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By William Howard Taft

Published 1922
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SERVICE WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES	1
beaune, ymca, illiterates
GAMES FOR FIGHTERS AND VICTORS	26
ymca, athletics, gondrecourt
WOMENS WORK	55
canteen, foyers, soldat
IN THE BRITISH ISLES AND ITALY	67
invergordon, albyn, foggia
WITH THE SERVICES OF SUPPLY	93
tourny, nazaire, chaumont
WITH THE COMBAT DIVISIONS	118
cigarets, neufchateau, gondrecourt

THE LEAVE AREAS	142

VI	28
cigarets, romagne, nazaire
THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION	179
coblenz, luxemburg, marville
MEANINGS AND VALUES OF SERVICE	200
submergence, importunity, subordinating
BEHIND THE BARBED WIRE	217
ruhleben, internment, barbed
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WAR PRISONERS AID	230
harte, hibbard, internment
PRISONERS IN GREAT BRITAIN	244
stobs, alexandra, yapp
THE WORKING PRISONERS OF FRANCE	258
faveur, bulgarians, austro
RUSSIA	270
orenburg, irkutsk, petrograd
ITALY AND THE BALKAN STATES	283
lowrie, roumanian, serbian
ALLIED PRISONERS IN GERMANY	290
ruhleben, rastatt, roumanians
THE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE OF THE AMERICAN	331
foyers, sautter, soldat
WITH THE ALLIES IN FRANCE	359
haller, mayenne, portuguese
ITALY AND THE BALKANS	369
soldato, saloniki, roumania
IN THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST	393
gallipoli, kurna, mesopotamia
WARTIME ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA	419
czechoslovaks, vladivostok, omsk
EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION	487

vi	28
czechoslovaks, sautter, coblenz
MILITARIZING THE Y M C A	498
militarized, hdqrs, expeditionary
FINANCING WELFARE WORK	507
olier, mott, fosdick
HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT	541
tentage, tonnage, quartermaster
THE MINISTRY OP RELIGION	557
speer, expeditionary, spaulding
ENTERTAINMENT AND ATHLETICS	566
prophylaxis, venereal, continence
TIONS	579
suresnes, aintab, auxois
THE TAKING OVER OF WELFARE WORK ON MILITARY	601
marling, mott, ywca
DISSOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL WAR WORK COUNCIL	622
americaine, soldato, trustees
BIBLIOGRAPHY	641
hygiene, vols, katherine
INDEX	647

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The History of the YMCA in World War I
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AII POW-MIA Examination of US Policy
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Places mentioned in this book

347 Madison Avenue, New York, NY - Page 610
Cordially yours, NEWTON D. BAKER, Doctor John R. Mott, Secretary of War. International Committee YMCA, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, NY.

115 N. Maple St., Mount Carmel, Pa - Page 597
Charles Yaeger, wife, 115 N. Maple St., Mount Carmel, Pa. 3. Wounded and Gassed The following is a list of men and women wounded or gassed under fire. ...

157 W. 105th St., New York, NY - Page 583
29, 1918. Place of burial, grave 23, Section A, AEF Cemetery Talence (Gironde). Next of kin, William W. Gay, father, 157 W. 105th St., New York, NY.

200 South St., Ridgway, Pa - Page 585
RV Kime, mother, 200 South St., Ridgway, Pa. KNIGHT, ALICE J. New York City Missionary Deaconess. Died, Pruniers Camp Hospital 43, Feb. ...

234 W. Borden Ave., Syracuse, NY - Page 582
Place of burial, grave 268, American Plot adjacent to French Cemetery, Ponteux. Next of kin, Mrs. FB Duvall, wife, 234 W. Borden Ave., Syracuse, NY.

452 West College Ave., York, Pa - Page 591
William Zinn, father, 452 West College Ave., York, Pa. HOME CAMPS AYRES, EDWIN T. San Francisco, Cal. Garage Owner. Died, Mare Island, Cal., Nov. ...

