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Show 10,000 YOUNG YANKEES ARE FIGHTING IN ALLIED RANKS LONDON. Ten thousand Americans, Amer-icans, most of them under 25. are fighting with Britain and her allies. Robert Hutchinson, chairman of the American Eagle club, said The Eagle club is a sort oi super-canteen super-canteen for Americans on this side of the Atlantic and for other forces. It is maintained by private contributions, contri-butions, plus profits from low prices charged the troops. Hutchinson and Mrs. Hutchinson. known as the father and mother ol the Eagle club, say they knew hundreds hun-dreds of the volunteers from the United States by name and thousands thou-sands by their faces. "The largest number is with the Canadians." said Hutchinson. "But you find American boys everywhere." every-where." A number ot those in England were caught in German invasions of European countries and finally made their way to London. "We meet them in the 'Free French' and even in the 'Free Rumanian' Ru-manian' forces." said Hutchinson. "We particularly need a dormitory dormi-tory for these boys," Hutchinson said. "We close early and have to turn them out into the blackout." Hutchinson said many persons had the idea the life of a soldier in this war was comparatively easy. "I know better," he said. "I have seen them come in here after being bombed out, after operating antiaircraft anti-aircraft guns and after working with bomb damage until they are tired, dog tired." The Eagle club is the one place in wartime London where an American Amer-ican can buy a hamburger for less than 10 cents and coffee that tastes American. These are two of the most popular items. |