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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

only piece of real French army SLANG ,h..
has been taken over bodily, or that il AMI
to stay taken over. f'
Armies to-day are SO made I'm of sn..;.,
lsts so divided into units of sncc;.l;s,,
that to find universal language. a SORT ~
KHAKI Esperanto that will go anywhere il
exceedingly hard. Engineers, for examine
Will have expressions of their own that w;li
be Greek and Arabic and Hindustani to the
humble lnfantryman, while the douphbov,s
lingo will contain many terms unknown n
the allegedly highbrow engineer. adv.
namiter," in engineer parlance, is the Min
degree of knocker, crabbcr, kicker, sourbsl
poison oaker' is about the same thing
again. And as for the aviators? Ther
speak the language of the spheres.
Speech That Transcends SIanr
The cavalrymans and muleskinner,s 70.
cabulary is, of course, thing apart.
thing which cannot be considered here. Ia
be sure, it contains some expressions also
current in more fortunate branches of the
service particularly when employed on
X. r. and fatigue), but those expressions.
when used by the trooper and Missouri
nightingale propeller, develop a fervor. at,
intensity. an exalted emotionalism utterly
unattalnable by the outsider. No, the nrnot
OF those who have to deal with our four
footed friends-hay- burners and as-burn-
ers (for the chauffcurs share the same COM
mon speech)-cannot properly be classed
as slang.
The s-"leathernecks" as they call
themselves and allow us to call them-haye
a nautical language that smacks more Of
the crows nest than the observation post.
Some of us have tried to talk to them in
plain U. S. and have come back baffled by
their replies. They were courteous, kind
and considerate; they brought forward
those OF their number who had been n
Gently enlisted (and who therefore knews
little unadorned English) to act as inter-
prefers, but all to no avail. What slang
they had we couldn't quite make out. but
as they seem to have everything else. thew
must have that too. They seem to have
falr speaking acquaintance with all the lam
guages of the globe, from coon Haytianese
to the real Castilian; but their patter of
United States talk was unintelligible to the
lay doughboy.
Each Has Own Shop Talk
Artillerymen, medical corps followers.
supply train tenders-what's the use? They
all have their pet expressions, their own
shop talk slang as we'll as their pet virtues.
There is, as far as we can find, no really
Annex slang vocabulary worthy the title of
universal code. But, in the meanwhile,
we must make our way from outfit to out
TIT, hearing in one the "you-all" and "two
bits" of the South, in another the az swan
and get me" of the North, in still another
the peculiar diction of the great city which
is New York. Universal slang in this mans
Army is as hard to attain as universal
peace in this mans unr1d
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

Hard their lot and sad their ways
Little love on them was lavished
From those early August days
When the Hun their countrysravished.
Till the time when strangers came
Kindly folk but still outlanders-
Working, in the Sacred Name,
For those helpless tots of Flanders.
So. to, keep the flame and sword
From our children and their mothers,
Forward then, with one accord,
North and South, allied as brothers,
East and West, as one unite!
Bring to naught the Prussian's yearning-
Then may children's eyes be bright.
Unafraid at our returning!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

This is what we're fighting for
That the girl on mothers knee
May not know the scourge of war,
Shock on land and.shock on sea;
That the little boy may read
On and on of Fairyland,
Undistraught by Teuton greed,
Safe from blow of Teuton hand.
Other little children fare
Not so peacefully as these;
Mothers have they none to care,
Fathers have they none to please.
Wracked by horror, caked with CRIME
Have they been these weary years,
Ever since the German crime
Made their land a vale of tears.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
FRANCE CHICKERING'S

NV. Honenzollern of Potsdam, Germ, is
doing his spring Smelling these days
'.'Cpl. ---- was seen -
day on the streets of - He was look
ing finely. his folks may be interested in
learning.
There is lots and lots of news these
elegant days, the censor will tell you.
's'Quite few was down to the depot last
eve, watching the train come in.
I've scribe went to see a show last
night enjoying same, despite it being in q
foreign tongue. Well, there was many an
actress at home we couldn't understand,
also.
'.sMore anon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

