The American Legion Weekly [Volume 1, No 8 (August 22, 1919)] . er twenty-three. Real money,he reasoned. Whystay longer in thepikers class? Andthen an inspirationflashed upon was Jules? \/[OVING stealth-ily away fromthe scene of hisvociferous andprofitable endeav-ors, Sam startedout to ply his call-(Cont. on Page 23) August 22, 1919 The Second Comes Home ENGAGEMENTS: Chateau-Thierry, Soissons,St. Mihiel, Belleau Wood, Champagne, BlancMont Ridge and the Argonne. Advanced 62kilometers of the total 767 gained by the Americanforces. Casualties: Battle deaths, 4,478; wounded, 17,752;one-e
The American Legion Weekly [Volume 1, No 8 (August 22, 1919)] . er twenty-three. Real money,he reasoned. Whystay longer in thepikers class? Andthen an inspirationflashed upon was Jules? \/[OVING stealth-ily away fromthe scene of hisvociferous andprofitable endeav-ors, Sam startedout to ply his call-(Cont. on Page 23) August 22, 1919 The Second Comes Home ENGAGEMENTS: Chateau-Thierry, Soissons,St. Mihiel, Belleau Wood, Champagne, BlancMont Ridge and the Argonne. Advanced 62kilometers of the total 767 gained by the Americanforces. Casualties: Battle deaths, 4,478; wounded, 17,752;one-eleventh of the entire losses of the A. E. F.; re-placements, 35,343. Captured 12,026 prisoners, one-fifth of all that weretaken by the entire army; 343 guns, one-fourth of thetotal, and 1,350 machine guns, one-seventh of the total. Awarded more than 600 Distinguished ServiceCrosses, more than one hundred per cent, above thenext highest number awarded to an American Division. Kept nearly 100,000 German troops occupied andgained constantly against them as A K. of C. girl decorated thecolor guard ©U nderwood & Underwood The Leathernecks discover Hoboken They marched along a flower-strewn avenue 10 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY THE EDITORIAL PC. POLICIES—NOT POLITICS Questions for Congress THE joint National Executive Committeeof the American Legion has instructed itslegislative committee to proceed with the ut-most vigor in pressing upon Congress legisla-tion supporting the resolutions adopted by theSt. Louis Caucus through which the organiza-tion first expressed itself on certain matters ofnational concern. What is Congress goingto do about ridding the country of alien slack-ers, many of whom hold lucrative positions?What about lands for those formerly in servicewho want to become farmers? What aboutthe investigation of alleged cruelties to enlistedmen abroad? What about an equal basisamong all classes of soldiers for retirement payfor disability incurred during the war? W
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