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"> F: Bfef' j?| i French Fried irr- It Isn't ad vertlsed at the regimental canteen or post-ezchsBse, but French Tried, thla new Franco-American ?nLrt " tente, Is frequently noticed la those conOaes Sort at a dnbhy, "toUae" (pronounced "oatmac") touch. "Vwalia, caasoax, haeey Wo aay ffi , Mecca*." <5. "Sura, aoe harey ererythtax cigarettes." & "Bien! Matte i* dont want a?nlquechoose cigarettes, 1 want Mecca*." An old pal drops to. He sdxes as close to the fresh pack of saofca as I:--' ta" 2JSL"1ClSr"CSv. I"Nope. Investtag la liberty Bonds. Palley tn French." "Like a tap. How an yes!" v Wf? ;;Boa! Li's afhy." R "NoCkaS?!lll,L1*? ifc| p> ? the French staff. Lot as hire of this }?- and that In the ban ha|M of la tIw tnmoLT." \\ 2 "Voosatee oa! Hew far yoa ?at?" I ., ' .. "Oh, we got to paHqr too the other! w day. We ato*t saytn' xascb." Ji,v "Droit: to pais voire that tree ea*|3?.-; "WH. hat better aboat yoar ]b5> -. FVench. I don't see no craws do gatr o* T?w heuiaai." "WO, I oaa travel with yes sap :r:^Ej^-r~dIl richt. let's go. Whaddya, "Parts of the body. Whaddye poo?"' Ko "Maassy Ceet bod for yon. i&-.r ' We're txaraUliag ah parts of the j motor. 1'awbo. m ia the motor sap rm parts of the boty??tolr??. taw, K flsahanr. boach. tad. ten, |W, |&?\ can ate * tot of antra JmL" KjT "Wail, we ca?t cat Uprtlw. WaVe V, oa 1*700. magnate, aoom. toaS. too |:;, da toy te that." rey *Si|,Myay. U fay be." h Toy*! wairaat to ttmt ifcitj FOES Courtesy off thi Women Seek. Com As Shooting h BY PETER Bdttor National IBM ngnung ipmi no cuarntwiur tlc of American is jast as pronoancod Anericu vonea are aiding the United States aad its allies la nunberieas ways as that Ike conquest of the Central Powers nay ha complete ?and thqy win cheerfully gtre farther assistance la this flght for democracy and warM freedom tf they an pw mHUiil TMs remark is made advisedly becaase Aula Oakley (Mis. mnk E. Bp tier) aad Mia. U G. Ve*el. two af the most expert afcoetors of the socalled weaker set. haw offered their services to the War Department as It Che Secretary af War doesn't see St to aacara heramifcss. tag^whidi J?gr Im ?gar to ttalt the mray canionHli asd gtre ntiflrttinoa of her iwawnua -vM the rifle aad ahotgun sad h thli say dmr tin leudti the heat malhaia of getting flufct tobuIOl fflu Oakley 1> ?ulto eathaalastic, toe. about tfce formation of a regSnoBt of auiaao for homa Una purMOTHER'S Dj BT ANW. /> seems fitting that ms mm and daajirrrx anr should set aside one day of the year as sacred la the a*mmry of the mothers mad fathers who home game before, mad as a rt aewdl of ajfection amd yi mtitmic to There is no mawkish senhmeat in a holiday of the hemi and home and notion *had evokes renewal of edleyiance to aarjdyhest idads of womanhood. Am organized tribute to the "Ln yfcijt?y?*>w Gerauy re"R is I tow. Irtos emtry. aid damned ?fl amaad. g?l - ^33 b New York Evening Journal. missions In Army istrudors For Men P. CABXBV I pose. Publication of this eipreaaion of thought brought her more than l?ee letters trvm wOmen who are Oakley gave instruction In shooting to more than 5000 women during the 1916-1S17 seasons at Portsmouth. N. H.. and Pinehurst. K. C-, where she conducted schools. Mrs. Vogei resides in Detroit and for years has been considered the beet amateur target breaker of the fair Dianas. She would tike to Becure an appointment as an instructor of shooting at an army cantonment or at an aviation school. "It is the ambition of my life to serve my country in this way," writes Mrs. Vogei. "aad I am prepared to answer a Government summons this minute.*' The usefulness or trapefaoottag in training soldiers to shoot accurately with a rifle has already been recognized by the United States Government. The first shipment of day targets to the Americas* soldiers in training in Prance was 26,000 barrels, each containing 5000 -targets, or one hundred million targets. AY GREETING l JAR ITS Mother's Day 1 mother love resaives itself into i higher love for country, for comrades and foe God. Write home on Umket>s Day, Mmy 12, mod every other oay torn you cm. If jw ham mo home to which to write, write to me ms yam friend. Live this Day your *f other's way. Don't try to be an eortVy saint, but just the boy your Mother you ore. With frieudiy greetings to each oud mil. HE HAS HOPES First Rookie?What branch or the aray are you la? Second Rookie? I'm mot in tk? army yet, I'm in the Depot Brigade WARN YOUR PARENTS KffiBHI AGAINST THIS SWINDLE fvTOgI Aa official statement from the In- - | telligence Department in Washington yjnfjgXjn ' J calls attention to a swindle that is being perpetrated successfully upon the tWvjipM parents of soldiers in the various campe-and cantonments of the coun- A &j|^H The statement says, "A telegram is i sent informing that the soldier has a I 'JSnar/ furlough and requesting funds by .