Show RAINBOW DIVISION IS EAGER TO GET GETS S AFTER HUNS Guardsmen in France Are in Fine Fine Condition After Period of Training By Carl D. D Groat United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V Dec 24 Over Over I there where hate hatO and horror dwell Americans of the Rainbow division and other units this Christmas tide are anxious for battle Only a small portion of the United I I States forces has been tested by fire but reports to the war department showed today that training is proceeding proceed proceed- ing so well that when th the call to battle comes the Rainbow showing the colors colors colors col col- col- col ors of twenty-six twenty state states along wi with h the he other organizations will give a good account of themselves as Americans Americans Amer Amer- leans have always done GUARDSMEN HAPPY The Rainbow boys are well welt and happy hap hap- py py-at py at least as happy as a set of men could be whose steps stray far from hap I home borne lome In the tile holiday season They are I well supplied too The knacks knick-knacks from home have arrived and have been distributed but even were they not I the Rainbows would not want We Ve can get everything here that wo we would have at home wrote the son of General Frank McIntyre army censor toda today responding to a letter asking what he be really needed or wanted on Christmas I Incidentally both hoth oth McIntyre l and Secretary Baker held it would be entirely proper to have lave a Christmas announcement that I the he Rainbow division in France for some time has been doing splendid work vork VICE ABSENT They have plenty of good wholesome food the equal of home cooking and without that stint of conservation rules which apply to American homes The Y M. M C. C A. A is providing them with clean amusement Their rules are such that hat they are less exposed to vice than they hey would be In the average American cIt city S Secretary Baker and his aides are mightily pleased with the spirit and development of the Their push ush and unity assure that Americas America's participation In the war will be whole- whole earnest and vigorous and that the he tremendous task of achieving vic victo vic vic- to not fall into unwilling hands he le declared Baker voiced his confidence In vie vie- tory ory today in a message to the troops Vic Vic-I and extended the seasons season's greetings of himself and the war department to the themen themen themen men in training and over there I |