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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17

quarantine in loose fitting garments.
but Uncle Sam, or Major General
Sturgis, or someone here displays a
knowledge of the psychology Of the
negro. He knows that the best way
to put negro through his PAGES is
to dress him up, and all dressed up
Ike Thanksgiving turkey is Mr..
Negro Man when he comes from the
supply depot.
IN army uniform is a new toy to
the negro when he first receives it.
and he has SO many thumbs that he
fails to get wholly inside when the
command comes to march to his bar
racks. A queer parade it is. They
file out Of the building two and two.
like the animals from the Ark. Each
carries the clothing he wore To The
camp under his arm. Three out tof
every four has his army hat beneath
the cap or hat for which he now has
no use. Only one out of ten has
his leggings on, leaving q two-inch
gap Of army hose between bottom
OF trousers and the gaping army
shoe. Along goes the dusky recruit,
studying the roofs of The bQildia !.
like child in Wonderland, his sl,22
laces clicking along behind, and cv-
cry small obstacle in the path
stumbling block. He has not vet
learned to pick up those feet, but he
will.
In fours the negroes are taken in
hand. non-commissioned officers
from the regular army being assign
ed this task. 1t is the first day of
drill that brings the white boys to
see the fun. Feet are the things the
negro has not bothered with before,
but feet is the big item in drilling a
soldier. Many drafted negroes have
taxed the supply depot to unearth
pair large enough to fit them, but
when even the small footed negro
gets out for first drill his feet are
No. IT'S.
Within two or three days the ne
gro is able to swing to right or left,
in columns Of four or eight with the
best of them, and by the end of a.
week he is ready for drill with
rifle. They are by no means more
adapted at learning than the whites,
but they having only the one ideal,
display, the officers are making the
most of this. For this very reason
it would be surprising if training
grounds lover yonder" do not soon
report the arrival of the first contin
gent of negro troops.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
Continued to-morrow.)

Yellow complexion, pimples and
disfiguring blemishes on the face or
body can be gotten rid Of by doctor
ing the liver, which is torpid. HER
BINE is a powerful liver correctant.
It purifies the system, stimulates the
vital organs and puts the body in
fine vigorous condition. Price SOC.
Sold by Belanger Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17

When the bowels feel uncomtort-
able and you miss the exhilarating
feeling that always follows a copious
morning operation, dose of HER
BINE will set you right in a couple
of hours. If taken at bedtime you
get it's beneficial effect after break
fast next day. Price SOC. Sold by
Belanger Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17

Check cough or cold in the lungs
before it develops serious case.
BALLARD'S HOREHOUND SYRUP
is an effective remedy for all sore
ness Or congestion in the lungs or air
passages. Price Csc, SOC and $1O0
per bottle. Sold by Belanger
Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
\, CamIpPike A Negro
Question!

