The Red Cloud chief., 1919-03-27
.JOTTINGS
From a War Core
spondent's S Notebook
BY ADAM BREEDE
BY ADAM BREEDE


the highways are macadamized roads
with apparently very little dirt on
them. The entire surface is uniform
and solid and all through the great
war they were repaired rapidly and
thus kept in good condition.
Throughout the northern part OF
France there were two kinds OF roads.
one for traffic either way, the other
for traffic only one way. This made
1t quite difficult for camian, or truck
drivers, especially If they got lost,
which happened frequently.
These camians, or trucks, usually
went in trains of hundreds or thou.
sands, and most of the time they were
compelled to move only at night or
course this was done to prevent the
enemy from getting information rela.
tive to the movements of the Amer
lean troops. Then there would be
vans would be compelled to drive day
and night for more than forty-eight
hours without sleep. In many such
cases the drivers had to pinch them.
selves or put tobacco juice in their
eyes to keep awake. Is 1t any wonder
that under such trying conditions some
OF them would get lost from the main
trains?
While up in the Belleau Woods
heard about two Americans getting
lost up there. They roamed around
until dark, then fearing they might
be picked up by the Germans they
hunted for good hiding place and
found 1t. They made bed of leaves
and brush and were soon locked in the
arms Of Morpheus. About midnight
one Of them was suddenly awakened.
Sitting up, he began to listen eau.
tiously. The more he listened the
more perplexed he became. Grabbing
his companion he began to shake him
the sleepy youth rubbed his eyes,
began to stretch, then said:
What in hells the matter?"
Listen, cant you hear it?"
why. there's an automobile out
there some place.
"Righto. But, is it coming or go
ing?"
81 can't tell. But that isn't what's
bothering me. or course where there
Is an auto there must be a road, but
| the question is, whore does that road
lead to? You see, there are two road
out here, one goes straight into the
German lines, while the other runs
into our camp. So, after all, we are
up against ii about as badly as ever"
mo. we're not" came quick reply
That's our road out there where that
machine is Come let's GO"
stop. Not on your life How in
Sam Hill do you know that is our
road?"
"Why, because that's an American
machine. | could tell tin Li2zy If !
heard it running in hell"
But his pal was not so positive,
so they remained cuddled up in the
brush until the first break of day
came. Then they crawled out and
cautiously made their way to the road
and sure enough, it was xle road
that led to their camp.
AS everybody knows by this time
II was the good roads Of France that
saved Paris in 1917, for without them
they never would have been able to
have gathered that army from the
southern part of France and sent them
in taxi cabs, camians, and all kinds OF
vehicles to stop the Germans.
The French roads are built mostly
OF crushed rock and will stand all
kinds OF hard usage, as was demon
strated daily up around the front.
They are made for all kinds of weather
conditions, and they are easy on auto
mobile tires.
Piles OF crushed rock are to be
seen all along the roadside, and the
conditions of the roads is reported
daily. When hole shows in the
road this fact is reported to the near
est town and men are sooa sent out tC
make the needed repairs. But the
French roads are so strongly bound
together that 1t takes much more
than ordinary travel to make any i'm
preston on them.
Another thing that calls the atten
tion OF the American to French road.
is the fact that every road In France
. is lined on either side with trees
Throughout the southern part o
France a large number Of poplars art
: used, but In the eastern part and th'
southern part various kinds of frui
trees line the roads.
AS I have noticed the fruit trees g
plentiful | have often thought what
real pleasure 1t would be for Amer
lean tramps to hike in France.