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F ULL L EAS ED WIRE SERVICE
VOL. XXIII. NO. 142.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA; SUN DAY MQRNING, JUNE 10, 191 7.
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
m 1 1 1 1 " "
CLAM
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President in Note to Russia De
clares United States In to
the Finish.
NO PEACE WITH
RULE OF AUTOCRACY
Clearly Points to the Object of
This Country and Sets Forth
That Justice to .All Must
Prevail Germany's Peace
Overtures Shams at Present
(By United Press.)
Washington, June 9. America? will
not be content with a peace with Ger
many which merely restores the status
of Europe before the war!
The United States will demand that,
the ' net of intrigue"- by which Ger
many seeks to link together a( central
European empire "be broken" beyond
all possibility of it ever being "re
tvcven or repaired."
President Wilson so declared In a
communication to the Russian provis
ional government, made public tonight,
urging the new government to stand
firm in union with the' world forces of
democracy against autocracy.
The day has come," he declares,
"to conquer or submit."
The note clearly and emphatically
sets forth America's determination to
"go through" in the war until Ger
many's great Mittel-Europa dream of
empire is shattered beyond all per ad
venture ; until the pbrasebrotherhboa
of mankind" is no longer an empty
cne. The President indicated that the
German urgings for a peace on the
status quo ante were manifestly based
on desire to continue in power, and
that such a termination would not
guarantee Germany's future break of
the peace.
On the much, discussed German
phrase "no annexations and no indem
nities" in peace aims, the President
gave America's interpretation as fol
lows: "No people must be forced under sov
ereignty, under which it does; not wish
to live. No territory must change
hands except for the purpose of secur
ing those who inhabit it a fair chance
of life and liberty. No indemnities
must be insisted on except those that
constitute payment for manifest
wrongs done."
"In view of the approaching visit of
the American delegation to Russia to
express the deep friendship of the
American people for the people of Rus
sia and to discuss the best and most
Practical means of co-operation be
tween the two peonies in carrying the
present struggle for the freedom of all
peoples to a successful consummation,
it seems opportune and appropriate
that I should state again, in the light
f this new partnership, the objects
the United States has had in mind in
entering the war. Those objects have
been very much beclouded during the
past few weeks by mistaken and mis
leading statements, and the" issues at
stake are too momentous, too tremen
dous, too significant for the whole hu
man race to permit any misinterpreta
tions or risunderstandings, however,
sl'ght, to remain uncorrected for a
foment.
"The war has begun t3 go again3t
Germany, and in their desperate de
s're to escape the inevitable ultimate
Jtfeat those who are in authority in
Germany are usfng every possible in
strumentality, are making use even
f the influence of groups and parties
among their own subjects to wnom'
t"ey have never been just or fair or
even tolerant to promote a propaganda
on both sides of the sea which will
preserve for them their influence at
lorne and their power abroad, to the
undoing of the very men they are
Using. .
"The position of America in this
ar is so clearly avowed that no man
n i be excused for mistaking it. She
Ms n material profit or aggrandize
ment of any kind. She is fighting lor
"o advantage or selfish object of her
n. but for the liberation of peoples
jry where from the aggressions of
i wcratic force- The ruling classes
Germany have begun of late to pro
's a llke liberality and justice of pur
thpv l. only t0 Preserve the power
seifi set UP in Germany and the
"sn advantages which they have
thei ained for themselves and
wav Private Projects oi power all the
yonri n Berlin to Bagdad and be
tas k Government after government
conn their influence, without open
to "est of its territory, been linked
again i m a net of intrigue directed
and i-i nothing less than the peace
of th y of the world- The meshes
cannna 'ntrigue must be broken, but
readv i broken unless wrongs al
me are undone; and adequate
sures must be taken to prevent it
1 (Continued on x-g Elgnt).
BTT3
LITTLE PRINCESS
TOES THE SCRATCH
Answers Complaining Neigh
bor in Way That Shut Off
Further Wailing.
(By United Press.)
Florence, June 30 (By Mail)
have lost one brother. How
You,
lucky I j.
you are. I have lost thousands." With 4.
these sharp words the 10-year-old
Prinecess Marte todav shut nn her
- " - w.
complaining neighbor.
