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HUGE GERMAN
FLEE 7 HURLED
AGAINST RUSS
GREAT WAR ARMADA
RUSHED TO BALTIC
Ieutons Now in Complete
Possession of the Island
of Oesel.

The Germans are entirely. in
possession Of the Island OF Oesel.
at the head Of the Gulf OF Riga,
: aud the Russian tOrceS stall tnere
are cut of froin communication
with Petrograu. Small naval en-
gagements continue in adjacent
waters and German aircraft are
carrying out reconnolsances over
the islands in the Gulf Of Giga
and over the mainland TO the east.
Pernau, an important gulf port
north of Riga and due east or
Oesel island, has been bombed by
German naval airshtps.
The Berlin war office announces
that large quantities Of booty
were captured on Oesel' island
and that more than 1.100 prison
ers were taken by the Germans
= Wednesday.
On the mainland to the south OF
Riga there has heen considerable
activity on the part OF the Ger
mans who at one point endeaY-
ored 10 throw pontoon bridges
over the Drina river. The Rus
sian artillery. however. prevented
the bridging of the stream.
Big Fleet Comes.
A report. which. if true. prob
ably indicates that the Germans
are preparing for a big naval DEM
onstration against rhe Russians
from the Baltic comes from
Ma!mo. in southern Sweden. 1t
says q large number OF German
war craft were observed Monday
and Tuesday. and that the belief
prevails that they were reinforce
meniS for til" German Baltic fleet.
The expected renewal of the
great ogenSive by the British and
French troops in Belgium has not
eyentuated. Heavy lombard
ments Hnd reconnoiteripg encoun-
ters still prevail.
Minor engagements.
There have only been minor en-
gagementS on the southern front
in France and in the Anstro-ltal-
ian theater. where from the 1sonzo
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State Buys Bonds.

CHARLESTON. WA. Oct. 1T.-Com-
missioner Lee Ott. of the Workmcn's
Compensation department. to-day auth
orized the purchase Of $l0N.0no worth
of Liberty Loan bonds by his depart
mcnt, report of which WAS mad" 10 III"
state committee to-night. The commit
tee also received word from Glenn +.
l:arnrS.. chairman Of he Fairmont group
os workers. that the Hutchinson Coal
Company. uf Eairmont. had subscribed
5000 towards the second ISSUE. and
that tho Bethlehem Coal Company. also
Of Farmunt. had subscribed Slnn. .nhh
worth. The committee Tonight ais"
gave out tho itinerary of several national
and state officials who will speak in
several sections Of the state in behalf
Of the loan.
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The activities nf Martcn w'f:" rnused
hy .,hr fart that he mad" money out or
his propaganda. As numerous 1901 Ger
mans and trHli"r"uS Amrri"nNS c"ntrlh-
ulcd Ia his war chest. and hE the fact
that his work WAS so favnrHhIy received
nv the military that this husky coward
was rAct%rd frnm all military service.
II seemed. too rs If tho Government
v.a. anxious iu cultivate thr hat" aEninst
Amrrica Long before American am
,uuuiIiun WAS delivered in any quantity
f. England and long before any at hll
WAS delivered To France. not only did
The Government influence newspapers
and official gazcttrs. hut tho oiricta! COM
munques alleged that Quantities or
American ammunition were being used
on the west front.
The Government seemed to, think that
If they could stir up enough hate
against America liz Germany on this
ammunition question the Americans
would become terrorzed and stop the
shipments.
Medals Celebrate Sinking Of LusitAniA-
The Government allowed medals to
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81 ,500,00D,0D0N0W5 SUBSCRIBED;
LOAN CAMPAIGN LOOKS WINNER

