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I Jim Finds Two Kinds,
_ BY OUR OWN RING
S7k well ail i of be
*4 V\ u#t tIm? * 1 dont
f v>\ to you that wood 1
I 1 what hannlnt ta it
fhear leaf witch 1 c
the things about th
stand if jour not
sumthlng its libel t
will call you into tl
1 of not ben i
our past becaus wt
cuppel of hrs wen
then you will be wl
& wen you do ge
wasent back but *
from, i of ben layi
dident get it k sc
cuppel of them witi
several dolars. we
look at you with s
at you but at youi
& the kids wile 1
was a littel kid o:
k muther or sumbud<
I ' well 1 ced to myself ime glad sum 1 sees a
I has been no remark from the top sarjint
1 lead them you know me aL
the first think i seen wen 1 come onl
sane sold iters k sailors wellcum hear ci
mebbe this is sum bunk gaim they is try
I- was very mutch of an eesie mark for no:
i7 a round to put 1 oyer on you so i ced to m
i. walks into this place witch was a big roo
chares of lather only they mite of ben sut
shun but whats the difTronta they was 1
with magzeens and dally papers and bool
you cood think of al to maik them soldg<
ansering queschuns k asking them & pass
well al i had sum of the latter wit*
glast of milk k another peace of pie the pe
their was enny war. pete smelts in my cu
as their ncet to be becaus the stuff they
ammunishun. well al i hung a round thi;
out i ced to the sine bangin their for on
V strong enuf. their is a place like that i
f most of the peepul are sure maiking it fai
Fwen your In the sity k their is no drilling
or fire gard. it was a nyeopner to me
\\ us boys and are in back of us of coarse tl
. i start it out to tell you in this letter.
it was on the publick aquair of this
ft their was a crowd mostly newsboys stan
Up closter i found that the sumthing was a
htaself ft a bundel of papers a round in the
flred ofT a riffel on the randge. well al i i
i a cuppel of mlnits ft got next to the lion tl
hard to conneck with for 3 or 4 minits ai
out strete care stops. finely i dish covered
my weigh through the newsboys ft ced t
v? dept if you have an alarm he lookt at m<
was ail on my side the newsboys ced hnt
shut up their mite be 1 of my offlsers a ro
do you mene hollowing like that, he ce
cood help not hearing the weigh you are
harent you herd the alarm i ced only the t
is the alarm & pusht a paper into my fac
acroat the top of It al it ced the alar
end well! was natcherly Intrested in that
sholder ft ced I see you are intrusted yunj
whist purred to a newsboy call a cop this
turned ft ced this Bounas gooa. now soon 1
4 months and 21 days i ced yon are tak
.. think with the flgyours ft everything he c
pothesus or aumthing awful al about
logical diah coveries of the adges hia eye
me ao i was glad ide calld the cop al. he
"I what do you know about it have you ever I
experts say it is I ced yon are full of bunk
. worst things he ced their la nutbing won
I ced their ia & we had quite a nice littel i
annuther. i thought ide call him names ?
ahovickies arent you he ced i am for the
you are pro for eggzept germmany he ced
you flte for them he ced i wood rather
stifT he ignoared that lodgick & start it t(
just then the cop calm up & i whist pu.
arrest him hea a gnnt ft sum buddy mite <
Meneing yourself ced the ofllser give
a round enny longer al but i thot i had doi
their is a lot like him only sum dont hoi)
lies & that ia worst than germman bullita.
for a soldger al but i beleev in flteing the
a crost to frantz to flte them germmans tl
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PRISONER'S RIGHT TO CHALLENGE
S
H Because Private 'George E. Snider, the
; Hqrs. Co.. 16th F. A., was not given and
the opportunity to challenge each cou
J 4 member of the O. C. M. which tried tim
hltil at Camp Robinson. Wis., the har
jndge Advocate General had declared this
the entire proceedings null and void, nun
- Snider was charged with violating the;
the 96th Article of War In addition unb
to other offenses. He was found low
guilty and was sentenced to dishon- fari
oraoie aii? n?'?u? w " " ? ?-imprisonment
at hard labor. The
papers In the case failed to show that
j he was given a chance to challenge
T more than one member of the court
and the Judge Advocate General rec3
I ommenda that he be set at liberty.