131 E. Lemon St., Lancaster, Pa - Page 580
HP Smith, sister, 131 E. Lemon St., Lancaster, Pa. BURRAGE, HELEN M. Cambridge, Mass. Social Worker. Died, Base Hospital 40, Knotty Ash Camp, ...

66 Linden St, Rochester, NY - Page 591
JH Barker, wife, 66 Linden St, Rochester, NY BARNES, WESLEY W. Nebraska City, Neb. Minister. Died, St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, Dec. ...

1035 Eugene St., Indianapolis, Ind - Page 585
HS Lawwill, wife, 1035 Eugene St., Indianapolis, Ind. LOOMIS, CHARLES Palm Beach, Fla. Physician. Died, AEF Evacuation Hospital 9, Coblenz, Germany, ...

7 Monument Sq., Charlestown, Mass - Page 586
Place of burial, grave 10, American Cemetery on Minorville-Royammeix Road. Next of toi Mrs. A. Nauffts, mother, 7 Monument Sq., Charlestown, Mass.

1404 Buchanan St., Nashville, Tenn - Page 589
Next of kin, Harry Seligman, brother, 1404 Buchanan St., Nashville, Tenn. SEYMOUR, HENRY P. Sparkill, NY Minister. Died, St. ...

80 Chestnut St., Albany, NY - Page 590
Clarence Valentine, mother, 80 Chestnut St., Albany, NY VAN SCHAICK, JOHN B. Huntington, LI, NY Farmer-Lawyer. Died at Evacuation Hospital 3, Treves, ...

6 Mill St., Adams, Mass - Page 592
WA Carr, wife, 6 Mill St., Adams, Mass. CASTO, EUGENE LAYTON Greenville, Ky. School Superintendent. Died, Camp Taylor, Ky., Oct. ...

190 Cady St., Rochester, NY - Page 582
Corlett, mother, 190 Cady St., Rochester, NY GOTTEN, HOWARD Tarboro, N. C Hotel Steward and Accountant. Died Cragmont Sanitarium, Blackmoun- tain, NC, ...

643 6th St., Niagara Falls, NY - Page 593
WJ Downey, father, 643 6th St., Niagara Falls, NY EDWARDS, CLAUDE A. Charlestown, Mo. Accountant. Died, Base Hospital, Camp Taylor, Ky., Oct. ...

215 College Ave., Waterville, Me - Page 579
Born, 1879. Sailed, Feb. 23, 1918. Place of burial, St. Die Cemetery. Next of kin, Mrs. EL Allen, wife, 215 College Ave., Waterville, Me. ...

1143 Biltmore Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa - Page 593
JE Fancher, wife, 1143 Biltmore Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. GARRY, ROBERT C. Lockport, NY Bible Teacher. Died, Camp Wadsworth, SC, Jan. ...

206 Comstock Ave., Syracuse, NY - Page 580
CD Brooks, wife, 206 Comstock Ave., Syracuse, NY BRUBAKER, ELIZABETH A. Lancaster, Pa. Stenographer and Bookkeeper. Died, Paris-American Hospital, ...

Vladivostok - Page 454
The first front had been only a few hundred miles north of Vladivostok. Now Y cars were running out a thousand miles across Manchuria. ...

502 William St., Elmira, NY - Page 588
Next of kin, Lola Fay Richardson, wife, 502 William St., Elmira, NY ROBERTS, JOHN I. Trenton, Mo. Professor, University of Chicago. ...

1214 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md - Page 580
SM Hamilton, sister, 1214 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. BALLOU, FREDERICK D. Richmond, Ky. Printer. Drowned, Dar-es-Salam Harbor, German East Africa, ...

227 Thorn St., Sewickley, Pa - Page 580
Next of kin, PD Branmn, father, 227 Thorn St., Sewickley, Pa. BROOKS, CHAUNCEY D. Syracuse, NY Manager. Died, Paris Camp Hospital 4, Joinville-le-Pont ...

Le Mans - Page 169
The department staff not only provided Le Mans area with its entertainment, but developed three of the most successful shows as well as the largest ...

