Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-07

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afraid to get into Louisville in
the night unless 1 had q room
reserved, fearing that 1 would
get no place to stay, but thanks to
the last nine months have got.
ten over that until getting into
Coblentz, city of around sixty
thousand at midnight did not
worry me. You know in, this
war life there is always the OPP
portunity to Just not go to bed.
l knew / would not be admitted
to any hotel without an order
from the U. S. billetiug officer, so
after about an hours walk, / 10.
Gated him. only to be told that
every available place was filled.
While I was standing there
scratching my head. two Cap
tains and a Lieutenant came in
on the same errand as myself
and received the same kind of q
reception. While we were pom.
dering on a good place to stay up
the bille,ing officer had an idea.
He said he haa beds reserved at
a certain place for two Colonies
and two Majors and we might
risk taking them. The Captains
said they thought they could be
Colonies for the night if the
Lieutenant and l could take the
part of Majors. As had sat up
all night on the train the night
before, l was ready for anything,
so after another half mile walk
and the help of two German pc.
licemen we found the place in a
private home. We sounded the
alarm and after . time q middle
aged woman came to the door who
spoke fairly good English and re
ceived US kindly. She pu: US to
bed inquiripg if We would break
fast there the next morning
which I did. I do not know
what became of the officers. The
next day was sent to another
German home where / spent
three nights. You know under
] the terms of the armistice, the
German government must fur.
nish this lodging and it is done
, 10 this way and is free to men,
, bers of the A. E F. Coblentz is
the headquarter of the Y. M. Z.
A. with the army of occupation.
l spent three days there before I
was assigned for work The PEG.
pie where stayed ran over
themselves to be kind to me,
bringing me coffee to my room in
the morning. and also in the af.
ternoOn if happened to be in the
room and always refusing to take
a cent for it. The fact is they
are doing all they can to please
the Americans, because they ex-
pect something. and are pinning
their faith to the Americans to
save themselves. but they will
never escape the full responsible
ity of this war and + do not be.
lieve they will fool even the
American soldiers by their forced
kindness. When l see il, it only
brings to my mind that only a
few months ago these same
people were parading these same
streets with bands playing and
flags flying because the news had |
reached them that their internal
submarines had sunk another |
ship load of innocent women and
children, or Red Cross nurses |
and wounded soldiers. Why.
while l was In Cobleutz l saw
post card pictures of the retreat
ing German army as 1t passed
through with flying colors and
the population covering them
with flowers and waving hand.
kerchiefs just as though they
were victors instead of a bunch
of whipped cubs. There has
come no change of heart that
quick. They curse the Kaiser
and yet you will find his picture
III nearly every room of their
home and their 1919 almanacs
contains his picture on the cover.
President Wilson, may be right
in saying there is q difference In
between the German people and
the German government. but as
far as making full and just re-
psration for every atom Of expense
caused by this war, there can be
no difference. They must pay to
the last dollar and they can do