The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-05-30
DOUCHBOYS' THREE DAYS OFF TN
NEUWIED IS ONE RIOT OF JOY

island Urmitz Worth. on which the
Romans once camped during the period
when bronze was first used by these
ancients, appears. Next comes En-
gers. a Rhine village of 5000 people,
the home of famous Prusslan mill
tary school. Then Bendorf, manu-
featuring city of 5000 people, and soon
the giant fortress of Ehrenbreitstein
looms up around bend in the river.
The bally-hoo man explains that
"once upon time," the sheer rock
cliffs. which rise abruptly from the
water, supported Roman fortress.
AS ne remarks that the French cap
tured Ehrenbreitstein in 1890 soma
doughboy remarks "some job" Look.
ing across the river they see Coblenz.
The boat passes up the river
through the Coblenz pontoon bridge
to Oberlahnstein. scene Of thirteenth
century ruins, and glides below Stol-
zenfels castle Mt Capellen, built in
1852, destroyed by the French in 1888.
rebuilt by King Frederick Wilhelm ",
and owned up to November Ii. 1911,
by the ex-kaiser. Again upstream Is
the very ancient and picturesque viii
Notifications 700 years old. Braubach.
a town first mentioned just 1877 years
ago, and Maksburg castle, the most
imposing castle on the Rhine peaks,
are next.
Past Bornhofen. village of legend
and pilgrimage; Saizfg. small town.
surrounded by forest Of cherry trees:
Ehrenthal, of lead mine fame; Well
mich. with its famous Gothic church;
ST. Gear, village Of 1000 inhabitants.
containing church built in 55S by
Frankish kings, and eventually the
famous Lorelei is reached, that impos-
ing rock overhanging treacherous
Rhine rapids. on which the beautiful
woman of legend used to sit enshroud-
ed in veil of mist, sometimes comb
ing her golden hair. and. more often.
enticfng iovelorn Rhine sailors onto
the rocks as they drew near to hear
the strains OF her golden harp.
Passing many other points Of inter-
est. the doughboy is shown the little
church at Clemenscapelle marking the
spot where Kaiser Rudolph Won Haps-
burg beheaded 30 robber knights in
1882 And there Is usually doughboy
comment. "Some kaiser" Finally, he
passes the Mouse Tower. built on an
island. and reaches Bingen-on-the-
Rhine. that famous Roman town said
to have been built by Drusus thirteen
years before Christ. A trip beyond
Bingen to RHdesheim and the excursion
beat turns Its PROV homeward, racing
with the swift Rhine current back to
Neuwied.
More Ice Cream and Cake.
There still remains time for Uncle
Sans theater and the movies before
supper time at Uncle Sans hotel.
where ice cream and cake wind up the
evening repast. Then back to the rec
reation hall for the big dance. Ice
cream and cake comes again at $50
p. m.
The third and last day there are ali
the features Of the first and second
and boat trip down the Rhine TO-
ward Cologne for those who care togo.
Historical sightseeing Is repeated. I'M
Guiding the beautiful city Of Bonn.
seat Of Germany's most famous uni
sersity and sonce home Of Beethoven.
Then back up the river to entertain
ment, Ice cream and cake. athletics.
sports, games and recreation. winding
up with the grand tug-of-war in Re-
creation hall between picked teams.
Then more ice cream and cake and to
bed. ready for duty again back some
where In the Coblenz hridgehead.
Clean recreation has beaten the Ger
man open saloons IN Neuwied. and IN
addition to that the Ice cream. pie and
cake factory. now producing 100 gal
Ions az cream and 800 cakes OF various
kinds each day. soon win double its
present output.