The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-15
YANKEES QUAIL
At PINK RIBBONS
Women Hero Worshipers "PIumb
FIabbergast" Our Dough-
boys in Paris.
MIGHTY POOR MATINEE IDOLS
out Can They Fioht7 oh, Boy, You
Can't Stop Them-Ask the
Major, He knows-Aiso
About the Marines.
~ RICHARD HENRY LITTLE,


~ RICHARD HENRY LITTLE,
tchicago Newspaper Man, Now in Y. M
G. A. Service on Atlantic.)
New York.-American 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 l saw In
Paris was the case of a 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 IL he was just
about to choke to death, although 1t
was Z very thin ribbon and loosely
tied. l 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
! hoarse whisper. "the captain said
we was to receive any compliments
given us by the French with a smile
and show ZEN we appreciated 1t and
not hurt their feelings by ditching 1t,
but II I have to wear this pink ribbon
around me neck for another hour I'll
20 nuts and bite myself In the leg. For
the love OF Mike do something"
removed the ribbon from the suf-
ferfng soldiers neck and after a while
he grew calm and quite rational and
he told me some stories of the front
regarding the first assault Of the Amer
leans against Chateau Thierry.
'sThey 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 60 to It'll
s~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 a
bunch Of rocks where he wanted our
battalion to halt.
'sThe major said all right. that he
would stop his four companies right
on the line Of them rocks, and then
Ne started. We got 1t right in the
nose, from every Dutch gun In front
q M. but the boys Jest yelled and
laughed and away they went. Say,
they didn't pay no more attention to
tho major when we came to them
rscks than II he hadn't been there ut
N.
II went back to give him a mes
care from my captain and he was
sanding by the rocks and up came
II colonel and the colonel gave the
major blinking hell for NOT stopping
the battalion where he said. and the
major was madden n q hornet, and he
double damned the colonel right back
again and he said: How the cruci-
0ed damnation could I stop them
crazy, wild-eyed IONS Of perdition? II
that hogsfaced row prince and his
whole damnety damn Dutch army
couldn't stop 'em, what the - could
dor"
And Those Marines.
asked him II the marines were
mod n9hters
s4Good lghtersfs the soldier said
snay, every time I see a marine
want to 80 up and give him a kiss
sIf they aver get started again they
VAN nsver stop till they get to Ber.
TN. Now, you listen to me, ! know
ny, 90 you know what I saw them
marines dot
s4They had taken three trenches and
was stopping In the third to iii their
pockets with grenades and bombs be
fore tackling the next trench that
was chuck-full OF Boches. The Dutch
wns using mustard gas and we was all
wearing our masks. The grenades wuz
passed around.
'The marines filed their pockets
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they seemed to decide that they need
q mora Tor the job than what they
lad. - what did those crazy nuts dS
hit whip on their gas masks and al
EN- up with ~grenades and then, carry
Ing their masks like they was marke
baskets. up they jumped and dow
they comes on the Dutch In the mex
trench al spraddled out, and the!
10mbed 'em till there wasn't nothing
NJ 1T grease spots left.
10 morines. boys. my hat i
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