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Show French Girls Arc Uomely.DecIares Returned Marine Rait Lake girl, who tiava swaat-titarta swaat-titarta or husbands "over there" should not worry about tha French rirls stealing their affl nil lea-hearts, lea-hearts, according to Private Carl R. Johnson, a Salt Laka boy In tha United States marine corps, who was one of tha first to ba returned home wounded. French girls, that la tha majority of them, are homely and tha American Amer-ican boys refused to br tsaen away from the "girls they left behind, I according to Prlvata Johnson. An interesting reminlscenca which shows lh.eiplrlt of tha American "devil dog" Is related by Private Johnson as follows: A marine ma-rine In an engagement waa tha victim vic-tim of a German shell, which tora his arm off Just below the elbow, A few moments later hs wns seen looking about Uie battlefield. A Hrltish Tommy happened by and Jokingly aaid,: "What are you looking for, your hand? You know, you will never find It In this ruin." "Hand, h " said tha marine, 1 am ' looking for my wrlat recruiting officers at tha marine mobilisation bureau have donned gauze masks at the request of the war" department. According to the officers, the new rating wilt hide a weslth of beautiful faces, among the feminine element and also protect somarnot so fortunate. |