Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27

N my many thousands Of miles Of
travel about France have seen
the A. q. r. grow from q tiny
khaki baby to a giant that Is
now ramming his fist right into the
leAissr's facs. have visited pretty
snuch the whole show from the base
ports Il have seen al Of them).
through che lines Of communication
and the great depots ana Industrial
plants. to the front line Of seicheprey
ana xivray. where tho American
Army cut its first war teeth in Eu-
vpDA -es~.. ~.S --....
All tho cinemas and articles you
have seen and read give you no con-
Oeption Of tho vastness Of the enter
prise. II 10 colossAl-spelled with q
q land not with q Kl You must sec Il,
travelling day after day and week
after week. 20 visualize Its immensely.
OF course. II you back q project with
tho unlimited energy and money Of
the United States you are bound to
Some infant prodigy is this A. q. FL
7 remember the first appearances OF
tho American uniform in Europe. How
strange Il seemed, even to those OF
M who were familiar with It from
tho Philippinesl Then e little. thin
parade Of American soldiers In Paris
on fully 1. One found much polite en-
thusiasm at our entrance into the
war. with unlimited money to help
the alliance lighting Germany, but
equally polite skepticism a. to our
xnoas " Mho ns wou1d Sss the boys IN
the ring with q purse that HAD no
bottom. But nobody seemed to figure
that Uncle would actually climb over
the ropes and wade In on his own
account ~
4
SO
The first few thousands Of Yankees
were succeeded by more thousands.
American khaki began to trickle in
through all. the ports-but mostly
technical troops ana comparatively
few fighters. Work went on every
whore on q titanic scale-port works.
railroads. camps. shops. depots. etc.
Chunky American quartermaster cap
tains doomed on the horizon of every
French town. Paris was infested
with American in signal Corps and
Red Cross uniforms. The 7. M. c. A.
hecams UBIQUITOUS. The Atlantic
rowdy, hustling American seaport
towns. enlivened by negro stevedores.
Familiar undergraduate types APP
peared at all the French aviation
schools. Familiar Broadway types.
but In khaki, thronged the night bou-
levards Of Paris. Throaty American
women crowded in, their eyes shiny
with excitement, ready to lap up ev.
cry drop Of war excitement. Ameri-
can cars rushed madly about the
front filled with commissions and
sightseers in uniform ANY old
uniform' everybody appeared. in
uniform enjoying the most thrill
Ing Of all sports--watching. 9TH
or people get killed. Everybody
from home wa: :savins dear
restaurants ana hotels Of Paris were
Crammed 70 the garrets. prices taller
than tho Ei6er Tower. Maxlm's and
the Casino de Paris were surfeited.
The little cocottes found every khaki
uniform. apparently. stuffed with hun.
0red. franc notes. We had turned tho
war Into . gorgeous Cooks tour. Ev-
sry busybody. from Boston to San
; S Siac:csiseo' had come over 'for the
For a while It put gay camoufass
YH grtmy. war. Americans did mean
- enjoy II. sol Even the French be-
game little drunk from the optimiS.
80 excitement. The French army law
quiet IN it, trenches, licking no vores
from the bloody days Of the, 1917