The Hatchet. Published on the High Seas [Vol. 6, No. 8, Monday, August 26, 1918]

by Anonymous
Publisher: N.p.
Binding/Media: Softcover
SKU: 001159
Description: First edition; 8 x 9 1/2; single sheet, pp. 2; very minor nick to left edge; faint crease line through middle; near fine condition.'The Hatchet' was a daily newspaper published on board USS George Washington on her way to France during WWI. Later, the ship would also play an important role in post-war diplomatic efforts, twice taking President Woodrow Wilson to France for the negotiations which would lead to the Treaty of Versailles. The current issue includes baseball scores with a table of standings of the clubs but just for the National League, followed by a small note "American League (Radio Defective)," and an article titled: "From Bow to Stern at Midnight."

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