British ceased to sing it long ago, and the
Americans haven't revived it. Then who
does sing it? The poilus. What is more.
they render it in English Not more than
half of them know what it means, but that
matters little. For it is al evidence in
music of the brotherhood of the Allies :
and that means considerable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
"STRIPERS"

When you see an American naval officer
strolllng around town and you want to know
his rank don't look for the indication Of
1t on his shoulders or his collar, but count
the stripes on his sleeve. In nautical cir
Giles an ensign, corresponding to second
lieutenant in the army, is lone striper."
A lieutenant, Junior grade, who ranks with
an army first lieutenant is A onc-anda
half striper." And so on up the line.
two striper" Qieutenant, senior grade)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
A FIELD Note BOOK
MOTHER MARIE's WELCOME

When the Huns broke into Mother Marie,s
cottage she was tending three wounded
French soldiers. The Huns ordered her to
get out.
will you take care of my poilus9" she
pleaded
"No!"
Then | must" she insisted
She tended them three days and nights:
then the Huns put her under guard for dis
obeying orders.
Last week she was repatriated. The rela-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

tlvcs of the men whose lives she had helped
to save met her at the station and gave her
royal welcome
She is going back in few days from
Paris to her old home When she gets
there she will find the houses rebuilt and
re1'rnshed. and a notice about a cyoic
de nMe;'re on the parlor table.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
PRECIOUS SCARS

We were sitting in the inn courtyard of
the Pink Owl in Beanville,
Some day." nv friend observed, "the
scars on these walls will be of real COM
mercal value"
"Why?"
Because tourists from America will flock
here; some of them ex-A.EF. men. some of
them the folks back home who now so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
Men Have Already Taken
Words From Tommy
and POilu
CL0D TAI z TNI Quinn
lnfantryman, Engineer, Redeg, Marine, Each Speak.
Individual Language

Has the A. E. F. in France a language of
its own? That is, has it developed its slang
to such an extent that an outsider would
find it hard to understand typical section
Of A. E. F. talk? Has its experience in
France added to its already large stock of
shortcuts in language or does it still en-
ploy the old slang of the Army and the
slang of the parts Of the States from which
it hailed? -.
These are hard questions to answer, and
we would like the help of our readers in
answering them; for we have been asked
them time and again. For our own part,
we find that for all usual conversational
purposes the men of the A. f. F. continue
to use the plain United States" as it grows
in their particular home town portions of
that beatific region What purely "Army
stuff they use has been handed on to them
by the grizzled old veterans who took part
in the 1916 tour of border duty.
"Get by" "get away with it." "bull"
"bull-con," "beefing"-all the good old
phrases are heard on every hand as one
walks through an Adrian barrack building
or back of company as it stands at rest.
Occasionally one hears a little Mex talk
a man referred to as good hon,bye. or an
evening salutation of buemas nockes. And,
of course, interspersed with all these pieces
Of language there is little left of the talk
OF the old Army; with prominently in the
vanguard the old, old axiom, you're out of
luck!"
Borrowing From Tommy
Grabbing" for grumbling or knocking,
was perfectly good Americanese before that
Hateful day in April, 1917 1t has not given
way to "grousing," as employed by the Tom
mics. But from the Tomnies has come
"fed up" Garry on and-in few outfits
more than usually exposed to British infec-
ton-such patent Anglicisms as "gaw-
blyme" and-er, and the rest of them, in
Guiding mot 'arf" and "strike me blind"
Their use has not become general, however,
nor is it apt to become so in the near
future The only really permanent acquisi-
ton thus far from the British linguistic
treasure house is the expressive "dud"-as
applied to bomb that won't go off, for cx-
ample.
Perfectly good French, in the mouths of
Americans, has passed for a sort of slang.
II by slang one means a shortcut in ex-
preston, handy way of describing some
thing which cannot be tersely described any
other way, more pungent way of saying
an old thing. AlleS-uous-en, so much like
Armagh g'wan" of our Celtic neighbors, has
sprung into favor in some localities, and is
apt to spread. Tout de suite is quite as
satisfactory as sin jif," and is so used
now and again. But alleS-vous-ey and
tout de suite are not French slang; they
are dlgnlfed by enrolment in dictionary
supplements, printed in good Italc type, as
slang is not dignified. The poilu's re MEN
fche, which amounts to 81 don't give ~ ~
whatever one doesn't giye-is about the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
The Official
Newspaper
of the A. E.sE.'
The Listening Post
ICE CREAM SODA

