The Washington times., 1918-09-27


torpedoed ESQ miles off shore. One
hour saved them, for had they been
that length OF time farther from
port, they would never have return
ed safely. In Brest they waited and
saw Americas Industrial prepare
ton for victory. And last week they
returned to America on the Levia-
than, Americas monster transport,
formerly Germany's pride, Der Water
land
Today Congressman Schall is at his
desk in the House office building.
Beside him sits his wife. They are
busy with the prossic, everyday
grind that characterizes the office
OF every Congressman-just as
though they hadn't just returned
from a trip that made Congressman
Schall feel "prouder than ever before
in my life that 1 am an American"
b.. Insight Real Necessity.
Why should he want to visit the
front? These are natural questions.
But Mr.. Schall answers:
THE man with eyes is blind; it's.
not sight, but insight
Perhaps / could not see the boys.
Perhaps did not have the scope that =
slower in getting around; had to feel
things-and feel thoughts. But I'll bet
you / come back from the front with,
clearer conception OF what Americas
entry into the war means than most
men with eyes.
I've talked with the boys right at the
front. I've studied their voices-my
ears catch more than yours-and I've
felt, behind their laughing front the
idealism that will win this war. Every
one OF our boys over there-God bless
theu1-is a hero. They can't help it.
One can't be an American without hay-
ing the very essence Of heroism in him.
Apex of IdealIsm.
THE wonderful Idealism Of these boys
the very men who onced rubbed ell
bows with US; clerks, stenographers.
laborerS, and others, too. that could
sign checks for thousands-is typiied by
their attitude. When they go over they
say, I'm not coming back; IL / do,
I'm that much ahead.
The spirit, the idealism, the knovl-
edge that they're fightkag for supreme
cause-that makes these boys face
death with that thought on their lips,
cannot be stopped by any autocracy. It
10 the product Of that thing that was
born here 142 years ago-and the shot
that was heard round the world is now
being re-echoed thousandfold, and the
world will come out Of this holocaust the
better in the end
Its a dirty job. We tried to keep
out OF il. But it's here, and we've got
to do IL.
THE great thing now is the rebirth
OF morale that Americas entry has
caused among our allies. Our unset
fish part has made them buck up, and
has turned defeat into certain VIC
tory.
Only Question OF Time.
81 tell you thoughts are things.
The thought OF liberty, of idealism
engendered by American aid, has
| taken hold OF our allies, and now it's
only question Of time until we're, in
Berlin.
"And listen! The boys don't want
| peace-yct. They say:
Don't have peace till we can die
tate It, Don't call us back. Let us
finish this job. SEND US AIRPLANES.
sond US guns, send US what we need,
and we'll do the rest"
That's the spirit that will win tho
MAR"
Mr.. SchalI has brought back with
| him numerous souvenirs Rings taken
from the fingers OF dead Germans. a
clip Of poisonous brass tipped bullets
! from q dead Germans ammunition
belt, helmets, mess kits, "Gott nit
uns" belts; other souvenirs-with
which. although he can't see them, he
intends to spread the atmosphere OF
the front and OF what America is in
this war for.
Mr.. SehaI In TreRcbes.
Scores OF German gas masks were
taken-Mrs. SchaIl herself saw one
on which Is stamped the date 1908.
And We; Germany says the allies
started the use OF gas in this war.
Mrs. Schall--a real American wom-
au-wRs the first American woman to
visit the firing pits in the front line
trenches. She insisted on going. and
the Congressman had to take her.
What impressed her most was not
the whine OF the bullets. the screech
OF the shells, the explosions. but the
joy OF the Yanks at seeing an Amer
lean woman.
why. I can't tell it." she said,
When they saw US cominS-they saw
! right away that was an American
woman-how they cheered. II affect
ed me so ! nearly cried. but instead,
cheered them. And later, when we
were back in Y. Il. c. A hut, where
MI. SCnall was giving talk,
doughboy came up through the crowd
to me. He said he'd heard there was
an American woman there, and he
wanted to see her. He just grasped
my hand and wrupg it till it hurt
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And the longing in their faces
the thoughts of home, and the rever-
ence for American womanhood that
is typified i'm their expression when
they see A woman from back there
why. it's beyond description.
Afraid? No. or course We were in
range-bullets were whining all
about shells were bursting here and
there, but there was no feeling of
fear
we stayed in Fere en- Tardenois
the night our boys took Fismes. Tho
Smelling and noise were continuous.
Tut slept The next day a she'll de-
rnoiished the very house we had been
spending the night in.
lombard ROOseveIt's Grave.
I'VE visited Quentin Roosevelts
grave. While we were there a boche
airman saw us and signaled to his
batteries. Our guide saw him signal
ing and We moved. A few moments
later. one Of their shells came and
dropped within a few yards Of where