Show News for Troops. London. France's proposal to supply sup-ply the troops with news of the progress prog-ress of the war by means of a specially special-ly edited newspaper is not altogethei a new idea. It was done in this country coun-try when the cavaliers were fighting under Prince Rupert as king's bodyguard. body-guard. Their officers were supplied with news letters giving them information infor-mation necessary for the campaign. But if an officer happened to be taken prisoner he made it a point of honoi to eat his news letter rather than allow al-low it to fall into the enemy's hands. |