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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Hell, We Didn't Come Here to Fall Back!

When the joshing came mixed in French
Ihghsh words 1t was sometimes picturesque
and always convulsing. A sturdy. fine
looking guard was getting q company of
German prisoners away from a spot the
German artillery had suddenly opened up
on. "Allez tout vite (allez vite), you bone
headed s. o. b., or the Kaiser will get YOU"
ne yelled at laggard whose feet were
entangled in some loose wire.
And some of the new French Of these
boys is inimtable
"say. Joe,"| heard a voice out Of tho
dark asking one night at Fismcs. "vou've
been here longer than | have, how dye
say thanks in French ?" Dead casv >,
came the reply, "jest, mercy (mercD, and
if you want to pile it on thick you'd say.
mercy, buck-up (beaucoup); lest plain
American words"
Not far back Of the line advancing on
Grand Pre- in the Argonnc, ono of the nth
Division, which took an important part in
the investing of this stoutly defended point,
was rounding up a group Of prisoners
among, whom tall, thick jowled colonel
objected to being herGed with his own
soldiers "G'wan, you big stiff" shouted
the American, "youse ought to be glad you
can walk"
Just outside my dugout near Juvigny q
group of the brave 32d Divson-that had
served as spearhead with the French in
capturing this difficult position which the
Germans so lavishly used their men to hold
were specializing on where they'd be
next summer
yep" heard one drawl, "and we'll be
pushing daisies by that time, maybe"
His sense Of humor is always with him.
In one training camp | visited there was a
broadway" and a pennsylvania" and
wabash" Avenue, and at the entrance to
one billet located in the haymow of an aged
barn some wag had hung out the sign "Ritz;
take the lift
This good nature makes friends for him
wherever he goes He gets on famously
with the French people of the land with
whom he comes in close contact through be-
ing billeted in their towns and buildings
and wins their peasant hearts by going
right into their homes, helping in the ktch-
en- fetching water and lending hand in
the chores generally. Like Tommy, he is
great friends with the children, plays with
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for they say it was a different affair when
he was in his apartments Some of
his suite ventured to give vent to their JOY
at the return of the Emperor, and there
a terrible scene" After that, "The
French Embassy is filled with consterna-
ton. No one dares say anything and they
reply to all questions by monosyll4bles
only"
A day two later at court reception
Talleyrand remarked in loud voice. evil
IDENTIFY for the benefit of the Gear Alex
ander: "This is what comes of useless dis
cussions and delay" The police report
adds that he made "vle face"
Another police agent says: Gall I have
been able to learn is that Talleyrand said,
TRANQUILITY, "A master stroke. expected it
and l wrote to the King about it. The eff
forts of Bonaparte will be vain, but they
will bring confusion here and prolong the
Congress-"
At the same time, when speaking to
those he thought he could trust, Talleyrand
complained bitterly of the policies of the
courts of the Tuileries and the Hofburg,
which he said could not fail to bring about
the return of Napoleon. He was only con-
sistent in his hatred of the Emperor "All
measures commonly taken against brigands
should be employed against him." he said
in letter to Louis XVIII on March 7, and
he blamed violently the "inexcusable negli-
gencc of the English" When the King of
Prussia said, "He should be treated without
mercy" Talleyrand replied: "He has pro-
nounced his own sentence" Everywhere
he referred to Napoleon as chat bandit"
Ter he knew that he vas suspected and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

the kiddies, teaches the boys baseball, and
spends his money when he can get it out
of the Quartermaster Department., which
has bungled this soldier pay end of its job
wofully) to bring them the highly priced
and otherwise unattainable sweets and
goodies of the canteen.
Some of our boys may be little crude as
to manners, but l noticed when motoring
through the country as l did frequently,
that the soldier chauffeur was ever patient
ly considerate of dogs, COWS and the ex-
asperating native carts and walking folk
always in the middle or on the wrong side
of the road, where they stick needless of the
warning horns; and we rarely passed a
child that did not wave its tiny hand-not
to the passengers in the limousine, but to
the boy soldier at the wheel. The instincts
in his heart are those Of gentleman, even
though he be g bit shy on the polite cx-
preston of them. Yet nearly there is q
rift in the Lutte when the soldier goes to
trade at The native shops. To the peasant,
the American with his $100 day-ten
times what the poilu receives-is rich; and
his open handed way of spending, indiffer-
ence to reckoning and sometimes to change
in his desire to show practical sympathy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

