The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-01
Private Smith Says Some OF
the Boys Like German
Girls But He's Not
One Of Them.
/" THEY'RE sQUAREHEADs /"
Most Interesting Letter From Mullen
bach Also Refutes Certain Charges
Recently Brought Against the
Y. NJ. g. A. In France.


but the coming generation should furn-
ish enough; never saw a town with so
many kids in it. There are more boys
than girls. Some of the older girls
seem to make quite hit with the
soldiers and I am thinking that some
of the soldiers will not soon for
get their Dutch girls either. AS far
as / am concerned they are all square
heads still''
This is only one of many interesting
paragraphs to be found in a letter re-
Gently written to Kenosha by Private
Virgil L. Smith, Supply Detachment,
9Th Field Signal Battalion, American
IExpeditionary Forces in France. The
latter has become part Of the Army
of Occupation as is evidenced by the
fact that Mullenbach is the town that
he's describing and the town in which
his unit is now stationed. His letter
carries much of interest about con-
lditions in France and Germany and
more especially some timely comment
on the "Yn-Controversy.
II want to say word about the Y.
M. G. Al he writes Much is being
written and said about that organiza-
ton nowadays. In fact, a paper is
being circulated among the soldiers
asking them to give the facts and
launch all the kicks they care to.
have not received that paper yet, but it
is due to reach me very soon.
"My experience with the ~ is this:
I have never bothered them in the
States and cent say that they have
bothered me very much here. There
have been times that the only supplies
we could get were handed out by the
FY'. AT the front, or as near the front
as ] got, the " supplies of candy,
chewing gum, and hot chocolate were
given out free. Cigars and cigarettes
were also given away. We enjoyed
several entertainments and had the use
of different kinds Of sporting goods at
ali times. Writing paper was given
out in large quantities and many let
ters were written home and to the girl,
that would never have been written
had it not been for the ~ with its
lconvenient tables, writing material,
pen, and ink.
\ cit was hard for the ~ to keep
up with the troops after July 18th. The
troops moved SO fast. The " de-
pended much, or in all, on the trans
portation left over after the troops had
been moved. BY the time they found
out where we were going we had landed.
And by the time the tail end of our
transportation had picked up the X
things, we were ready to move again
or were already on our way.
81 talked with several Of the "
men and ] know from what they said
that they were really up against it
Now that the war has come to an
end with Germany, the men seem to
want war with the Y, and the same
seems to be true in the city of Washing
ton, where, according to newspaper re-
ports, things don It move more smoothly
than they do out here. The war has pill
ed up enough material to make food for
debates and rawlings for years to come.
All of these troubles cannot be ironed
out without revealing the real facts in
the case and suggesting remedy that
is highly desirable; it is one thing to
find a lot of trouble; it is another thing
to check up that trouble and apply the
right remedy; we can depend on Uncle
Sam to do that. He did a lot toward
settling a big case of trouble over here.
/ believe he can finish the job and do
1t right, too'.
Private Smith is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. J. Smith of Salem. He has been
In the army for much more than year
now and consequently speaks as one
having some authority on military mat
ters. In concluding his letter he as
sures his folks that he and all his bud.
dies are In the best of health and that
they are receiving unusually kind treat
ment at the hands of the half.
discouraged and wholly defeated Ger,
mans in and around Mullenbach.