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s38v'fs-'Al ~ An. re ~ 8.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

A. seeking, then, in this drive to
keep pace with the rapid expansion
Of the military establishment of the
nation?
Surely not the kind of which a
sample appeared at the offices of the
National War Work Council, SAT
Madison Avenue, the other day.
"The Lord has closed all doors to
me-" he began, "all except one, and
that one opens to France. The Lord
has made it clear to me that it is nv
duty to go over there and preach to
those boys"
1t happened that the listener was
James A. Whitmore, who has been a
Y. M. G. A. secretary for years and
VINO recently returned from the
Western front with broad views in
spired by watching pastors of big
city pulpits sell plug tobacco to SOL
diers on Sunday afternoon and the
like. Mr.. Whitmore was explicit in
his reply.
"Your kind is the last that's
needed overseas" said Mr.. Whit
more. when you go to France for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

treat one step in the determination
to prevent the barbarous Hun from,
imposing his unmerciful sway over
the world and sweep democracy from
the earth.
Third, he must be a man who be-
lleves in the war work of the Y. M.
c. A. and can grasp the meaning of
its wonderfully human and spiritual
programme, and who, seeing all this,
can be enthusiastic about his JOB and
consider it a great privilege to per-
form it.
"And last, he must be 4 thorough
bred-a dead game sport in the best
sense Of the term - who can 90
through the whole war game and not
finch, in spite of the slaughter, the
blood, the mud, the discouragements,
desolation and horror of it all. He
must go through it all by the sheer
good nature that sees above it his
high ideals triumphant and democ
racy indicated and scattering it's
blessings upon mankind"
The scope Of the Y. NJ. C. A. en-
terprise is practically boundless.
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sage never will be delivered went on
his way Mr.. Whtmore shot after
him his notion Of the kind Of man
who is needed in France to-day by
the Red Triangle. He said:
First of all, the man who is sent
to France by the Y. NJ. c.. A. must
understand that he is going to war.
He must be ready to do the thing
that comes to him to do. France is
no place these days for the man who
thinks he has mission. There is
just one idea behind the whole work
and that is service, what our boys
want and not what some missionary
thinks they ought to have. The man
who goes overseas must be man of
conscience. of integrity and high
ideals and ability. And he must
realize that he is tackling the big
gest job that it was ever given man
to do.
Second, man must go in there
with the idea firmly fixed in his
mind that unless we win this war it
were better that America should be
annihilated than that she should re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

nowN upon a beautiful French
city descended a foreign mil
1tary force, capturing the place
by storm. They occupied it for eight
days and then marched away. leav-
ing the inhabitants cheering, smiling,
waving friendly adieus For the for
elgn force was the first party Of Amer
lean permissionaires-s soldiers on
leave-~and the city was Aix-les-Bains.
the first American leave centre in
France. Here the French saw the Amer
leans at play and were satisfied.
ak les Beans" the American bows
pronounce it, at the imminent risk of
the name being shortened to "The
Beans" Aka jewel, clear-cut, with
brilliant facets set in a frame of
gorgeous moonlight or of wonderful
opaline sunsets and sunrises. This is
tie beauty spot to which are sent the
boys in olive drab wearied by months
IN trench mud, under bursting shells.
And this is the story of the first per-
missionaries to arrive at AK - the
american soldiers Blighty.
AS a special effort to make the in
coming American feel right at home
the crowd at the station featured
negro band and the local baseball nine
composed of small boys in scarlet jer-
seys and linen trousers, with legs bare
In the crowd also were American Of
fcers and visitors, Y. NJ. C.. A. sec
retaries, canteen workers and uncat-
alogued spectators. Before the Ameri.
cans arrived q dozen British aviators
on their way to Italy changed trains
and, seeing the throng, asked the
reason. On being informed they ex-
claimed with heartfelt approval:
"Wish we were American permits
sionnaires!"
These are the early arrivals of the
American Expeditionary Forces which
landed in France last summer, regulars
and volunteers. They had come from
the trenches with scarcely an hour to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
Men Who Wear Red Triangle Must Be Ready to
Do Everything in Fighting Zone but Go Over
the Top

