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By lit-Clan Private CHET 8HAFRJR
(American Kxpeditiouary Force,
^ Somewhere In Fra?ee>
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jdSmmm shipboard Mime can't even hold
balance.
H'hen one of the officers was afflicted
and made his run to the rail a private, I
f quartered forward, remarked: "That's \
the first square meat I've seen since /1
Tearing down his pack and spreadf&EiBHBm
'nK out (bc contents of the roll, Chalhe
pencilled a sign and pinned it on:
fyK??jR|3K "At The Sign Of The Shelter Tent."
T AND IT WASN'T VERY IX) N (J BEf
*"ORE HIS IXX WAS CROWDED.
BEFORE ?" II 'HEN HE GET
AFTER -- "HUES HE GET
BACK."
After ten days of sailing the commander
of the company announced
the hours in which the soldiers could
wash their clothes. There were none
Mon board who took the dare, according
to the purser's figures.
_ Ralph said he hoped he'd get a chance
? a, to go to London or I'aris because he\
_ linew a lot of strangers there.
j0? y-0~ Euphemius trotte<l In all covered
? - ? * with i>erspiration and a hammock
and said he wasn't going to lose any
'7^ sleep over the submarine If he could
find a place to sleep.
ZMrmftStw o I loo: criming rujers were needed.
it ir. is no\r. avtomaticIf
you can't smile, show your teeth.
* ou might fool a few, at least.
-A VI) IF YOl' .MIST FROWN,
ill MzJppU MAKK IT A PURELY PRIVATE
jlhlgSnp/ MATTER.
Some smile so infrequently, that.
WV2 when they do. everybody remarks
MMf o'onut the new dandelion in the
U S One infantryman said he would Ik*
WA ? < F< I m, ilw. ?nrl<l of nn.i.
after he landed that the war
\ft would he over before he could get
U Hr,,IV,d to his quota of (iermans.
vlSr ^\^8 "\o. aiv son." said the veteran. f>at\\y\'i"</
his offspring's curly head. "There
J?"V 'cere no officers icho neglected to puriB
fl* chase Sant Brawn belts before they
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/ \*|\3f :i\ 1 ho "Kest i'amp" rumor is the best
V.'1* ?!,? ?n '',P ^?at*
. ^\V " .led the mess room orderlies, passing
, } ' r ' "l'"1" ,nc wearing decks |
** 'citlt 'heir pans of bully beef, were the\
I 1. . | (f ' V^'i1?' only ones on board u ho did not need '
r"";^ ?
L ' j When the gangplank is swung into
> position you'll know what you were
looking for all along the way and
. ... j couldn't just place.
At
b\ r. /*?*/! yo:i r,*f dozi~.i the foot and
' ./ /, /.? -r a bit and you bobble
J c tt' >und ,r'rttly and look o~cr a lot
'/ A cuf'ar faces end buildings you'll
\ VWu?$L r.-:rarh. '? ' 0'trsclf, ttiV/.
"THIS ISN'T sri'H A VERY
I yimb-: STRANGE im.ACE AFTER AM.."
V my .
'U1H ilyl ll-MENT KOR VlEI.I) ARTIM '
I.ERA* REGIMENTS
li is directed bv tsn v >jjf
t'.'.cnt thai hereafter the entire person*
:iel of the field regiments. except
*>\ 3 chaplains and members of the Med/j
?j " ral Department attached, will be
: nied with a pistol. Rifles will no
? y lo :sr be part of the equipment for
( ., 'V * Field Artillery regiments. Eight
,y\\. automatic rifle3 will be furnished to
each battery, headquarters company
\ s.nd supply company of Field Artillery
regiments. No additional personnel
sill be allotted for these automatic
rifles. AH rifles now in possesion of
? '?I" Artillery regiments shall b?
turned in at'once to the nearest ordi:.iii
? depot. Tat es of Organization
affected by this change of equipment
. hanged to conform therewith.
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One of the minor annoyances ol
American army life in France, tc
which letters from the front give special
prominence, is the restrictions
which the War Departnient has pul
on packages for the soldiers of the
American Expeditionary forces. The
fighting men are not particularly interested
in the details of handling
army mail; they only know-that the
i?U3 Ittl UIUCI aIA/UV ocuuiug |>BVBBbVU
to the front eliminates the little periodical
surprises .that gave them one
of their greatest pleasures last year
and provided a highly appreciated
compensation for the hardships and
dangers of fighting in a foreign land.
