The bayonet became a British weapon during the reign of King Charles 11. It then resembled a lance or pikehead, and was screwed into the barrel of tlie mnsket when the latter had been discharged. Last year' 10,001 persons were killed on United States railroads, and 108,722 were injured. Only 291 of the killed and 8008 of the injured nore' passengers; 6760 trespassers wore killed and 11,7111 injured. From rubbish which would formerly linvo been thrown away, army cooks, it was stated at n food-economy meeting at Hoddesdou, Herts, had saved enough to urovide 8.000,000 la>.a shells.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 189, 30 April 1918, Page 4
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97Untitled Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 189, 30 April 1918, Page 4
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