sophomore music students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other colleges and universities across America to enter a competition to be selected to join a re-creation of the 369th band.
The band members have now been selected.
And this past week it was announced that Dr. Isrea Butler, will lead the band as they retrace the steps of the original 369th, with performances at centennial celebrations in New York City; Brest and Paris in France; and a host of other historic locales. Dr. Buttler is currently the Director of Bands at The University of Maryland Eastern Shore. To learn more about the program you can go to ww1cc.org/369 or follow the link in the podcast notes.
link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2370-dr-isrea-butler-to-lead-369th-experience-band-s-historic-re-creation.html

Wwrite Blog
This week in our WWrite blog - which explores WWI’s Influence on Contemporary Writing and Scholarship, the post is titled “Censored WWI Works Part 2: Mary Borden's Forbidden Zone and Backwash of War by Ellen LaMotte”
In the post, WWrite Blog curator Jennifer Orth-Veillon discusses two censored yet extraordinary works by Army nurses:
Ellen Lamotte's “The Backwash of War” and Mary Borden's “The Forbidden Zone”.
Both Mary Borden and Ellen Lamotte were field hospital nurses who witnessed some of WWI's worst casualties and went on to write about the experience.
The post - discusses how many artistic works were censored after WWI because they seemingly portrayed the conflict, or the countries involved, in a negative light.
Today, many of these previously censored works are considered among the best artistic representations of the war - in part - because of to the realistic way they painted a horrible, gory, corrupt, and anti-triumphant picture of combat and trench warfare.
Read more about these women and their literary contributions at the ww1cc.org/w-w-r-i-t-e. All lowe case.
link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/2337-censored-wwi-books-2-mary-borden-s-forbidden-zone-and-backwash-of-war-by-ellen-lamotte.html

100 Cities / 100 Memorials

For the 100 cities / 100 memorials project - the $200,000 matching grant challenge to restore ailing WW1 memorials around the country -
there is a new blog post this week profiling some of the recent grant applications to the program -
One from Santa Monica California -
and another from Tennessee’s Madison Country…
MOST important - a reminder for anyone involved in a WW1 memorial restoration project - large or small - it is just ONE MONTH until the submission deadline on June 15, 2017.
You can follow the program and sign up for the blog at ww1cc.org/100 memorials !
The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts
That brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine - what do you have for us this week?
Mother’s Day Dispatch from the Front
An illustrated dispatch from the War Work Council on Mother's Day, 1918
Link:https://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/photos/a.774612519380715.1073741840.185589304949709/774612526047381/?type=3

Pershing
A summary biography of Gen. Pershing, tapped 100 years ago this week to lead the AEF.
link:https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatWar191418/photos/pcb.1045309348934649/1045306408934943/?type=3&theater
Closing
That’s WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening!
We want to thank our guests
Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog
Randy Mobley, president of the International League
Katherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show.
And I am Theo Mayer - your host this week.

