The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-07
OUR YANKS ARE MARRYING GIRLS T.
IN FRANCE, BUT WE SHOULD WORRY
BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.
Famous American Journalist Recently
Returned from Europe.

BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL
Famous American Journalist Recent
Returned from Europe.
There Is many "a gallant youn
American soldier now fighting on tn
soil Of France for the worlds libert
that will be missing when the job i
done, and yet he will be in excellen
physical health and his friends vii
know we'll enough where he is.
We may as we'll be prepared TO
the shock. Many of our bright yount
men that the war will spare are no
coming back to US.
Sad may he the news in circles o
our fairest, but such is the fact. a
lot of our young men are marrying
or engaging themselves to marry
among the attractive young women OF
France.
God forbid that | should seem tc
Indicate that any young women are
more attractive than those OF my own
country, but after all they have a
charm, those French maidens. And
then the young men are so far from
home. and the French people are sc
grateful, so kind and SO hospital, al
together. what could you expect?
Most of the American divisions are,
or have been quartered in French
towns and villages while completing
the training period.
The typical American soldier IS a
pretty good fellow. You would be
proud of him if you could see him
abroad. He is clean-limbed. athletic,
~ 1ocN-iv,ry and ne
behaves himself. He is quiet, orderly,
gOod-natured. generous. Philosophical
and was long ago laurel-crowned III
France as first class fighting man.
A point about which the French are
.,.,o :,aro. I>o,;o,.o na ~4tass
But what first captured the hearts
Of the French people was their DIS
covery Of the gentle and eonsiderate
attitude Of the American visitors TO-
ward old people and little children.
When the French householders saw
this they opened their homes VIDE
to the visitors. Hospitality is usually
plant Of slow growth in the Euro
pean mind. but before the spectacle
Of the stalwart young American. close
bosom friend OF the Riddles and the
old folks, and so manifestly on the
level, every doubt fled and the doors
flew open.
And OF course. there was Josephine,
or Celeste or Marie, whom (she beng
closely guarded after the French man
ner) he could hardly have hoped to
meet otherwise. And she was far
to look upon and WISE and no doubt
good hOusekeeper, and under her tul-
ton he advanced rapidly in MS
French. When he arrived he could
say only "wee" and mercy and now
he found he could carry on quite
conversation with her to help him;
and the rest was easy.
For, reasons grave and saddenlng,
France is gratified that these matches
are being made. One million, i've
hundred thousand of the best young
men of the republic have been killed
in action since the war began; as
many more have been CLIPPED. the.
loss of three million from her effec'
tive manhood . seemed almost to
threaten the existence Of the nation.
For any part of the wastage that
Iudy 10 ICpdIlSu ny 1AhA>AA S'AA'
ing to live in her borders, France IS
profoundly grateful. There are no
men in the world she would so read
lily welcome.
Also, there will be in France when
the war is over, an unequa''ed de-
mand for constructive ability and bus
mess executives. Young Americans
that say there will have a wonderful
change.
Very little attention has been paid
to this, but the fact is. a great indus
trial cha is at hand there, and has,
in fact already begun. The war has
shake the old conservatism out or
its sleep.
The France that used to be content
to roll pleasantly along. seeking the
easiest way and the farthest from
worry. is gone forever.
It is to be made now industrially
Independent and more largely self
sustaining, and vast new field opens