MEDFORT) MAIL TRIBUNE. iMTCDFOTCD, ORECiOW TUESDAY, AUflTTST. 27, 101S
PTAGE " THREE
ELCOME
From the Manchester (England)
Guardian, of July 17, 191S.
Manchester moved responsive yes
terday to the Bame great emotion
which beat In France four years ago
when the vanguards of an allied
army marched by to Join the battle.
A detachment of the great army of
Iho west, an army of four million
men, landed at a Manchester quay
and paraded the streets of the city,
stepping along with a sturdy swing,
end, In Manchester as In France, well
ahead of the expected time. It was
one thing to know of these arrivals,
to hear the rumors of great convoys
safely piloted to western ports and of
countless others entrained to the
Channel crossing-places. It was a
far Tietter thing to get a glimpse of
the immense process of transporting
an army half-way across the world.
An Excellent Sample
Compared with the whole, it was
hut a fragment of the American army
that Manchester welcomed and
speeded on Its way a fragment, but
an excellent sample of the kind of
man the United States Is putting in
the field. Manchester admired his
well-formed frame, his strength and
straightness; the very sombrcness of
him, the set face; the plain, unlet
tered, unbadged uniforms, khaki like
our own and hats like the Austra
lians', but undecorated except witn
cords that might or might not have
regimental significance. Only one
company carried rifles. ' The remain
der marched without knapsacks or
weapons of any kind. They had no
bayonets; their leather revolver cases
were empty. They were just fine
men, all tho better to measure and
appraise for this want of accoutre
ments. ;
AVclcoincil by Zouaves
They looked what they are, the
Striplings of war, and as they piling
ed into Albert Square, thru a crowd
ed lane of cheering people, they
passed by tho war-worn veterans of
the French Zouaves, who, for a noli
day, have resumed tho wearing of
the gay parade" uniforms of the times
of peace. Tho baggy red trousers
piped with blue, the jaunty red, tas
eelled caps, and the dark blue jackets
and waistcoats trimmed with red of
these seasoned soldiers on a rest tour
were oddly In contrast with the sober
khaki, even a shade more drab than
the British, of the new recruits. Shin
ing lnthe midst wore tho brilliant
Stars and Stripes and the regimental
color of the 343rd V. S. field artil
lery. Tho Zouaves also had their
Hags; only the English military
bands were without, but tho Town
hall and some of the neighboring
buildings flew Britain's Union Jack.
It was tho happiest of accidents that
brought theso Frenchmen and Amer
icans together In .Manchester.
The Hells liinK Out
-Tho Town Hall bells, which first
awoke from a war-long silence last
Independence day, rang out again to
welcome America's sons. They ceased
when the Americans' own band be
gan to play. The troops had come
Into Manchester from Salford by one
of the small roads that run from
Chapel street to Dcansguto. Albert
squaro gave them their first favor
alilo view of (lie city. They came on
with that stern suppression of. curi
osity which is a sign of a well-drilled
soldier, nnd continuous cheers left
them outwardly Impassive. Fresh
from 19 days at sea, in a foreign
4and, and unaccustomed to ceremon
ial parades, they went Impcrtiiralily
about the business. Twice, and only
twice, did tho calmness of the sur
face change. It was first softened
Into a smile by the kindness of a
little girl who, when the soldiors
wore stundlng easy, crept upon the
barrier with her father's cigarettes
and handed the smokes round, and
H broke hard and fierce, in one short
chocr, when tho lord mayor told
tiiem of the victory won by the
American troops In France yesterday.
Tho lord mayor, In official scarlet
cloak and black three-cornered hat,
surrounded by British officers and
black-coated members of the corpora
tion, made a welcoming speech, In
which ho touched on tho closer ties
that bind the I'll lied States and Eng
land. "Wo used to coll you cousins,
but now we know you as brothers."
ha said, and he led them to look for
a greeting In Franco from the Man
chester men who could not join In
tills day's welcome.
IOtter From the King
After the lord mayor's speech the
soldiers received Individually a letter
from tho king which reaches every
American soldier who lands on our
shores. "Soldiers of the United
States," the king tells them, "the
people of the British Isles welcome
you on your way to take your stand
beside the armies of many nation
now fighting In the Old World the
great battle of hinmin freedom. The
E BRI
WASIIIS'OTOX, Aur. 27. The
government has bejrun n nation-wide
crusade ii'iiinst the "vampire war
bride."
