The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
SOLDIERS HAVE
 OWN NEWSPAPER
"The Stars and Stripes" Devoted
 to Boys lover There.'
EDITORS PASS OUT BOASTS
Repudiate Rumors That Men of Amer ican Expeditionary Forces Are Not
 Executing Their Duty.

Executing Their Duty. i (From the Committee on Public Informa- 1 ton. Washington, D. co l The American expeditiOnary forces In France will have no drab days or dull hours If they share the brightness and breeziness of "The Stars and l Stripes" seyen-column, eight-page weekly edited by the soldier boys them selves, approved by the commander in chief. and printed in the Paris plant of the London Daily Mail.
 It's a genuine home paper, with all the frankness of the West, the sin cerity of the East and the warmth of the South in its greeting. There is metaphOrical slap on the back for the fellow who wants the feel of a friendly palm; there is a two-handed welcome for the boy who needs a bracing mes sage in his own tongue; there iS en- couraging news from away back home; there are earnest things for the thoughtful; much in lighter vein for those who want to forget their trou- bles; genuine humor wrung from the aetualities of the war; lot of excel lent comic syerse-in fact 'eThe Stars and Stripes is sure-enough news paper that fills long-felt want and 1t will tighten the hearts and brighten the lives of our boys lover there.'
 The first page contains an admir- able recent portrait of the commander in chief, accompanied by the following hearty indorsement of The Stars and Stripes" :"
 In this initial number of The Stars and Stripes, published by the men of the overseas command, the commander In chief of the American expedition ary forces extends his greetings through the editing staff to the readers from the first line trenches to the base ports.
 "These readers are mainly the men who have been honored by being the first contingent of Americans to fight on European soil for the honor of their country It is an honor and privilege which makes them fortunate above the millions of their fellow citizens at home. Commensurate with their privilege in being here is the duty which is laid before then and this duty will be per formed by them as by Americans of the past, eager, determined, and un- yielding to the last.
 The paper, written by the men in the service, should speak the thoughts of the new American army and the American people from whom the army has been drawn. It is your paper. Good luck to it.
 (Signed) JOHN J. PERSHING,
 Commander in Chief, 4. l.. F."
 Editorial Staff.
 The editorial and business staff are all members of the expeditionary forces:
 Editorials Guy r. Viskniski, sec ond lieutenant infantry, N. A.; Charles r. Cushing second lieutenant. |. S. M. (. R.; Hudson Hawley, private, NJ. G.. Bn.; A. A. Wallgren, private |. s. NJ. (.
 Advertising: William K. Michael, first lieutenant infantry, U. $. k.
 The editors don't waste any time in saving that the paper ''is going to fill q 10ng-felt want" hut go right on and fill the hiatus. The salutatory puts the aims of The Stars and Stripes" into the fewest possible words and they are worth reprinting:
 ITO THE COLORS!
 With this issue the Stars and Stripes reports for active service with the A. F. F. It is your paper, and has but one ax to grind-the ax which our Uncle Samuel is whetting on the grindstone for use upon the august necks of the Hapsburgs and Hohen- zollerns
 "The Stars and Stripes is unique in that every soldier purchaser every sol dier subscriber, is n stockhOlder and q member of the board of directors. It isn't being run for any individuals profit, and it serves no class but the fighting men in France who wear the l olive drab and :he forest green. It's profits go to the company funds of the soldier subscribers, and the stan of the paper isn't paid Il sou.
 "If you don't find in this. your own weekly, the things in which you are particularly interested, write to the ed itors, and if it is humanly possible they will dig up the stuff you want. There are so many of you over here now, and so many different sorts of you. that it iS more than likely that some of your hobbies have been over looked in this our first number Let us know.
 We want 10 hear from that artist in your cu'ft, that eX-newspaper re- porter. that short-story writer, that company funny man, and that fellow who writes the verse. We want to hear from nil of you-for the stars and Stripes K your paper, first last, and all the time; for you and for those