The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-25
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rhann. Alaase. No. ia When IA
ng o,ssea ihe mos, advanced sss
| Nou ~ Jhe western fon, WAS hald hs
he American troope Nho Wcre htlrai
GA with ,he Sesenih rrench army
rnes formerly we're tho islitecnta Nox
York Infantry the iamous negro res
meni The Fteneh and Seneealso
troops held the town Of raann rte
" hole valley Was hedecket with Brlt
sh French and American flags anl
illed win tho ioyous changing Of hollr
whioh tor t@Nr wears had been rum
sniy Tor the dead
The FIRST people 20 cross the imeI
we're Alsaiiaa peasants carrying food
sud warm clothing To relatives huiI
I'd III O'Clock German troops began 10
ome over uuarmcd. pleadins for &,
aacco The men passed over 80 MaAs
and wil out hluaranoe other iAenI
icep belts oi aaihea wire and an "a
ahcriie system Of pitfalls. watch made
frontal attack impossible on IBIS
sector Il tooa FULLY an hour OF siren
aous effort to cross the SO yards whleA
opetated tie lines The Germans'
there. were either very old or vns
soung troops and sccmed wcli ledI
and warmly clothed. which was nI
marked contrast 70 the plight Of teol
civilians IN Alsacc Tho moralc uf ito
German troops was utterly had abd
shoy acted a. men without hono- o.
tense of saamc and opcnly reiai 81
that they had been beaten
Great Fireworks Display
Nothing matterod ia their eyes s9I
long az they had 10 fight no more AZ.
nishi, star shells and rockets we're
sent up and the scene WAS ike o tlro
works display on giant scale Back
of The American lines we heard iha'
some Of the Germans had refused Us
return TO their lines aud were seui 60.
tho rear under guard AL though rc
conquered Alsaoo. the JOY OF thc pen
pie was conia ions and profoundly lm
prcssiye French officers said theI
French was spoken everywhere. aii
peoples faith had never waverea
traces of toutonlc occupation had siu
iste,l and one looked m vain for e, n
a tradesmans IGN in German II A.
SAGE had not been truly Frcnca pc
such transformation would have ha"a
humauly possible In school Ia TAan
not three members Of a class wl'sA
knew no word ia Frenc, fonr Nenri
ago. gave even a suggestion OF Ger
man accent Tho good nun gave all
thc praise to the Almighty and added
IRONY "Cest lie bon Dieu qui a en-
oye Monsieur pour SAVIOUR Ia France
In the streets. children we're play
ing French games In MaseyauS. toe
headquarters OF the administration
mis'aire | had seen the JOY Of wet
ory bring tears ~ the eyes Of mo
Frcuca officers. II was the happi"s,
days Of their lives and none waa ar
hamed to show their emotion 40 t.n
mess risiBs. tail French major ot
cavalry. whose gray sair and leather
features bespoke his sturdy soul IN
tered lie could not speak. hut he
strobe straight 10 the military 3d
mInisiratur. The two embraced ea'h
other with fervor tbai made cveiy
enc weap.
People Gather TO Pray.
The same emotion was present an
sour later in the cataedrial in rhann.
from the steeplc Of which the tricolor
.loated saily Th more boisterons cl-
oment was outside. celebrating he
victory bat all the old people for miles
around. gathered to pray and listen 20
Monster lie cure. who speaking nov
IN the pa,ois. told them how the rad
Of battle had blessed France and 'he
allies because their cause was that
of justice aud peace
The service ended with tho sermon
Tor the old cure was unable to ml<
bis way back to thc alter. SD derse
was the crowd Of officers, peasauis
and American soldiers who throngol
the nave and transept and packet
themselves into the choir. so NJ lie
'ure returned to his preaching and
banked God that Alsace was freed
nd would return forever to Franco
i the Q-boats. which masqueraded a.
tramp steamers and ether harmless
raft In one action his shin sunk 4