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Show TROOPS MAY WRITE FOR PUBLICATION WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. American sol-diera sol-diera hereafter will he allowed to write for publication and receive pay for their work. The general staff announced today that the order prohibiting such writing has been modified, in view of the fact that practically all of the literary ability In the couji'i-y has been called into the eer- vice by the d raft laws. Soldiers will not be permitted, however, ro aci as regular newspaper, correspondents, correspond-ents, nor wri t e crl t icisrus of condi lions and a-'ti". itles. Writing of fi'-tion or letters let-ters for publication will be, allowed, providing pro-viding tho work contains nothing relating to the inllUnrv profession, the war or current events. |