Article Archives: World War I: 100 Years Ago

World War I 100 Years Ago: Oct. 5-11

October 4, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, October 7: Clad in olive tinged khaki and carrying shouldered rifles with long bayonets flashing in the sun, a detachment of the French Foreign Legion, led by a mounted police escort and the Indianapolis Newsboys’ Band, marched through Indianapolis downtown streets this afternoon amid the … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Sept. 28-Oct. 3

September 27, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, September 30: Permits were taken out yesterday for the construction of four buildings to house the Student Army Training Corps at Butler College in Irvington. The new structures, designed by Butler alumnus Lee Burns, will be erected on college ground, south of University Avenue between … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Sept. 21-27

September 20, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, September 23: Crowds swarmed over University Park today to see relics from the battlefields of France and Flanders that tell the story of the war’s realism and grimness. Trophies — rusty guns, battered and broken shells, aerial bombs and torpedoes, and helmets of the Kaiser’s … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Sept. 14-20

September 13, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, September 15: Major Robert Baltzell, Indiana conscription officer, estimates 148,900 men, ages 19 to 37 years old, registered Thursday under the Selective Service Act. Official reports from 34 of the 124 local selective service boards show total registrations of 91,114. Of those registered, 5,998 are … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Sept. 7-13

September 6, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, September 10: A number of North Side parents noticed that the cakes of water color paints from the Prang Co of Sandusky, Ohio, specified on the official list of school supplies, were imprinted with “Made in Germany.” Parents refused to allow their children to use … Read More