The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-04
SOLDIERS have
OWN NEWSPAPER
The Stars and Stripes" Devoted
to Boys lover There"
EDITORS PASS OUT BOASTS
Repudi1te Rumors That Men Of Amer.
seAn Expeditioassy Forces Are Not
Executing Their Duty.


Executing Their Duty.
prom the comn1ittee on Public Informa-
ton. Washington. u. CT
The American expeditionsry forces
In France Will have no drab days or
dull hours IL they share the brightness
and breeziness of The Stars and
Stripes" seyen-column. eighf-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 Nail
It's genC.:.e home paper, with all
tine frankness of the West, the sin
cerity Of the East. and the warmth of
the South in its greeting. There is a
inetaphorical slap on the back for the
fellow who wants the feel Of friendly
palm; there Is two-handed welcome
for the boy who needs bracing mes
sage in his own tongue; there Is en-
cDuraging news from away back home I:
there are earnest things for the
thoughtful. much in lighter vein for
tisose who want 10 forget their tfou-
bles. genuine huDor wrung from the
uctuaIiiies OF the war; lot Of excel
lent comic yers-in fact The Stars
,nd Stripes is . sure-enough news
paper that fills long-feit want and
1t viii tighten the hearts and brighten
the lives Of our boys -oyer there"
The hfxt page contains an admir-
able recent portrait OF the commander
IN chief. accompanied by the following
i,esrty Endorsement of The Stars and
Stripes:"
..in. this initial number Of The Stars
and Stripes. published by the men Of
the overseas Command. the commander
la chief OF the American expedition
nry forces extends his greetings
through the editing stnn to the readers
from the first line trenches to the base
ports.
These readers nre 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. 1t Is nm honor and privilege
which makes them fortunate above the
millions OF their fellow citizens at home.
Commensurate with their privilege in
iseIng here Is the duty which IL laid
before them. and this duty will be per-
formed by them M by Americans Of
the past. eager. determined. and un-
yielding to the last.
The paper. written by the men In
tive service, should speak the thoughts
American people from whom the army
LAS been drawn 1t Is your paper.
Good luck to II.
(Signed) John J. PERSHING.
~Commansier In Chief. A. T. f."
Editorial stair.
The etlitosial and business stan are
all nembers Of the expeditionnry
forces:
Editorial: Guy T. vlskniski. sec.
ond lieutenant Infantry. N. A.: Charles
r. Cushing. second lieutenant, u. s. II
G. r.; Hudson Hawley. private. II. q
BM-: A. A. Wallgren, private U. 8. n
e.
Advertising: William X. Michael
first lieutenant infantry. U. s. r.
The editors don't waste any time In
xnying that the paper rs going to al
IT l0ng-feit want" hut go right on and
fill the hintux. The salutatOry put,
the aims Of THE Stars and Stripes
into the fewest possible words and they
are worth repriEting:
ITO THE COLORS!
with this issue the Stars and
Stripes reports for nctlve service with
the A. r. r. 1t Is your paper, and has
but one AK to grind-the nx which
our Uncle Samuel Is whetting on the
grindsto0e for use upon the august
nccks Of the Hapsburgs and HOhen
xOlIerus.
'"Ti,e Stars and Stripes Is unique In
that every soldier purchaser. every sol
dier subscriber. IL stockhOlder and
a member of the bOard of directors. II
isn't being run for any individuals
prUllt, and 1t serves no class but the
fighting men In France who wear the
olive drab and the forest green. 1t,
profits 60 10 the company funds of the
soldier subscribers. and the stan OF
the paper isn't pnid sou.
''If you don't find In this, your OWE
weekly. the things In which you are
particularly Interested, write to the ed
itOrs, and II II Is humanity possible
they will dig UP the stun you want
There nre NO many of you over her
now. and 20 many different sorts Of
yOu, thnt II II more than likely thDl
some Of your hobbies have been over
looked In this our first number. Lei
us know.
ave want to hear from that artis'
In your outfit. that ex-newspaper re
porter that short-story writer, that
company funny man. and that fellow
who writes the verse. We want t.
hear from all OF you-for the Stnr'
and Stripes In your paper. first, last
and all the time; for you and for thos4
Of your friends and relatives to whom
ynra Will rn to gNnd IL