The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24

DANW1K THOMPSON
YlnacA. by tn
ea4ae Of America In the yeaa
nRuat war 10 tfssS old styie)
FtsDe& Tor Americans SUFFERING
Sn8ehed throatA Famous 1of
1Goe nrst diecovercd by Amef''
0o&Abeyp IA 1911
fsif1src American historian en-
n his cary chair In the Gaze
JA PAX. with = nne view OF the
Senoon throng that crowded tne
WIT oric boulevard. accidentally
SDNA his gaze on 4 page opened IN
Almanac. The above paragraph
rn4nA his attention He frowned
1rpiexity.
Dersnre." he muttered. I always
1rht the United States had ac-
1red France from England IN the
aFsaSp the VICTORIAN had lived In these
1snns,f DAYS OF 1919 he would have
SEsn the strange process in forma-
|so1G6 the process of the United states
Akfnx bodily possession Of France
/ ;;Nk - colonization scheme. uninten-
s2S.a1 ~ course. that made the Ger
1inn svTteru shrink into insigniacance.
SSI2 x civilized method that threaten
\ X0 Is make ancient history out OF
Yo1l-sstabiish he'd French customs, mos.
eax5cuxly wiring out the time honoreo
EfAnrh custom Of being aole 10 -.
nj night In most comfortaoie anu
AAautsful upholstered cafe on the
frAnsth Of ONE GLASS OF BEER.
Ana il Germany still dreams OF
ncx,ne time capturing France by pre-
4An4ire her allies coming to her AID,
40 must reckon with host or e1-
A6uSfboys Iured back to the lana
noene humcrist called sunny France.
1nred back by the free access and
10y life. by the vtn rogue and the
most famous of all French creations
eAs wondrous women
And pressing the ex-doughboys TOT
0uper4ority in the census will be
number OF ex-hotel, restaurant ana
enfe owners. whose living was affected
~ 4 lxy passed In the said United
Gta4Ss during the year 1918. And
t1kon agAan by millions OF vegetating
Americans intent on examining NIL
1ntoay every foot OF ground upon
mich some relative or ancestor
4 k1oA the one -time amusing game
r. Chasing the Bcche,
! x3nce upon q time there wAs song
6x1fed II Don't Want to Go Home.
dxinx from the applications for
eharKe In France that deluged the
10y authorities. whose duty 1t was
Il 4MMDk48mtHe VhetHcl tue Sath app.
lnx really wished to remain IN
NSance for work or for something
A. the spirit of the song held good
T4h : vengeance. Many OF course
N refused, but the nucleus OF those
remained are SUFFICIENT to give
S0 for worry to the honorable
citation eager for the preservation
$&hA Gallo race, And those who
1 baxted homeward knew In their
9x4S when they sailed away from
{<6 ncene OF their kitchen police work
$1ad extra "details that some day they
S1ere coming back in cfvics and no
81 ri, not even a ghost OF one, was
teodng to disturb their after supper
8lUu5s.
No matter where you 60 you run
4 80 these demobilized Americans
10y In the cafe business. Others
sWcxkinE for American Arms that are
axkUtdiy being established here, Others
4 ln5a thousand and one forms OF get
s4lnx stake to start IN business them
10 Amcffcnnize Land.
There ixn.t a member Of the A. r
n E.wno didn't feel that he could maxi
II fortune In France Just by introduc
~ American methods. Before the!
gan3aed from the states their minds
IRE concentrated on lighting Ger
M nv but a few weeks after arriva