The Arizona copper camp., 1918-11-16

tent that outdoor performances were
permitted, but the order has been
cancelled.
which | know; it is only one of many
similar ones, for they are happening
every day in this war.
We were dumpe doff trucks into a
small town. We were tired and sore
both in feelings and in body, for we
had travelled many miles by troop train
and then had had our feelings and
bodies Jared again on the truck ride
Now, gallivanting over the landscape
in trop train is certainly not con-
ducive to moral uplift, long tempers
nor light hearts. We felt pretty mean
and sore, and I think we looked the
part. After being billeted we were dis
missed for the evening and some of
us started out to see what the town
contained. Our sipirts were not of the
highest as we started out. Of course
there were one Or two in the crowd
who were thirsty, and we had to see
that their whistles were wet, and, in
cidentally, our own. In our rambles
down one of the side streets we heard
phonograph and we finally located
it as coming from building ahead of
us, from which a lighted window peep
ed forth in the dark We decided right
then that this place would stand in
vestigation. l suppose all the fellows
had the same thought fit through their
minds that here was a cafe where
liquid refreshments could be had for
so many francs the litre. We opened
the door and stepped inside. We were
in long room, at the far end of which
sat several figures in olive drab writ
ing with candles for light At our
right stood a counter, over which can
dy and cakes (the S.A. does not sell
tObaccO) were sold, and behind this
counter, all smiles, was the first S A.
lassie l had seen in France Her sal
utation was, Hello, brothers." follow
ed by questions, when did you come?
Where from? Long to stay?" They
were casual questions, but as voiced
by her they were full of interest and
poignant with friendly feeling. And
her face was lighted by genuine
whole-souled smile. 1t was a genial
smile and it, was warm in it's whole
heartedness. Yes, here was a girl from
our own land, one who had risked
much to come from the old U. S. A.
to make life more pleasant, to smooth
the bumps and to give cheer to the
fellows "over here" We left this
town not long after, and what hap
pened after we left l have only a fell
lows word for, but | would vouch for
it's being authentic. The town was
shelled and the workers in this little
S.A. hut stayed at their posts un-
flinchingly and unafraid, still passing
out their words of cheer and setting
an example of devotion to duty and
self-sacrifice by which we all can
profit.
| have seen quite a bit of the Sal
vation Army and have heard a great
deal more, and the fellows over here
are for it a thousand strong. When
the boys come marching home the
stories and the tales of heroism and
fidelity of~the workers that once wore
blue will be carried along and the
Salvation Army will take it's place
among the respected and revered or
CARNATIONS that have spread good
cover here" and which have been big
factors in the winning of the war
'The good that men do lives after
them" and the tales of the Salvation
Army will be recounted by the fire
sides when peace is over the land"
and the Salvation Army's wonderful /
work will live as a living example and
be an incentive to the generations to
come.
These two verses, clipped from the
"Stars and Stripes" tell a story of
their own. The "Stars and Stripes" is
a paper printed in Paris for the bene-
fit of the A E. F.
Sincerely your friend,
W. H. WHITEHEAD.
Co. II, 1 M. M S. c., Air Service,
A. E. F.