The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-05
But They Were Just Two of a Lot of Americans
Who Found 1t Glorious to Prove to the Hun at
the Meuse That Uncle Sam Knows His Business
Once Orator, Major Seems to Have Lost None
of his Force in Directing Traffic.
BY HERBERT COREY

With the Fitst American Army on
the Mouse. oct tO.-it was "A sort OF
old Home Week IN the midst of what
may develop into the greatest Ameri-
can battle OF the war. was ram
bling along a road that was vcry
crowded, very muddy, and very noisy.
when some n rode up behind on AN
imposing horse.
Get out OF the described and extra
illustrated way" said his person. "or
III roll this indicated truck right
over you. Haven't you got a damn
bit OF sense ."
SO then / turned around and rec
ognizcd Ralph Cole, who used 10 be a
congressman IN ONO. and Whose tai
ents us a public speaker were more
mcllifluous when used to hear him
harm large assemblies. forguVc
him right away. though, parity be
aus he said he'd consider n "a per
sonal favor II | did. and partly be.
Cause II seemed TO me that "A major
OF the army. acting as q traffic squad
on that sort OF "A ron "A Untitled to
"a whole lot of liberty in language
| also determined TO Keep out OF
Major Coles roads when he is On
gagged in fuTthcring a battle by shoN-
ing trucks and wagons and dough
boys and grub and ammunition aud
water and amhul0nces oven them
Next time he nay get really earnest
Fine lot of VI. P.'S.
Il had Just built Up the finest lot
of military policemen" said this for
mcr congressman, who has become a
most enthusiastic soldicr. that thus
mans army has ever had-and what
did they do TO me-
! didn't know what thcy had done
to him.
Took 'cm away" aid Major Cole,
aourly. And ! GOULD have taken that
bunch of ". Pa and handled all the
trafficb ctwecn here and Vine street
and never turned "a hair. They were
perfect-perfect. ! tell you
Anyhow. they had not all been
taken away Major Cole admitted
this. under the Influence OF the rea-
soning OF J. $ Shelter of Columbus
Shelter wanted To know why he
could not send his trucks forward
with grub. He said his men must be
hungry ny this time, and they were
away -helwards yonder. and " the
truck drivers wanted to drive over
those roads and were not afraid Of
shell fire and they were needed up
John Hancock could he not send them
forward. lie wanted to- lnow, ne
said. bitterly Ito wanted to know
II any thought thos" men up there
could SO out and catch EN- a mess
OF goldfish every time they got hun
cry.
SO cole placated him by talking
DOT the way the mon had sop, FOR
ward that morning the morning 81
September %. when the fight began
ON the Mcusc cote admitted tuat th,
men were all green At the game, aua
that this was The first time they had
ever been in "A real fight. but shucks-
fcIt u Bit Proud.
II never felt 80 proud OF being gu
American as ! am today" said h,.
There's isn't an army ON Go s earth
that "a whip these men. You should
see the light In their ewes, and the
confident, earnest. courageous Way Ia
which they tackle their job The
flower of our state is on those hills
ahead of us. and they can go through
any line the Germans ever held. They
are intelligent. that's why, n am
bilious u young n strong
Then Shelter began 10 speak again,
and | Owed INTO a dugou'. because
there were sounds IN the air that
were annoying, and there was Capt.
b. T. Robinson OF 3ll2 Imperial