New York.—Declaring that the "leisure hour of the American overseas is the hour of greatest moral peril," and that good reading does much to keep lonely soldiers straight, Dr. M. L. Rainey, field manager of the American Library association, has reported to the New York state branch how soldiers, sailors and social workers have been provided with good reading matter. Doctor Rainey said that in ten months the association has established 42 libraries for the army and stocked them with 600,000 books and 2,000,000 magazines, all of which had been contributed. The working force consisted of 318 persons, one third of whom served without pay.

U-BOAT CHASERS DO GREAT WORK
Allies Praise Americans for Part They Played in Durazzo
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ACTIVE DUTY PLEASES MEN
Squadron of Twelve Commanded by Captain Nelson Forms Screen for Big Warships—One of Fate's Queer Twists.
London.—A contingent of 12 American submarine chasers played a brilliant and novel part in the Durazzo engagement. This chaser squadron effectively acted as a screen around the big ships engaged in the bombardment to protect them against submarines. The Americans were under heavy fire, but had no casualties.
Capt. C. P. Nelson and Lieut. Com. P. H. Bastedo commanded the squadron. A large percentage of the officers and men were of the naval reserve and reports of the operation praise their work highly.
The Americans definitely sank one submarine and damaged and probably destroyed another. After the engagement they escorted a British cruiser which had been hit.  By a torpedo safely to the base from which the expedition was to be taken in charge for examination, the Navy Department has been able to make a careful study of the situation in the Philippines. Active duty pleases men. 