(Note.-1ce Credm Soda IS q decoction
popular in the United States
Of Americd.)
You may talk of uin and bicre
When you're quartered over there
In New York or Abilene Sleepy Hollow,
But when belts are growing tauter,
It is ice-crcam soda water
That you'd give a dollar-nincty just to swal-
In the well-known U.S.A.,
Where we used to work and play,
Attending to our pleasures and our biz,
OF all the liquid crew
The finest drink I knew
Was our trimming glass of icecream soda
fizz.
It was fizz fzZ! fzz
You foamin' glass O. chocolate soda fzz!
Gimme strawberry, vanilla,
Coffee, peach or sarsaparilla--
Gimme any kind O. ice-cream soda fizz!
We have tasted of Bordeaux,
Sampled Dubonnet and Eedu,
We have had a glass of port in a pagoda;
But we'd give large amount
OF kale to see a fount
Shooting foam into a glass of ice-cream
soda
There is nothing like the SAVIOR
OF the soda clerks "What favor"
And your telling him. politely, what it is.
There is nothing there at home
That is nobler than the foam
Az it tops trimming glass of soda tizz.
Then it's fzz! tizz! fig!
Oh. you gracious, carbonaceous soda
izz!
When / reach certain nation
At the port of debarkation
How ri beat it for an e-cream soda
fzz.
You may miss that noble institution, the
American drug store, but you don't have to
buy postage stamps, the telephone or
the directory, ask where the Whoozis
family lives All you really miss is the
soda fountain.
Most of the soda fountains are now being
manned, as you might say, by women.
BLESS HIM!
man like
Is Serg. McHale;
He never shouts:
Fall in, detail"
MEDICAL MIQUE
lad we love
Is Private Yost;
He sends in stuff
TO the Listening Post
There are-oh yes, there are-unreason-
able demands made in the Army sometimes.
We wonder whether the man who wanted
to know why the toothpicks weren't pointed
on both ends has Joined the Army yet
You may remember his sster-the one :.
who bought pound of animal crackers and
asked to leave out the elephants, because
they scared the baby.
When you haven't had letter in more than
three weeks
And you look over the mail, expectantlv and
hopefully
And, finally, a letter addressed to YOU
comes along
AND you take it away in a corner
And open 1t. alone and unobserved-
And 1t contains a package
FROM our Congressman, containing some
seeds
Labeled Pennisetum RuppelaniYp,-
amt that grand and glorious feeling
Or amt ito
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

eagerly ere pcring over the war news. The
PIX Owl has 49, scars, disfigurements now,
but after the war every one of them will
90 its bit to attract the attention and the
trade o. the romantic minded tourist"
SOUNDS highly probable, doesn't it?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

rates with the army's captains "two-and-
a-half striper" with majors. A commander
is three striper," captain equivalent
to coloneD "four striper''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
GRAND CHORUS
4 FANCY

There was man who fancied
That by driving good and fast
He'd get his car across the track
Before the train got past;
He'd miss the engine by an inch
And make the trainhands sore.
There was man who fancied this.
There isn't any more
Harvard Lampoon
There was Boche who fancied
With many a German curse,
That he would run this planet and
The whole darned universe.
He'd crush all those who said him nav
And dip them in their gore
There was Boche who fancied this.
There isn't any more.
They aren't allowed to send stuff to us
any longer unless we ask specifically for It
Well all right. Ship over two pieces Of
old-fashioned strawberry shortcake
Yes. the other piece is for you.
f. P. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
A MERRY BALLAD OF THE EN-
BUSKED CIVILIAN AND HIS
WILD LIFE IN GAY PAREE

