gnggmggSgl "JHE BARRACKS WHEEZE" "y PRIVATE CHKT SHAFEIt (310th Sanitary Train, Camp Custer, TTlllff IIIHam Battle Creek, Mich.) You may * Rest Assured JM That the world Ml Will be safe for li Democracy f & After the zivr ^rir9te so^'tcrs v f/M\\ m bK Rarrack Showers. Ill Sf/Pl ?f . /f/ I I The fellow who used to carry a I K ] \ linker-nail flic in his upper left-hand y' - vest pocket now uses both hands f when he eats his meat. I i * t 1 ,p TUP medical corp ever in ' Si. HAS ASY I'ART IN DEFEATING H the II in it it ill re done " 'Til ADHESIVE PLASTER. jx an excerpt from the nakrativk ok an* ambulance man's work "over there" follows: "and gallantlyi hk hashed over the top. carhying a roll of gauze ran-. P*h3?BCE 1>age in one hand and a pair1 5 ()f aktt:kv forceps in the \hdtba a a private was seated on a m bt'nk making a valiant efjjj fort to keep awake while j / the lieutenant instructor ^ of the field hospital unit ml conducted the class. wes't m and what is the greater wgzff 1 jm or lesser circulation?" the" heff? lijuj\ officer asked. W&i ffl the soldier roused. rtfl rsf "before and after pay-) ir'rf A ilrrt day." he answered. (FAR [ t. M m The next day he received his cor yM I poral's warrant. W JB Safe bet that f fiV ^ The doughboy ] Who don't knout jjjf&jjt m Xumber of stars Carry the tune ?: Of the Xational Anthem ?-?^==: Will show More bull s-eyes On his score card ??f After a turn ^? On the range The bird who pabE Land of the Tree. "WANT AX KVK\IN(? IWPKR?" 4M VKLIihl) IMK 1 AMI' "IK IT'S ALL THK SAME TO OGL ^Sv VOl'," REPLIED THE ENLISTED MAN. "I'LL TAKE AN ICE-CREA.M ^EkJBK ^t s Sl)rt unusual that those in the army have (juit the use of military - - ? The War Department has ordered " ? -- that all hair be cut short. Just anotlier casualty. AND ALL THIS WITH HKDROOM SLIPPERS AND TAL1TM POWDER WmW LISTED UNDER THE HEADING: "LOST I N ACTION." IT'S PRETTY HARD THESE gP|T| DAYS. EVEN FOR A MOVIE ^ STAR. TO GET MORE PUBLICITY A THAN A CHAMPION RIVETER. limit, anotlier private, said he no long(r believed in a double standard of florZ y sh ols. He lets Ins mother pick her own floners and the gtrl goes without. FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE HE IS ' (A K nr'lJ 1 1 r'u ?***'* AIX n^vv-r-iLr LENT" CHARACTER O.N HIS SERVTHIS DOES THE STANDARD OF MORALITY INCREASE BY LEAPS, BOl'NDS AND SHIPLOADS. Slogan for the aviation: - "Eat, (lrink and be merry today, h/lllIMIIHIIIimf 'or ,omorro\v you may fly." fi^gPflffiii ABOUT THE ONLY ORNAMENTS SOME FELLOWS WEAR IN THIS iMiiiiiii WlilLuJ AKMY ARE THK R|NGS OF DIRT AROUND THEIR NECKS. TRENCH A ."T? One Year Ago G SI vanguard of America's Arn tograph shows him descent to French soil. It represent the world, for it was the fii army had been sent to Euro in France General Pershii Lafayette and, with a note uttered the words that w "Lafayette, we are here." A M|W| m ? &*? 'Jm * #^ J|M*gMBHMU6 jj^ .jf.' i "HIGH-CLASS" MOVIES The problem of how to amuse the wounded or otherwise disabled soldiers who are unable to sit up has been solved in a simple manner by. the Y. M. C. A. at the base hospitals in the camps in France. Portable motion picture machines are so sta, tioned that the projections appear on ' the ceiling, and all the patient lying on his back need do is to look up. The diverting pictures which take the minds of the patients off their own ailments have proved to be great aids in hastening the healing process. I - I eneral John J. Pershing rrived in France as the ly of Freedom. This pholing a gang plank leading a an incident that thrilled s't time that an American pe. Soon after his arrival ig went to the tomb of of reverence in his voice, on the heart of France, f kjgg^r-v' .-.'^ ' gi nnn ^l B9 if I Srn/tBf' - - ^Sh WILSON BIIIDGE OPENS JULY 14 On July 14, the anniversary of the Fall of the Bastile, a new bridge, which has been given the name of President Wilson, will be opened by the mayor of Lyons, France. The Wilson Bridge, which has been built since the war began in 1914, parallels one which has borne the name of Lafayette Bridge for more than a century. AN EXPLANATION The pretzel is the national flower of Germany. This accounts for its crookedness. FOSDICK NOW IN FRANCE TO CO-ORDINATE WORK OF 3 WELFARE ORGANIZATION % Raymond B. Fosdick, Chairman of ? the War and Navy Department*' Com- ..,^j missions on Training Camp Activities, - *; j is vi8itirife the billet* and front-line trenches occupied by the American soldiers in France. Mr. Fosdick was ?