The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-18
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~ W ,ne hreh across the street a few feet away
- "'" Ihey would soon pass. with the
american ana French flags intertwined and the
So ~ us scrawly letters "Soyes les Bienvenus."
Hhe explained that | was an American They
''i"eu 10 understand and their faces lighted up
Tor this was In early June and even these Dltlfu
""Vs' VINO had been where little news had reached
theh Tor nearly four years, knew that the Amerl.
cans were In France Ia good numbers now. and
were their allies
30 the group ceased 10 shrink from my enmern
woman even thrust her child forward and
smoothcd Its hair so that IL would look we'll IN the
picture hut. Just as | was about To snan the
N"u'tef announcer woman In the group. standing Il
N'H" naeh looked at me With an expression that
VAS fali or condemnation. full Of appeal as she
sald; Yes. my friends let us stand up strnrht
80 mat he can get good photograph OF mlseryl"
Then she laughed bitterly and well | dld not
take the picture
Az this moment the rest of the convoy began to
come OUT OF the station led by the Chasseurs lit
lie bnnd With them cDiuc Red Cross men and
nurses. carrying or helping those who could not
walk into the waiting cnmions and ambulnnces
put up my camera and hurried ahead 10 rencb
the easino. whittier the procession was bound be-
Tore thelr arrival there Someone struck IN In
haTseulase some woman with high shrin
voice AS climbed upon the front seat of nm
ambulance ana We started To pass the crowd |
thought for moment that | was now roln, IA
tor-the glad burst of enthusiasm of happIpess
from these people now that they fully renlIzed
thnt they were In France. among their own free
from the German yoke, which had hin on the,r
heeks since 1911 But our ambulance went nv
ue procession there were no 0thor voices raIsed
to Join that Of the singing woman. and after n few
bars she, TOO, stopped singing aud the procession
went on. silent shutiing. except for some snnu
boys. town boys, who trudged ahead of the chas
srurs' stu playing their tune on drum and bugle
reached the casino ahead of the procession
and waited nj the door for them To come down IN.
hue do casino The narrow, steep street was
crowded. along Its sidewalks with townsneon,e
and from windows hung the tricolor while the
American flag waved here and there too Az the
procession came around the head OF the str.et m.
People halted II with cheers and the waving of
flags. The Chasseurs played more loudly-now
u was "Vlye rArmee' they were footing A few
of the children raised their heads and looked with
glad eyes ON the enthusiastic natives who war,
trying No hard Ia cheer them home An old mnn
In the procession Strengthened up and sbontaa
sNtve le General Joffre." But otherwise thor.
were no cheers. no thrills of happiness NOR any
thing but just that down bent attitude thar shr,
ding walk. that daSed whipped, coved exnr.s
sion IL was az the woman at the station. had
said misery. For Eyian is the clearing hons, .,
misery these days.
II was not at first the American Rcd cr,..
doctor told me- and 81 the subpretect OF IN. 10
pnrtnent of the Haute SHyoie also assured mo
which Is why We make such great effort Ia
'hecr them ms they come In nowadays" he ssId
They are crushed. these people: they are IKE
sead men and women. aud the children even m.
little Ones are scarcely alive To the situation
Free from derrnany once more? They cannot b.
lie,e it-there Is scarcely enough strength left 4,
their poor minds aud bodies for them To be- abIe
To understand
Yes. added the Red Cross doctor pointing ont
a giri OF eighteen nineteen who passed: "look
a the expression the face Of that xirl.
looked I caught here eye shs turned In my di.