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EVENING CLOTHES WILL NOT
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Another suggestion A sergeant’s
Protective Association.
"~ Someone ought to get out a guide
book, an index and a descriptive atlas
of all AEF shoulder insignia. =
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“WERE YOU OVERSEAS?"
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HUMOROUS SIDELIGHTS
CREEP INTO Y. M. C. A.
WAR WORKERS' EXAMS.
The gigantic task of examining
thousands of applicants for accept
ance as Y. M. C. A. war workers was
not without its humorous sidelights,
as is shown by a summary of excerpts
from the notebooks of war personnel
secretaries which has recemtly
reached Lyman 1. Pierce, general sec
:c-youhommmr.n.c.
References were required of all
men who sought to be “Y” war work
ers and a list of guestions about the
applicant was sent to those named as
references. Here are a few questions
and answers picked at random:
What, if any, eccentricity or defect
of speech has he? :
None, except that he speaks cau
tiously, giving the impression of
thinking before he speaks.
Use tobacco? .
No—only two cigarettes a day.
Eccentricities of character, if any?
He sometimes tells the truth when
he should have said nothing.
What can you say of his home life?
He is peri?etly homest, but highly
educates.
What is your opinion of applicant’s
character?
He is a God-fearing man, yet he
does not carry same to extremes.
What are his qualifications for re
ligious leadership?
Plays organ. Not much otherwise.
What do you know of applicant’s
home life?
Believe he likes home unless duty
calls him elsewhere, = .
What is his temperament, nervous
or otherwise?
- Otherwise.
What are his motives in desiring to
underta? this work?
For the sake of Rhumanity and
making his expenses.
Agricultural Department
To Aid U. S. Soldiers
The entire field force of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, comprising
24,000 men, has been placed at the
disposal of Col. Arthur Woods, assis
tant to the Secretary of War, for the
purpose of finding positions for dis
charged soldiers. Secretary of Agri
cuiture Houston has written a letter
to all members of his department
calling their attention to the need
for cooperation in this work and giv
ing them specific directions as to
finding out how many men are re
quired in each employee’s community,
hat qualifications are necessary, the
rates of pay, etc. The information is
not only to be forwarded to the near
est U. S. Employment Agency, or to
the State Farm Specialist, but also
to Colonel Woods at Washington.
PHYSICAL RECONSTRUCTION
WORK
The Office of the Surgeon General
of the Army reports that physical re
construction of wounded soldiers is
new being carried on at fifty-six Army
hospitals. Under the guidance of
trained reconstruction aids, the men
aré being taught useful occupations
and trades which they will be able to
ake ’:o'd in civil life when discharged
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Casualties In A. E. F. Total 289,701
-
_ Casualties in the A. E. F. to date total 289,701 the War Department
has announced. Of these 34,145 were killed in action; 14,324 dh:‘:g
wounds; 23,276 died of disease; 4,602 died of other causes; 4,744 b ookt
taken prisoners; 3,937 missing in action, and 204,743 were wounded. 4
Heaviest losses were sustained by the Second Regular Army Division
with 25,076 killed and wounded, and the lightest by the Eighty-eighth Na=
tional Army Division, with ninety casualties. e
Detailed figures follow: ;
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Division Death Wounded Tota}
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P ..iccronedosesvtcscensne 5,504 19,141 "" “’L?
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Mt"d‘hth sevesevscscsdecnd 8,531 1307“ l‘m Al
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mt’m POO 0009000080060 000 2'168 139'0. . 1"‘“ LR
‘l'omh ssscocoveovtendsacnocsedll 3053.7 110"‘ 1"!" ~:.,
‘mflym P 9 ceoooooo9Bs 09,04 2,898 10,986 l"'“ ::fl
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?Thw“h -ooo;ioooooooo.o.ooog 1.‘35 ’o"’ 11'..‘ :.:
Fifth .....covocoocoooooccoeace 1,908 7.976 ’o"‘ %
Tm"tm specvecseccsssneqeocd 1.003 '."l . ’,“‘\ “'i
Bighty-ninth cceecccncccascsene 1,419 7,394 .'s"‘é
‘Bi‘ht"mld sesccsccscorored @ 1,338 ‘o.’o 'D’.‘ ,e,!i
s“‘w*“ht‘ CPeoecessPßOosO®TßO 10‘5. ‘l"’ - .'lg’ ;'::’:
Ninetioth ...c0.000000000500000 1.387 ‘o"s ; ,'"'; ‘2‘%
TRIFtY-Bfth ceoveeeecvecvasecca 960 6,894 7864 -
fs.'“"‘m sescesvsvscvnboesve : 103“ ‘.l.‘ 1"” tf’ ’*
DR . iviionssiesenviinen LIA 5,622 6,768 =
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Thirtyseventh ......cocooccvco@ 992 4,981 5,938
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PUNI il sansiesseneninsay. . 300 1,616 1,818 -
Ninety96cond ....iceoccvecevecoe 186 1,496 1,680
Blghty-Arst ......ccoccoooooooo 350 3 801 1,063 =
Eightysixth ....cccooooococoee 97 479 676 -
SN IEIR. .. cccibisassuan 27 .83 0 -
Miscellaneous units not included in divisions lost 1,696 men killed and 3%
4,462 wounded. These losses included men who went absent without leave
to the front from depot divisions and were killed or wounded. o
PLANS FOR CELEBRATIONS
A triumphal march of the Allied ar
mies through Paris is planned to take
place after the signing of the peace
treaty, says a press message from the
French capital. ¥a England huge
pyrotechnic displays are to be the
e e
‘ ' Wanted. e
Fifty Returning Soldiers to embark on a crusade for a _‘%
reconstructed church and nation in the spirit which won the | -
victory at Chateau Thierry and St. Mihiel. Such men can |
be trained in the Christian Ministry, interpreted in modern { =
{ terms, at the Meadville Theological School. "Literal, prac- j\%
| -tical, scholarly. Generous scholarship aid. Two summer |
quarters at the University of Chicago. - Summer Quarter |
begins June 16, Autumn Quarter begins September 24. | =
APPLY FOR CATALOGUE TO REV. F. C. SOUTH- |
WORTH, D.D., LL.D., PRESIDENT, MEADVILLE, PA. -éfi
chiet feature of the country’'s eolfl“{g
bration of peace. In addition to chains. -~
of bonfires on hills and heights -
throughout the country, civic author- ="
ities are arranging brilliant spectacies '?fla
of fireworks. The exhibit of fire
works, it is thought, will ‘exceed amy- - *
thing of the kind ever seen in Eng- .