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When one of the officers was afflicted udnofihhmntothcm‘lam, quartered forward, remarked: “That's the first square meal I've seen since came aboord.” 1&1 down his pack and spread ing out contents of the roll, Chal fice pencilled a sign and pinned it on: “At The Sign Of The Shelter Tent.” AND IT WASN'T VERY LONG BE FORR HIS INN WAS CROWDED. , BEFORB—"WHEN WE GET OVER* AFTQR “WHEN WE GET BACK. : After ten days of sailing the com mander of the company announced the hours in which the soldiers could wash their clothes. There were none on board who took the dare, accord ing to the purser's figures. Ralph said he hoped he'd get a chance to go to Lomdon or Paris because he knew @ lot of strangers there. Euphemius trotted in all covered with perspiration and a hammock and sald he wasn't going to lose any sleep over the submarine if he could find a place to sleep. No Hooverizing rulers were needed. IT WAS DONE AUTOMATIC ALLY. - If you can't smile, show your teeth. You might fool a few, at least. AND IF YOU MUST FROWN, MAKE IT A PURELY PRIVATE MATTER. Wity g Some smile so infrequently, that, when they do, everybody remarks about the new dandelion in the gardesn, : o::' Mnh-yma& said he would be -80 y rlddlnfi e world of mon coms after he ded that the war would be over before he could get around to his quota of Germans. ,“No, my son,” said the veteran, :at ting Ms offspring’s curly head, “There were no officers who neglected to pur chase Sam . Brown belts before they embarked.” The “Rest Camp” rumor is the best one on the bo.t. And the mess room orderlies, passing to_ and fro along the weaving decks with thesr pans of bully beef, were the only omes on board fvho did not meed convoys. - . . 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Therefore, the boys on the other side resent the order and discuss it as an utterly unjust curtailment of their rights. : Although War Department of ficials, a majority of whom have sons or close relatives in France, sympa thige keenly with the soldiers’ com plaints about the curtailment on packages, they know that & modifica tion of the order is out of the ques {tion. Nevertheless, realizing that the men at the front are extraordi narily patient_jsnder hardships that cannot be overcome, they are making every effort to present the reasons for the order to the individual fight ing men, so that they may appreciate the conditions that inspired a ban on bulky mail. . If each soldier in the American overseas forces should receive a 6- pound package from home once a month, the postal forces in France would be compelled to handle more than 5,000 net tons of parcel post material in addition to the heavy . US PiGH+ NG FELLERS & ¥ Gum —We DoN'T cARE=#OuS e s | P MUCH Dl3 COMFORT WE HAVE TO. N B SUFFER- , NOR. How OoLD 1T Q6T MAKE (THOT Forw THE KAISER “OVER THERE : . E ‘ ‘4 i I - R 7 1 e . Re e . N\ 202 =7, - ,‘?:.( 5 2 . () "InS, N * i : O () | \\" <\?\t 5 - B s l\:/‘}} 0 St g & -' e 2N s g HERT STicks - % 2 s o e | _ ‘&\‘ &L -—--1\ ’ DR . R T “*:Z"_ ; ; —~—— g A : . N > e B A G \‘&'7 Ym) G \ - A = SkL 5 T : . x 2 ‘( ’p’ —J & o \ ; J//' ~*.;47:'"-, fis e \’"\/{iv"g Igi(r e ny eNS g Hiy : " ) B ‘:2*::‘-“\}'; “Q‘:‘l";‘ AN o vy © D) O e s R S T | . \¢ e M. ST o T o /{ d, o AW O T ’**/;(‘ b |RN T e flz... PN, R R L it et N e O t&;fi‘fl-v' . 2, s_( 3 > "‘*ss. R TRy . . "‘\ M’m—, sAR ,“J—A’:’ .’/ 7 ‘fi‘,‘l4//~_. o 3 . - e 0 = B o a—— ‘TL s = TR e BN, e g | mail distribution that is now taxing | the authorities to the extreme limits | of their resources. The dumping of this additional 5,000 tons a month |on the service would bend the mili tary mail delivery system far past the | breaking point and letters, which are | far more important to the happiness of the soldiers than candy, cigarettes | or books from home, would be hope | lessly delayed, and possibly not de | livered until many months after their | arrival in France. The handling of 6,000 tons of pack ages would require the exclusive use lof four fair-sized cargo boats per |month. A deduction of this cargo |space from the transportation system | between the United States and F'rance would seriously affect the steady flow of food and munitions to the front. | The volume of material represented | by 5,000, net tons is sufficient to main |tain in France more than six addi tional regiments of lnhnt:y, com ' fi:tely equipped and ready for fight l | The immense organiszation of men, |equipment and vehicles required to |handle the parcel post mail in Amer ifcan cities with populations that ex ‘ AN INEFFECTUAL WEAPON | The Commanding Officer was in specting a company of his depot. Com ing to one man whose face was rather unkempt, he remarked: ‘‘Have you shaved this morning?” “Yes, sir,”” was the prompt re sponse. The C. O. looked dubious, and after consulting two or three officers, again questioned the accused with: ‘““What did you use, a penknife?” ‘“No, sir,”” came the answer. ‘I lost my penknife and tried an army razor. —Judge. ceed two million inhabitants is famil iar to everyonme. As a matter of fact, New York and Chicago are the only cities in this country which, aceor ding to census reports, have passed the two-million population mark. An army of two million men is, from the postal authorities’ point of view, & very much bigger community, because it is composed entirely of adults and every man receives mail. Moreover, this “population” is not grouped in 8 city of paved streets and permanent addresses. It is scattered throughout France in towns, large and smali, and flolds and woods and trenches. It§ units are continually shifting and & permanent address for a soldier is an obvious impossibility. Under such circumstances, the distribution of sev eral million parcel post packages each month would require a really emor mous number of men and vehicl This organization, of course, Woy have to be .%o_dncted from the stf of General Pershing’s fighting fozceés. Army authorities in France are making every effort to secure regular and prompt handling of first-class mail. This is an enormous problem in itself and is far more important to American soldiers and their families than a delivery of packages fromi home. The War Department is pro viding better food and clothing to the men in France than they could buy in the United States. The Quartermas ter Corps is now making cigarettes and candy regular features of thé daily rations. One thing for which the army cannot provide satisfactory substitutes is letters from loved ones at home. For that reason, the re striction on packages will be contin ued until the postal authorities in France are able to hahdle them withe out imperiling the delivery of firste class mail to the American soldiers.