Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-13
.SHRAPNEL.
The War and After.
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

The following. woman's viewpoint
may give soIne indication as to what
may happen now that the war has
ended. She Is the wife Of returned
officer who once more. has resumed
business life after highly successful
military career cut short only by seri-
Gus wounds. She said:
IL hate George In 'civviee.' I hate
him to have to 60 or to the bank
every morning. Once he was q cap
tain. Now he's Just an ordinary bust
ness man. did not mind him being
overawed by his colonel, but I can't
stand him speaking with bated breath
of the general manager. He's been
somebody. Now he's nobody. I'm a
nobody, too. And while tho old days
were wearingly anxious. At any rate
they were interesting"
Admonishing the people OF England
that they should exert themselves in
the cultivation of American comrade-
ship. one British writer says:
with respect to the Americans: we
certainly should mako great efforts to
put them at their ease. We should re-
spond to their deaire to be friendly
"AS0V0e SnJ W $AAV0O 0bN 010sWdx COu"
ventions Of ours. They don't UNDER
stand standohshness. don't like 1t. and
are apt to take it the wrong way"
Many patented life belts were de-
vised and marketed during the period
purchased one and when his ship was
sunk he plunged into the seas conf
dent he was safe. He soon was pulled
out OF the water. legs first, in an al
most stranEled condition. He had put
on his life preservsr upside down.
Dsseusstag tho Importance Of proper
nttins shoes and socks when a soldier
is on the march. one of them said:
Learning to march Is less impor-
tant than learning how TO get ready
to march. The back Of all marching
can Do broken ~ tho platoon hut be-
fore ono sees the road. 1t Is a ques-
ton Of cooks and boots. No boot is
At e Join . march which is not q
familiar comRAda. Tho soldiers foot
must know IT as Il 1t had been born
to II. New brooms sweep clean. So
DO new boetA They will sweep the
dve miles. Good boots. sound boots,
Violating boots-that Is the arst
secret Of marching, but be sure ma
get to know them well before you
make test Of them over ten or
aftean miles Of road
'I Sci :, are xs,l h: .s lee: inpers.at
your company. Only thick men wear
thin socks on the march. Wise men
soap their socks at heel and the tops
Of the toes. Wise men. too, soap and
water their feet before they start
their journey. A wash In hand is
worth a score that you may never
get once you have started"
Discussing the American soldier
and his desire to hear sound relicious
doctrine, one chaplain at the front,
in advising . number Of pastors about
to 20 to the 'front.' said:
tainsd. What thsy Wsnt is II 70 'I hssr
the staple: aincsrs. and elemental
truth Of Peligion a the preacher con-
eeiveo Il There ere certain Subjects,
toe. u VIII BE- wise to steer clear Of
Don't talk = them about drink and
esmensc Saa ssx: Thsy hear All they
proper iastruetefA
Don't talk sbcut speeaA-aagis pa
triettsm. They have plenty % pa.
trtotissu Of the real soFt Don't tell
them how Aas they are; for they have
heard that until they're tired Of it
8eaadss: no real nan likes to be
men. Above all else, when your horse
sense warns you that boys are waiting
with open hearts for the best com.
tort that religion can giya don't tell
then funny stories.
olive them . message straight from
0e6 u you: aave such . message In
oVey. perhaps never to return. What
H q . 1esea8e would yeu givs
19s tnas1 Shs sassasgs they wsnt.