are eating every month in France.
Or through his hands 60 some of the
cigarettes and tobacco that are
shipped to the Western front in hum
dred-ton lots.
When he is not too close to the front
he runs motion picture shows and
lectures in the evenings. If his billet
Is a small one end there is no sports
leader assigned there, he leads the
men in athletic games in which all
may take part. And under the same
circumstances it may be his lob to
arrange religious services for Jew
and Gentle, for Catholic and Prot
estant- He sends money back home
tor the boys without charge to them.
In the "Y'' dugout they write their
letters, and the hut leader starts
them on their way. He listens to
tales of woe, answers questions by
the hour, admires the picture of the
baby that was born since father an
swered the call to the colors. and
works about three hours a day longer
than the working hours Of the man
in Uniform.
If he be assigned to the trenches
rear the front line, it is the "Y"
mans job to make hot, coffee and hot
chocolate late at night, fill his peck
cts with chocolate, gum and smokes
and go through the communication
trench to the front line so that the
boys on watch may have their COM
forts from home And if there be
listening post near by in No Mans
Land, he goes there, too. The "Y"
goes everywhere with the men ex-
cept over the top and is not far be-
hind then.
What kind of man is the Y. NJ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
Girls from Home Guide
Soldiers Through
Many Shows and
Lead the Singing

square, and, in company with the ham
ny villagers, resembling those in mus
zeal comedy who always are ready to
drop work and assist at the dramatic
moments, the soldier sits and suns
himself, listening to his favorite mel
ocles. After dark, in addition to the
programme mentioned, he gives some
Of his own, wonderful stunt nights.
costume balls and amateur theatricals
1t Was Like Leaving
The Old Home Again
Sort beds, baths, meals one ordered
personally, theatres, concerts, rides.
climbs, general relaxation of the
mental and physical strain-so went
the glorious eight days of the first
American permissionnaires. Then, came
the day to leave, and the words of an
probation we're voiced by the men
whose business is fighting
1--WE came here with q crouch ha
cause we thought we ought to have
been allowed to go to Paris" said
an old regular. ITS been the great
est experience we ever had-not du,l
moment. You treated US like homo
folks. We've lived like kings. This ;s
the most beautiful place God eyer
made, l guess"
Has it been good time >" echo,a
younger permissionnaire. TOO darn
good. It's just like leaving HON
again.
There are other speeches of fare
we'll delivered in subdued tone.
You're sure that you're engagod ,
II You find you amt, will you let me-
know?'
A shrill whistle put an end 10 +bs
1arewelis. shavetail shouted "Au
aboard" which was better undar-
s'ooo. The men crowded into the cars
and waved furiously from the window :
TO the hospitable townspeople as the
sraln whlrled away carrying them hack
pack to tight with renewed STRENGTH
after week in Americas Blightv.
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prepare. They wore their trench he'll
NETS, their packs were on their backs,
their clothes and boots covered with
mud, their faces grmy.
Glad of Respite
From Trench Mud

