The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-20

ss33SlkAy eIqmos 'VlIo
whar,cs Instantly from nowhere
,bcve appeared flocks OF broad
h.vIel row boats each With It's two OF
,hrcs coborfully clad vendors OF
,pplna chocolate and nuts. They
were all old men. or children or
womcn. With them shopped franu-
caly via long strings and improVlsed
h,Afcfs made from hats which We
droppod through the opened port
holes.
Across tho way our friends on the
Coyingtun we're following suite. We
were among the flrst Americans In
The port, and money values were
rather eccentric. A quarter, for
example. let down to the floating
shops when brought back would be
loaded TO tho brim with apples, or
would contain bar OF chocolate
and few nuts. A nickel brought
virtually equally pleasing results.
having greater value than a dime.
A dollar bill, much the same size as
a one franc note had only as much
purc hlsing power Us a quarter. Best
results were obtained by lowering
three OF four five-ccnt pieces.
We were not allowed off ship.
and our first Impressions OF France
came, certes from portfolio and
dock At our very feet there were
h!tle knots OF GeFman prisoners at
work. with their odd round caps
their drab-green uniforrua, their
sham bling gait They went cheer
fully about their stevedore work on
the wharf, as II happy TO be cap
uve Comparing tho relative treat
ment OF allied and German prisoners,
htcr on, we were able to under
stand why the bochas could be lost
from tho fathcrLand and yet be
happy
Guarding the prisoners was an oc-
oaslonal territorial OF the old school
- picturesque and nonchalant AZ
70 seem only an Incident In the pic
turc. For the most part, he leaned
against a wall, gun In tho hollow OF
his hand, hasking in the suns rays
which frightened the faded dark
blue Of the uniform. glanced from
the enlmellcd bill OF his stiff little
cap. and lighted up the pale blue
Of his ciBnret smoke. He was n
type past counterfeiting. with his
long slender bayonet and curling
noustachc and imperial.
Beyond him, and prNonsys, and
the stacks OF wares In tho s'i6ds, and
past the long warehouses OF the
CompaEnie Generate Transatlan-
tGuc, rose tho roofs, rank on rank,
Of 'he rambling houses of tho old
port town, rod rooted and irregular
We longed to explore H. g
We toured the city next day. IN
company formation Our Sea-legs
were two weeks old. and the rough,
cohhlcstonod streets seemed oddly
hard and stable. We were a wobbly
crew as we swung off In squads
through tho narrow winding streets,
feasting our eyes on the novel sights
Tiny shops, French soldiers and CO.
loniLs souvenir-begBlnK urchins,
cafes, a beautiful cemetery. over
one Establishment were tho gaudy-
painted words, Star Sphng Banner
Restaurant" Everyone stared (po-
htely) at us We marched through
the business district to the heights
back Of the city. circled around by a
SIDE road and back to our boat home
BY way OF Ocean boulevard. There
were many by the sea wall TO see us
g. by Before this. however, we had
oSome good landlubbers again, so
hat We were able TO tuck in our
0hlns. step high and march by with
snap.
Nearly a week We failied round the
od port city. acquainting ourselves
with the feel OF land. the odd shops,
and tho manner of living OF the in
hahilanH The stay was forced, be
cause AT the moment OF our arrival
here were no uoop-carrying trains