Belgium's little royal lady, like her
world-popular father, is a fiery and,'
a fervent patriot. Others besides the
school girl chum who was lamenting j
the war, have made this discovery.
Several months have passed since
Queen Elizabeth enrolled her daugh-'
1 k a
ter in the Academy of the Annuncia-,,
tion here. The pretty bushy-haired!
princess cried hard at . her mother's
I leave-taking and for some few nights
after. Her eyes, however, have long
. been, dry and she is now the trial of
the teachers and the joy of the pupils.
Her only, distinctions are two sleep
ing rooms and small : ''study" which,
however, is used' for about every t)thflr
purpose. An English governess and a
Belgian nurse, who has tended her
since birth, live with her.
Otherwise King Albert's daughter
is just an ordinary pupil. She wears
the plain school uniform of grey cloth,
set off by simple white cuffs and a
collar. Her belt is green and her hat,
an ugly black straw with a wide brim.
She dines in the common refectory,
eating? the common but wholesopae;
dishes as the rest. t The wriggly ma
caroni is as much an eating puzzle for
her as for the average foreigner. '
The little royal lady speaks no
1 Italian and in spite of her strong will
; often tires of the meanigless Italian
i instructions of the class room. Re
cently she distracted a lesson-in history J
Ings and holding them up for every-;'
0 I
by making a series of comic draw
body's entertainment save the teacli
ers. The instructor could speak no
1 French and so called upon her charges
to advise the Princess to "be in order."
But these secretly delighted refused
aim "V'
would not think of calling down ner,
i 'Royal Highness".
To be sure, the Princess has no
1.- rx anti.1t in Vinfr A IViort'a
family;. 1 Her plder brother. Prince
Leopold, showed his "family stuff" at
Eton and Prince Henry, King George's
third son felt it, the story goes. The
Belgian and the English princes were
in the same class, pursuing the same
studies. One day in the very early
period of the war, little Prince Henry,
it is said, made some' "the-German-aren't-as-they're-painted"
remark.
Hearing the words, Prince Leopold
mad with rage leaped to his feet and
shot a well-aimed uppercut toward
the Prince's chin. A hot cry of "how
dare you say such a thing about those
who have destroyed my country!" ac
companied the blow. England's royal
son received the full force of the chub
by fist and was "counted out," as he
pitched over a desk Into the next aisle .
iHenry Howell, of Goldsboro,
Seriously Injured m 1 hat
City Late Yesterday.
(Special to The DispatcJO
GoWsboro, N. C, June 9. Henry
Howell a man about 70 years of age,
who resides in this city, was struck
by an automobile here at 6 o'clock to
night and seriously, if not fatally in-
i jured. ' . .
I Mr. Howell was crossing the street
I at the corner of Ash . and John, when
n,oa otriik bv the fender of a car
j-i v.ir n a Thompson, otf
.this county. Howell was knocked to
'one side of the street and did not roll
under the car. Eye witnesses of the
Occident say that Thompson was driv
ing at a high rate of speed. ' -!
The injured man .was rushed to a
llocal hospital, where he was given
.medical attention and he will probably
recover, ; physician Jsayy,,, ,1
AGED MAN STRUCK
BY AUTOMOBILE
TO
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INFURIATED MEN
ATTEMPT LYNCHING
Crazed By Finding Body of
Baby Keet Missourians
Go On Warpath.
MOB HAS ITS PREY.
(By United Press.)
Springfield, Mo., June
10.
(Sunday) The alleged Keet ba- 4-
' by kidnamoers have been taken t
from the sheriff bv the "motor
mob" and are now being held un-
der guard at Stockton, Mo., ac-
rdin.g to telePhone reports from
Th" report sLrted it was be-
Heved that it is not the intention
of the mob to lynch the prisoners,
P"1 force a confession from
them, if possible, that will lead
to the arrest 0f their ring lead-
ers.
