Show i This Is the Army By the Soldiers Soldier in Irl Ining ng Berlins Derlin's Show Shoto for Army Emergency Relic Relief According to the pay rate for American soldiers as compan compared d with the wages the average Jap soldier gets Uncle Sam considers the American American Amer Amen ican lean private to be worth Japs Soldiers are flooding the Fifth Ave Public Library with requests for books about Germany Japan and Italy Italy especially especially the points of interest interest interest inter inter- est In those countries They're so confident the U. U S. S will take over they want to be prepared for a bit bitof bitof bitof of sightseeing The Quartermasters Department at Philadelphia has asked manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers of medallions and decorations to bid on the manufacture of b between between be be- tween and one million decorations decorations decorations deco deco- rations to be worn by the soldiers of the Army occupying Germany after the present war The U. U S. S Army tells its men It is commonly supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed that the first duty of a good Is to die for his country This Is a mistake The first first duty of a soldier is to make his enemies die for theirs The Thc U. U S. S Army runs the largest movie chain in the world world theaters theaters thea thea- tens at camps throughout the country country country coun coun- try The Army soon wont won't have any dish-breaking dish problems in its mess halls halIs The Quartermaster Corps has developed a new shatterproof glass class that will bounce like a golf gol ball when dropped One of the Army's special services for its men menIs menis menis is providing members of the with an opportunity to acquire an education via correspondence courses WALTER WI WI C ELI Is oa on a four tour of 01 duty dutT outside Continents Continental U. U S. S During his bis absence contributors will substitute Our average soldier is more than thana a half hal Inch taller and nearly 10 pounds heavier than the men of 1917 according to the war department Glider pilots are referred to as the Men G of the Air The speed limit for all Army vehicles is 30 miles mlles per hour regardless of the civil speed limit The Army wants its vehicles driven in a manner mO that will set an example for civilians The men who load the bombs on Uncle Sams Sam's planes refer to them themas as Bundles for Berlin As the result of a survey made by the Quartermaster Corps all aU government government gov gay issues of Army trousers Inthe In Inthe Inthe the future will be more roomy around the seat scat scat A Negro private private vate after being issued his Army clothing at Fort Sill recently was asked about the fit of his new uni uni- uni- uni form Why these duds fits fine sa he replied but do you mind 1 if I buys another pair of pants for jitterbugging Although the new steel helmet is slightly heavier than the 1917 model the soldiers dont don't mind the extra weight They claim the new helmet Is Ls a restorer hair because It st stimulates mu lates the scalp by bouncing around on en n the head bead During the Army's Arm recent maneuvers maneuvers maneuvers maneu maneu- vers the boys discovered lots of or uses for their new steel helmets It makes a good seat just outside the pup tent sort of a front stoop Its It's an excellent excellent excel excel- lent container for the things a soldier soldier soldier sol sol- sol sol- dier takes out of his pockets before before before be be- fore going to sleep It can be used for taking baths And its it's the finest outdoor washtub ever designed it it holds at least two shirts and a couple of pairs of socks Army Slang Insects are arc mechanized mech freckles A wastebasket Is known as File 13 and the nut nuthouse nuthouse nuthouse house Is Section Eight Nurses are Snow Whites and a letter from the girl friend is a sugar report report report re re- re- re port The guardhouse is the Cross bar hotel and woollen underwear underwear underwear un un- un- un are Superman drawers The bugler is Gabriel money Is E Pluribus and a garbage truck Is a A girl in Ia Sebring Fla FIn whose boy boyfriend boyfriend boyfriend friend is on duty in the Pacific war warzone warzone warzone zone recently received a letter from him On opening the letter the girl found only a narrow slip of paper on which was written Your boy friend still loves you but ut he talks too much It was signed Censor When Gen Jimmy Doolittle recently recent recent- ly made a breathtaking steep takeoff with an In observer he turned around and chuckled Bet 95 per c cent nt of the people down there thought wed we'd crash The observer replied Only 50 per cent up here thought so U. U S. S troops In Australia l have a hit tune of their own titled The Aussie and the Yanks Are Arc Here Hege It was written by Johnny of at Michigan while aboard his troopship bound for Australia Swimming Is a compulsory activity for recruits at the Army Air Force training center cen cen- ter ten at Miami Beach Bench Florida The shortest movie review ever printed appeared recently in the Fort Fore Leavenworth Reception Center News The picture was a War Department training film on Sanitation The comment was Good clean fun lID |