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$1.00 A YEAR The St. Tannuan y Farm er I SECTIO O
D. It. IAsoN, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1918 VOL. XIV No 22
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FIFTY-EIGHT SOLDIERS IN DRAFT FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Slidell Organizes Community Council of Defense, Thursday, 18th
WAR EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK
TELL GERMAN
FAILURE
Germans D)i\vrt Their At
tack To I'iol:ers But
Do Not Get Thlru.
BLOODY FIGHT
At GIVENCHY
,Kaiser Seeks To Annihilate
British Army. Ameri
cans in Battle.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
"They shall l,,t IN ."
Not glosstig ov' r the increasing
..erousness of the Cirmann offensive
on the west frnt. not making vain
beast., but with unfaltering courage
and dogged determination, all the
a ,lue French, lritilh. Americans and
i1drtuguese, in 'Fr:+n'e and Belgium,'
Shave adopfted the \(Vrdun slogan and
s fuse to let the Ihuns break through
.l 1lr line. Weary and battered,
idr.ehed with gas 'ard explosive shell,
S·pshed back here and there by power
' :fUl attacks of massed infantry, greatly
e atnumbered all along: the line, they
aiing as long as possible to every de
iensive position and exact a terrible
price for every yard of terrain they
i ve up.
F" llng to push his way through to
'midens, the kaiser last week turned
ibl attention to Flanders, and after
Ithree days of intensive bombardment
lattacked the British on a 25 mile front
t:a which Armentieres was the center.
;.is the three days of fieree infantry
Slghting that followed the Huns shoved
. ack the British and Portuguese line
.s-ae five niles between Armentieres
:nd Givenchy, and three mIles at the
Sw orth of the former city. On' Thursday
Sxe British retired from Armentieres,
i hich is of little importance as a strat
." lgic point and Is now but a heap of
S`rains. They also had abandoned sev
Fe1rai villages but still donminated the
a' attlefleld from Messines ridge on the
,oa.tth and Givenchy on the south. The
. 4atlernlace was the scene of the blood
:-t fighting, being taken and retaken
;teeral times. The British were out
aumbered there more than four to one,
but defended it splendidly and retain
ei possession of the town, which is
- %tuated on high ground. The losses of
- tQermans here as well as elsewhere
Were very heavy, and a considerable
Um.ber of them were captured.
Though the immedlate object of the
,ermans in this sector apparently Is
to take Bethune, an Important center
Of British operations, and then by a
.Weeling movement push on to the Eng
aob channel, their greater purpose, ac
eording to prisoners and captured doe
S-ments, Is nothing less than to annihi
a.te the British army. It is expected
tsat the kaiser will direct his full
strength to the accmnipllshment of this
:tia and that the battle In Flanders
Will be considerably extended to the
:.erth and continued with d.esperation.
On the south1ern front of the Ger
OnIIa salient the French., at the begin
ONg of the week, witlihde, to the west
bank of the A!yette riv,.r in the Coucy
" Ieglon, thereby rectlifina their lines
"a"d leaving to the Geriansmi the marsh
's of the Oise. Since then the enemy
:lave been greatly harrassed by the
1 -Yreh outposts and have been unable
:,. .earry on any operations in the
eLHWampy ground. A little further to
the west Chauny has been the center
Sfur.ilous struggles but up to the time
. writing the French had repulsed
,5rO attack, and were in possession
,41 the town and the nonrby cemetery.
S-1For the present, at least, Amiens
SAleCms to be safe for, thb igh the artil
l ill activity In that sector has been
eentlnuous .nil vi,!,,nt. Infantry oper
" asns almost cent-d during the week.
A. has been sual. the allies do not
S to mlinimize the imnace in the
1~jceases the liuns :have gained, but
lr cotnunal-t rs a,' as cn ift lent as
,.*%lr that the kI ,:- c..nn,;t an.'.uplish
'tna1m, ant th owmn in tIIhe ranks
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tof Drafted Sol
diers for April 26.
~llowing is !the It lit f white men
who are to rn';,it in ('ovington
a. m., April _G. t.: entrain for
Pike:
R , L. !eos .,lI) At ilisonville.
