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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
YANKEES ARE
WELCOMED IN
FREED ALSACE
Even Children Who Can
Speak Nothing But Ger
man, Greet the Yanks.
PRETTY GIRL
is BEST BAIT
By NEWTON 4. PARKE.

WITH the American Army in France
w Sept. Flying railways. noun
tain tunnels. trains Of pack mules
all the features of Alpine warfare
are being encountered by American
troops now fighting in Alsaee-
The flying railways are bringing
supplies throughout the day TO our
troops in positions difficult OF access
by roads High above the roads and
valleys baskets suspended by heavy
cables are running 10 and from posi-
tiOus on the peaks.
Americans Welcomed.
In these Alsatian villages, where
the younger generation, barred from
receiving instruction. in French by
the German authorities, still carry on
much of their business IN the bOche
tongue. Les Americans" received
the warm reception that characterized
their appearance in other parts OF
France. Wriukled old Alsatians,
some Of them wearing proudly French
service ribbons OF the Franco-Prus-
sian war. gathered at the town halls
10 review the boys in khaki
Within - hours after the first
Americans arrived in one principal
town popular American magazines ap-
peared on sale at the tobacco shop
alongside a stack OF AuglO-Ereuch
AANAlNAA4l ne AAL1L SHE OF a 4Al-
tiOnary was to Charley Klein. the as
tute proprietor Of one OF the three
cafes in this particular village With
in Is minutes Charley had found the
words he wanted and promptly hung
out a sign draped by an American
Tag "Americans-Tou TO Be We'll
come
But the old cafe proprietor had
competition from new and uneI-
pected source-and the kind OF COM
petition be couldn't meet Mademoi-
selle Louise, who runs the cafe down
the street next the movie show. may
not be the prettiest girl in all Alsace.
but she could give many an American
stage beauty quite a run And all
she had TO do was just to stand out
side her little cafe as the Americans
went by and smile.
OF some so officers who found
themselves hungry in this little vii
lage at noontime, IS tried to get into
moisele's cafe. There wasn't
room for all and the late Corners went
away, disappointed TO eat with
the tables with their red OIL cloth
tops 10 wait for food and one more
look at pretty mademoiselle
They got the food all right. well
Drowned pork chops and sauerkraut
and mashed potatoes. But mademoi-
selle's great aunt. so years. II she
was day. served 81. Mademoiselle
didn't reappear. Successive units ap-
peared In the town on successive days
and had the same experience with the
attractive Louise. They came to the
that mademoiseIIe was
only the bait
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
By ERNEST P. ORR

DARIs. France, Sept Hes as
/ , modest as he IS brave" may be an
ancient bromide. but II certainly ap-
plies 70 the French ace OF aces,
Lieut.. Fonck. who has brought down
Sc boche planes without even reeeiv-
ing as much as a bullet In his wing.
since January I this rather insignifi-
cant looking young man has brought
down % Germans. always using the
same machine. which constitutes a
record IN the use Of q chase airplane
I dined next 10 Fonck last night
his breast so covered with honor rib
bous Che won't wear all OF the meals
lie has earned. there was scarcely
room for another. Necks we're craned
in his direction
wouldn't sign Fans.
As the Parisienue doesn OF stand on
ceremony. several Of the women asked
the star aviator 4 he wouldn't sign
his name on their fans Fonck pro-
tested that he didn't have a pen de
made numerous excuses, all IN gooQ
humor, but sign his name he would
7 couldn't help hearing part OF the
conversation at the next table. put
there was not a word Of IL about the
young Frenchman's latest DEEDS or
exploits. NO mention OF the Ter
mans he had brought down, no 'cuss-
f-1a at TIE official scoring Of his ma
chimes or kick that he had been de-
nrIved Of this or that victory.
II was only the next Gay, when ne
--ag on the point Of leaving Paris for
me front. for Fonck seldom takes
great part in the battle Of Paris,
-l7zr tie aviator was caught by a per
sonal friend. q newspaper man. who
foId him out and out he wanted the
story Of his astounding successes and
more astounding escapes from even
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

