Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-06
OFFICERS SPIRIT
: ElATEs BRITISH
Eagemess Of the Americans to
Get 10 the Front Is
Always Noted.
MAKE THEMSELVES At HOME
Get ION the Job" al Once and Die
play q Desire 10 Learn and 10
BE Where the Shells Are
WHINING.


WHINING.
London.-Many interesting stories
come from France about the keenness
Of mind and the eager spirit Of the
American officers arriving at the front.
These officers get ION the Job" at once
and display O desire TO learn and 20 be
where the shells are whizzing and the
Huns are 20 be seen.
The first tendency Of the Britishers
ls 10 be somewhat envious OF the elab-
ornte parnphernalla and equipment Of
the Americans. but the disposition OF
the Inter 10 share everything he has
with his colleagues. be they French or
british, az once puts him on a most
friendly basis.
A British officer. writing In the
Daily News. tells Of the arrival OF
two Of these American officers at
the front. After describing an old
French chateau. "full Of gusts OF wind.
~ ghosts and labyrinthlne passages"
he says that these two Americans
lugged into the place with trunks and
bags and quickly made themselves at
home.
Make Themselves a Home at Once.
He describes their entrance thus:
-And Just then the door creaked
open. and two pleasant faced young
men in khaki. and wearing wide
awake hats with gold and black cord
twined around them. put their heads
In. looked round. babe me a pleasant
good evening, looked at the pile OF
boxes. said they supposed this was
where they were coming In. and ex-
pected. and were quite prepared TO put
up with hardships. and rapidly took
possession; $500
"ThIs, then. was the American army
come 10 stay. These young gentlemen
had Travelled from the other side Of
the Atlantic 20 help out the allies. and
with them had come their belongings
packed in trunks. Thinking. OF course,
Of the limited number OF beds. ] said;
How many arr there OF your I ruess
there are only two Coming in here
one replied. That seemed good enough.
and said 10 myself: This army has
got some transportation. II a couple
% lieutennnts carry this lot, what
must an army carryr
II don't regret their coming. They
were nice Americans. They asked a
lot Of questions. and In doing no
skinned me OF my knowledge Of the
western front. And from those trunks
they produced pieces OF equipment
which made me envious--automatic
revolvers. marked with a large u. 3.
A.. and ammunition; glasses, boots,
leggings, coats. bats. mess tins, water
bottles. SPARE TUNES. fash lamps
everything. In fact. which makes our
own officers when on the move look
ike Christmas trees. These young OF.
ncers were even more the complete
ofScer than we profess to be; but all
their decorative effects were slowed
and locked away In trunks. And. look
ing az the proposition fairly and
squareiy. began 10 like those trunks
Democratic Discipline.
I'VE settled down 20 work together.
These American officers are OF the
stamp Of the Canadian and Australian
offcer-kecn. alert. good shots. and en-.
dowed with what they themselves call
democratic discipline one saw this
/ discipline az work. You fellows
hsven't got much Of n place 70 shake
DOWN In one OF their servants told
me the morning after he had dumped
bis masters kit In my room. and ]
/ don't think felt any resentment 40
being called a fellow.
these clicers had that Inevitable
eagerness % hear the guns and see the
| irslde q warfare which one finds IN
newly arrived British officers. And
i,.cre Is The same kind OF speculative
nd guessing as - what Il going o.
happen. when Il Will happen, AMI l..
chances OF an early blighty.' But
there Is something more. These Amer
icaR officers have definite views on the
war. One OF them told me that he
expected 20 find the British and
French armies somewhat ragged and
Worn after their long struggle. What
h" had found was Just the reverse.
/ The British army made him blink; Il
WIS 50 highly polished and extrnor-
dinarily smart. slick. alert and full 81
'awank.' He expected 10 find low
| r'orale, Instead Of which he finds Il
/ hirh. Personally think these officers
lad come TO criticize. but they remain
% admire in amaze.
f"And all this discovery leads 10 a
certain shyness-something which II
few 10 Yankee temperament My two
f-lends Of the heavy baggage seemed
TO regard me as an expert In this war
game. aud an expert who had 20 be
tr,ated with respect. Consciously or
unconsciousiy. they gave me an as
cerdance over them. was the war
nor, they the tyres coming on to the
hcld Of experience. One day, In a