Irkutsk - Page 444
The work had the cooperation and sympathy of the best elements in the population of Irkutsk and enthusiastic testimonials were received from Russian ...

Brest - Page 364
The French used some 30000 in ports from Brest to Marseilles and at munition works in the interior, while 10000 were loaned to the Americans for use ...

Chelyabinsk - Page 451
As the Czech forces proceeded with the clearing of the Urals, the fronts developed at a distance from Chelyabinsk and besides its welfare work, ...

Omsk - Page 448
The misunderstanding might have been avoided had Y officials in Vladivostok really appreciated the situation in Omsk, especially the effect of certain ...

Luxemburg - Page 186
The men in Luxemburg were no exception of the rule. They were scattered in small groups along the lines of communication upon whose security and ...

Orenburg - Page 277
A Hungarian officer at Orenburg startled the camp by writing Schubert's Mass from memory in preparation for the first Catholic service; later he made ...

Tomsk - Page 276
and with classes running every hour of the day from 8 am until 9 pm' At Tomsk there were 54 classes taking 23 different subjects; at Krasnoyarsk, ...

Kiev - Page 464
The Association workers had accompanied the Polish advance and were carrying on a full program in Kiev, having opened a fine building in the center of ...

Warsaw - Page 465
At one railway junction east of Warsaw the Chief Secretary reported that over a considerable period upwards of 60000 men were served daily by the ...

Moscow - Page 315
They were placed in hospitals in Moscow and Petrograd, and very little attention was paid to them by anyone. 1 See Chapter LVIII.

Murmansk - Page 435
At Murmansk preparations were started for what later became a very important field. YMCA efforts on behalf of the Allied naval units as well as in the ...

Paris - Page 367
After the secretary had gained their confidence in himself and in the YMCA, the Association headquarters in Paris were prevailed upon to transmit ...

Harbin - Page 444
The railroad work was conducted primarily for the American Engineers, who were located in Harbin and along the Chinese Eastern Railway and for their ...

Marseilles - Page 364
The French used some 30000 in ports from Brest to Marseilles and at munition works in the interior, while 10000 were loaned to the Americans for use ...

Adana - Page 390
The second center in the establishment of Y work in Asia Minor was at Adana, where an exceptionally fine city and refugee program.

New York - Page 561
We understand from the people with whom we have consulted in New York that to set up from six to a dozen courses for the present army in the subjects ...

Minsk - Page 465
Learning that a battalion north of Minsk had been without food for six days, 36 wagons were sent out to find them, literally saving them from ...

Aix - Page 161
in the department served an apprenticeship at Aix before being assigned elsewhere; a system to which the success of the whole scheme ...

Liverpool - Page 72
Closely connected with the Knotty Ash Camp was service at two social centers in Liverpool and the very important work at the landing stage for ...

Indianapolis - Page 526
Executive Committee of the American Legion in its meeting in Indianapolis on February 10th with reference to the proposal made in the letter of Mr. ...

Cairo - Page 412
Beside work in training and rest camps of the character indicated above in the vicinity of Cairo and Alexandria and later in the Suez region, ...

Berlin - Page 227
'The student is referred to investigations made by the American Embassies in Berlin and Paris for further information on this subject.

Konia - Page 391
Work was started in Konia late in 1919 but did not make great headway; for Konia is almost entirely a Moslem and Turkish city, ...

London - Page 250
The headquarters office in London, in addition to its duties of general supervision and service of supply, kept in touch with the various cooperating ...

Jerusalem - Page 396
The brilliant Allied offensive in Palestine, which thrilled the Christian world by the capture of Jerusalem in December, 1917, was preceded by a long ...

Foggia - Page 90
About 1200 young college men were serving in ambulance units, a group of 400 aviators were stationed at Foggia, and sailors frequently appeared on ...

Florence - Page 64
In Rome and Florence the American women residents made strong volunteer committees so that the first women secretaries were used especially as liaison ...

