The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-21
NO BACK HOME BLUES" FOR KANKS 4
PRESERVING ALONG THE RHINE
Jazz Music, Pretty. Frau.
leins, Wine, Athletics
What More Could They.
:. Want.
BY MILTON eRohNER
European MANAGER N. e. A.

COBLENz, June 21.-If any polit.
clan gets up In Congress and, with
tears In his voice, talks about bring
Ing back our homesick boys on the
Rhine, he's talking tommysot
We've got the best contented, best
fed and best amused little army that
Uncle Sam ever sent anywhere And
from officer to buck private you can
get backing for that statement.
But here Is the best proof ever:
the direst punishment that officers
can hand out to those guilty Of minor
offenses Is to threaten to send them
back to America
Rhine duty Yanks know that hun.
dreds Of boys in every regiment In
the U. s. A. are anxious for duty over
here. And the reasons are:
This is a most beautiful post, COM
pared with quarters at home. The
men are given liberal pass allowances
and travel frequently up and down the
Rhine country. The money OF privates
goes farther over here, and, COM
Dared with the small pay the French
noilu and the British Tommy gets, our
Yank Is q millionaire. The country
Is not dry and one can get good wine
and fair beer.
Also, there Is plenty Of athletic en-.
tertainment, while the Y. M. c. A
and Salvation Army look after the
mems wants and the American Ii
brary Association furnishes plenty OF
literature.
Mai. Gen. Allen, the Big Boss, Plays
His Part Like Skilled Diplomat.
The biz boss OF the American zone
OF occupation, who has had TO be sol.
dier, organizer and diplomat, Is Maj.
Gen. Henry T. Allen. He's a good
fighter from Kentucky and Is SIX feet
tall, has iron.gray hair and blue eyes
that twinkle with whimsical humor.
Allen has been in Uncle Sans ser
vice for IS years, since graduating
from West Point, and has seen fight
Ing in all quarters Of the globe. He
took command Of the Goth Division
in the World war, and later Of the Sth
corps, the 9Th corps and the 7th corps.
When the United States decided to
keep an army at watch on the Rhine.
General Allen was given command.
He whipped into shape thousands Of
recently enlisted men and they have
become tip.top Yankee regulars, He
has played his part Ike 2 skilled Dip
Any Any American in Europe who longs
for the sound Of many American
voices and the sight Of real Ameri.
can faces, only needs to visit this
Yankeeland. Quaintgahled buildings,
the German names and the chatter Of
the civilian crowds tell you you are
in Germany, but everything else Isl
American to American eyes and ears.
at the depot you'll run into Yankee
doughboys Along the narrow streets
you'll pass American officers. You
may have to dodge q motor lorrle load.
ed down with more doughboyS. You
will see them speeding by on motor
cycles or cantering along on horses.
American Jazz Music Predomlnates
And Old Glory Flaps In All Sections.
American jazz music will greet You
In cafes that cater 70 our men. In
windows are American crackers, cigar
cts and toothpastes. And, above al,
the good old Stars and Stripes floal |
proudly owe: buildings In all sections |
Of town.
Even the city hall floats the o. S. !
flag to indicate that 1t Is the head.
quarters Of Maj. Gen. Allen and stan,
from whence are issued orders that
govern $4,000 Yankees and all the |
Germans In the American zone Of oc.
cupation.
old Glory waves over buildings that
used to be German barracks but now
house Yanks. Down the river floats
from the masthead Of a schooner from
which the imperial German crown
has not yet been removed. This ship
is now Aliens official boat.
Across the Rhine from CohlenZ Is
a hill crowned by the most famous
fortress in Germany. From It's flag.
statf floats the American flag, telling |
all people that the YanB are guard
ing the Rhine.
And It's a real hero outfit that runs |
the flag up the staff In the morning
and Spulls It down at night-the Ia,
nous Seventh Machine Gun Battal.f
ion.
It was this outfit which was attach !
ed to the first American army In the |
early days Of the big war. The 7th
actually fought In the streets Of Cha
team .Thierry and helped win the VIC
tory incident to the saving Of Paris
At the entrance to the totress flaps
the banner which the 7th outfit car.
ried through all the big battles. In a
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