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Show LEGION MAN FED UP CM VJAH Veteran of the World and Other Conflicts Con-flicts Returns to Greece and It Nabbed for Service. John P. Poulos, veteran of the World war and a member of Albert V. Bra den Pout No. MS, tne A men-van men-van Legion, Isfi-peming, Isfi-peming, Midi., Is getting tired of going to war every year or so. lie, has the United States government at work trying to get a red chevron that will keep him out of buttle long enough to at least recover his breath. John is n native of Athens, Greece. When he came to this country his name was John Peter Coutsogianno-poulos. Coutsogianno-poulos. On account of his great difficulty diffi-culty In making his intensive handle understood, he cut off several yards of It and became John P. Poulos. He was drafted for service with the Greek army during the first Balkan war. After being mustered out he emigrated to Amreioa and found employment em-ployment In the copper mines of Michigan. Mich-igan. After a few years in this country he returned to Greece for a visit. Greece was having anothei little scrap then, and he was drafted for the second Balkan war. He did his bit and left for America again. America entered the war just after John got back, and he enlisted for his third fling in the infantry. He did it well, and after Uncle Sam bad given him his discharge, dis-charge, lie decided once more to visit Greece. Result, he's in again! This time the Greeks have drafted him for service against the Turks. John recently appealed to his congressman, con-gressman, W. Frank James of th Twelfth Michigan district, apining that he was fed up on wars and that he wanted to get out of the army and be married. Mr. James has taken up the case with the State department. Poulos is a fully naturalized citizea hut in the absence of treaty agreements agree-ments between the United States and Greece, his citizenship papers were not sufficient to prevent his being drafted. |