Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-04

HrILA a
dow, contcftcdly smoking q cigarette. "A
boyisl fellow in Il wohtkercd blue overcoat,
even t:.o;igi It is Mays HisAcycs grow soft
as they rest on our klati. With Pr iIMppl
.iyc gesture his hind sweeps the vista Of the :
Ninrnc. & u 81
y "Anleriea saved France Ii ssays.
lie repeats m opinion already heard in
Paris: words Of tho humble and tic man
J in thc street. Not ihfrcgucutly had been
a11ed f @'e5-
We beiievelfl;aris was surely lost"
Paris! Left behind hardly an hour ago,
enthr"aed iii hcrslcircle Of hills, Iilis morn
ing they We're setting out geraniulns and
SALIVA iii the Iuilcrics 5Gardcl,s, while chill :
drch sailed toy yachts in the fountains: The
sidewalks OF the Madeleine were able With
blossoms. housewives ware 'harghiDing for
ISL and vf:sctablsssswitll their usual clntter
III the Rue de ST. Honore. Guy groups
threaded the rows OF CAPTURED German guns
iii fhe Champs dcs Elssecss on their way to
the spring Salon,
Another youth COMES to 'rlind, EMERGING
from q. host of countless thousands like HMM
scIf and, By long acquaintance, well beloved.
A tall, lank fellow with Rrntruding CHR
cad a mop Of sandy. hair on which his TRENCH
cap was pcrchcd %juuntily. IIe seemed to be
n tr;ae shy: made 50. Jet us suspect less by
inc, j .ollvrc. which lowered behind him, as
!. iy the consciousness that his kliaki jacket
was too short in the sl6Svcs and rode up In
the back, that his brooches were stained with
oil and hisyboots of rawhide, clean but hob
nailed. What made him jwell beloved? The
bend of his shoulders forward, telling Of long
9N,nasirches and hcayy-packs, his glance Of min,
rled sl,rewdncss and hulor and the familiar
I twang with which he asked:
'tSay, boss. can yoQ tell me whcre I goito
4 nee this here Venus de Mil0?!oe|
DYzTnE token of this American in France,
p the valley Of the Marine takes on g new
aspect. Land of poplar -cncir clel meado&s.
and Guardian hills, chateau nd.yillage where
4hc.sllacs and yellow locust atc in bloom.
/. crane and wNista,ria garland cottage walls and
ros1s. peeonies and iris splash the gardens
beneath. with crimson and pu~rple----Yes,fth this
81 isIFrance.,
MicuxS SaAcross The brond. prairies to the
northwest The f're1Hl.--all honor to the I
litie poilu basian lieA.tlrncd back the Hun
,t,he first battle OF tho Marine. On either
IL s::d, appeer Che reserve defcnsts Of Tarls.
44G ,ranssaes zigz.g along the hca,llands CONF 1
* % udtat tbs .ails Dad. Dusontsy penetrate
q fpe embankincnssa nj the stations. Gun. .em-
riaca,nsnts ma swi.e snsaa nslcnncnts still
xuard the h4idsafheads. nas!ESLreneh pc-
%,norinis ct Ya3 Inevitable strategic rel
treat. ~ ss ss ~
Ne,ses la Montague Here on, q May day
. such ass8this> 4 year ago American gunners|
,enpsI from their ntotorcars md fastened
uorthSwafl 10 hold the bridsehead At Chateau
IhierrE Many thousands Of American Doys
like them are waiting beyond. They arg
hidden ID. TEaaSrdcns and .woodlaYas; they shud1
ales closc a. ii Iii good fellowship to the viz
lases or ii maustersln long files in meadows and
a liz omen iisidess where the sun is warn
and the winds. blow under tbs open sky.
Taeh lies bepSath d / strip of-5lchalky clay.
IEfwiths f,his wooden cross and ide1tiheatien
y t,ss. hConsecrated with their bleed, the
Name. winding scsesx, itsSmeadows has be
come o,ir Rubicon.. These ;battledelds gre;
@ lexiagstqns andsIitttysburg..
I,haftnu Thiefry r. The Americans call
out thS as 10 It wcfc to be the third
~ iours rostsr 81 bptAes, anJ pile out otthe
csrs Win me 5oy and hustle of Z holiday,
clo6 drktsh home arriving at county fair.
Wssz 6pds az french village covering two
sodars lies 81 10 between low hills, With,
~ staiiS1ad atatiQnl son the Appthsssa ruinsa
ar4fesssytsths north, the hotelgSf1S Vale and
nncSani Church hudalsg etose q ths etttls
k{a&pdrtt sud dwellings and gardsnss
n1sSselfS axayson sithtf: nd, Thfeushs tbss
frcYed rxnfsts0 Tho town. nalrow and
.y ~ Ssp@s a asss1x ekASt IA forniekiy SPAWNED aby.
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