ION jICnCN lIuQ
ut certainly did make an impress
sion," said one old regular Of this re-
ception. ave Didn't know what kind
OF place it was, and some OF us we're
sore because we couldn't go to Paris.
while half of US didn't have the money
to sec it through or the right outfit.
But | guess Uncle Sam had an idea it
would be just as we'll to let the French
people know the American troops
weren't kept in bandboxes and tissue
paper, but were in the fight"
The men from the front were hungry
and tired, having been thirty hours
on the way with only one stop-over,
where the Red Cross unit had breakfast
ready for them. The negro band erupt
ed into Jazz and raggy noises, taking
the Americans back home, in spirit at
least, following which French orches-
ira swung gracefully into the strains
OF Suite de Massenet," and the per-
missionaries were escorted to their
temporary homes. They were led
through streets fanked by fag-draped
balconies from which pretty girls cried
with familiar greeting:
"Vive l'Amerique! Vive la France,
Vlve Oncle SAM"
And that is how the first American
permlsslonnaires came to the A. F.. F.'s
Brightly, with a blare of trumpets.
waving OF flags. cheers, smiles. spark
ling eyes and welcoming speech. Be-
fore them lay eight days of clean. de-
lightful recreation amid beautiful
scenes and. probably best of all. un-
limited baths.
We've fed on mud" said one happv
permissionnaire. "The rats come and
sit on the edges of our straw and give
US the morning salute. We haven't
had real wash for so long that we've
almost forgotten how it feels to have
that sense of self-respect that comes
with the morning BATH
AK, with its famous waters. baths
and casinos, needed no Introduction "a
many men in the American Expedi-
tionary Forces. The city is situated in
the Province of Savoy, the region fror.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
lKS1 AMERICAN "BLIGHTY IN FRANCE

to him, and among Che many good
things that may be said to his credit
loyalty, amiabilty, good looks-.let us
not forget to give him a good mark for
this, and we have it on the word of the
inhabitants of AK.
Temptation may follow close, and not
always can the boy 5000 miles from
home resist, but to his eternal glory
be 1T said that he does not seek it.
Also to the credit of AK and the De-
partment of Savoy be it added that all
possible precautions are taken to safe
guard him. A few gambling houses
there will always be, few women
Will follow an army anywhere; there
Will, in word, be lawbreakers ready
to lure him, and in spite of warnings
there were grocers who surreptitiously
sold bottles OF liquor-not much. be-
cause the customer, rendered looua-
cious, confessed the place of sale and
the vendors were hailed to the bar of
justice.
1t is not the intention OF trying to
represent the permissionaires as Sum-
day school boys. But they are alive
with health, quckened by the sense
OF liberty, and the paths of this lead
naturally to sane recreation. Few Of
them cared to seek entertainment in
dreary gambling places or Illicit re-
sorts when they could enjoy the beau
ties OF nature and the wealth of healthy
entertainment made available.
Recreation on
Every Hand
The boys did not have to be herded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

into the strait and narrow path either
A few second lieutenants were sent
with the men, but The officers showed
discretion by not being obtrusive. The
military police were equally wise
BY request OF the military authorities
the Y. NJ. c. A. has had change of the
entertainment of The men, this, it was
understood tacitly> not to interfere
with the soldiers own idea on the sub
Ject 10 further this programme. the
Y. NJ. c. A. had leased the Casino. a
verltable house Of recreation. it's spa-
clous roof covering theatre, motion
picture hail, reading, writing, lecture
and vesper rooms and canteen. Hot
drinks are served there at all hours and
a hot dish is served after the EVENINGS
entertainment, at almost cost price.
All entertainments exceptinp the
theatre are free, and for frame a SOL
der may reserve a theatre seat in the
orchestra, which is reserved for the
military. The first night of his ar
rival the American permissionnaire is
admitted free to the theatre and the
canteen privileges.
When the American staff selected AK
as the leave centre this year the Y.
NJ. c. A. officials went to the resort
and by vigorous work induced the
proprletors of five of the largest hotels
to open their places in preparation for
the American soldiers arrival despite
the protests that it was not the sea-
son and that they might suffer financial
loss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
Mountain Climbing
Without a Pack"

OF course there are grumblers. The
veritable fighting man must complain.
He doesn't mean it. He follows re-
citals of the winters awful hikes by
enrolling his name Immediately in the
list Of those who wish to climb the
highest and least accessible mountain
thereabouts, Mount Reward, and when
accused of inconsistency he explains:
why, walking up a mountain without
pack isn't anything!"
Every pleasant morning squads of
bicyclers start out Automobiles are
requisitioned to make visits to Chan
berry and Challes-les Faux, the auxil-
isry leave centres. Boating on Lake
bourget attracts many. The negro band
plays twice week in the public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
New Recruits Wanted for This Service Expected
to Carry Out Wishes of Soldiers, Not Theorie,
of Their Own