? thai
FIVE BILLION FOR ARMY nisi
The Army Appropriation bill for f?U]
the next fiscal year, now In course
V of preparation iff Congress, is expect^
W to ouy *5,00 ?b'? mie?a4jU^ Tr*
TRENCH A
While On Leave ?
1 W. LARDNER
CH?H5CHKKHXKXHKHKHKH><H5<H^
in off on a loaf sents i rote to you
think their is nothink i cood rite
be more of an intrust to you than
te wen i was into the sity on this
lldent eggspect to get that is 1 of
e army al witch are hard to underlofeing
a round and wishing for
.0 mene the cap ten or the loot init
te orderly room 4 give It to you.
yorring mutch about getting a 24
lats the ust of getting a past for a
you only half to cum rite back 4
Ishing you dident half to cum back
it back you will be wishing you
ras wear you hare just caim back
ng for a Ilrlow of several days but
> was satnstfide with a leaf of a
:h i of spent in the city a long with
11 al it Is gfate to have everybuddy
nm res peck only their not looking
unniform speshully the wimmen
was geting out of the trane their
f about 3 years of aige with his
iy, well al he ced o i see a soldger
soldger wen they look at me their
to that effeck, a littel child shall
t of the stashun al was a big sine
im in well al i cum in thinkink
Ing to pull on us boys but i never
ne of these gazabows thats laying
lyself lets take a chants jim so in i
m with high windoes into it tc big
nthing not reyull lather but imitabig
ennyweigh. their was tabula
cs also wimmen dooing evQrythink
2rs & salors feel at home sutch as
;ing out stuff to eat.
2h consist it of pie & moar pie a
ace bean the size of a peace befoar
mpny ced their is not so mutch pie
put in pie is bean used for other
s place for a bout 1 our & coming
ict a sine tells the truth only not
tbout every block or 2 beleev me
eiy eezie to De a soiager ?pb?uuhj
or baynet work or kitchun poleece
al to see how everybuddy treats
ieir is eggzeptshuns witch is what
town wear i was spending my leaf
ding a round sumthlng. wen i got
i gink in long heir who was waring
i air as eggiited as i was wen i first
itood on the edge of the crowd for
tils bird was passing out witch was
b he talkt like a conductor calling
, he was giving an alarm so i pusht
,o him why dont you call the fire
3 as if he was sorry for me but it
.?.? IIIA OAMBAC I Aorl tn thpm I
und A then i ced to the boob what
d havent you heard A i ced who
hollowing he ced not that i mene
ugel every morning he ced no this
:e.
m all about wen the war is gonna
subjeck so he put his hand on my
5 man i turnd % weigh a round A
is a loost gnut the kid run off A i
s the war gonna be over he ced in
ing a pretty big chants dont you
*d their is no sutch thing as hipe
this it is 1 of the grate sikle
; lookt like a progermman eye to
s ced war is a terribul thing i ced
>en iu 1 he ced no but all the grate
their is no 1 likes war but their is
it i ced their is he ced their isent
irguroment hollowing their at one
io i ced your 1 of these here bullprolettariut
i ced their is nothink
i am Tor the peepil i ced why dont
live for them i ced your a fat
j hollow agen all about the alarm
A K m hum a hlllUhnviclfT
srack him 1.
sing me the wink, i dident hang
le my duty getting riddy that guy.
low but just sneak a round & tell
mebbe 1 dident do the rite thing
Be ginks at home as well as going
leir you know me al.
ours as ever PRIVATE JIM.
BACK TO THE FARM
lecreiary Baser nas mmcamu ioui
sons of farmers now In the camps
cantonments throughout the
ntry will be given furloughs from
e to time to assist In planting and
vesting crops. Announcement to
i effect followed receipt of a great
aber of protests from farmers that
Y would be unable to raise crops
ess the army assisted them by aling
their sons to return to the
ns and help.