Scores of those unscrupulous wo
HELPING 10 STOP
Mrs. M. C. Barber sends the fol
lowing soldier's letter, describing the
battle of Chateau Thierry. It was
written from France, June 12 to Mrs.
men already have been arrested itm Joseph King, from her son Thos.
will be interned or sent lo federal
prisons.
These war brides in numerous .in
stances innrrv more tliun one soldier,
receiving from each $1.) of the sol
dier's monthly pay nnd u like amount
from the government. One is churn
ed with having- murried V- men, col
Icclin;.' .:!()() a month, while her hus
bands were in training camps nnd in
trenches "over there." Each of her
husbands carries her photograph
nearest his heart, longing for the day
when he will co'no hack to her. Nat
urally these viiinpire war brides arc
not anxious for (lie day when "John
ny comes niurcliinir home auin."
I,. JMerriwcthcr Smith, associate
counsel of the war risk bureau, has
been put in ihiirgc of the vampire
hunt. He has prepared cases against
more than 10(1 hitrnmous brides 'of
American soldiers: He hopes to send
them all to prison and an,nul Hie lnnr
ringes and see that the soldiers re
ceive their full pay hereafter.
Country Hoys Fall
Smith's investigations show that
most of these husbands are country
lads, attracted by the "camp widows"
who hover as near training camps
as they may. The womun insists it
is "love at first sight" and the un
experienced boy thinks she is really
in love with hifii. She suggests a
hurried wedding, before he can be
sent across to fight the Hun. The
miurige follows, and the husband-sol
dier signs away half his pay to the
vampire.
When the soldier departs for
France, his bride, while continuing to
collect I lie $,'10 monthly from the gov
ernment, hides her wedding ring and
hunts for another soldier upon whom
to lavish her affections.
More of these eases are foujid on
the racilic coast than elsewhere,
Smith said, lie explains this on the
ground Hint the women of the Pacific
coast, especially of Sun Francisco,
have had more experience in this form
of fraud Hum the women of the east.
.Mall Carriers Help
'These eases were especially prev
alent during the time when soldiei
were being sent to (he Philippines,"
Sun! h nddud.
A system of checking up on the war
brides has been instituted by the war
risk department. As the pay checks
lire sent to the wives by mail, letter
carriers have been instructed to be
watchful in delivering them and to
rctiori iiiimciiiatelv it their suspicions
are awakened. Vampire war brides
will be prosecuted for bigamy ami
forgery.
A campaign of advice to young sol
diers is to lie pressed tit all training
camps. They will he urged to ignore
women wlmiit they meet near camps.
AIRPLANES TO HELP
IN NORTH POLE HUNT
LONDON', Aug. '.'7. Captain
Amundsen, who is planning nnothcr
Arclie expedition with Hie view of
placing the Xnrwegian Hag on Hie
norlh pole, suys airplanes and wire
less lelegrapli installations will he
used 1'nr scienlirie observations on
Ibis (rip. It's barely possible thai
some aviator may yet fly over the
pole.
allies will gain new heart and spirit
in your company. I wish that I could
shake the hand of each one of you
and bid you (lod-speed on your mis
sion." The American band played
the "Star Spangled Banner," the
Zouaves gave tho "Marseillaise," and
tho Americans then played "God
Savo tho King." The band of the
King's Dragoon Cuards played for
the march past, when General I 1 1 -
calrn-Campbcll, the officer command
ing tho western command, took the
snluto, and tho soldiers marched out
of the square by wa" of Cross street
and Market street, where tho sound
of tho people's welcome echoed loud
er and longer than In the big square.
There has been no scene quite like
this in Manchester since Manches
ter's own sons wcro reviewed in the
square by Lord Kitchener, and not
even then was there so great cheering.
1'repnro for (lie Itot'Wnvo
The hot Run Is doubly dangerous
If there Is a mass of undigested food
In the stomach, causing distress and
auto Intoxication, casting congesting
poisons thruout the system. Foley
Cathartic Tablets glvo, prompt and
sure relief. They act gently but do
their work thoroughly. They cleanse
the bowels, sweeten the stomach and
benefit the liver, rtecommended for
Indigestion, biliousness, bad breath,
bloating, gas or constipation. Sold
every where,
King, ono of the first four Harvard
boys to offer his sorvlces to Uncle
Sam after war was declared and who
as a member of Co. E, lSth Engineers
was wounded on the Marne:
"It came about like this: they
callod for volunteers and you know
we never want to ms anything so 1
volunteered along with 23 others,
Casey among them. Well wo were
loaded on one of these French trains,
rodo for about fourteen hours; got
out; piled in auto trucks and rode for
seven hours more and at last dropped
In at tho ringside. And believe me,
it was some fight. I saw moro men
killed in ten minutes than could
march up Main street abreast in hull
an hour.