Of the American army; their personal
belongings. including medals and
Identity disks. and excepting arms.
horses and military papers. viii re-
main their property. and theaccspt-
ance OF gifts from prisoners, as well
as the appropriation OF articles
which have belonged 20 the eneny's
dead, are strictly prohibited: they
may receive presents and RELIEF IN
kind and dispatch and receive CORES
pondence subject only 10 necessary
and proper surveillance and censor
ship: they shall enjoy liberty IN the
exercise OF their religion. and they
VIII be permitted 20 execute wills
which viii be preserved for trans
mission TO the proper parties in
interest"
Prisoners viii be dtsarmed I'm
mediafely upon capture. the order
provides. and sent back TO the bri-
Ende headquarters, where they
viii be searched and then sent on
TO the division prisoner q War
enclosure for n thorough ezamina-
ti0n-
Intelligence officers viii question
them there and they viii then be sent
to the central prisoner OF war en-
closure.
Those prisoners who are not officers
viii be formed into labor companies
and required 20 work and pay viii be
them for each days labor. ex-
cepting the labor necessary for their
comfort OF the upkeep OF the camps
where they are interned- They VIII
be subjected 70 the same rules OF dis
cipiine as soldiers in the United
States army
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
CowGdly Huns Refuse
To Fight Armed Craft;
Seek Defenceless Boats

An English Port. Sept. 7.-Fritz
submarines fear the United States de-
stroyer crews Time and again he
looms up to torpedo convoy vessels
only to turn tail and run at the first
sight OF the Yankee sea dogs"
A United States destroyer returned
70 its base here with the story OF the
Huns cowardice in the face OF the
American destroyers conveying a
British transport with 1000 Yankees
aboard.
A lookout on the destroyer sighted
the coming tower and gave the alarm
She headed fun speed toward the
German The Hun didn't wait to give
battle OF fire a single shell. but i'm
mediately submerged and disappeared.
Depth bombs were dropped. but there
was no evidence the U-boat had been
hit
This proves the popular reports
that the crews OF the German sub
marines are OF a lower morale lately
than during the first OF the war. They
refuse 10 take a sporting chance and
seldom attack any but defenceless
vessels.
Every day proves the contention OF
admiral Sims that the submarine men
ace has been wiped out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Mosquito Tanks Are
Playing Big Part In
Ofensiue OF The Allies

London, Eng Sept Mosquito
tanks are playing an ever increasing
part in the allied offensive.
These mosquito tanks have a radius
Of 20 miles, are lightly armed, several
times as speedy as q German tank,
and do not need roads TO 90 Hun
hunting. They cavort over all kinds
OF land. billy. muddy and otherwise.
Some Of them have a turret less than
five feet high. about six feet wide
and deep armored. carrying only two
or three men inside. Caterpillar
wheels are only three feet high and
about 20 inches wide. the tread being
about Il feet long.
Had the Germans possessed such
mobile tanks. they easily could have
taken Amiens. The cumbersome Ger
man tanks. heavily armed. can only
travel on fairly good roads or very
solid ground Any broken down
wagon can block one Of the German
monsters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

helped 20 keep the glorious colors Of
that proud organization aloft IN Tri-
poll and other far away places In
1914 Beaulieu also Joined the first
contingent from Canada
At the Somme. in 1917, Beaulleu
was buried in a trench for five hours
when a shell exploded a few yards
from him When he was rescued his
life was despaired OF, as his right
arm was badly shattered and he was
unconscious But after four months
in England Bsaulieu recovered and
was discharged. He also tried 70 get
IN the American army. but because
he had three fingers missing on. his
right hand he couldn't get in. But he
did come back"-he. too. joining ID
with the Knights OF Columbus field
forces
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

SOMEWHERE on the Atlantic. Sept
- Thirteen ships in a convoy,
nearly 1900 passengers embarked on
the 18th day Of the month and making
port on Friday. the 18th day OF the
voyage. might be considered by the
superstitious as sufficient to seal the
fate OF any fleet.
But the hoodoo was turned into an
allied mascot for the vessels that car
ried a large part Of the wild west
division OF sturdy. hulk
ing shouldered youths from the north
western part Of the country. who
were bound across the Atlantic TO do
their bit
We noated out Of the Atlantic port
in a brilliant sunshine. lazily undu-
latinE sea and a faint breeze that
drifted the smoke from the ships
tunnels straight astern. We were the
18th vessel OF the convoy.
Meet "Sausage."
Somewhat wei out on the ocean a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

