. A brief history of the Stars and stripes, official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces in France . By Wall v. 40 A Brief History of the Stars and Stripes :?. The Stars and Stripes First Newsy No history of The Stars and Stripes wouldbe complete unless it mentioned specificallyDaniel Sowers, familiarly known to the mem-bers of the staff as Lil Danl, the 350-pound infant who first saw the light of dayamong the hills of West Virginia, and whoselove for his native haunts is so great that hemay be found there to this day. When thewar broke out Danl was safely ensconced ina secretarial
. A brief history of the Stars and stripes, official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces in France . By Wall v. 40 A Brief History of the Stars and Stripes :?. The Stars and Stripes First Newsy No history of The Stars and Stripes wouldbe complete unless it mentioned specificallyDaniel Sowers, familiarly known to the mem-bers of the staff as Lil Danl, the 350-pound infant who first saw the light of dayamong the hills of West Virginia, and whoselove for his native haunts is so great that hemay be found there to this day. When thewar broke out Danl was safely ensconced ina secretarial position with the government ofhis native state but heeding the call of duty,in a moment of reckless disregard for his lifeor safety volunteered his services as a fieldclerk. The opening of our story finds him sellingcopies of the first issue of The Stars andStripes to every mothers son he met at G. , Chaumont, ranking from generals to actingbuck privates. If it had not been for TheStars and Stripes it is possible that the worldwould never have known nor little reckedof the ability of Lil Danl to dispel thegloom with his sunny smile or to separatesoldiers from
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