The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-11-02
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MIMEOGRAPH BRIGADE
VISITS FRENCH CAPITAL

VISITS FRENCH CAPITAL
The latest letters from the "mimeo-
graph btgade" received by Colville
friends # Ted Richardson, tell the
story of an interesting trip to Paris,
and also$a a battle after their return.
The Pa1y6 episode is related by the
letter-wrfter for that particular week
as follows:
"When we left where we were be-
fore we came to where we are now,
we were all given twenty-four hours
leave in the Getty where nobody
cares" 1t all seemed so strange-so
much like a dream-this stepping into
a Ford in the midst of Battle, hungry,
(censored) and tired of life and few
hours after landing in the midst of
the most wonderful city in the world;
we can't remember much about it.
George swears he saw the Eiffel tow
er and Ted and Hard hold cherished
memory of dinner at the Hotel Con-
tieital. Marcy and Reggy refuse to
commit themselves but Marcy. showed
up twelve hours late and Reggy says
he understands now why the French
fight so hard, and we noted in all the
prominent papers, under the police
court items, mentions of "Major
Races" visit to the capital.
Seriously, Paris is more beautiful
than anything we have ever heard or
read about it. Marcy having lived
there before the war, acted as guide,
and after grooming and a big feed,
he loaded us in one of those two-cyl-
inder oriental taxicabs and showed
US the town.
"We spin through the boulevards,
swing around the Arch of Triumph,
over the wonderful bridges of the
Seine and turn in the direction of the
Eiffel tower. The sights are Won
derful in the aorning sunlight. Cor
geously stulptuEed buildings and
statues meet the eye at every
turn. The Trocadero and fountains
are wonderful. We swing around
through the Tuilleries gardens, spir
around the Louvre, and over to No.
tire Dame. Our eyes are everywhere
fascinated by the wonders made by
French hands hundreds of years ago
The Hotel de Vile (city hall) is 8
work of art, as are also the columns
of Alexander and too many others to
mention. After a while we drive
down the boulevard President Wilson
and decide to walk a bit. We stop
the taxi, pay the bill, wake up Marcy
and depart. After all we had read
about the awful bombarding and
bombing of Paris-especially in Ger
man COMMUNICATIVE were sur
prised not to find single wrecked
building or thoroughfare.
"Not having opportunity, rags, OF
wherewithhal to doll up, and having
come direct from the front, we stood
out in marked contrast to our gallant
comrades who are so heroically hold
ing down the Paris front. Every
where we see them, fearlessly going
about their daily duties, faultlessly
made uniforms, white collars, English
walking sticks, polished boots and sill.
yer spurs, tired and careworn from
the days battle. Among them min
gle hundreds and hundreds of brave
Y. M. c. A. secretaries and workmen
caring for their comforts and admin
istering to their wants. Brave SOL
diers of all nations have thronged
here to heroically defend the civil
population of our besieged cap
ital, and are gallantly attending the
ladies first. Big, brawny, pink
checked officers and men doing their
bit, guarding the welfare Of some poor
French maiden, defiently conducting
her through the dangerous boulevards,
parks and cages of this war-ridden
city. Our hearts go out to them in
their peril We feel like siackers in
their midst and are ashamed and con-
science stricken at merely Willing aw-
ay our time at the front when we
could be helping in this great work.
1t would indeed never occur to a
stranger that less than thirty miles
from this care-free, pleasure hunting
city, there was waging one of the