The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-05
PARIS AND
THE A. E. F.
By C. A. RANDAU

Ah1O, July I'D MAIL. - Nat
American soldiers are popular in
France directly inversely to their
number is being proved by the atti-
tude of the French public toward the
rapidly decreasing American soldiers.
Not that the doughboys ever were
unpopular, but during the period
when the greatest number of Yanks
were in France, the keen edge of the
traditional French cordiality was con-
siderably dulled. Two years ago ev-
cry American in France was acclaim
ed as hero. The Crusaders" from
that little-known far-away land
"Amerique" were hailed as soldiers
had never before been greeted. 1t
would be stretching things to say that
the American soldiers still in France
are equally as popular as those first
fortunate arrivals. On the other
hand, the doughboys are daily gaining
greater favor with the French. This
reaction follows period when the
Americans were just a bit grating to
the French.
During the autumn of 1918, and
after the signing of the armistice,
when many Americans went out of
their way to impress upon the French
populace the part that the A. f. F.
had played in the war, the popularity
of the American soldier suffered a
decided slump. Gradually this is
working back.
The reception given the first Amer
lean battalion to parade in Paris on
July 4, 1917, was a memorable one,
but, judging from tAsA reviving pop
ularity of the doughboys, the fare
well which the last battalion will re-
ceive will outstrip even that other
event.
Present indications are that some
If the last members of the A. E. F.
o arrive in France before the armis-
ice will 90 home the best-informed
bout places of historical Importance
n Paris. The early arrivals served
Turin ga period when everybody had
eal work to do and could not be both
red with sightseers. Now, however,
When many Of the veteran organiza-
ions have gone home, Paris is a
leave area and the dough-
,oys are reaping the benefit of the
elaborate sightseeing bureaus. Ev-
ry day large parties of soldiers on
cave are taken on personally con
ucted tours to the Louvre, to Yer
allies, and other points of interest.
Though the Americans are practi-
ally all bound for home, there are
number of PariGian establishments
hat are branching out along Amer
can lines. The war has prevented
usiness from expanding since 1914,
nd now that peace has brought a
normal condition, there is
rush to establish new, up-to-date
laces. Americans in Paris have
about the service of the
verage Partisan barber. Apparent
7 several of the BARRIERS have taken
lese complaints to heart, for during
ne past week, at least two big down
,wn barber shops have enlarged
leir quarters and one has put in
merican chairs The comforts of an
merican barber shop with its reclin-
lg chairs, real hot water, bootblacks
nd well-informed talkative BARRIERS
re almost unknown in Europe.
Since 1867 an attendant at the (
hateau of Francis |. st. Germain- 5
l Laye, where the Austrians were
ven their treaty terms, has waited I
le hour each evening for the EN- !
'ror Napoleon III. ;
During the summer months the t
lateau which since 1867 has been I
led as museum, is open to the
lblic until 5 o'clock each afternoon r
I'd during the winrer months until v
o'clock. Until recently an attend O
it always remained on duty for ex- b
tly one hour after the museum was I
ficially closed for the day. i
Investigation brought out the fol- b
wing strange reason. Shortly after
e museum was opened in 1867, Ma -
leon III wished to make a visit to n
e place after the public had de- o
rted. He found the chateau de- e
rted and could not get in. The Il
lperor gave an oroer that in the t,