Therefore, the boys on the other side
resent the order and discuss it as
an utterly unjust curtailment of their
rights.
Although *War Department officials,
a majority of whom have sons
or close relatives in Prance, sympathize
keenly with the soldiers' complaints
about the curtailment on
packages, they know that a modification
of the ord^r is out of the question.
Nevertheless, realizing that
the men at the front are extraordinarily
patient under hardships that
cannot be overcome, they are making
every effort to present the reasons
for the order to the individual fight|
ing men, so that they may appreciate
the conditions that inspired a ban on
bulky mail.
If each soldier in the American
overseas forces should receive a 5I
pound package from home once a
i month, the postal forces in Prance
would be compelled to handle more
than 5.000 net tons of parcel post
material in addition to the heavy
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much- Discomfort We
suffer- hob. -hrmj (?oi
"cner. Here". . Just
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Oix1 Packages Mail
[ mall distribution that is now taxing
i the authorities to the extreme limits
ot their resources. The dumping of
this additional 6,000 tons a month
1 on the service would bend the mili:
tar; mall delivery system far past the
i breaking point and letters, which are
far more important tQ the happiness
ot the soldiers than candy, cigarettes
or books from, home, would be hope;
lessly delayed, and possibly not de,
livered until many months after their
arrival in France. '
Tbe handling of 6,000 tonsot pack
ages would require the exclusive use
f of four fair-sized cargo boats per
month. A deduction of this cargo
space from the transportation system
between the United States and France
would seriously, affect the steady flow
or food and. munitions to the frost.
' The volume of material represented
1 by 5,000 net tons is sufficient to maintain
In France more than bIA additional
regiments of infantry, completely
equipped and ready for ffghtI
ing.
The immense organization, of men,
equipment and vehicles required to
handle the parcel post mail in .American
cities with populations that exAN
INEFFECTUAL WEAPON
The Commanding Officer was inspecting
a company of his depot. Coming
to one man whose face was rather
unkempt, he remarked:
i "Have you shaved thid morning?"
"Yea, sir," was the prompt response.
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The C. O. looked dubious, and
after consulting two or three officers,
. again questioned the accused with:
i "What did you use, a penknife?"
"No, sir," came the answer. "X lost
my penknife and'tried an army razor.
?Judge.
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3o we <3*?4
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y. ^7
eeed two million Inhabitant! la BflP
iar to eroryone. As a matter ot fa
New Tork aid Chicago are the.MML .
cities In this country which, ntwBE-yya
ding to cenans reports, have passed"?
the two-million populatlon.mafk.. affillSvl
army of two million men Is. from the / '
postaL authorities' point of viet^apV
yery much bigger community, becauw
It Is composed entirely of adutte ahd every
man receires mail. JJoreover
this "population" la not groupedddf^M
city of paved streets and permanhjMfflft
addresses. It is scattered throughout I
{Vance In towns, large and small)" aajfc'-'A
fields and woods and trenches. Its f
units are contfnually shifting and wr
permanent address for a soldier is ay
obrloua impossibility. Under sue/ ,?J|
circumstances, the distribution of ser
ersl million parcel post packages each
moniu wouiu require a b?u; ivj,y
moos number of men end vehteteMffi
ThlB organisation, of course, would jC.
have to be deducted'from the etren^h&jj
of General Psrehlng'a fighting force*.
Army authorities 'In France are
making erery effort to eecure regular*?!
and prompt; handling of flrst-ctaatt?
mall. This Is an enormous probleini|Btj|)j9
Itself and Is tar. .more Important t
American soldiers' and their famlUetsaVd
than a delivery of packages from J
home. The War Department Is pro- ;jf>'
vlding better food and clothing to theyt
men In France fhan they could buy in': tY<
the United States. The QaartermM*K|?
ter Corps is now making cigarettes f.
and candy regular features of the,;/Tb
dally rations. One thing for which / '
the army cannot provide satisfactory ' '
snbstltate8 is letters from loved ones '/
at home. For that reason, the re/
strlctlon on packages will be contlr
ued until the postal authorities I
France are able to handle them wttt-f
out Imperiling the delivery of Aiwu ..
class mall to the American soldiers, 'nfljja
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