Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
Army Stores Over
There Take Place
of Home Package.

With the American Army at the
front, June 2o.--tBy Mail)-1t would
bring joy to the hearts Of mothers who
have worried because they could not
send packages to Sonny over there to
see the stores Of canteens with the
army where sonny can buy practically
anything he wants. and certainly any
thing he needs.
What is more, Sonny gets things
cheaper at these army stores In far
away France than he, could II he had
access to all the best stores OF New
York. Chicago and San Francisco put
together.
There are three or four agencies
looking after the, wants Of Sonny. BY
means Of them he can get all kinds OF
edibie:s, be 1t candy, canned fruit, meats
or vegetables. He can get tobacco at
la lower price than ne ever got it in
America. Stationery. clothes, candies,
shoes. everything he can use, has been
anticipated and brought to the Amer
loan army zone In enormous quantities.
Most important of all supply serY-
ices for Sonny lover there is the army
commissary department The army
has stores in all the important towns
where soldiers are stationed behind the
lines, OF course this does not reach
the boys while they are in the trenches.
but when regiment comes back on
rest. it is near enough to have access
to the army commissary store.
Go into any army store with Sonny
over there and You find him buying
everything imaginable. Chocolate. gum
drops. and cookies are sthe most i'm
portant small luxury, and the army
sells u lot Of them. Sonny also buys
a lot Of stick candy, with stripes on it,
the kind he used to like to suck when
a youhgster. He never ,,forgets the
habits OF the old all-day- sucker days.
Huge quantities of canned goods are
sold & can or two at time. Jams.
1ellies, sliced pineapple. peaches, april
cots. and marnalade seem to be the
standhys with Sonny over there in the
way Of fruit Canned meats and veg
etable's. especially Boston beans, are
brought over in big quantities, but
usually they find their way to kitten
zen. They are hardly luxury in
Sonny's estimation, for he gets all he
Sehu Sd.C VI lucII at meals.
In the Clothing department, sonny
finds parts Of uniforms, underclothes,
sox, towels. boots, shoes, raincoats,
overce'ats. caps. puttees, and every
other article he can put on his body.
Then the army wisely established a
sort cf> American drug store depart
ment, not for medicine, for Sonny gets;
all Of that he needs. free, from the hos
pitfalls. but to provide razors, shaving
brushes. shaving soap, powder soap,
and in fact everything but {ice cream
sodas. That's Sohny's one "kick'
about the commissary stores; they did
not bring ice cream sodas to-the army
zone. and sodas were unknown ia
France.
Then there is thu Salvation Army
the y. NJ, c. A. and the Red Cross
canteens. all for Sonny's benefit, The
salvation Army has capteens in all the
villages near the front, and specializes
in things that Sonny likes to. eat
Candy. nuts. pies, cakes. doughnuts
and hot chocolate are things not in
Guided In the army diet, often. SO the
Salvation Army girls have them ready
Tor Sonny at the rest canteens, wher;
are chairs, tables and games. -
In this way, the Y. NJ. &c. "A. huts aim
tosupply Sonny, especially with paper
envelopes. pen and ink. and a place t.
write letters home. The Y. M. C. a.
generally has candy and hot chocolate
for Sonny when he drops in, as we'll
as tobacco, The Red Cross posts spe.
cialize in giving Sonny something no,
to eat and drink as he goes thr,, o,i
supplying clothes when his get torn.
Sonny. being the American army
draws good pay. and it goes a long wa,
II We uses 1t judiciously. He is wei
provided for, even to his whims,