"Well, we went into action after
twenty-one hours on the road ""and
close on 8G hours without a bite, only
hot cocoa and bread, but no one
kicked, as we fed up on Germans.
All Dressed Up Fine
"It Is funny, mother, tho things
that come in a fellow's mind. Yoii
see the Germans come Into action,
locked arms, without a gun or gren
ade. The Idea is to get the storm
troops as close to us as they can
without losing them. Well, when I
saw them coming (I was in a holo
behind a machine gun and she sure
was working fine) tho song, "All
Dressed Up and Xo Place to Go''
came into my mind. They all hud
new uniforms on and new boots but
what an insipid lot. Their faces are
devoid of expression of any kind, Just
like the pigs that they are. Well,
wo fed them their "Iron rations" and
they fell back.
"Eight times' they came against
that American position only to be
driven back by machine guns, rifle
and artillery fire. That slope was so
slippery with blood that they could
not walk up it, so they fell back and
shelled It, to slow It up. Then we
fell back and strengthened our posl
Hons. Aguln, and this time wo broke
up tholr ranks. A Gorman will fight
as long as ho has all tho odds In his
favor but even them up and ho quits
like a yellow dog. Well, it kept up
until 1 am sure you all way back
thero could hear the nolso. The con
cussion of the big ones Is sure awful
and a noso bleed Is the only relief.
My nose bled like a regular spring
but 1 felt fine all the way thru.
A Narrow- F.srnpo
"We got In one bad hole once and
were at once surrounded by Saxons,
men about six feet tall and as big as
a mountain, but another company
charged and out wo came. I know
ouo of those big dogs who sure won't
voto in Berlin this fall. 1 now havo
his helmet, for ho has no further use
for It. o caino at us like a Tiro
horse. My gun was empty and the
bayonet was broken but 1 hud ono
noisy npplo' (hand grenades) so 1
gave It to him and down he came.
"Never did I think I could kill a
man but I can, a German above all
things. As long as they are ahead of
tho giuno In numbers they uro flue
hut when they havo to fight, then Is
when they expect mercy but thoy do
not got it (orders are orders over
here.) Wo wont In about fifty
strong on our position, thorp were
eight of us left; the majority wound
ed; but some of them will never go
homo. It hurts alter one gets back
and at rest, when ho sees it all anil
wonders how he camo thru.
Itcil Cross Prlc ,
Casey and I met at the mail wag
on. Wo were looking all over foe
each other and you may be sure we
were glad to seo each other. Got our
mail nnd aro now back of the lines
getting rest. Wo were on our feet Mi
hours. I got the paper, saw In It a
letter from Bill Gendrlck, he does
not liko the south. Walt until ho is
over hero In "heir' for a your, and
lloguus Alley will look good to him
back there. All of thoso who are
coming over just as well make up
their minds that this Is not a tour but
real hut stuff.
'Now I see you are having a Hud
Cross drlvo back there. Anything
any ono can do for tho lied lros,
they ouKht to do and smile, for how
Illllo yo all know about tho wonder
ful work they do ivor here, and those
Ited Cross nurses! Why mother, they
work for das at a time without rest,
for no ono but (is anil there Isn't a
soldier In France who would not lay
down his life for those good Ited
Cross women.
Shell in FoK
"We will soon main go bnnk to
our original positions and wait for
the original sight and some morn of
Hie home boys to step up and show
them Just how good "old Illinois" Is.
I runic out In good shape, wiih only a
bit of shell In one foot and I had my
foot dressed by a nurse from Junes
vlllo, Wis. She asked mo if I was
from Chicago. 1 said, ' A little way
from thero." So I told her where
and she told me whore Bhe came
from, and gee, lb did sound good to
hear her say that. She knew sonio
fellows 1 knew up there, so 1 got an
extra good dressing on my foot.
Pretty soft for me. Huh?
