Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-12

among them who put me up for the
croouet club and invited me to in
Vulnerable teas, which have almost
entirely taken fireplace OF dinners DUR
ing the war. AS the ouvroir closes at
4, we do not feel guilty at indulgins
in this wild dissipa tion-besides, con-
slant succession Of these is rather like
enjoying a nice graveyard on Sunday.
One villa" stands out evergreen in the
desert; there the cakes are most elah-
teresting and a Victrola is pressed into
service, making almost an American
atmosphere. ,.- #
We have made some excursions into
the mountains by way of entertaining
a rollicking. boylsh English officer, here
on furlorgh TO visit his mother before
her return to England, Such frankly
cheap outings these are, third class
on the trains, and the French ones are
not all that is desirable, but little
things like dirt and garlic are
sublimely ignored, and the brawny APP
pearance Of the .soldats" frank and
file of course, officers always travel
"irst') being much dweit upon. A
merry bunch are these, joking and TAX
ing pulls in turn at canteens made OF
skins, Bible fashion-accepting any lit
tie favors with sweet smiles and the
French grace. Perhaps I should ex-
plain that the francs saved by these
excursions, and by never having any
new clothes, or anything else that we
can give up, enables us to do these
same little favors"-a package of Gig
arettes or some other comfort.
Arrived at our destination, and find
ing ourselves almost the only tourists,
we have the correspondence" (Which
consists of an ancient cab drawn D.!
selves, save for an intelligent peasant,
who is only too glad to tell US in ex-
traordinarily good French Of how
quickly and easily each man could join
his regiment from all the little villages
at the first alarm of war
Driving along the fine mountain road.
we are lost in admiration of the dill
gence which makes possible the pros
porous thriving appearance OF the tiny
farms, nesting in every available part
of the valley and on the slopes of the
hills. Only women and old. old men
are carrying on the labor of the fields
with the most primitive Of tools, yet
not one inch of ground fails to be most
productive.
After a picnic luncheon near a Won
derful waterfall, the water a beautiful
green. like Niagara, and after tea at an
hotel almost empty, we went back in the
ancient cab, this time having for fellow
passenger rather superior woman.
housekeeper In a French officers fam
lily. who told us with animation of the
little child born after the father S
death on the field of honor-so in the
peaceful everlasting hills did the clash
of arms pursue us.
Perhaps you would like to know that
for the tiniest trip certain formalities
must be observed. When we arrive on
French soil, we must present our pass
ports and receive permits de sejour'
permission to stay in given place,
then take that and get "sauf- conduit
and whenever We go anywhere, even to
the next station, we must have that
pa per vised, stamped with date and
place to which we wish to go. No one
can get through gate onto plat
form to bid goodbye, unless anxious
enough as to buy a ticket to some sta
ton and show the papers.
And now for bit of news. which
may, of course be cabled-but we have
the details One of our Americans
Kiffin Rockwell, has brought DOWN a
hostile machine. killing pilot and OBJ
server. the very first trip he made from
the French lines after going to the
front, and another (see photo Mr.. Nc