Roy Bailey Diary - Pages 1-12

Main 2496 Jack Pridigan Conto-Buch Roy Bailey fur 333 Clarelau Lane Sgt. Roy Bailey Co. D 166 inf. American E F aPO 7-15 Unkelbach Ger.

Comments: The book is clearly of German origin, and since the address written here is "Unkelback Ger." I believe this book was acquired and the work started in Jan. 1919 when in fact the 166th was in that part of Germany. "Ohio In The Rainbow" refers to activities in Remagen, Germany on Jan. 10, 1919. A.D. Boyd letter home on Jan 17, 1919 states that they are living in a "big summer hotel on the banks of the Rhine," which is where Unkelbach is located.

January 1st. Explosive    1st. safe to handle.    2nd. simple to use    3rd. stand up under service 1st. high explosive 1 to 5000 shock 2nd. low explosive fire propell 3rd. detonator        British Ammanal. Keep dry sand color amatal keep dry. Powder       French Cheddite keep dry.     Gun cotton white 1 wet slab form in Censitine ship in lead container     keep dry wet. 2 dry sensitive inflammable comes in tub form Allnlose treat with nitre 30%

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Tues. Jan.   Low explosives comes in grains. smaller the grain the more power, large grains more heat. Time fuse inder line gunpowder hemp tar take gnter mend. 2 feet per minute Color black or black and grey instantaneous fine if match rubber cover color orange rifles 120 feet per sec. per. test Cut a peice & burn Ditnor cord High exp. in the metal tube 3000 yards per sec. splice notch & taper cut

splice be sure and expose to powder in the fuse homemade batterie Lighter no electric lighter detonate to fire crimp be careful F no 1 French at. charge 60 drams of cheddlite And use a match or alcohol lighter with time fuse O. F. French charge 150 drams C.F. French 90 drams. 80 drams per cap Light

2. B. Rifle charge chidelto 60 drams wright 47 special fuse French 700 No German Potatoe weight 18 lbs Domerate lipge Black powder fuse 3-7 , Disk 4 drams of Domerite 2 large R G. Creapennefer British green ammanal pink ammanitol Red to E.

American gernade Mark II Bouchon for all granad antimony and lead all case but 1An68 Trojan grenade powder color gray. Like corn meal. weight 22 ounse color gray when loaded cast iron Mark III handy cord forward 4 ounce Trojan powder grey when loaded detonator no. 8. weight 15 ounce danger 7-5 yd.
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Thophoms Mark II Grey when loaded line weight 19.11 over PL. detonator no. 8. Radius 28 yd. 30, 24 case Gas Mark II 12 ounce lock         VB. 1 1/2 ounce of Trojan P. Malleable iron bullet to be steel Mark I Extinct
Comments: Could first line be Phosphorus Mark II"? see the powder is 1 1/2 ounce of Trojan P. - probably phosphorus. See http://www.inert-ord.net/usa03a/usa1/index.html

The Captain says that this gambling has got to be cut out or he is a Pvt. and if he is a Pvt. the Hosp. will be full. About face forward march. Roy Bailey Co. D 166 Inf. 42 Div. 83 Brigade 3 rd Army 4 Army Corps
Comment: This may help us explain some names and numbers being tallied on later pages.