were in France; had grown confident Of
their ability ITO lick hell out of the Boche,"
as they phrased it.
When I talked with them in November.
1917, they had clear grasp of the real
meaning of the war; no appreciation of it's
spiritual significance; no convictions on
Americas duty to support-in France-the
threatened principle of liberty or of Ameri-
cas- relation to the outcome of the strug-
gle In their ears was only the echo of
those wretched phrases of our neutrality
which had put many of our thoughtless
citizens To sleep. They did not recognize
the war also Americas war; they had
come over "to help France"
Since then the light has broken upon
them; great change come to their
sentiment and view. They acquired knowl-
edge of what the war meant to the free
and civilized world They now know why
they are in France and what they are
there for. They know now the German by
his own teaching. They know him for
soldier who fights foul, backed by govern
ment and people that are without honor,
truth, or shame; who, by his execrable and
filthy destruction of house interiors az
Chateau hierry and elsewhere has shown
himself the same low brute that violated
Belgium and ravaged France. They COM
prehend now his purpose of world conquest;
they have felt his intrigue and witnessed
his treachery. They realize the German
had to be beaten to the ground and his
militarism crushed beyond hope of revival.
And when they went over the top they were
inf1amed with the holy fire of justice which
they know can be secured only through ex-
termination Of the kaiser idea and the kill
ing of its mad opponents
That is why they made such havoc with
the Germans; why they so indomitably
stormed the all but impregnable machine
gun nests which literally lined the enemy
front
Hell, we didn't come here to fall back
exploded the American officer, moving up
into action at Belleau Woods, to the French
officer who suggested that he join them at
the new position upon which his troops
were retiring.
That's the spirit which animates those
boys of ours, and only walk through Bel
leau Woods and look at the positions the
Germans held with their strongly protected
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that were railroaded over during the last
weeks unseasoned and untraned)
And all over America this happened,
They are not only learning their respon-
slbllity, but responding to it. 1--WE can't
let that Boche rotter get away with his
dirty game" explained a boy on the St
Mlhiel drive. And they have revealed their
vitality which, before they really got into
the hard business of campaigning, some
questioned they possessed after the more
or less self-indulgent, soft life most OF
them had lived, with thought and energy
wholly concentrated on material pursuits
and profitable ends
But they are learning to endure hard
ship, privation, for a cause which gives
them no tangible, immediate personal re
turn
Gee said twenty three -year-old lad
to me in the hospital at Beauvais. 81
wouldn't have given that leg for anything
there is in France, except what / came here
Tor. Fine, isn't it? Magnificent, / call it.
They are learning to fight for a principle.
They are replacing the usual American
query, What is there in it for me ?" with
What does it mean for my country" They
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machine gun fortresses here and at Vaux
and on Hill 204, can give an idea of the
task the I'd Division (5th and 9th Marines,
9th and 23d Infantry undertook in stop
ping and driving back the Germans, or of
the valor they displayed in the doing of it
at cost of about $500 casualties; the
same valor which enabled the Sd and the
AID Divisions to hold their positions on
the Marine further to the east; the same
valor which characterized the Americans
throughout ChateauThierry, scissors and
in all their subsequent campaigns
Yet much as the boys did for the war, it
is no greater service than the war is doing
for the physically, politically, NOR
ally. 1t is giving Young America--undisci-
pinned, intolerant of restraint, lacking in
respect for age or Traditional sense of
service, responsibility, of order, and the
feel of giving until the giving hurts
1t is making men OF spinding boys, re-
placing narrow chests and bowed shoulders
with erect heads and a free swinging
stride. have never seen such a wonder
full transformation as that afforded by con-
trast of the men who entered the training
camps in America and those same men on
their arrival in France. q except the ones
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

begin with William Hohenzollern
a refugee in Holland, within sight
of the German border The Con-
grcss of Vienna sat 100 years ago with
Napoleon a prisoner on the Island of Elba,
that can be on clear days from the
French coast. Napoleon escaped from Elba
and returned to France while the Con-
gress of Vienna was in the midst of its
labors What will William Hohenzollern do T?
Already there is much talk of wireless
installation on the Chateau Of Amerongen
and uninterrupted communication with
Germany, and it is we'll known that the
Junkers are only quicscent, while linden
burg talks of establishing a new battle
line six and quarter miles from the neu-
trail zone on the right bank Of the Rhine.
William, in his small way, has been a n.ost
sincere imitator OF Napoleon.
Let us suppose that William Hohenzol-
Tern does cross the border into Germany
whiie the Paris congress is in session.
What will be the effect in Paris?
Napoleon escaped from Elba February go,
1915, and rumor Of the evasion reached
Vienna four days later. There was no
wireless in those days. The next day the
report was confirmed by Fossombri, the
plenipotentiary of the Grand Duke Of Tus-
cany. at is true" he sad, "but no one
knows how he did it,"
Thereafter the police story Of the doines
Of the Congress il much more interesting
than the authorized version The Vienna
police were omniprcscnt. They opened the
LISTERS and dispatches Of the delegates to
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When Napoleon Scared the Congress of Vienna

