Show I v a Ef Editors Editor's Tail Note ail Spins is republished from tIle the Plane News the official organ of or the air air service o of 01 the tho American Expeditionary Forces u Olo Olo Bull ull wo we take it is The nom do de plume of ot some Bome genial humorist st n among arong ong the American sky pilots who are aro doing doin- such efficient work in m driving the boche beebe planes from the air b BLISSFUL IGNORANCE It was during durinS' the racking nerve-racking period of waiting for tor the si signal to at attack nt- nt tack that a n seasoned old oM sergeant noticed a n. young soldier fresh from home nome home visibly affected by ly JY the nearness of the coming fight His fac face was pale I his teeth chattering and Ins his knees tried to touch each other It was sheer ou nervousness ness but the tho sergeant thought it was sheer funk I I he be whispered is it trembling yOU vou are aro for your our dirt dirty J skin Xo No no sergeant nt Y said bc- bc making a l brave attempt to still His Kis limbs Im I m trembling for tho Germans thc they dont don't know Im I'm here YEAH I Well Well Sambo said the thc captain in charge of boat which was transporting trans trans- 1 porting a negro ro regiment to France what do you JOU oti think of the thc ocean 7 Lordy Boss said aid the glittering Sambo Its HIts the first thing Ise lse ever e seen that thero there was as enon enough h of GOOD BUSINESS SINESS 4 A dough boy was granted a nine day furlough and did not nol even have a half franc for lor carfare in iii his jeans The situation was de desperate so 50 he went to one of the Y M. M r. r C. C J. A. A huts behind the thc lines and penned a a note to heaven askin asking for francs Tilt The mail clerk opened thc the letter after he hc was gone one and amon among antoni thc the crowd there end endeavored to raise a purse for the boy He lie succeeded in in getting ettin only 50 fiO francs He lie enclosed the sum in an E cn envelope lope and nuci awaited L developments dc I cycle pm en ts Next ext d day the dO dough boy I called for fOJ m mail and o of course the thc d was wa atchin watching him hint when lie opened the envelope He ic was very happy when he hc i saw the tho mone money but alter he had haq counted it his face fell Then he went to tc I the writing desk and wrote the following Dear Lord I You certainly helped me out of one hell of a hole and I want to thank thank you for the coin But Oh Lord the thc next time T I write for money send ii it itin in in care of the K Knights of Columbus for the thc Y M. M T. T C. C A A. JI have e snitched 50 bO C francs on me Exchange I DEFINITION OF or THE FLU In Jn Ireland iker bes J Jn rn n Paris Parasites In Tn Germany Germs Gerro A LETTER FROM PROM HOME You talk about abouL may your rubies Thuie arc tIling things r we e hold morcY more mon Y You u IDa may mar prate irate about your pearls precious You may sin sing of beauteous beauteous women Than Tha the park of life lIfe It itself elf And oC or gorgeous g dancing girls Thus the bold seafaring pirate But tho Army Arm man will tell you Risked Disked his life for loot oot and pelf That no matt matter t where you ro roam m But tho the army man will tell you There is nothing half so precious That no DO matter where you roam As a letter straight from home There is nothing half halt so precious As Asa a letter straight from home Thou Though h the wealth or oC of all the indes Were Yere my legacy acy tonight And I had in my possession J cold ol and jewels bright brig I. I count them all nil but useless Just lifes life's frh ous froth and foam And Id I'd trade them all aU most gladly For Jor a letter straight from home S t. t H Rufus urns Stickney SHE WRITES FROM PROM OVER THERE THAT It one to spend money on w war r maps and brightly colored colore thumb tacks to follow folIo the tile Americans through h also it one ono to leave lean C ones one's w work rk or Ir play or even en one dinner whenever a a. new edition of t the he dail daily V comes out to o change the battle lines Hues of our map Verily I say unto you yoi ou Li that not one minute do we allow the thc Germans to lo stay on tho the territory captured cap cap- I- I by our allies And truly I must tell you truly that in our minds mind's S eye ce and even n on n the war map we wc have ha s seen en our allies going into Berlin and an d Sd tal taking ing posses possession on of all aU the thc Hun Hordes and of all their cities eltie's and all their thoi r Allies cities K IC D. D G. G Editors Editor's Note Speaking in religion So let be the war 11 not without without with with- Lout L- L out end AT THE FRONT Lieutenant May I write you a n. letter from sor somewhere in France 1 Girl Id 11 much mitch rather have ha your our letter come from somewhere j in ii Germany I I ACCORDING TO TO- PLAN I When hurled from the Marne Marae to the thc I banks of tho Aisne With gigantic losses in prisoners and slain Old Ludy's Ludy S 'S report with amazing clan Sas S Retired to t the thc c Aisne as per previous pre plan I When hen flung from the thc salient maintained maintained main main- tamed to the East I When broken t the c clutch of the thc claw cIa of the tho beast Old Ola Ilind sings loud as sing loudly he can call 1 We Ye have withdrawn our lines as per previous pre plan pIau And when in response to our excellent excellent excel excel- lent ent work the Hun in the thc Balkans the Bulgar the thc Turk They beaten retreat retreat like like a rattling tin can Comes the thc voice oice of the Kaiser according according according ac cording to plan When the thc might of our Armies has driven ri them in in And we wel weve we've l swept t through h and over the gates g-ates of bf Berlin Will ill tho the Kaiser exclaim his his face haggard haggard hag hag- gard and wan wait They have taken the tho Cit City according according accord accord- ing to plan By By Clifford B. B Acro Aero I J I I 1 I DONT DON'T BE A COOTIE By PIGGY The cootie is a parasite And s o the French and Boche alike He lIe doesn't work nor docs does lie he fight The Thc slacker w wI But like a profiteer he lie goes And fattens fatten on his country's woes And how to tax him no one knows The slacker He C carries on a trench warfare And nibbles hero here fint and aud nibbles there lIes lIe's ruthless and docs does not fight Ill fair Tho The slacker Hed He'd rather choose for hj his attacks An Au armless man who cannot scratch And nd always hunts bunts in in hungry packs The slacker My I friends despite the thc lowly coot Who lio thirsts for plunder and ami for tor But when whets In fn in danger anger tries to scoot The sh slacker 1 |