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^/7\ well al yo
l\ with these hear
f ought to be pre
/ p | using a pen In
I slmlllar becauB
Mis wear mere si
from the point
end of the ham
but the but wit
1 of them
t riffel al you
germman wont
nut, but not the
what the loot ii
by yi; baynut ai
sum of them ar
will try to bayi
why shood he p
at him becaus
the dainjerus a
repllde befoar <
be .will get akv
cdd the loot let
no two-bits ced 1 what do you mene
anserred.
wile the loot & I was talking th<
glad their was no work but the loot he
yoi^ .forget their had ever ben a rest o
the hunns is cumming & in the stead i
foot out the left one not the rite &
' left gnee bent a littel & the but of the
la to look so deter mint that If a germr
get" dishcouraged & throw np hla hand
' beleev me al wen yon stand their
feajl of the hand gun but on yr arm 3
wish aggie cood see mff wen 1 face t!
r th^' kisers snoot & mustash 1 bet tha
find he had a date to meat a man a roi
next cumand they give is long point w:
you have thrust it the next thing Is tc
this isent so important as geting it ino
only decent to his wife & kids to take
becaus you knead to be carefull of ger
this is becaus germmans are like i
?, or moar than pairs raebbe three or fc
hunns that cum a long, well al wen yc
wear you were on gard the loot inlt t
pointing rite of coarse every loot Init h
witch is 1 reason why hes a loot Init.
J yr on garding & long pointing & then
is high port & sum other stuff.
~ High port Is with yr legg up & yr
so the hunns chin wood suffer & mebb
a thing 1 dout moar & moar evry day <
& "fall his gang, you must remember
wdfft to talk the baynut yr weigh If
wei&h he wants It witch may mene nol
the'rlffel. smash him over the bene 1
bayhut In a decent weigh, & If he ref
hall! to treat him like you wood treat
' well al this baynut work is pretty
so ipanny it wood be a mlstaik to let i
baynut Into ackshun you must maik tt
xi$V & your their to get him & not to hold r
,4. al you are to get him on the end of th
lO gel miCK8t up Willi uiaaeu ucuaua mt
baynut to.
' But boleev me al there going to fi
wen i do on gard & long point with
. woiit be no uset for me to high port t
outen that hunn befoar hi3 trends cob
TURNS OVERCOA]
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Here are four drawings of what is
called the "Prestwlch Modification"
of the regulation army overcoat,
which is said to add 100 per cent to
the warmth of an overeoat without
^ additional material or weight. The
trick of making a vent in the lower
nart of the skirt of the Overcoat and
wrapping it around the legs is illustrated
by the drawings, made from
life. * The vent is closed by means of
a tongue to which snap fasteners and
a button are attached fer holding it
together. ?
; This overcoat is in no way differhty
ent from the regulation pattern?
.g1' . with the exception of a diagonal vent
or slit at the fork line. In ordinary
cool weather the coat should be worn
in the regular way, but In severe
weather it can be converted, at will,
into one of aviation typet closing in
the legs as a protection from cold
Ktiipu) Ni> Brother |
VG W. LARDNER
a of bin asking have i did annything
baynuts & i notus that you ecd i shood
tty good at the baynut becaus i of ben
siwillian life & a baynut & pen are
they both have a point, rite their al
Imiliaritle stops they are not the saim
down meneing from the point to the
Jell witch i? not a handell with a gun
ch looses funy wen ritten becaus their
is not just a word though it is part oi
are euposd to use this but wen a
let hisself be punkshured by the baygun
but the word, sum germmans from
lit ced are not as ankchus to be spered
3 you wood like to have them in fact
c libel to resent It ced the loot init &
rut you looking at me wen he ced it.
ick me out loot Inlt cea l loomng DacK
the germmans is ankchus to get all
mmericuns ced the offlser vary well I
rnny germman gets me with a baynut
.aint it with my spere thats the i dea
yr sjfere know no brother i will give
ced the loot 1 will give no qarter i
s rest .of the sqad was lading & bean
illowed 1 of the cumands witch maiks
n gard he ced. this raenes that 1 of
3f turning yr back to him you stick 1
yr chfn to only not yr tung with yr
rifTel a long yr four arm. the 1 dear
nan calm a long with his gun he wood
Is & say camrud.
with that baynut pointing out & the
rmi noror fplt fln mnntv In vr life. 1
hat dumby witch is deckorat it with
t boob slacker wood turn a round &
ind the coroner you know me al. the
itch menes advance and thrust & wen
i get thte baynut out of the germman
him but wen its in him of coarse it is
s the baynut out not so much though
mmans but becaus yOU may knead yr
rattel snaiks & allways travul in pairs
iar you half to be ready for the next
iu have did long point & cum back to
vill probly baul you out for not long
as his own i dears a bout these things
you half to maik him satus fide with
he will nass on to the next part witch
riffel & baynut held up at a big angel
e his brayuns if he has enny witch is
>r why wood they stand for this kisor
al that mebbe the germman may not
he dont yon must give it to him the
: the baynut but the but not the word
f bo cant see talking the point of the
uses to. talk the but of the riffel you
all fools.
stifr stuff but as i ced you are fealing
[he ennemy get you. wen you get yr
ie germraan realeyes you mene biznus
10 tea party with him. in other wo'rds
at baynut & under no sircumstantsus
> funy part is that a germman carris a
nd that my spere knows no brother &
a germman in the front of me their
lie iruuuei win ue gsiuu6 mc uqjujl
ne you know me al.