Little Rock, Ark Oct l1.-lwen
.,. .s.usand young men who show 9
..i.,ence for mess call there three
n. ! day, agree that it has huf
sI's : sou question each man regarding
I. Dersonal feelings, and ne wo0lC
denify 3 willingness to continue
IN ! black fringe at the extreme
's.,bsru -, border of the Camp, II
NJ 'a.r words. the negro just simply
belongs.
4come on, let's go to see the mig
:. driu' shouted a ruddy face
s ,setie Tuesday, as he darted from
.omnany barracks. By the time
|. reached the black belt there were
Io,sns who were following his lead.
,r;vine there they found hundreds
Is nreeeded them. Within the hol-
~ suuare formed BY the spectators,
dozens Of grinning specimens "A #
rea in the pure, and Ethiopia in the
yellow took official cognizance Of
tbe fact that they were performing,
and no one ever saw a negro who did
not reyel in show.
War, or the prospect of war, and
tie many hours a day drill has no eff
feet on the negro, SO long as he has
u audience, and if the 5000 or more
negroes at Camp Pike are any diff
iefent from other negroes, they fail
u ary the signs.
The white boys have been raised
viii the negro. They know him, ap-
/ usriate, and if the truth be told,
,hsohtely love him. This affection
i mutual, though not displayed in
tns Of endearment, noe by out
vud Sign, but you cannot keep a
halhsn boy away from the negro,
Mihe negro away from the white
~ he negro knows his place,
nl&e white boy Of the South
I'M how to keep him in it. This
isN Southern training camps are
~ for The task Of transforming a
~ fad hand into a strutting bit
slsay n 1 uniform.
A. negroes arrive at Camp Pike
- hundreds. Most of them
- Y Little Rock on special trains
= ma one reaches the camp he
IL eyaosure Of al eyes. There
NJ aapss, sizes and colors from
= nHit Khaki to the moonless night.
nT igparsl i everything from
= sitsn Of the farm negro to
~ he, the sporty hard boiled
- other apparel in keeping
= worn BY the town negro.
sdiately after being register
= nesro is given his first
accompanied by free appli-
e : soap that is warranted 80
4 - pure. Then, unlike the
4. the negro is uniformed
eelay. The white men are
g 60 through the ten-day
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Four differently colOred sectors on
its face make new automobile speed
ometer easily read.
Artificial silk, which has been on
the market for about five years, is be-
ing used extensively not only in cloth
mills, but in hosiery manufacture.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
MUCH IN LITTLE

The library of the house Of lords
contains about $4,000 volumes.
In normal times the Transvaal
mines are the largest consumers Of ex-
plOsives in the world.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17

you and other patriotic women have
shown in the seamen themselves
through your labor of love.
ELIZABETH V. R. FRAZER.
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lIayy League Con fort Co.gl-
r!s!tEee

October II, 1917
Mrs. Ralph Loeb,
Morgan City, La.
Dear Madam:
We have duly received and ex-
an1ined the consignment of comfort
articles you have so generously and
periodically presented for the U. S.
sailors and marines. In the name
Of Mrs. ]. C. Frazer they will be
sent to the sailors and marines who
are facing peril, cold, and expo
sure.
The following articles were re-
ceived in most excellent condition:
20 sweaters,
20 pairs wristlets,
30 mufflers,
4 helmets.
We are deeply grateful for your
cooperation.
A sailor just returned from
France has of his own violition call
ed at our headquarters to express on
behalf of the crew of the destroyer
on which he served their thanks and
gratitude, not only for material
comforts which met an unfeigned
need, but for the personal interest
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Morgan City Daily Review deliver
ed to your horse, 40 cents a month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
Well Informed

The farmer was describing = to
his wife a supper that their city
daughter had given.
"Ths gal," he said. told me the
affair went OFF with ,eclaw.
Whats eclaw. do ye know. Ham
nah?"
'Of sourse. know" said she.
"Eclaw's dessert, Didn't yo
never hear Of chocolate sciexr'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
GERNANTOWN
) Minutes to Train
8 Minutes to
5 Trolley Lines

12 rooms, semidetached, stone
and brick house, in German
town, near Washington Lane
Station, Reading Railway, first
station above Germantown;
American Radiator hot-water
heat. gas CRATES, electric and
gas lights, 2 bathrooms, 3 toi-
let's, stone laundry in base
ment, cemented cellar, bright
rooms, large, open living room,
5 bedrooms, sitting room,
storeroom, ETC.; side-yard
house that is ideal in winter as
well as summer; the porch has
individual entrance and a
splendid lawn in front; will
rent cheap or will sell; owner
living in it at present. Phone
Germantown 5214 J. Address
M 303, Ledger Office.
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Willing to Be Seen

"Tell Mr.. Slyboy I want to see :,
him at the telephone"
~ told Mr.. Slyboy, sir, and he
wants to know II you have a peri
scope at your end"
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Factories. Warehouses. Mfg. Floors
WEST PHILADELPHIA

