A Brief History of the Stars and Stripes
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Excerpt from A Brief History of the Stars and Stripes: Official Newspaper of the American Expeditionary Forces in France; From February 8, 1918 to June 13, 1919 It has been remarked that The A. E. F. was one of the most sentimental outfits in history. It might also be remarked that it was one of the most businesslike. Besides putting an end to the Kaisers hopes of victory in a manner that could not be said to lack in decision and finality the A. E. F. has to its credit several other accomplishments which deserve honorable mention, notable among which was The Stars and Stripes. Born of the necessity of modem warfare The Stars And Stripes, managed, written, published and distributed entirely by members of The A. E. F., came into existence unheralded and unadvertised, and when its work was done was quietly mustered out. However, the paper, with its inspirations, its optimistic character, and the role of companion to homesick hearts which it played in France will live forever in the tender memories of the men who won the war while they read it. The service it rendered the country in keeping at its high standard the morale of our forces in France cannot be overestimated. Its effectiveness as a real weapon of warfare was appreciated by all the Allies and realized fully by the enemy. The attempts of the Germans to discredit The Stars And Stripes among American soldiers was an indication of its value. The press of this country commented on The Stars And Stripes editorially on numerous occasions. The New York World called it "the most successful infant phenomenon in newspaper history." The Chicago Post said: "To establish a newspaper in a foreign land, carry it on for sixteen months in war time and then wind up the business with a profit of $700,000 is - we submit - a world breaking record. There was no better, m.ore useful, more wisely directed enterprise of all the many things America did in France than The Stars and Strifes." The Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegram said: "The triumph of The Stars And Stripes was the way in which it upheld the enlisted mans viewpoint, and as the A. E. F. is getting home, there are few things of France that many men will miss more than their official newspaper." Therein lies the success of The Stars And Stripes. Its editors were fearless, truthful, humorous, sympathetic, and in perfect accord with its readers, because they were of the same class, and felt, lived and moved, in the same atmosphere and under the same conditions. To the men who helped produce the paper it became the one big thing in their lives at that time. All of their efforts were bent on making it the great success which it became and when it was finally folded away and passed into history as another great achievement of America they still remembered it with kindness. The readers of The Stars and Stripes in France are still enthusiastic in their praise of the paper, and refer to it as the "grand old paper," "the dear old sheet", and in other terms which leave their unqualified endorsement and their undying appreciation of it in no doubt. This little book is presented by one of the men who helped in the work of making The Stars and Stripes a success; who was vitally interested in it, and whose interest is such that he feels that it should not be forgotten, folded and laid away with other mementoes of the great struggle - and so blended with the general impressions of the past that future generations will not recognize it except as referred to by those historians who choose to go further into detail than their more concise contemporaries. It is presented to the reader for his consideration, and with the earnest hope that it will find a place among his treasures of wartime days. About the Publisher &
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