Prague - Page 467
While the Austrian Army was crumbling before the Italians at Vittorio Veneto, in the last days of October, 1918, a bloodless revolution at Prague ...

Lodz - Page 465
The business department removed to Lodz with all important papers. However, activities in Warsaw were extended rather than decreased. ...

Washington, DC - Page 602
Secretary of War, Washington, DC September 29,1919. Dear Mr. Secretary: On my return from Cleveland Saturday I found awaiting me your most important ...

Chicago - Page 32
Early in March, EB De Groot, who had had large experience in public play promotion in Chicago and San Francisco, became Associate.

Habarovsk - Page 444
In Habarovsk there was both soldier and civilian work after May, 1919, when civilian work which was called the Mayak, as it had been years earlier in ...

Athens - Page 387
The Y idea made such headway that one Greek colonel put up al hut in Athens on his own initiative and responsibility, raising funds.

Venice - Page 375
held by the enemy since the previous autumn, a constant threat to Venice. Depression in Austrian morale was accompanied by corresponding elation among ...

Tashkent - Page 240
of the United States and Canada across Europe and Siberia, south even to Tashkent in Turkestan and Ahmadnagar in India and on to Germans in Japan. ...

Rome - Page 64
In Rome and Florence the American women residents made strong volunteer committees so that the first women secretaries were used especially as liaison ...

Genoa - Page 90
in ambulance units, a group of 400 aviators were stationed at Foggia, and sailors frequently appeared on shore leave especially at Genoa and Naples. ...

Bologna - Page 375
Formal inquiry was made at Bologna, and assurances given, that in future emergencies similar service would be undertaken. ...

Consdorf - Page 181
At Consdorf in celebration of Thanksgiving Day, 60000 pounds of chocolate and other supplies were distributed. At Speicher, Germany, the canteens were ...

Portland, Oregon - Page 171
for freight now became ports of embarkation for many of the return- The History of the YMCA in Le Mans Area, by the Regional Staff, Portland, Oregon, ...

Baku - Page 404
The road to Persia was thus laid open and outposts were pushed beyond Khanakin to Kirmanshah and subsequently to the Caspian Sea and Baku. ...

Cleveland, Ohio - Page 3
Spaulding, Superintendent of Schools, Cleveland, Ohio, became the second commissioner. Soon after this, President Kenyon L. ...

Vienna - Page 458
It was the Polish Army of John Sobieski that stopped the triumphantly advancing Turks before Vienna in 1683 and by its victory saved Western Europe ...

San Francisco - Page 32
Early in March, EB De Groot, who had had large experience in public play promotion in Chicago and San Francisco, became Associate.

Naples - Page 90
in ambulance units, a group of 400 aviators were stationed at Foggia, and sailors frequently appeared on shore leave especially at Genoa and Naples. ...

Belgrade - Page 380
This work developed until there were centers in Belgrade and in many of the principal Serbian towns. The British also had 35 centers at Saloniki and ...

Plymouth - Page 76
At the special naval base at Plymouth, at the naval repair station at Newcastle, at Queenstown where American destroyers first participated in the war ...

Southampton - Page 69
Close to Liverpool was Knotty Ash Camp, where men just off transports could be held overnight, or, if the camps near Southampton were filled, ...

Dunkirk - Page 364
The British used by far the greater part of these in their base area from Havre to Dunkirk and in the army zone between Cambrai and Ypres. ...

Le Havre - Page 97
At Le Havre three hotels were operated by the YMCA, one primarily for the accommodation of enlisted men stationed in the city, one similarly for ...

Brno - Page 475
The work done for the Italian troops in Upper Silesia was directed from the Moravian headquarters at Brno. A camp for Ukrainian interns was ...

Mainz - Page 190
An order was placed with a leading firm at Mainz to make 100 instruments a week for eight weeks. A library of 50 songs was projected, and a printing ...

Krasnoyarsk - Page 276
taking 23 different subjects; at Krasnoyarsk, 652 students, 25 courses, and classes from 7 am to 8 pm; at Beresovka, 2500 students and 60 teachers. ...

