The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

file OF the bulletin des Arnees
de Ia RePubhqtte. French army
publication which correo, onds to our
own Stars and Stripes The donor Is
Nine. Anne Thomson of Paris, who has
also sent the university numerous
posters, clippings and other data from
time to time since the commencement OF
the war.
Publication OF the Bulletin began ON
Saturday. August IS, 1914 and contin-
ued through 276 numbers. The first issue
was a sheet OF. four pages Copies were
Issued daily from Paris until September
s. when the Government moved TO Bor-
deaux before the German avalanche.
Poorer paper a I'd | slightly larger page
are the only noticeable changes in the
new sheet. Wiz, No. rs. for September
2, the bulletin became a Asani-weekly. and
on December 1t WAS enlarged to eight
pages. No. So, December 10. Is once
more dated from Paris One of the most
jubilant Issues happens to be numbered
100. for May IS, 1918, announcing that
Italy has Joined the Allies On March 2.
1916, the paper became a weekly OF six
teen pages. published on Wednesdays.
with a Saturday supplement OF the same
length containing military citations. At
the same time the editors introduced
artistic borders and headlines for the
various divisions of the paper. The last
number, 276, appeared on December IL.
1917. For some unknown reason the
Government during the following week
ordered It's suppression, but meanwhile
another number, 2T7, for December l9,
had been set up and single set OF
proofs had been pulled. These unique
sheets are in the Harvard collection thus
giving the university the only complete
set of the Bulletin in existence,
Besides this. Nine. Thomson has sent
portfolio containing twenty original
drawings for the illustrations, repro
auctions OF eight designs for borders
and the like by Bernard Nahd!u. and
unique page that was censored and
suppressed. The contents OF this port
folio. together with the 277th Balletin.
will OF course be preserved hereafter
in the treasure room OF the widener
Library.
The purpose OF the Bulletin was to
give the poilus. cut off as they were
from home newspapers. general news OF
the army. details OF Government and
other relief work among tha families
left at home. and In general to help
each soldier see where he fitted in the
huge Organization. Accordingly there
are columns OF military regulations, or
dsrs and communications; citations and
lists OF medal awards; news OF the
Legion OF Honor details OF army
movements, accounts Of battles pollti-
cal news and domestic stories Z: gem
eral interest. The first number gives
summary OF the first two weeks OF
hostilities. A series Of 'Lettres Tous
les Francois" with the motto Patience
effort ct confiance" discusses the larger
aspects of the war. From the very
first the note OF confidence is high ;
France saw that this was TO be a fight
to the finish, that the end must see a
definitive peace. with rest forever 10
all Europe. as an article on August 26,
1914. puts II,
In view OF the long road OF suffering
France has travelled since then there Is
a melancholy interest attached to the
announcement In the initial number that
the first officer TO be decorated was Lieu
| tenant of Dragons Bruyant, and that
| the first military medal was awarded to
Brigadier OF Dragons Escoffer The
former, with seven men, had attacked
| platoon OF thirty Uhlans, killed the
officer with his own hand and put the
| platoon to flight with serious losses
Escofier had led a charge with the
greatest bravery and had received nu-
merous wounds.
The purely military character OF the
Bulletin, however, WIS soon modified
TO give II a more human interest. The
| typical issue, aside from the supplement
and the columns Of army news. re-
sembles combination Of our popular
science magazines and our country week.
lies. There are two or three series OF
guessing contests, acrostics. REFUSES and
| conundrums, with prizes OF books. games.
watches, cameras and so on. Chess prob
lens are proposed and discussed. once
| a month there Is q chart OF the heavens