The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
GIRLS BACK HOME
ARE PALS BONDS
PORTRAITS or AMERICAN GIRLS
VISIBLE WITH OTHER SCENES.
YAMES USE INDIAN TACTICS
Map on Wall in Every Army Head
quarters Showing Location Of
Enemy Division--Americans
Have New Method.

With the American Expeditionary
Forces at the Front, May q. (By
Mail. 1.-The girls they left back home
form a powerful bond of sympathy
among the fighters over here. A
pretty illustration came out in a visit
yesterday with a medical officer of a
regiment on repose.
The medical officer is captain, his
assistant a second lieutenant, and
they have a private for orderly. The
three were living in single room OF
an old and dull-looking French house,
inhabited by French family, despite
the proximity of the front lines.
On the walls we're French litho-
graphs, mostly religious. One showed
friends and relatives gathered around
the cradle of newborn child of Lor'
raine. Underneath was the inscrip,
ton. "He shall be French" A goodly
number of old-style portraits were
hanging over the bright colored wall
paper. On the mantlepiece was a
complicated clock in glass case, the
luxury of the family. probably.
SWeethearts Are Equal.
With the clock on the mantlepiece
were the folding Photographic por
traits of three lovable and wholesome
looking American girls. Regardless
of the ranks of their lovers. these
three girls are entitled to equal posi-
tions on any mantlepieee their mer
find in France.
Since correspondents were visit
ors, these three men had maintained
military formality in their converse
ton before us. Someone called at
tention to the three girls pictures
Formally vanished. I'VE couldn',
get along without Them" said the sec
ond lieutenant.
81 never got acquainted with Bot
and Joe until | found they were in
love with girls back there" said the
captain. I'VE became chums instead
of fellow workers. It's mighty
strong bond, those girls on the man
tlepiece."
Private Speaks Up.
These fellows think they've got
il on me because they're married and
I'm only engaged" added the private
But they've got no better birl thar
l. There's going to be a big time
when get to the old town. The
Caps going TO come upstate and be
best man, and the Lieut's slated fol
NEXT best, and their wives there are
going to be bridesmaids. Believe me
-. -
boy"
Using Indian Tactics.
With the American Army On the
Marine, June 16-Delayed.) Hacked
on the wall of every army headquar
tiers is map showing the location Of
enemy divisions. These Locations
are constantly changing; and tab is
kept on German units from day tC
day.
This is done by capture of prison
ers or by bringing in bodies. The
English method of making identified
tons is by laying down heavy barr
age, cutting off the Germans, and
then going over and taking them. The
French method is generally by &
heavy raiding party going into the
enemy positions and fighting its way
back with prisoners.
Yanks Have Method.
But the Americans have method
all their own which obyiates the use
of barrage and does away with costly
fights. II is borrowed from Indian
warfare and consists of stalking Ger
man sentineIs and Iistening-in par
ties in No Mans land, and bringing
in the needed prisoners.
Lieut.. William Zwickley today re
ceived letter of commentator from
his general for an exploit last night
in identifying German division be
fore the American positions. The
Information which Zwickley gained
was most valuable.