. A brief history of the Stars and stripes, official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces in France . om England. The composition was the work of Americansoldiers. The engraving was done by Frenchworkmen, and at different times both Englishand French pressmen ran the editions off. The first issue of The Stars and Stripeswas supposed to have had a total circulationof 30,000. However, it was far short of thistotal, perhaps not more than 60 per cent ofthat number having been printed. The samemen who wrote the stories addressed thecopies and bundles for mailing, and carriedthem to the po
. A brief history of the Stars and stripes, official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces in France . om England. The composition was the work of Americansoldiers. The engraving was done by Frenchworkmen, and at different times both Englishand French pressmen ran the editions off. The first issue of The Stars and Stripeswas supposed to have had a total circulationof 30,000. However, it was far short of thistotal, perhaps not more than 60 per cent ofthat number having been printed. The samemen who wrote the stories addressed thecopies and bundles for mailing, and carriedthem to the post office. The perfect mailingsystem of The Stars and Stripes was notin existence at that time. The total numberof American soldiers to be supplied was onlyabout 300,000, and they were scatteredwidely over France. There was not yet awell organized distributing force at work,and the delivery of the paper was greatlyhandicapped. However, a copy managedto reach nearly every soldier overseas at thattime, and was received joyfully by the menwho were glad to see something that remindedthem so forcefullv of By Baldridge. A Brief History of the Stars and Stripes
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