The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1.
Our programs are to--
Inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1;
We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms;
We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country;
and as you heard earlier, we received approval on our design for a National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.
We are not federally funded. We depend entirely on donations for doing this work… You can help by donating any amount at ww1cc.org/donate, you can help us with peer-to-peer fundraising by posting the donation appeal videos from ww1cc.org/promotion and if you are listening to this podcast on your smart phone - you can just text ww1 to 41444 to make a donation large or small.
We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support.
The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn
on iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News.
Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial.
Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to talk to someone about the centennial of WW1 this week.
So long.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS
WW1 Centennial News Video Podcast on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ww1-centennial-news/id1209764611?mt=2
Weekly Dispatch Newsletter
http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.htm
33 min
May 19, 2017 Episode #20, May 17, 2017 -National WW1 Memorial gets OK to proceed
Highlights:
New Feature: Now publishing the 1917 Official Bulletin daily at ww1cc.org/bulletin | @ 00:45
History: “You want to send American troops to FRANCE!?!” | @ 05:00
Big News: National WW1 Memorial gets nod and OK from CFA | @ 11:30
Helping out: Peer-to-peer fundraising video for Memorial day | @ 12:30
Sports: Randy Mobley - President of the International League | @ 15:00
Education: St. Mary’s University, Texas students making WW1 Mini Docs | @ 22:15
Theater: New WW1 play in Los Angeles | @ 24:15
Television: Nat Geo TV WW1 Special to air Memorial Day weekend | @ 25:00
Music: 369th experience | @ 25:45
Much more...
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WW1 Centennial News - Weekly Podcast
World War One Centennial News: May 10, 2017
Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is May 17th, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host.
World War One THEN
100 Year Ago This Week
We have gone back in time 100 years - and the united states government launches the “The Official Bulletin” the country’s war information newspaper. It is published daily under order of the - President of the United States - published - by the Committee on Public Information, George Creel - ChairmanWe have introduced you to George Creel previously. Creel is a journalist, friend and staunch supporter of Woodrow Wilson - especially during the election of 1916. So it’s not surprising that President Wilson appoints Creel to head the newly minted Committee on Public Information - the CPI - as a part of the new war effort. The CPI’s mission is to swing public sentiment and backing in favor of the U.S. war effort. Effectively George Creel is the head of America's propaganda and war information bureau.This includes all aspects of the U.S. media, including print, film, posters, music, paintings, cartoons… everything.One of the key products of the CPI is the Official Bulletin, largely forgotten and gone unnoticed - in the century since.Starting this week, We are re-publishing each issue of this daily historically newspaper on the centennial date of its release. This archive is a wonderful cultural resource that illuminates this dynamic period in our country’s history.Fortunately, the entire archive has been digitized by Google Books and we are very excited to bring it to you as a daily serial on our web site - at ww1cc.org/bulletin - all lower case.The editorial team at WW1 Centennial News is going over the 120 or so weekly articles, bringing you some of the interesting headlines and digging into a story or two.This week, some of the headlines read:“Urgent need of ships for coastal defense is outlined”This article includes the interesting note: A number of the finest yachts in the country have been tendered to the Government by the owners for use during the war, either free or on a nominal lease basis”In the article - the Assistant Secretary of the Navy writes - “We need coastal defenses. The present war is showing that the submarine is a weapon that has an important bearing on the final result.”That astute assistant secretary of the navy in 1917 will become the 32nd President of the United States in 1933 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Another headline reads - MISSION TO RUSSIA.The Department of State authorizes the members of the special diplomatic mission of the United States of America to Russia - our close allies during this war.REGISTRATION DISTINCT FROM THE DRAFT,STATEMENT BY WAR DEPARTMENT EXPLAINSThis article that explains that all young men between 21 and 30 must REGISTER for the draft - but that being drafted is a separate and different issue.This is the first selective service moment in our nation’s history and there is a lot of interest and confusion about how it works.In fact - in the May 12, 1917 issue of the Official Bulletin - there is a great article looking at the number of men in the US who will be subject to QUOTE “selective conscription”.They estimate that around 10 million men between ages 21 and 30 need to register. That is around 10% of the US’ estimated population of 103-104 million people in 1917.Based on state populations, they are looking at around 1 million young men from New York, 875,000 from Pennsylvania, half a million from Illinois, Texas and Ohio, Remember a few weeks ago we talked about the fact that the US had virtually no national military - that in fact the state militias totally outnumbered the federal army. The building of that army is a story we will be following over the coming weeks.Link: ww1cc.org/bulletin
Great War Project
Joining us now is former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. This week Mike also focuses on the domestic struggle to get a handle on what it means - now that we have declared war. Mike - It sure doesn’t sound like the nation is of one mind on this!?[Mike Shuster]LINK:http://greatwarproject.org/2017/05/14/a-volunteer-army-or-the-draft/That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.
War in the Sky
Let’s take a look at the Great War in the sky one hundred years ago this week. Our story is about the first allied flying boat that managed to down a german Zeppelin.What IS a flying boat. Well It’s different from a pontoon sea-plane that has floats replacing or in addition to landing gear. Instead - flying boats are like ship hulls with wings - they do have pontoons out on the wings for stability when they land and take off - but they are a very desirable concept because they can be big and use a really long distance to take off and land - this works because they don’t need a runway to operate them just a reasonably calm body of water.The Curtiss H series is America’s leading flying boat design in WW1 - In fact, you might remember a few weeks ago when Michael Lombardi boeing’s senior historian, told us about an early Boeing contract to build some Curtiss H series flying boats under licence.Well one hundred years ago this week, a canadian flyer Robert Leike is tooling on patrol around in the north sea near amsterdam with his flight commander John Galpin. It’s nasty and rainy weather and the clouds are low. Around 4:45 am, the weather breaks and they spot a big german Zeppelin - The L-22 about 10-15 miles away.So they give chase to sneak up on her - the flight commander, Lt. Galpin gives Leike the controls and goes to man the twin Lewis Guns. They get to within half a mile before the zep spots them - but by then it’s too late. Leike dives down on her like a hawk as Galpin unloads an entire drum of incendiary bullets into the zeppelin - which catches on fire and crashes into the sea. The tiny wasp has stung the giant beast and prevailed. It’s a win for the allies and the loss of a precious zeppelin for the Germans. Leike is given the distinguished service cross and Galpin the distinguished service order for their action one hundred year ago this week in the great war in the sky.LINK:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Leckie_(RCAF_officer)#World_War_Ihttps://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-wwii/articles/air-vice-marshal-robert-leckie/
The Great War Channel
Let’s move on to our friends from the Great War Channel on Youtube. They have produced a library of over 400 videos - about WW1 - over the past few years. The videos provide detailed insights - as well as summaries and overviews - If you want to explore WW1 on video we recommend the Great War channel on Youtube - This week the new episodes include:
One hundred years ago this week - The Macedonian Standoff - The Five Nation Army Is Repelled
And another episode which is a special - shot on location in France with the dutch development team from the Battle of Verdun video game. They explore the validity (or not) of teaching about WW1 with video game technology. This is a really interesting discussion.
Follow the link in the podcast notes.Link:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar
World War One NOW
We have moved forward into the present with WW1 Centennial News NOW - News about the centennial and the commemoration.We will begin with some breaking news from the World War One Centennial Commission.As you know, surprisingly, there is no National WW1 memorial in our nation’s capital.We are very happy to report that on May 18, our concept and design for the National WWI Memorial at Pershing Park, in Washington DC received concept approval from Washington’s Commission of Fine Arts, the CFA - a body that needs to approve everything being built in the Nation’s Capital.You can check out the latest design and learn more about the project at link: ww1cc.org/memorialWe offer our congratulations to WW1 Centennial Commission Vice Chair Edwin Fountain, the designers of the concept Joe Weishaar and Sabin Howard and the WW1 memorial project team that have worked tirelessly to adapt the project vision to the input and requests of the CFA.Just in time for memorial day, we are now clear to proceed with our missions to honor the WW1 Doughboys with their own national memorial in Washington DC. So now - We are asking you - our audience to help us spread the word with a little peer-to-peer fundraising for this project. It is really easy for you to help - Some great people have recorded - special memorial day, 20 second donation appeals video for us - You can post on your web sites and social media pages asking to support this important centennial project.We have 20 second videos specifically for memorial day from former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Former US senator and ambassador Carol Moseley BraunThe step-grand-daughter of General of the Armies Black Jack Pershing - Ms. Sandra Sinclair PershingRetired Army General, news commentator and business consultant General Barry McCaffreyAnd Tech guru, internet pioneer and google senior fellow Vinton CerfAll YOU need to do it to post these videos on your facebook page, your website, or your other social media channels and tell your friends about our project. You can find the videos and lots of other great resources including an amazing public domain WW1 image library at ww1cc.org/promotion. Please do it today - Memorial day is coming up on May 29. Help us build a national ww1 memorial in Washington DCThank you!link:http://ww1cc.org/promotion
Activities and Events
ABMC LivestreamOn to activities and event - Starting with a livestream from the ABMC. The American Battle Monuments Commission.On Tuesday, May 16th, two American Battle Monuments historians talked about photos from their collection in the ABMCs first Facebook Live chat. They discussed Memorial Day in 1919 and the role of photography in remembrance and commemoration of the First World War. You can watch the video of the event on their facebook page. We put the link in the podcast notes - Congratulations to the AMBC on your first facebook livestream - we are looking forward to many more.link:https://www.facebook.com/abmcpage/videos/1525585880793451/Wilton CT: ArchivingIn Wilton Connecticut, the Wilton library will be holding a World War I Memorabilia Digitization Day on Saturday, May 20. Community Members can stop by to have their stories recorded and keepsakes scanned, photographed, and digitized. The results will be added to the State Library’s “Remembering World War One” digital project. They will be focusing on wart front related, home front related, or other war efforts. The library has teamed with the Connecticut State Library, American Legion Post 86 and the Wilton Historical Society to produce the event.link:http://www.wiltonbulletin.com/100054/residents-asked-to-contribute-to-online-wwi-archive/International Baseball LeagueAnd as we have been leading up to for the past few weeks - it’s time for peanuts, crackerjack, baseball and WW1 veterans remembrance days.With us today is the president of the East coast’s International League, Mr. Randy Mobley. Randy, you’ve been such an great supporting partner in this program for the WW1 commemoration - Thank you and welcome to the show![Randy Mobley]Your league is supporting a dozen games with WW1 remembrances between now and memorial day - how did that happen?[Randy Mobley]What are some of the events that are happening? [Randy Mobley]Tell us about the International League - How did it get it’s name[Randy Mobley]link:http://ww1cc.org/baseballhttp://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=l117Thank you Randy Mobley - President of International League [closing]
Updates from the States
Kentucky and slugger stadiumThis coming Sunday on May 21st, in Louisville Kentucky at Slugger Field, the Kentucky state and the national WW1 Centennial Commissions are teaming up with the Louisville Bats for a WW1 commemoration day at the park.Heather French-Henry was on KHAS Channel 11 - the local ABC affiliate - earlier this week where they spoke about the upcoming event at Slugger Field.[clip from show]Michigan: 16th Engineers (railroad) an all-volunteer regimentOn the Michigan State Commission website at ww1cc.org/michigan, there is an article this week about a unique regiment: the 16th Engineers (railroad). The regiment was organized, mobilized and trained entirely in Detroit, In WW1 Michigan, uniquely, was made up entirely of volunteers. So while the federal government was focusing on conscription and the draft - Many, many people willingly and enthusiastically volunteered, whether they were men in Detroit or mothers and wives across the county. Read more about the 16th and their accomplishments abroad, including the construction of the largest AEF construction project of the war, by visiting the Michigan State Centennial Commission website at ww1cc.org/michigan - all lower case.link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/michigan-in-ww1-articles/1524-16th-engineers-regiment-railway.htmlhttp://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/michigan-in-ww1-home-page.htmlNorth Carolina Department of Transportation In North Carolina, Red poppies are blooming along the highways in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of our nation’s entry into World War I.To help honor those who served, North Carolina’s Department of Transportation Roadside Environmental unit planted an additional 70 acres of red poppies, an internationally recognized remembrance of sacrifice - for our military veterans. The poppies are part of the U.S. World War I Commission’s nationwide efforts to raise awareness and give meaning to the events that took place 100 years ago.The department spoke with their native son and national WW1 Centennial Commissioner - Jerry Hester.[Jerry Hester interview]link:https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=13830
Education
St. Mary’s University and Commissioner General Alfredo ValenzuelaIn our education update section we have a story from Texas:Professor Teresa Van Hoy’s class - at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, has been given an incredible opportunity to connect with the legacy of WW1. With the support of WW1 Centennial Commissioner General Alfredo Valenzuela, Van Hoy guides her students to research, write and produce a series of mini-documentaries about the war. Students get to choose a topic that interests them, allowing for their voice and perspective to enter the work. The last batch of documentaries will be ceremoniously published online on the centennial of armistice day, November 11, 2018 at 11:11am. BUT you don’t have to wait till then to check out these great mini docs You can watch them now on youtube.Just follow the link in the podcast notes. I watched a 4 minute student peace that was published yesterday called Shell Shock with actual footage of WW1 soldiers in the post traumatic states. It’s pretty powerful! Thank you professor Van Hoy for putting this program together.link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2269-four-questions-for-teresa-van-hoy.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMXnsatQMMtOUdzDOQ4eEg
International Report
India: Embroidery and rehabilitating wounded soldiersFrom India - A story about post war recovery and the healing power of embroidery. In this story about WW1 soldiers who, reluctantly at first, embraced embroidery as a therapy.Also known as “fancy work” - embroidery was widely used as a form of therapy for British and ANZAC soldiers wounded in the War – challenging the gendered construct of it - as “women’s work” . Themes of the soldiers’ embroidery ranged from military heraldry to scenes from the French countryside to pieces for their sweethearts. You can read more about some individuals who benefitted from embroidery, and see some of their embroidered pieces by following the link in the podcast notes.link:https://thewire.in/133810/first-world-war-embroidery/
Spotlight in the Media
Rajiv Joseph’s play ArchdukeIn Los Angeles, Playwright Rajiv Joseph has staged and opened a new play about WW1 called “Archduke”. Commissioned by the Center Theater Group on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, Joseph’s slyly relevant new period dramedy ends where most accounts of World War I begin: with the death of the Austro-Hungarian heir Archduke Ferdinand. The play runs from April 25th to June 4th. You can purchase tickets as well as read a review of the play by following the link in the podcast notes.link:https://variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/archduke-review-rajiv-joseph-1202421536/https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/mark-taper-forum/2017-18/archduke/National Geographic Television will air their special “America’s Great War 1917-1918” on Sunday May 28th at 9pm and Monday May 29th at 10:50pm. Their press release states: “Through unreleased archives and contemporary footage shot in the archeological digs of World War I's battlefields, the show will tell the heroic and tragic tale of the American soldiers in who participated in the conflict.”Thank you Nat Geo TV for producing the wonderful work! We look forward to in time for memorial day!link:http://www.natgeotv.com/za/shows/natgeo/america-s-great-war-1917-1918
Articles and Posts
The 369th ExperienceOne of the sites you’ll find is for the 369th Experience. Go to ww1cc.org/369 - this is a project endorsed by the World War I Centennial Commission and sponsored in part by The Coca Cola Foundation. The project re-creates the Harlem Hellfighter’s 369th Regimental Band. The band originally consisted of 65 African American and Puerto Rican doughboys who charmed the hearts and minds of Americans and Europeans alike. It is said that they brought Jazz to Europe.Beginning last November, the program solicited freshmen and sophomore music students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other colleges and universities across America to enter a competition to be selected to join a re-creation of the 369th band.The band members have now been selected.And this past week it was announced that Dr. Isrea Butler, will lead the band as they retrace the steps of the original 369th, with performances at centennial celebrations in New York City; Brest and Paris in France; and a host of other historic locales. Dr. Buttler is currently the Director of Bands at The University of Maryland Eastern Shore. To learn more about the program you can go to ww1cc.org/369 or follow the link in the podcast notes.link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2370-dr-isrea-butler-to-lead-369th-experience-band-s-historic-re-creation.htmlWwrite BlogThis week in our WWrite blog - which explores WWI’s Influence on Contemporary Writing and Scholarship, the post is titled “Censored WWI Works Part 2: Mary Borden's Forbidden Zone and Backwash of War by Ellen LaMotte”In the post, WWrite Blog curator Jennifer Orth-Veillon discusses two censored yet extraordinary works by Army nurses: Ellen Lamotte's “The Backwash of War” and Mary Borden's “The Forbidden Zone”. Both Mary Borden and Ellen Lamotte were field hospital nurses who witnessed some of WWI's worst casualties and went on to write about the experience. The post - discusses how many artistic works were censored after WWI because they seemingly portrayed the conflict, or the countries involved, in a negative light. Today, many of these previously censored works are considered among the best artistic representations of the war - in part - because of to the realistic way they painted a horrible, gory, corrupt, and anti-triumphant picture of combat and trench warfare. Read more about these women and their literary contributions at the ww1cc.org/w-w-r-i-t-e. All lowe case.link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/2337-censored-wwi-books-2-mary-borden-s-forbidden-zone-and-backwash-of-war-by-ellen-lamotte.html100 Cities / 100 MemorialsFor the 100 cities / 100 memorials project - the $200,000 matching grant challenge to restore ailing WW1 memorials around the country - there is a new blog post this week profiling some of the recent grant applications to the program - One from Santa Monica California - and another from Tennessee’s Madison Country…MOST important - a reminder for anyone involved in a WW1 memorial restoration project - large or small - it is just ONE MONTH until the submission deadline on June 15, 2017.You can follow the program and sign up for the blog at ww1cc.org/100 memorials !
The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts
That brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine - what do you have for us this week?Mother’s Day Dispatch from the FrontAn illustrated dispatch from the War Work Council on Mother's Day, 1918 Link:https://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/photos/a.774612519380715.1073741840.185589304949709/774612526047381/?type=3PershingA summary biography of Gen. Pershing, tapped 100 years ago this week to lead the AEF. link:https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatWar191418/photos/pcb.1045309348934649/1045306408934943/?type=3&theater
Closing
That’s WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening!We want to thank our guests Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blogRandy Mobley, president of the International LeagueKatherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show.And I am Theo Mayer - your host this week.The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to--Inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1;We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms;We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country;and as you heard earlier, we received approval on our design for a National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.We are not federally funded. We depend entirely on donations for doing this work… You can help by donating any amount at ww1cc.org/donate, you can help us with peer-to-peer fundraising by posting the donation appeal videos from ww1cc.org/promotion and if you are listening to this podcast on your smart phone - you can just text ww1 to 41444 to make a donation large or small.We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn on iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to talk to someone about the centennial of WW1 this week. So long.[music]
SUBSCRIPTIONS
WW1 Centennial News Video Podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ww1-centennial-news/id1209764611?mt=2
Weekly Dispatch Newsletterhttp://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.htm
33 min
May 11, 2017Episode #19, May 10, 2017 - Mother's day special and Monkey Glands
Highlights:
Feature: Mothers in WW1 | @ 00:45
Guest: Mike Shuster on poetry in the trenches | @ 06:30
War In The Sky: Colonel Rene Fonck | @ 10:15
Recipe: The Monkey Gland | @ 13:05
Guest: Nathan King on new National Park Service WW1 web site | @ 14:00
International: Albert Ball new journal released | @ 20:00
Media: Gordon Thomas Ward new single - “The Boys of 17” | @ 21:30
Web: New WW1 Promotion Tool Kit at ww1cc.org/promotion | @ 25:00
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World War One Centennial News:
May 10, 2017
Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.
WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is May 3rd, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host today.
World War One THEN
100 Year Ago This Week
We have gone back in time 100 years. It is 1917 and we are coming up on Mother’s day.
Mothers always play a special and difficult role in war and WW1 is certainly no exception - let’s take take a look.
The motherhood image plays a key role in America’s recruitment campaigns - The war propaganda artists use mother figures to remind young men of their duty to their country and family, and to assure them of how proud their mothers and wives will be when they become soldiers.
One notable poster shows a mother and a wife embracing a newly minted recruit with the slogan: ‘They are proud of you. Be of proud of yourself!”
Another shows a mother inviting a reluctant young man forward with the slogan: GO. It’s your duty lad! Join today.
Mothers are the homefront resource managers - They are fundraisers for the war effort promoting war bonds, and raising money with bake sales and raffles, all the while - they conserve - they keep the family home and life going - under sharp rationing of essential goods - and they are filling in all sorts of places - as American men take up soldiering.
Mothers are the healers as they nurse the wounded. A world war 1 red cross propaganda poster shows a caring nurse with the slogan - “The Greatest Mother in the world”.
They are also healers in another way. The devastating loss of life in World War I leaves many mothers with the heartbreaking task of mourning and memorializing their dead.
One of the memorial symbols is the Gold Star.
Families are hanging popular “Man-in-Service” flags in their windows - red, white and a blue star - mourning mothers cover that blue star with gold fabric, symbolizing their loss.
Women are encouraged to forgo traditional mourning garb in favor of a simpler black armband with a gold star.
Woodrow Wilson refers to these women as the gold star mothers.
Moving forward 10 years to 1928, the organization American Gold Star Mothers is founded. To this day, mothers - who have lost a child in military service - wear - a gold star pin to honor the deceased.

Moving forward to the present, we addressed the difficult conflict of motherhood in war during the commission’s April 6 commemoration event “in Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace” with a medley sung in counterpoint .
Here is Chrissy Poland with “America, Here’s My Boy” and Ramona Dunlap with “I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier”.
[music]

To mothers of soldiers everywhere - we salute you and thank you for bearing your gold star burden.
Great War Project
Joining us now is former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. This week Mike is going to cover a very thoughtful post from the great war project blog about poetry in the trenches.
Mike it seems like the very nature of this nearly unimaginable trench warfare is becoming as much a battle of the spirit as it is a combat of arms. Tell us about it.

