. A brief history of the Stars and stripes, official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces in France . Wally, well-known Scandinavian cartoonist and enemy of prohibition. Abian A. Wallgren. Real name— 16 A Brief History of the Stars and Stripes FOR SOME OF US THE WAR WILL NEVER END. ntC urz^BcL(<£*<-{* /*&■ front. The poem, which is reproduced heremore truly expresses the spirit of the men whoenlisted from a sense of duty than all the lyricspenned at. home throughout the war. It hasall through it that strain of happy-go-luckyspirit which made the Yanks such wonderfulscrappers an
. A brief history of the Stars and stripes, official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces in France . Wally, well-known Scandinavian cartoonist and enemy of prohibition. Abian A. Wallgren. Real name— 16 A Brief History of the Stars and Stripes FOR SOME OF US THE WAR WILL NEVER END. ntC urz^BcL(<£*<-{* /*&■ front. The poem, which is reproduced heremore truly expresses the spirit of the men whoenlisted from a sense of duty than all the lyricspenned at. home throughout the war. It hasall through it that strain of happy-go-luckyspirit which made the Yanks such wonderfulscrappers and which compelled the admirationof our allies. The poem is as follows: By the rifle on my back, By my old and well-worn pack, By the bayonets we sharpened in the billets down below,When were holding to a sector,By the howling jumping Hector,Colonel, well be Gott-Strafed if the Blank- teenth lets it go. And the Bodies big and small. Runty ones and Bodies tall. Wont keep your boys a squatting in the ditches very long:For well soon be busting through, sir—God help Fritzie when we do, sir—Lets get going. Colonel Blank, because were feeling mighty strong. This poem and the other poems reproducedin these pages are reprinted here because theygive some idea of what the dou
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