New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
In France

Ledu 1uIeITy, SOlSSOnS, OC. wi 1n1el,
the Argonne-with these familiar
and historic names are associated for
all time the achievements Of the
Salvation Army. The test of all ap-
precautions Is found in such COM
mentary as the following from "The
Stars and Stripes" which is quoted
in the book story:
perhaps in the old days, when war
and your home town seemed as far
apart as Paris, France, and Paris, ILL.,,
you were q superior person who used
to snicker when you passed a street
corner where Salvation Army band
was holding forth. Perhaps-Heaven
forgive you!-you even sneered a little
when you heard the bespectacled sister
in the poke bonnet bang her tam
BOURNE and raise shrill voice to the
strains Of % death, where is thy sting
a-ling.' Probably--unless you yourself
had known the bitterness of one who
finds himself alone in big city-you
did not know much about the Salvation
Army.
"Well, we are all homeless over here,
and every American soldier will take
back with him a new affection and q new
respect for the Salvation Army. Many
will carry with them memories of
cheering word and friendly cruller re-
celved in one of the huts nearest Of all
to the trenches. There the old slogan
of Soup and Salvationl' has given way
to pie and Piety!' 1t might be Dough
nuts and Doughboysl' These huts
pitched within the shock of the Ger
man guns are ramshackle and bare and
few, for no organization can grow rich
on the pennies and nickels that are
tossed into the tambourines at the
street corners Of the world. But they
are doing work that the soldiers
themselves will never forget, and it is
an especial pleasure to say SO here, be-
cause the Salvation Army, being much
too simple and oldfashioned to know
the uses Of advertisement, has never
asked US to. You, however, can testify
for them Perhaps in your letters home
you do. And surely when you are back
there, and you pass once more a meet
ing at the curb you will not snicker.
You will tarry q while, and take off
your hat"
The volume recounts the story Of
young British officer in sportive
mood, who left group of his COM
panions and stepped out into the
street to stop Salvation Army am
bulance.
Hello! Salvation Armyl" he
cried. care you taking those men
to Heaven?"
Amid the derisivo laughter Of the
officers on the sidewalk the Saliva
tionist replied pleasantly:
II cannot say I am taking them
to Heaven, but certainly am taking
them away from the other place"
Sammy!
One of the British Salvationists
wrote Of meeting our American bows
in England. He said:
"Oh, these American soldiersl One
meets them In twos and threes all over
tho city. ever1astingly asking ques-
'ions' by word Of mouth and by wide
} open, trustful eyes, and they make a
bee-line for the Salvation Army uni
form on sight I passed a company Of
them on the march across London. from
} ono railroad station to another, the
other day. They were obviously inter
ested in the sights of the city streets
: as they passed through at noon, but as
'ney drew nearer one OF the boys
caught sight Of the red band around
/ my cap among the hats crowning the
sidewalk crowd Myl but that one mans
2 interest swept over the hundred-odd
} mon! Like the flame of a prairie fire.
IL went with zip! They all knew it
az once! They had no eyes for the
CROWD any more: they did not stare at
'ne 1acade of the railway terminus
, which they were passing; they saw
- viz famous LONDON Stone
sec In the wall behind its grid on their
r1gnt What they saw was Salvation
Army man in all his familiar war paint.
ana 1t was sight for sore eyesl Here
vas something, they could under
standI This was an American institu-
ton, tried, proved and necessary part
OF tho life OF any community. All this
and much moro these wide-open eyes
told me. II was an good to them as II
was stuck all over with stars and
stripes"
j The volume recounts many such
interesting and telling little stories
OF the military service abroad, and
tho way they are written suggests
q pride in things American--and
|. particularly the American soldier
That II typical Of the Salvation Arnv
ssrv1cA-~propd In those 1t can heln
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