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[[underlined in red]] war is over to come and live here. [[/underlined in red]] Afterwards drove them to their camp at [[underlined in red]] Fort Bottem [[/underlined in red]] a [[underlined in red]] picturesque group of men. [[/underlined in red]] Their clothes [[underlined in red]] are much worn [[/underlined in red]] but still look clean and well kept. Called up [[underlined in red]] Mali [[/underlined in red]] and [[underlined in red]] Blanquet [[/underlined in red]] to stir them up to do something for making the few days there soldiers are here more pleasant.
June 3. Meeting General Bakelite Co. at 11 A.M. Everybody present Afterwards had [[underlined in red]] my wisdom tooth pulled. [[/underlined in red]] Tonight at the University Club General [[underlined in red]] Swinton [[/underlined in red]] of [[underlined in red]] British Army [[/underlined in red]] gave us a talk about the [[underlined in red]] "tanks" [[/underlined in red]] which he first used. He acknowledged however that the idea of constructing the tanks took form after [[underlined in red]] he first saw [[/underlined in red]]
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A [[underlined in red]] tractor engine in Antwerp [[/underlined in red]] built by [[underlined in red]] Holt [[/underlined in red]] of Peoria Ill. Before the lecture I saw some painters gilding the [[strikethrough]] list [[/strikethrough]] tablat of [[?]] [[underlined in red]] sisc of our [[/underlined in red]] club members who have [[underlined in red]] already been killed [[/underlined in red]] since we entered the war. They are the first on [[underlined in red]] the Roll of Honor. [[/underlined in red]]
June 4. Considerable stir is caused by the appearance of [[underlined in red]] submarines [[/underlined in red]] near [[underlined in red]] Barnegat Bay [[/underlined in red]] and near Cape Henry. They have sunk several sailing schooners and a few steam ships. If the [[underlined in red]] Huns think they can intimidate this country in this way they are mistaken. [[/underlined in red]] This will simply induce more [[underlined in red]] eagerness to enlist and [[/underlined in red]] will also speed up [[underlined in red]] our lingering program of more submarine chasers. [[/underlined in red]] when [[underlined in red]] Benson [[/underlined in red]] and