Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
AMERICAN MARINES
TOGETHER AT LAST
Whole Brigade of Sea Soldiers
Inhabit Spotless Town
in France
LETTERS FROM HON +
Former Newspaper Man Tells How
\ Epistles From American Girls
We're Received
Bv HENRI BAZIN

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IL
THE FIELD Jan. 3.--For the first time
vince American soldiers arrived IN
France, the best Of them. In my humble
opinion, the marines are brigaded To-
gether as unit under their own brisa-
dier general. They form nait OF GER
tain divisions from this 81 day of Jan
uary.
As is known. "a certain percentage "t
marines received their first training WIN
the first division to arrive In France laSt
June. although they were not part OF
II, since in the fiegimen'al sense that
division was complete. Something over
4 battalion remained intact aud together
the remainder Of their regiment dnd an
other were scattered on provost dutE
throughout France, at ports Or entry
upon lines of communication. ana, IN the
case of one company sent TO a town III
England where they performed, AZ ala
their sea brothers I'M France, h'ghly
praiseworthy duty. Now, with the eN'
ception of n couple of companies sun
retained on provost duty they ar" all
together In and about Spotlcss Town. a.
1 have called the little village where tho
!. undivided among them hav" been quar-
tered for some time.
The entire brigade was recruited at
the Philadelphia Navy Yard. and a little
less than so per cent of the rank and III"
are either Philadelphia born or first saw
the light in the states Of Pennsylvania.
New Jersey and Delaware. I uavo mad"
n practice of gathering in ncmor1u-
DUN book Il list of the rlt ndcphia-
born marines. ana II COVERS numerous
pages.
EN-COPY READER WRITES
IIn,o'., I{,tt, ,pIIaI f,ptp tl. diary
of a Philadelphia marine. an cN-newS-
paper man, who left a copy desk in a
spirit Of patriotism to become private
in the corps lie can't get by with his
copy himself: but | can for him through
editing it a bit, SO that names, etc,
which might give the Ruche a lot Of
dope" are sternly and vigorously rlin-
mated Rather good snort, believe me,
cAnsoriny como nne cIses "stuff"t
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.ouay sleat yoS .'s"S '," ,i,,
eAciteiheht peIlIlea'e9 '"r l'''N. VI [','
supp' az ni''p'''' - .t'' %o,,i,i,'i.-
'nes. o'u -, ~, .''' ,i'''
smile on his moonlile countenance that
seems likely to linger TIL the cows come
home lie mas received letter IRON
HER. and that's the answer. It's boy.
she says, born not hundred mics IRON
Broad and Dickinson. Philadelphia.
"Our Robert. the Anvil Chorus sing
ing blacksmith. who was horn In Phili-
delphla but not in the Fifth Ward, hyp-
notices high kicllin', bal<y. Litin' Jacks
into. docility with snatches of song. His
beautiful tenor voice wakes tender as
he drives nail after nail into the hoofs
of Mister Mule.
Recently the company Office, Of which
happen to be a part. received q num-
her of posters. addressed to Sammce sol
diers and sailors In France. As the ma
rine is both. he got Il whole bunch. The
uosters pictured a Chc-looliing girl plac'
ing a letter in a really truly L, S. \
painted green letter box and cmbaaonct
in gilt letters across the top of the shce
ran the words, what she wrote The
poster went on to say that IN" bure ~
would be glad to furnish IN" names :"
lighters TO ladies' anxious to do their bit
Accordingly. ! stuck mp the postel
an the company bulletin board and nj
over the age-worn walls or our billet, ant
also nosted a II tice offering to send II
the names of lonely men to the bureau
r1,,,.r, pr r>.,ry
APfLi'NN'H
when the boys busted III from IN
Job and elimpsed the posters pcr'.u '.
the target for mach'ne-guI ,'1,.
In no time 7 collected formida n'e-'ooN
~
philanthropic bureau. ...-, 49,,
'"The letters were dulN inspect" Wv
debated upon. finally passed pS 'ne .s'
sor and mailed. Then came 'ne tclrn
OF susp n I,,raIIv with the arrival Of
certain post from home, the curtain ros
on the second act. Four heart Balm
were distributed but the recipients II
fused to a man to open before their con
rades ,Rumor flew thick and fast a
chow BY next morning the Dam
rave way TO Truth,
"Old D. c. received an Of
such n pretty" note of fourscented pag"
fiIed with hero-worshiping stun, IL
kind Douglas Fairbanks ana frahclS :
Bushman employ secretaries 10 re''
The wrlter was maiden OF steeh Ee"l
with the imagination OF aI"IIlatiS
IA Old c. admitted ne was oiu 'ilouk
10 be her daddy. which, guess Is tlsn
as he has only been twehty-iour years
the corps. The maiden wahted ms pm
tograph and she hoped he was braVe an
handsome and would tell now man
Germans he killed ana wouidh ne sen
her souvenir, lock OF ms ha,r' eve
\ lock of the kaisers would 90 al
pinch. And then she concluded:
"'Are you really lonely? DO yo
like fudge? 7 make the most peautit'
fudge. Are you blonde or brunette
prefer blondes. ana nope you al
one" Well II the Texas cow-klcK
sends that maiden q pnOtO neu Delt'