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"SUNNY FRANCE 97
Pete Wise Publishes a Newspaper ***
At Godewaersvelde, Pete Wise produced the first numbers of
his Weekly Eye-Opener," a sixteen-page news-sheet written
entirely by hand and dedicated to the proposition that all men
-
were born
- equal excepting noncoms. and officers, who were
works of the devil. A footnote to the first number informed us
that the paper was be "to
published every Saturday, at twelve
o clock." Pete asked for suggestions of suitable names for his
publication and the "Latrine Gazette" and "La
Clytte Bladder"
were suggested. Pete compromised by calling the paper Echo
"L
de Godewaersvelde." To every issue the men looked forward
with delightful anticipation; the officers and noncoms. with mis
trust and dread, for the editor s pen was often dipped in acid.
Following are some excerpts from various issues :
THINGS WE SEE AND HEAR
1. The making of a hero: Veni, vidi, V.C.
2. Hurrah for President Wilson! He s all write.
3. Slackers who shunned the call will soon be called to "shun."
4. The Ford Peace Doves knew they played a losing game when
they lost that rubber at Kirkwall.
5. An "Ardent Patriot" writes, complaining that the Cabinet
still contains a Foreign Minister.
OUR 1916 ALMANAC
Feb. 1
Germany floats new war loan.
Feb. 12 Two men from the Fifth go on leave.
Feb. 28 Bread and potato riots in Berlin.
Mar. 1 Private Windsor continues to draw his pay for "working."
Mar. 6 Hilaire Belloc proves that Germany has already lost twice her
entire male population.
Mar. 30 Two men of the Fifth go on leave.
Apr. 1 Kaiser announces that he will eat his Easter Egg in Casa Loma,
Toronto.
Apr. 15 Private Windsor resumes "work."
May 1 Peace rumors are strong.
May 15 Henry Ford succeeds Carnegie as the world s adviser.
Two men from the Fifth go on leave.
May 30
June 15 Private Windsor still "working."
June 20 -Order of the "Laughing Hyena" conferred on Sergeant C
ps.
July 15 Private Rosser takes commission in Boy Scouts.