Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-18
CLEAN MORALS OF
THE BOYS IN FRANCE
Vicious Diseases Less Prevalent
Than Among Civilians at Home.
Little Drunkenness
BY A. RADCLIFFE DuGMoRE

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CAPTAIN. K,pe,s own Yorkshire I.sh, infantry.
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LNN'Np receh'iS ie'ui Nv" ilOii 'IS' W
IL the Headquarters OF the United states
troops In France, II is WITH the greatest pos
sible pleasure that am able TO sneak OF the
conditions OF the American boys ana 70
be able to assure the people here that tney
rave every reason 10 DC pieaseo ana thahklu,
Tor the way the men are oelne treated ailu
~ more TOT the way IN "hlch these % ne,
are conducting themselves IN SURROUNDINGS
which are 90 entirely new.
Ihese teIlows' most OF tnem 20 recenty
clNinanS, accustomed 10 every comIort ai,u %
luxury, whose time was their own. VINO wou'u
In many Instances have resented awning
IN the way OF dlsciphhe' are now toiu eIs
IN every sense or the word. ooey hs an oruV.S .,
win spIend'd cheerlune-s, putting w, WI,
what formerly they would nave cohslutr,,u ~,
most uncomtoftaDie II not linoossiple CVuu
tions, anxious ohy 10 90 "nat y III "nrn ,,
nower TO nt n themselves Tor me tne erea, d ,bat T,
task. what is IL? The unfolding OF the best
traditions OF their country not alone do
they intend to uphold these sacred traditions.
but they are determined to add new glory
10 them. new luster TO the flag they bear and
under which they will fight
To SOC these men and no finer spec mems
of manhood can be found anywhere and talk
TO them Is TO insp re one with complete con.
fdence while at the same time ones blood
hollis with Indignation at the stories which
have been circulated so freely in their home
country regarding Their morals During the
latter part of the last year in going about this
country | heard from various sources that
the men were so beset with temptation in
France that they had contracted the most
foul Of all diseases through which great
numbers were rendered unfit for active serv-
ice as soldiers and further that drink was
causing untold trouble
Having lived I'm tn country for a long
time ,about t,yenty.four years) thought I
knew the roonlc too well to believe that they
would br nC disgrace on their country while
over IN France on such n sacred mission. So,
though I refused to credit the stories | was
unable nubl civ to contradict them as I had
ro nroor to orfor There was only one thing
IN do and that was to go to France and see
for ,ovse,f On January . landed "over
there" and noyv 7 take tha greatest Measure
IN telling those vho may have believed the
foul stories that thew are false absolutely
foIee
CIoor IN Nr;rd ord Rodv
anywhere than the American troops in
| France, and by clean mean clean IN tnora.s
clean III hapts OF III tu uiu pous' go 80 =
ne"d nave no rear u"t ,''sit s,,,.S a ~ u.'s n
draEsed GOWN 10 ne" pE N'ClouS "n'..er - W
,hat 'hey are "E uru'n'lns Ia. 60
| H. nave zee" W, ,'S.a". . - , -. go
era' teFsii'ns nNu"Nuui svi, .,u .,,. oro
tIrouE" 'Iie,l riIoS' ,, va. ','.'s' ~ % .,I 10 a
! hlEng srl.IiSI's ,I ~ an. a. ,,sooea. 7, ,s
'o' a, -, 4, - - ~ or,,,,
most hSuIt 70 stump IL "ul' ~ ~ o. ~ -.
| can MAKE pet'er anoNnE @ @uan j, NIL. 49, ~
| the American ehpeolNl",'' lut'v. iiiee u,'s
quarter per thouSano OF iI'rn ny -,
| was the ias' re.oTt saw anu ''''' 10 'o'
| far from record p., w , :, +,
| compared WIN CIV. 'H l,pu""''o', =, ~ - -
rcmafEdpiy low ana from "Hd' n'' 'pll, - 20
| very much lower 'hah among ,ne ,nl.l,H l, y
| mere. AZ one une III france ."t t'po' =,
| showed seven per tnous'nu anu tnat We
| the result OF the arrival Oh uoouS VINO % nau
| come dlrect'E from nome. N'lst uoe" ~ "a .
! prove? lhat the men uHutr ueheia,
| shing are maElhg record WHICH sh"u'" ''"Ne
every American teel proud , ,r, l.
| The same may ne stld ol urli'h' mr. 10
| virtually no nruHkehneSs' oust az nls. .'Le
| men did not uhuerstahu Ilc "lIles vi t,e cyu''.
| try ana very rev OF mem accer.eu ratner
| 100 Freely or the hoSpHaity ., ,ne Leople;
| This resulted IN rev cases Oh utu,lK .a al,a
| d;sorderiy' nut now that tneN nave pecolle