[Mike Shuster]

LINK:
http://greatwarproject.org/2017/05/09/bitterness-among-the-troops-is-growing/
Thank you Mike. That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.
War in the Sky
One hundred years ago this week in the great war in the sky, a french pilot - Colonel Rene Fonck downs 6 German aircraft in a single day.
Let's meet this interesting man, whose skills ultimately earn him the title of Allied Ace of Aces, but who has a personality that does not match the cool bravado and hero-of-the-sky that many of his compatriots garner.
Fonck is apparently a meticulous man who with the outbreak of World War I in 1914, receives conscription papers - and becomes an engineer building trenches and re-enforcements - but his interest in planes lead him to take flight training.
Like France's leading ace, Captain Georges Guynemer, a dashing hero-of-the-sky, he begins flying the limited production SPAD S.XII. This aircraft features a hand-loaded 37mm cannon that fires through the propeller. This is a really unwieldy weapon, but Fonck manages to down 11 German planes with the cannon.
He then transitions to the more powerful SPAD S.XIII.
Later in 1917 the Germans applaud when beloved French Ace - Guynemer - is shot down by their Lieutenant Kurt Wisseman.
Just a short time later Fonck shoots down Wisseman and names himself "the tool of retribution." Though in the end it turns out the aircraft downed by Fonck was most likely flown by a different Wisseman.
He IS an amazing flier.
By the end of the war he has 75 confirmed kills making him the Allied Ace of Aces. though - he submits claims for 142 - only 75 are confirmed.
Despite his stunning success in the air, Fonck is never embraced by the public. He has a withdrawn personality, he seldom socializes with other pilots and instead prefers to focus on improving his aircraft and planning tactics.
When Fonck does socialize, he is thought of as awkward, arrogant and egotistical. To quote a fellow flier - Fonck is a "slashing rapier" in the sky, but on the ground he is a "a tiresome braggart"
On the other hand - he DID survive the war! We salute you Colonel Rene Fonck from the Great War in the sky 100 years ago this week.
LINK:https://www.thoughtco.com/world-war-i-colonel-rene-fonck-2360477
http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/fonck.htm
http://ww1cc.org/warinthesky
The Great War Channel
Let’s move on to our friends from the Great War Channel on Youtube. They offer great videos about WW1 - This week their new episodes include:
Reinventing Cavalry in WW1 - Bulgarian General Ivan Kolev
The Battle of Arleux - Robert Nivelle gets fired
Out of the trenches!
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar

World War One NOW
Activities and Events
Taste of trenches: Follow up
The Michigan World War 1 Centennial Commission recently held a wonderful local event - “A Taste of the Trenches”, an event featuring cocktails, food and music from the era.
As a fundraiser, their guests were treated to WW1 exhibits including “Combat uniforms on the Western Front”, a musical group “The Dugouts” provided WW1 era musical entertainment, and a bar that featured WW1 era cocktails like the B&B (Brandy & Benedictine), Vin Rouge, Side Cars, French 75s and the wonderfully named Monkey Gland. What IS a monkey gland!? Well, if you’d like to know, The Michigan State Commission has generously shared their cocktail recipe book with us, and you’ll find the link in the podcast notes!
link:ww1cc.org/images/podcasts/WW1Cocktails.pdf

National Park Service: An interview with Nathan King
The National Park Service has recently launched a WW1 web site. With us today is Nathan King - the National Capital Region’s Digital Communications Specialist for the National Park Service - Welcome.
Your process for collecting the stories for the web site is quite unique - tells us how you did that.

[Nathan King]

That was Nathan King - the National Capital Region’s Digital Communications Specialist for the National Park Service
link:https://www.nps.gov/subjects/worldwari/index.htm
http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2265-national-park-service-shares-forgotten-wwi-stories-from-parks.html

National Museum of the Marine Corps
The National Museum of the Marine Corps, is located in Quantico, Virginia. They have started to hold biweekly WW1 Wednesdays -- there’s one today the May 10th and the next one will be May 24th.
WW1 Wednesdays include activities for children as well as informational displays.
Then on JUNE 10th: they are holding a WW1 themed Family day- and event that will commemorate the battle of belleau wood - a story we will be talking about more in the coming weeks.
There are links in the podcast notes.
link:http://www.usmcmuseum.com/calendar-of-events.html
http://www.usmcmuseum.com/uploads/6/0/3/6/60364049/wwi_family_day_2__1.pdf

Updates From The States
Baseball with the International League
Last week we announced the first of many collaborations with the commission and professional sports. We have been working with the president of the International League, so this May and into June, various league teams are going to hold - WW1 night - honoring the doughboys.
If you are a baseball fan, we just launched a new web page that gives you the schedule at ww1cc.org/baseball - all lower case
ww1cc.org/baseball

Hawaii: Baseball’s greatest sacrifice
Speaking of baseball - from Hawaii’s WW1 web site at ww1cc.org/hawaii - we have a new post in the articles section about a Hawaiian WW1 soldier who was a renowned local baseball player.
Apau “Sam” Kau, was a Chinese American pitcher. He deployed to France in July 1918 at 28 years old and served with the 315th infantry. Sam lost his life on November 5th, just six days shy of armistice. Learn more about this man as an athlete and a soldier at ww1cc.org/hawaii
link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/hawaii-wwi-centennial-articles/2028-baseballs-greatest-sacrifice.html
http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/hawaii-wwi-centennial-home.html

Arkansas WW1 Centennial Commission Minutes
From the Arkansas the State WW1 Commission comes an interesting program - and idea that other state commissions may want to explore - they have created a weekly 1 minute radio series in collaboration with local public radio station KUAR 89.1 FM; these segments highlight stories of Arkansan life during the war and you can listen to them online at their website the link in the podcast notes.
Link:http://www.wwiarkansas.com/arkansas-wwi-minutes
www.wwiarkansas.com/

Delaware: A behind the scenes tour of the public archives
In Delaware - On Saturday, May 6, visitors were treated to a “behind the scenes” tour of the Delaware Public Archives. This tour of the building was done in conjunction with a local holiday, which is celebrated in Delaware’s capital every year, known as ‘Old Dover Days’.
As a special feature, this tour showcased a display of 36 World War I propaganda posters from 1917-1918 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into the war. The posters encouraged participation from the American public with rationing food and raw materials, as well as buying government bonds to help fund the war effort.
link:http://archives.delaware.gov/outreach/publicprograms.shtml
International Report
Albert Ball’s final journal entry
On to our international report
The title reads Albert Ball’s final journal entry
From the UK - Last week we mentioned the death of Albert Ball, famous British flying ace, during our War in the Sky segment.
Ball’s surviving relatives just released his last journal entry to the public for the first time over the weekend, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of his death.
Ball’s great-niece, who takes care of his journals now, wants the public to know that Ball, was not the loner everyone supposes he was and that his optimism, enthusiasm and love of life shines through in the entries of his journal.
Read more about his journal through the link in the podcast notes, It’s a great reminder that even though we know a lot about the events of the conflict, there is always more to discover and learn about the people who sacrificed in the war.
link:http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/800709/Captain-Albert-Ball-VC-war-diary-final-entry-Royal-Flying-Corps-fighter-pilot

Cambrai tank veteran “Deborah” prepares for move
From France a tank was discovered after lying buried for decades,
It’s named Deborah the Mark IV female tank and is about to move further than she has in a hundred years. She’s been sitting in a barn in Flesquieres for the last few years and now, with the help of two heavy duty cranes and a special transporter, she’ll be moved to her forever home at the new World War museum dedicated to the Battle of Cambrai -
Read more about her upcoming move as well as about how she was discovered by a local french man - by Following the link in the podcast notes.
link:http://www.centenarynews.com/article/cambrai-tank-veteran-deborah-prepares-for-centenary-move
https://www.thegoodlifefrance.com/deborah-tank-at-flesquieres-france/

Spotlight in the Media
With us today is singer-songwriter, Gordon Thomas Ward who wrote and produced a single - The boys of 17. Welcome Gordon.
Tell us about the project and the song.
[Gordon Ward]
[music]
That was musician author and radio host Gordon Thomas Ward.
link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2247-composing-the-boys-of-17.html
Articles and Posts
Promotion Toolkit
We have a new resource section on the site called the Promotion Toolkit
The toolkit offers resources for promotion of commemoration events, reportage, activities, and fundraising.
There is general information, the War that Changed The World logo, stock video footage, a great high-resolution library of ww1 public domain photos, educational videos about the war and if you want to do a little peer-to-peer fundraising for us and our programs, we have donation appeal videos that you can post on your facebook, website or other social media asking for help in raising the money to build a national WW1 memorial in Washington DC to honor our doughboy veterans.

Stories of Service
Speaking of doughboys - you know that there are no longer any living ww1 veterans - but you can keep your family ww1 veteran’s memory alive at our Family ties - stories Stories of Service site! Where you can submit your ancestor’s story along with pictures at ww1cc.org/stories
From the Stories of Service archive - this week we feature Thad Manning Mangum.
His story was submitted by his grandson, Michael.
Thad served in Company K in the 323rd Infantry Regiment - 81st Army Division - the fighting Wildcats.
He was mustered into the Army in front of the Courthouse in Greenville, NC on May 25, 1918 and by 3 am the next morning was on a train and on his way to South Carolina for basic.
By August 16th, 1918 her arrived in France where he served in the Vosge Mountain area until armistice.
Meet Thad and learn more about his life and service at our Stories of Service page. You can also submit photos and stories of the WW1 veterans in your family and they will be preserved in perpetuity in the national archive at ww1cc.org/stories
Link:
http://ww1cc.org/stories
http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/family-ties/stories-of-service/2225-thad-manning-mangum.html

Wwrite Blog
How I turned a family archive into an epic saga of the Great War
In our WWrite blog - which explores WWI’s Influence on Contemporary Writing and Scholarship, This week's post is titled “How I turned a family archive into an epic saga of the Great War”
It features journalist, writer, and teacher, Richard Bachus.
For the post, Bachus discusses the complex process of writing his novel, “Into No Man's Land” , which was inspired by a family archival collection of letters and other artifacts dating from his grandfather's experience in WWI as a Trench Commander in France to the present.
If you are interested in WWI’s Influence on Contemporary Writing and Scholarship - sign up to follow the Wwrite blog at ww1cc.org/W-W-R-I-T-E
Richard Bachus also curates his own blog on the commission web site called trench commander providing details and insights that go well beyond his book. You can follow that at ww1cc.org/trench-commander all lower case.
link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/2264-rich-bachus-on-the-making-of-a-new-world-war-i-novel-part-1.html

The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts
Moving on to the WW1 and social media with The Buzz and also with Katherine Akey - Katherine - what is happening with the WW1 commemoration and social media this week?

The French let the Germans know the US has entered the war
https://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/photos/a.290566277785344.1073741829.185589304949709/771407626367871/?type=3&theater

Diary of a War Nurse: PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/diary-war-nurse/

The Radium Girls
https://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-lie

Closing
That’s WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening!

We want to thank our guests
Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog
Nathan King, Digital Communications Specialist for the National Park Service, National Capital Region
Gordon Thomas Ward, Musician, Author, Radio Host, & Presenter
Katherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show.
And I am Theo Mayer - your host this week.

