South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-21

~ NliAt8 are Aaf4llh hd must rare al
pioneers. A few have become rea-
sonsbly wealthy. Some are re
porting progress" The majority.
however. like their fathers before
them. in the United States. are
trudging on Hfe's way, over or
around obstacles. with their carts
hitched TO stars that are flying
rather lower than they were when
the young men set out 10 "Ameri-
canize France"
Most OF the men really are piO-
nesrs because they are striking out
for themselves. along new lines As
yet there is no organization 70 put
these men in contact with their
fellows for the exchange Of ideas
and experiences.
1000 Chasing Francs
Nearly nine thousand American
expeditionary force men were re-
leased here and It is estimated a
fourth OF these have settled down
10 work here. The others are visit
ing. sightseeing or have gone home
after a discOuraging look at business |
prospects
OF the two thousand or so who
are hard after French francs, ac-
cording 20 American business men
here who know most about the new
ventures. several hundred found
employment with large concerns
chiefly American firms preparing 10
do business IN the devastated re-
.iOns Another group took various
small places 10 pay their way while
studying The majority of the men,
it was said. started to make good
by capitalizing American methods
Very many % them saw what they
considered defects in French life
and made ready 30 furnish the sup
ply. and IL necessary. create the de-
mand.
Negro Trader.
Most OF them agree that easy
money is not one of the natural re-
sources Of France but a few have
proved that il is. a negro made
Ie5.0O0 francs buying and selling
army and navy supplies at Brest.
Ills case is vouched for by a we'll
known American commercial execu-
tive
The mosa striking success report
ed is that OF the fox trot kings Of
Paris" as they term themselves.
Gerald Kiley. who drove the Chi
cago PRESS club ambulance. and
Harold Fitch Of 81. Paul who was
az the wheel Of one of Mrs. W. X
Vanderbuts ambulances and later
went 70 the front.
Kney and Fitch. the former said.
got their start over here when the
wife OF an American banker in
business here pressed 500 francs
on US when they played i'm three
man Jazz band at a dance she gave.
They organized Wilson Welcome
ball at "A leading hotel when the
president arrived in Paris and net
ted more than 10000 francs on the
affair. This success. they said. they
often duplicated at "the Dixie club"
dances they organized with an ad-
mission charge of 20 francs per
son.
An Ice Cream Venture.
knowing that good things must
NOT be overworked the men took
over inc Ice cream making equip
ment or the NJ a. A. winch mas
capacity ol t'i'o7s'l'" E''lloiis an
hour and late ODD october began
wholesaling 'blNIe ice cream cut
ting the market price 90 10 100 per
cent. inry said they invested NO.
""' francs IN the venture.
some or the most interesting OF
the American business experiences
mere are hose 90 men who married
french ehls- ihfee OF Jnese are
iarniih4 east "i ftIiS making
more money to@u they ever thought
possible ODD the United states the"
"usiness advisor said one man
1nafi ied INTO DAIRY SHOP Another
returned 10 ms trade OF tailoring in
i1e same way Scores OF American
boys are i'm business with their
Trench 1ather-in-laWS.
Rebuilt typeWriters. familiar o.
Americans. have been introduced TO
The French by Lieut. J. L. Mccain
81 Tuscaloosa, Ala. and George f.
Howard OF Pasadena, Calf. Their
difficulty IS TOO much business With