G Schwartz. Nu,, Orleans.
Fortenh,,rr;,. ('olumi;ia. -Misý.
Jenkins,. asTh.
ne Johnson, Covington.
ur J. Phillips, Mandeville.
Gamble, Slidell.
otinued on page 3.)
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MADISONVILLE
HAS BIG CROWD
AT SPEAKING
SATURDAY
The Red Cross, Soldiers and
School Children Join
In Big Parade.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
HEARTILY APPLAUDED
Demonstration Is One That
Should Accomplish
Much Good.
While Secretary McAdoo was not
)lo to be present to address the peo
Ie at Madisonville, last Saturday,
here was an immense throng of peo
lfle there in anticipation of his ar
Oval, and they greeted the speakers
Tho were substituted for Mr. Me
;doo with a warmth that showed
they appreciated patriotic men and
approved their sentiments.
Ir. P. A. Blanchard had worked
hard to make the occasion a pleas
ant one for the people, and while he,
as well as the people, were disap
pointed that Mr. McAdoo could not
be present, he saw that the i;rogram
was otherwise carried out and in
duced lion. Paul H. Saunders, chair
man of the War Savings Committee
of this district; Hon. G. H. Terreber
ry, president of Louisiana Bar As
sociation and a distinguished lawyer,
Major McFurston, Hlon. Lewis L.
Morgan and Judge Prentiss B. Car
ter to make addresses, and all were
listened to with great interest.
It was a speeial treet to listen to
Major McFurston, because he was
with the first Canadians that went
to the front and could speak of the
war from personal experience. His
aggressiveness and confidence in the
success of the Allies was an emotion
al jolt that struck the big audience
in the right place, and when he said
"Knock hell out of the Germans;
knock hell out, of them, because they
have hell in 'em," he had to hold up
his talk for a moment to give the
crowd a chance to finish yelling. He
started them going again when he
said he would like to drive all the
Germans into the sea. These re
marks followed his account of how
his regiment had found seven of its
members taken prisoners hanging
crucified against the walls of houses,
and the memory of these atrocities
brought into his tones the bitterness
that might be expected from such ex
neriences.
.Mrs. P. A. itanclar u ana ner as
sistants in the Red Cross and school
parade, in which were the soldiers of
the shipyards, preceded by their ex
cellent band, are entitled to credit
for the fine denmonstration in wel
coming the speakers and guests from
New Orleans which arrived on the
boat. A very pretty incident of the
gathering was the Covington Red
Cross in nurse costume on the big
truck and trailer of the Covington
Grocery & Grain Co., put at service
by Mr. E. J. Domergue. The sight
was so attractive as to call comment
of Mr. Terryberry while speaking.
They rode all the way from Coving
ton, standing, and remained so
throughout the speaking.
May people who turned back when
they heard that Mr. McAdoo would
not be present expressed "regret that
they had done so, when they learned
of the excellent speaking and the
great amount of information that
had been gained by those present.
Nobody in the big audience could
have refused to buy Liberty Bonds
or failed to be in sympathy with the
different war movements, after lis
tening to what was said.
Farmers Urged To
Plant All They Can
While I urge every farmer to plant
all he possibly can, I find that the
tendency is to take in too much land
and plant corn on ill-prepared soil.
In my visits to farmers this week
these facts are more deeply impress
ed on me than ever. The mule .pow
er and proper tools are not there, to
say nothing of the lack of fertilizers.
Plowing among stumps, year after
year, is heart-breaking work, and in
my opinion nothing is gained. A
better crop and more of it could be
raised with more intensive work.
One acre of corn, pr rly prepared,
can produce as mucn as five acres
otherwise, and that Itump land can
be used to plant a few hills of corn
and velvet beans for winter food.
When too much is undertaken the
crop suffers by not ivAring time to
cultivate it at the r t time. Loss
of the crop will re . by- allowing
the corn to become s, middles
hard, loss of moisture in drouith by.
not keeping a dust mulch over the
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INTERESTING INCIDENTS OF ITHE WAR IN THIS i
COUNTRY AND IN FRANCE BY WAR ARTISTS
y['. "i:a·:
--Marlket square and town hall of Arras, which city the Germans tried to take from the British. 2--General
Pershing Inspectetd a detachment of his stalwart troops in France. 3--Guy Empey spealking for the Liberty loan
in City Hall square, New York, at the opening of the campaign.
