American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-02

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Of horrors. and they think IL Is all like
that. They don't realize. or they for
get. the weeks between these horrors
and discomforts.
"A man Is IN the front trench under
nro. say two days, and sent back four
or perhaps four days and sent back
eight. Usually a brigade Is In the
.nre-sector' thirty-two days. Then Il
Is sent back 10 the rest biiieta Tor an
equal time. Here the men are In pfac-
tcaily NO danger perhaps an occa-
aiOnHi she'll They are together In
Jolly c~omradcship, having lots Or
amusement football. baaebailwplen-
~ 20 do. They are well fed. wei
equipped. well amused
"Of course the erouchy soldier Is
going 10 have a grouchy time, but the
lite az the American soldier on the
western front is going to be just about
what he makes Il. II he goes into IL
ia the right spirit he viii find that
q isn't 30 had as it d cracked up 70
be-. And then be viii be in a great
state 81 indignation because the re-
ports Of u have made 10 seem so aw-
full
when he reasllzes that II isn't 80
bad. De mustn't forget 90 SIT down and
tell the folks At homel lie knows rs
a lot better than be thought IL waa
going 10 be. But they don't"
OF the dread of the submarines
which the American soldier quite ma
~turally feels when he contempiates the
voyage 20 the other side. Empey says:
You can't call Il fear. Anybody
would have a dread OF walking In the
dark across a held fun Of poisonous
snakes. BUT / don't think that dread
has much foundation. I've crossed
several times myself. aud don't think
there's much danger. Look az the
Canadians. with an the troops they've
sent over there. they've never lost a
{ man By submarine. And what Canada
can DO We can and ! don't say that
p IN any spirit OF disparaeement OF Can
ada. eltheri
i when the American gets 10 Eng
T. land he ia going 10 have a hard time
e a. first getting along with the Eng
/ lishmen. They are so different The
Englishman has a was OF taking every
! thing for granted. You mustn't talk
q 40 an E%ngliHhman about the war. OF
! ask him about the victory. he iA per.
. lcctly sure about the victory the only
. thing he doesn't know "a how long /
q "a going 20 take. You mustn't talk {,
u an Englishman about money. either
+. And" tho American added with EN-
L phasls. you mustn't tell him tina
baseball Is far superior 20 cricket hi
ie opinion OF baseball is just the sam
N as your opinion OF cricket. you know
Don't tell him he is a fool for bein
BE- governed by a king the Engiishma
10 b a good observer. aud he might com
back at You and punch some holes /
al our senate and congress.
x. "rhen the American mustn't heral
he his arrival Ia England and France a
IA a great event. and say he Is going
e- win the wari And hen he is wit
at the English soldiers he's got 10 lorgl
ve an this i176 stuff the Americans an
to English are just brothers la arms no'
Ia But II an embarrassing situation do'
al arise hctween an American and d
EnRlishmnn. am uncomfortable slienc
his or something Of the sort. III tell SO
tho thing 90 do. the American shOu
an either offer or accept an invitation
nd teal over q cup of tea the awkwal
its situation yauishes. More pleasaI
ire situations and good friendships a.
ist built up over a cup Of tea than over
ma cocktail
En- hut Empey found the Temperance
ia TAI Frenchman 90 be an entirely al
nj %ferent proposition He says;
"The French are looking 20 d
Americans as the saviors OF the
ar cause. and the Americans must
nd careful to preserve that sentimel
IN The French are temperamental. II
Frcnchman kisses an American in I
chin no m us kiss him back And I
French are the American must ~
remember this exceedingly poll
n You must never poke fun at a FrenC
I man that Is a mortal insult A
the American must remember that I
- careful French politeness does .
mean that the Frenchman is afraid
anything in the world Why. a Fren,
man will apologize TO a German WI
be- sticks his bayonet into hint
"But. after all. the Americans
going over there In tho Frenchma
backyard They are lighting togetl
20 keen IA common enemy from elm
ng the back fence hut Il Is
~Frenchman's yard And the Amerit
must keep TO the paths. and not 81
M ON tho fiower-beds
= Tho gunner then draws this crap
picture OF the recruits first appro'
60 the hring-linc.
"nefore ne gets within the sound
the guns he will see a good many 4
plane nights. and this will increase
n desire 10 get TO the line itself. IN
when no actually hears the guns
will be an enthusiasm. full OF Qu
tions. ny gradual stages he so'
y viii get louder. until az last he 8
the great flare ia the sky. hears
tremendous noise right at his ear.
is close TO the line And then "
he feels Is not fear, but a strange.
cant. lonely feeling. a restlessness
longing. not for home. but 10 be In
ID front line With the men who are
danger. because what he feels mos
a tremendous pity for them IL Is
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