The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1.
Our programs are to--
inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1;
we are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms;
We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country;
and we are building a National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.
We rely entirely on your donations. No government appropriations or taxes are being used, so please give what you can by going to ww1cc.org/donate - all lower case
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Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to talk to someone about the centennial of WW1 this week.
So long.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
WW1 Centennial News Video Podcast on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ww1-centennial-news/id1209764611?mt=2
Weekly Dispatch Newsletter
http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.htm
35 min
May 11, 2017 Episode #19, May 10, 2017 - Mother's day special and Monkey Glands
Highlights:
Feature: Mothers in WW1 | @ 00:45
Guest: Mike Shuster on poetry in the trenches | @ 06:30
War In The Sky: Colonel Rene Fonck | @ 10:15
Recipe: The Monkey Gland | @ 13:05
Guest: Nathan King on new National Park Service WW1 web site | @ 14:00
International: Albert Ball new journal released | @ 20:00
Media: Gordon Thomas Ward new single - “The Boys of 17” | @ 21:30
Web: New WW1 Promotion Tool Kit at ww1cc.org/promotion | @ 25:00----more----
World War One Centennial News: May 10, 2017
Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is May 3rd, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host today.
World War One THEN
100 Year Ago This Week
We have gone back in time 100 years. It is 1917 and we are coming up on Mother’s day.Mothers always play a special and difficult role in war and WW1 is certainly no exception - let’s take take a look.The motherhood image plays a key role in America’s recruitment campaigns - The war propaganda artists use mother figures to remind young men of their duty to their country and family, and to assure them of how proud their mothers and wives will be when they become soldiers.One notable poster shows a mother and a wife embracing a newly minted recruit with the slogan: ‘They are proud of you. Be of proud of yourself!”Another shows a mother inviting a reluctant young man forward with the slogan: GO. It’s your duty lad! Join today.Mothers are the homefront resource managers - They are fundraisers for the war effort promoting war bonds, and raising money with bake sales and raffles, all the while - they conserve - they keep the family home and life going - under sharp rationing of essential goods - and they are filling in all sorts of places - as American men take up soldiering.Mothers are the healers as they nurse the wounded. A world war 1 red cross propaganda poster shows a caring nurse with the slogan - “The Greatest Mother in the world”.They are also healers in another way. The devastating loss of life in World War I leaves many mothers with the heartbreaking task of mourning and memorializing their dead. One of the memorial symbols is the Gold Star. Families are hanging popular “Man-in-Service” flags in their windows - red, white and a blue star - mourning mothers cover that blue star with gold fabric, symbolizing their loss. Women are encouraged to forgo traditional mourning garb in favor of a simpler black armband with a gold star. Woodrow Wilson refers to these women as the gold star mothers. Moving forward 10 years to 1928, the organization American Gold Star Mothers is founded. To this day, mothers - who have lost a child in military service - wear - a gold star pin to honor the deceased.Moving forward to the present, we addressed the difficult conflict of motherhood in war during the commission’s April 6 commemoration event “in Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace” with a medley sung in counterpoint . Here is Chrissy Poland with “America, Here’s My Boy” and Ramona Dunlap with “I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier”.[music]To mothers of soldiers everywhere - we salute you and thank you for bearing your gold star burden.
Great War Project
Joining us now is former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. This week Mike is going to cover a very thoughtful post from the great war project blog about poetry in the trenches.Mike it seems like the very nature of this nearly unimaginable trench warfare is becoming as much a battle of the spirit as it is a combat of arms. Tell us about it.[Mike Shuster]LINK:http://greatwarproject.org/2017/05/09/bitterness-among-the-troops-is-growing/Thank you Mike. That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.
War in the Sky
One hundred years ago this week in the great war in the sky, a french pilot - Colonel Rene Fonck downs 6 German aircraft in a single day. Let's meet this interesting man, whose skills ultimately earn him the title of Allied Ace of Aces, but who has a personality that does not match the cool bravado and hero-of-the-sky that many of his compatriots garner.Fonck is apparently a meticulous man who with the outbreak of World War I in 1914, receives conscription papers - and becomes an engineer building trenches and re-enforcements - but his interest in planes lead him to take flight training.Like France's leading ace, Captain Georges Guynemer, a dashing hero-of-the-sky, he begins flying the limited production SPAD S.XII. This aircraft features a hand-loaded 37mm cannon that fires through the propeller. This is a really unwieldy weapon, but Fonck manages to down 11 German planes with the cannon. He then transitions to the more powerful SPAD S.XIII. Later in 1917 the Germans applaud when beloved French Ace - Guynemer - is shot down by their Lieutenant Kurt Wisseman. Just a short time later Fonck shoots down Wisseman and names himself "the tool of retribution." Though in the end it turns out the aircraft downed by Fonck was most likely flown by a different Wisseman.He IS an amazing flier.By the end of the war he has 75 confirmed kills making him the Allied Ace of Aces. though - he submits claims for 142 - only 75 are confirmed. Despite his stunning success in the air, Fonck is never embraced by the public. He has a withdrawn personality, he seldom socializes with other pilots and instead prefers to focus on improving his aircraft and planning tactics. When Fonck does socialize, he is thought of as awkward, arrogant and egotistical. To quote a fellow flier - Fonck is a "slashing rapier" in the sky, but on the ground he is a "a tiresome braggart"On the other hand - he DID survive the war! We salute you Colonel Rene Fonck from the Great War in the sky 100 years ago this week.LINK:https://www.thoughtco.com/world-war-i-colonel-rene-fonck-2360477http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/fonck.htmhttp://ww1cc.org/warinthesky
The Great War Channel
Let’s move on to our friends from the Great War Channel on Youtube. They offer great videos about WW1 - This week their new episodes include:
Reinventing Cavalry in WW1 - Bulgarian General Ivan Kolev
The Battle of Arleux - Robert Nivelle gets fired
Out of the trenches!
Link:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar
World War One NOW
Activities and Events
Taste of trenches: Follow upThe Michigan World War 1 Centennial Commission recently held a wonderful local event - “A Taste of the Trenches”, an event featuring cocktails, food and music from the era. As a fundraiser, their guests were treated to WW1 exhibits including “Combat uniforms on the Western Front”, a musical group “The Dugouts” provided WW1 era musical entertainment, and a bar that featured WW1 era cocktails like the B&B (Brandy & Benedictine), Vin Rouge, Side Cars, French 75s and the wonderfully named Monkey Gland. What IS a monkey gland!? Well, if you’d like to know, The Michigan State Commission has generously shared their cocktail recipe book with us, and you’ll find the link in the podcast notes!link:ww1cc.org/images/podcasts/WW1Cocktails.pdfNational Park Service: An interview with Nathan KingThe National Park Service has recently launched a WW1 web site. With us today is Nathan King - the National Capital Region’s Digital Communications Specialist for the National Park Service - Welcome.Your process for collecting the stories for the web site is quite unique - tells us how you did that.[Nathan King]That was Nathan King - the National Capital Region’s Digital Communications Specialist for the National Park Servicelink:https://www.nps.gov/subjects/worldwari/index.htmhttp://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2265-national-park-service-shares-forgotten-wwi-stories-from-parks.htmlNational Museum of the Marine Corps The National Museum of the Marine Corps, is located in Quantico, Virginia. They have started to hold biweekly WW1 Wednesdays -- there’s one today the May 10th and the next one will be May 24th. WW1 Wednesdays include activities for children as well as informational displays.Then on JUNE 10th: they are holding a WW1 themed Family day- and event that will commemorate the battle of belleau wood - a story we will be talking about more in the coming weeks.There are links in the podcast notes.link:http://www.usmcmuseum.com/calendar-of-events.htmlhttp://www.usmcmuseum.com/uploads/6/0/3/6/60364049/wwi_family_day_2__1.pdf
Updates From The States
Baseball with the International LeagueLast week we announced the first of many collaborations with the commission and professional sports. We have been working with the president of the International League, so this May and into June, various league teams are going to hold - WW1 night - honoring the doughboys. If you are a baseball fan, we just launched a new web page that gives you the schedule at ww1cc.org/baseball - all lower case ww1cc.org/baseballHawaii: Baseball’s greatest sacrificeSpeaking of baseball - from Hawaii’s WW1 web site at ww1cc.org/hawaii - we have a new post in the articles section about a Hawaiian WW1 soldier who was a renowned local baseball player. Apau “Sam” Kau, was a Chinese American pitcher. He deployed to France in July 1918 at 28 years old and served with the 315th infantry. Sam lost his life on November 5th, just six days shy of armistice. Learn more about this man as an athlete and a soldier at ww1cc.org/hawaii link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/hawaii-wwi-centennial-articles/2028-baseballs-greatest-sacrifice.htmlhttp://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/hawaii-wwi-centennial-home.htmlArkansas WW1 Centennial Commission MinutesFrom the Arkansas the State WW1 Commission comes an interesting program - and idea that other state commissions may want to explore - they have created a weekly 1 minute radio series in collaboration with local public radio station KUAR 89.1 FM; these segments highlight stories of Arkansan life during the war and you can listen to them online at their website the link in the podcast notes.Link:http://www.wwiarkansas.com/arkansas-wwi-minuteswww.wwiarkansas.com/Delaware: A behind the scenes tour of the public archivesIn Delaware - On Saturday, May 6, visitors were treated to a “behind the scenes” tour of the Delaware Public Archives. This tour of the building was done in conjunction with a local holiday, which is celebrated in Delaware’s capital every year, known as ‘Old Dover Days’.As a special feature, this tour showcased a display of 36 World War I propaganda posters from 1917-1918 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into the war. The posters encouraged participation from the American public with rationing food and raw materials, as well as buying government bonds to help fund the war effort.link:http://archives.delaware.gov/outreach/publicprograms.shtml
International Report
Albert Ball’s final journal entryOn to our international reportThe title reads Albert Ball’s final journal entryFrom the UK - Last week we mentioned the death of Albert Ball, famous British flying ace, during our War in the Sky segment. Ball’s surviving relatives just released his last journal entry to the public for the first time over the weekend, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of his death. Ball’s great-niece, who takes care of his journals now, wants the public to know that Ball, was not the loner everyone supposes he was and that his optimism, enthusiasm and love of life shines through in the entries of his journal. Read more about his journal through the link in the podcast notes, It’s a great reminder that even though we know a lot about the events of the conflict, there is always more to discover and learn about the people who sacrificed in the war.link:http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/800709/Captain-Albert-Ball-VC-war-diary-final-entry-Royal-Flying-Corps-fighter-pilotCambrai tank veteran “Deborah” prepares for moveFrom France a tank was discovered after lying buried for decades, It’s named Deborah the Mark IV female tank and is about to move further than she has in a hundred years. She’s been sitting in a barn in Flesquieres for the last few years and now, with the help of two heavy duty cranes and a special transporter, she’ll be moved to her forever home at the new World War museum dedicated to the Battle of Cambrai - Read more about her upcoming move as well as about how she was discovered by a local french man - by Following the link in the podcast notes.link:http://www.centenarynews.com/article/cambrai-tank-veteran-deborah-prepares-for-centenary-movehttps://www.thegoodlifefrance.com/deborah-tank-at-flesquieres-france/
Spotlight in the Media
With us today is singer-songwriter, Gordon Thomas Ward who wrote and produced a single - The boys of 17. Welcome Gordon.Tell us about the project and the song.[Gordon Ward][music]That was musician author and radio host Gordon Thomas Ward.link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2247-composing-the-boys-of-17.html
Articles and Posts
Promotion ToolkitWe have a new resource section on the site called the Promotion Toolkit The toolkit offers resources for promotion of commemoration events, reportage, activities, and fundraising. There is general information, the War that Changed The World logo, stock video footage, a great high-resolution library of ww1 public domain photos, educational videos about the war and if you want to do a little peer-to-peer fundraising for us and our programs, we have donation appeal videos that you can post on your facebook, website or other social media asking for help in raising the money to build a national WW1 memorial in Washington DC to honor our doughboy veterans.Stories of ServiceSpeaking of doughboys - you know that there are no longer any living ww1 veterans - but you can keep your family ww1 veteran’s memory alive at our Family ties - stories Stories of Service site! Where you can submit your ancestor’s story along with pictures at ww1cc.org/stories From the Stories of Service archive - this week we feature Thad Manning Mangum. His story was submitted by his grandson, Michael. Thad served in Company K in the 323rd Infantry Regiment - 81st Army Division - the fighting Wildcats. He was mustered into the Army in front of the Courthouse in Greenville, NC on May 25, 1918 and by 3 am the next morning was on a train and on his way to South Carolina for basic. By August 16th, 1918 her arrived in France where he served in the Vosge Mountain area until armistice. Meet Thad and learn more about his life and service at our Stories of Service page. You can also submit photos and stories of the WW1 veterans in your family and they will be preserved in perpetuity in the national archive at ww1cc.org/stories Link:http://ww1cc.org/stories http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/family-ties/stories-of-service/2225-thad-manning-mangum.htmlWwrite BlogHow I turned a family archive into an epic saga of the Great WarIn our WWrite blog - which explores WWI’s Influence on Contemporary Writing and Scholarship, This week's post is titled “How I turned a family archive into an epic saga of the Great War”It features journalist, writer, and teacher, Richard Bachus. For the post, Bachus discusses the complex process of writing his novel, “Into No Man's Land” , which was inspired by a family archival collection of letters and other artifacts dating from his grandfather's experience in WWI as a Trench Commander in France to the present. If you are interested in WWI’s Influence on Contemporary Writing and Scholarship - sign up to follow the Wwrite blog at ww1cc.org/W-W-R-I-T-ERichard Bachus also curates his own blog on the commission web site called trench commander providing details and insights that go well beyond his book. You can follow that at ww1cc.org/trench-commander all lower case.link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/2264-rich-bachus-on-the-making-of-a-new-world-war-i-novel-part-1.html
The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts
Moving on to the WW1 and social media with The Buzz and also with Katherine Akey - Katherine - what is happening with the WW1 commemoration and social media this week?The French let the Germans know the US has entered the warhttps://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/photos/a.290566277785344.1073741829.185589304949709/771407626367871/?type=3&theaterDiary of a War Nurse: PBShttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/diary-war-nurse/The Radium Girlshttps://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-lie
Closing
That’s WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening!We want to thank our guests Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blogNathan King, Digital Communications Specialist for the National Park Service, National Capital RegionGordon Thomas Ward, Musician, Author, Radio Host, & PresenterKatherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show.And I am Theo Mayer - your host this week.The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to--inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1;we are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms;We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country;and we are building a National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.We rely entirely on your donations. No government appropriations or taxes are being used, so please give what you can by going to ww1cc.org/donate - all lower caseOr if you are on your smart phone text the word: WW1Now to 41444. that's the letters ww the number 1 and the letters now to 41444WW1 Centennial News is brought to you as a part of that effort. We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn on iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to talk to someone about the centennial of WW1 this week. So long.[music]
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May 11, 2017 Episode #19, May 10, 2017 - Mother’s day special and Monkey Glands

