Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-07-31
OUR BOYS ABROAD
RA|DCANDY SHOPS
But "sanmIss' Give Gold
IN Exchange For Sweets.
4 "FOunTAIa PEN ARMY

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UP 10 csnsdians--Navai oniesrs In
White raks Eye Of Fair psrisisnnss.
The demand for candy Is strong In
France from the American troops. but
II has been met satisfactorily, a.
though thu boys Judge the prices high.
The beer they generally condemn, moi
for Its quality only. but for Its warmth
"Don't seem much Of place.. was
the comment, followed by the anxious
query, "Can we have better time IN
Parisf''
Money changing involves mental
anxiety, but francs are offered a. the
equivalent Of dollar by the shopkecp.
ers and readily accepted. II surprisGl
the French TO be told that these Amer
leans still were paid ia gold.
France began TO recognize the value
Of athletics q few years before the
war. which confirmed their importance.
II IL possible the new American allies
will provide France with long fell
want In popularixing baseball.
"A Fountain Pen Army"
"lt In q fountain pen army" chaffe,l
Frenchman A. he noted the number
Of those articles that the Americans
carried In their blouse pockets and
seemed to he part Of their equipment.
Il am an old man for the army
said q corporal. answering, a query on
what motive brought him to France,
"but l have come to help wipe kaisers
Oh the earth"
The American camp In France Is
splcndIdly situated on high ground and
has been built within the month. II
ID lighted by electricity and has fne
water supply. The Y. N. G. A., which
has Installed . tent at the landing
place will open . large hut soon., The
camp has taken on an American ut.
mosphere.
II failed In no respect to meet the
requirements Of the overfiowing tide
Of newcomers. II supplies picture post
cards In large numbers and there IL
an American bar" but American In
name only Ice cream soda IL sought
In vain.
An old looking French territorial who
Ia on sentry duty along the docks. his
hair grayed by three long years Of
service. bcained on the Americans,
doubtless thinking his days Of labor
were now dra wing to close. The
women smile and feel their hearts
lighter as they watch this fine pledge
Of the sister dcmocracy's aid.
In the arrival OF the troops children
chased pennies that the American boys
threw among them from crowded decks
as the ships passed along the quays
and rejoiced over every band ~ Il
headed Its regiment for II v seldom
that bands are heard now In France
chum At Once With Alllsa
The fraterIlixation OF the Americans
with the English, Canadians, Austral.
ians and French n remarkable; and the
new arrivals are being received every
where with open arms and open hearts.
Last month nearly all the British
troops not having near relatives In the
British isles have been coming to Paris
on leave, and 30 the newly landed
Americans find plenty Of comrades able
70 speak their common language.
The Yankees warmed up particularly
to the Canadians, among whom arc
many Americans, hut the greatest sur.
prise came at the way the French off,
GERS and poilus fraternixe with their
new allies The wartnest feeling exists
between the French aud British soldiers
and officers. Of course. but when they
FIRST met three years ago as allies they
were too busy fiehting for their lives
to spend much time In friendly Inter
course. ae. ,A8sG
The Americans, however. are landing
Just at the time when the allies have the
Germans ION the hip" aud the French
are throwing or their clannlshncss to
welcome the Yankee tars and marines
affectionatcly. d. tsAs,2
Another factor II that after three
years contact with tho British nearly
every French person knows a'few words
Of English hello. cheero, good luck and
similar expressions they are using
than ovartin,a nm tho Avoaricau,