Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-04
SOLDIERS HAVE
| own NEWSPAPER
"The Stars and Stripes" Devoted
to Boys "0ver There"
EDITORS PASS OUT R0ASTS
Repudiate Rumors That Men Of Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces Are Not
Executing Their Duty.

| uSPuotatS nuHio'S tHdt wen OF Aner'
lean Expeditionary Forces Are Not
Executing Their Duty.
(From the Committee on Public Informa.
| ton, Washington. d. CO.
The American expeditionary forces
In Frdnce will have no drab days OF
dull hours If they share the brightness
and breeziness of 1.-THE Stars and
Stripes" seven-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 genuine home paper, with all
the frankness of the West, the sin.
certify of the East, and the warmth OF
the South in its greeting. There is q
metaphOrical 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-.
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
actualities Of the war; lot of excel
lent comic verse-in fact 1.-THE Stars
and Stripes" is sure-enough news
paper that "fills a 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 Endorsement of 1.-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
airy 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. 1t 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 them, and this duty will be per-
form-d by them as by Americans of
the past, eager, determined, and I'M
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 rawn. 1t is your paper.
Good luck to it.
(Signed) JOHN ]. PERSHING,
Commander in Chief, A. E. F."
Editorial Staff.
The editorial and business staff are
all members Of the expeditionary
forces:
Editorial: Guy Il. Viskniski. Sec
ond lieutenant infantry. N. A.; Charles
p. Gushing, second lieutenant, U. S. NJ.
C. r.; Hudson Hawley, private, NJ. G.
b.; A. A. Wallgren, private U. S. NJ.
c.
Advertising: William X. Michael.
first lieutenant infantry, U. S. Il.
The editors don't waste any time in
saying that the paper lis going to fill
long-felt want" but 90 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. e. f. It is your paper, and has
but one AK to grind-the AK which
our Uncle Samuel Is whetting on the
grindstOne for use upon the august
necks of the Fapsburgs and Hohen-
zollerns.
1.-THE Stars and Stripes Is unique in
that every soldier purchaser. every sol
dier subscriber, is stakeholder and
Il member of the board of directors. 1t
isn't being run for any individuals
profit, and it serves no class but the
fighting men in France who wear the
olive drab and the forest green. Its
profits go to the company funds of the
soldier subscribers. and the staff of
the paper isn't paid II 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 ii is humanity 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 1t is more than likely that
some of your hobbies have been over
looked in this our first number. Let
US know.
I'VE want to hear from that artA
In your outfit, that eX-newspaper re-
porter, that sLo"t-Story writer. that
company funny man. and that fellow
who writes the verse, We want to
hear from all of you-for the Stars
and Stripes is your paper, first, last.
and all the time; for you and for those
Of your friends and relatives to whom
you will care to send 1t.
1.-THE Stars and Stripes is up Mt
the top o. I. mast for the duration of
the war. 1t will try to reach everyone
of you, every week-mud, shellholes,
and fog Notwithstanding. 1t will yield
rights Of the roadway only to troops
and ambulances, food, ammunition and
guns, and the paymaster's car. II has
a big job ahead to prove worthy OF its
namesake. but. with the help of all Of
you. 1t will, in good old down-east par
lance, "do Its gol-dernd-est" to deliver
tho goods So forworJi MAREH ~