The canteen or the dive - in the name of decency and common sense, which is best for the American soldier? Illustration shows an Army officer with a woman labeled "" a clergyman, and a man labeled "Timid Legislator" standing in a doorway, viewing scenes in a canteen, where soldiers are playing chess and reading, and a dive where soldiers are drunk, arguing, and consorting with prostitutes. Includes a lengthy caption about "" efforts to close canteens and the government's unwillingness to reinstate them. World War I


The canteen or the dive - in the name of decency and common sense, which is best for the American soldier? Illustration shows an Army officer with a woman labeled "" a clergyman, and a man labeled "Timid Legislator" standing in a doorway, viewing scenes in a canteen, where soldiers are playing chess and reading, and a dive where soldiers are drunk, arguing, and consorting with prostitutes. Includes a lengthy caption about "" efforts to close canteens and the government's unwillingness to reinstate them. World War I


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