nav us MS machine 1I- d ElA Ag q A--
man ball
No Aerial Tactics.
Ny aerial tactics" repeated FOnck-
Why. I haven't any 1 go after the
boche according 10 the manner in
which I find him. First Of all, please
destroy any impression that the Ger
man airmen are not brave. Why be-
little the enemy2 During my latest
fights I fell in with some fine ma
neuverers. From my point Of view
the whole OF flying tactics resolves it.
self into that one thing impose your
mzneuvers on the enemy until the fl
nal decision For that one must have
a clear. quick and calculating eve.
The 18th OF July / attacked two air
planes protected by six others. It goes
without saying that I had decided on
my victims. but I never lost sight Of
the six protecting machines When
they tried TO jump me I broke off the
battle from time TO time, but never
lost my mastery Of the maneuvering.
FOnck said he preferred attacking
at a distance Of $50 meters about
three and a quarter feet 70 the meter).
He asked 10 be excused from answer
ing any other question except one.
That was. can one become an ace 90
-One can by incessant work The
greatest principle TO understand first
is not to bring down your adversary
but not TO be brought down by him
Following out this idea, and with a
little luck-there YOU are"
And the record man OF France
hoped into his machine and was off!
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Flying Chaplain Goes
His Rounds In Large
Parish In AnbLanes

Paris. France. sept The psrson
with an automobile has become COM
monplace- But there is one in France
who makes his parish calls in an air
plane He has huge parish. the
largest aviation instruction camp in
the world Its American and IL
spreads for miles around a little vii
laEe far from the gunfire OF the enc
my in an odd corner OF France.
And the flying chaplain gets around
il every day. for he has his nerve
He'll fly with any recruit who hap
pens 10 be driving a bus" his way.
The flying chaplain is Fl J. J. Sui
Ivan. who once had a nice little su-
burban parish at Tuckahoe. y. Y.
When America entered the war all his
six feet bristled 10 90. He tried the
marine corps first. then the navy and
then the army. But Fr. Sullivan car
ries only $50 pounds distributed over
his six feet and the military surgeons
wouldn't have him He was deter
mined 10 come TO France. however.
and he came as one Of the first vol
unteer chaplains OF the Knights Of
Columbus
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Back To Their Former Homes, Battered
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French Peasants In The Wake Of War
d HENRT 6. WALEs.

WITH the American Army North
W Of the Marine, sept. Ts-Refu-
gees from those villages in which
Americans fought and died during
June and early July, when they
barred the Eaiser's march on
Paris. are returning TO their
homes since the armies Of the
crown prince have been thrown
across the Marine and are being
beaten back toward the Alsne.
Fauz, Boureschez. BeMeau, and
Torcy. these tiny hamIets which
were battered TO debris by gun
fire and which abound with dis
eurded and shattered equipment,
nre beginning 10 get back their
old population. The AGED French
people who lived there prior 10 the
offensive Of May - last are drift
iuz back. They are living in
abandoned tents left by the Amer
scans when they pushed through
To the northeast. while they slow
II and nainstaIzinEly repair enough
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
The YankS And French Fight BraveIy
-:II:- -:II:- -:'l:- -:ll:- ILL
Are Full OF Confidence In Each Other

Darts. France. Sept. 7.-Ons OF
1 the best organizations OF real
fighting devils" the war has ever
seen is making things hot for the
Boche in the neighborhood OF
scissors It is composed OF French
and Americans. The Americans
are old. war hardened troops. all
Of whom have already made a
name for themselves. while among
the French are the famous For
eign Legion and some Colonial
troops who have never vet failed
70 put Fritz where he belongs.
And for the first time in the
history OF the war French troops
are being commanded by an
American general. or course. the
supreme command IS fin the hands
OF Foch. lIangin and Petain. but
the fact remains that the French
have such a degree OF confidence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

OF what was once their homes TO
AFFORD them some shelter.
Nothing is too good for Ameri-
can troops on the march toward
the new front rs they traverse
these Villages. Men in new units
going into the line do not under
stand why these aged French peO-
PIE stand beside the road offering
water and wine. potatoes and car
rOfs-aII that they have left-tO
the soldiers when they bivouac.
But rs they look about md see
graves with American names and
American units scraETled on the
wooden crosses. they realize that
II f. because Americans fought
and died there.
The mayor OF BOuresches has
decided that the trenches Occu-
pied for many weeks by the ma
rines on the western edges Of the
village shall not be filled in. but
shall be kept intact in memory Of
the gallant troops who held them
until that bright. sunny morning
when they sfOrmed the ruins OF
the town and threw the Germans
back beyond the railway station
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
StarUing AuStrians Beg
-PheousLu For Bread