|mW wire to come home, waiving identifl- |R^ ? / cation. The rest is a mere matter of g. "Parents and friends should be |lu /r warned of this game and of the siml- W 'hj lar one where the telegraphic request I3eL is to mail money to the soldier care 1|HL of geneual delivery-" I jV JT Every soldier in the service has a B hi definite address. No soldier needs to Bim^/ have his money sect waiving identifl- Ul^ - ';?\ cation. He can be thoroughly and satisfactorily identified. /?/ jt, i Do not let your parents be victimHere's the kind of telegram sent to swindlers: . "Have been discharged. Coming BMLjQH heme. Going to Atlanta through country tonight Please wire me $60 at Atlanta so I may pay for uniform Y/KfgrmM and come home direct. Waive id eat I ZW/w/BBj fi cat ion, as I am not known in At- yjWQkH ianta. Wire cash quick, so I can get /Egg&9j?S It to morrow morning." Before being complied with, any rc- Mr - Tw quest for money to be sent under si*. 488 ' 'itfS such conditions should be verified by *. AS a letter or telegram to the command- _ ' \M in% officer of the camp in which the man whose name is signed to the re- 1 quest is stationed. q'/f' I A Message to Stay-at-Ho mes ( iuJ Frost Soldiers "Over Hi ere" Trench and Camp is always eager to hear from its contemporaries; and particularly is It glad to hear from BBKBH papers that are published in France. Hrv,'f'l Company C, oI the 16 5th Infantry, Jp *J which was the famous "Fighting Six- X * A ty-ninth" Regiment of New York, has *1 its own little publication. w1 This is what the paper, called C jh? ..J Vhst Happens, has to say editoriaily: "'We are close to the seat of war. Not a war of ink or of imagination. but a war of actual suffering, of sacriflce, of death. We have seen the widows, the fatherless children, the hopelessly wounded men that lost for K? _/? | greed in the merciless Hun has crest- &. UH Ied. We have shared bread with these ^ stricken people and know all too well -;<?? what it means Cj^H "To you at home this appeal is ad"Tt mo invp us if our lives mean ^HsflR anything to 70a, do your bit in the 18 land we love as well as we do over ngUjtlfl here. Look oat for the enemy within. I "AH Conserve the products at the nation. Start to-day to do your bit. so that we ^^8 H can do our kit until the War Lord is HRw M bereft of his hold on the poople and ES\ < we can return to homes unmenaced by the cruel desires of unscrupulous IfeAlS enemies." tfigSMB MILITARY ESSAYS lilu '43 COMPANY PHOTOS. II J1W The company photo occurs when 81a If fj those who wish It most are on ([ *'(/ extra duty or out of focus. It Is / taken by an ambitious young man j aad is sold by a member of the w company who promises much to ^ the company fund. The photog- * rcipher gets rich and so does the ? W salesman, but the amoont due the ' company remains In solution. /'YJ A. All company photos are sent home to replace the favorite puz zlea around the hearth. Fond ry y i parents, en receipt, have another rteason for wishing ths war was over?to gi^ Lemuel an opportunity to return and point out which was him. 1H When peace is declared the compmmy photo will constRute the first fji act In every 8unday afternoon gathering in the front parlor. And, J| mounted on the tap, along with fljj the album and the tatting that M Gramma Gamble done when aha was past eighty, it will afford another legitimate excuse for the organ besides the "Mute" stop. A IJUHT PKNALTV Captain?What became of that pa- kV^4fi#*< cifist who was kicking around here? \\ MnjiVI Sorgeaat?He was convicted of mnffjJU high treason and they pot him In the gnaro nouse ror two <wm. Wffflf f Captain?Two waeks in the guard 11|w/ffl F house! That's a mighty light penalty \\wiJjLp for such a serious offense. J//JK Sergeant?Yaa, air. It was light, but after he had been locked up In the guard house for two weeks they took ^ him out and ahot him. gas. De wot stint (he aolAeru In the *" trenchea by warding food in the . 3j camps.
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