"Now listen, mother, do not worry
for I am O. K. anil you know some
men were made to hang, so I figure
1 am one of those.
Strong With the (ins
"Tho Germans uro strong with
their gas and of course a gas mask
Is a liard thing to fight in. it smells
like the middle of a hospital and
after ono has It on for fivo or six
hours ho is glad to get It off.
"Wo took prisoners and 1 slood
nenr one and he said: "Got a cigar,
Bill?' Well, you know, mother, a fel
low would give the devil a smoke
ovor here if he met him. This one
spoke good English; he was in Chi
cago when the Hotel Kalserlioff
chnnged Its name to the Atlantic and
that was after the U. S. declared war
on Germany. So you see he made
good time home to help out his
kaiser, didn't he? But I told hi in
he could not get into tho States with
a shoehorn and he said, 'I guess not.'
Ho says Germany is In a bad fix and
thut they do not like to face tho
Americans, for they sure can fight.
"Well, mother, you may give this
to the paper if you wish. Tell all the
people back there to never forget the
ited Cross and cut out tho pcuco talk.
No one over here wants peace, not
until every "Hun" is made a "bum",
and it will not take very long for he
is whipped in all stages of tho game.
On to Berlin
"How Is dad? Tell him to give my
best to all at the roundhouse and do
not worry, for the big drive Is broken
now and wo soon will return to our
engines and then tho push starts
right into Berlin and no one need
worry, for an American IS equal to
any three Huns and fights best when
ho looks as tho ho Is licked, and a
I rcnchinan can fight anytime. So
what chance has "Elttlo Bill" from
Berlin got? I will try to send you
tho helmet I got, for It is tho first
big fuss I have been in und you can
keep it better than I. I will writo
n.ain as soon as 1 got limo. 1 must
go to bed, my feet sure must think
my hands have been cut off. Wrlto
when you find time; say a little
prayer once in a while und do not
worry for I am getting along fine.
Good night.
"Your Ova Boy Tom." '
1-OS ANGELES, Aug. 2". Few, if
any, motion picture plays containing
"mob or crowd" scenes will be pro
duced in Los Angeles studios, ac
cording to. producers, If a policy re
cently Inaugurated by the pollco de
partment of Los Angeles la carried
out.
The police department recently an
nounced Its decision that c:-e:irlng
In Iton'.-n. mobs, modern riots or '
wheat pit panics was not work esscn-1
Hal to tho winning of tho war and
that participation In a sham buttle
for tho films was not righting In tho j
sense Intended by Provost Marshal
General Crowdcr In his "work or;
fight" order.
Tho pollco older was directed nti
what tho profession termed "extras"!
who wero hired by the day, first by
ono company then liy another to pro-,
vldo "utmosphcre." Most of thej
men thus employed weru in the itge
anil, class included In the police order.
When tho first warning was no! I
generally observed It was repeated I
and by way of emphasis about a hull;!
drcd men waiting for employment fit ,
several studios within the city were
arrested. Some of theso wdro taken
before their drart hoards, others al
lowed to look for more useful em
ployment while a number were held
on vagrancy charges. j
HUNS DRAG AGED
MEN THROUGH STREET
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 'J7.- -(ioniums
in l(i!--i;iii occupied territory are re-j
pnl'Ied to he shouting anyone suspect .
ed of llnl-lieviki tendencies or wenr-
ing a Kiissnin Uniterm. In Minsk old
men have been tied to hur-rs mid
drugged Ihroiigll the streets. j
$100 Reward, $100 I
The reader of this piiper will be, 1
phased to learn that there In at least !
one dreaded dlspase that science li-m
been able to cure In oil Its slug'" and '
that Is catarrh. Catarrh bein jtretilly ;
Influenced by constitutional cotillii,ns
reo.wir'S 'onstltutional treatment. Hall's
ratarrh Medicine ts taken ntrnnlly and
acts thru the Hlrwd on the Miirnim Sur
faces ft the System lhirr-hv riVuroVlim
the foundation of the dtm-sse, giving th
patient strength bv building- up tho con- 1
stltutlon nnd nsefstinr nature In doing Ms j
wnrk. The proprietors have so mm h
faith In ttie curative power of llnll's
tsrrh MedlHne tlmt they offer On j
Hundred ludlar for any ene that It falls
to cure. Send fur lift of tentlmonlnls. I
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