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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1917
Page
5
Camp Devens October 18 35 000 soldiers play a lively game of Bid or Got the Button as the cantonment buzzes with the popular pastime Bid means invitation and the game hooks the crowd as the soldiers mingle and compete for fun and social time
In towns near the cantonment women form clubs under the Women's Patriotic League to host dances and receptions for 75 soldiers each night. Plans include home lodging lists and room registries to assist visiting mothers and sisters, with local volunteers aiding in coordinating the efforts. Psychology tests for soldiers begin at the base hospital, with H Company first to be tested under Lt. W. S. Foster.
The 1524 Brigade, with 808d and 304th Infantry Regiments, works with pick and shovel as trenches rise in series from fighting line to enemy positions. Final quota soldiers won’t depart for Camp Gordon until Oct 29 at earliest, date tentative per War Department. Food shortages persist with fats and animal protein scarce despite Romanian and neutral imports.
Reports to the State Department indicate that the German harvests this year have not re. Don’t put off buying a bond. By buying early you encourage others. Holding off will imperil the success of the Liberty Loan.
A fundraising appeal urges readers to support Liberty Bonds to fund submarine defense. The message frames bonds as aiding the troops and national security, urging purchase as a duty and patriotic contribution.
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