Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-11

helping raise the states quota and
OycIBu DSCrIbe II.
"Tu know that we are 10 be per-
mitted to share with the stricken
Belgians and French people the COM
torts We supply the Yankee army APP
pedlS to me more than anything that
has been said about raising this fund,
az much Of II goes just AZ the choco-
late to those hungry French children
that dritlcd into u Y hut on tho
French front" said Il. w. Sinclair,
district manager.
Mr., Pomroy writes from Paris as
follows.
This Is dismal rainy Sunday
evening-nOt very cold but Disagree
ably chilly. / came back last night
" tho s. .. s.. which means the
service OF supplies and generally
udCk OF the active fighting. The lit
tie town am in is one recently held
by the Germans and has been sub
JcCted to SO much bonn bardment that
not building "a intact and few even
of the ruins are standing. | saw
thousands OF French refugees ycster-
day on the road and 1t was pltlful
siBht--oid men and women mostly
barefoot. ragged clothing. what few
hey had ulttle boys and girls from
infants to 10 years OF age, all bare
foot, most Of them with only one
garment and all Of them starving.
4 bunch Just came in hc1e and the
gave them what few supplies they
had. and q. Lord. how they ate! |
nevci knew what II was 10 be 80
hungry. The Kids would actually
lick the tin from the cups to get
the last drop OF chocolate in them.
These refugees were from towns that
have recently been held by the Ger
mans and which the French and
Americans took the last few days
"You should see these Americans
fight! Nothing can stop them.
saw them charge up a long hill right
In the face of a whitening machine
gun fire They never wavered. As
soon as one man fell, another step
ped into his place and on they went
aS unconCerned as II on parade.
Iney are SIMPLY Irresistible. The
Germans simply can't stop them.
They have the nerve and II Is hard
to hold them back.
And the artillery Is fine saw
a barrage laid down that was In a
line almost as straight rs couid be
drawn The French have shown
them how and they learn quickly
and soon excel. They sure have the
Germans on the run. Guess the GER
mans did not figure on leaving soon
az they have fine siX-foot plate glass
mirrors and porcelain bathtubs III
their dugouts, Many were OF con-
crete. l passed several thousand
| German prisoners recently taken
and some OF them were not over
IA years old. An seemed disgusted
and tired. And none or them wan
to get back.
you ought to see those tanks
work. They just run over every
| thing: nothing stops them except tht
| big ca.ibcr guns. | never thought
there were as many airplans in the
world as I've seen lately. and In this
branch also the Americans have
come, saw and conquered. NOTHING
in this line they will not attemp
and their consummate skill and ut
ter fearles'ncsS have sure dlscon
cerncd the BoChe. soon they will b'
bombing Rcrlin. But there are lot'
Of Bochcs left and lots of fighting ye
to be done before they are wholly ue
fcated, unless Germany accecd'
sooner to Americas peace demands
cit Is wonderful to see the aircrat
guns firing on u German plane over
head and IL you are right under th'
shell in some minutes you can heaI
the pieces OF sharpnci fragments nj
the ground Had a lot OF souvenir
picked up on the field but lost then
all VIII Try and get some more.