sentences:  A year later, he was editor of "Le National" of Lowell, Massachusetts (notorious as an emigration target for Quebecers of the day) and "Le Jean-Baptiste" of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.From 1896 to 1898, he was editorial secretary at "La Tribune" of Woonsocket.During the Spanish–American War, he undertook a first brief military participation, from 1898 to 1899.