Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-27
STORIES OF TIE WAR
Anglo American Entente.


 The Anglo American entente is no idle dream, Out in the near east it has taken practical form. Wherever an American needs help. wherever a rep resentative or groups of American re- lief workers need a lift. there bobs up g courteous British officer or soldier intent on cementing the entente.
 Do American Red Cross personnel need to transport supplies or personnel from Athens to Rome. to Constantino- pie, to Asia Minor, to Saloniki, the Ru- manian coast? There is room aboard British destroyer, a subehaser or motor lorry. For meals and transpor- tation no charge is made.
 The Balkan traveller strikes lonely town in id-Siberia. British officers take him or her into their mess. They speed MT. or Miss America on his or her way with a liberal supply of can- ned goods for the trip and place mo- tor truck or car at his or her disposal.
 Your people have been good to us elsewhere, they explain. "and we are only reciprocating. No charge. Chalk it up to the entente"
 Between American and British naval officers there is brotherly camaraderie. And even the ''gobs" have come to the conclusion that the 'limey" after all
 
 At Saloniki British officers find our Red Cross girls most bewitching. At Belgrade American and British officers mess and knock about ensemble. In Bucharest they sit at the same tables in the cafes or watch the round | boxing matches at the Alhambra from the same box. In Constantinople American officers head at once upon arrival for the Brit ish officers rest house, where the meals are superfine and the Sunday night concerts as wondrous almost as the army version of The Chocolate Soldier in the park near the Pera | Palace hotel.
 | In Athens officers and men of bott l English speaking countries toll Up te 1 the Acropolis together and in Rome 1 the Young Mems Christian association cinema shows and sightseeing tours for the city include both Tommies ant Tanks in equal measure.
 | In Macedonia the American Rec ! Cross men jocularly called themselve: British Red Crossers" last winter.
 If it had not been for the Britisl army we would have had to stop worl up here during the rush back of thu 1 December and January" said one Rec i-Cross man.
 T was bowling anti English befor this war" added the Red Cross man formerly a sergeant in the ramy, "bu I'm strong for the Britishers now l They fed us. they gave us food for tn 1 refugees, they turned over their arm. bakery at OXilar to us, they gave II transportation by rail and put thei lories at our disposal Anything yo say about what they have done fo Americans out here in the near east not too strong
 General Milne of the British army i the Balkans stood behind the America Red Cross during the four metrhs end |, ing Feb. 2S when the first. foodstuff shipped by Americans for the relief C Greece reached Macedonia.
 Says Major Horace $. Oakley ( , Chicago: Our whole Macedonian ex petition would have collapsed had
 not been for the British. The Britis , forces had occupied eastern Macedoni and knew it's desperate need.' , Everywhere one goes in the Balkar
 one hears the same stories. Every where British officers and men hay
 gone far out of their way to hel < Americans on their missions. Amer
 can army couriers. United States foe
 mission officers, near east relief mis sion personnel in Asia Minor and Al