Article Archives: World War I: 100 Years Ago

World War I 100 Years Ago: July 27-Aug. 2

July 26, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, July 30: Indianapolis Mayor Charles Jewett proposed today that a public record be kept showing the supreme and lesser sacrifices being made by the city’s men and women in the successful prosecution of the war. The roll of honor should be placed somewhere in the … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: July 20-26

July 19, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, July 21: At the suggestion of President Wilson, the Council of National Defense has requested physical examinations of every child in the United States under the age of 6. This survey is a direct outcome of military examinations of men who were rejected for military service. … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: July 13-19

July 12, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, July 19: At 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, tied-down factory whistles shrieked and church bells rang out across Indianapolis beginning a prolonged, impromptu salute to the American army’s successful four-mile advance against the Germans. Workers rushed from their work stations into factory yards and gave cheers … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: July 6-12

July 4, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, July 8: The Woodruff Place Club, a community social center in Woodruff Place, will become the second soldiers’ recreational house in Indianapolis, and will be named the War Camp Community Service Recreational House. The large two-story clubhouse is near the Army Vocational School on the … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: June 22-28 & June 29-July 5

June 21, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, June 25: A platoon of thirty-two young single women began infantry drill Monday evening at the Statehouse. Captain Sumner Clancy, of the state militia, conducted this first drill of Indianapolis women and complimented those present “on the enthusiasm which they displayed and their ability at … Read More