Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-15
ISSUE OF THE
STARS AND STRIPES

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Tie Stars and Stripes
has teen a. important tsc.o: n
creating and Supporting TIE excellent
morale which las a. al times char
ac-erized tie American Expe6-;lcos-y
Forces.
And Major General Ea-oo-d one
Of our oldest and test backs-s. told
Us II the same issue:
The Stars and Stripes las p-aye6
an important part II Lne highly or
gained business we have carried CT
TO defeat Germany
Only one Request. which was
couched IS request and not as ar
months, from the High Command.
two little French war waits under or
orphan department. plan Being
American newspape--en. we oa-ur-
ally got all set Up 70 boost t1s cause
by heralding the adoption lar and
wide. But brief. ye; polite memo
randuul- signed y. ). P asked Us
not to play y up-asked and 10. Or
dered. And so the best story :. TIA;
weeks paper went Il. along with
Cook Smiths and Private Jones
adopcions. as simply;
Gen. John J. PersninE. ...........-.
We can remember another memo
randum. the outcome Of q l1ttle d:t-
ference as TO whether tire paper was
going 10 rur for the enlisted man c.
not. II came from the fountain head
Of c. H c. through channels. AnC
j, said. in substance:
The style and policy OF the Stars
and Stripes Is not 10 be icts-te-rs6
with
It never was: and thus the o,c
sheet was able 70 achieve, vhsteve-
measure Of usefulness. whatever
place IN the hearts Of its fellow
Yanks it may be credited with. noU
or in times 10 come
The Stars ard Stripes probably did
more direct good Tor the soldier bovs
than any other pubEcaIion-the-e-
tore. hats OF TO the boys in KHAKI
who so ably edited and published il.