Sunday, September 13, 1914
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Correspondence (1 of 2)
Letter #153Night
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We saw a most interesting & even thrilling thing – an aeroplane . . . on a bomb-throwing expedition . . . Then we went on to the barbed wire camp at Blackdown, where the German prisoners & spies are confined.
Asquith describes a visit to Aldershot to see the new army, an aeroplane bomb-dropping demonstration, and a visit to a German prisoner camp.
Mentioned:Violet Asquith • Lady Haig • Hunters • Col. Trenchard • de Havilland • Maj. Musgrave • Blanche • Metternich
Metric Analysis
Romantic Adoration5/10
Political Unburdening3/10
Emotional Desolation4/10
Thematic Tags
Aldershot visitNew ArmyAeroplanes/BombingGerman prisoner camp conditions
Surrey / Hampshireⓘ
HIS DAYMotored to Aldershot, Farnborough, Blackdown.. Spending the week-end.
Somersetⓘ
HER DAYSpent Sunday afternoon at Mells
Official Register
1914-09-13Top News
Daily Edition
The First Battle of the Aisne begins as British and French forces cross the river to attack German positions [25], [26]. The British submarine *E9* sinks the German cruiser *Hela* in the North Sea [27], [26]. The last survivors of the *Karluk* expedition arrive in Nome, Alaska [28], [26].
Cabinet Council
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Parliament
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Adjourned