Paris France. Sept Hundreds Of
starving Austrians in the capital city
Of Vienna recently surrounded a train
on which a party Of Rumanians was
travelling to France and begged pit
eously for bread, according to the
RuWanians who have now arrived
here
about the train in the Hitting quar-
ter OF Vienna where some OF the most
well-to-do people Of Vienna live. said
Capt. r. Rosetti Of the Rumanian
army. They told the Rumanians that
turnips. beets and Dotatoes constitute
almost the only food Of a large part
of the population OF Austria
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Yankees Killed While
Standing Ub On Train,

Paris, France. Sept Warning TO
the American soldiers coming TO
France DO not climb to the top
OF French freight and passenger cars
while n transit from the base ports"
One soldier was killed and three 9TH
ers sustained fractured skulls while
riding on top OF a coach.
French bridges generally do not
carry dangling warning ropes 70
signal the approach of trains to tun-
nels and cross-over bridges as do rail-
roads in America Moreover. the
trains in many cases just clear the
tops Of tunnels and the arch stones OF
bridges
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Shun German
Hand Grenddes rs
Souvenirs OF Wa

Paris. France. Sept american
soldiers have learned TO beware Of the
German potato Washers" They have
nothing 10 do with them.
The potato masher" is the long
handled hand grenade which Fritz
uses. When the Americans entered
Chateau Thierry there were hundreds
Of this type 9f grenade left by the
Germans when they started their re-
treat And as the Americans pro-
gressed beyond Chateau Thierry they
found the potato masher" grenades
scattered all over the ground
But. much as they want souvenirs,
the potato masher" is completely ig
nored. because II Il isn't thrown the
minute it is picked up the chances
are that Il is very likely to explode.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
LONDON T0EIT
TIMED WHALE
Tastes Like Meat and Is
Not Tough; Darker Than
Beef, Epicures Say.

By WILLIAM J. BUTLER

London. Eng. Sept 7.-Tinned
whale meat will be on sale here in a
few months. England will take up
the active campaign now being car
ried on in the United States and
Canada to popularize the flesh OF this
sea mammal TO relieve the food prob
len.
4 large shipment OF the timed
whale meat, canned similarly to sal
mon. is expected TO arrive here by au-
tumn from the land OF Kyukout, Brit
ish Columbia
Il is pointed out that the whale IS
not a fish. but warm FLOODED ami
nal. It is a Clearly and dainty feeder
and its flesh is palatable and appe-
tizing- It tastes very much like good
beef, though II Is coarser in fiber and
darker in color. This coarseness. how
ever, IS not accompanied by tough
ness.
10 Cents a Pound.
In the butcher shops OF the Pacific
coast towns Of America It is being
sold at about 20 cents q pound. BY
inducing the masses TO eat whale
meat both Canada and the United
States viii be able TO send larger
supplies Of food to England and
France. so that the whale is to play
an important part in helping US 70
win the war.
The species Of whales that are taken
for human consumption are the fin
back and the humpback- a single
specimen. on an average. yields ten
tons OF magnificent meat or the
equivalent Of that obtained from 80
head Of cattle Between 1000 and 1000
feet Of the finest kind OF leather also
can be obtained from the skin Of
single whale.
Although they are not so plentiful
as they once were. there is a con-
siderable number left The catch from
the waters Of the Pacific coast OF
North America in 1917 was $50. and
that for 1916 was ST.. There are now
several important whaling stations on
the coast Of British Columbia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
BY HENRY G. WALES.

MYTH the American Army North Of
w the Marine. Sept 7.-Keeping
contact with the rear guards OF Col
Cen Won Boehn's army IN its retreat
uortheastward from Chateau Thierry
presented a new phase OF warfare for
the staff Of the American expedition
ary force. which fulfilled its mission
SO admirably as 10 elicit the praise
OF the French staff
II was between 10 o'clock At
night and q o'clock sunday morn
INK - July Il that the German
retirement commenced. IL WAS
made under cover OF the night
when the HFyiuE eyes Of the allied
Hviators could not detect IT.
At daybreak Sunday morning when
the Americans stood 10 FOR the morn
inE alerre. they were surprised to find
no activity fin the enemy trenches op-
uosite. First one man then another
s-ucE his head above the parapet and
failed 20 receive the machine gun
burst or sniper's bullet that generally
zrcompanied such rash act.
Patrols Go Out.
IN a few minutes wire and no mans
land patrols returned to report that
they had encountered no enemy pa
trolls and that they had entered va
r-ous advanced enemy positions with
out meeting any Germans.
The American patrols went for
ward from three TO four miles before
euc0unterinE any resistance, and
without a shell being fired by the
Krupp batteries. Then the first ink
ling Of the presence OF the enemy
vas a cracking machine gun which
burst into life as they entered a VIII
lare.
The Americans Immediately broke
up. Topped on the ground, and wrig-
Cled toward the emplacemenL. One
nan lobbed a couple Of German hand
grenades that were lying nearby into
the pit and the gun stopped But when
the Americans stood up 10 30 forward
another machine gun from across the
read opened up
Capture From Rear
one member Of the patrol went
back to report The presence Of the
enemy and the others continued their
work Of stamping out the machine
gun nests. BY taking their time and
keeping Up a demonstration Of activ- ]
itv IN front OF the machine guns, the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

