Summary: <h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Highlights - Draftees Ship Out</span></h1><br> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Update on the Spring Offensive - Mike Shuster | @02:25</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">America Emerges: The Draftees Ship Out - Edward Lengel | @06:20</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t send the boys “Dainties” by parcel post! | @11:40</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Remembering Veterans: The Women’s Overseas Service League - Cathleen Cordova | @16:45</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Updates from the States: Idaho Commission - K.C.Piccard and Frank Krone | @21:55</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spotlight in the Media: Sgt. Stubby Premiere | @27:35</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">100C/100M: Glen Carbon IL - Linda Sinco | @32:45</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">100C/100M: Appleton, WI - Alexander Schultz | @38:35</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking WW1: Tommy | @44:45</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">WW1 War Tech: The Little Curie | @46:20</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Dispatch Newsletter | @48:05</span></li> <br> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Buzz - The Centennial in Social Media - Katherine Akey | @49:25<a id="more-9328752"></a></span></li> <br> </ul><h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Opening</span></h1><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - episode #65 - It’s about WW1 THEN - what was happening 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today is March 30th, 2018 and our guests for this week include:</span></p><br> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mike Shuster, from the great war project checking in on the progress of the German Spring Offensive - Operation Michael </span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Edward Lengel with a story of New York City’s Doughboys as they set sail for Europe </span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cathleen Cordova shares the history of the Women’s Overseas Service League</span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">K.C.Piccard and Frank Krone are here to tell us about the Idaho WW1 Centennial Commission</span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Linda Sinco shares the 100 Cities/100 Memorials project at Glen Carbon, Illinois</span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alexander Schultz with the 100 Cities/100 memorials project in Appleton, Wisconsin</span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Katherine Akey with the WW1 commemoration in social media</span></li> <br> </ul><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And that is our lineup of guest for WW1 Centennial News -- a weekly podcast brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the Starr foundation. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Welcome to the show.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[MUSIC]</span></p><br> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Preface</span></h2><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">100 years ago this week, the fate and future, that would be determined by WWI hangs somewhat by a thread. In this episode, we want to give you a sense of what was happening on the ground in Europe, explore the push to get our troops across the Atlantic, and see how the war effort is affecting life and policy here state</span></p>