*8a asked by Secretary of War Baker to make a study of the recreational and #sJSj| educational facilities afforded the > American soldiers who are fighting : / abroad with, a view to co-ordinating 4 the work of the private welfare or- <*. ganlzations already in the field under Government supervision, according to ' ; announcement in Washington. *738 Before he left for the actual firing line, Mr. Fosdick had a conference with General Pershing in which the Ssgj latter expressed the view that nonmilitary organizations serving the interests of our soldiers Over There should be co-ordinated. This, he said, would prevent any duplication of/endeavor on the part of the private welfare organizations and would reduce greatly the non-combatant personnel of the army. A number of organizations as well as private individuals have offered the Commissions large sums of money M to promote educational and recreational activities among the troops in France. Mr. Fosdick is determining where these funds can best be ex- w^l, pended. Belgians Challenge MGrt There was a time?and not so m- v many years ago, either?when a pop- Mjrj ular outdoor pastime in many sections W.,' of the country was to watch a game of baseball played by students of sundry Chinese universities. One could yftl imagine today a team of Celestials %$? challenging the Giants, Phillies, Red Sox or Senators to a game of the national pastime, but who at the present time can Imagine a team of eleven < H hnairv anno of Rp.leium challenging r~-M any soccer team in the United States 'H to a test of prowess. Yet such a thing occurred. Walter Camp, Chairman of the athletic departraent of the Navy's Commission i on Training Camp Activities, has re- jSjid ceived such a challenge from Lieutenant Gaston Hubin, of the Belgian^^H Army. Lieutenant Hubin is captain > pj of the Belgian soccer team, and in bis jJSgN challenge he expresses a willingness f X, to have his heroes meet any team In 7 ^ the United States. He is willing, to have his men play in the large cities of the country and the various army and navy camps, and is particularly anxious that the proceeds of the matches be devoted to war relief. Maccabe Chosen T&pe Joseph Maccabe, former President . of the A. A. U., and a widely known sportsman, has been selected to be director of athletics at Camp Las Casas, San Juan, Porto Rico. His j work will be part of an extensive recreational and educational program />j| formulated by the War Department's 1 Commission on Training Camp Activ- ^?1 ities. He will leave at once to assume $ap| his duties. : Mr. Maccabe is an old-timer in the ^.St] world of sport. He is affiliated with thp n v.. a, a. II.. Boston Athletic j Association, American Olympic Games $ Committee, Olympic Clin), of San Francisco, London Athletic Club and a number of French athletic clubs. M He was chairman for many years Of . '* the Boston Municipal Gymnasia and . ^ Baths, and also represented the United States at the Olympiads at Ath-^^j | ens, London and Stockolm. PERCHING TO DECIDE - & Announcement has been made by the War Department that all recom- J mendations for awards of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished SerVice j Medal and Distinguished Service 3^. Cross are to be made by General fjfo I Pershing,Through the divisional comj manders with the American Expeditionary Forces. When possible the bestowal of awards will be accompanied by a formal review with not less than one battalion participating. \ The Medal of Honor will be awarded only to American officers and enlisted men for gallantry in action, while the Distinguished Service Cross may be awarded to officers and \ enlisted men of the Allied forces. The following tests will be applied asjg in all cases recommended for thd-^% Medal of Honor: "Men who have performed in action deeds of most distinguished per sonal bravery and self sacrifice, (t? Above and beyond all call of duty; v: > (c) So conspicuous as clearly to distinguish them for gallantry and in- > trepidity above their comrade^;