Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-27

morning with my good friend Blan-
chette, as interpreter, to handle refu-
gees from Thiacourt. a place a little
larger than Dawson.
There were about four hundred OF
them, women, children and old men,
who have been under Germany's
tyranny nearly four years. When
they first saw the u. s. soldiers en-
tering the town some thought they
were British and some thought
French poilus in a new uniform. Our
boys kept trying TO make them un-
derstand that we were Americans;
they would repeat "A Merry Can"
over and over and still we're no nearer
solution OF who we were until some
one had the presence OF mind to
shout UNITED STATES and then
hedlam broke loose. Old women.
young women, children and old men
started slapping US on the back.
kissing our hands or sleeves. some
weeping; "A merry cans. bon, A
merry cans, bon, bon" which is sup
osed to mean good, and others do
ing everything that our baseball fans
sever did in the ninth inning of a
close game.
One old lady went completely off
her nut and still wants to kiss every
one that gets within reach. Here l
saw young women from IS to, 22 or
% years old carrying around babies
one and two years old OF German
parentage: one boy now years old
with his tongue split. another had
been given n live grenade that ex-
ploded in his hands tearing off the
last three fingers of one hand; the
only wonder is that 1t did not blow
him into eternity | saw girl about
II years old with beautiful features
hut both breasts cut off This helm
ious crime was committed because
while in half-craZed condition she
had struck her German assailant af.
ter he had satisfied his lustful pas
ElGa and had mutilated her breasts
| with his teeth.
There were other evidences OF a
multitude OF minor atrocities too
numerous to mention. The only thinG
minor about them was in compa rison
| to the above, but which at any other
! tine would he grave offenses. Imag-
Inc. II you can, their feelings after
enduring the above hardships for
| three or four years. not even know
ing that we had declared war. much
more that we had a few millions OF
, soldiers already here doing their best
| to end II for all time. to suddenly
| find out that We were their liber-
| ators.
After committing all these crimes
| and praCtlclng such base duplicity
on an Intelligent race OF people, a
| greasy Boche has the gall to stick
! his hands up and shout "kamerad. u
Whoever named the MeNicans surely
| had never heard OF the Germans as
/ these twentieth century devils are
, five times as greasy looking as any
! Mexican ever dared be. Have often
| heard II remarked since we entered
! the war, why was 1t that the Amer
| leans don't take many prisoners ~
| the surprising thing to me now Is
that they take as many as they do.
Sunday. l5th.--And one pretty
/ day. Business has quieted down con
siderably though there Is plenty do
/ ing yet. Have collected a few SOU
! veniers, ono OF them the enclosed
! post card. Ii Is OF an old monument
with the bust OF General Clinchant
who won distinction in the war Of
| 1870. The bust was made OF copper
and iron but was removed about a
year ago blythe Germans to use FOR
making shell. Likewise the steel OF
| "A bridge about half the length OF the
free bridge over the Arkansas. was
all removed for the same purpose
In addition to this and other vast
quantities OF material taken during
their occupation. Mseir, r. Stef
mayor, has paid one million francs
as indemnities.
One still hears many pitiful stories
told BY scattering refugees as they
are rounded up and brought in. one
bunch. when passing group OF our
boys gathered around an Old piano
that had somehow missed dcStruC-
ton singing and having a good time
in general, remarked that in all the
time Germany had occupied this ter.
ritory they had never heard one OF
them sing. As 1t is with the habit.
ual crouch whom nobody likes and
always loses in the end, SO il will be
with Germany. She is all Crouch
and greed and while the end is not
as near as we would wish, ii will
come Just the same.
he an optlmist in the support ot
rncle Sam and his boys. in support
ing the Red Cross and in advertisinE
and increasing your business. Re
an optimist and d patriot first, last