Cyrus’ doughboys swept etc. Refers to the passage of Cyrus and his great army through the Cilician Gates, on his way from his conquest of Lydia in Asia Minor, to his descent of the Euphrates Valley to Babylon, whose easy capitulation in 539 B. C. finally brought to an end the old glory of the Babylonian Empire, which, after a long period under Assyrian rule, had blossomed forth in a glorious recrudescence, in the latter part of the Seventh Century B. C, under Nebopolassar and his famous son Nebuchadnezzar—and then known as the Neo-Babylonian Empire, or, more commonly, as Chaldea. The reader will doubtless remember that it was through the same passage in the Taurus Mountains that Ashurbanapal, le Grand Monarque of Assyria when at the apogee of her power in the Seventh Century B. C, and also Alexander the Great, sweeping to his eastern conquests, both passed. Doughboys is the popular present-day nickname for infantrymen. Sitting on the World When the situation is thoroughly agreeable and everything is “breaking” just right. S.O.L. Well known soldier expression which, elegantly translated, means being totally and entirely out of luck, but not to be adopted for “polite conversation.” Remember this admonition. *Mr. Fly* G.I. Cans Large high-explosive shells of about 6 inches diameter or over, and made of thick galvanized iron or what appeared to be such. Cooties Are pleasant little neighbors in the trenches, due to the inadequacy of bathing facilities. *The Salvation Army With the A. E. F.* John Doe. Private Doe The designation of an American soldier, where no specific name is used, as, for example, to fill in the place for a name on a sample blank or application of any kind. Not used as a popular nickname for the American soldier as Tommy Atkins is used for the British soldier. A. E. F. American Expeditionary Forces: the title of the American troops in France during the war. *Shell-Holes* The “77” The typical artillery piece of the German army, and having a caliber of approximately three inches, roughly corresponding with the famous French “75,” though not as effective, but quite effective enough. *Food* Salvation Salvation Army. *Song of the Volunteers of 1917* Bayard The great chivalric hero and warrior of France during the reign of Francis I. The Chevalier Bayard was killed in northern Italy in 1524, during the advance of Bourbon at the head of the Imperial forces.