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IN ^DRjAVVII^ ? //vX i f I ^\i / /? 1^ j jgpl' ". THE 'ARMY BLUES' AND isgji, ? HEP , JlfftOWNS * ( so/IE EATS/ & f*m*-YouR RMK sw rrr (5^?;^7 jSg: ^ I, best received up to November 15. i Several of the cartoons and t sketches printed today would have j t \ given Hines' contribution a close run had tbey been received before the contest closed. Either because the soldiers put off making their * sketches, because of mail delays or a other reasons, most of those repro- v ' - duced today were not received in ^ Mgaji, ..nine iu iiidKe mem cugiuic. c ii ^ The scores of cartoons and draw #ings sent in prove that there are a large number of soldiers with ar- 0 tistic ability. They also show that a the soldiers have a sense of humor, a CvV.'V;/ V;.. .. ; . i. , JGS SENT I [WELL MA! I SEE BY TH TUAT JOHN ARRIVED AND NOW THE WANT PEACE" rT A K-.J sr\ \ f/ / Cul?>KMW-jL THE HEME El /w'ErirJr \V\ y 'JAfHCAM'L ? *3EY? L < Jjf rn h f? A flf -W . ?t in #* n wav Je(\o?w?T tv-o rm. I ior in addition to being well drawn, he cartoons and sketches have rood ideas as their basis. 'Practically all ?the camps wete epresented by cartoons or sketches. !n several instances the soldierirtists became so absorbed in their vork that they sent in a number of Irawings. This was notably the ase with Ray McGill at Camp jrant. Rock ford, 111., two of whose riginal drawings, good enough for ,ny metropolitan paper, are printed t the tops of these pages. AND CAMP 0 TRENCH A\ ftL y\S I 1 A BETTER FELLOW In the paymaster's office in one pf the Cantonments there was a cer- ( tain pay-master whose face was , adorned until very recently with a . very complete set of whiskers. Incidentally It might be remarked that, daring his first few weeks at the job, when business was rashing and the work not yet organized, he was a very busy man. Although a good fellow, he was not able to give Individual attention to the officers who visited him, being sometimes rather short with them. When things began to go more smoothly his smiling disposition reasserted itself, and about this time he had his hirsute a ornamentations removed. t AND CAMP j|| (ISIOK- T DEFEAT. Nrp- H rot akmy jh?a feel ill MnetS^/^nn A certain young lieutenant hap- ' _ pened In on him one day when he wasn't very busy, and they exchang- tdijjI ed a few stories and had a very nice, entertaining ten minutes together. Ae he was leaving, the young lleutenxnt, with an expansive smile, gave 11111 >.i> :he paymaster a patronizing pat on Im I ha shoulder aernmnanied hv the words: "Say, old top, you certain- H' II y are a decidedly sight better fel- |Jj, I ||J ow to do business with than that J)J I II 'uzzy-faced old crab with the long III || tlfalfa, who used to be here a few I j || weeks ago." II llj j[j SEND IT HOME III |||| |||| Soldier, the folks back home will ippreciate Trench and Camp. Send *** * his paper to them.
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