WILD LIFE in GAY PAREE
not at all;
He is never called upon to fight the foe;
He can live in Paris gaily, eating ten-franc
dinners daily,
He can put in blithesome evenings at
show
True, while toying with dessert,
He may hear the wild alertc
Shrieked by sirens which they call the
Number 2,
And while. blindly cropping home,
May receive upon his dome
From a Gotha overhead this billet dour.
CHORUS
!!!M!'''''''.. s$---!!!
But, in the main, civilian life in Paris has
its charm;
Now the chestnut-trees are budding in
the squares;
You can stroll along the boulcvards and
seldom come to harm
That is, if you will mind your own affairs.
True, while idle and distract
The canon q Tongue portee
From the woods of St. Gobain may
launch a shell,
Which may very we'll decide
To remove you in your pride
TO a duller world where blooms the
asphodel.
GRAND CHORUS
,!,!!!,!.+..-..
Zig
'!'!'!' tsts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

ENCORE TIPPERARY
One still hears "Tipperary" being sung
near the front as marching song. Yet the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

Jack HASTE as host and ol kinds of
seusonHbie eats spread ON lib,
board.
\ meeting of -Four Minute speak
crs OF the feminine 'p. .suasiun' met
at the homo ot Mrs. Jacobson ON
Thursday to try out their tu.tr-miuuto
talks. Some of the men Whs have
been acting in this caps 'ty have uoil.
"a their four-Winutc spec, h,s down To-
~thirtN-lNc Wluut,s and g.. wom.u
hope to do AS well.
prs Russell, Stroupc and Skcou
won't TO Roswell "Wednesday to hc cN-
amincd hy the federal physician and
enrolled in the physicians "a reserve
corps
Nc John kennedy. of pkmulgco.
Okla. who was operated on - the
local hospital ON SATURDAY rs inlproN 81
iuu tapidly
Nj and Mrs Maple. OF 'oppera~
cove, Texas, are now residents of Ar
tesla.
Mrs. g. ". Williams lett Friday Tor
Canyon ,Ity .i'oNns. whore she goes
a. spend % fcw weeks with her daugh-
tor. Mrs Gamble.
Us de tHthcroc aud Charles Martin
lcft Wednesday night FOR Norman.
ulyin where they viii attend the uni
,DrsttN this ear
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

