Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-04
Hnn+;na Souvenirs is a CONSUMING
passion With Americans in Europe

.o,. DIGS nm q finger ring taken from
~ German prisoner. The German had
n,ade n himself from aluminium, with
- setting Of a small imperial crown
IN gold and red enamel. A bargain at
four francs. ss
GERMAN HELMETS
AT SIS EACH
The scene changes to Barbecue.
fnronounced Barley-duke).3 This city
iksi a. railroad town Of some importance
and many Americans pause here
while passing through. 1t is Sunday
evening. In the cleaning Of the dim
iv-lighted streets, two Americans may
be discovered prowling around in
search of trophies: say a. couple OF
patent leather, brass-bound dress
helmets, the erstwhile property Of
German officers. A party Of dough-
bows. unwilling to sell the helmets
they have accumulated during the
day. refer the strangers to the M. P.
office Just across the bridge. The M.
P.'s nave three helmets, which they
course, for ESQ francs. All, but they're
good traders, the NJ. P."s! Says the
%cartoonist: "WeIl give you Is francs
each for two of them" Very sadly the
NJ. P.'s hand over their treasures.
won't Harve and Lem be sore
when they see what we've got" de-
manded the modern Tom Sawyer Of
The ]erpt% 1esents,tday a aacs eou naan' th As an
ven help them get some like ours"
In the railroad transportation Of
fec over by the depot, more souve-
Mrs are to be had, so thither plod the
two shoppers. The r. T. o. doughboys
bring out for inspection some more OF
the patent leather helmets, two Ger
~~ena1n halt hvaNG1A
inscribed "Gott Nit Uns," a f1eld-gray
German cap, piped' in red. with color
ed buttons on the front, an Austrian
knob-kerry, which is a brutal-looking
club with iron studs all over it, a
white patent-leather officers belt,
and other desirable things.
How much for the patent leather
helmets?" demands Tom Sawyer.
FIFTY francs.'' says the doughboy
} salesman. Tom and Huck both groan
inwardly at their hasty folly in pay
ing rs francs for the same darned
things only five minutes BEFORE But
they brighten up in the presence Of
new opportunities, and buy widely at
low prices. In no time the belt buckle.
the German cap, the n
one Of the %bayonets arc theirs. Also
an iron cross, which Tom Sawyer gets
: for 60 francs instead Of IS, when. he
tells a hard-luck tale of how he was
!, stung on the helmet. The day before,
5 Harvey had bought an iron cross
from a German prisoner for As
! francs.
Presently Harvey and Lem walk
in, each carrying proudly a patent
leather helmet. How. must did you
& pay for them?" demanded Tom and
Huck in a breath. Fifty francs"
they reply happily in concert, to the
, accompaniment of more inward
!, groans of shame. "-r
INDUSTRIOUS NJ. r.
CLEANS UP $4,000
| There arc tales Of an NJ. P. a
, veritable wizard at souvenir trading,
who has made $4,000. He walks in,
and when confronted with -tle accu-
: sation, admits it, and says he has al
> ready sent $4,000 home. why he
: remarks, "I sold five patent leather
tenant for 1000 francs. I didn't ask
that much. l told him they were terri
! bly, scarce. and he made a bid. I took
: him up" The NJ. p. has a handful Of
German rings which he offers for q
. francs. Huck Finn buys one for five
s francs.
e The itinerant newspaper men mex
: appear at a chateau north Of Verdun
where a kind-hearted lieutenant be
slows pon them German rifles, ant
o trench helmets. and other things. !
It big dump in the Argonne forest yield
n a German machine, gun belt. loaded
e with 500 cartridges, u ferocious-look
ing trench knife. German rifle cart
n ridge cases, three-inch shell cases
n %bayonets and other plumber.
J. Next morning, back in Paris afte
n a sleepless night sitting up in a train
behold u party seeking a taxi. Hol
a low-eyed, broken-backed, with -ach
It ing arms, they stagger along unde
2. their loads. Horribly tired, but happy
ie are they not successful?