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Springfield, Mo., June 9. Three hun-
dred revenge seeking Missourians,
,nVir, K . '
tonight tried to accomplish aJynchingi
murder of baby Lloyd Keet. Infuriat-1
ed by riews that the body of the tinyj
14-m5nths millionaire baby had'
, . , . , , , .
?hTfnwn?nnl n Sfnfn
the townspeople planned a storming
party on the jail.
ties spirited the prisoners away toward
dxnur. r, 1
Sedalia, but the crowd pursued. Sher
iff Webb eluded pursuit by skirting the
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luwaiu xvauatia vyiLjf. J-, i ictte uuui
tonight Missourians bent on lynching
uie sbyku uau ueeu uimuxe lo lucai 0ut of a conndence that Congress
tneJn" , . x. ,. a i 3 ' is going to give the President power
On Thursday the police made their to protect the people from spoliation
first arrests, taking seven men charg- by food sharks is born a calm toler
ed with plotting a wholesale abduction ance under injury such as none but
plot Baby Keet being only the first lpnint neonle would ever evince.
01 a series, j. u. fiersoi ana layier
m w r s 1 i m 1
Adams both of Springfield, were al-
I A(ra1 rvir thn r1 1 nts f a t o irr inn revest? .1
legea by tne ponce to nave contessed
to planning the abduction or u. A.
Clement, millionaire jeweler. It was
their confession, the police asserted,
that 1oA tn tho aoar-nh nf fho well '
All the saloons have been closed in
Springfield by special order of the
Mayor. Large crowds are gathering on
6 . R ra
the streets at a late hour. Rumors
that the Keet kidnapping suspects will
be brought back here, if captured, are
rife, and constant reports that they
have been overtaken is adding to the
xecitement.
NEW CHAMPION SUBS
EbKARD'DOlNfi HIS
Benny Leonardo the champion lightweight Ot the world' is an adept
with his right hand. He used it with such telling effect that in his
encounter with Welsh he wrested th e title fro nthe .former owner.
c To show that his right is still in trim he dropped into the New York
office ' of the Liberty Loan Committee, and the photo shows him in the
act of wielding the pen .with his mighty right in subscribing to the Way
Loan.-
2S25
OF FOOD PIRATES
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I . v luuiuau naoww ncsc l iu"
i man. Sharks With Gloves
Off in Statement.
SUFFERING FOUND
IN MANY PLACES
Four Classes of Men Trying to
Postpone Day of Reckon
ing, He Asserts Caus
tically Defines Them.
(By United Press,)
Washington, June 9. Food gambling
is today "both treason and murder,"
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Vrooman declared today, after a long
tour over several States invpstisraf-
in fnmrrnnHirin Th, fnnrf n.ti
bill, Mr. Vrooman said, must be,inein the Ypres sector, but gains reg
passed quickly. 1 istered on the front below Arras
I have found hardship and suffer-
! ing in many places tragically acute
! among the poor and I have a grow
; ing sense of the enormity of tho
j crime that is being perpetrated
' against the American people by the
fr, control of food prices by disloyal food
j pirates, Vrooman said.
I "Everywhere I have found a grow-
ing feeling that there must soon come
!a reckoning with these manipulators
J 0f the nation's food supply. Four
cla3ses 0f men are vainly trying to
1 postpone that day of reckoning. They
are:
frj "The impractical theorists, who are
opposed to any increase in the author-
4 . , , 4 . ,
y of 1 Fetieral government, thmk-
! ing they would rather risk the safety
of the nation than sacrifice their
thpnfv
"T. fanatical pacifists; who are
twilling to take any steps that will
make this government into an effi-
! cient war machine. , , .
IThoseordid
??ltZ ntn
mt nl , 1 Dg 1
et" hnS IJ
men, women and children; and,
"The enemy within our gates, dis-
. . A ,iti,an. ,h hi,
treason in their hearts and a lying
nrptpnc,p of iovaitv ar
pretense 01 loyally, ai
seizing on
f f legis&lation as a pretext for
every trifling detail of proposed de-
hitter opposition to everything that
will be
vitnrv
will help us to a quick and decisive
"Thic is the sort, of tolerance that
led Germany to believe "that it had no
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nmits. Woe to the food gamblers if
they make the same mistake."