cay afternoon at the hoinc of Mrs.
". u. Mckee. ~ rs planned 10 40
the decorating wura on paper Uniting
lngs which vii bo sold tu provide e
fund Tor welfare work lu The county
Mrs. ~ T.. CodIington. whp hus
been In charge OF me of ia depart
ments Of ~ Anthony ioAp tid. hrs
resigned. aud viii de,ote her time to
private nursing.
Tho funeral Of simon lopez was
held Yesterday from the church Of
cur Lady of ,sorrows. Mr.. Lopez was
a pioneer resident uf san Miguel
county. being FOR some time pnstmas-
ter at Tecolutc lie Wgs e veteran Of
the civil war and "a Wcml'cr oi the
local post, q \. X.
Mr. and Mrs Gcorgc H. Enkrl ,ro
planning to leave soon for BiaKcland.
Colo. to reside. Both Mr.. ant AIrR.
kinkoi are members Of thr .tusic and
Art society. and viii Ice greatly MISSED
m musical circles Thurs,py e. en'sg
tnry VIII bc given q farewell cccpticn
and musical by members OF the So
ctcty.
The students OF Mrs. Charles DNlal
ley gave q recital IN the auditorium Of
the Normal university Thursday even
ing. In addition to the selection PLAY
ed 10y the students. solos were 'cn-
dcrcd 10y Mrs. +. l.. Kciman. soprano.
and i. W Nichols. baritone 4 lurgc
audience was present.
Rev. Father O'SulltVnn of Dos
Moines. la, TX stopping at 81 m
thongs sanitnrium. He was accom-
panied by Father Oponnhur. who
VIII rgnain in town a few weeks
The Elks will give their first smoker
OF the seas on Saturday evening.
September ~. The affair is To be
called AN 1di9s party and promises to
be one of the leading events OF the
year in Elk circles.
Mrs. Frank ~. Roberts has sent 49,
her resignation as president OF III,
womRn's club. A special mccung ,iil
be held on Wednesday. September Is.
70 elect a new president and III otAoi
vacancies. The organization VIII DE-
dulv represented ~ the Woman's
club convention To ae held in f,ntoii
rcVt month.
NJ, and Mrs i pNenlor of Nuu
uucruuc are visiting IN town.
Tho knights OF Cpluml rs vir rnur
fund Tor a Miguel cou0tV viii reach
tho $4,000 mark is the PREDICTION o..
tr. j. VI. cunningham. thc count,
chairman The drive for funds Whir
has been In progress ali week close,
tonight Up to YESTERDAY over i2.nnt
had been secured
The II told you So chap is Away
on hand when the unexpected hap.
pens
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
Aivrt.sI

Mrs Jean nccmau who has been
the guest Of the Ear ll-lrts Tor the
past month, left on Monday for her
home ~ ~. Worth. TcNus. while
here Mrs Beemnn was the recipient
of muny social favors.
Miss Ruth pistolc. OF Washington.
~ g., is here Tor % visit with her
mother who has been 100.
The Mayo AicVnndcrs gave an in
formal dance this week tn compli-
ment 10 Mrs Beemau. Excellent mu-
sic aud delicious refreshments were
served
Mrs Edward Hudson and Miss
Frances Ijndcll. who have been spend
ing the summer IN Illinois. returned
home this week.
Mrs Edith McFaduen lot Monday
night FOR Hayanno M. where she
gooa To make her home. She was ac-
compnnicd to the tram by the guild
Of 81 paul's church Of which body
SHE has been q most faithful mom-
be-.
Mrs. Il T. sutcr and small son.
John Parker. left Wednesday night for
Boston. where they so to visit rcla-
tiNcs.
Mills Barlow. wiz and mother left
overland Tor Los Angeles his week.
whore they expect t. make their fu-
turc home.
The family OF W ~ Ilolloman who
received o. Telegram three weeks ago
from the war department that their
Ton was missing were delighted To re-
ceivc n letter from hun this week In
which ne stated that he had been
gasscd and carried 10 "a French base
hospital and was q entirely himself
again.
Miss Eva Rowan lp0 this week Tor
81. Charles. Mo. whore shc VIII at
tend school the coming year Mise
f.Va rs ono Of ArtosI1'- sweetest and
most popular girls and VIII be missed
bN everyone,
Miss Mabel Bigler uf ABILENE" kans..
Is In the city for J lew weeks the
guest of her brother Enrl Biglcr.
The Ladies' aid OF the proshNtcriun
church gave a party this week honoi
ing one OF thcir members. Mrs.
Thomas. who loft ThursdaN night fot
pcming, where she Joins her husband,
who has accepted 4 position in "a bank
there.
The Rcbccca lodg' spent "a pleasant
DAY IN the countr, THURSDAY. witt
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
Las VEGAS NOTES ;