Yrs PRIVATE JIM.
r INTO BREECHES
winds and thereby keeping the body
warm where it is least protected and
where it is most difficult to apply extra
clothing. The upper part of the
body is also kept warm owing to the
stoppage of the free circulation of
cold air which always finds its way
nn under the skirts of the regulation
coat.
Ample ease Is provided tor free
movement and sitting purposes when
the coat Is converted, and It is no
impediment to a man when crawling
on his hands and knees. The "Modification"
is applicable to coats of
knee length or longer.
The application of the "Prestwich
Modification" during severe weather,
makes the coat admirably adaptable
to all usage other than marching. In
the trenches, transport and artillery
service, motor driving, motor cycling,
sentry duty, sleeping and sitting
around camp, this coat, by keeping
the legs warm, is also of great assistance
in alleviating the suffering of
cold feet?all varieties.
ATOPlSljAMP
An [ndi'dertt 0/
BY GEORGE HA
(President of the American Rlghl
Volant
In June, 1864, the army of General
Grant, which had for eight days
been in constant conflict, emerged
, from the wilderness into the com- ;
paratively open country on the east.
Between Spottsylvania and Cold Har- <
, bor, there came a fork in the road.
The left fork led north eastward to
. the Potomac, while the right fork was
> entrenchments of*Richmond and Petersburg.
The preceding eight days, and a
large part of the nights, had, as said,
been spent in constant battling.
There had been little sleep for the |
troops on either side of the line, and
for a large part of the time there had
been interruption with the rations.
Both armies had suffered heavy
losses and the men were, naturally
and properly, exhausted.
In the previous campaigns of the
armies of the Potomac when, after |
some days of fighting, no substantial
gain had been made, it had been the
practice to withdraw the troops from
the fighting line to some base line
where rest and recuperation could be
secured. The army was marching
loff in frnnt In lt<? rnnsfant endeavor
to get in between the right of Lee's
line and Lee's base at Richmond, but
the stubborn soldiers of the army of
Northern Virginia, under the lead of .
their resourceful commander, had,
through the preceding eight days
been able, with the advautage of interior
lines and of entrenchments, to
keep themselves between our troops
and the approaches to Richmond.
"""As the first brigade debouched ,
from the wilderness to the high road,
no one but the commander and his
adjutant, or chief of staff, knew what
were the orders for the direction of
I the column.
The road to the left led to rest and i
! safety, at least for the moment, from
the battle risks which had been so
continuous.
The road to the right meant a continuation
of these risks, more fatigue,
more broken nights and toilsome ,
days. !
The troopB might well have looked
with eagerness for a chance for a
break In their tremendous exertions.
A Shoot Heard Thirty Miles
When, however, the brigade guidons
were, under the direction of the
commander, thrown forward on the
road leading to the right?the road :
that meant further fighting, further '
fatigue, and peril, a shout of approval
went up from the boys of the i
first brigade which rolled backward
through the column for thirty miles i
of its extension to the westward, i
Through all the divisions went the !
word, "We are going on to Rich- i
mond." There is to be no break in
the campaign. The boys accepted i
with full approval the policy of their '
persistent and forceful commander <
which was, as he reported to the
President, "to fight it out on this
line if it took all summer." They
were all eager for the end of the
war, but they realized that the best
and most economical way of bringing
the struggle to a close was to continue
the fighting, to permit no discouragement
and no avoidable de- :
WANTS GOVERMENT TO I
FURNISH OFFICERS WITH j
UNIFORMS AT COST PRICE j
Senator Jones, of Washington, has
Introduced a bill in Congress providing
"that all uniforms, accoutrements
and equipment required by any
officer of the military forces of the
United States shall be furnished and
issued to such officers by the Government
at cost price under regulations
fo be prescribed by the Secre
tary of War, and tne same snail do
similar in quality and price for all
officers of the same rank."
Senator Jones says he has information
which convinced him that clothing
profiteers have taken "not less
than $3,000,000 from new officers in
the Army," and that officers have to
pay two or three times what uniforms
and other equipment are
worth.
CANADA CALLS 23,000 DRAFTEES
Canada called 25,000 men on the
first draft. This number of men is
expected to fill vacancies in the Canadian
ranks "Over There" for three
months.