The association has gone far afield
from it's traditional activities. Never
in their widest dreams of service
have the leaders Of the Y. M. c. A
conceived the possibility of their be-
coming manufacturers of chocolate
and purveyors Of tons and tons Of
cigars, cigarettes and smoking and
chewing tobacco. Yet to-day the
"Y" sign hangs over the doors of
more than 600 post exchanges in
France. In the second year Of the
war it is possible that the turnover
will be S1O0,0O0,0oO.
Because of the difficulties of trans
portation only three to four thou
sand tons of supplies can be shipped
from America each month Hence
the Y. M. c. A. has become manu-
facturer by necessity. Raw materi-
ais are shipped from the United
States and the completed product
chocolate, crackers, etc.-is made in
France.
The "Y" needs, therefore, not only
business men who can sell goods and
manage one of the chain stores, but
men who are experienced on the
manufacturing end. The scope of
the work makes it possible for
statesmen, warehousemen, account
ants and clerks of all kinds to go
overseas and do their bit in this war.
They will become part of an en-
terprise that orders supplies in lots
that seldom fall below one hundred
tons. For instance, a recent order
placed by the association called for
the delivery of 1887 tons CT tobacco
for various uses. At one time there
was a single shipment of 100000
cigars on the high seas Six hundred
tons Of cigarettes will last only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
Ned Was the
Lords Ambassador

'Well," replied Mr.. Whitmore, gin
that case you'd still be a bit re-
stricted. The Lord gives His mes
sagato only one Y. M. C. A. man in
France-he's Ned Carter, our chief
secretary-and you'd have to take
Med Carriers word for it that YOU
were getting the Lords message
straight"
And as the messenger whose mes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
p ernaissionnaires Back
rom M u d of
Trenches Feted i'm
Scenic Paradise
By Gertrude Lynch

NOWN upon a beautiful French
city descended q foreign mil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

In the Path of
Roman Conquerors
The permissionnaire cannot escape his
tory in AK, for he passes a crumbling
Roman arch when he takes his way
to the great bath establishment in
which special rates had been made for
his plunge and shower If he does
not seek to elude but to study the
past, our soldier may find plenty of
Roman relics in the museums There
also are relics Of an era when a noun
tain toppled over, burying sixteen ham
lets and partly filling Lake Bourget,
from whose DEPTHS the treasures have
been retrieved.
He can row across the lake to Haute-
combe Abbey which stands on the sole
bit of ground in this province still
controlled by Italy. 1t contains zoo
marble statues and the mausoleums of
the Dukes of Savoy. He will see where
Hannibal, 200 B. c., started his pas
sage of the Alps. He will walk where
walked Charlemagne, Henry of Navarro.
the hhedives of Egypt, Elizabeth of
Austria, Maria PA of Portugal, kings
of Great Britain, Sweden, Norway. Rel
GUM, Spain, and the kings of high
finance
SO much for the historic and scenic
features. The permissionnaire, however,
may be seeking less classic relaxation
on his leave, and it is in abundance
IN AK. Leave does not mean license
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
Hut Keeper Does
A Little of Everything

This man with the Red Triangle
on his sleeve Is over draft age. The
"Y" would not have him there if he
were not He has no rank, but even
the officers salute him, because, they
say, he is there through the impetus
of service. The shells may fall all
around him, but it is extremely un-
likely that the Croix de Guerre will
ever be pinned upon his breast. He
is unarmed because capture by the
Germans under such circumstances
means death Immediately.
What is his job?
We'll, his hut is the club of the
trench or bille.. The "Y" is the gen
eral store. 1t is where the men meet
when they are not on military duty.
The man in charge sells or gives
gay some of the 100000 pounds of
.ocolate that the American troops
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