the Congress, entered their rooms and
searched their desks and baggage, even kept
and pieced together most carefully the scraps
Of paper found in the waste baskets, listened
at doors and paid the Wallets and servants to
betray their masters.
According to the Vienna police reports
the escape Of Napoleon was expected at the
Schoenbrunn Palace as early as February
ID, six days before it took place. In the
apartments of Marie Louise, Napoleon's sec
ond Empress, the words were overheard, 1.-The
bird will not wait much longer to fly, and
the English would better look out. Ma
poleon will waste no time in polteness."
The Duke Of Dalberg was furious when
the news Of the escape came. ut is the
fault of Austria, the diplomatic coquetry
of Metternich and the sentimentality of
Alexander" che cried. "France has not
ceased TO demand that Napoleon be sent to
some more distant place"
By France the Duke meant Tallcyrand,
who, after serving Napoleon, served Louis
XVIII, and was all the time in fearful
stew lest Napoleon return and catch him.
Talleyrand wanted the Emperor sent to the
Azores, while others suggested Botany Bay
and the Duke dc Berry said to the Chouan,
Bruslart, who had become Governor of
Corsica, ais there no one who can choke
him ?"
Napoleon, who was perfectly aware of
the various proposals concerning hiIn'
spoke Of hanging Mcttcrnich, tho Car AL
cxander and Frederick William, OF Prussia
He was intensely disdainful of the inertia,
vanity and incapacity OF tho Congress,
(which marches not, but only Dances"
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watched by the court and the police. who
feared he had a part in the evasion. In a
conversation at Presbourg with the Prin-
cess Laure de Rohan, he said: "That man,
unable to finish with tragedy, had to
finish with a farce"
a confidential secretary reported to the
police: when l went as usual to take nv
orders from the Prince, he said to me. NV
dear friend, l have no orders to give YOU.
All want is to receive a courier who will
tell me everything is quiet in Paris He
was SO moved that he tore his hair with
both hands"
Napoleon was fully informed on all that
his former minister did and said A police
notation under date of June II said: INA
poleon, speaking of Talleyrand, said. Il
have two mistakes to reproach myself with
regarding him. The first is not to have
followed the wise advice he gave me. The
second IS not to have hanged him, he not
having followed himself the advice he gave
me-"
And what was the final result of the re-
turn OF Napoleon and the Hundred DAVIS
War? Another note of the Vienna notice
dated August 10, 1916. at is said that the
territorial integrity of France will not he
guarded. Landau will be taken from her
and Huningue as we'll. Her boundaries will
be reduced to the days of the Revolution
1t IS even said that she will lose Alsace
and Lorraine, which will be joined to the
Palatlnate and made into kingdom for the
Archduke Charles"
Moreover, Napoleon was sent to St Hell
ena. But he threw a wonderful scara int
the Congress Of yienna.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

All the police reports agree on the ex-
element with which the delegates, min
listers, courtiers and camp followers learned
of the escape Of the Emperor. GALL" said
one, "are furious against the English and
declare such negligence can never be par
doned. Many believe the English connived
in the escape. How could it be otherwise,
when they guarded Elba with three frigates
and whole fleet of small boats?
"Many believe Napoleon is already once
more on the throne and expect another
grand overturn. Everyone says that since
he has violated his parole he must be de-
clared prescribed and reward of 900, 900
francs offered for his capture, living or
dead. All eyes are turned toward the Con-
gress. Energetic measures are expected
and people even talk Of the necessity Of
dividing up France, if her people once more
accept and proclaim Bonaparte."
Some valuable lessons are to be found in
these police reports.
The Count de Noailles said to the King
of Prussia: absolutely, he must be hanged
this time" And the King replied with
smile: without doubt, my dear Count, but
he must be caught first.''
The Poles wild with Joy and the
Bavarians were in despair
Let us see the effect on Talleyrand, who
had become Napoleons most implacable
enemy. Talleyrand or Erzberger? But GER
tainy Talleyrand. It is of century ago
we speak.
The news, according TO the police, seemed
to make not the slightest difference to him
when he first heard it in public And they
attribute this to his wonderful self-contrel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