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1T.-Btttcr news
came today from the Liberty Loan cam
paign. Subscriptions the treasury Off
cials announced tonight probably eS-
ceed St.a5n.n ono and InnS reach ST.
5nn. 0nn. nn0 or half the minimum quota
set for the country at the beginning OF
the campaign.
$50 satisfactory were official and un-
official reports received today that hIGh
hopes now are entertained tlHt the S".-
nnu. ant. .nOn mark may hc achieved. says
the treasury announcement. and with
n continuation df thc present rate at
which the entire country is speeding up,
III. $4,000. .r00.0y0 minimum seems Ger
tain.
.''rh. sale is going much faster than II
was going late last week but 1t must <"
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tho news to Washington To thr Stat"
Department. and that Il member Of
President Wilson's tnhinrt then EnV" thu
information /" tho British Ambassador.
Later. in Il wireless which tho Foreign
Office permitted him L. send Senator
O'Gnrmnn. of New York. h" varied his
! lie and charged that | had S.id ia" in
| formation direct to Engluud.
The Continental Times MAS dis
! tribut"d In the prison amps. and after
his articl" I said t" Won .IHc"w: Il hav"
/ had enough. Of this u"n.s"nS" which lS
supported hy tn" E"r"lEli bfiic". and If
/ articles of this nature appear again |
| shall make II public statement thai tn"
! prisoners at war III Germany are sub
! jrCicd To Il cruel and unusual punish
mcnt ny having TIA" lying continental
; TsmcS placed III their hands. Il paper
which purpuri& to la published for
! Americans. but which i~ supported 10y
| tho Foreign bIGirr. owned hy an AUS
/ trim ana edited by a r.uc:;a,ir English
man"
! This "tumtincninl FimrS" business
| q gain caused OH" lr wonder nt thu Ger
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THE GENTLE ART OF MAKING FRIENDS BY SCURRlL.
Gus. ATTACKS - GERMAN AMERICANS NOW
OREcT OF HATE IN THE FATHERLAND.

Austrian Jcwcss who had been marri"d
tn an EngiShman. The Foreign Dfrico
after the outbreak Of III" war virtually
, took over this sheet by buying monthly
many thousand copies. News coinrro
Historically tn favor tho Central En-
pireS was printed III this PAPER. which
was headed "a Paper Tor Americans.
under the editurship of an EugnShnnn
OF decent fiLmily named Stnnhore. who.
Of course. in cuuS"qu"rr" did moi have
| to inhHhlt the prison camp at Ruhl"bcn.
| Martens friend wnS = contributor I"
| this newspaper an'l srurrl"us articles
! attacking President Wilson appeared.
! Finally. he wrote Il LYNX article for TINS
/ paper. in which II" charged that longer.
| cf the Associated Press. h:t'i learned "t
Sir Roger Easements proposed rSprdi-
ftion: that ConGcr told me: that cahIcd
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CHARLESTON. ". Va. Oct.
17.--Goyernor John Cornwell to-
day issued 4 ringing appeal 20 the
wage workers OF the state 10 ell.
list in the army of those who are
trying 10 make TIA" second Liberty
loan campaign /; success. Cover
nor Cornwell urges the purchase
OF these bonds hv the modest in
yestor. both on n" ground that
il is :; patriotic duty and also be-
cause the bonds represent a sound
invest mrnt.
After calling attention TO the
natural resources Of thr state ami
stating that tho men engaged IN
the industries producing the nee.
essities OF war are rendering a
great and patriotic service. me
governor said. in part:
will YOU not render furthe: as
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j iBRINCS PRESSURE TO
BEAR UPON BANKS
Efforts Of Disloyal Element
Spread Over Wide Area
of Middle West.

WASHINGTON, Oct. lT.--Pro-
German agents in the United
States, according TO reports to
the treasury department, have di-
rected their energies toward de-
feating the Liberty Loan. Their
organized propaganda has borne
fruit, from Minnesota to Texas, it
is asserted, iii scattered localities
where weak efforts have been
| made, not openly, but by indirect
methods, to discourage subscrlp-
tionS.
The work of the pro-Gcrman
agents, Officials assert, has been
carried on for more than two
weeks. Some uf the workers have
had the tcmerity, reports to the
treasury indicate, to conduct their
operations here in the national
capitol.
! Onlcial recognition Of the
| propaganda against the loan was
| voiced today by Colonel Herbert
[ NJ Lord, representing the war
! department al the War Risk In
surance conference at which the
details Of the new soldiers and
sailors insurance law are being
| explained 10 officers and enlisted
men from the various canton
| ments.
Organized Conspiracy.
There has been an organized
effort" said Colonel Lord, who
was chairman Of tOday's meeting,
Ito discourage and defeat the
loan"
This effort, he added has been
made by seeking to misrepre.
sent the patriotism Of the new
national army An official &C T.
count Of the proceedings Of the
| conference, which was behind
closed doors, issued tonight reads
Z as follows:
"ln convincing refutation Of the
SANDER, which was To the effect
that the men Of the new national
army opposed the war. Colonel
! Lord announced that subscrip-
uOnS from lRe army IOT the loan
already aggregate s26.000000 and
that some Of the subscriptions
/ were written in foreign languages.
THE announcement caused
great enthusiasm among the dele
! gates Of the army and navy, ma
rine corps and coast guard TAT
tending the confrrcnce). 500 Of
whom swarmed up TO the plat
form following the address and
signed war insurance applications.
all Of which. except forty. were
for the maximum of $4,000"
=, How They Worked.
Assembled from various
sources the efforts Of workers
against the loan appear 10 have
been directed along four main
channels:
! Attempts to Discourage pros
pective buyers Of Liberty bonds.
i Efforts TO prevent certain banks
from handling the bonds.
!, The publication in certain news
! papers and other mediums of pub
licity. Of editorials and articles
which. while not directly opposing
Continued on PaSo Eleven.)
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Extradite 8-YeaF:-0Id
Lad on Murder Charge

