The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-19
,rprCAN WOMEN FIGHT ARMY CROUCH IN FRANCE
George Martin, United Pres


 u.hiroton. Nov. 19.-The new
 ,b ,Exterminators established be-
 u .1 tbe French front by American
 lD mor under the direction of Mrs.
 wy, @ Vanderbilt are a grand sue
 ''' ,obles to the Red Cross said to-
 ''1 Tho great Army Crouch was one of
 , morst diseases France had to con-
 .a with until America entered the
 .r It began with the soldiers in ,s, trenches. They carried it home
 % -th them on leave, and it threatened
 become national affair.
 That doesn't mean that the poilus
 r.re discouraged and ready to quit
 As war against Germany. It means simply that
 We'll you just choose some nice, ,oH rainy batch of weather, go off fortv miles from nowhere in it, pick .,r mt good, miserable mudhole, sGmm in. stay there two weeks and have somebody shoot guns at you. At ,hs end of that time climb out and walk back that forty miles from no- where without food, without a chance h wash or change clothes, keep under heavy rain and good stiff shellfre most of the way and see if you land home as far as a lily and as sweet as rose.
 That's the Kind of experience that egendered the Great Army Crouch in France. It was ~shattering French morale, not only among the soldiers but among their wives and children at home, to whom they communicated it. So the American women established Crouch EXterminators on the way from forty miles from nowhere, in France. They call them canteens, but RaIy they're Crouch EXterminators. And this is what today's cable said about them:
 "The first of the line of Red Cross canteens, for French troops travelling on leave, has just been opened.
 An average of 1000 men daily have been given an opportunity of obtaining proper hot meals and a comfortable place for eating and re- deation while awaiting change of trains Arrangements for announcing the departure of trains has enabled between 300 and 400 men to catch a few hours of much needed rest in comfortable, clean quarters, without fear of oyersleeping. Such quarters are provided for 600 men. Showers and wash basins are also provided, The pleasure and appreciation of all the men who pass through is most gratifying.
 Strangely enough the first visitors Were troop of Chasseurs who had been inStructing our American troops, and on the same evening a large num- ~r oi American engineers, leaving by 'taln at one o'clock in the morning, were glyen a warm welcome and send on by our workers.
 Personnel consists of eighteen women who serve day and night. Soup, V'eSa' meat, vegetables, salads. neeSe, eggs, coffee, chocolate and tea SVeS an idea of the variety of menu served and an additional store offers @nned goods, chocolate, fruit and ,ooacco Tor men to take for consump- "O,i on the train, as well as postcards ana other small materials.
 10 see men comfortably swapping ''O''eS over a cup of coffee. struggling WI game or puzzle, or chatting ''f Vhe counter with our workers. ,"''lnces us that our first effort to @ 4'eft the thoughts of the men from ~, se excitement and horrors of the ,s .,"Vnes into quiet and relaxing chan ',S %, mas been successful"
 ms Is the first of a series of can s.. ,s"S oelng constructed behind the h ,,,ne mes for American and French ,a5'p syUpS by the American Red Cross. In n t~''oh to building rest stations along ns '"'lways, travelling canteens are manned ,sa for every corps in the French '"u American armies.
 O. vary one hundred American wo- ,ol nave already gone to France as bo '''eers Tn this service. More will m,n s''epted as needed. In addition