ON EAST SIDE OF BATH ST.
at Springfield ave. 1300 block south and
lust block north of chester ave-, Is lSca q
the most attractive row OF 9-storE houses
that one csn imagine.
They are convenient 10 trsnsporta ton,
have most ample and excellent hot-water
heating electric lighting, With handsome
fixtures. good. looking, substantial hardwood
floors unusually fine cabinet gas range and
q hundred and otie extra refinements which
make them perfect little beauiieS they are
LOOKING FOR--your hearts desire in every
Most unusual circumstances make the
price ridiculously low; we have arranged the
easiest kind OF terms: for small cash pay
ment perfect new home Is yours-the
"'r%'iV Paw us 81 a vi VisitmNow~a beautifully fur
nished sample house is open day and eve
sensible il IL to take advantage OF this
opportunity than tos continue renting an old
Fashioned. unaitracttve home, We wait
S'' NORMAN $, SHERWOOD 60.
1r2l Walnut st.
wALKTNG distance to Hog Island, Goth and
lot assiIs: v price @ $500 each. O''' '"''''''''
RAYMOND l. LoFLAND. 1921 woodla nd
SEE THE unequsied homes, sbrlnEneld ave-
5Gth TO 57th; new features; each house has
= 80 JAMES G, ENRURG. Builder.
IMMEDIATE possession. ! rooms; lot 2ox
12O.G on Lyons ave, near Island road;
price slo00; little cash required.
RAYMOND !. LOFLAND 1l2l WOodla nd
OWNER will sacrifice 3-storY prck. side
yard house: select ncighhorhood; present
rental 5000 Der annmm from pri2ate family
Address owner. p 23l. Ledger office.
My BUSINESS Is selling real estate no
mattNr whore lnCa ted. Keen me busy
FRANK \. FtTIPATRlCN, l5+l " dOth ~,
GIlo GRAYs AVE-: rent SIS; rooms and
bath porch; open for oTer.
ADAM {. JAEGER. 3o0s y 9Th st.
7OS6-3S GREENWAY AVE: : rms: porch :
50; tIolley and catholic chIrch smith
t53S pt. Breeze
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NEW JERsEN-sURIRRAN
APARTMENTS WANTED

SINGLE MAN wants furnished bachelor
apartment | or . rooms and private bath
central location pref. J 31t, ledger Central
WANTED Eurn housekeeping abertm't for
family Of 2 imam, wife and child; to 4
rooms. kitchenctte and hath, 355. Led Cen
WANTED -- Family OF 2 desires an unfur-
nishcd housekeeping apt; centrally located
= 3a3. Ledger Central
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PHOTOPLAYS
TheStanley Booking Corporation
guarantee Of early
S0N

IMPERIAL GOTH 4 WALNUT SITS.
VIM. Duncan & Carol Halowaw
in THE TENDERFooT''
LEADER FoRTY.FIRsr AND
LANCASTER AVENUE
MARY PlCkFORD
In THE LITTLE PRINCESS"
LIBERTY BROAD ANp
MARGUERITE CLARK
in "BABs BURGLAR"
MARKET ST. rHEATNn "a NInv =. .n
Harold Lockwood in "The SQUARE Doos,,sr"
Ioday-'THE LOST EXPREss"-No. 10.
r,efS rH'- Hidden HaRd"-Sheldon Lewis
OVERLOOK esD q HAvERFoRD
Hope-Jones Unit Orch.
VIRGINIA PEARSON
In ALL FOR A HUSBAND"
PALACE 1914 MARKET STREET
10 A. NJ, to II :15P NJ
SESSUE HAYAKAWA
In THE SECRET GAME"
PRINCESS 'Ois sTs M4RKET ,,1:E
Little Zoe Rae and Ella Hall
in my LITTLE BOY"
REGENT MARKEr ST. Below nth
But Above Everything Else
EMILY STEVENS
in ALIAS MRS. JEssoP"
RIALTO GERMANrowN NJ NJ, AVE.
I,u At TCLPEHoCKEN ST.
JULIAN ELTINCE
IN THE CLEVER MRS. CARfAy"
RUBY MARKET STREET
BELOW TTH STREET
CAROL Holloway
In THE TENDERFooT"
) A VOY 1911 MARKET
STREET
MARY PICKFORD
IN THE LITTLE PRINCESS"
STANLEY MARKET ABOVE 18th
WILLIAM FARNUM M
|. In THE HEART OF A LION"
VICTORIA MARKET ST.
MRS. VERNON CASTLE
In SYLVIA OF THE SECRET SERVICE"
HlRHHHHNHHIANNaHHuNMnHuuHNIuUuuDItWuuuUuusuluu
PARK RIDGE AVE. DAuPHiN ST.
Mat. s:i5. Eyg. 6.lo TO IL.
VIM. S. HART
in THE DOUBLE CROSS AND
THE MARTINIQUE MARRIAGE"
RIDGE AVENUE iTas nIpsS .TSE,,r
William Russell in SANDS .9.s OF 3, -.
S-His UNCLE DUDLEY
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Reason for Delay

