Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02

against the whole Hun army, and stop
ped the drive on Paris.
We discover our group OF Journalists
outside the Hotel du Cygne (Hotel Of
the SWAMI awaiting the call to midday
lunch. Small boys gather. They have
a vocabulary Of but one word IN Eng
lish, but that word suffices for Ameri-
cans. It Is souvenirs" pronounced
with an inquiring infection. The par
ty make signs manifesting interest.
Z The boys scamper away. and quickly
return with Boche helmet, well per-
forated. The head salesman illustrates
the history Of the helmet. ..Z-i-i-n-g!"
he exclaims. making noise like a bull
let. Then he starts to fall over back
ward, just as the poor Boche may have
done. The helmet is snapped up at five
francs.
\ Close examination Of the perforations
brings a gnawing doubt as to their
genuineness. They are not round, I'M.
fortunately, but the captain says that
shell splinter might have made them.
The party has hardly started on
madame's beaucoup omelet. when back
come the boys with another helmet.
=
the captain go out to inspect 1t. No
bullet holes this time; just a plain,
honest helmet with a sweat band, q
chin strap. and everything. Five francs
buys it. Then one of the boys digs up
a finger ring taken from a German
prisoner The German had made 1t
himself from aluminium, with a setting
Of a small imperial crown in gold and
red enamel. A bargain at four francs.
HUN HELMETS At SIS EACH
The scene changes to Bar-le- Due
pronounced Barley duke). This city
is a railroad town of some Importance,
and many Americans pause here while
passing through. 1t is Sunday even
ing. In the cleaning of the dimly-
lighted streets, two Americans may be
discovered prowIing around in search
of trophies; say couple Of patent lea
Their, brass-bound dress helmets. the
erstwhile property of German officers
A party of doughboys, unwilling to sell
the helmets they have accumulated
during the day, refer the strangers tc
the M. p. office just across the bridge
The M. P.'s have three helmets, which
they would part with, reluctantly, Of
course. for $50 francs. All, but they're
good traders. the M. P.'s! Says tn,
cartoonist: Wen give you rs franc.
each for two of them" Very sadly tn,
M. P.'s hand over their treasures.
l. Wont Harve and Lem be sore. wher
they see what we've got!" demanded
the modern Tom Sawyer Of the present
day Huck Finn. AS an after-thought
"Of course, though, we'll help them ge
fsome like ours"
In the railroad transportation offic
over by the depot, more souvenirs ar
to be had, SO thither plod the tw,
shoppers The r. T. o. doughboy
bring out for inspection some more O
the patent leather helmets, two Ger
man bayonets. a German belt buckl
! inscribed "Gott Nit Uns," a field gra
German cap, piped in red, with colore
buttons on the front, an Austrian knob
Kerry, which is a brutal-looking clu
with iron studs all over it, a white pat
ent leather officers belt, and othe
. desirable things.
How much for the patent leathe
helmets 2" demands Tom Sawyer.
Fifty francs" says the doughbo
salesman. Tom and Euck both groa
inwardly at their hasty folly In pawn
, rs francs for the same darned thing
, only five minutes before. But the
brighten up in the presence of new Oh
portunities, and buy widely at 10,
prices In no time the belt buckle. til
German cap. the knob kerry, and on
: OF the bayonets are theirs. Also a
iron cross, which Tom Sawyer gets fo
, 80 francs instead of rs, when he tel
l hard luck tale Of how he was stun
on the helmet. The day before, Harve
mad bought an iron cross from a Ger
: man prisoner for As francs.
, Presently Harvey and Lem walk /,
r each carrying proudly patent leathe
helmet. How much did you paw fe
3 them?" demanded Tom and Huck
3 breath. Fifty francs" they repl
8 happily in concert, to the accompan
E ment of more inward groans of sham
Al There are tales of an M. p. verii
. able wizard at souvenir trading, WI