V
maAI ACRnPI A1MFQ
i( V V VL. VtilV jr Ll HO
MAKE BIG RAIDS
(By United Press.)
London, June 9. Naval aeroplanes
again successfully bombed the Ger
man airdrome at . St. Dennis wstren
today, according to admiralty state
ment tonight. All the British sea
planes returned safely.
CRIBES TO WAR LOAN.
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TAR" HEELS ARE GIVEN COM-
. MISSIONS. -
(By Geo. H. Manning.)
Washington, D. C, June 9-.
James E. Stokes, of Salisbury
has been ' commissioned as cap-
Jim tain in tVia Maltitnl n-n V,
Officers' Reserve Corps, and
Prank Tt Wrpnn nf Qiloi- Citv JL
.Joseph Caldwell., of Charlotte!
j . uuiuuic;, ul ujc- r
f varu, as nrst lieutenants in tne r
'-b Medical Reserve Corps.
British Keep Up Attack on the
Germans Counter At
tacks Repulsed.
By United Press.)
1 London, June 9. No major fight-
mrou.f n consolidation of positions, was
tne sum total omciai information from
the British front tonight. The French
war office reported lively artillerylng
and repulse of an attempted German
surprise attack.
"In the neighborhood of Greenland
hill we improved our position during
the day," Field Marshal Haig reported.
"Since Thursday we have captured
more than 7,000 prisoners.
"Southeast of St. Quentin there was
lively artillery firing," the French . of
ficial report asserted. Northwest of
Braye-En-Laonnois a surprise attack
was easily repulsed.
"On the battlefront south of Ypres,
the day was quiet except for artillery
fire on both sides," Haig's report con
tinued. "We gained ground slightly
on the right flank in a new position.
A great number of guns, machine guns
and trench mortars are still buried un-
der the debris.
"In the course of bombing raids on
the enemy's railway stations Thurs
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detonated. The fires and explosions
continuing until dawn.
"Three hostile aeroplanes were
brought down yesterday and -others
driven down out of control. Six of
ours are missing, two of these being
lost as a result of a collision during a
fight with hostile machines over the
enemy's lines."
LEADING PLAYERS
IN MAJOR LEAGUES
Chicago, June 9. Records of leading
players in the major baseball leagues
who have taken part in twenty or more
games, including those played last
Wednesday, follow:
Leading batsmen: American league
Speaker, of Cleveland, .365 ; Nation
al. Burns, of New York, .347.
Leading home run hitters: Ameri
can Pipp, of New York, 3; National
Cravath, of Philadelphia, 6.
Leaders in runs scored: American
Weaver, of Chicago, 31; National
Burns, of New York, 29.
- Leaders in stolen bases: American
Chapman, of Cleveland, 15; National
Zeider, o Chicago, 11.
Leading pitchers who have partici
pated in ten or more games, rated ac
cording to earned runs per game: Am
erican Cicotte, of Chicago; National
Anderson, of New York.
Boston leads the American league in
club batting, with an average of 241,
while Philadelphia leads the Nationals
with .276.
CLARK ROAD LAW
UP FOR DISCUSSION
Light Sought From Supreme
Court Before State Treas
urer Makes Move.
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Raleigh, June 9. The Clark road
law called the Supreme Court together
today to hear argument in Johnston
i county commissioners vs. Treasurer
Lacy, involving the validity of the act.
Three questions, all knotty, are iu
debate. The first refers to the amend
ments passed without "aye" and "nay"
readings, separately, and the court
must determine whether these are
valid.
The second is as to whether the
commissioners should execute a bond
to the State treasurer for the entire
amount voted, or only for the amount
to be immediately used by the coun
ties. The third issue is around the
tax levy . and whether it applies only
to... property or to both property and
poll.
The amended Clark act, which pro
vides for issuance of $800,000, semi
annually, the State lending : to , th$
counties and townships, provided - fpr
elections in April. These were moved
to May, without an "aye" and: "nay"
voteThe ,. treasurer does not .know
how to proceed until the court settles
the issue. It meets again June thir
teenths .