SOUTHERN NOW
IN CHARGE OF
DR. MAYLIE
People of Covington, commercial
men and those who have been regu
lar guests of the New Southern Ho
tel, will be glad to learn that Dr. A.
G. Maylie is now in charge of it.
Everybody who knows the Doctor
will appreciate the fact that there is
hustling energy and conscientious
work behind his announcement that
the hotel shall not only be a comfort
able resort but one in which thor
ough sanitation must prevail. Also,
it is to be run strictly as a hotel;
no side lines.
The first 'proof that the hotel will
meet the requirements of the public
is that immediately upon assuming
the management l)r. Maylie started a
thorough renovation. Everything is
clean and sweet. New furnishings
have been ordered to take the place
of those things discarded, and if you
interview guests you wil Ifind they
are pleased. Furthermore, the Doc
tor seems pleased. The hotel was
so crowded Wednesday that some
had to be turned away.
The Southern is the finest hotel in
the state, taking any town nearly the
size or in fact double the size of
Covington. It has been claimed that
the hotel is too fine for a t wn the
size of Covington, but it is not too
large or fine if it can be kept full.
and we believe when the public
learns that Dr. Maylie is watching
over the comfort of his guests and
will provide the conveniences that
are so much appreciated, that there
will be no rooms vacant.
BASEBALL.
The Slidell baseball team defeat
ed the swift team of Battery 2 of
the 64th Artillery, at 'the Slidell
baseball' park Sunday afternoon by
the score of 5 to 0.
The game was very clean from be
ginning to end, being much closer
than the score would indicate.
Vogel and Cazelot, of the home
battery, did exceptionally well.
Byrd, outfielder, made a fine show
ing.
To-day at 4:30 p. m., Slidell and
Shipyard Soldiers will 'play. Bat
teries: Moran and Cazelot; Byrd
and Williams.
Sunday at 3:15 p. m., Slidell will
play Pel Biscuits of New Orleans.
Home battery, VOgel and Caselot;
Pel Biscuits, "Moo Cow" Miller and
Varden.
land to prevent evaporation by cap
illary attraction. Shallow cultiva
tion then will conserve the needed
moisture for the growing corn.
Intensive farming would pay and
so many ten and fifteen bushels crops
would be avoided.
Community stump pullers and
tractors will help, but the ground
must be cleared of stumps before it
will pay to buy tractors.
Boys On the Farm.
How about giving that boy of
yours a small interest in the profits
this fall, Mr. Farmer? Some real
money of his own that he has helped
to make, to spend as he wishes, with
no strings to it? Don't you think it
will help to keep him contented and
add energy to his work? Think it
over.
a. E. MIIoLAR,
SPsrm Demonstrator.
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LIBERTY LOAN
SUBSCRIBERS,
SUM RAISED
Following are the amounts, by
wards, as received up to Thursday
morning: -
Ward One .......... $18,000.00
Ward Two .......... none
Ward Three ......... 58,500.00
Ward Four ......... 1 7,850.00
Ward Five .......... 800.00
Ward Six ........... 4,100.00
Ward Seven ......... 20,150.00
Ward Eight ......... none
Ward Nine .......... .,.,000.00
Ward Ten .......... 14,300.00
$189,700.00
The allotment for St. Tammany
parish was $112,000.00.
Following are the names of the
subscribers from the differernt wards,
handed in up to date:
War, Three.
Committee-E. U. Davis, chair
man; John L. Haller, Elmer E. Lyon.
Subscribers-John L. Haller, T. M.
Burns, E. G. Davis, C. G. Segond,
Paul Herbez. C. T. Bradley, Frank
Patecek, C: L. Richard, Jas. V. Con
naughton, F. P. Marsolan, A. J.
Planche, F. C. FitzSimons Grocery
Co., J. B. Chfestia, Philip Burns,
J. 0. Burns & Co., Inc., Clarence
Smith, E. M. LeBlanc, Paul Laborde.
