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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN
“THE STARS AND STRIPES”
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press
1919
Copyright, 1919
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
THE CHILDREN OF FRANCE
Various
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FOREWORD
CONTENTS
JUST THINKIN’
TO THE KID SISTER
CORP’RAL’S CHEVRONS
YOU’RE NOT A FAN, PIERRETTE
MY SWEETHEART
DAD’S LETTERS
MLLE. SOIXANTE-QUINZE
HOME IS WHERE THE PIE IS
HOW IT WORKS OUT
FAITH
THE ORPHANS OF FRANCE
REVEILLE
FULL DIRECTIONS
ON LEARNING FRENCH
“WHO SAID SUNNY FRANCE?”
THE TRUANT
TRIBUTE
SEA STUFF
LETTERS
SOLDIER SMILES
BEEFING
THE TANK
THE NEW ARMY
TOUJOURS LE MÊME
TO THE WEST WIND
THE DRIVER
SONG OF THE CENSOR MAN
DO YOU KNOW THIS GUY?
CAMOUFLAGE
TRENCH MUD
I LOVE CORNED BEEF
A CHAPLAIN’S PRAYER
BILLETS
THE MULE SKINNERS
THE OLD OVERSEAS CAP
HOGGIN’ IT
THE MAN
SONG OF THE GUNS
THROUGH THE WHEAT
ALLIES
TO BUDDY
I
II
L’ENVOI
GOOD-BYE
THE FIELDS OF THE MARNE
A NURSE’S PRAYER
LINES ON LEAVING A LITTLE TOWN WHERE WE RESTED
POPPIES
POILU
AS THINGS ARE
THE GIRL OF GIRLS
THE LITTLE DREAMS
THE R.T.O.
THE MACHINE GUN
OUR DEAD
EVERYBODY’S FRIEND
THE STEVEDORE
BLACK AND WHITE
THE OL’ CAMPAIGN HAT
WHEN THE GENERAL CAME TO TOWN
SEICHEPREY
BEFORE A DRIVE
PRIVATE JONES, A. E. F.
“HOMMES 40, CHEVAUX 8”
THE BUGLER
THE RETURN OF THE REFUGEES
AS THE TRUCKS GO ROLLIN’ BY
GETTIN’ LETTERS
TO THE CHILDREN OF FRANCE
THEN WE’LL COME BACK TO YOU
TO A DOUGHBOY
LIL’ PAL O’ MINE
PERFECT CONTRITION
WHEN PRIVATE MUGRUMS PARLAY VOOS
IF I WERE A COOTIE
THE LILY
ME,—AN’ WAR GOIN’ ON!
THE ROAD TO MONTFAUCON
VESTAL STAR
THE DOUGHBOY PROMISES
SHE
HE
OLD LADY RUMOR
THE LOST TOWNS
DER TAG
THERE’S ABOUT TWO MILLION FELLOWS—
NOVEMBER ELEVENTH