r:i ';.rHTA. Oct. .lI.-JGdg
2osr" = permitted the eNtraditfon
% Mar. of Louis Fusillia. also
inow,, as Louis Fiarbuto. cirht years old.
Who Is wanted in Maryland tor the kill
ng of little girl Playmate.
The litifc girl. w:n.,c nane could not
~, lcnrrci waS working on farm in
Dorchester county. I'D. with her par
,n,s. where Louis and his parents were
,lso employed picking berries. Dr,ec-
ives said that the two children got int"
l quarrel during which Louis stabbed
The little girl With knife.
: Immcdiat.ly after tho StahhinG. tho
rueilta. or I;arbnto family came 70 this
..ity. They were l"rarcd and the boy
was placed under arrest.
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200 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TO SING FOR THE LIBERTY I
LOAN At MASS MEETING UNDER AUSPICES Of E[haI
CONGRESSMAN NEELY TO
BE THE PRIN CLIP Il
SPEAKER-LOAN CAM
PAIGN WORKERS TO BE
ADDRESSED SATURDAY
BY JOHN J. CONIFF.

A chorus Of $50 high school girls
will sing in the interest OF the Liberty
loan. it. was announced at headquar-
ttsv, 81 Twelfth street. yesterday aft
rrnOon.
The chorus. is now being organized
to lead the singing AT Sunday nights
mass meeting. 10 be held in the Nir-
rinn thratrr. under the auspices OF
the Wheeling lodge Of Elks. Prof. II.
h. Johns. principal nj tho high school
ir organizing. the chorus. which Will
I've directed hv Miss Lucy Robinson,
musical director Of the Wheeling pub
liz schools. Patriotic selections Will
br sung.
The Elks are making elaborate ar
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Gunner's Mate Osmond Kelly
Ingram was the man killed. He
was blown overheard by the ex-;;i
plosion and his body was not re-!
covered. kelIy's mother, Mrs.,
Betty Ingram, lives at Pratt City,
Alabama.
In accordance with the policy ofs;
secrecy concerning American
naval operations, the department.;
did not divuIse the name Of the:
destroyer or the exact place sots
the encounter. :.t5i5s:<:
None Of the wounded was sefts
ously hurt. They are Herman H
Pankratz, gunners mate, 81.
Louis; William e. Merritt, sea-
man, New York City; Frank We
kruse, fireman, Toledo; Patrick
3. RutIed9e, oIIer, New York City,;
and William seimer, freman.s
Dundas, MINI. * IL
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can standpoint. The principal q
In one Of the issues OF his papeI
Zukunft. was headed IF Were W1l.ss
SON" After some copies had been sotdE
the Issue was confiscated by the poteAtS
whether at the instance OF the milltSfySN
or the instance Of The Chancellor 13dA1
not know. Every one had the iuAprAH
sion IN Berlin that this conf1scation -
by order Of General Won KesseL= ~
War Governor OF the Mark Of Bsl2
burg. eg-szsSsa S4s
l met Harden before stAtSH
casionally conyersedi 3t
after. Once, n.sis,as = NJ
tuse ins thsS grfsa; !tSl:4l. y S9s9s
fnEf, W.
:eeatse ssssissSS
siit siistiss IS bsas q & 81
tsn,sas 8 hi3s e g..
Z
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American Warship IS s s
Torpedoed; 1 Killed;
5 of Crew Wounded
Commander Of Stricken Destro oyer Succeeds In Bringing u
Vessel to Port-Gunner Mate Osmond ingram, an 81
Alabama Boy, the Victim Of German Projectlles. . S

WASHINGTON Oct 17-An American destroyer patrol duty
in the war zone torpedod by submarine
one man killed wounded She managed to make port
Of severe damage Vice Admiral Sims cabd brief report Of
incident to the navy department today few details
assumed there fight and that the Uboa made good
escape after launching without showing herself
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To STOP ALL
COAL STRIKES
GARFIELD WARNS BOTH
MINERS AND OPERATORS
Absolutely No Interference
With Production Of Fuel
to Be Allowed.