Jr., W. C. Grant, Paul J. Lacroix,
Albert David, Catherine Perbos, Al
bert Perbos, Henry F. Hagen, V. H.
Frederick, R. H. Dutsch, M. Lacroix,
Geo. Galendar, A. Sawaya, Mike Sa
waya, H. Hoehn, Joe Federico, C. O.
Hendricks, Grace M. Watkins, Jas.
Smith, J. D. Lambert, Emily Gal
miche, Mrs. Preston Burns, Henri
etta Badon, Viola Badon, Elmer E.
Lyon, Miss Jeanne Abadie, Xavier
Frey, Amelia Badon, Grace M. Wat
kins, Jos.- Delery, Martha Williams,
Felix Bachemin, Jr., Mrs. A. Dunn,
Theresa R. Tolson, Mrs. Martha E.
McMahon, G. H. Kent, Mrs. A. Labat,
Albert Rockenschuh, Whit Riggs,
Mrs. Caroline, Henrietta Alexius,
Miss Leonora 0. AleXius, Mrs. Renie
S. Bear, Miss Anna Driscoll, St. Jos
eph's Abbey, St. Paul's College, D.
H. Mason, St. Tammany Bank &
Trust Co., Covington Bank & Trust
Co., J. M. Aouellle, Robt. L. Aubert,
C. W. Alexius, Mrs. C. W. Alexius,
A. P. Alexius, Robt. Badon, Dunlap
J. Baker, E. H. Barringer, A. Beau
coudray, John Blow, L. M. Bour
geois, T. E. Brewster, Claude BrSwn,
Rev. John Berger, A. Sidney Burns,
W. A. Burris, Dan Bush, Covington
Grocery & Grain Co., Miss B. Do
mergue, E. J. Domergue, Mrs. J. A.
Domergue, Leo S. Domergue, Mrs.
G. H. Dufore, W. A. Fauntleroy, Ben
Fontan, Mr. DeBenne, C. S. Fred
erick, A. Gabriel, Dr. H. E. Gau
treaux, Frank Giordine, Dr. A. H.
Grimmer, Oliver J, Hebert, J. H.
Heintz, Fred J. Heintz, Elias Halk,
Mrs. J. J. Hinkle, W. H. Kentzel,
J. D. Kerr, Loretta Kirk. Robt. Kirk,
Mrs. R. . G. Kirk, Mrs. Jos. Koffer,
Mrs. Kate Kramer, James T. La
croix, Paul J. Lacroix, Jr., Alvera
Lacroix, Mercia M. -Lacroix, Pearle
Julia Lacroix, Thomas Lacroix, M.
Lacroix, E. S. Levy, H. A. Mackie,
Daniel Mahoney, A. T. Martindale,
Michael A. Martin, L. E. Menetre,
E. R. Moses, M. Mercadel, W. Mink
ler, Walter D. Molloy, G. P. Molloy,
Mrs. V. A. Monlesun, L. L. Morgan,
Mrs. Jas. Mullally, Mrs. S. J. New
man, S. J. Newman, Mrs. J. E. Nil
son, Miss Alice Ostendorf, W. N. Pat
rick, Louis F. Pechen, Harry Piquet,
C. M. Poole, Ruby -M. Reider, E. V.
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GOVERNMENT IS
AFTER CLEWS
OF THE ENEMY
PROPAGANDA
Asks That Every Citizen
Loyal To Government
Should Aid.
INFORMERS NAMES
TO BE KEPT SECRET
All Suspicious People To Be
Watched and Reported
To Headquarters.
Charleston, S. C. April 19, (Special
to St. Tamman" Farmer.)- -It bha,
come to the notice of thwii ollice that
many 'people fail to report suspici,)us
and disloyal acts or manifeitatihns
of sympathy for the ene ;j, because
of uncertainty as to the Groper of
fical to appr;ach.
It is very important that the Guv
ernment should have the assistance
,f all citizens in deec:,ng en-emy
propaganda or suspiciou3 ac,ivities
of individuals, and you will do a ser
vice in notifying all peop'e that any
communication addressed to "Intel
ligence Officer, Headquar ers South
ern Department, Charleston. S. C."
will receive attention an.1 be trans
mitted to the proper orficial of the
Government for investig'":in. The
names of the informan:s w:11 nt be
divulged and there n~,l be ro fear,
on the part of anybod;. of getting
into trouble in case suslpico:coas prove
to ,be unfounded.