in their newest allies that they
have placed the fate Of some OF
their troops elite in American
hands.
The Foreign Legionaries are no
strangers 70 the Americans. Thew
have many times fought shoulder
% shoulder. as have the Amexes
and the Colonials. Both have
great respect for the other. The
Americans unite in declaring the
Legionaries and the Colonials are
the real goods while the COM
pliment is more than returned BY
the French. who call the Ameri-
cans "the devils without fear
Altogether a fun and complete
accounting may be expected from
that end OF the battle line. The
statement is made without in the
least detractins from the Franco
Americans who are holding FrItH
hard 70 it on other parts OF thu
battle front
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
100 Jap Doctors, Nurses,
Go TO VLadipostok. Siberi.

Toxic. Japan. Sept IA japanese
Red Cross contingent Of 100 physi-
clans and nurses has left for Vladivo-
stok.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

{ Americans held the gun crews atten-
. tions until a solitary member OF the
party could work his way round be-
hind the position ana bomb it into
submission. Nearly always German
egg grenades or potato Washers were
used for this. as they Law about in
profusion. and the American patrols
had not carried many Of the deadly
things.
Attack Machine Guns
In villages where heavy machine
gun fire was encountered the officers
tried TO hold back their men until the
arrival OF field gun batteries 10 shell
the enemy out, or Of armored autOmo-
biles to dash in among the emplace-
meuts- Often enough. however. few
own account and knocked out the
strong points before the artillery got
into action
The advance column OF Americans
was always kept 10 the minimum
strength and usually followed the
roads until close TO villages. when
they worked past on both TANKS and
entered by the rear When burst
Of fighting took place between the
American advance patrols and the
German rear guards the Yankees in
variably fought with enemy machine
guns and ammunition. seizinE gun
in a commanding position and turning
it on the other guns.
In most cases the Prussian machine
gun crews fought well until the
Americans worked too close TO them,
then they climbed ont OF their pits,
extended their arms and yelled KAN
Grad"
Shoots Tree Down.
Where the Germans had emplaced
their machine guns in trees they we're
most dangerous. but their activity al !
ways had a very short life. As IL was
naturally impossible for them TO have I
much ammunition in the treetop TO I
their guns. IN such cases z
the Americans provoked the Ger 4
mans TO shoot off their cartridge belts 4
at dummy targets and then took them 4
prisoners. one American corporal I
from Dubuque captured a heavy Ger 4
man machine gun and turned ii /
sQuarely on the trunk Of a poplar 4
which held an annoying German
sniper with an automatic rifle. The
Dubuque lad fired 200 shots into the
trunk OF the tree, and then IL toppled
10 the ground. Boche. automatic rifle
and all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
HUNS Will SUFFER If u. 5. MEN NIISTREATE
YANKS WIN PRAISE
BY CLOSE PURSUIT.
OF RETIRING HUNS.

Withdrawal Of Enemy Is Effected During Night and
Americans Are Surprised the Next Morning to Find
Boches Cone Start Pursuit and Fight Their Way
Through First One Village and Then Another.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

GREATEST FRENCH ACE HAS SENT
50 FOE PLANES CRASHING DOWN

Lieut. Fonck Srnks From Public But Dashes for Boche;
Says He Has No Flying Tactics But Goes After the
Enemy Where He Finds Him. Trying Always to I'm
pose His Own Style Of ManeuYer on the German.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
AMERICA Will TREAT
FOE CAPTIVES WELL
If GERMANY AGREES
GENERAL ORDER To TROOPS SAYS
HAGUE CONVENTION IS OBSERVED

German Prisoners Will Be Allowed to Keep All Personal
Belongings Except Military Equipment and Papers;
VIII Be Fed and Disciplined Like United States
Troops No Work Within Range of Fire.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

having his machine scraped by a 9
man ball