Show L I Ir Iron n Cross for Badge Of Chicken Inspector Paris Aug Thant 24 heaven they at RIC o fighting with wilh us nn and not against as us u us was tho consensus of ot both Americans Ameri Amerl- Americans cans an and Australians when officers and men of or both contingents were asked what whal the they thou thought ht of or one another after atter the thc memorable Fourth of or July show shoe at when the doughboys first I n went into action on the tile British front The Americans wore greatly lip lip- I pressed l by lay the dash of ot their Australian with tho comrades on going through operation which was one of or the most successful minor enterprises ever nc- nc ac accomplished on tho the British front in n scope number of or prisoners an and lI lightness oC ot casualties Tho The Australians were delighted at nt att t tho ho way tho the Yankees behaved for tor the first t time un under el fire at their han handl- handl l- l eRM 1 with machine guns uns grenades rifles and bayonets and aud at their In Instinctive In- In c ability n as fighting men AiAs s an instance of ot tho the fierce offensive offen oUen offensive sive spirit of or the attacking troops sacral sev sa- several eral cral SUr surgeons eons and doctors at field neld dressIng dressing dress dress- ing Ins stations declared they had not seen seena Australian suffering suffer suffer- a single American or ing Jug from a bayonet wound whereas they had treated scores of ot German prisoners who had been stuck Officers Officers c cers rs in charge of or burying bunIng parties as asserted asserted as- as that numbers of ot Germans had been interred who had come to their deaths through cold steel None Nono remembered re- re burying an Australian AustrUm Um or American who had met his end from a aGerman aGerman aGerman German bayonet Machine guns as usual accounted for tor formost formost most of oC the allied casualties and that the they were so slight was due largely to the tho wonderful work worle of or tho whippet tanks which patrolled up and down In front of or the tho infantry squashing every en machine gun soun strong point that betrayed Us Its position b by firing A tank would cra crash h down on a n machine gun nest and I then turn round on its axis grind grinding Ins Ins- the weapon and crow crew under tinder heel a as one might crush a n. snake Some Sonic of oC the tho tanks went into action with tin tiny American Amerlean Amer j lean ican flags placed on their conning towers towers tow tow- ers in honor of In Independence ence da day Nearly all nil of or tho the Americans taking part were from Illinois only onh a few be being being be- be ing InS dratted drafted from Missouri Chicago o and Joliet Jollet being the cities with the largest t I r After the objectives had been reached I an and tho the Germans had counterattacked unsuccessfully It camo came time to to take tale tho the I Americans out of ol the line The rhe men I showed great reluctance to leave Joae assertIng asserting assorting as- as asI j I I sorting their right to stick here and I I hold the positions they had won I I I But nut nil all their comrades and the thc re regimental regi- regi l- l i mental jazz bands were out to greet I 1 i ithem them and visiting British officers were startled to hear that organization crash I out with Here litre tho the Conquering Hero Comes Cones ragged a ap only a Jazz band I can ra rag music Then the band played i ia a n S version erslon of ot The rhe Stars and antI j I Stripes Forever I nn and finally broke broko into j For Forre Me re and My Gal GaJ and tho the Illinois I 1 youths fresh from the scene Icene of or death eath and destruction in the trenches cast of or Hamel an and Joined in the chorus After Alter the concert it was time lime to dis- dis souvenirs among among- their less fortunate buddies who had not been heen I with them In tho the lino line There were German German Ger Ger- man helmets boots belts and belt buckles automatic pistols rifles Titles bayonets bayonets bayonets bayo bayo- nets and clumsy German with long leather snouts like hogs and l Identity ideality idea Iden entIty en- en lity discs Some of or the tho Americans displayed Iron crosses which they had wheedled wheedle an and bartered and purchased from Crom captured Germans as n no decoration Is s ever er taken forcibly from a prisoner The doughboys doughboys dough dough- boys bos had exchanged Elks Elks' pins Odd Fellows Fellows' badges even en chicken inspectors inspectors' inspectors inspectors' inspectors inspectors' tors' tors buttons and deputy sheriffs sheriffs' badges for tor tho the German medals the prisoners evidently e believing that the insignia were various medals Issued Issue by bythe bythe I the United States arm army |