WASHINGTON. Oct. II. -
Whatever powers necessary will
be employed by me federal gov.
ernmrnt Ia stop the strikes Of
coal miners in the middle west
and prevent interruption Of the
nations fuel production.
This warming was given today
by Fuel Administrator Garfield in
sharp telegram 10 miners and
operators in the fields involved.
reminding them of their pledge
not to allow the output Of coal 10
be- diminished anu declaring that
any attempt TO bring pressure 10
bear upon him to force a revision
of coal prices would result in
posrponemenr of Il decision on
that question.
Or. Garfield was in conference
during the day with John p.
White. president Of thc United
Mine Workers nf America. who
reported that so far. the strikes
in Ohio, Indiana. Illinois. and
Pennsylvania were lnca! in char
acter. though they were threaten
ing TO sprrnd. He expressed the
hope that the mrn could be in
duc"d 10 return 10 work
The fuel administrator did not
comment upon his warning or 20
into detail about the steps he pro-
poses 10 take if il is not needed,
further than 10 say that while the
country is ar war no interfer-
ence with fuel production is toler-
ated. Congress has empowered
the president to take over mines
and operate them If he deems it
necessary.
Garfied's Message.
Dr.. Garfield's message follows:
"American citizens engaged in
the mining OF coal whether oper-
ators or miners. are for the most
part mindful Of tn" fact that our
country is at war ands that the
burden rests upon them to pro-
duce 1hr coal needed without in
tcrrnntion. Bnt thc"n are evl-
IDENTIFY some what fail to under
stand the gravity of the situation,
who do not hesitate to advocate
strikes at the present time as A
means Of forcing The government
to at once decide whether the
wage innrrase agreed to at the
meeting recently held at Wash.
ington by the operators and min
ers Of the central districts should
Justly be covered hy an advance
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Forscast:
wcst Virginia. WeEtern psnnsylvan
ind ohIo-Rain Thursday and proeab
Friday; colder Friday,
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Pr0-German Element i'm
Anti-L0an Conspiracy
BATTLE RACES ON OESEL ISLAND

ooepar 7
Berlin to have
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one precious unsuccessful attempt to e4.e
cape" he remarked. .,4s-SI e *; s1s;
And he laughed again louder thAnsexr.ssss
You know our gang Of fellows whosSS
Joined up that winter In BaltimofeE oftens
wished in camp that Baltimore hd11EpneM
dry last November. s.:SssS.
1T was loading a German shipiHtth
fertilizer when my chance came ej:tage
cape" Smith said. Il hid myslf. In n
smelly hold-and here I am: didn}ess
have any water for six days-but4Tr1A
here" ssisSs' ssSs
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BY IA ,Es W. GERARD
American Ambassador at the German
imperial Court, July %. 1913. to
Erbruary &, 1917.

February &, 1917.
:.o,vrisht. 1917. hy the Public Ledger
Company.
conyrivht, Canada. 1911. by tho 'uo"e
Ledger Company. international copy
right. 1917. ny the Public Ledger 'otn-
,.n, An rights reserved. Any in
rrinc.mcnt will be prosecuted
xxxIu
German Hate For American Shipments
Of Munitions
There was published in Berlin IN
English n rather ridiculous paper called
the continental Times" owned by an
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Austria Forced TO Call I
Old Men Of LandstfaaillIsI j 1. &
For Duty in First ID d

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-AuS
tria's army has been 80 WorHs
down that it has been necessary!
to draw upon the Iahdstrum fef.s
men for first line duty, according
to cables today from Berne. Ths1eE
reports quote proceedings In tbs
Austrian Reichstrath reesntlyS
when the Austrian minister ofsna.s
tionai defense, replying to ase1tg
tions from the military COMMIT z:
tee that the old men called onts
of the Iandstrum were unit ~
service, said the wearing do~n$otS
the Austrian military forces made
It absolutely necessary to ealisthAs
Iandstrum for auxiliary ssttvtse,;
with the shortest possible 1,
even though It had brought
large number Of men .,unt
service. -: .-es.'sss
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Forecast:
wcst Virginia. WeEtern Pennsylvania
and ohio-Rain Thursday and probably
Friday; colder Friday.
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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
LAUGHS AT LOSS OF BOTH
LEGS; STILL EAGER TO SERVE

mother knows how to cook. When
they got me pretty well patched up
I'm going to try to find something
else l can do for the government |
don't know what it will be, but I've
got two good arms, and I know some
thing will turn up. I'm far from be-
ing ready for the junk pile.
And Aubrey Mcleod smiled again
"a smile that brought confidence to
the other Americans who had crowd
ed into his compartment during his
recital For they regarded Mcleod
as a typical American soldier, and if
typical American soldier has this
philosophy of life, what is there to
fear?
Mcleod will start for home amply
supplied with everything to make
him comfortable for the long trip.
The government is taking the best OF
care of him, and the American Y M.
c.. A. has seen to it that he has books,
candy, and everything else traveller
could want. The boy attributes his
happy state of mind to the fact that
Americans, particularly Y. M. G. A.
secretaries, have watched out for him
so carefully.
"Im not nearly SO unlucky as l
would have been had | been born a
Frenchman, an Englishman-or
German" he conc lded.
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Hqrs. Port of Embarkation,

