Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-09-16
B. N. Robinson, Now in France
Sends Interesting Letter To
Baraboo Relatives
COUNTRY VERY MUCH
CHANGED IN TWO YEARS
More Than Half of Former Indus
tries Again Going, All Crops In
Splendid Condition

DR.. B. N. Robinson, a captain Of the
late war. is now located in Paris,
France where he Is practising. He
writes the following very interesting
letter to his folks, Mr. and Mrs. B. N.
Robinson, Sr.
MY dear folks:
Just one year ago today we sailed
from Brest, on our way home after
fourteen months here in time Of war
and during the period of recovery
from the fever of the awful struggle.
To-day after nearly two years of peace
we fi1d the country very much chang
ed and l think, On the whole, well on
the way to a complete restoration
of health and strength. There are,
however, still many things to be done
but it is really surprising how the
marks of war and devastations and
death are giving way to the symbols
peace, prosperity and life.
Considerably more than so per cent
of the industries are again going. New
er have the fields, orchards and vine
yards looked better. Wheat here is a.
bumper crop this year and there real
ly does not seem be scarcity of any
thing except men and you may believe
me when I say that they are certainly
missing the million and quarter of
the best young blood of France that
are now sleeping the long sleep in
stead Of living the long, useful life.
Many Americans Now In Paris
Paris seems to be herself again
throbbing with the life that is natural
ly hers-hotels crowed, cafes pack
ed and the places of amusement burst
ing with the masses of foreigners, es-
pecially Americans that are pressing
in and leaving their trail of gold and
bank notes. 1t seems especially in
the mornings that the streets are Uc-
cupied chiefly by Americans, that is,
around the Avenue de pOpera, judg-
ing by the number of pointed toed
shoes that one sees.
There are many so called American
bars near the Avenue and most Of
the time you will find them crowded
with mass whose topic Of conserva-
tion is "How America Won the War"
1t seems that the thing tourists
should come for is being overlooked
and that is the visiting of the battle
fields. The war is over and to most
of the crowd is entirely forgotten. 1t
is the life in the cafes, the theatres.
the race tracks and the fashionable
watering places that is really attract
ing the crowds
Pleasant Journey Across
1t would not be a letter to you un-
less l told you of our trip across. AT
ter a very pleasant few days in Wash
ington and in New, oYrk, we boarded
the wonderful Mauretania. To one
who is not used to seeing these mas
sive ocean liners the first sight is
to say the least inspiring. When one
thinks that from the idea of the hol-
lowed out log man has evolved such a
wonder, one must almost stand un-
covered and in reverence while he
contemplates the mastery of the hui
man mind over matter. And when the
how and the why of it all presents it
self how one takes on an added hat
red and loathing for those things
which have held and are still endeav-
- h01 has
ed to the awful rock of ignorance, SUI
perstition and to the worship of the
symbol instead of the ideal, the idol
instead of the one living and true God.
After several hours of watching the
busy throbbing life O. New York har-
Dor the great ocean monster backed
slowly out into the harbor. turned
her PROV slowly to the east and was
soon leaving the massive heaven-rend-
ing sky line of New oYrk in the haze OF
the distance THE great statue OF
liberty smiled goodbye to us and we
were soon down near the sandy hook
waving to those aboard Sir Thomas
Lipton's challenger, the greeting that
is due to that wonderful sportsman
from all who admire true sportsman
ship.
The voyage itself was uneyentfu
and exceptionally pleasant from the
standpoint of a sea voyage. We die
not have the pleasure p of storm
at sea. There was no pitching from
end to end but at times we did have
a sort of playful roll from side to side
not at all unpleasant.
Many On Board Favor irish
have said that the voyage was IN