Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-02-07

a was pronounced Il success. When Ks
\ the soldiers first went TO the Ks
a farm they had the regulation &
a army tents. Today they have a IS
a large dining hall with beamed rs
a ceiling, rough hewn chairs and rs
a tables in close imitation of an Is
Il early colonial home. R
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and tumbIed back through .he gate
ahead of us as the heraldS Of our pro
cession. Seeing that it was unwse for
Mellett and me TO be too distaniiy sep
arated, | unlocked two of the girls
and Melctt took the arm of the one
the way France never made 'em pref
tier than Mile. Berthe.
Everybody Wanted Two Kisses.
The enormity of what was ahead of
us was not realized until we were
through the gate. Our heralds were
shouting THE English are coming !"
Wave upon wave of men, women and
children bore down upon us and at
times there We're collisions that must
have hurt Everybody wanted at least
two kisses and handshake.
The dear old ladies of Lille had the
highest average, going at the rate of
20 in possible 100. The younger
women (and am not referring to Mel
let's contingency wanted to do the
thing tenderly and gently and as re-
suit often got only little bump
against my nose or ear, the second kiss
missing fire or rcocheting to one of
my Winsome escort.
The only trouble with the escort
was that they could not tell us where
we wanted to go. We just staggered
on. pushed and pulled at from all d.
rections, sometimes almost carried
down by the weight of some wildly
joyous person who would spring at us,
throw both arms around our necks and
kiss us rapturously.
AS we were entering Rue des Postes
we heard booming voice call out !:
Can | help? Just Il minute while |
get through these blinking girls"
He was NJ. Auguste Nonherzeele, a
Belgian tailor, formerly of London.
Because he was siXty-four years old
the Germans had not forced him to
work. He had kept his son hidden for
four years, but, he said, "the little fool
insisted finally On getting out and had
been seized and taken away by the
Germans when they deported all the
able manhood. even youths in mid
teens, shortly before the evacuation.
NJ Vonherzeele introduced us to NJ
Fernand Hanciaus, Lille representative
Of the General Electric company OF
Schenectady, N. Y.
"Will you-smack-take us through
-smack-the main streets-Smack-
to the mayor-smack-and back
smack = to our car = smack" we
begged, between kisses.
The two turned about and talked
very fast to the mob. A way opened
for us and we started. All went wei
for two minutes, then fresh battal
ion of kisses went over the top ana Gu
IlullIidlS VII iAoiii an
ton with us. We never saw hin
again.
Ribbons, Badges, Rosettes.
We now began to be entwined witt
red, white and blue ribbons, and man
badges and rosettes We're pinned t
us. We also got lunches of red, whit
and blue paper flowers.
There was nothing amorous abou
the kisses. They We're given by oil
and young to the good English" On
trim mudemoiselle in my retinu
, kissed me once for the allies, once 70
, England, once for myself and once 70
my wife, (Note--I am not adding thi
, to square myself at home. This tru
and accurate history of the great OF
5 casion must be complete in all details.
' What happened to the kissers afte
f they had battered their way into ou
] parade and finally got within kissin
reach? They formed in lines tiftee
abreast and danced or stamped ahea
or behind US, singing the Marseillais
When we got back to our car W
found it indistinguishable in the mol
The British captain had two babies o
either knee, and he sat so they wer
between him and the kissers. Tn
driver had given up fighting a Ion
time age and quite mserably hun
over his seat in limp position With
reach of short or tall. For him il va
more cheerful to give than To reeeiv
The brave British delivererS of Lii
later did get tremendous ov
ton from the city. We saw few sci
tries when we returned there haylr
their guns held by girls and being b
decked with garlands and fed wit
cakes. We saw other Tommics havir
their guns and packs carried by Lii
girls. 1t is pity that the first spo
taneous outburSt of gratitude to Il
British should have been conferred {
two Yank correspondents.
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