Garden City, NY - Page 487
Conference on Army Work at Garden City, NY, April 10,1917 The Preamble and Resolutions that follow were adopted unanimously: PREAMBLE ...

Vologda - Page 435
Eight railroad cars were fitted up as portable Y's for canteen and library service along the railroad line towards Vologda. ...

Glasgow - Page 78
The largest work of this sort in England was naturally in London, but similar needs were met in Plymouth, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Glasgow. ...

Riga - Page 325
Early in 1921, Riga was made the exchange port. The YMCA set up a large work in connection with the camp in which those returning from Rus-sia passed ...

Budapest - Page 277
especially among those from Vienna and Budapest; and the bent for music of the Russian authorities themselves, who looked with especial favor on this ...

Boston - Page 55
Frances Newbold Noyes, New York, 1920; That Damn Y, Katherine Mayo, Boston, 1920; The Big Show, My Six Months with the American Expeditionary Forces, ...

Springfield, Massachusetts - Page 26
McCurdy, of the YMCA College at Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. McCurdy had won a national reputation as a leader in his field, as indicated by his ...

Port Said - Page 393
"They cleaned out the cesspools of Jerusalem; and combated the vice of Port Said and Alexandria with clean entertainment, sport and the influence of ...

Monte Carlo - Page 150
Cannes, Nice, Menton were opened in October and shortly afterward, Monte Carlo and Monaco, which I.

Atlanta - Page 539
and at the six military headquarters at New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta, from the commencement of its operations on April 26, ...

Cardiff - Page 76
at Queenstown where American destroyers first participated in the war, at Cardiff which was both a navy and a mer-cantile marine base, at Inverness, ...

Rabat - Page 347
In 1918, Rabat, in Morocco, became headquarters for 54 Foyers and over 200 annexes, established in the regional subdivisions of the North African ...

Braunau - Page 310
In Braunau, there was an orchestra of fourteen pie at Grodig a military band of twenty-nine pieces, and balalaika orche ^ tra, playing Saturday and ...

Amiens - Page 338
He secured interviews with the commanders of the 2d, 4th, 5~^th, and 7th Armies, covering the front from Amiens to Verdun. ...

Kifri - Page 404
by the end of 1917, were fifty or seventy-five miles above Bagdad, pressed on and occupied the Turkish bases at Ana, Tikrit, and Kifri. ...

Amherst, Mass - Page 3
Butterfield of the Massachusetts Agri-cultural College at Amherst, Mass., was appointed third commissioner; he arrived in France in December, 1918. ...

Munich - Page 286
were no Austrian societies sending anything, whereas the compara-tively few Bavarian prisoners in Italy were well supplied by the Red Cross in Munich. ...

Tripoli - Page 379
The Fratellanza program was extended to Naples, Palermo, Durazzo in Albania, and to Tripoli. By special request it was con-tinued in Albania until May ...

Chillicothe, Ohio - Page 558
The organization necessary to do this work thoroughly in Camp Sherman at Chillicothe, Ohio, is already formed. The goal at this camp is a personal ...

Bonn - Page 157
These made daily round trips between Bonn and Bingen. AYMCA secretary was in charge of entertainment, and a lecturer pointed out the castles and ...

Philadelphia, Pa - Page 489
FW Ayer, Camden, NJ Burke Baker, Philadelphia, Pa. EH Baker, Cleveland, Ohio Rhodes S. Baker, Dallas, Texas Clarence A. Barbour, Rochester, NY ...

Manila - Page 41
In the first series, at Manila in 1913, both Japanese and Chinese participated. So successful was the meet that a permanent organization was formed ...

Ahmadnagar - Page 240
of the United States and Canada across Europe and Siberia, south even to Tashkent in Turkestan and Ahmadnagar in India and on to Germans in Japan. ...

Bombay - Page 399
As a result twelve Y secretaries, of whom seven were Europeans and five Indians, left Bombay with the great flotilla of 47 troop ships, two cruisers, ...