Highlights:

Feature: Mothers in WW1 | @ 00:45

Guest: Mike Shuster on poetry in the trenches | @ 06:30

War In The Sky: Colonel Rene Fonck | @ 10:15

Recipe: The Monkey Gland | @ 13:05

Guest: Nathan King on new National Park Service WW1 web site | @ 14:00

International: Albert Ball new journal released | @ 20:00

Media: Gordon Thomas Ward new single - “The Boys of 17” | @ 21:30

Web: New WW1 Promotion Tool Kit at ww1cc.org/promotion | @ 25:00

World War One Centennial News:
May 10, 2017
Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.
WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is May 3rd, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host today.
World War One THEN
100 Year Ago This Week
We have gone back in time 100 years. It is 1917 and we are coming up on Mother’s day.
Mothers always play a special and difficult role in war and WW1 is certainly no exception - let’s take take a look.
The motherhood image plays a key role in America’s recruitment campaigns - The war propaganda artists use mother figures to remind young men of their duty to their country and family, and to assure them of how proud their mothers and wives will be when they become soldiers.
One notable poster shows a mother and a wife embracing a newly minted recruit with the slogan: ‘They are proud of you. Be of proud of yourself!”
Another shows a mother inviting a reluctant young man forward with the slogan: GO. It’s your duty lad! Join today.
Mothers are the homefront resource managers - They are fundraisers for the war effort promoting war bonds, and raising money with bake sales and raffles, all the while - they conserve - they keep the family home and life going - under sharp rationing of essential goods - and they are filling in all sorts of places - as American men take up soldiering.
Mothers are the healers as they nurse the wounded. A world war 1 red cross propaganda poster shows a caring nurse with the slogan - “The Greatest Mother in the world”.
They are also healers in another way. The devastating loss of life in World War I leaves many mothers with the heartbreaking task of mourning and memorializing their dead.
One of the memorial symbols is the Gold Star.
Families are hanging popular “Man-in-Service” flags in their windows - red, white and a blue star - mourning mothers cover that blue star with gold fabric, symbolizing their loss.
Women are encouraged to forgo traditional mourning garb in favor of a simpler black armband with a gold star.
Woodrow Wilson refers to these women as the gold star mothers.
Moving forward 10 years to 1928, the organization American Gold Star Mothers is founded. To this day, mothers - who have lost a child in military service - wear - a gold star pin to honor the deceased.

Moving forward to the present, we addressed the difficult conflict of motherhood in war during the commission’s April 6 commemoration event “in Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace” with a medley sung in counterpoint .
Here is Chrissy Poland with “America, Here’s My Boy” and Ramona Dunlap with “I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier”.
[music]

To mothers of soldiers everywhere - we salute you and thank you for bearing your gold star burden.
Great War Project
Joining us now is former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. This week Mike is going to cover a very thoughtful post from the great war project blog about
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May 05, 2017Episode #18, May 3, 2017 - Boeing historian insight on Bill Boeing and Sgt. Stubby the film update
Highlights:
1917 - US makes $200,000,000 loan to UK | @ 01:20
Guest - Michael Lombardi: Profile of William Boeing as an entrepreneur and visionary | @ 07:15
Events - WW1 gets into the swing of baseball games | @ 12:30
Guest - Jordan Beck: Sgt. Stubby the animated film profile and update | @ 15:30
International - ABMC sponsors WW1 education program with American School in Paris | @ 21:00
Web - Vande Mataram site launches on ww1cc.org | @ 21:45
Social Media - moss is mostly good | @ 26:00----more----
WW1 Centennial News - Weekly Podcast
April 26, 2017
Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.

WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is May 3rd, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host today.
World War One THEN
100 Year Ago This Week
Although America can’t immediately field a giant fighting force and ship it to the Western Front - the US government is going “all in” in other ways.

No longer limited under a declaration of war, the US Navy gets busy and sends destroyers across the Atlantic to engage German U-boats, which are ravaging allied shipping.

Remember, the US Navy has been a force to be reckoned with for a hundred years - ever since it distinguished itself during the War of 1812 - a war, incidentally, AGAINST the British not for them.
Meanwhile, we not only have an effective Navy but we also have money.
Unlike our European allies and foes, we haven’t depleted our economy through years of war - so, President Wilson’s Treasury Secretary, William McAdoo puts together a ginormous loan for the Bank of England. He hands them a check for $200 million dollars - the equivalent of 4 billion today.. That is the largest single check the US Treasury had ever written.

But we Americans are a pragmatic lot. This is - of course - not a gift. It’s a loan. And - as has become typical with a lot of US international governmental dealings - to this very day - the money is only to be used to pay American companies for products and services on behalf of the UK’s war efforts. So it’s a loan to our allie - to be paid back - and to be used to purchase American goods from US suppliers. War has always been good for business.

One more interesting note… and yet another amazing parallel in history. Mr. McAdoo - our secretary of the treasury - also happens to be President Wilson’s son-in-law. Family in the cabinet is a long standing tradition!

Meanwhile, on the western front in Europe things are near disastrous. The mutinies among the French troops are expanding.

For example, the 2nd battalion of the 18th french regimen suffered two thirds casualties in the Nivelle offensive around April 16th.

Just 10 days later, the general command sends in a new crop of officers, the original ones having been killed 10 days earlier. The men are ordered back to the front. This does not go down well - and Instead of heading for the front, the troops ransack the local stores of wine and get soused - shouting - “Down With The War”. They clearly have had enough.

This was unfortunately not an isolated incident. On the same day in the Champagne region, two hundred men fled into the woods rather than report back to the front.
Link: http://today-in-wwi.tumblr.com/post/160002079918/first-us-war-loan-to-britain
http://today-in-wwi.tumblr.com/post/160108119108/us-congress-approves-selective-service-act
http://today-in-wwi.tumblr.com/post/160140287178/french-mutinies-spread
Great War Project
Joining us to tell us more about how the germans are using the demoralization of the allied troops - not only in France but also in Russia - is former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. Russia is effectively in revolution - costing the allies a crucial partner - and delighting the Germans who happily FUEL the fires of dissent.
Mike what’s happening with Russia?
LINK:
http://greatwarproject.org/2017/04/30/will-russia-stay-in-the-war/
Thank you Mike. That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.
War in the Sky
In the great war in the sky 100 years ago this week, we are wrapping up Bloody April - a disastrous period for the allied flyers where a new pilot had a life expectancy of just 11 days. Two allied aces that are lost in late April and early March are American pilot John J. Malone and British ace Captain Albert Ball who is killed in a crash following a dog fight with Lothar Von Richthoven, the brother of Manfred Von Richthoven, the red baron - both brothers are German pilots.

On the US domestic front, last week we told you the story about the launch of the Boeing Aircraft company. We received a lot of feedback and interest on the story. So with us today is Michael Lombardi, the senior corporate historian for the Boeing company. Michael thank you for joining us.
Michael, re-branding his company, The Pacific Aero Products Company - a component supplier - to the Boeing Airplane Company - a airplane supplier - within days of a US declaration of war carries all the “business acumen”, “entrepreneurial spirit ”, ‘Innovation” and “technology” attributes that define much of the American Character that emerged as a result of WW1. We want to know more about mr. William Boeing. Could you give us some insight?

[Michael reply]

What did the company do during the 18 months of the war? And what did it do the years following?
[Michael reply]
WW1 is the war that changed the world - William Boeing and the company he founded are certainly a part of this.
Thank you Michael Lombardi, Senior corporate historian for the Boeing company.
LINK:
http://ww1cc.org/warinthesky
The Great War Channel
For video about WW1 history - our friends at the Great War Channel on Youtube have some new posts for you this week:
OUT OF THE TRENCHES is another episode of where Indy Nidell answers viewer questions
Turmoil In The French Army expands on the challenges we have been speaking about. And
Fight For Air Supremacy - Bloody April 1917 is a great summary of the war in the sky in 2017
The videos are really informative and another great way to follow the history of WW1 from a more european perspective.
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar
World War One NOW
Activities and Events
Baseball
It’s spring - and the “boys of summer” are getting ready for another season!
We’re happy to announce the first of many collaborations with the WW1 centennial and professional sports.
The Commission has been working with the president of the International League, an east coast minor baseball league. This May and into June, they are going to highlight centennial commemoration during games.
Each park will have a slightly different way of showcasing the history of WW1; In Louisville one of the Commissioners is throwing out the first pitch and in Virginia the state WW1 Commission plans to have a living history truck. The will invite people to bring in pictures of their ancestors who fought in WW1 to be scanned and archived right then and there.
They will also receive help researching the images so the family leaves knowing more about their family’s veteran and service.
Upcoming games with schedule WW1 centennial events include:
May 20 - Scranton [Wilkes Barre Rail Riders]
May 21 - Louisville [Bats]
May 23 - Charlotte [Knights]
May 27 - Pawtucket [Red Sox]
May 29 - Gwinnett [Braves]
June 1-4 Norfolk [Tides]
For a complete list of the league’s games follow the link in the podcast notes.
Updates From The States
Arkansas: On the Fields and In the Trenches: Relics of the First World War
In “The Land of Opportunity” state - Arkansas - at the State Archives in Little Rock, there is an exhibit honoring and exploring the US and state’s involvement in WW1 through artifacts, documents and photographs. Many of these historic items were picked up off the battlefields by Louis C. Gulley, a local working as a postmaster for the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during the war.
This month, they are expanding that exhibit - adding a traveling exhibit: The Great War: Arkansas in World War I, that showcases images from the Arkansas State Archives and highlights the achievements and sacrifices of Arkansans in the war. Stop by before May 6th to catch both of these exhibits!

Link: http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=l117
http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/michigan-in-ww1-events/eventdetail/27125/a-taste-of-the-trenches.html
http://archives.arkansas.gov/outreach/exhibits/traveling.aspx
http://archives.arkansas.gov/outreach/exhibits/current.aspx

Massachusetts: 104th Infantry Regiment of the 26th Division of the Massachusetts National Guard Memorial
In Massachusetts - where 6,500 Springfield residents fought in WWI, one regiment in particular is being remembered this week.
Brian Willette, of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the city’s Veterans Services Department organized a ceremony, to honor the 104th infantry regiment of the 26th Massachusetts National Guard.
The 104th were the first American military unit to be given a foreign decoration for valor during battle, the Croix de Guerre.
Mayor Domenic Sarno, and Eric Segundo, Massachusetts State Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars placed a wreath at the monument to the 104th.
They later raised our World War I Centennial commemoration flag.
Link: http://wamc.org/post/memorial-honors-heroes-world-war-i

Spotlight in the Media
For our listeners who do not know him, let me introduce Sergeant Stubby.
He was a DOG --- who served for 18 months and participated in seventeen battles on the Western Front. Stubby saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and once caught a German soldier by the seat of his pants, holding him until human American soldiers arrived. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and decorated with medals. Back home, his exploits were front page news in major newspapers.
Well Sergeant Stubby’s exploits are being turned into an animated film - and with us today for an update on the movie is Jordan Beck, Head of Communications for Fun Academy Motion Pictures. Welcome Jordan.
Give us an overview and update on the project
[Jordan Beck]

That was Jordan Beck, Head of Communications for Fun Academy Motion Pictures.
Education
The Monuments Project
Combining our international and education reports - here is a story about the students at the American School in Paris. They recently started a new class assignment—the Monuments Project.
With more than 35,000 Americans buried or memorialized overseas from World War I, there are thousands of untold stories, and the students are uncovering some of these unknown, personal histories.
The project is a collaboration between the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) in the Paris area, the American School of Paris and with Lopez Island Middle High School of Washington State.
100 students in France and Washington State began working together to research the lives of soldiers who entered the service.
Learn more about it by following the link in the podcast notes.
Link: https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/telling-untold-stories-world-war-i-soldiers-sailors-and-marines-suresnes-american?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=#.WP-LAWeKGME

http://www.monumentsproject.org/

Posts and Articles
Vande Mataram in the USA
There is a new sub-site that went live this week.
Vande Mataram in the USA is a site about Asian Indians in World War I America
When the United States entered World War I, only a few tens of thousands of immigrants from colonial India lived in the nation, most on the West Coast. Yet this tiny community received enormous press coverage immediately after the declaration of war.
The spotlight came from a wave of arrests of Indian Nationalists and Germans accused of conspiring to overthrow the British Raj.
But while the press was focused on covering the plot and trial, many Asian Indian immigrants were serving in the United States armed forces. Their record of service and their struggle for civil rights after WWI led eventually to full citizenship rights for themselves and their descendants.
Check out their story at ww1cc.org/vande V-A-N-D-E all lower case.
link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/vande-mataram-home.html

