Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

and don't remember u great deal about
the old country. | have no use for 1t
anyhow, cause the old man taught me
how they run things there.
II was told by Cooncl -, who
commanded the regiment when VIC came
over there, II | wanted, ! could take an
examination for "A commission, but I'd
rather be a top sarge than anything else
In the army. You're somebody AS Il top
sargN and as striper you amt no.
body. I've go two brothers olde'n me
in the German army, and seven brothers
and two sisters in the State. That is
three of em are there, for four are in
the army and navy. They're all Amer
leans, too.
"In my company we have Il mixed
bunch--there's Russian. Irish. Italian,
Norwegian, Swcdes. "a couple from Cuba
and a few wandering Jews. They're all
right, every one of 'em, as eager to fight
for the little old Stars and Stripes as
they are to get their chow. Look at
that, sir"
ENEMY PLANE Is ROUTED
And he pointed overhead The
weather had cleared and the sky was
as blue as "A fOrgetme.nOt, Far up an
observation plane flew, an enemy plane,
for from the French line Shrapnel was
breaking about 1t, the black hall of
smoke lazily expanding and mingling
/ with the blue The plane seemed hardly
moving and oblivious of the leaden COM
pliments following it. suddenly the OBJ
server turned tail and flew toward in
vaded France with two French fighting
planes after II.
Hope they get him, SIR" said Ser
geant as I left him. "I'd sure
like to see one of them guys brought
| down A chunk of his steering gear
would add to my souvenir collection"
II was then that l ran into DAME
| Dennis o., a native of the "ould
sod" who has served his twenty yenrs
| too, In the service of Uncle Sam. His
brogue was as rich as the cream on the
| milk that We who are Somewhere II
France have vague memories of In tht
days of back home. Daniel has voted
for the last three Presidents and "a
bunch of mayors and aldermen; "th'
straight Democratic ticket always 'cep
the first time. when I voted for Teddy
Daniel Dennis has a brother that i coult
name with perfect freedom. because h
is not In the American army; and be
cause, too, he has a record in this war
that of capturing slngle-handed tw,
boche machine guns upon a certain dat
and occasion,
Sure I'm glad to be Michael Daniel
brother, SIR" he said proudly, "and whel
this shindy's over I'm goin' to hunt hin
up. Amt seen him for a many a year
Just as he made his record me younges
son was born. and l had the priest ou
there in Pittsburgh name the kid afte
his uncle. Me wife has tagged I'D
! after II, just like the swells."
IN
that In Daniel Dennis, the Irishman, an
Sergeant -, the South German. am
the Russian, the Swede, the Norsemar
the Cuban, the Italian and the Wander
ing Jews he had mentioned. ] had foun
the spirit Of America and Liberty; tina
each and every one OF these, togethe
with the Oklahoman and the PennsyI
vanan, the Ohioan and the California
, whom ! had met In this regiment. wer
Of the types that made the United State
a great nation through the assimilatiy
quality In the very air over there-ths
es oh and all were but Americans, San
= mees In the uniform Of Uncle Sam, an
b. that with the Moroccan and the Tun
I sian, the Zouave and Legionaire, the
e were going TO deliver their bit, the san
bit as the poilu. the Tommy. the Canuc
o and the Anzac have delivered and al
s delivering still.
: with the fall of night stood at Il
: head Of a road that led from the vi
8 lage TO the trenches beyond, few xii,
y meters away. During the dying no,
|, Of the day I had walked upon II Z,
/. perhaps half mile with two officer
: old friends as one makes them at tn
!. correspondence game, but whom for Il
: FIRST time ! now saw In the khaki
Q Uncle Sam.
They were OF the eight have write
r about In a recent story. who. America
y botn, had served IN the British armi
\ 4 G1nn ~ h1Gippiug Of the war. ana Nh