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A Day With the Boys Over There in France
M. E. Phil lips family shares excerpts from Russell in France. Highlights include a gas school visit with detailed gas mask and tear gas demonstrations, a tour of a large penitentiary and old abbey, a ruined castle, a riverbank fortress, and a tram ride home. Also notes a concert by Elise Janis for soldiers, jokes about cooties, and odd local vehicles. Hubert describes ongoing army life, camp scenes, and longing for home.
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M. E. Phillips
Russell
France
Richard Coeur de Leon
Dinky
Arkansas