100 Cities/100 Memorials
For 100 Cities / 100 Memorial - the $200,000 matching grant program for rescuing ailing WW1 memorials - we want to put out a reminder that there are less than 45 days before the grant application submissions close.
We know this is not enough time to crank up a whole project - but don’t miss the deadline if you are doing one of these project. Also, if you have a WW1 memorial project and you do not know about the program - you still have time to apply at ww1cc.org/100memorials - any restoration project completed after January 1, 2014 and November 11, 2018 qualifies.
Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/100-cities-100-memorials-home.html

Military Times and WW1
The Military Times is running a series of articles about each military branch’s experiences during WW1. This week, there is a great article about the Marine Corps and their bravery at Belleau Wood authored by Retired Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, who served 36 years in the Marine Corps. Read the story by following the link in the podcast notes.
Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2231-world-war-i-and-the-marine-corps-bravery-at-belleau-wood-set-the-tone-for-today-s-force.html

Wwrite Blog
French WW1 era censorship of Film and Literature
In our WWrite blog - which explores WWI’s Influence on Contemporary Writing and Scholarship.
This weeks featured post comes from blog curator, Jennifer Orth-Veillon, who discusses post-WWI French censorship of Films and literature that portrayed overly-negative images of the war.
In her post, The film, Paths of Glory, by Stanley Kubrick as well as Gabriel Chevallier 's book, Fear, were considered threats to France's vision of patriotism and triumph after the Armistice of 1918.
Read the post at ww1cc.org/W-W-R-I-T-E
link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/1697-censorship-on-wwi-literature-and-cinema.html

The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts
Cabinet Exercises
Images of Wilson’s cabinet getting in fighting shape for the war, including future president FDR
Link: http://mashable.com/2017/02/18/cabinet-exercises/?linkId=36902528#DvoKqmLzc5qD
First Naval Officer Death in WW1
Link: http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/naval_academy/ph-ac-cn-wwi-naval-academy-anniversary-0429-20170428-story.html
Moss: a humble plant that saved thousands of lives in WW1
link:http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-humble-moss-helped-heal-wounds-thousands-WWI-180963081/

That’s WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening!
We want to thank our guests
Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog
Michael Lombardi, the Senior Corporate Historian for the Boeing Company
Jordan Beck, Head of Communications for Fun Academy Motion Pictures
Katherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show.
And I am Theo Mayer - your host this week.