HEAVY HAUL OF HUNS
n,, rfn<7 voir 1Q17 fiprmanv
I lost 230,000 prisoners and at least JI
1,560 guns to the French and British. I
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The Civil Wdtfe-%
lVEN ^PUTNAM
ts League and Late Major, U. S. rS =
eers) 5
lays. That yell through the thirty- == ^
mile column of Grant's troops could == S
be heard (armies were nearer to- ^ ~
gether than they are to-day) and was == S
heard through the ranks of the army === ~ . \
of Northern Virginia. == ~ ''JSt
It was a shout that meant the end S 5 ' . &
of the war We all realized that if ?- ^ Jf
there was with the armies, and with ?= S
the citizens behind the armies, pa- ?
tience and persistence, we were ? ==
bound to win out. Grant's policy ~ zz
meant patient, persistent, untiring ef- ? ~
fort for the army, and the army ac- = ?=
cepted the decision with approval =? ~
and with enthusiasm. The spirit of ? ~r
Grant and of his army, expressing as : ? =
it did the patient courage of the u zz
President, the great Captain, infused 5 ^ =
itself into the souls of the whole ^ 3
people. S ^ If
the North would hold firm to its jg E ? i
purpose, the unity of the Republic = S i
could be preserved. It was clear 3 ^
after this campaign that the North 3 J r
was to hold firm. There was still
mbnths of fighting before the deci- ~
sion of Appomattox, but the result
was really clear when the guidon "
(lag was turned into the road that
led to the right. This holding to the
right was evidence that there was to
be no discouragement, no break in
the efforts until the war was ended. WY/ifMI////,
The condition of the fight today
between the allies, who are protect- I'll'
ing civilization against the assaults \* /,
3f a barbarism organized by the scl- \{=y i
ance of the twentieth century. Is in hfi
certain ways similar to that in our *p-\'/j
Civil War after the defeat of Chan- |p-\ 3
celiorsville. in June. 1863. or after
the checks in the Wilderness and at
Cold Harbor in June,. 1864.
The well .organized forces of the
Huns hold their own and a good deal
more than their own. The losses in /Jp|3]W\
life and in treasure, and in the sav- jja&n
ings of the world, have been cnor- AjEfflna I
War Now an Issue of Will PoweV
The people who are handed to- n_
<ether in this fight for liberty against >imperialism
must not. however, per- Wflfll/Ww/.
mit themselves to be discouraged or
stay their efforts, if they maintain tLjjjMfjmO.
with full persistency and strength.of l/MX/Mkm
will the campaigns that they have 1wwJMBw,
in train, it is certain that with the
righteous cause and with the largest immlUflA
resources, they must in the end pre- lllllluff/1/Jr/i
The world's war has now resolved
itself into an issue of Will power. J//A/HMM
rhe peoples who are fighting for the nlljJfJI'MMA
liberty of the world must be able to !/jl/f J//ffivA
show an assured purpose and conviction
and to back up that convic- jnj
tion with action in such fashion that %!//!
the forces which have attempted to W> /j/f/uA
secure the domination of Kurope and Wllj//luMMA
[>f the world shall be driven back, ifil//a//K\
It is clear that these forces have al- ffaym/Kb.I
ready failed in their original purpose.
They must be so overcome that a repetition
of a war of aggression shall
be impossible. . V
This struggle iH a war against war, ^ m
and it must be so continued and so js=E
completed that we shall have at the figH
with justice, a peace that will maintain
throughout the world the right ?
of men to life, liberty, and the purBuit
of happiness.
SEVEN TIMES AS LARGE ^
Secretary Raker's recent state- v lf^u/7
ment to the Senate Committee on l/r
Military Affairs showed that the
United States land lighting forces Tl jj
had been increased seven times
their original size in nine months. Xjj ?
In April, 1917, the regular army
was composed of 5,791 oflicers and rTl/AX J
121,797 men, while on December
81 there were 10,250 officers and
475,000 men.
The National Guard in the federal
service on April 1 consisted
of 3,788 officers and 70,718 men.
On December 81, however, the A. yyf
number of officers had increased to
10,031 and men to 400,000.
The National Army, which was "VxT
not in existence on April 1, totided
iSn (MMI men tn Decemher. // \ ?
There were 2,578 officers and aj
4,000 men in the reserves in April, JB
while in December there were 84,575
officers and 72,750 men. fa
The total officers in April was faZff]
12,097 and the aggregate of men mil
202,510. In December the officers B/f A
numbered 110,856 and men I,- T/ Ml
428,650. r |||1
From April to November the ll||j
Ordnance Department increased
from 97 commissione<l officers to .
3,004 officers and 26,120 enlisted
men. The aviation section of the _ . ".'y.
Signal Corps increased from <15
officers and 1,120 men to 3,900 officers
and 82,120 men.