The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-09
YANKEES QUAIL
AT PINK RIBBONS
Women Hero WorShiperS "PIumb
FIabbergaSt" Our Dough-
boys in Paris.
MIGHTY POOR MATINEE IDOLS
But Can They Flght7 oh, Boy, You
Can't Stop Them-Ask the
Major, He Knows-AIso
About the Marines.
BY RICHARD HENRY LITTLE,

Chicago Newspaper Man, Now in Y. M
c. A. Service on Atlantic)
New YOrk.-Amerlcan soldiers are
grand fighters but very poor matinee
idols. When women spring from their
seats in the sidewalk cafes In Paris
and thrust flowers In their hands,
they look as ashamed as a dog caught
stealing eggs.
The most awful suffering 1 saw in
Paris was the case of big husky from
an infantry outfit. A lady of great
distinction had stopped her machine
in the middle of the street while the
soldier was crossing, and, leaning out,
had enthusiastically tied a bright pink
ribbon around his neck. Amidst much
rejoicing from the assembled French
spectators the lady went her way and
the big soldier looked as If he was just
about to choke to death, although it
was a very thin ribbon and loosely
tied. / saw him an hour later and he
still wore the ribbon and had turned
deathly pale and was evidently in
terrible pain.
The Captains Orders.
"Listen," said the infantry husky in
a hoarse whisper, "the captain said
we was to receive any compliments
given us by the French with smile
and show 'em we appreciated 1t and
not hurt their feelings by ditching 1t,
but If have to wear this pink ribbon
around me neck for another hour I'll
go nuts and bite myself In the leg. For
the love of Mike do something"
removed the ribbon from the suf-
fering soldiers neck and after a while
he grew calm and quite rational and
he told me some stories of the front
the first assault Of the Amer
leans against Chateau Thierry.
"They can't hold us guys" he said,
"when we git started we jest keep
goin'. All anybody says is jest kill
'em, kill 'em, and o boy, you ought
to see our lads go to It'll
"There at Chatty Teery the officers
were making an awful holler about
the boys running too fast and ducking
right through the barrage and not
paying attention to nothing except |
Spearin' Boches. Our colonel came
over before we started and he was
much particular-like in pointing out q
punch of rocks where he wanted our |
to halt.
"The major said all right, that he
would stop his four companies right
IN the line Of them rocks, and then
We started. We got it right in the
lose, from every Dutch gun in front
# us, but the boys jest yelled and
aughed and away they went. Say
hey didn't pay no more attention to
he major when we came to them
ocks than If he hadn't been there at
ii.
81 went back to give him a mes
age from my captain and he was
landing by the rocks and up came
he colonel and the colonel gave the
major blinking hell for not stopping
he battalion where he said, and the
lajor was madder n a hornet, and he
Ouble damned the colonel right back
gain and he said: How the cruel
ed damnation could I stop them
razy, wild-eyed sons of perdition? If
lat hog-faced crown prince and his {
hole damnety damn Dutch army
ouldn't stop 'em, what the h could
dor"
And Those Marines. 7
I asked him if the marines were !
BOD fighters I
"Good fighters?" the soldier said; T