The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-03
by LINCOLN EYRE.

tIDFEsNFdHlHfat q tHa SNsW lpfh NOEbi'l
ParIs.--A few minutes before the
special train bringing General pershing
and his staff from Houlogne rolled in
20 the Care du Nord the other day a
trainIoad Of Observation-Disclosures
oilers ON leave from the ffont--afriyed
at the same station, The ''poilas,"
leaning out OF their dusty third class
coaches, caught sight OF Marshal
Joffre standing on the platform walt.
lug, with NJ. Rlhot. the premier; NJ.
flsiani. minister Of justice, aud other
dgnltartes, TO welcome the American
commander In chief 10 the capital.
"vye Joffre" shrleked permits
sionaire," and the cry was taken up
oil along the line Of dense-packed
cars.
Its he who spared our lives In
useless attacks" shouted n bronzed,
bearded veteran, 1--WE want JofIre buck
ut the frontl'
"Yes, yes" yelled his companions,
"We want Jnifre. who doesn't waste
our lives Give US J0tfre!"
The Problem OF Morale.
<ss, kasrfsh b. . n slhsa efs> stssh catLIsl
not have failed 60 reach the ears or
the prime minister ~ we'll ~ the mar
shai, died awnt In the'VSctlement of
General pershing's arrival To those
who had heard, however, and who ARE
aware af the situation ou the front and
III the interior of France today. Its si@'
nldeance was not lcs; TO me Il t1vant
that after almost three years Of In
ceSsant slaughter the ''poIlu' has
learned to distinguish very clearly be-
tween leaders who sacrifice their nen
uselessg and those who. like the victor
OF The Marine. never mike move With
out counting the possible cost Ia lives
Il wns, moreover, another bit Of evil
dence that there is no more Important
problem amenE all those at present
confronting helllgereGt governments
than that Of "mnrql.." The spirits og
the men In the trenches. M well as Of
their wives, sisters. sweethearts. pa
rents In the rear. mus I've kept up to
the mark. Every day Increases the
styaln upon soldiers and civilians In
Embarrassed nations. Tight-strnng
nerves are spanning apart everywhere
tn the cities and villages. far from
the ring line, as much az In the zone
ne no la yhy
Ing Of pershing and his division Is Of
such unreasonable value In the never.
ceasing propaganda going on over all
France to maintain at the necessary
level Frances determination to win
the war.
American officers. who have sensed
this insistence upon the greatness OF
the aid to be provided by the Unlted
States aee a BIT fearful thar expecta.
lions difficult Of realization will be
aroused among the French army and
people. They know the obstacles that
lie Ia the way Of immediate military
cooperation on q grand scale and feel |
that great many months must elapse /
before the weight " American arms I
can make Itself felt In tn" hShung, /
! Allow for Frish.tul Strain.
/ To-day our principal preoccupation !
mus! be the prevention Of that iassi. !
tut,e and Encouragement which, as
our enemies hope, VIII weaken our /
national defense by cosrellng the iron /
Of our arms" was the way Comrcre (
Mors!, one Of the heads Of the socialist T
party Ia the chamber Of deputies. said +
In a conversation ! had with him ~,
Gently. Authority must be used With .
greatest ease, justice must be unwur' +
erln.. More than that. allowances 4
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