Commanding Officer Refutes Battalion Charges Abroad
A letter from the captain of the Provisional Labor Battalion at Le Mans France denies rumors about venereal disease AWOL and disciplinary disposal. It describes health, housing, meals, bathing, recreation, and training facilities and notes four men to boxing and track finals, plus chapel and educational programs.
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Mort Gibbs
Jefferson Township
Charles E. Gibbs
Sullivan County
Provisional Labor Battalion
A.C
A.P.O
A.E. B
LeMans
Sarthe
France
A.W.O.L
S. 9
United States
A.W. C.L
Cat
le Mans
Paris
American University
Beaune
Cass Boy Writes Parents From Germany in 1919
Private James H. Cox of Company L 59th Infantry recalls life in Aldgund Germany and the front lines, describing rain and mud, artillery and gas, hospital stay, and weary marches as the armistice neared. He writes of drilling on a steep hillside, ration struggles, and family hopes for a future home and barn after the war.
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O. K
Aidgund
Vale River
St. Michiel
Gladys Says Red Hair Will Turn Gray With Age
Gladys, a girl with bright red hair, faces teasing from schoolchildren. The teacher consoles her as she declares she will be glad only when she grows old. She explains that then her red hair will turn gray, avoiding further taunts.
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Gladys
Agnes the Butter Embrace Confusion
Agnes aged three wiped butter from her hand on her mother's apron and asked if it was an embrace. Her mother replied with surprise, and the child clarified it was butter.
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Agnes
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Sullivan
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