Reason for Delay
She (after the proposaD You
must give me time.
He-To consider?
She-No, to break, off my, last
engagement.-Pear Weekly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
APARTMENTS
FURNISHED APARTMENTS

DESIRE TO RENT Immediately small fur
nished apartment: prefer central location.
Write full particulars. A. " IL. care
Swarthmnre, 22d and Walnut SITS.
Two CENTRAL APARTMENTS. . rooms
and bath: beautifully furnished NOR
MAN $ SHERWOOD { co. i72t Walnut st
NEW JERsEy-sUBJRBAN
ATLANTIC CITY
MODERN apartment. ! rooms and bath.
handsomely furnished, southern exposure,
hy year or seal son. near Boardwalk. Apply
Apartment A . Adelna Pacific and Connec-
ttcut avcs,. Atlantic city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19

.JEF + ENON(iN STREETS
EDNA GOODRICH
in "A Daushteg of Maryland
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19

GLtNsIDE-wHY HUNT FOR A HOUSE,
Glenslde the ideal home town, Is but 20
minutes from 18th and Market sts;, as near
as piamond ST. N iimei;s Sc bs bhese lyng nIw
rooms omen freplaces. double floors gas
kitchen. ., 3 and bedrooms. modern baths
"' WI r u. ROBERTS & SON
GLENS1DE. at station. Omen sunday.
PRIMOS, PA-s-room mod dwelling. 9 yrs
old; all cows trolley and tram iatEo
lot; garage; terms to suit, J. ID. GIBSON
Primos. Pa. ----------
SUBURBAN HOMES. country places ana
building sites 70 suit al reuu,rsmenu'
III = HITNTER. WaNna 20.
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PRINTING

bUf your Christmas cards early: make your
. selections from 1875 designs. price zoe 10
per doZ; printed; engraving taker' until
Isst day. The Card shop, 9oO Chestnut.
PHINIlNG-We are offering specially low
rstes Tor cylinder presswork dong runsI
xsx4i sheet or uLder Write for prices
Harold Printing Co.. Mount Joy. Pa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19

| VICTORIA MARKET ST.
..oc ABOVE NINTH
MRS. VERNON CASTLE
! In SYLVIA OF THE SECRET SERVICE"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19

fKINCE CE.SS 1Ols MARKET
-, STREET
Little Zoe Rae and Ella Hall
In my LITTLE BOY"
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Professional Offices


WEST PHILADELPHIA - Modern :.story
house. corner in Overbrook section. hard
wood floors throughout. new electric fixtures
hot-water heat. street level basement; offers
fine opportunity for inexpensive garage; .
tons OF coal TO prompt buyer. Fox. 1921
&. 5gth ST
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19

RUBY MARKET STREET
BELOW 7TH STREET
CAROL Holloway
In THE TENDERFOoT,,
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RIALTO GERMANTOWN AVE.
AT TULPEHoCKEN ST.
J0LlAN ELTINCE.
IN THE CLEVER MRS. CARfAy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19