I1ODOhCA3 IN d
Memorandum Subject - Censor
ship of Mail.
To Troops Going Abroad
/. A mail bag is placed at the
Office of the quartermaster or nurser
where all mail must be deposited. Ali
sealed mail will be held until your
arrival abroad. All unsealed mail
will be censored at once, then sealed
and forwarded to destination
2. The object of the censorship is
to prevent any information reaching
the enemy. which would endanger
your lives while en- route, and there
fore nothing should be said as to
where.you are sailing from, or when,
or where to. Say nothing as to the
boat you are leaving on, whether
transport or commercial liner, nor
whether boats, transports, or war
ships are leaving at the same time.
Remember particularly that postal
cards pass through a number of
hands, and protect your own life by
being careful to give no news to the
enemy.
8. You can write your loved ones
as fully and freely on personal mat
ters as if your mail was sealed. The
censor has to read as many as 1000
letters a day. He pays no attention
to names or addresses, but simply
runs through a letter to cut out any
prohibited matter as mentioned
above. The letter is then sealed at
once by him and is ready for the post
Office
4. On the way over you will be
able to write and tell about your trip,
but remember again that your mail
must go through the censor over
there, so again avoid trouble by not
mentioning names of boats, organi-
cations, conveys, etc, and remember
all the time that the object of the
censorship is to protect your country.
your comrades and yourself
By command of Brigadier General
Shanks:
T. EDWARD HAMBLETON,
Major, A.G., Asst. Adjutant.
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U
coming
mebbe their
setting
s mans SO they chants OF his
getting weigh than their chants getting weigh
every mite in the weak witch chants hay al
1 0
% tank witch their nutch in the glad that
RODE "th my gae benin back not arac atnshun
you ud the es the masheen
ana she wa spoWndng making other witch maheen ma
beey getting gadder gadde setting m thing
beside & it hadent all
the masheen wood of ben the friends
all tho they lie nong
as laying their with that beed noscent
thing happn that shood
got up to within cuppe of it, of laying shift round
shood of broke out the sound poadng the
rifle
their with
rifle OFF
the going somewear
sutch talk their lot hoering yelling dish
they hoerng but had done hay al just laid their
sleeping ced well its other
gard sort tho their here but talking myself
cupe OF mn at last d who their replde back that's
an omsers ne seen ne are ced
do
ne ced you nave got (e!eeo CENSOR OF nurfuV
taking TO an o TINS we IN the asheen
ced until that bull exploded
smoakng until
masheen
OF Went Dy without no ubpe no" guest IL Is my duty 70 put you
rest prisoner start 1t TO grab MIN by
jenr their will be but wat ne Will the
o & rteing befoar
he will pob have mebbe want to mai
NJ
your friend PRIVATE JIM
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NO "0FFICTAL" SERVICE FLAG

No company or individual has OBJ
tanned official sanction from the War
Department for any particular service
flag, Secretary of War Baker has an
nounced, and no service flag can be
sold legitimately on the claim that it
is the Official flag.
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MAIL CENSORSHIP RULES
SHOULD BE PRESERVED
BY SOLDIERS IN CAMPS

1t is suggested that every reader
of Trench and Camp who is likely
to be member OF an expeditionary
force save the following reprints Of
official correspondence. While both
letters are dated from Hoboken, N.
j., 1t is fair to assume that the reg
ulations regarding mail and mail CEN
sorship have been standardized for
all embarkation ports.
Hqrs. Port of Bmbarkation,
Hoboken, N. J.
Memorandum: Subject: Instruc-
lions reference mail
Notice to Men Sailing: 1t is sug-
gested that you write postals to your
parents, stating that you have arrived
safely abroad. These postals you
must put in the mail bag on the ship
before sailing and they will be held
at these headquarters until your ship
has arrived safely abroad and then
mailed. Your safe arrival will,
therefore, be announced to your rela-
tives two weeks earlier than you can
advise them by writing from the
other side.
BY command of Major General
Shanks:
D. A. WATT, Adjutant General.
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ASK THEM TO KEEP IT

Let the folks back home know
what is doing in your camp. Send
Trench and Camp to them and ask
them to keep complete set of the
copies for you to read after the War
C 1917