The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-01-17
LILLE KISSING ORGY
PICTURED BY YANK

evacuation beyond the terrific expIo-
sl0ns al six O'Clock that morning when
'he bridges were blown up. Many sol
diers bad been moved from their bill
lets IN Lille homes. However. il had
been The experience Of four years 20
have the city alternately flled with
Germans then suddenly eTnptipd
When the explosions had brought the
people into the streets they were Ira
pressed by the complete disappear.
ance Of the enemy. About nine O'Clock
a brave soul went into the headauar-
ters Of the kommandantur In the large
building Of the prefecture u police
and found II vacated.
British Flyers Over City.
British airplanes began 10 fly low
over the city. bat not British Tom
my was In sight,
After tense minutes Of anxious wait
ing three things happened Charles
Deiasoi!e. Jr, French aviator and
son OF the mayor Of Lille, flew over
from Dunklrk and lighted on the
Champs de Mars Two correspondents
Of the Petit Parisien and lie Matin ~
Paris trudged. after long walk.
through the Armentieres gate into
Lille. Meilett and | entered the Port
dc P0stes. Who was first probably
win never he settled, nor is IL al all
important that IL should be settled. ex-
cept 10 the entrants.
n we were beaten by few minutes.
which we dispute, we know we had
the only parade. "a procession that
went through the heart Of the city.
covered a mile. lasted an hour and IN.
Guided many thousands OF dancing aud
singing celebrants. II we had nor
been rescued In the Place de la Re
publique and hurried inside the gates
II the prefecture the parade might
have ended only when Mellett and
had reached the swooning point
Hundreds Encircle Car.
When we reached the Port des
Postes, with lts several traffic alsles
Of the gate. never-ending stream
that tightly encircled our car.
Les Anglaises sont lei. yive les
Anglaise !" was what they shouted as
they tumbled toward us, and we even
heard II being taken up In alarming
crescendo on the other side of the city
wall.
As soon as the kissing started Mel
lett surrendered his face and hands
but with his mind still on business
managed to slide ont Of the chr. un-
wisely established precedent for
| lifting mp babies. kissing them In the
French fashion on either cheek, giving
them little spank and tossing them
back 10 the first woman In sight. This
was unwise In way because n pt-
tracted hundreds OF mothers sfho
wanted their offspring kissed and
spanked by the bogus great English
man. and undoubtedly resulted In
many delirious mothers extricating
themselves from the mob only 10 find
/ themselves In possession of n strange
infant. for In the excitement OF the
moment could take no responsibility
for making correct returns.
kissed by Swarm Of Maids.
Yet IL showed that | had family
heart. and. while I was paraiyzed by
the sea OF babies surging up to me
many OF them back for IA second 90
no doubt---stlll there was the satisfac-
ton OF seeing that among the babies
were the flowers vi Lille. the prettiesi
madcmoiselies. Mellett. In the mean
time. was struggling with swarm oi
buxom housemaids. who were bussinS
hun four and five ut time. In fact
he had all tho La Bassee mud kisseC
of one car.
remember his tussies with tho stou
girls quite distinctly. and the recoliec
ton always flashes upon mo when h,
, happens to mention my xraclousness Z,
the bearded gentlemen.
, For Gods sake. climb out. or W,
4 are lost !" shouted Mellett. SO per
. mitted several OF my lissome beautie
! to assist mo disinount. collected n few
4 warm osculations. and. with three o
!. tho loveliest ON either arm, surge,
forward.
a Tho crowd gave way with shout
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