Informants should indic-te the
nature and source of their in'. rma
tion, as well as the tine and place.
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Big Crowd Receives
War Relic Train
In Covington
and Slidell.
The War Relic Train of the United
States Government was received by
an immense throng in Covington,
last Tuesday, said to be one of the
biggest crowds that has greeted it
St.. Tammany parish was compli
mented for going over the top in the
Third Liberty Bond drive. One of
the most interesting things was the
demonstration of the Lewis gun,
which weighs 28 pounds and shoots
700 shots per minute. The demon
strator was quite humorous, aside
from being instructive, and kept the
crowd laughing.
The rain made it rather disagree7
able, and from 3 to 5 o'clock was
not nearly fflicient time for the im
mense throng to pass through the
cars.
Slidell tlso turned out a very large
crowd and4 entertained the men in
charge ro l. .
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NEW RULES FOOD
COMMISSION TO
BE STRICTLY
ENFORCED
All Parishes Asked To Re
port Eligible Firms
Not Licensed.
PROFITS LIMITED
NOT SPECULATIVE
Sale of Wheat Discouraged
Until New Crop
Comes In.
New instructions `being issued this
week to the Food Administrators :.l
over the state, make plain a nzumber
of points which have not been thor-
oughly understood. Retailers art
defined as those who do no whole
sale -business whatever. All thie
parishes are asked to report any
eligible firms which have failed to
secure licenes. The license system
is intended to accomplish three prin
cipal objects. These are to limit
prices to reasonable profit and forbid
speculative profits from a risig
market; to keep all food commodi
ties moving direct and speedily to
the consumer; and to limit future
dealings and deliveries. Specific
profits are fixed-as to some foods.
On sugar 23c per hundred pounds
is permitted between the refinery
and the retailer, and the retailer's
margin must not exceed plc per pound
On flour, the wholesale profit is 60e
to 70c per barrel, retail 80c to $1.i0
per .barrel, and not exceeding lc per
pound in less than original pack
ages. The wholesale profit on crn
goods must not exceed 75c per bar
rel. Other food and feed profits
must not exceed the pre-war profits
without regard to the market or re
placement value at the time of sale.
Sugar can be sold to the retailer in
quantities not exceeding one thous
and pounds, and the retailer is con
fined to five pounds in towns and
ten pounds in the country. Extra
amounts of sugar are not allowed
for preserving purposes. Wheat
flour should be sold on a basis of
six pounds per person per month,
including bread, macaroni, crackers
and everything else, with not more
than 25 pounds at a time in towns
and 50 pounds in the couniry.
Wheat flour wholesale or retail, must
be sold only with equal quantities of
substitutes. All food and feed cornm
modities are placed upon a basis of
30 days requirement. The sale and
consumption of wheat flour should
be discouraged and suspended until
flour from the new crop of wheat
can be obtained. Advertising flour
and sugar is against public poli^y
during the present national crisis.
Monday and Wednesday in eac i
week, and one -meal on each of the
other days, must be wheatless. Bak
ers should not use more than 75 per
cent wheat flour in their bread.
Hoarding is defined as keepi:g on
hand more than normal quantities,
and in excess of 30 days supply.
To the People of the Parish of St.
Tammany:
The sale and consumption of wheat
flour should be discouraged and sus
pended until flour from the new crop
of wheat can be obtained.
Resales.
Resales within the same trade
without reasonable justification, es
pecially if tending to result in a
higher market price to the retailer
or consumer, will be dealth with as
an unfair practice.
Advertisements.
All advertispments, including dis
play cards in the store, intending to
induce the conusmer to increase his
purchases of flour and sugar during
the present national crisis, are posi
tively against public policy, and
should be discontinued.
Meatless Days-For the present
discontinued.
Wheatless Days - Monday and
Wednesday of each week and one
wheatless meal in every day. On
"wheatless days" and in "wheatless
meals,' of other days, use no crackers
pastry, macaroni, breakfast foods or
other cereal foods containing wheat.