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MORE GAINS BELOW
ARRAS REPORTED
PUTS ON MUZZLE TO
PREVENT LEAK ON
Action of navy
BUENOS AIRES IN UPROAR. X
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fc (By United Press.)
Buenos Aires, June 9. De
X spite undisguised unwillingness
of the government, it appeared
fc tonight .that pressure of public
opinion was slowly forcing Ar- -X-
gentina toward a break in rela-
tions with Germany. Torpedoing
of the Argentine steamer, Ori- X
ana, last week was the final X
5fr touch needed to set the ahtl-Ger-
man spirit aflame.
The city was in an uproar to-
night. Thousands paraded the
streets demanding employment.
The resignation of the ministry
was believed imminent, owing to
-X- International difficulties.
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OUTYJAITHFULLY
Only One Alleged Slacker
There Tax Rate For
County Levied.
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Lumberton, June 9. Robeson coun
ty's registration to date under the se
lective draft is 4,010, composed of
2,497 whites, 1,511 negroes and two
aliens. The young men responded to
their duty nobly and so far but one
alleged slacker has been reported.
Many negroes over and under age of
fered themselves for registration, not
wanting to take any chances of com-i
ing into contact with the military
authorities. A number in their teens
who had signed for whiskey at the
express office wanted to register, as
they feared trpjibh? when found out!
Some could hardly be persuaded they
were not wanted to register.
. J., A. Bethea,,,wha has been rail-
J.way;.mailu Lumberton-
continued last week, ' has been made
dispatching clerk at the local post
office. Mr. Bethea succeeds C. C.
Blake, who was recently appointed
assistant postmaster.
The Board of Commissioners of
Robeson county at their June session
this week made the following ta
levy for the year:
Road tax. 25 cents on $100 valua
tion and 75 cents on the poll. This
is a considerable increase ini the levy,
being 4 cents on the $100 ana 75 cents
on the pall, as there was nothing on
the poll last year. The new levy is
expected to raise approximately $50,-
ROBESON
MET
uuv iui xvvi v- i which were brought to a successful,
at the request of leonclusion at a convention held here
sion, being mandatory on the CountyLnjs weec
Commissioners. I The untIng organizations are the
r n
the $100 and 15 cents on poll.
o 99 o onta o loot
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year. '
State pension tax 4 cents on $100,
same.
General county tax 19 cents on $100,
no change.
Court House bond tax 1 1-3 cents,
last year 2 cents.
County pensions 2 'cents, same.
Thereforeo the 1917 levy in this
county will be $1 on the $100 valua
tion, as compared with 97 2-3 last year,
while poll tax will be $2.90, as com
pared with $2.15 last year.
The county authorities are deter
mined that Robeson shall feed her
self and to that end have made ar
rangements for an additional canning
expert for the county. Mrs. F. S. Eu
banks, who spent two weks in Robe
son during the recept food conserva
tion campaign, has been engaged for
six more weeks' work, the County
Commissioners having made the nec
essary appropriations this week. Mrs.
Eubanks will be assisted in her work
by Miss Nena Rhyne, home demon
strator for Robeson.
The movement of Irish potatoes
from here and other sections of the
rountv continue heavy, fancy prices I
county continue heavy, fancy prices
being reported.
O. L. Joyner Co. and C. D. Eakes,
of Greenville, have leased the large
Mclntyre building. First street be
tween Chestnut and Walnut, and will
convert "it into a tobacco warehouse.
This will make two warehouses for
Lumberton this year. Indications
point to a large yield of tobacco in
this section this year.
All of Robeson's quota of Confeder
ate veterans have returned from the
reunion in Washington, the last ones
coming in' last night. Sixty-seven
from this county were allowed $20
each by the County Commissioners,
and is safe to say no appropriation
of theirs ever met with more approval
by the general republic. The return
ing veterans report-the national cap
ital radly crowded, some being fofi-sd
to return home almost immediately,
ar they could not secure accommoda
tions. Mr. Rexford Stephens was married
Wednesday evening to Miss Lucille
Barber, of Fort Mill, S. C, at the
home of her parents at Fort Mill. Mr.