The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1.
Our programs are to--
inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1;
we are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms;
We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country;
and we are building a National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.
We rely entirely on your donations. No government appropriations or taxes are being used, so please give what you can.
It's easy by texting the word: WW1Now to 41444. that's ww 1 now to 41444
Or you give online at ww1cc.org/donate - all lower case
WW1 Centennial News is brought to you as a part of that effort. We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support.
The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn
on iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News.
Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial.
Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to talk to someone about the centennial of WW1 this week.
So long.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
WW1 Centennial News Video Podcast on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ww1-centennial-news/id1209764611?mt=2
Weekly Dispatch Newsletter
http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.htm
30 min
May 05, 2017 Episode #18, May 3, 2017 - Boeing historian insight on Bill Boeing and Sgt. Stubby the film update
Highlights:
1917 - US makes $200,000,000 loan to UK | @ 01:20
Guest - Michael Lombardi: Profile of William Boeing as an entrepreneur and visionary | @ 07:15
Events - WW1 gets into the swing of baseball games | @ 12:30
Guest - Jordan Beck: Sgt. Stubby the animated film profile and update | @ 15:30
International - ABMC sponsors WW1 education program with American School in Paris | @ 21:00
Web - Vande Mataram site launches on ww1cc.org | @ 21:45
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WW1 Centennial News - Weekly PodcastApril 26, 2017
Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is May 3rd, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host today.
World War One THEN
100 Year Ago This Week
Although America can’t immediately field a giant fighting force and ship it to the Western Front - the US government is going “all in” in other ways.No longer limited under a declaration of war, the US Navy gets busy and sends destroyers across the Atlantic to engage German U-boats, which are ravaging allied shipping. Remember, the US Navy has been a force to be reckoned with for a hundred years - ever since it distinguished itself during the War of 1812 - a war, incidentally, AGAINST the British not for them. Meanwhile, we not only have an effective Navy but we also have money. Unlike our European allies and foes, we haven’t depleted our economy through years of war - so, President Wilson’s Treasury Secretary, William McAdoo puts together a ginormous loan for the Bank of England. He hands them a check for $200 million dollars - the equivalent of 4 billion today.. That is the largest single check the US Treasury had ever written. But we Americans are a pragmatic lot. This is - of course - not a gift. It’s a loan. And - as has become typical with a lot of US international governmental dealings - to this very day - the money is only to be used to pay American companies for products and services on behalf of the UK’s war efforts. So it’s a loan to our allie - to be paid back - and to be used to purchase American goods from US suppliers. War has always been good for business.One more interesting note… and yet another amazing parallel in history. Mr. McAdoo - our secretary of the treasury - also happens to be President Wilson’s son-in-law. Family in the cabinet is a long standing tradition! Meanwhile, on the western front in Europe things are near disastrous. The mutinies among the French troops are expanding. For example, the 2nd battalion of the 18th french regimen suffered two thirds casualties in the Nivelle offensive around April 16th.Just 10 days later, the general command sends in a new crop of officers, the original ones having been killed 10 days earlier. The men are ordered back to the front. This does not go down well - and Instead of heading for the front, the troops ransack the local stores of wine and get soused - shouting - “Down With The War”. They clearly have had enough.This was unfortunately not an isolated incident. On the same day in the Champagne region, two hundred men fled into the woods rather than report back to the front.Link: http://today-in-wwi.tumblr.com/post/160002079918/first-us-war-loan-to-britainhttp://today-in-wwi.tumblr.com/post/160108119108/us-congress-approves-selective-service-acthttp://today-in-wwi.tumblr.com/post/160140287178/french-mutinies-spread
Great War Project
Joining us to tell us more about how the germans are using the demoralization of the allied troops - not only in France but also in Russia - is former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. Russia is effectively in revolution - costing the allies a crucial partner - and delighting the Germans who happily FUEL the fires of dissent.Mike what’s happening with Russia?LINK:http://greatwarproject.org/2017/04/30/will-russia-stay-in-the-war/Thank you Mike. That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.
War in the Sky
In the great war in the sky 100 years ago this week, we are wrapping up Bloody April - a disastrous period for the allied flyers where a new pilot had a life expectancy of just 11 days. Two allied aces that are lost in late April and early March are American pilot John J. Malone and British ace Captain Albert Ball who is killed in a crash following a dog fight with Lothar Von Richthoven, the brother of Manfred Von Richthoven, the red baron - both brothers are German pilots.On the US domestic front, last week we told you the story about the launch of the Boeing Aircraft company. We received a lot of feedback and interest on the story. So with us today is Michael Lombardi, the senior corporate historian for the Boeing company. Michael thank you for joining us.Michael, re-branding his company, The Pacific Aero Products Company - a component supplier - to the Boeing Airplane Company - a airplane supplier - within days of a US declaration of war carries all the “business acumen”, “entrepreneurial spirit ”, ‘Innovation” and “technology” attributes that define much of the American Character that emerged as a result of WW1. We want to know more about mr. William Boeing. Could you give us some insight?[Michael reply]What did the company do during the 18 months of the war? And what did it do the years following?[Michael reply]WW1 is the war that changed the world - William Boeing and the company he founded are certainly a part of this. Thank you Michael Lombardi, Senior corporate historian for the Boeing company.LINK:http://ww1cc.org/warinthesky
The Great War Channel
For video about WW1 history - our friends at the Great War Channel on Youtube have some new posts for you this week:
OUT OF THE TRENCHES is another episode of where Indy Nidell answers viewer questions
Turmoil In The French Army expands on the challenges we have been speaking about. And
Fight For Air Supremacy - Bloody April 1917 is a great summary of the war in the sky in 2017
The videos are really informative and another great way to follow the history of WW1 from a more european perspective.Link:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar
World War One NOW
Activities and Events
Baseball It’s spring - and the “boys of summer” are getting ready for another season!We’re happy to announce the first of many collaborations with the WW1 centennial and professional sports. The Commission has been working with the president of the International League, an east coast minor baseball league. This May and into June, they are going to highlight centennial commemoration during games. Each park will have a slightly different way of showcasing the history of WW1; In Louisville one of the Commissioners is throwing out the first pitch and in Virginia the state WW1 Commission plans to have a living history truck. The will invite people to bring in pictures of their ancestors who fought in WW1 to be scanned and archived right then and there. They will also receive help researching the images so the family leaves knowing more about their family’s veteran and service. Upcoming games with schedule WW1 centennial events include: May 20 - Scranton [Wilkes Barre Rail Riders]May 21 - Louisville [Bats]May 23 - Charlotte [Knights]May 27 - Pawtucket [Red Sox]May 29 - Gwinnett [Braves]June 1-4 Norfolk [Tides]For a complete list of the league’s games follow the link in the podcast notes.
Updates From The States
Arkansas: On the Fields and In the Trenches: Relics of the First World WarIn “The Land of Opportunity” state - Arkansas - at the State Archives in Little Rock, there is an exhibit honoring and exploring the US and state’s involvement in WW1 through artifacts, documents and photographs. Many of these historic items were picked up off the battlefields by Louis C. Gulley, a local working as a postmaster for the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during the war. This month, they are expanding that exhibit - adding a traveling exhibit: The Great War: Arkansas in World War I, that showcases images from the Arkansas State Archives and highlights the achievements and sacrifices of Arkansans in the war. Stop by before May 6th to catch both of these exhibits!Link: http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=l117http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/michigan-in-ww1-events/eventdetail/27125/a-taste-of-the-trenches.htmlhttp://archives.arkansas.gov/outreach/exhibits/traveling.aspxhttp://archives.arkansas.gov/outreach/exhibits/current.aspxMassachusetts: 104th Infantry Regiment of the 26th Division of the Massachusetts National Guard MemorialIn Massachusetts - where 6,500 Springfield residents fought in WWI, one regiment in particular is being remembered this week. Brian Willette, of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the city’s Veterans Services Department organized a ceremony, to honor the 104th infantry regiment of the 26th Massachusetts National Guard. The 104th were the first American military unit to be given a foreign decoration for valor during battle, the Croix de Guerre. Mayor Domenic Sarno, and Eric Segundo, Massachusetts State Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars placed a wreath at the monument to the 104th. They later raised our World War I Centennial commemoration flag.Link: http://wamc.org/post/memorial-honors-heroes-world-war-i
Spotlight in the Media
For our listeners who do not know him, let me introduce Sergeant Stubby. He was a DOG --- who served for 18 months and participated in seventeen battles on the Western Front. Stubby saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and once caught a German soldier by the seat of his pants, holding him until human American soldiers arrived. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and decorated with medals. Back home, his exploits were front page news in major newspapers. Well Sergeant Stubby’s exploits are being turned into an animated film - and with us today for an update on the movie is Jordan Beck, Head of Communications for Fun Academy Motion Pictures. Welcome Jordan.Give us an overview and update on the project[Jordan Beck]That was Jordan Beck, Head of Communications for Fun Academy Motion Pictures.
Education
The Monuments ProjectCombining our international and education reports - here is a story about the students at the American School in Paris. They recently started a new class assignment—the Monuments Project. With more than 35,000 Americans buried or memorialized overseas from World War I, there are thousands of untold stories, and the students are uncovering some of these unknown, personal histories.The project is a collaboration between the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) in the Paris area, the American School of Paris and with Lopez Island Middle High School of Washington State. 100 students in France and Washington State began working together to research the lives of soldiers who entered the service.Learn more about it by following the link in the podcast notes.Link: https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/telling-untold-stories-world-war-i-soldiers-sailors-and-marines-suresnes-american?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=#.WP-LAWeKGMEhttp://www.monumentsproject.org/
Posts and Articles
Vande Mataram in the USAThere is a new sub-site that went live this week.Vande Mataram in the USA is a site about Asian Indians in World War I AmericaWhen the United States entered World War I, only a few tens of thousands of immigrants from colonial India lived in the nation, most on the West Coast. Yet this tiny community received enormous press coverage immediately after the declaration of war. The spotlight came from a wave of arrests of Indian Nationalists and Germans accused of conspiring to overthrow the British Raj. But while the press was focused on covering the plot and trial, many Asian Indian immigrants were serving in the United States armed forces. Their record of service and their struggle for civil rights after WWI led eventually to full citizenship rights for themselves and their descendants.Check out their story at ww1cc.org/vande V-A-N-D-E all lower case.link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/vande-mataram-home.html100 Cities/100 MemorialsFor 100 Cities / 100 Memorial - the $200,000 matching grant program for rescuing ailing WW1 memorials - we want to put out a reminder that there are less than 45 days before the grant application submissions close.We know this is not enough time to crank up a whole project - but don’t miss the deadline if you are doing one of these project. Also, if you have a WW1 memorial project and you do not know about the program - you still have time to apply at ww1cc.org/100memorials - any restoration project completed after January 1, 2014 and November 11, 2018 qualifies. Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/100-cities-100-memorials-home.htmlMilitary Times and WW1The Military Times is running a series of articles about each military branch’s experiences during WW1. This week, there is a great article about the Marine Corps and their bravery at Belleau Wood authored by Retired Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, who served 36 years in the Marine Corps. Read the story by following the link in the podcast notes.Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2231-world-war-i-and-the-marine-corps-bravery-at-belleau-wood-set-the-tone-for-today-s-force.htmlWwrite BlogFrench WW1 era censorship of Film and LiteratureIn our WWrite blog - which explores WWI’s Influence on Contemporary Writing and Scholarship.This weeks featured post comes from blog curator, Jennifer Orth-Veillon, who discusses post-WWI French censorship of Films and literature that portrayed overly-negative images of the war.In her post, The film, Paths of Glory, by Stanley Kubrick as well as Gabriel Chevallier 's book, Fear, were considered threats to France's vision of patriotism and triumph after the Armistice of 1918.Read the post at ww1cc.org/W-W-R-I-T-Elink: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/1697-censorship-on-wwi-literature-and-cinema.html
The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts
Cabinet ExercisesImages of Wilson’s cabinet getting in fighting shape for the war, including future president FDRLink: http://mashable.com/2017/02/18/cabinet-exercises/?linkId=36902528#DvoKqmLzc5qDFirst Naval Officer Death in WW1Link: http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/naval_academy/ph-ac-cn-wwi-naval-academy-anniversary-0429-20170428-story.html Moss: a humble plant that saved thousands of lives in WW1link:http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-humble-moss-helped-heal-wounds-thousands-WWI-180963081/
That’s WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening!We want to thank our guests Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blogMichael Lombardi, the Senior Corporate Historian for the Boeing CompanyJordan Beck, Head of Communications for Fun Academy Motion PicturesKatherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show.And I am Theo Mayer - your host this week.The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to--inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1;we are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms;We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country;and we are building a National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.We rely entirely on your donations. No government appropriations or taxes are being used, so please give what you can.It's easy by texting the word: WW1Now to 41444. that's ww 1 now to 41444Or you give online at ww1cc.org/donate - all lower case
WW1 Centennial News is brought to you as a part of that effort. We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn on iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to talk to someone about the centennial of WW1 this week. So long.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
WW1 Centennial News Video Podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ww1-centennial-news/id1209764611?mt=2
Weekly Dispatch Newsletterhttp://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.htm
30 min
April 28, 2017 Episode #17 - April 26, 2017
Highlights
1917 - It turned into the world’s largest aerospace company, Boeing @ 6:57
Events - Colleges & Universities commemorate @ 9:15
Events - Virginia International Tattoo @ 10:15
Interview - Randal Dietrich WWI Specialist from the Minnesota Historical Society @ 11:00
International - Anzac Day, what is it and what does it commemorate @ 16:30
WWrite Blog - Ernest Luke McClees on WWI-era propaganda @ 18:30
The Buzz - WW1 explained as a bar fight - social media meme @ 19:45
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World War One Centennial News: April 26, 2017
Opening
Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is April 26th, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host today.
World War One THEN
100 Year Ago This Week
America has declared war and we now face the reality - that we actually doesn't have an army. It’s true.It’s 1917, the US federal army is just barely over 120,000 men. In fact, the combined STATE militias totally outnumber the federal military with over 180,000 men. Remember - this is only 1 generation after the civil war - - America is a UNION of separate states - the UNITED STATES of AMERICA - and the power of the Federal Government is relatively weak.Our military thinkers estimate that we need a national army of at least a million soldiers - President Wilson thinks that he can do it with volunteers - but… six weeks after the declaration of war… it is going to turn out that we only have 73,000 new volunteers. This is not gonna work.So 100 years ago this week, President Wilson grabs his newspaper buddy - George Creel - Remember him from last week - our official war propagandist - and they head over to congress to let them know we are going to need a draft… So here comes the selective service act of 1917… and Wilson will get it… in less than a month - stand by!And our final US domestic note for this week 100 years ago may be just a little less dramatic for the average joe - but it is duly noted that the prestigious New York Yacht Club drops Kaiser Wilhelm and his brother Prince Heinrich of Prussia as members. YOU’RE OUTA HERE…. Link: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatWar191418/posts/1030785807053670:0https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1134509/world-war-i-building-the-american-military/
Great War Project
Joining us to tell us what is happening on the fighting fronts rather than here in the US is former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. Mike -- It’s not going well for the Allies. France, in particular is pushing into a new offensive - led by French General Robert Nivelle. He comes up way short on gain --- and way long on losses at a disastrous level. He loses 700% more men than anticipated.. He faces mutiny.. While his british allies hesitate to jump into this horrific meat grinder - and they - the brits - are getting nowhere in Gaza in the middle east.Tell us about it Mike.LINK:http://greatwarproject.org/2017/04/21/for-the-allies-a-bloody-spring/That’s Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.
War in the Sky
That’s the story on the ground - let’s find out what was happening this week 100 years ago, in the Great War In The Sky. It is April 24th, 1917. The british are deeply engaged in the battles of Arras north-east of Paris and near the Belgian border.This is when a German commanding officer and pilot named Hauptmann Eduard W. Zorer, is on an escort mission when he decides to drop down to 60 feet above ground and to strafe the British trenches. Under fire from hundreds of British rifles and machine guns, he and his pilot spray the British - trenches with 500 rounds of ammunition before a hit on their engine forces them to withdraw. This incident 100 years ago represents the birth of close air support as a mission and tactic in military combat.
On the home front, there is a small and unnoticed event - of world changing proportion. Last week Katherine Akey pointed you to a blog post that shows the airplane manufacturing of 100 years ago. If you followed the link you saw that it all began with lumber cutting.That is where our story starts 100 years ago - Up in the - currently - very remote American Pacific Northwest - there is a timber man. He has done well in the business, but like so many young men of this time - he is fascinated with airplanes. He hooks up with a US Navy engineering nerd who has a degree from MIT. Together they build a prototype seaplane stimulating our timber man to launch a new company - the Pacific Aero Products Company. That was in 1916. 100 years ago this week - just days or weeks after President Wilson declares war - this entrepreneurial timber man clearly sees an opportunity with the war effort - and he decides to rebrand his company from a component supply company - the Pacific Aero Products Company - to a supplier of actual airplanes themselves - so using his own name - On April 26 - 100 years ago this week - William Boeing - our timber man - announces the Boeing Airplane Company. And that is the birth of the biggest aerospace company in world - 100 years ago this week in the great war in the sky!You can follow these events on our site with RG head’s comprehensive timeline at ww1cc.org/warintheskyLINK:ww1cc.org/warinthesky
The Great War Channel
If you are ready to watch some great video about WW1 history - go to The Great War channel on YouTube. This week - our friends at the Great War Channel have posted new episodes that include:
The Nivelle Offensive - Carnage at the Chemin des DamesMore on the story we talked about with Mike - and for the hardware geeks a great post on the tech of
Flamethrowers and Artillery Fuzes
Link:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar
World War One NOW
Activities and Events
