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Sorry, we couldn't find anything matching "The advertising in March 1918, which appeared at a time when the public was not optimistic about the war’s conclusion, specifically claimed this was “not a peace song but an inspiring march song.” Although advertising ended in April 1918, the piano rolls and the variant printings, which continued into May, imply some popularity. Immediately after the armistice the song was reissued with a slightly altered text, and it was vigorously promoted; in its new, timely version it was briefly but decidedly successful. Its use in a soldier’s show, “Who Stole the Hat?,” sustained its popularity from the armistice through December, but thereafter interest quickly diminished.".