The evening herald., 1918-06-27
YANKEE MILITARY
POLICE UNPOPULAR
WITH THE SAMM|ES
Average American Soldier Over
There Behaves Himself ANY
How, and He Resents Being Pol.
iced; Many Caustic Exchanges.

with the American Army "a france,
Nuy l4... tCurrce pundcuCr of IN, N--
so,.aicd rrcssp PitS the poor mill
mly police They have fewer friends
than any other American "outfit" iu
France. rartly this IL due 20 the
average soldiers dislike fol anything
resembling policeman. on general
principles partly It rs due 10 our mil.
iLuN police themselves. For IN days
not long past each military policeman
seemed possessed with the ldot that
upon his shoulders alone fcll th" great
task of ordering around ordinary
doughhoys ana even Officers.
There were some who's, first roe
spuusc tu every question asked wa
20 % run you iu a. you get frc-h.
Many OF that class have been relieved
now. but som" -ull remain. and the
army as bod, is hoping that ad;lt
uOnal relief VIII come quickly
The average American overseas hC-
haNcs himself and knows a. lie ,s
secs "a couple ol N. p.s' swinging
billics, and looking him over sort
of ,puinty like ua one young artil-
lcry ymHn explained IL, 80 soldier ever
passes up chance to shoot a barb
IA the direction of on M. A."
The other night column after col
umn of Americans were walking To-.
ward the trenches through town
about two miles back OF the first
line. At "a crossroad stood a military
policeman watching the columns pass
In silence. The marChors were not
feeling especially cheerful that night
hcCdt So IL was raining, But sudden
ly from the middle Of u passing cont
pany a husky voice was heard to
yhoul
"licy there, military police, why
don't you ioiu the army ana fight Tor
your country
That military policeman Was mad
an over.
NcNt morning about an hour he.
fore daylight shcll- started to arrive
IN town. The Germans we're Smelling
the sauur ,ros-ruid Finally after
coming in with an especially loud
scream =iN-Iuch shrapucl shell burs'
directly over the rupd junction auo
the NJ T. standing ~ a. \ piece oi
steel about tho Size of an egg sailed
down right Ia front of the nose OF
the NJ. g.. whilc other pieces hit th'
roof of building on the corner ir
which the Associated Press GORE.
,puudont happened 10 be, breaking Of
. the tiles and spattcring them Ia ever,
direction The correspondent hear,
the NJ. T. muttcr.
join the army and tight for you
d.
out there IN the first line ana as SAT,
a4 II ne was e bahc ~ hls mother
arms. while L. dugSunc IT, have 4
stand up here like q pin In a bowling
alley and lct Fritz e. whether he ear
knock me down
Correspondents have had thci
troubles with the NJ T.. too one %
them was entering the gate to Il Ger
tain generals house aud the NJ. T.
there salutod him when tho CORE
spondent emerged the NJ f. hap
pcncd 60 notice the green armhan,
and the red g ON his arm.
Say said the NJ l.. are you al
officer
40" replied the correspondent
Then why did you return my 90
lute'
why did you saluc me 900 asked IA
correspondent, IN turn.
Because ! thought yuu were "a
officer" said the NJ. T..
q returned u because though
you were a soldier remarked IA
correspondent
The military police organization
that have arrived recently "ppear I
be made up of an ertircly difterci
class of men They are courteou
carry cut their orders Ia the lette
do not ucddlc IN things that do a,
concern them and for the most pa
display excellent military qualities,
is ,aid, and undoubtedly with con
!, siderable truth. that the discipline an
morale OF a military organization CA
! be determined by the way its mt
salute Some Of those new milital
, police of ours are among the snal