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Valdez Daily Prospector
Valdez, Alaska
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Congressman Medill McCormick from Illinois narrowly escapes serious injury when a trench bomb explodes near him during a visit to the American expeditionary force in France.
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Congressman McCormick,
Visiting French Front, Sees "Fighting"
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Medill McCormick, congressman at large from the state of Illinois, who is visiting the American expeditionary force in France, had a narrow escape from serious injury from the explosion of a trench bomb which was thrown inadvertently in his direction by a soldier practicing war maneuvers. Mr. McCormick was following closely at the heels of a squad of trench "cleaners" when the bomb exploded almost at his feet, throwing stones and earth about him.
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Medill McCormick, visiting the American expeditionary force in France, follows a squad of trench cleaners when a soldier accidentally throws a trench bomb that explodes near his feet, throwing stones and earth but causing no serious injury.