PARK RIDGE AVE. DAUPHIN ST,
Mat. 2:i5. Eyg. .l5 TO IL.
VIM. S. HART
in THE DOUBLE CROSS AND
THE MARTINIQUE MARRIAGE"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-19
Observation-Disclosures

NEW HOMES q rooms ma bath, hot
heat. gas and electricity hardwood hoors.
S25 Smith. Dalgiesh 4 Russ. 6622 0tn.
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GERMANTOwN

sGO-STONE DWELLING. o chambers. F?
baths: hot-water heat: electric and gas
MArRAN. DOIMAN & CO. y. T.. cor.
Eroau and Chestnut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28
Aug. 9Th.

aug. OiIl
That was certainly quick work
those cablcs-not n hours according
to Dewey from the time he sent the
wire until your answer was received.
That goes to show how cratic things
are over here. Dewey also wrote that
he left out part of my original cable
as he was afraid the censor would not
pass it. My original was: . Birthday
greetings watch news from French
'front.' send tobacco.
As you know from the papers it looks
as though the big push were coming. 1t
started off with q wonderful bing but
bad weather certainly has put a crimp
in it. Rain! My God. you have no
idea what a country this is in the rain.
The least little shower transforms every
thing into a slushy quagmire and it has
rained steadily here for five days and
nights. You have never seen anything
like it mud mud mud, not our kind but
i deep sticky stuff. Many times during
the last few days the bitches on my
rubber boots have been pulled off just
from the suction of the damned slop
Tonight, though, it looks like clearing
and tomorrow-we we are Just hop
ing that the offensive for which the
British and French have been prepar
ing for fourteen months, will continue
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28

dish. Mr.. Gould visited there over Sun
day and returned with them.
Mrs. Roscoe Fisher is breaking up
housekeeping. Her tenement will be oc-
cupied Sept. | by Ernest Aldrich.
Miss Charlotte Knight returned Mon
day afternoon from Springfield, Mass,
where she had been visiting her aunt,
Mrs Arthur Sanders, two weeks.
Roger Tyler Of Boston, who had been
visiting his cousin, Hazen Stockwell,
went Sunday to Bcrnardston to visit
relatives before returning to his home.
Mrs. G. B. Hunter and daughter, Vivi-
an, are expected to return tonight from
Baltimore. Md, where thcy have been
spending several weeks with Mrs. Hunt
er S parents.
j. Grout of Dover was admitted Sun
day to the Melrose hospital for treat
ment for blood poisoning in one finger
on his right hand. DR. Z. r. Lynch
opened the finger Monday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Abbott Of Hatfield,
Mass, had had been guest a week of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Stockwell, returned
to her home yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Stockwell, Hazen and Katherine Stock
well and Mrs ]. 5. Morse accompanied
her by automobile to Hatfield.
Miss Ella Haeseler, who is employed
at the Holstein- Friesian Office and board
with Mrs. Frank II. Martin, began
Saturday vacation Of two weeks from
her work. She left Saturday for North
ampton and will go from there to Provi
dence, R. l., and other places before hel
return.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28

July 2l
got thirteen letters today dated all
the way from june u to July 4th The
mail is awfully balled up, and | imagine
won t hear again for month. Hope
my letters havn't been held up. too.
In my last letter | wrote about meet
ing Osborn S brother the Fourth. The
boy who was killed was driving his
ambulance Che was in see
ton, but in the ambulance scrvicc) near
Rheims when he ran into a road that
was being raked with shrapncl Three
other cars with him turned back and he
continued alone, following out his orders,
and was hit by a fragment of a she'll
His wound did not seem serious at first,
but he was weakened by loss of blood
and died very suddenly in the hospi-
tai.
i Yesterday we worked in convoy for
lmation with French sections, bringing
up shell for the cos. All told, the six
/ " ears placed 100000 of those babies
with battery not far from here. That
looks considerably like business. Watch
the papers.
i Several regiments Of the famous Blue
Devils Of France arrived here and are
campcd near us. Without exception
they are the finest body of men L ever
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28
Expert Advice on Food Gardens
Daily Back Yards Profitable.