the Y. M. c. a. you go on a blind as
signment, to do whatever is most i'm
portant at the time and always to
do what the boys in uniform want"
Mr.. Whitmore went into details
regarding the Y. M. c. A. pro-
gramme of service, and as he pro-
ceeded the visitor palpably weakened.
He thought that he would be willing
to go to France with a revised point
of view. In fact, he said that he
would be willing to do anything that
ne thought the Lord wanted him
to do.
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4 N AMERICAN soldier. hardly
n more than boy, was reading
a letter which bod inst hoo.,

n more than boy, was reading
letter which had just been
delivered to him at a concentration
camp in France Six weeks before
he had written to his father and to
his sweetheart The censor had
mixed the letters, and as he folded
the letter from his best girl and sad
" tucked it away in his pocket he
was heard to murmur:
Il wonder what the old man will
say
That is what the Y. NJ C. A. Won
ders, as to-day the association ad-
dresses to '1the old man" an appeal
Tor him to pick up stakes and follow
bis boy overseas to wear the uniform
Of the Red Triangle. Before Sep
telnber 1 the Y. N. C. A must re-
c.uit 1000 men and women to share
the burdens on the Western front
with the more than $500 workers
who are already there This very
week in New York City there will be
a concentrated drive to obtain 1000
of these workers.
To those who do not know that the
British Y. M. c.. A. has 10000 work
ers in the British armies, and that
the American 7. M C.. A has been
charged with the responsibility Of
providing recreation for the fighting
men of the United States and keep
ing up their morale, it is perhaps in
conceivable that the men of this
country above draft age should be
asked to give up their business to 20
overseas with their sons and their
younger brothers who are not too old
to fight.
An Integral Part
Of the War Machine
The facts are clear. The outstand-
ing fact is that the Y. M. C. A.,
while retaining its individuality as a
civilian organization, is an integral
part of the military machine And
the association is a part of the mill
tary machine not only of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces but of the
French and Italian armies as well.
The Y M. G. A was in the great
war long before General Pershing
larded on French soil General Per
shing went to the Western front with
several clear cut notions of how best
the American troops could do their
part in the winning of the war.
First, he determined that his arny
should be clean army; he believed
that the basis Of military efficiency
IS morality, Next, he believed that
the best use that could be made of a
man in uniform was to put him in
the fighting forces; he sought to
transfer as many of the non-com-
hatant functions of his army as DOS
slble to some responsible agency.
The Y N. c. A. got the job because
the Y nj. c. A. had the organiza-
ton Since then other volunteer or
CARNATIONS have gone to France to
help. All arc welcome, Salvation
Army, Knights Of Columbus and so
on. The 'Y" bears the brunt be-
cause of its size.
Hut Keeper Does
A Little of Everything
This man with the Red Triangle
on his sleeve Is over draft age. The
s.X" would not have I,;,,, 3bor, ;f h.
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But the dlspensation says, There
must be no background"
This no background rule is dis
appointing to many OF our proud
young soldiers Who would like to
have picture posed in the Coney
Island style--with themselves stand
ing cool and undaunted, one foot
slightly advanced In the devil-may-
care y. $. Grant attitude while be-
hind RACES the fiercest battle a
scenic painter could imagine.
There must be nothing OF Europe
in these personal photographs, moth
ing but the U. s., A. fighter--no
painted scenery. no brick walls. no
roadside fence. no A. f. #. automo-
biles. The rule has. to be unquali-
fled or the censor's work of scru-
tinizing the backgrounds would be-
come too heavy.
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Keep Right. on Driving

to make the fullest possible use OF
your car.
Come in and talk batteries with
us. Well tell yourhow to take care
of your battery, and why your next
one should be a Still Better Willard
with Threaded Rubber Insulation.
The long life more than balances the
slight increase in cost over the ordi-
nary battery. It's the only battery
with the Bone Dry" principle that
is your absolute assurance. of getting
a battery as new as the day 1t left
the factory.