The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-05
YANK SOLDIERS COOL,
WILLING AND DETERMINED

Germans came over, and fifty OF these
UNFRAMED boys" withstood the attach
and stuck to their guns. The Germahs
who were still alive and able to rum
retreated, double-quick time.
All In Days Work.
Speaking of the way the newly ar
rived Americans take to the trenches
and to their duties, one brigaUer gen
eral. who had just finished complete
relief, said: They're not exactly giao
to get into the trenches. l guess NO
one Is glad of that. But these Doys
all figure it's work to be done, anu
they're here to lick Germans. They're
keen to get the job done. They're con-
fident, all right, but not boastfui, De-
cause they know there's lot to learn"
A doughboy gave his version OF now
he and his pals felt while out there
facing No Mans Land for the hrst
time. "We're not scared OF the Ger
mans. and when the time comes. Wen
show them. We're going to do our
best, which is about all they ask OF us.
Believe me, it's going to be a mighty
good best"
| The new men In the fighting game
adapt themselves to the front quickly
as did the first Americans over. Every
night it is "over the top" for patrols OF
them, and in few days they are en-
tirely familiar with No Mans Land.
The German front trenches next fall
In the line of investigation and the
Germans soon adopt the policy OF fall
ing back to avoid fighting.
Back Of the lines on the home SIDE,
bank clerks, BARRIERS and men OF every
profession who have temporarily be-
come soldiers soon make themselves at
home among the ruins and in woods.
They eat army "grub" and relish IL
more than the most delicate meal they
ever ate from a white linen covered
table and real dishes, especially II
there has been work to do. Soldier
ing agrees with them, you can see, by
the work they do, the meals they eat
and the huskies they have become.
Chauffeur Gets "Fresh."
Discipline is fine, even If it is hard.
A major tells how his chauffeur be-
came a little "fresh" one day. Know
ing the doughboy was good chap, the
major took him aside and talked TO
him instead of ''bawling him out" be-
fore the crowd. The doughboy apollo
. gized.
I'm sorry, major" he said. "You
, see own a couple Of businesses back
lin New York, and have more than 9
: million dollars In my own name, ano
it's a little hard to remember my place
: in the army now. But I'll do 1t, some
{ how
4 You think you are In an Information
J. oil army when you visit some OF tn'
e new American units now In the lines
{ One company from New York boasts
that its members know seventeen Ian
e guages, and If you wander in on then
about mess time. when talking ant
o plates full Of "grub" have been emp
e tied, you are convinced.
h But all Of these doughboys are ar
q dent Americans, and they have wol
the admiration of their comrades wh
= can speak the tongue without an &c
d cent. They are all snappy looking sol
2 diers.
?, Sure of Success.
The new units have dragged thei
V clean and fresh-looking equipmen
Is such as supply wagons, camp kitchens
IL machine-gun outfits and all that
- needed up into the Alsace and Lorrain
- hills. The line runs up and down stee
u mountain sides and across pretty va
,leys. It is beautiful country and
fine place to be initiated to the iron
Is for the doughboy must be on the alel
y all the time. In this area there Is
y shell-swept, well-wired No Mans Ian
81 across which Germans cannot CON
le without being easily detected. Woot
'n and hills and wild country make Il
!" place one in which only strict ate
ne ton to business will keep the German
= out.
Gu These doughboys in the line have
~ laundering to ''take things easy" z
NC ery man in the line will tell you
LII confidential tones that he has pc
sonal grudge to settle with the HUI
~ for dragging the world into this mas
ss business, and the sooner aggressi
ou action is taken the sooner Germany
sc. going to be punished and war made
.e thing of the past.
ny This is the Job every doughboy f
is ures he has to do, and the confiden
is with which he takes to the trench
tells the world he will succeed.