Show FALSE STORIES TO DISCOURAGE GIFTS TO TROOPS I German Propaganda in East St. St Louis Loui Breaks Break Out Anew By Hy News New EAST BAST ST. ST LOUTS Ill In IlL Nov Koy 17 liars Hera I to is the latest German Gennan propaganda prop ganda which U is being circulated In to East Bat St. St Lout Louis and vicinity In hi an attempt to discourage relative and friends friend of ot soldiers from providing them with comforts comfort for Uw the winter In or order r to make the tale more In Interacting interesting In- In an Eat east St St. Louis Lou woman I fai is I to play the principal parLIn part parL In brief briet she ehe la is supposed to have recently sent ent to her ber son eon who la Is In 4 training training- camp a nice warm wann sweater Mt r which she be had bad 81 spent much time in Sn knitting A week or ao tIO after she ahe M Sit u uto supposed to have sent eat nt It he he visits the on 1100 eon at atthe atthe th the camp Where la is UK the sweater I J ent s nt nt you she abe he 1 Is III beard heard to ask aak What queries the aon sort bewildered lie tells tell her r he be had heard Marti nothing J of ot a sweater weater although many parcel percel po post poel t packages lad Iad arrived In iii camp lot of late hate And then the mother and son on start out The son aon te is showing her about the camp when they como come the captain of f the sons on company compan Why thereSa there your sweater weater the mother 1 is sUpPOsed tl to whisper to him Mm That the one I 1 sent to you Well nell let itt It KO go o at that replies tho son eon BO 80 the story goelS You arc are aware what would happen n to me If It 1 I a n. superior officer of ot such a athin thin thing There are rc various finales to the story It Jt I Is all according to the tho Imagination of ot who is telling It U. Similar stories have reached the theoans ears cars of federal agents agent l enta stationed here They are arc all nil colored and twisted so 0 as to suit ault local affairs Moat Most of the weird tales going the rounds in Last East St. St Louis Loul concern tho boys boy of ot the theOne theOne theOno One Ono Hundred Twenty fourth field artillery artillery ar at- tillery the Last Hast St. St Louis Loul volunteer regiment encamped at Houston Tex Anyone who knows know of ot anyone Myone else olse who circulates such uch stories should hould Immediately report to the police or federal authorities K |