Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1918 — Y. M. C. A. DUGOUTS AT FRONT [ARTICLE]

Y. M. C. A. DUGOUTS AT FRONT

Eight of Them Established in Trenches Taken Over «by the United States Troops. Chicago.—Eight Y. M. C. A. dugouts have been established in the trenches communicating with the battle line which American boys in France have just taken over, it was announced here by the National War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A. At these stations along the way to the front the Sammies are able to procure hot coffee or chocolate and other edibles as well as to mail letters to the folks back home. Often, it is said, the Y. M. C. A. secretary is the last man to bid the boys “So long” and to greet them or dress their wounds when they come out. The Y. M. C. A. has been charged by both the French and American armies with the conduct of the entire canteen system in France.