South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-23
BOY SCOUTS GET
PLENTY OF RAIN
IN LONDON TOWN
Say English Army Tents Are
Far Inferior to Those
Of America.

LONDON. Aug. Clamp life in
England was just one darn thing
after another. IL youU pardon their
French. according to the 301 Amer
lean boy scouts who represented the
scouts OF The United states ~ the
international boy scout jamboree At
Olympia.
The boys certainly have had
tough time Of IT, They played in hard
luck ever since the Pocahontas. on
which they sailed from New York.
steamed into southampton harbor
late at night and they were ordered
10 disem bark.
on their arrival In London they
proceeded To- Deer park. Richmond.
where they Joined the British. irish.
Belgian. French and italian boy
scouts camp there. To make matters
worse. according 90 their lugubrious
tsfe. they were allotted British army
tents which cannot hOId candle 20
The AmeriC .d army tents in matters
Of convenience. and all the time they
were II camp ir rained as fl only can
rain IN England
our motto IS be prepared" said
Ernest Alberque an Indian scout
from HObOkeu. and I have been
with the scouts FOR number OF
years getting prepared but some
how or other they have left the in
structions out about what TO do when
a seven day shower bath descends
on one while I'm camp.
Water an around the island and
ell over DO too. / suppose it must be
a great country for those acclimatcd
20 Marathon rains but Just give me
the little Old Z. s. A"
The streets or London were be-
sprinkled with the different uniforms
of scouts OF various nationaIities rep
resentinE their respective countries
a. the JambOree. Small French lads
we're seen gathered about some po-
hceman IN the heart OF the city try
Ing IN vain 10 explain that they were
lost Here and there were seen the
Italian scouts with their AlDini nat
with feather and dark blue blouse
and tighter pants. and the forage
caps of the BelSiaus
The boys got along remarkably
well II one takes into consideration
the effect that gloomy weather
usually has on the tempers Of
healthy youngsters said Mr. A T.
Baker, from Chicago. We had very
few scraps. Some Of the boys even
learned 20 speak a bit of Dough
boy French from the French
scouts"
The Irish boys were as thick as
thieves with Young America The
day after the American arrival I'm
CamI there was short let-up i'm the
rain and the Irish youths started a
game Of cricket However. they be
came so enErossed i'm watching the
Americans play baseball that the
game was broken up They soon
ovi "d "a desire TO learn the great
= paStimc
.ell teach YOU TO play" said
J1. ifatneld who is incidentally
the boxing representative OF the
American contingent Jimmy halls
from CovinEton Ky. but attends
school az the Culver military acad-
envy, and last year when they held
the interstate lightweight amateur
contests. he slugCcd his way 10 the
title
He kept his word and the Irish
men have learned The rudimcnts of
the same. and IT, viii only 3c a mat
ter Of time before fnpv arc -oor
pI9vers iudrirl. f~o7, tbe;- -.,,,,.l.
able adaptabiIitv The Americans
left their baseball outfits with them
and promised Co send them more
bats. balls and gloves whom they get
10 America And fba Irish lgds
promised ro .-.-r,r, mis- fa,.o,. r.,- -
ing thei~ cricket outnt 10 ths T-nr-
lieh a., -hrr have decided tb,t heeo-
BAN Is "a much better came
While me International News
Service CORRESPONDENT was ar nor
park he Witnessed "a brief and inn
prouD-u bout between "A rrcckred-
faced ar,frfr4r Lid fror, obfo "a
q srrb,rr-d youraE.rer from g.,rg
Town South Africa The cause Of
said that south Africans did not