As to bread, if you bake it at home
use other cereals than 'wheat, and if
you buy it, buy only War Bread.
Bakers should use not exceeding
seventy-five per cent wheat flour and
not less than twenty-five per cent
wheat flour substitutes.
Hoarding-Wholesalers, retailers
and consumers should keep on hand
food and feed commodities only in
quantities equal to the krdinary
times, and not exceeding thirty days'
requirements.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN L. HALLER,
Federal Food Administrator for
St. Tmmany Nrluh.
SLIDELL STARTS
A COMMUNITY
COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE
Large and Representative
Crowd Enthusiastic in
Undertaking.
PROMINENT CITIZENS
PROMISE RESULTS
Patriotic Association Merg
ed and Funds are
Turned Over.
E. G.-Davis, chairman of the Par
ish Branch Council of* Defense; Mrs.
A. L. Bear, chairman Liberty Loan
Committee; Mrs. J. C. Burns, chair
man Women's Council of Defense,
and Mr. A. L. Bear, went to SlideHl,
Thursday afternbon, to help organise
a Community Council of Defense in
that place. The meeting was held in
the school auditorium. Dr. Griffith
presided and introduced the Coving
ton speakers, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Burns,
Mrs. Bear and Mr. Bear. All made
excellent talks, but Mr. Bear's ad
dress was of unusual interest and
was delivered in a manner that held
his audience throughout the entire
discourse. Mr. Bear is also some
what of a humorist, and he added
greatly to the interest and enjoy
ment of the meeting.
Slidell is one of the most patri
otic towns in the parish and does
things in a 'business way that counts
for success. The meeting was at
tended by the best men and women
workers in the patriotic cause. The
meeting was representative, and it
may be counted that the Community
Council of Defense will do things
that will benefit the cause. In or=
ganizing this Community Council,
Slidell merged the Patriotic Council,
which had funds to the amount of
$300, and which had done much for
the care of needy families of sol
diers. The Mayor and Mr. Salmen,
in their talks, pledged the work of
the town in the name of the people,
and there is no doubt of the earnest
ness of their desire that BSlidell shall
continue to do its part-and more
than its part.
A collection of '$60.40 was taken
up by the Finance Committee.
It is also of interest to note that
an appeal was made to the *omen
to see that their husbands did not
shirk their patriotic duty in the
building of ships needed to carry our
soldiers at the front. It was stated
that out of a force of 500 men 135
were frequently absent from work.
It was urged that home influence be
brought to bear in securing more
steady labor.
Slidell has a Vigilence Committee
of twenty-seven men. It is a part
of their duty to see that there are
no idlers. They are attending to
this duty, and also doing other things
that help to keep up the morale of
the community.
Knights Columbus
To Entertain
On Saturday, April 27th, at eight
)'clock V. m., the Knights of Colum
bus will offer an elaborate evening's
mutertainment for the benefit of their
War Fund.
SMr. R. Emmett Kennedy, well
known among the cultured classes of
\ew Orleans for his remarkable tal
ant as a musician and interpreter of
classic negro songs and stories, has
been engaged along with other en
tertainers, whose names will be an
nounced later.
In order that everybodj will be
fully entertained at the reception,
the Knights have decided to open
with a musical program for the first
hour of the evening whica will be
followed by cards and dancing for
the balance of the time.
They are being assisted in the con
duct of their program by the Daught
ers of Isabella. The whole affair be
ing planned primarily as the patri
otic event of the season. No tickets
will be sold, but all patriotic citizens
who can be reached iby special invi
tation or otherwise will be urged to
be present and the general admission
of fifty cents will be taken up at the
door.
The K. of C. War Work is conduct;
ed on the same plan and for the same
purpose as the'Y. M. C. A., and it is
charged in addition with the spirit
ual care of about forty per cent of
hte soldiers and sailors now in the
service of the Government. It is es
tablished on the same non-sectarian
basis as the Y. M. C. A.. and is a
part and parcel of the Government's
plan to maintain the happiness 1and
good spirit of the American troop
at home and 'abroad, as well as to
preserve to the boys the high stand
ard of christlan morality.
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