Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-21
Douqhboys Captivate French People

mind. I do not know IL all the colonies
| one, who Is IS years old. and for whom
| they insist. every man In the regiment
would willingly die. In battle he marches
at the head OF his troops, throwing
grenades at the enemy, and fearing
neither death nor wounds. At the rear
he is the brother OF every soldier big
brother INCREASINGLY occupied In com :
bining amusement and good nature
with drill work. He understands his
soldiers and knows that he must spare
them not only worry. but also bore.
dom. have seen him assemble them
in n field and say:
Hello. boys, who has something TO
ASK"
One asks for light weight under.
/ clothes.
"All right. you shall have them
Another complains of not having had
preserves with his supper,
"All right: have made a note of it.
You have the right to preserves. Just
| like the rest
A third had no news OF his wife.
IAN right. She will be cabled.'
\ fourth-shall dare repeat it?-a
fourth says simply!
Il have lice"
The colonel does not smile. For that
matter. nobody smiles. This soldier
has lice. Lice are very annoying. 1t
will be reported to the major. And
| there YOU are.
Nothing more: Everybody happy:
Tomorrow morning, artillery practice.
After lunch. celebration
The celebration took place. The
colonel laid aside his uniform and put
on the jumper and overalls OF a peas
ant He did comic dance before his
men and sang songs which made them
shout with laughter All the, in
habitants Of the village assembled. as
you can we'll imagine. and looked on,
suffocated. at this colonel and his
amusing exercises.
What a people," said they, what
droll people! But, after all. maybe the
man has common sense"
A Tribute to Our Discipline.
held in small esteem in this young and
vital army which is borrowing all our
methods without thinking of copying
our customs? To believe that would be
a great mistake. Let soldier take
chance on returning late to camp: or
let him be even little bit intoxicated,
$50 that he walks crooked" as they
drolly describe it, let him commit
even the smallest infraction OF the
regulations. and he is punished severe
~. In addition. there is mounted
patrol that is very active and well
posted. Three days in succession | saw
five mounted men go by my house on
their way to the nei-hborinG village
station 10 meet Through men who
had overstayed their leave. The fourth
day they came leading them back.
very shamefaced. between the horses.
on their way to the guardhouse. The
very next morning the three guilty
ones were tried and sentenced. l mink
they are at the front at the present
time.
And now, what do they think. these
men who have come from so far away.
what do they think Of the war and OF
our enemies? Upon these two subjects
whether 1t be the officer or private
who is asked. the answer is Identical
and formulated with the same sureness
and the same brevity. The war will be
won. and Germany will be wiped out.
The thought of a compromise or a hatt
victory does not occur to them. 1t does
not enter their minds. not for the mil
lionth of a second. that .America-their
America. after having entered the
will fail to subjugate Germany. They
will Cross the Rhine. and they Will
reach Berlin.