The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-08

waved merrily to our boys as we rode
through their town. long ways off
ihov looked like Winter Garden
chorus. am told that they are dressed
in bin. suits Of tho color OF the uni
forms worn by the French soldiers SO as
20 be invisible on the horizon TO the yer
man gunners. Must say that their
beauty had been trifle overstated ny
the booster infantryman.
Just as we'll wo are on the move:
commented the battery commander. add
Ing to his top sergeant heep your
ceyes peeled for sragglers In this burg
We lost nobody.
or great interest to tho artillcrymcn
wer. tho many graves Of French SOL
dters in the. fields along the roadside:
Some Of the graves had crosses anu
small 1ombstones on them and others
were not specially marked. But all
were decorated with flowers mo
women folk Of tho little towns come out
In the night and change the flowers,
"Nurph," a little cannoneer. had louho
that out, and his recital or the lace
powerfully impressed his comrades.
"Wonen belong in the plant kingdom
ANYWAY" commented the lieutenant
from Georgia, who had gone around the
world as a sailor with the American
hpftlh fleet some years pCLOIS-
He concluded his philosophy: They
somehow take root and usually stay
where they are put. AS for men. they
ora nure animals wander over the lace
Of thn earth and forget the native hcatn-
Women always do tho decorating
graves. the f!reside and the heart
rho mayor Of one Of tho small towns
where VIC nailed for half an hour under
the protective voice OF big French guns
came out to see us. He walked up ana
down tho line locking very critica!iy at
our artillcrymen. his auI"o'4.y "'
,,,a,.or three wears since had passed over
10 the military. lie had stayed on III I',e
iown 10 look after the women folks. al
tSourh II rich man. should say that
he was siXty-five years DID, queer
fnesy undcrsizcd man, with white I'M
pcrial on his chin
"J'ai uuelque chose Nous nlre' nc
said almost timldly. approaching our
hottery commander at the close OIL hiS
inspection. D.o,,
shoot" was tho reply.
Perhaps It will be just a. well 10 give
the conversation in English. The mayor
went on: .,.,
You Americans are not neat and tl"f
like tho other soldiers VINO nave co'''c
n y
Vonr uniforms don't mt. Your men look
rnueh and most OF them have the out
ward indications Of great strength ana
endurance. h,
The muscles in the neck OF the PAL
tory. commander began to swell from rl7-
ing anger, but ne held his tongue.
.IIo,y very fortunate for France u IL
so" continued the mayor. 1 WAS MUM
ofrnid the Americans were going 10 n@
,Iurunr lille men with clean linen WI"
shaved every day. ! see they are nor
bo,-house boulcvarIicrs, but natural sol
dters. Oh! l have travelled ana kn""
men. | have been twice To AlEiers. ''"
chancel Monsieur lt Gaplta'he' Hu r.
roir," And hc trottcd OIL icaVlhs QUIZ
commanding officer quite dnzeo.
Equipoisn recovered. the captain shia.
wouldn't that jar you: He wants us
rough"
Talking About Quarters.
while Whiting for tho French guide
,rb, was to escort the battery from the
,nvr where We turned north toward tno
,uwn in which the unit was tn ne Dill
l,.t,d for two weeks. ! talked Win Two
American officers on the subject OF quar-
ters
"Slrut last night III the house or
,,-,rcb widow" said one. n lieutenant
roIourl she was very chceTy anu 'uiI
If Jokes Her only two sons went mao
the French army when the war S'ar'r"'
ON, WAS killed. she told me. ana IN"
other had been wounded twice. MAIZE
mo rup OF real tea aud int u warm
brick in my bed. Her merry hlHp"S'-
Jim inst rarlGutrs through IN" place.
Tho other Office. II major. said: wv ISL
could change my billet. IN" Frchch
military authorities have p"t IN" IN On"
homo Of Il widow with Il Erourh. "h"
WINS So gloomy and melancholy 'hE
awake half Of the night; Seems her has
hand died three years before the WIZ
and she has no one in the army. Women
arc queer
Here is Il good place To speak III the
stores run by the frclch