Charleville through Germany to Switzerland, he could form any idea as to
conditions in Germany.

"No," he answered, "because we traveled through Alsace-Lorraine at
night; but the German soldiers talked very freely about conditions in
Germany, and they said that life in all parts of the Empire is black
misery. They all long for peace; and the soldiers are in dread of the
British and French heavy artillery."

M. Rollett's disposition was subscribed and sworn to before Secretary
Frazier on January 9, 1918, and a copy of it is in the archives of the
American Embassy.

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MARINES ADVISE SWIGGING.
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For Hikers They Say, It Is Better
Than Sipping.
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Quantico, Va.--The drinking of water at frequent intervals while on long
hikes is not recommended by U. S. Marines, stationed here.

While the average man should consume, according to medical authorities,
from two to three quarts a day, troops on the march should drink this
amount at regular periods and not sip a mouthful at a time, say the
Marine officers.

In Haiti, the Philippines and other countries where the Marines have
been compelled to hike long and hard, men who constantly sipped at their
canteens were the first to become exhausted. On the contrary, the men
who drank their fill every two or three hours, and not between times,
proved to be the best hikers.

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FREE SEEDS FOR
SOLDIER FARMERS
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Congress Votes Us Packets
but Overlooks
Hoes and Spades
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PRIZES FOR BIG PUMPKINS
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A.E.F. Garden Enthusiasts Speculate
Upon Probability of Flower
Pots in Tin Derbies.
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_Sergeant Carey, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
Tomato buds, and Kerry spuds,
And string beans all in a row?_

That's the song some of us will be singing when the ground gets a little
softer--oh yes, it will be much muddied before long--and the grass, what
there is left of it, gets a little greener, and the dick