The Caucasian., 1919-03-09
few AMERICANS
IN PARIS PRISONS
CuiN 123 Hed Now. ane These
largely so' MiEcg
attractions
MEN cRAfl uNDeR DISCIPLINE
A9ness ava aAo oviseaere Tsaee Thsie
1.evhie g BEING Absent Witheve
Gssve-Msny % vhem Nave
Miahts Coed VA Rseesdeo
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aChicago Ysibune CorveeHon8ensD
Paris.-The ancient Petie RoVueets
prison, i'm the Rue Roqurtse. Is
gloomy sheltes FOR the unconsentions.
casualties in the akir:nii,hes between
the boys OF QUE army and the temp
cations o& Paris. Yhe FACE thar US
american soldiers are 1ncafcefa'e"
ahere is Noe such shock 20 our f;tl'h
in the character ~ oNS soldiers Whsh
70 is considered Iilaa shis is only
tiny group out o9 the e,n",cO hsht-
Sng men who oasne over.
The 9opulasioD "S aAe Pe'iS sie
guette represents shas vsstless slemehs
5rs the army which. through the weak
ness % excessive ooNsiSiality or a nav
ura0 instincs qoG Wrongdolns, Ha>
clashea with she military police. IN
view oS .he FACE THAI the fighting 10
owe. and che men are ahafing az their
anaoilits % get nome. IL il probably
\ poinq i,s che army's iavoS ,haa ="
Few hae~ fallsN into trouble iD search
OF rslaxasioD and amussmsnS.
chaSe Under Discipline.
Also 10 muse hee remembered @uS
BOYS eome FROM sD unmlisarS c''lln-
srv aNI the discipline iN this glglE
army is no. YET ol0 sncu.D t" Nave
placed % restraining impress "n the
soldiers whose work Sn ahe trenches
81 over.
Almost aYY tAe prisoners stass 'HelS
arouol. 10 being absent without leave.
Hasins o,srssaysA leave "s 'efs 'h'Is
outfi, witnou, isase. the boys feas Z"
4" back. alSsenc. without .sass~-"!s.
w. D.."=-i.us i.a.ls charges yang.
qng grono sa,S!...g down Z" forgery e:
passes.
Many e,q s'le prisoners Nave y mighty
good war record some WeaYiN: wound
stripex. ana several having battled ylc-
viously with one or another St
the shocs divisions that were always
In the thick % things.
one sall, iiSh,-haired BOY MAD run
away 20 Paris for holiday after be-
IN: in . hospital several weeks and
enable 70 speak above . whisper. due
"a being gassed in the Argonns. Tie
enlisted when sixteen, and has rec
ord any man might be proud OF. but
he got tired Of restraint and now il
10 the gloomiest prison ne ever saw
because he became involved IN the
use OF forged passes.
There is . veal tragedy. however.
over the dark, chill cell holding James
2. McNicoi, who says he is from New
York ana Philadelphia. McNicol, look
ing the .ailoe all over is handsome,
slear-syeA. tall, ana not over twenty.
His relatives in Pennsylvania have
AelA Q proud name there, nut on . hit
ole white card on the outside OF
Macs" cell door is the following in
scription. uAdes his aaMso charge.
wlurdes."
s,aie ~ eisha
81 9ae o. could learn, 10 ~asne
crime eoN.,' ed 1os the purpose ol
soObery or fnr crimes sake, but the re
cult OF 6xh' between siI hothead SOY
Aiers, IN which one was slaiA. But
that Il only past OF Macs" tragedy.
His brother. arrested with him, at
tempted 70 escape with half dozen
,thee prisoners. Including Mac" the
,tNes night./ Macs" brother was the
0rss to ciimN over the window ledge,
eiinaing 20 . cope made % hlankets,
out the cope broke, and McSicol fell
three stories, dying instantly on ahs
stone paving o4 the prison cOurt.
Mac" looked from the window and
lurned away with no heart for fur
thee attempt at hight, he and the other
prisoners going back % theis cells and
locking themselves in.
Il 10 impossible 90 heas the massive
s9A pile these ~intee nights and the
MeN are forced % sleep OF mattresses
on the Aoor. because experience has
snown sfas the prisoners used shs legs
Of cot. formerly supplied for srying %
/ dig tisougA the limestone cell walls
et 10 impossible 2" make Modern
! 1aN % aD ancient dungeon. Due the
army is doing the best 10 can.
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