New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07

full OF money from his generous Canadian
fairly. He came into tire canteen daily 10
inquire il there we're ices on that day or when
Ia boxe" vas corning of. and though he had
brigade OF Cansd dim nurses az his command
told US sadlv that he had but one pair OF
ctockings. and the Roles in them we're due 10
ris having 10 darn them himself.
"Boche" was another leading feature, great
Gerr,an shepherd dog that the 9th Lsncers
lad taken from tie German trenches. and no
OH Lancers Te-,airing to claim him he was
attached to cantccr. The French could
never understand how we could at the same
time love dog snd call him Boche. but
Boche vas a gentleman whose owner IT he Is
living. must rourn him forever The Tom
n,,es will have dos or cat at all costs. and
none OF portable size arc safe from their aHec-
tons. One old Scot,ie. now base detail with
permanent limp. showed me an attachment
20 his canteen. an invention OF his Own. in
which lie he'd carried his cat into the trenches
and myself have hed to hang out sign say
ing that if the Tommy who had taken black
ard tan puppy would return same he might
have a terrier OF sorts IN exchange. and no
questions asked.
Travelling up and down through the war
zone is the white ice cream queen, selling
hokey-pokey. Her shining black chisnon has
nothing lost OF its perfection since she dressed
il and rode out 70 make conquest in happier
days, and when she sits on the side OF her white
float every soldier that loves fine woman
must feel his heart fail him at the dangerous
tilt CT the charmcr's car. Then there may
be Maxine Elliott az a neghboring hotel and
great futter among the subalterns. But il is
nothing TO the Rutter they are subject to from
the dour comnandant. He II is that admin
listers Justice in this district, soldiers soldier
ssrs reur-who yet meets his Waterloo every
weekend when on Sundays the hotel is full
OF surprises IN The way OF beautiful ladies,
whose right to be there must be inquired into.
no matter how shy a commandant may be
While I was out there were several 7. M.
c. A. concerts. but for only one-on the 3o3tn
day Of TIE war. when Tommy informed me
,rat il bid fair 20 outrun Potash and Perl
mutter"-tl,st VIC could arrange 10 get on. ar
irving there so late that we were mistaken tor
the singers and lprlaudcd nightly. Inc Z.
M. c. A. hut here is an enormous one. mace
for things OF this sort. ana II heid thAt Hs"'
solid mass OF khaki. for the men love, above
everything, an entertainment in the music hall
line.
The chaplain sits like Old King Cole. the
nurses are on each side OF hin-two or three
rows of officers-and the men. The concert
PARTY came in looking as tired and dusty ~
band of sroll;ng players, having done six
weeks OF four concerts a day to the sick. the
lame and the lazy. They rise to the enthusi-
ssm OF the men. however. for such cheers never
greeted Sembrich nor a Kreisler. When
Irish Eyes Are Smiling is on every pro-
srsmme and that night all sang that chorus
again and again. until the sound could have
drowned the roar OF guns.
And what do you suppose the first request
invariably is. sent up before the concert be-
gins and signed jus. Tommy What but the
poor old world-worn, too well loved Rosary"