The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-10-25
WHEREVER The AMERICAN
FLAG GOES WAR SERVICE
AGENCIES ALSO FOLLOW

a hlg CONTINUATION which the United
states mas made 20 our fighting ollies
it The war HcrVicc work nnsonr the
iroors af the nations affiliated with
America >onc ~ the VIII service or.
ranixaiions were known 10 France or
itu'y until We came into the WAR Be
fore the war ends obey VIII bo as ia
riiiiar There 1s they are here
Whom tho Y. NJ. G.. A. X uf c.. Jew
ish Welfare and salvation Army huts
were Established IN France. the native
population wan mildly Interested but
itilc curious. Thcy thnurht the huis
were canioens for American soldiers. "a
sort at Off shoot - the Rcd cross with
vhich they were already acquainted.
hni sunu ihc American soldiers began
to lfaterpizc with tho French poilu and
,lr misrr aftci visiting the hnts.
spread the iuir of tho many and vlricd
cnuvrni"nces amt necessities provided
for the Americans Moving pictures
and entertainments. books. writing ma
lcriAl banking facilities athletics and
rlncs. education long list
Tho Is OF G. and the Jewish Welfare
liohtd care for nii Allied soldiers In
the same nuts maintained Tor Apori-
can fiRhiers. The \ 81 c. A. has ca-
iablishcd "a spnciai service for the pos j.
lnr with ihe aprr""1i of the French
government. which has military super
vision OVER them. "loy.rs dos Sni-
dqis they can them. literally. homes
Tor soidi,rs
Thog nerd homes. these brave. tired.
un'on4ue'lhlc FRENCH polius After
-four years of Terrible fighting thcy are
dor tired aud need diversion. Hetwecp
bout. with the rcirenfng Hun they
love % drop into these foyors for a
rep of hot chocolate. smoke and "a
ccmradeiA talk Their slender nlS a
frank go cenisl a days docs not permit
Them the cNtravaranro which MARKS
the American soldier But chocolate.
cuffee boullon. cakes pencils. i;ost
cards sud The ike they can buy Ten
continues, two cents Is the maximum
price charged fpt incse articles.
The most celebrated 81 those fovcrs.
ihe Foyer du President Wilson" Is
an underground cavern az Fort Doun
mont. northwest az immortal Ncrdun.
Dthel fpyefs in lhs area over which tine
ilphtfnF has bcen most fierce have
hcrn lost 90 the Germans. but OF ihes.
forty have already been replaced
anA others with be- iot the French gov
eminent secs in them great POSSIBLE
Ties for the education OF The soldiers.
This brings us 10 the other newly os-
tnbiishcd American institution the
American library The war service
hoard ~ The American Library Assoc
riation has established Ia ~ butts.
Knights ~ Columbus huts Red Cross
houses. y w G. a. hostcss houses and
other sfat.9ns owe srls. circulating
branch libraries witt q constant su,-
ply "a hooks and magazines These
are not ontrei, fiction libraries. al
ihough ~ course. good fiction is In
cluaed. The American fighting man
scads f. Improve his status as q
fnhtor % help him in his special line
of work and TO Eet him better lob
after the war The library was ser.
Nigc provides him with technical and
text books and with every Kind u
trade and professional work. from la,s
to uFr'culture
The French government has viewed
The service with admiration. A COM
mittce recently WIS formed with Pres