Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

! class, there being no upholstering
in third-class. Compartments are
built about 12x12 with seats facing
one another, there probably being
five compartments in a car. had a
seat part of the way, but did not
mind as the scenery was very pretty
and the picturesque, tiled roof cot
tages were very beautiful.
Sees Prisoners
Passed a squad of German prison
ers too, who were being marched
| along under light guard. No Won
der! For 1t would have been inn
possible to escape with the luggage
they were carrying. According to
rumorS, the Germans are very con-
tent with their lot as prisoners as
/ they are fed and kept very well by
| the French and do not even want
to be excanged when they have the
chance. We met an American who
had been in Switzerland for the last
several years, and he told some won
drous tales about the straits to which
Germany is put to keep up the war.
There is no soap in Germany and
has not been for a year-and l
was kicking about the lack of hot
water. When the Swiss want to buy
coal the Germans will not take
money for it, but require them to
pay III CdIIlS anu OlllST SdldplSS.
The Ways of a German
Even though they have plenty of
coal, the Germans don't let any
other bets get by them For in
stance, all newspapers are saved
in Germany, and when the house
wife gets a big stack of them she
soaks them in water for several days,
then rolling them up in hard balls
with her hands, she lays them out
in the sun to dry. When they are
dry, she drops them in the coal bin
and uses them for fuel So much
for their efficiency. You might put
the girls to work making spit balls"
1t will save pop the trouble of get
ting out river coal. When a Ger
man gets a furlough of, say a day,
at home, and he gets some gifts
made of gold from his friends, such
as gold tooth, ring, ETC., he hands
it in to the government and for
every gold tooth or ring he gets an
extra day furlough. (Get the family
to pry out their gold filings and I'll
come home on long furlough! Ha!
All this and more this Swiss-Ameri-
can told us. We were on our way
to say good-by to DIR. Gross at the
time. We did it on the suggestion
of our leader. He was so tickled
by the honor that he gave us the
authority to draw our first months
pay in advance. Which was 200
francs. Unfortunately the bank
closed at 4 p. NJ. that day and at
that time we were swearing allegi-
ance to France, so Doc said he
would send it down by MALL. We
have since heard the cheerful news
that the Lafayette funds are nearly
gone and we will get no more pay.
However the grub is good, SO l.
should worry.
Get Together
Changed cars at Bourges and were
surprised to find the rest of our
party on the same train. We scat
tered around the town Immediately
to hunt up dinner. 1t being a meat
less day, made the hunt harder.
Three others and l tried the Hotel
la France" and for 4 francs CSC
($1.00) got a fish and some fruit.
The smell of the cooking fish nearly
took our appetites, but by holding
our noses, we got the fish in our
mouths. They were very good, but
oh, the beautiful odor! For dessert
our friend passed around his bon
bons which were thankfully received
trust me to stay near the candy.
Out to Camp
Reached Avord about Il P. M. to
find the camp truck which meets all
trains, waiting for us. Unfortunately
the truck broke down and we had to
walk. 1t was not far and our bag
gage was being hauled by another
truck, so we did not mind. Quito
q number, of the students met the
train, and as we walked along they
entertained us with stories of deaths
and smashups which occurred hour
ly.
Air Full of Planes
Didn't faze us any, as most of it
was bunk. I've been here two days
and have only seen two accidents,
and those only minor breakages to
the machine, which can be fixed in
a few days. AS for aeroplanes, l
never saw the like. Most of the
time the air is as full of planes as
blackbirds on immigration day. Every
type and style, from the small fast
Newport to the triple-engine Cap
roni go sailing along. AS soon as
we got into camp, we started to
investigate everything we could see.
Our white linen collars. and civilian
clothes attracted considerable atten-
ton, for every one was in uniform
or feathers" ('leather helmet, coat
and pants,"D In uRion there is
strength" is an old saying, and we
stuck together. Had to show our
papers now and then when some
official got suspicious of our nosing
around and looking over the diff
ferent machines, whose efficiency of
lines and construction and destruc-
tive features attracted us strongly.
Look Like Warship
Believe me! l never saw such a
mob of machines in my life. Why
there are more aeroplanes In this one
school than in the whole U. S.
Some of these planes would attract