fight; it their training; it expressed
their temperament
And it this spirit, at this cost, plus
Americas traditional method of open war
fare-taking advantage of cover, fighting
from tree to tree, persistent, aggressive
attack-whch made such brilliant successes
of Beleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Sois-
sons, st. Mihiel, and especially of the Ar
gonne, their longest and stiffest campaign.
congressman now hailed to the bar of
public opinion, who excuse their opposition
to preparedness on the ground given by
Representative Walsh December 20. 1879
in generating his colleague Reave's vote
against arming American ships as protec-
ton from German Standardization attack
ing all boats encountered, whether belliger-
ent or ncutral-that eve were not in the
war when he voted that way" do but en-
phasze their unfitness for the high councils
of the nation.
And all American fathers, including Con-
gressmen, should note and treasure in their
memory this incontrovertibe fact, to wit:
it was precisely literally on account of
these paciist paranoiacs, this unpatriotic
and, as it proved, unintclligent, stupid op-
position to preparedness, that the sons of
America had to be sent, outmatched in
arms, equipment and training, to meet
brutal, dishonorable and heavily armed foe.
Many, many of those boys lie dead or
sorely wounded crippled for life because
Of these very obstructionists, these vision
less holders Of the peoples trust and safety.
who let us drift into the bloodest. most
desperate, most scientifically conducted con-
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unfaltering endurance it would be i'm
possible to exceed-but we may sing
praises to their spirit without drawing
painful comparisons to bruise the hearts
Of the living or mock the dead who, in an
cxaltaton of patriotism, stood in the breach
under hardships such as men never be-
fore were called on to sustain.
For the spirit of our boys is the spirit
Of service; eager, enduring. persistent on
the line, and behind the line, in the hos
pitfalls. among the peasants, kindly, helpful,
cooperative.
Keen, artlcss, strange to the trials and
horrors OF the terrible carnage and des-
pcrate fighting. they appear so young, they
look, as I heard Philip Gibbs the famous
and brilliant English correspondent, remark,
so unsecured by the tragedy of war; Not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

'aeroplanes) of their army were always
(alone) insufficient and sometimes near to
blind; yet the boys went ahead and did
what they set out to do-at heavier cost
OF men than necessary had Washington
walked earlier-but they did it. They gave
small thought to defence; they tackled the
job as fighters. They had been taught to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
By Caspar Whitney

~w TIE CANNOT extol our soldier boys
~ above the others-they did no
better than the French and Brit
ish, whose intrepid courage and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
By Fred B. Pitney

. HE peace congress in Paris will
begin with William Hohenzollern
refugee in Holland, within sight
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STUDY OIL QUESTION.

TAMPICO. April 23.-CBy maiD
Accompanying Gen. Candida Ag-
uilar. a party of members of con-
gress has arrived here TO secure first
hand information on the situation in
the oil regions in preparation for
the extraordinary session Of con-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-09
"SHELL SHOCK" MEANS
"SHELL SHY" DECLARE
BRITISH SCIENTISTS

LONDON. April 1S.-(By maiD-
According to speakers at a recent
meeting of the British Medical as
ISOLATION. shell shock" is an "un-
fortunate" and unscientific term"
for which shell shy" might better
be used
Sir J. Purves Stewart, senior ply
stefan Of Westminster hospital. said
il really was molecular abnCr-
mality OF the nervous system char
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-09

acterized by abnormal reactions TO
ordinary stimuli"
Or. +. W. Mott said the war had
produced no new nervous disease.
and that the varied hysterical man
ifestations improperly called shell
shock" were emotional disorders and
were durable by counter suggestion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-09
AIR ROUTES ACROSS khe ATLANrlc

the Britishers intend 10 follow is
2.173 miles long, while the other,
reaching 10 ireland instead of to
England proper. is 1925 miles i'm
length.
The American course is broken
into nve parts. as follows. From
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Eockaway Reach. y. Y. TO Halifax.
y. s.. go miles from Halifax to
ST Johns. y. T.. 21O miles; from St
Johns 10 the Azores. 1900 miles.
from the Azores 10 Lisbon. Portugal,
500 miles, and from Lisbon TO
Plymouth Eng. 775 miles, d total OF
&,235 miles
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.PERSHING RECEIVES
GREETING AT CAPITAL
American Commander Given Cordial
NclCOmr When lie Reaches
Washington for Report

WNsHlNGTON. Sept win
the plaudils of Sew York and Phil-
adctrhio sIll ringing IN his ears
Gen John. !. rershinR arrived In
Washington today and received Il
forctnstc Of the moro formal greet
Ing ne. viii receive next week when
he leads the First division up Penn
sylvania avenue IN the nations vic
tory parade
hs no stepped from his special
train az the station the man who
Jed the American army 20 victory in
France heard a cry or greeting rise
from the hundreds Of women and
girls who lnod his pathway
Tho reception. with me exception
~ no, lines uf schoolgirls and women
~ the government departments and
the greeting extended ~ President
Wilson's name Dos Vice President
Marshall WIS informal Secretary
Btk,fs snuI General March chief ~
stuff greeted Genera. .r"r-hlug nj
the train and escorted hu 10 'h"
room Uhrr. tho ,l., president await
rd him. and delivered the address Of
welcome