w. fNNH NlANs lNNNfh Nhltn HaANN
gun" 10 Denver 10 reside.
Miss Anna G0ssink. Il former resi-
cent who has been 40 trninm- an a
lu'hlo, Colo. hospital for several
months has returned TO TINS city aud
D. m charge of % Of 'hc floors Of -
AuthnnN's hospital
Misses l.ucllu. Ross. AMI Settle con
don, daughters OF AR aud Mrs. T..
W condor ruN 90 party a. tn,ir
h"h'" Monday evening Those IN.
Nitsd were Josephine Nurput. Aift
Craven LOUISE Watrous. Helen ~.
tiut, Margaret Floyd. Ruth Flynn.
virginia FLOYD 4 Esmuudo RYAN. Og.
cor hu'hn, Wylcy y CAY. Eugene J
hN'tn. Russell limhurg Frank Con
con, I'atrlrk NrNdmafi NJ and Mrs
colbert e Root
Richard REYNOLDS has entered sn
crod Heart college at Denver
Mr. and Mrs ! J. Tucker Of Paw
nee. okla. are visiting frtcu3s 'sctr
Mrs = J. sutherland and dnug1.
ter Miss violet are visiting m kansas
city.
Miss Laura Van liout,n. daughter
e Mr. and Mrs. ~ A. Van nnuten.
OF Shoemaker was operated on At 81
Anthony's hospital this week. Nra.
Van Houten ~ stopping ~ the hospi-
il during her daughter, lt!l,ss.
Misses Margaret and Hazel ThomnL
daughters of M. and Mrs Leonard
1hpmus. have gone 10 Denver 90 At
school M. ana Mrs. rhontas
have returned from cheyenne. where
'heN have been visiting Tor =, time
Mayor and Mrs = - Blood arc
entertaining th' iormot's brother. 4
blood ot Nak1tuss. kas, and Ina
oauphtct.
Louis \ scra represented tnc locsl
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
Fashions for Americans

II HE pajamas shown IN the sketch
may be used either as a sleep
ing garment or merely ~ tht
rest hour. The trousers are attached
To- q sleeveless waist. and, as VIII Ice
uutrd. the slIp-oNhr coat consists
ntrtN OF a straight section ~ ma
teriul with square Dut-uut FOR tn"
neck \ cord ur ribbon loop holds
back and front together underneath
each arm. Trousers coat should
he banded in material ia a contrasting
shade. and the touch of embroidery
ma, rc used or omitted according L"
choice
\ movement h. now uu foot 4" dis
courage the giving Of useless Christ
mas presents his year, aud many
women viii undoubtedly remember
their friends and the Somcn members
~ their own household with items
of personal apparel instead of th"
usual useless trifios Dnint, under
garments. pajamas. boudoir garments.
etc. should prove most acceptable"
and IL rs not a bit too early nov
To- begin to prepare fot the Christmas
season. II taken In time. gifts may
DE made at home with q great saving,
and the little personal touch given
them that is not otherwise possible
The pajama set here shown would
b" tu excellent selection Tor - culleg"
or school girl \ matching h"udoir
cap ana pain ~ slipper mas easily
be fashioned, and the whole outfit
Eackcd iu an attractive Christmas
hoN.
Haud-kuittcd garments Of wool
should not bc used as christmas gifts
this year The government Is def
iuitely discouraging this waste OF
wool and instead 81 q knitted ear
rage robe Tor the baby. a quilted silk
carriage coat may be given. and as a
substitute FOR a sweater and skating
cap the older girl may receive hand
made aprons or dainty collar and cuff
.nNa
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
GNIIJP NOTES


\ meeting of ,hc womnn's council
OF dofcns. wts hold TUESDAY IN tho
court house Ilans were discussed fos
organizing q Liberty choir Tor com
munitN singing. securing speakers for
the LcNt Liberty Loan driNc and othc,
matters.
Mr. and Mrs. j. !. Patterson and
children lett thiG week TOT their home
At Ringold. GA. They have spent
the summer here.
Mr. George Page ~ IN Los Angeles
duo To the TeNtrc illness OF ,irs. Page.
lie left hast SUNDAY.
The MoNicans al the Gibson nine
are 20 celebrate the Independence day
of Mexico OF the 10Th and 18th of
this month.
More than 200 men registered a.
tho drati ere last THURSDAY The
day Was observed as Il half holiday.