Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-20
AMERICANS KEEN
To MEET FRITZ
IN REAL BATTLE
Adventures Creep Up to Brit
ish Trenches for Peep
at Hun Troops.

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE BRI-
TISH FRONT IN FRANCE, Sunday,
Sent. 23.-On a historic battlefield
which merges into the fighting lines
are encamped many American troops,
far removed from the rest of their
com patriots, who form the vanguard
| of Uncle Sans eXpeditionary force in
| France.
Some of them have been working
continually in a zone covered by Ger
man guns, and already two Of their
number have been wounded, a fact
whereof they are exceedingly proud.
They are a fine, healthy-loOking lot,
and nearly two months of hard work
in the open under real complaining con-
ditions has put them in shape and they
are ready for anything.
Especially are they prepared and
anxious to try conclusions with the
Germans In fact, their only grievance
is that for the present they are not
permitted, except where necessity de.
mands, to expose themselves to the
enemy's big guns. They want to feel
| the thrill that one experiences when
shells herald their approach across
No Mans Land with a wicked whine
which gives notice that in fraction
LOT a minute deadly bits Of ragged
steel will be flying in all directions
Stole Over to "Tommies"
Until a stringent order was issued
recently the American officers had a
hard time keeping their men out OF
| the British trenches. 1t is said that
more than one American soldier has
crept away, when off duty, and after
making friends with the ''Tommies,
has taken his place besides them for
few minutes while the minor battle
was progressing.
The correspondent visited two
camps and in each there were the
same scenes of methodiCal activity
characteristic of American methods.
Things were moving smoothly and no
false motions were being made. Eff
fiCency was the by word everywhere.
1t was noon when the second camp
was reached and the officers and men
were preparing for mess. Several
clean cut young officers came out to
greet the cores ondent and it was
cherry welcome with a firm hand
grip and hearty I'm mighty glad to
see you" One would have known he
was in an American camp had he beer
blindfolded. An invitation was OK.
tended to mess and it was accepted.
I'm afraid VIC cant offer YOU very
much TO eat" said one officer. You
see, our cook is i'll and just at this
moment We are getting plenty Of beans
and-well. plenty more beans"
Eeady for "Fritz"..
In the course Of the meal the cor.
respondent fell into conversation with
a young officer who comes from one
of the famous and wealthy families
of the United States.
How do you like i out here?"
asked the correspondent.
The officer Cazed rnfIectivelv
through tho open door OF the mess
room. AS far as the eye could reach
there vas a scene Of devastation and
DISSOLUTION. Then he said
We'll, it isn't exactly the same as
Forty-second street and broadway
here. but we didn't come out Iookin.
for the Great White Way We arc
here for business and we like it
partly for itself and partly because we
ought to like it.
Il think that some Of our boys who
have crept UP and stolen a look at the |
fighting lines have been a little dis !
appointed. in a way. Of course. they
read Of what it was like over here. !
but it did not seem quite right not to |,
see banners flying On the battlefield |