Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-07

afraid to get into eLocisvilleE in
the night unless L had q, rooml
reserved, tearing that 1 would
get no place to stay, but thanksoter
the last nine months I have got
ten over that until getting into.
Coblentz, a city of around sixty.
thousand at midnight did not;
worry me. You know in this
war life thereols always fheepI
portunity to Just not 90 to bed.
knewI would not be sdmitfed
to any boteI Without ans order
from the q. s. hilletiug olhcer. so
after about an hours walk, I 10.
Gated him, only to be told that
every available place was filled.
While 1 was standing there
scratching my head, two Cap
tains and Lieutenant came in.
on the same errand as myself
and received the same Kind of q
reception. While we were pom
dering on good place to stay up
the bille,ing officer had an idea.
He said he had beds reserved at
a certain place for two Colonies
s- f
and two Majors and we might
risk taking them. The Captains
said they thought they could be
Colonies for the night if the
Lieutenant and / could take the
part Of Majors. As I had sat up
all night on the train the night
before, ! was ready for anything.
so after another half mile walk
and the help of two German po-
icemen we found the place In a
private home. We sounded the
alarm and after a time a middle
Jagged woman came to the door WAC
spoke fairly good Englishsand re.
ceived US kindly. She put MS to
bed inquiring if we would break.
last. there THE next morning
which / did. | do not know
what became of the officers. The
next day I was sent to another
German home where I spent
three nights. You know under
the terms of the armistice, the
German governments must fur
nish this lodging and it is done
Ia this way and is free to mem.
bers of the A. E F. Coblentz is
1.-THE headquarter' of they. M. Z.
A. with the army of occupation.
spent three days there before
was assigned for work The PEG.
pie where l stayed ran over
themselves to be kind to me,
bringing me coffee to my room in
the morning. and also in the af.
ternoon if I happened to be in the
room and always refusing to take
a cent for it. The fact is they
are doing all they can to please
the Americans. because they ex-
pect something. and are pinning
their faith to the Americans to
save themselves. but they will
never escape the full responsible.
ity of this war and do not be.
lieve they will fool even the
American soldiers by their forced
kindness. When7I see IL, it only
brings to my mind That only a
few months ago these same
people Were parading.these same
streets with bands playing and
flags flying because the news had
reached them that their internal
submarines had sunk another
ship load of innocent women and
children. or Red Cross nurses
and wounded soldiers. Why,
while / was in Cobleptz I saw
post card pictures Of the retreat
ing German army as 1t passed
Through with flying colors and
the population covering them
with flowers and waving hand
kerchiefs just as though they
were victors instead of a bunch
of whipped cubs. There has
come no change of heart that
quick. They curse the Kaiser
and yet you will End his picture
ia nearly every ~ruom=of. their
home aud their 1910 .almanacs|
coataiss his~piesnre on the cover.
tPreside Wilson msFsbs RIGHT
| in saying ahese Is & diasseuoe ID
between the Gefmas ipseple and
the German government, bit as
far as making fnIf and Just. re-
psrasioh forevery sidl Sfextaase
causedEby this war, ,thera can lba|
no difference. They must psy to|