LARGER UNDERSTANDING
he American soldier's underiding
1b broadening. Witness the
that No. 5 shoes are to be
linated. General Pershing says
men need larger shoes. He asks ,
t fewer nines and tenB be furled
and that more twelves and
rteens be supplied.
MAIL IT TO THEM
IThen you have finished reading :
nch and Camp mail it home to ;
r relatives, who are anxious to get
the news they can about you and
r camp.
l l tj V/ rt m r
The Cost of Wa
Age. $1,000 $2,000 $5,000
2 1 05 fl.30 *3.25
2 2 65 1.80 8.25
2 3 .85 1.80 825
2 4 66 1.82 820
2 5 66 1.32 830
2 6 .67 124 835
2 7 67 1-84 885
28 68 1.86 3.40
29 69 1-88 3.45
3 0 69 128 845
85 74 1.48 3.70
40 81 1.02 4.W>
45 92 1.84 4.60
The amounts at the top of the <
insurance. Under these -amounts are
while the ages are given in the extren
Big Drive To 1
To Get All L
Insured B]
With less than a month remaining
for soldiers to insure their lives, energetic
efforts will be put forth by
the government between now and
February 12 to have every man in
khaki become a policy holder. It is
confidently expected that before the
final drive ends next month a large
majority of the soldiers, if not all,
will have availed themselves of the
opportunity to take out insurance at
unprecedented iy low rates.
The insurance thus far written by
the Military and Naval Division of
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
in the Treasury Department for soldiers
totals something like $3,000,000,000.
This is (he amount taken
out by about 300.000 soldiers. If all
of the soldiers and sailors insure
their lives for the same average
amount. $8,679. the aggregate may
run to $25,000,000,000 or $50,000,000,000.
Reports received from the American
Expeditionary Force in France
indicate that General Pershing's men
are most enthusiastic over the government's
generous insurance plan.
An official transcript of the first 159
applications made by American soldiers
"Over There" shows a total of
$1,503,000 of Insurance. The average
amount applied for per man is
$9,452, which is $773 more than the
a 't-rage applied for by soldiers in
camps and cantonments at home. The
applications are from all ranks, from
privates to the highest officers.
Among them is an application from
General John J. Pershing for the full
$10,000. Only sixteen of the first
159 applications received were for
less than $9,000, and only nineteen
for less than $10,000.
The War Risk Insurance Bureau of
the Treasury Department began mailing
the first allotment and allowance
checks the latter part of last month.
The bureau has recently issued the
following notice:
ATHLETICS ESSE]
CIVILIANS FOR
Col. Palmer E. Pierce, president of,
the National Intercollegiate Association,
who recently returned from
France, is a great believer In athletics
to fit men to be alert and active soldiers.
He is of the opinion that athletics
should be a regular feature of
the training in the camps and cantonments
and that the men subject to
the draft, as well as youths not yet
regiaicieu, ouuu"* ! ? ?
Bports of all sorts to physically fit
themselves to be soldiers.
On this subject he says:
"No citizen has a right to be an
amateur In the matter of physical i
training. It Is a part of his profession
as a citizen to keep himself (
in good condition and ready to serve
bis country at a moment's notice.
"Today we are at war and the number
of defectives among those of military
age is of most serious impor- i
lanra For instance, seven local ex- .
tmining boards in Detroit. New York I
aind Brooklyn reported 7,611 men ex- i
tmined for service. Of these, 2,322 !
were dishcarged for physical reasons,
in other words, about thirty per cent '
were unfit for military service. About <
Bve per cent more were rejected on <
subsequent examination at the vari3us
camps and cantonments to which ]
they were sent. This is altogether i
too large a percentage and indicates i
the necessity for immediate correc- ]
tive steps. i
"There are not enough star ath- letes
in the colleges to fill our armies.
