. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. trict enforcement of vicelaws, the Commission succeeded in surrounding themen in service with an environment which was notonly clean and wholesome, but uplifting and inspir-ing. It was the kind of environment which a de-mocracy owes to those who fight in its behalf. In each of the large army camps there was de-veloped a comprehensive organization to induce allsoldiers to partake regularly in athletic a result athletics largely supplemented the mili-tary training, besides serving as a means of recrea-tion. Baseball, bo
. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. trict enforcement of vicelaws, the Commission succeeded in surrounding themen in service with an environment which was notonly clean and wholesome, but uplifting and inspir-ing. It was the kind of environment which a de-mocracy owes to those who fight in its behalf. In each of the large army camps there was de-veloped a comprehensive organization to induce allsoldiers to partake regularly in athletic a result athletics largely supplemented the mili-tary training, besides serving as a means of recrea-tion. Baseball, boxing, cross country running andother competitive games were carried on with muchsuccess. Boxing and hand to hand fighting wereorganized under skilled instructors. In many casesboxing was compulsory because it develops quali-ties fundamental for success in bayonet fighting. Theaters were built by the government whichcost $750,000, and the best attractions were bookedupon the Community circuit so that the soldier ofthe American army had as much as a citizen of.
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