er clad in plain O. D.!

I'm proud, believe me, of those new gold bars--
I wouldn't swap 'em for the General's stars;
And the little stripe upon my blouse's sleeve
Means that nevermore for splendor shall my young soul grieve,--
For bars and braid, you can plainly see,
Make an awful lot of difference on plain O. D.!

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THE PASSING OF THE CAMPAIGN HAT.
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"The campaign hat is going; 'twill soon be _tres passe_--
The winds of war got under it and blew it far away;
The General (he who owned it) cussed, as Generals sometimes do:
"Get us," he cried, "a hat to stick; with this blank kind I'm through!"
His orderly picked up the hat, all battered, torn and frayed,
"Quite right," he ruminated, "you won't do for parade;
Yet, good old lid, you've got your place--perhaps not over here,
But there are regions in the States that hold your memory dear."

"The shadow of your ugly shape has blacked the Western plains;
It brought relief to border towns all soaked with tropic rains;
The sight of you, at column's head, made redskins turn and flee,--
O'er barren land you've led the van that fights for Liberty.
The Filipino knows you; his protection you have meant,
And the wily Pancho Villa never dared to try and dent
The contour of your homely crown or chip your wobbly brim,--
You, old chapeau, spelt business; and that left no room for him!

"From far Alaska's ice-bound coast to Porto Rico's strand,
You've kept the sun and rain and sleet from Uncle Sam'yal's band;
You've stood for no blame nonsense, and you've brooked no talking back,
And cleaner towns and cities fair have sprung up in your track.
You--what's the use?--you've been there since the days of
'Ninety-Eight--
You've weathered twenty years of squalls--and now you get the gate!
But you're too good a soldier, old dip, to cuss or cry;
So--(there he heaved it into space)--goodby, old hat; goodby!"

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OVER THE TOP THREE WAYS.
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Feet, Tank and Plane Tried by this
U. S. Officer--Ready for Next.
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If they ever invent a new way of going over the top, there's one
American officer who will probably be on ha