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Conger Reynolds newspaper clippings, 1916-1919

Des Moines Register Clipping: ""Conger Reynolds Writes Of France"" Page 1

CONGER REYNOLDS WRITES OF FRANCE

Is entertaining Parties of Distinguished Visitors to Front.

Looking after newspaper correspondents in France and conducting parties of distinguished visitors to the front is part of the work of Lieut. Conger Reynolds, formerly of The Register and Tribune, who is now with the intelligence department of the army.
In a letter to W. Earl Hall of the State University of Iowa, with whom Lieutenant Reynolds was associated before joining the army, he says:
"War is hell.  I say this just after returning from a twelve-mile ride through this picture garden country to an old chateau and back.  I had gone out there with another officer to negotiate a lease of the place for use by the army as headquarters for distinguished visitors, who come over to see what we are doing.

Meets Irwin Cobb.
"At lunch today I met Floyd Gibbons.  He is very clever as a newspaper man.  Irwin Cobb was at the table next to us and sat in with us to tell us some funny stories.  The high lights of the various news services and large papers are all here.  We are nicely situated but life has not always been so luxurious for me.
Just after I arrived at the G. H. Q., I was sent to a special school.  There eight lieutenants lived in a cold barracks room that was built for accommodation of four French non-coms.  For three weeks we had no heat, mighty little water, and the most ordinary sort of food.  It rained constantly.  There was not a thing to do in our spare moments and life was dreary all around."

Starts Suit for Freedom.

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CONGER REYNOLDS WRITES OF FRANCE Is entertaining Parties of Distinguished Visitors to Front. Looking after newspaper correspondents in France and conducting parties of distinguished visitors to the front is part of the work of Lieut. Conger Reynolds, formerly of The Register and Tribune, who is now with the intelligence department of the army. In a letter to W. Earl Hall of the State University of Iowa, with whom Lieutenant Reynolds was associated before joining the army, he says: "War is hell. I say this just after returning from a twelve-mile ride through this picture garden country to an old chateau and back. I had gone out there with another officer to negotiate a lease of the place for use by the army as headquarters for distinguished visitors, who come over to see what we are doing. Meets Irwin Cobb. "At lunch today I met Floyd Gibbons. He is very clever as a newspaper man. Irwin Cobb was at the table next to us and sat in with us to tell us some funny stories. The high lights of the various news services and large papers are all here. We are nicely situated but life has not always been so luxurious for me. Just after I arrived at the G. H. Q., I was sent to a special school. There eight lieutenants lived in a cold barracks room that was built for accommodation of four French non-coms. For three weeks we had no heat, mighty little water, and the most ordinary sort of food. It rained constantly. There was not a thing to do in our spare moments and life was dreary all around." Starts Suit for Freedom.