The Springdale news., 1918-08-09

eaa.p .,ass and selling '. M. C. A. sta
 .."sarv ..as both envelopes and notcheads'
 Tsav also sold stamps and other ar .;s1ss M at greatly advanced prices, and :, several instances received money -,;tb which to buy stamps and then a.oomned Some of the men were ] to,d tbe stamps would be left for them ot inc nearest "Y" building. It has haor difficult to trace the imposters because of the fact that to the new rockies all enlisted men in uniform look pretty much alike It only lasted day or two and then strict company orders made such thieving an lmpos- sibility
 Lay of the k. r.
 I know how to peel the festive spud,
 And how to string the bean,
 To wash the dishes, clean the pans,
 And on the mopstiek lean.
 So. if never get to France,
 And never lose my life,
 I'll know enough of house work To make darn good wife.
 Out on North Avenue. in 'Y' build
 ing No. 169, which is for the use of commissioned officers, each day meets the board which is looking after the matter of naturalizing the soldiers of the camp who have taken out their first papers, but not their second. One of the applicants, an Italian, was ask ed What IS an anarchist ?" And the soldier very pron pity rerli d, An anarchist is a fellow who makes his own whiskey, lis own law and his own bomb"
 With some fifteen thousand men in tents and stables, the Red Trianple men have been kept on ;he jump at- tending to their regular area and building, and still finding time to get cut among the newcomers with stamps, stationery, reading matter, holding song and religious services, supervising athletic exercises, wrap ping and mailing home their civilian clothing, giving advice and answering questions, etc When a second lieu tenant is in charge of $50 men he welcomes "Y" man with the glad hand and tells him to go to it.
 While majority of the soldiers and the folks at home are acquainted with the provisions of the postal and war ruling which prevents the sending of parcel post packages to men with the American Expeditionary Forces aofoad' except upon receipt of a re- quest from the soldier himself. which mas been endorsed by an officer not 'eiow the rank of major or his repre- sentative, 1t is possible many people oo not know this ruling does not ap- ply to men in the navy. No restrict io'is nave as yet beer placed upon packages sent to men on board our naval vessels, whether at home or abroad, If sent in care of the postmas- ter or New York City.
 purlng the first six months of the year. year. some 10000 testaments were s"en away free by the Y. M. C. A. @ wore than l6,OOO men promised to ooo oau 'nelr testaments daily, while B. ! s uvo made decisions for a Christian ne me. While there was no special cam s;osa, "'ohg the following lines. 621 ,Ls"ea ,t the anti-profanity pledge 761 the sbs personal purity pledge, and s25 sons gambling pledge. These are of . . 0i the worthwhile by-products u,', t .l,e religious side of the seY" work hs..a nas for it's aim the making of vas .e' :. e,eizens and the winning of the h,a., @., That's platform that ought to
 po. sn'agh Tor any and all of us h ~ .s From Camp Beaurepard are Tier Ae p;a elieet that more than 50 car denartas rssoas from the army signal raa;nD sh' were killed in June within dra us I. or twenty miles of Alexan. detail M la' "a 4 A visit to the carrier pigeon have eamp Pike reveals that none Little po' ,a' been killed in or around the s'e naas Rock. It is uncertain wbethar t',' tne people of Arkansas are sa'm whether sul sul than those of Lonisiana a., more t care or opees q, to the government massas "a.n re- poorer ,asr sha they are just naturally failed ta 0f the s7th Division who ton and d pa, pass the oversea examina. Pike whaa were 2, left behind in Camp went an @a'le I. their comrades in ar"p srms
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