Stephens was accompanied to Fort
Mill by Mr. Lawrence Parker, his
best man; M Mrs. A. M. Hartley, his
sister; Miss Carrie May Hedgpeth
and Mr. J. Pope Stephens, who sang
at, the .wedding,,,:.
Plot of Disloyalty Afoot in Na
tion Calls For Stringent
Rules.
SECRETARY DANIELS
ISSUES PLAIN DECREE
False Stories of Disaster Have
....
Been Spread by Spies Men
of the Nav Forbidden to
Discuss Naval, and Military
Matters With Members of
Their Families.
(By United Press.)
Washington, June 9. Secretary of
the Navy Daniels late today tightened
the screws on enemy spies, when he .
promulgated stringent . regulations,
which will prevent . .persons in the
navy from discussing naval and mill'
tary matters, even with members of
their own immediate family.
His order followed a statement
earlier in the day, saying that a plot
of disloyalty was afoot in the nation,
to spread stories of disaster involv
ing the American navy. He cited In
stances os battle reports," including
sinking of the Pennsylvania and
Texas, and killing and wounding of
many American sailors.
None of the stories is true, he add
ed, and promised that if disaster
comes the Navy Department will not
attempt to hide or minimize.
The gag order is a direct result of
apparent leaks to Germany on such
information as destroyer movements.
"Officers, enlisted personnel and
civilian employes are directed not to
discuss ahy question relating to tho
disposition, movements or proposed
movements of naval or military forces
at any time, except officially, either '
among themselves or with any person
outside the naval service," the order
says. "It should be clearly under
stood that families and relatives are
to be' considered as outside the na
val service."
Any one trying to obtain prohibit- '
ed information "should be regarded '
wjth.: jsuspicioitt'mw: repprtett a wjthqwt '
aeiay; t,o tne prop'mcTiuBs, -v'jn
order says, v ."1 .
LUTHERAN CHURCHES
RATIFY THE UNffiEl
St. Paul, Minn., June 9. The new
Norwegian Lutheran - Church of: Api
erica, which combines into one. church
organization 500,000 Norgegian Luth
erans in America who for a generation
have struggled along as three separate
bodies, was given birth today at a
great meeting held in the St. Paul
auitorium. The amalgamation " is
the result of negotiations extending
Hagu Norwegian Lutheran
synod.
which dates back to 1846; the Nor-
wegian Lutheran synod, formed in
IRKS. And the UniteA Nnrwprlnn T.uth.
u i, x,ni a daa
eran church, established in 1890 by
union of three independent bodies.
Numerous educational institutions and
publishing houses in Minnesota, Iowa,
the Dakotas and other States are
brought under the control of the new
organization.
NO NEW ATTACK BY
BRITISH, SAYS BERLIN
' .
(By United Press.)
Berlin (Via London); lJune 9
"Since yesterday evening there have
been no attacks by the British," de
clared an official statement tonight.
RED CROSS HEADS
Commissioners Go to Prepare
r. i i r- r . '
The Field For Biggest
Work Yet.
(By United Press.) ' ;
Washington, June 9. A. Red .Cross
executive commission, to guide Amer
ica's great relief machine during the
war, is on the way to Europe, Henpr;
Davison, chairman of . the Red Cross
War Council, announced today. ;
The commission sailed ahead of the .
first American troops to make ad
vance relief preparations and to study . ,
relief needs abroad,' preparatory to
performance of the biggest work In
the history of the American Red
Cross. . -:.' ? .
. The foreign organization will be re,p '
resented in every district iff France '
and other countries where need is im
mediate. To avoid duplication of ef- '
forts as well as the piling up of ex
cess supplies of one kind, , the conunis- '
sion will be directly allied with Amer-.
lean organizations engaged in prodlic-'1
ing relief supplies; . )''.
Recreation and- amusement centers,
for American soldiers will be well un
der way long before ' the. arrival .of
the first American contingent abroad.
In addition the commission hopes '
to establish means whereby American
troops can receive" gifts v . and help
from, iriends . and; relatives : at-home.
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