VPI and Penn State: Colleges remember WW1This week we want to highlight WW1 activities taking place at colleges here in the US. Virginia Tech The first is a collaboration between the Virginia Tech - History Department and University Library. They created an online project and database about the Virginia Tech’s alumni who served in WW1. It was called the Virginia Polytechnic Institute at the time and they have an exhibit about this on campus through May 15th. The event is in the National WW1 Events Register at ww1cc.org/events and the direct link is in the podcast notes and in the chat room.Penn StateSecond, At Penn State’s All Sports Museum, a new exhibit called “Field to Front” which tells the story of Penn State student athletes who served in all branches of the military during the conflict. They are being honored and remembered with this exhibit that is opening April 21st and runs through April 2018. Both these stories remind us of how lives were changed and disrupted in so many ways during this period. Thank you Virginia Tech and Penn State for remembering and honoring your vets.Virginia TattooThis Thursday April 27th through Sunday April 30th in Norfolk Virginia’s Scope Arena is the Virginia International Tattoo. The weekend-long event includes spectacular performances by military bands, drill teams, and pipes and drums from six WWI allies, the unforgettable music of the WWI era by composers John Phillip Souza, Gustav Holst, Irving Berlin, and more, as well as a signature Tattoo Finale which expresses our collective connection and gratitude to those that fought for our freedom 100 years ago, and all who have followed in their footsteps. Learn more about the event from our national events register at ww1cc.org/events - search on tattoo with two Ts and two Os. We have posted links for you. Link: http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/event-map-system/eventdetail/33037/field-to-front-nittany-lions-at-war-1917-1919.htmlhttps://www.vafest.org/tattoo/
Updates From The States
Minnesota Next, it’s time for some updates from the states.We started hearing about the great WW1 Commemoration activity happening in Minnesota - So we have invited Randal Dietrich the WWI Specialist from the Minnesota Historical Society to come speak with us today.Randal - welcomeTell us a bit more about the WW1 commemoration up in the North Star State….Link: mnhs.org/ww1americaFayetteville, AK Poppy ProgramFrom our friends in Arkansas - we have a story about the students from McNair Middle School have been learning and spreading the word about WW1 through our Poppy Program, selling WW1 poppy seed packets to help raise money for the National World War I Memorial at Pershing Park in Washington DC. You see - one of their own - McNair Middle School alumni, Joseph Weishaar, won the international design competition for the memorial. To learn more about the National WW1 Memorial at Pershing Park go to WW1CC.org/memorialTo learn more about the poppy fundraising tool where you can raise money for you organization as well as us both go to ww1cc.org/poppyLink: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/2215ww1cc.org/memorialww1cc.org/poppyWisconsin Article on a local Ambulance DriverFrom the Wisconsin WW1 web site we have the story of John Pavlik who served as an ambulance driver with the 32nd Division in France and Germany during World War I. Pavlik enlisted at the age of 16 because he did not want to wait two more years to be drafted. The war gave Pavlik a chance to drive a motorized ambulance, instead of using mules and wagons - a major innovation of the time. Here he describes the experience of operating the new technology: "No windshields, no side curtains, and you carried eight patients sitting up or for on litters . . . If it rained, it rained in on you, and you put your poncho in front of you to keep water off your legs and feet." Read more on Wisconsin’s site at ww1cc.org/wisconsin - all lower case and we have a direct link to the article in the podcast notes.Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/wisconsin-in-wwi-articles.html
International Report
ANZAC DayApril 25th is ANZAC day - Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The day is commemorated every year on the anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli. Much as it was for the United States, WW1 was truly formative for the newly independent countries. The Holiday is observed much as our Veteran’s day. These nations have been Allies of the United States throughout the conflicts over the years.Read the story and learn more about what ANZAC day means to our friends from Oceana. Link: http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rodney-times/91850059/Veterans-share-what-Anzac-Day-means-to-themNaga Corps MonumentThis week a new monument was unveiled in Kohima, a city in Nagaland, India. If you don’t know where that is - that’s our point. Nagaland is a remote pocket of India wedged between bangladesh and Myanmar - formerly known as Burma. WW1 reached into every corner of the globe - and is being remembered everywhere as well. In Nagaland - 2000 local men were drafted into the British “Labor Corps” and served in France during the conflict. This month they are being remembered at home with a new memorial. Learn more by following the link in the podcast notes.Link: http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20170421/3097241.html https://goo.gl/maps/31qYK6DsqCH2
Posts and Articles
Stories of ServiceFirst we are going to point you at our “stories of Service” section that you’ll find at ww1cc.org/stories Meet Sgt. Lau Sing Kee of Saratoga and San Jose.He won the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart from the United States and the Croix de Guerre from France. He earned these for staying 3 days straight at a message center. In spite of his position being shelled and gassed, he refused to leave his post. At one point he was by himself for 24 hours.Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/family-ties/stories-of-service/2207-lau-sing-kee.htmlWWrite Blog Retired Marine Ernest Luke McClees on dehumanizing the enemyOur WWRITE blog Explores WWI’s Influence on Contemporary Writing and Scholarship.This week Eastern Kentucky University Veterans Studies and Humanities professor, retired U.S. Marine, and writer, Ernest Luke McClees draws parallels between today and WWI-era propaganda. He discusses the ways that media demonizes and dehumanizes the enemy. McClees also gives readers another chance to visit Darryl Dillard's February post in which he wrote about the representation of African-American actors during WWI. Dillard and McClees both address the infamous "Destroy this Mad Brute" military poster that shows a large ape-like creature, supposedly a German, grasping a white woman against her will.Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/1702-retired-marine-luke-macclees-on-dehumanizing-the-enemy-one-in-the-same.htmlIf this conversation interests you, be sure you subscribe to the blog at ww1cc.org/w-w-r-i-t-e.
The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts
WW1 as a bar fightLink: http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2010/11/joke_week_if_wwi_were_bar_fightShaping Wheels for Artillery wagonsIndustrial innovation bentLink: https://www.facebook.com/sovereignhill/videos/1843253289033754/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINEMr. Arango’s AirplanesRemembering him and honoring his passingLink: http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/mr-arangos-aeroplanes-3409154/?allhttp://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article146320439.html
Closing
That’s WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening!We want to thank our guests Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blogRandal Dietrich the WWI Specialist from the Minnesota Historical SocietyKatherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show.And I am Theo Mayer - your host this week.Please support usThe US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. We rely entirely on your donations. No government appropriations or taxes are being used.Our programs are to--inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1;We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms;We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country;and we are building a National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.All of this work depends on your support, so please give what you can.It's easy by texting: WW1Now to 41444. that's ww 1 now to 41444WW1 Centennial News is brought to you as a part of that effort. We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn and in the iTunes store at ww1 Centennial News. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to talk to someone about the centennial of WW1.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
WW1 Centennial News Video Podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ww1-centennial-news/id1209764611?mt=2
25 min
April 28, 2017 Episode #17 - April 26, 2017
Highlights
1917 - It turned into the world’s largest aerospace company, Boeing @ 6:57
Events - Colleges & Universities commemorate @ 9:15
Events - Virginia International Tattoo @ 10:15
Interview - Randal Dietrich WWI Specialist from the Minnesota Historical Society @ 11:00
International - Anzac Day, what is it and what does it commemorate @ 16:30
WWrite Blog - Ernest Luke McClees on WWI-era propaganda @ 18:30
The Buzz - WW1 explained as a bar fight - social media meme @ 19:45
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World War One Centennial News: April 26, 2017
Opening
Welcome to World War One Centennial News. It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is April 26th, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host today.
World War One THEN
100 Year Ago This Week
America has declared war and we now face the reality - that we actually doesn't have an army. It’s true.It’s 1917, the US federal army is just barely over 120,000 men. In fact, the combined STATE militias totally outnumber the federal military with over 180,000 men. Remember - this is only 1 generation after the civil war - - America is a UNION of separate states - the UNITED STATES of AMERICA - and the power of the Federal Government is relatively weak.Our military thinkers estimate that we need a national army of at least a million soldiers - President Wilson thinks that he can do it with volunteers - but… six weeks after the declaration of war… it is going to turn out that we only have 73,000 new volunteers. This is not gonna work.So 100 years ago this week, President Wilson grabs his newspaper buddy - George Creel - Remember him from last week - our official war propagandist - and they head over to congress to let them know we are going to need a draft… So here comes the selective service act of 1917… and Wilson will get it… in less than a month - stand by!And our final US domestic note for this week 100 years ago may be just a little less dramatic for the average joe - but it is duly noted that the prestigious New York Yacht Club drops Kaiser Wilhelm and his brother Prince Heinrich of Prussia as members. YOU’RE OUTA HERE…. Link: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatWar191418/posts/1030785807053670:0https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1134509/world-war-i-building-the-american-military/
Great War Project
Joining us to tell us what is happening on the fighting fronts rather than here in the US is former NPR correspondent Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. Mike -- It’s not going well for the Allies. France, in particular is pushing into a new offensive - led by French General Robert Nivelle. He comes up way short on gain --- and way long on losses at a disastrous level. He loses 700% more men than anticipated.. He faces mutiny.. While his british allies hesitate to jump into this horrific meat grinder - and they - the brits - are getting nowhere in Gaza in the middle east.Tell us about it Mike.LINK:http://greatwarproject.org/2017/04/21/for-the-allies-a-bloody-spring/That’s Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.
War in the Sky
That’s the story on the ground - let’s find out what was happening this week 100 years ago, in the Great War In The Sky. It is April 24th, 1917. The british are deeply engaged in the battles of Arras north-east of Paris and near the Belgian border.This is when a German commanding officer and pilot named Hauptmann Eduard W. Zorer, is on an escort mission when he decides to drop down to 60 feet above ground and to strafe the British trenches. Under fire from hundreds of British rifles and machine guns, he and his pilot spray the British - trenches with 500 rounds of ammunition before a hit on their engine forces them to withdraw. This incident 100 years ago represents the birth of close air support as a mission and tactic in military combat.
On the home front, there is a small and unnoticed event - of world changing proportion. Last week Katherine Akey pointed you to a blog post that shows the airplane manufacturing of 100 years ago. If you followed the link you saw that it all began with lumber cutting.That is where our story starts 100 years ago - Up in the - currently - very remote American Pacific Northwest - there is a timber man. He has done well in the business, but like so many young men of this time - he is fascinated with airplanes. He hooks up with a US Navy engineering nerd who has a degree from MIT. Together they build a prototype seaplane stimulating our timber man to launch a new company - the Pacific Aero Products Company. That was in 1916. 100 years ago this week - just days or weeks after President Wilson declares war - this entrepreneurial timber man clearly sees an opportunity with the war effort - and he decides to rebrand his company from a component supply company - the Pacific Aero Products Company - to a supplier of actual airplanes themselves - so using his own name - On April 26 - 100 years ago this week - William Boeing - our timber man - announces the Boeing Airplane Company. And that is the birth of the biggest aerospace company in world - 100 years ago this week in the great war in the sky!You can follow these events on our site with RG head’s comprehensive timeline at ww1cc.org/warintheskyLINK:ww1cc.org/warinthesky
The Great War Channel
If you are ready to watch some great video about WW1 history - go to The Great War channel on YouTube. This week - our friends at the Great War Channel have posted new episodes that include:
The Nivelle Offensive - Carnage at the Chemin des DamesMore on the story we talked about with Mike - and for the hardware geeks a great post on the tech of
Flamethrowers and Artillery Fuzes
Link:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar
World War One NOW
Activities and Events
VPI and Penn State: Colleges remember WW1This week we want to highlight WW1 activities taking place at colleges here in the US. Virginia Tech The first is a collaboration between the Virginia Tech - History Department and University Library. They created an online project and database about the Virginia Tech’s alumni who served in WW1. It was called the Virginia Polytechnic Institute at the time and they have an exhibit about this on campus through May 15th. The event is in the National WW1 Events Register at ww1cc.org/events and the direct link is in the podcast notes and in the chat room.Penn StateSecond, At Penn State’s All Sports Museum, a new exhibit called “Field to Front” which tells the story of Penn State student athletes who served in all branches of the military during the conflict. They are being honored and remembered with this exhibit that is opening April 21st and runs through April 2018. Both these stories remind us of how lives were changed and disrupted in so many ways during this period. Thank you Virginia Tech and Penn State for remembering and honoring your vets.Virginia TattooThis Thursday April 27th through Sunday April 30th in Norfolk Virginia’s Scope Arena is the Virginia International Tattoo. The weekend-long event includes spectacular performances by military bands, drill teams, and pipes and drums from six WWI allies, the unforgettable music of the WWI era by composers John Phillip Souza, Gustav Holst, Irving Berlin, and more, as well as a signature Tattoo Finale which expresses our collective connection and gratitude to those that fought for our freedom 100 years ago, and all who have followed in their footsteps. Learn more about the event from our national events register at ww1cc.org/events - search on tattoo with two Ts and two Os. We have posted links for you. Link: http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/event-map-system/eventdetail/33037/field-to-front-nittany-lions-at-war-1917-1919.htmlhttps://www.vafest.org/tattoo/
Updates From The States
Minnesota Next, it’s time for some updates from the states.We started hearing about the great WW1 Commemoration activity happening in Minnesota - So we have invited Randal Dietrich the WWI Specialist from the Minnesota Historical Society to come speak with us today.Randal - welcomeTell us a bit more about the WW1 commemoration up in the North Star State….Link: mnhs.org/ww1americaFayetteville, AK Poppy ProgramFrom our friends in Arkansas - we have a story about the students from McNair Middle School have been learning and spreading the word about WW1 through our Poppy Program, selling WW1 poppy seed packets to help raise money for the National World War I Memorial at Pershing Park in Washington DC. You see - one of their own - McNair Middle School alumni, Joseph Weishaar, won the international design competition for the memorial. To learn more about the National WW1 Memorial at Pershing Park go to WW1CC.org/memorialTo learn more about the poppy fundraising tool where you can raise money for you organization as well as us both go to ww1cc.org/poppyLink: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/2215ww1cc.org/memorialww1cc.org/poppyWisconsin Article on a local Ambulance DriverFrom the Wisconsin WW1 web site we have the story of John Pavlik who served as an ambulance driver with the 32nd Division in France and Germany during World War I. Pavlik enlisted at the age of 16 because he did not want to wait two more years to be drafted. The war gave Pavlik a chance to drive a motorized ambulance, instead of using mules and wagons - a major innovation of the time. Here he describes the experience of operating the new technology: "No windshields, no side curtains, and you carried eight patients sitting up or for on litters . . . If it rained, it rained in on you, and you put your poncho in front of you to keep water off your legs and feet." Read more on Wisconsin’s site at ww1cc.org/wisconsin - all lower case and we have a direct link to the article in the podcast notes.Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/wisconsin-in-wwi-articles.html
International Report
ANZAC DayApril 25th is ANZAC day - Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The day is commemorated every year on the anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli. Much as it was for the United States, WW1 was truly formative for the newly independent countries. The Holiday is observed much as our Veteran’s day. These nations have been Allies of the United States throughout the conflicts over the years.Read the story and learn more about what ANZAC day means to our friends from Oceana. Link: http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rodney-times/91850059/Veterans-share-what-Anzac-Day-means-to-themNaga Corps MonumentThis week a new monument was unveiled in Kohima, a city in Nagaland, India. If you don’t know where that is - that’s our point. Nagaland is a remote pocket of India wedged between bangladesh and Myanmar - formerly known as Burma. WW1 reached into every corner of the globe - and is being remembered everywhere as well. In Nagaland - 2000 local men were drafted into the British “Labor Corps” and served in France during the conflict. This month they are being remembered at home with a new memorial. Learn more by following the link in the podcast notes.Link: http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20170421/3097241.html https://goo.gl/maps/31qYK6DsqCH2
Posts and Articles
Stories of ServiceFirst we are going to point you at our “stories of Service” section that you’ll find at ww1cc.org/stories Meet Sgt. Lau Sing Kee of Saratoga and San Jose.He won the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart from the United States and the Croix de Guerre from France. He earned these for staying 3 days straight at a message center. In spite of his position being shelled and gassed, he refused to leave his post. At one point he was by himself for 24 hours.Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/family-ties/stories-of-service/2207-lau-sing-kee.htmlWWrite Blog Retired Marine Ernest Luke McClees on dehumanizing the enemyOur WWRITE blog Explores WWI’s Influence on Contemporary Writing and Scholarship.This week Eastern Kentucky University Veterans Studies and Humanities professor, retired U.S. Marine, and writer, Ernest Luke McClees draws parallels between today and WWI-era propaganda. He discusses the ways that media demonizes and dehumanizes the enemy. McClees also gives readers another chance to visit Darryl Dillard's February post in which he wrote about the representation of African-American actors during WWI. Dillard and McClees both address the infamous "Destroy this Mad Brute" military poster that shows a large ape-like creature, supposedly a German, grasping a white woman against her will.Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/1702-retired-marine-luke-macclees-on-dehumanizing-the-enemy-one-in-the-same.htmlIf this conversation interests you, be sure you subscribe to the blog at ww1cc.org/w-w-r-i-t-e.
The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts
WW1 as a bar fightLink: http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2010/11/joke_week_if_wwi_were_bar_fightShaping Wheels for Artillery wagonsIndustrial innovation bentLink: https://www.facebook.com/sovereignhill/videos/1843253289033754/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINEMr. Arango’s AirplanesRemembering him and honoring his passingLink: http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/mr-arangos-aeroplanes-3409154/?allhttp://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article146320439.html
Closing
That’s WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening!We want to thank our guests Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blogRandal Dietrich the WWI Specialist from the Minnesota Historical SocietyKatherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show.And I am Theo Mayer - your host this week.Please support usThe US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. We rely entirely on your donations. No government appropriations or taxes are being used.Our programs are to--inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1;We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms;We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country;and we are building a National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.All of this work depends on your support, so please give what you can.It's easy by texting: WW1Now to 41444. that's ww 1 now to 41444WW1 Centennial News is brought to you as a part of that effort. We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn and in the iTunes store at ww1 Centennial News. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to talk to someone about the centennial of WW1.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
WW1 Centennial News Video Podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ww1-centennial-news/id1209764611?mt=2
25 min

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