Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07

tween these horrors and discom-
forts.
"A man is in the front trench
under fire, say. two days, and sent
back four, or perhaps four days and
sent back eight. Usually brigade
is in the fire sector thirty-two days.
Then it is sent back to the rest bill
lets for an equal time. Here the
men are in practically no danger
perhaps an occasional shell. They
are together in jolly comradesfip,
having lots of amusements-footb
baseball-plenty to do. They .are
well fed, well equipped, we'll amused.
"Of course" he added, 1.-The
grouchy soldier is going to have a
grouchy time. And the life of the
American soldier on the western
front is going to be just about what
he makes it. If he goes into it in
isn't so bad as it is cracked up to
be. And then he will be in a great
state of Indignation because the re-
ports of it have made it seem so
awful.
when he realizes that it isn't so
bad" the soldier went on, "he
mustn't forget to sit down and tell
the folks at home! He knows, it's
a lot better than he thought it was
5OillS W DCs Dul lISN uOD 1.
This is one of Mr.. Empey's bits of
advice. Here are some more:
In the first place." he said, "be-
| fore you setoout, get over your dread
of the submarines. 1 have talked
with a great many young soldiers
here in the American camps, and
ave found that most of them have
a dread of the ocean crossing. They
are not in the least afraid of fight
ing the Germans; they want to gel
up and at them; that's what they're
after. And about the crossing, you
wouldn't call it fear. But anybody
would have a dread of walking in
( the dark across field full of poison
snakes.
We'll, I don't think that dread
! has much foundation. I've crossed
several times myself, and 1 don't
! think there's much danger. Look
at the Canadians; with all the troops
| they've sent over there they've
never lost a man by submarine. And
what Canada can do we can do
and don't say that in any spirit q
| disparagement of Canada, either!/
when the American gets to Eng.
| land he is going to have a hard time
at first getting along with the Eng.
| lishman. They are so different. The
| Englisham has a way of taking
| everything for granted. You mustna
| talk to an Englishman about the
war, or ask him about the victory
| he is perfectly sure about the vic
+ tory; the only thing he doesn't know
! is how long it is going to take. YoI
mustn't talk to an Englishman abou
money, either. And" the American
added with emphasis, you mustn'
4 tell him that baseball is far superior
! to cricket; his opinion of baseball
! is just the same as your opinion o.
! cricket, you know! Don't tell hin
he is a fool for being governed by {
/ King-the Englishman is good OBJ
| server. and he might come back a
| you and punch some holes in ou
Senate and Congress.
Then the American mustn't her
aid his arrival in England anC
! France as a great event, and say h,
J is going to win the war! And wheI
he is with the English soldiers Ae'
got to forget all this 1875 stuff
the Americans and English are jus
brothers in arms now.
But if an embarrassing situation
does arise between an American
and an Ehglishman, an uncomfort
able silence, or something of tn
Sort" he added, "I'll tell you TIL
thing to do: the American shoul'
either offer or accept an invitation
to tea! over a cup of tea the awk
ward situation Vanishes. Nor
pleasant situations and good friend
ships are built up over a cup of te;
i than over a cocktail"