The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-04-08

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o tans from America seem just {
n bit jaded, however, other Euro.
pean cities such as Berlin and vi
Y emma + not trailing far behind.
: We visited Versailles and tarried
t awhile in its "Hall of Mirrors
and placed our hands upon the
table on which was signed the
famous treaty and we wondered
as we did so what good or what
evil will come out of it all. Some
times when we look at the new
map Of Europe with its many new
boundary lines we cannot help
but feel that the breeding Of new
nations, each with its national
ism and alignments, BODIES no good
for the future.
A Day on the B~attlehelds
While our time would not per
NIT US more than one day on the
b~attlefelds, we chose the acres
over which, in part, fought the
boys from the U. S. A. FEST we
visited Rheims, a rebuilt city now
of $4,000; before the war it had
125, 200 and quite a few indus-
tries; only IA houses we're left
standing after the four-year bonn
bardment; the cathedral is being
restored but little Roadway has
been made. We followed the line
of battle for many miles; visiting
hill No. 108, very often mention
ed in dispatches from the front;
this hill was contested for four
years and since the soil is 50
and not fit for agriculture
The hill remains as it was when
The armistice was signed and
one a good idea of the de- =
,astation. Interesting was cur a
rip to Belleau Wood where for T
'ourteen days the American
.roops we're in combat with the t,
trongly e~ntrenched enemy. The Il
renches are still there and r
lbandoned machine guns are still s.
trewn all about. The losses e
we're heavy, and a well kept Am Il
rican cemetery with 5000 white II
roses is not far away from here. 81
)ur government is keeping up k.
hese four or five cemeteries in W
very nicely. Not far from CT
ere we saw the tomb Of QUEEN h;
in Roosevelt, who was shot down is
/ an aeroplane. til
The awfulness of wal is noted pl
n every side; the entire country la
as plowed by bursting shells and W
lie p~easantry is just now getting tie
lie soil leveled to use for farm ed
p. About one-third Of the shat of
red towns have been rebuilt or
nd many people are still living W,
novels awaiting the govern 6e
.ent's action in reconstruction. ri
We finished our tour at Cha ur
au Thierry and took train back tn
Paris. At Verdun, of course wi
where the heaviest fighting oc- In
Irred and in that section more III
an one million men gave their sir
res; it is stated that fully co. To
10 French soldiers there remain INV
identified. dic
Every tree was cut to the we
ound by the intense artillery on
e-such destruction-even now 50,
long after the war-can hard 70
be imagined by anyone not Wis ed
NC the area. ter
Environs of Paris do,
Paris and environs are replete wa
tn history and historic spots; bu,
2 kings of France and Napo- tha
N have left their marks every .
lere; we can only pass quickly kn,
d hope to come again some the
V with more leisure; we pack 70
our bags for tomorrow (Sun- toll,
" we are off for London via bo,
line and it is a portion of our he
D we have looked forward to sbc
III longing and we are off at say
ven in the morning. onl
Up In the Air enc
Well, we got all we 'longed' wa.
/, and some to boot. Thirteen ind
us mote the number) aside fro
I'M the pilot and mechanic, and gay
r baggage are weighed up and ly
are given comfortable chairs str;
a glass encased gondola of a rig
tn century air-liner, bound for of
ndon. The triple motors are pho
led up leach motor has about jun
enty cylinders) and we taxi ten
wn the field and turn to make anC
!, ascent against a brisk, north pol
wind: soon this giant of the a v
leaves old Mother Earth and wa.
nmunes with the clouds; Paris rou
.edes to the south and the Seine can
bons out in a %glittering sun the
hit. The small farms beneath Dos
appear like the cubist art-a fro.
quilt in color and shape. new
and big towns, vine of
Ids, orchards and small for
5 pass swiftly by as III giant
the air with its humming pro
lers carry US along at 4 speed ieai
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