South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-09

away altogether. Anyhow. the
scheme has the effect OF putting the
sober heads constantly on guard
among their comrades. Jess respon-
sible. and keeping the situation
near equilibrium.
The policing. insofar as Ameri-
cans are concerned. is In the hands
OF Americans. The United States
soldiers IS answerable. al present.
only 20 his commander. This war
illustrated the other day. when an
officer went down 70 the police
station 20 see II he could get the
police OF a nearby French city 70
apprehend a member OF his com
pany who had wined too well and
forgot 20 return for two or three
DAYS. He finally got the plan
through the head Of the FL Capt.
tan de Police.
What. exclaimed that official
Through an Interpreter We ar
rest no one that fights for France,
Marines Are Police.
Hence Uncle sam is doing his
own policing The marines are do
ing il here. There has been no
trouble OF any consequence. though.
once in a while the genuine and
wholesome good VIII Of the French
gives way 10 evaporation at the
strange demands of the American.
The slight friction there has been
is all due 10 differences of language
and custom. This gives rise 20
many embarrassing situations. one
/ may cite
AT a small town near where /
was stationed a few days ago we
were wont 20 gather in front OF the
emporiums for an evening for so
cial purposes. A French soldier
train bound for the front goes
through every evening Invariably
the Americans greeted the French
men with hearty cheers and whist
/ ling. The French at first appeared
20 be enthusiastic enough. That is.
when the cheering began. Then
they seemed 10 get riled and not
/ infrequently they were suspected Of
calling as names. Come 10 find out
I 10 whistle at person is TO insult
I him in this country. and the French
/ though we were hoOting them. Re-
| sultan order against whistlins. I
remembered that in evening strolls
/ when 7 had been absent-mindedly
whistling. persons had looked at
me rather strangely with a kind of
/ Are you doing that 70 me?' look
on their face.
Then, too. we landed mere with
a splash. The Australian and the
/
/ we do. they don't know how 10
/ spend il. The American is the best
= spender on earth: don't mean
merely i'm the amount that he
/ spends. but in the obviousness with
which he distributes il. Re seldom
! haggles, and it may he his last
\ hve-franc piece that ne gives to the
/ cabman for a two-franc ride, but
I ne doesn't holler. He stopped in
| the best hotels and ate at the best
/ restaurants.
Il dined at the SWEETEST" restaur-
I ant i'm the aforesaid nearby city one
I night Present were two French
generals. half dozen lesser Off
/ GERS, a couple of English captains
and six buck privates OF the L. 5.
A. with their coats off and hang
ing on "a boolt). This is common
sight The advance reputation Of
the Americans and the way in
which they have lived up TO IL
I caught the eve of French feminin-
b ity-the abundance of which can
not he overestimated-and / sus-
I rect. that naturally enough there
was just "a twinse of jealousy on
\ the part of the Frenchman home
/ from the trenches. Moreover. the
/ American hasn't done anything vet
proven his steel. as 1t were. But
/ that doesn't amount 10 much.
Women Are Friendly
I The world OF skirt is certainly
ours. however. The Americans
/ hadn't been here two months until
society in Paris had adopted the
American campaign hat for this
/ season and the vogue has spread
all over the country. A hat is
worth a home any day. They sell
/ at the quartermaster's for $1.O4 and
| are as good as a widely advertised
! So brand in the States. But there
/ have been so many lost hats TO
! be replaced that the a. NJ. has shut
down here. \ young lady with an
I American chapeau is the envy of
/ the city.
The wiles and the black hair and
/ the smile and the eyes OF the mai
den are not Turing in vain, however.
! A lot of the fellows will get mar
ried over here undoubtedly. That is,
maybe. Nobody knows whether it
will be permitted or not. 1 heard
/ of one young fellow in another
/ company. Robert j. Duncan Of
Denver. who announced his engage
ment. proud of the distinction Of
I its being the frst on this side. He
was advised 10 wait until he got
permission from the colonel. He
hasn't received the permission yet
and ] wouldn't be surprised if it has
gone to Gen. Pershing for settle
meat"
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