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Show wanted to, but the following and some others I warmly shook hands with: Corporal J. C. Conlon, H. F. Dunbar, M. Decker, F. K. Frank, E. W. Christensen, Chris-tensen, W. S. O'Brien, Jr., Ogdcn. "All the boys at the camp looked .as if they were prepared to give a good account of themselves at the front, whither they were going. Chaplain B. EL Roberts T met at one of the base hospitals. He has stood the rigors of the expedition first, rate. Encampment is' not always under canvas; in fact, the soldiers are usually quartered in old stone buildings, which are very numerous all over the country." Ill LAKE Ml II ISiUTTIlCKS S 'at J. Owens, Knights of ' Columbus Secretary, Tells Impressions. VISITS UTAHNS' CAMP t ntermountain Soldiers Are Well Cared for, but S Think of Home. Relating his impressions of an air dd upon Paris, some of his experiences nee arriving in France and of a visit the camp of the 145th field artillery, imped a short distance from Paris, Pat Owens of Salt Lake, secretary of the of Columbus, engaged in wel-ire wel-ire work, has written to The Tribune. a j. Owens says the Utah artillerymen e well, but, as the case with all Amer- t ans, will be glad when the war is , ided and they can return home. The ' tter follows: 75 Rue Saint Catherine, Bordeaux, prance. ' ' I passed two weeks in Paris, active J i various ways in welfare work for le organization to which I belong, j reparatory to being assigned the sec-1 sec-1 :taries are given prattical instruction i hospital work, i. e., visiting and jnsoling the wounded and supplying lem with little luxuries such as candy, garets, etc., meeting the trains to irry the wounded from the front lines ad helping to convey them to the am-. am-. alances. "We were also given instruction in le use of gas masks, and, besides, made jrselves generally useful in our ware-ouse ware-ouse and offices while awaiting the ecessary permit to move from- Paris. lules Are Strict. "A traveler must register with the rovost marshal every time he enters r leaves a city, and every time he loves into a new hotel or boarding ouse must fill up an official card. It i important at all times to carry a assport, or, in lieu of it, a " worker 's ermit,' or red working card, as it is aniiliarly styled. "There would seem to bo no stint f.food in France, but white 'bread is a jixury outside the army eamps. The verage American misses his ham and ggs for breakfast, and usually has to atisfy his appetite with dry brown JUJread and coffee or chocolate. The tttcr as a drink is the more popular, or coffee does not just taste the same Es at home. With the natives, of ourse, wine supersedes every other (rink. iThe two major meals are much more p.i;!?Dorate and sumptuous, inevitably JKsrorated with 'frommage fruit.' The K Ureigner has to cultivate a tasto for '"''Tench cooking, but he soon adapts imself to the oils and salads. Appar-ltly Appar-ltly the two articles most sought for Jiur soldier boys and often most dif-)Vua;utV dif-)Vua;utV to procure, are tobacco and latches. latches Scarce. "All the time one hears the appeal, Got a match, friend; got a cigaret?' tut it is seldom any of them has to orego the pleasure of the weed very itching. The Young Men's Christian as-n! as-n! ,'. ociation cafes and cafeterias are a 'rreat boon to Americans in France, and if heir prices are comparatively reason-. reason-. .ble. d at- "It is customary to see a long line lipnsf soldiers, sailors, welfare workers, of-'ra of-'ra ".'icers and privates enter mixed, ex-5j5";.ending ex-5j5";.ending along the sidewalk, waiting -icaiieir turn to be served. The advent of tot pie American is always the harbinger or an advance in prices by the ror-fw'igner, ror-fw'igner, and in a sense the Americans ,6ri-'iro themselves to blame, for they throw '"..lut francs as nonchalantly as if from fountain. ; funS 'l was 'fortunate' in being in Paris es, '-o experience the last air raid of the terisoche on the city, and I shall never 3':iVorget. I was stopping in a hotel close :rJJji the Eiffel tower that the Huns are dways so eager to destroy, and I was ;;Tnpressed with the full force of the onibardment. "The warning guns and unearthly itwiihrick of the siren rousing to shelter, Dt,?r. tot us astir at 1:30 a. m. and again at 2$,lici a. m. 4 "The first trip wo made to the cellar MtKrvas marked by much fun, and was ii.9ljken in the nature of a jke by the ' :i8w arrivals. In truth, wo remained ibove looking at and listening to the 'i reworks around much longer than per-'' per-'' laps we should for our own safety, but tile i'ijnericans aro curious anyhow, and D(tJiiwant to see how the wheels go round.' ... Second Alarm. t1 "We weren't so good-natured toward he Hun when he roused us from our lumber a second time. Incidentally, he raid was ono of the severest kind, -he last flickering from the embers of c kaiser's power. On all sides I hear 1 t that the morale of the German Jr rmj is very weak and their spirit 1j oroken. The stubbornness they exemplified exem-plified at Chateau Thierry when noth-riD'ing noth-riD'ing stood between thorn and Paris but (ye our brave troops and a handful at l3v6that has vanished. 'Our boys,' said a lieutenant to me the other day, 'went -Jjver the top smoking cigarets at Thia-iKcourt. Thia-iKcourt. Wo captured a whole German ! ClRnd there, and had I known how to AP'speak German, they would have plaved itf'The Star Spangled Banner." ' Whole ,, companies of them now gladly offer themselves as prisoners. I used to hear it said iu the states that a goodly number num-ber of ' Americans would settle down here after the w-ar. Long for Home. "I haven't yet heard one over here .say he wanted to remain ono second (Rafter the last shot is fired. 'The first fnnd fastest boat back home' is the popular saying, and this, not that the Mfooys are not well cared for, but simplv (because there is no place like home, land no home to compare with the good obi tj. S. A. ,i' "Last Saturday while dining at a 'cafe bore in Bordeaux, I met Captain Wesley King of the 145th field artillerv and had a delightful chat with him. jg'Tlie Utah bovs were camped a short 031- distance out of town and I lost no time inF?iting them. I had already met Jpyd A. Timmerinan, Tribune "correspondent "corre-spondent attached to tho H5th, in Pan's, nnd he looked hale nnd hearty. I didn't see all the Salt Lake bovs'l |