few holes in the skin with pin. Boil
the sugar, vinegar and spices in the
same proportion as for peaches all to
gether for about five minutes, then add
plums and stew until tender. Pour hot
plums in heated jars, fill up with hot
syrup III which they were stewed, put
on rubber and seal tops,
Ripe Cucumbers-Takc large ripe
cucumbers, yellow but firm, cut into
strips the size of one : index finger, and
about inches long, and parboil to take
away the rank flavor. 1t is suggested
that blanching in boiling water for 3 TO
, minutes and dipping in cold water
might replace parboiling- Then treat
exactly ike peaches.
Watermelon Rind-Pare off green
part, leaving only the white. and cut
into pieces about an inch and half
or two inches square. Parboil as men
| toned for cucumbers and then treat ex
actly like peaches.-Canning lesson No
l49.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28
July %.

July 20.
We are certainly at the front of the
front out here and get plenty of work
to keep us busy. They don t hold strict
" to the "a hours-4S hours-schedule,
but it is not too hard by any means.
Some days we have worked twice in
succession IS hours each, and then again
we have done nothing for four days at
a time.
Tonight / got the first letters in an
swer to my letters sent from Paris, and,
believe me, they were some welcome! |
haven t but a few minutes before dark
to write, and as we can burn no lights,
this must be short and snappy.
Today we had our first work under
shell fire meant for us. Things are be-
ginning to hum We We're called out
about three this morning to carry trench
material up to the lines. As we haven t
\ had any rain for some time it was dusty,
and about 10 a. m, Fritz spotted us
and good night, the first shell landed
about 200 vds. down the road. At first
we thought it was only a stray shot and
continued, but after a minute they be
gan to come thick and fast and we took
to the ground under our trucks Will
some speed. The shells we have hear(
before today have been high and rathe
far away, so we were not wise to th'
close stuff Lord, what a noisel No
the least bit like the siren whistle
mentioned before, but just like the mos
vicious snarl you can imagine. No
, whiz-z-z-z. bang! but who-o-o, bang
The Smelling lasted about fifteen min
utes. Two cars had their tops smashe
and one had the hood stove in and on
Frenchman got scalp wound. Our ca
was fifth-right in the middle-and W
| never got a scratch. Believe me,
was some exciting though.
Tonight the last of the Blue Devil
left, and it was quite a tragedy, for w
got TO be great friends, and many 0
those boys will never return. c est
guerre.
Now, don t worry about my takin
any unnecessary chances. OF course, a
, YOU say, the chance is always preser
! that III get cropped, but | feel yer
sure | m to return to you all. Feelin
, fine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28

saw-perfect specimens of physical fit
ness and wonderfully trained. l should
certainly hate to be one to try to stop
them when they are on the rampage.
If there is one of them who hash t the
Croix de Guerre or some other equiva
lent, have failed to see them. 1t looks
as though things were going to hven
up a bit with them on the warpath.
This morning an American Army ma
ior inspected our camp and pronounced
it the best he had seen since in the coun-
try-same old line, | suppose. We are
about to have car inspection, so | will
stop and write more later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28

The Reformer is conducting this col
umn with the corporation of the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden Com
mission to inspire the planting Of more
food gardens throughout the country.
Members of the commission are:
Charles Lathrop Pack president of
American Forestry association; Luz
Their Burbank, DR.. Charles ". Eliot.
Prof. Irving Fisher, Jphn Hays Ham
mond, Fairfax Harrison, Myron T.
Herrick, DR. John Grier Hibben, En-
erson McMillin. A. w. shaw Carl
Nrooman, assistant secretary of agri-
culture; Capt. j. b. White, L. S. Ship
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