What the nation requires is .
that all omr young men attending
KdMpl sbaH have the benefit of phya-.
ical training to develop their bodies i
r Risk Insurance ? ?^
16.000 58.000 59.000 510.000 =
$3.90 $5.20 $5.85 $6.50 =
3.90 5.20 5.85 6.50 S
3.90 5.20 5.85 6.50 ?== ==
ftQfl K tA 5.04 6.60 -= 5
3.96 5.28 5.94 6.66 =
4.02 5.36 6.03 6.70 =: =
4.02 5.36 6.03 6.70 .= ^
4.08 3.44 6.12 6.80 = ~
4.14 5452 6.21 0.90 == ^
4.14 5.52 6.21 6.90 = =
4.44 5.92 6.66 7.40 = ~
4.86 6.48 T.2U 8-10 = ^
5.52 7.38 8.28 9.20 r=E =
i-olnmnn refer to the amount of the r; =
the monthly premiums to be paid, ? ~
le left column. ? ?
Be Made \ ? f
/. S. Soldiers
y February 12 il||
"Third parties cannot make insurance
application without authoriza- ~ ? =
tion by officer or enlisted man making ~j
such person his agent in applying for
such insurance. This ruling will require
that in those cases in which
third parties have applied for such insurance,
officer or enlisted man must
by formal or informal writing author- ^/fy^jjjnAyy,
ize such person as his agent. Subse- lijfSnjjKw/ft
quent ratification is equivalent to pre- {ftr,
vious authorization. Please call this \ /.
ruling to the attention of the officers \-ir 4
and men in your command. A list of //J
men in your division or department j-\ /J
on whose behalf applications for iu- fc?
surance have been made iu improper I
form will be sent by mail pending receipt
of list. General notice should
be given to officers and men in your | ^
command in order that those who are
aware that third parties have applied (w^Wfor
such insurance may immediately s^aaMT
place in your hands the necessary
authorization, which Is to be forwarded
to the Bureau of War Kisk InsurThe
War Department has sent the
following telegram concerning War IBB
Risk Insurance to all division com- TrYM/Mrr/,
"Recent rulings of the Director of
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance /ff/Mj/mMji
require compulsory allotments to be
prorated from date of enlistment and
to include date of discharge, and
voluntary allotments, under class B. ! 'jjj
to be prorated from date of com- u9
mencement, as named in application '/yTraKfl)
and to include date of discharge. If r IfmlmfA
a soldier is enlisted prior to Nov. 1, luJIIf/Juff/n,
compulsory and voluntary allotment 'W!Ijlf/fu/A
under classes A and B cannot be withheld
for any period prior to that date. J,/J,/n///UL
Full monthly insurance premium )Wlnlrr//Mt
must be withheld beginning with W1Ii!II//^Dl
month in which insurance policy be- W/Jj/JW^gA
comes effective, as well as for month VIM/m/M/PL
less of whether It is desired to con
tinue or discontinue such policy." B
NTIAL TO FIT % I
: SOLDIER'S LIFE
and make them proper material for
filling the armies of the country in
the present emergency.
"No one jtnows how long this war
will last, and it may be that those *?,
who have been called to the ranks , 7T
will never have an opportunity to \.ffuiY//
engage in fighting. On the other Vdo^ JM
hand, the millions of men now under
call or in service may have to be \< //
supplemented by yet other millions yV/
and the youths now in college or conLemplating
college may be withdrawn
to stand by the side of their brothers r 1
who have gone to the front before J 'J VV>y
them."
GERMANS CONSIDER U. S.
ONLY DANGEROUS ENEMY
Admiral Kaiserling, one of Ger- fls
rnany's peace envoys to Kussia, says
America is the only dangerous enemy
the Central Powers hare. Upon his /J V\
irrival in Petrograd recently he ' *
laid: ?
"The?"e is a certain tiredness with ff
war in Germany," said Admiral Kais;rling.
"We want peace, but we have '/k
ranted peace since the beginning. fiUJ/
We will not agree to an unfavorable 9// a
peace. We are prepared to fight for fy A
\ long time, and have the means to do [/ W
jo. It we make a separate peace with |l|y
Russia, war with Russia's allies cannot
frighten us. in particular, war
with America. '
"The only power dangerous to us is
America, but we are not afraid of her. rz--'
If we had feared the American fleet
we never would have begun our sub- KnOBS
nartne warfare."