Show ' ' ':"- s T" - ' - ' : ' Tiff ' v: MAGAZINE SECTION j r V ' VV: ' v vf'f - j V’'’’ "”A Aft: v:cvV- If Vi Asv- - orr I'-- w - ' 'S' f s- ' ! v- - n ' i 'It A® ' r- i ' " '’fc?---' ’ T " t -- A w V s s ' r ' - v V' I- " t ' r '' i 'lev'1"'- ’ll '"5 -- ' ’ - - o:v vr - I Z ’ I u ''''4 rj- ' M S 'jp J 5 j' v1 r v - i ' - v A - ia x dg ' ' i f vii'jf r --" - - v V AV r r J - :- ' ' - V i Jf - - '’ French Women and Girls as IFeH as ilen Obtain Unusual Privileges Typical Visits to Rheims t I WAS with a are delicious and the sweet biscuits of Rheims with the fruit and the cheese and the crude champagne (which docs not bubble) make one admire the feeding of the front Is it the frpnt f The lunch goes leisurely an hour and a half The tables are full of officers discussing Romanesque and Gothic architecture stained glass Joan of Arc and plain-chan- t' Visitors anxious to get to the trenches listen charmed and held their patience Tut tut! Don’t disturb the captains in their one good hour of leisure party at the Rheima front Suddenly almost beside us 14 Those great guns beganto thunder are departs rl” exclaimed the ' boy from Barcelona “Mayn't we go to the batteries just over there !” Captain Delvert looked troubled Wh-h-" (Noise like an express train entering a depot) ' Crash! A German shell exploded between ns and the batteries “That’s no depart but an arrival!’ “This chuckled Captain - Talamon way if you please gentlemen !T’ In ten minutes the automobiles landed us at some' third line trenches Machine on the other side of lilicim - guns commanded a highroad’ The trenches ran through suburban gar? where the millionaire Rotterdam merchant slipped and cut his knee “This way gentlemen!” remarked the captain V We must bind that knee of artilup” And amid a racket Pom-lurr- y lery the autos landed us at ’the Champagne establishment: No booming of cannons reached those deep cellars The captain made us inspect them thoroughly “1 would not mind so much if you newspaper men should be killed” he m whispered confidentially “but responsible for this Dutch merchant and the president of the chamber of commerce of fieneva and that boy eating sandwiches is son of the may or of Barcelona Wliat would they think if anything happened to him?!’ Such is a modern visit to the front Along with four newspaper correspondents there were three chamber of commerce dignitaries' one New York clubman one Russian prince one London transportation magnate one partner of a Canadian chemical works and the boy 'from Barcelona For parties of ladies the French foreign office maintains a woman guide who posts them beforehand on heavy boots stockings rubbers thick short skirts warm wrap and raincoat Such a party composed of- the mother-in-laof a famous American sister-in-laphysician of Paris the V of a partner of Marshall Field & Co the daughter of an American magazine proprietor a woman magazine writer and two’ girls with credentials of relief work in America pased three hours in the first line trenches at Rheims and saw an aeroplane battle It happened thus One had a letter from Herrick one from the French ambassador at Washington and two lived in the same Paris hotels with them and became friendly Letters aro always excellent the more the better Thoe from local committees of the American fraternity Lafayette fund or Fund for French Wounded etc make a good foundation and in each American city there are men or women whose names are'blessed in France The rest is acquaintanceship and push in Paris The foreign office is well disused that serious Americans should see wrecked Rheims while it is hot — and willing to throw in a few first line trenches when not too dangert ms for visitors ' All go over the same historic road None may take the train for Rheims — although the military and provisioning traffic is intense all permits read Kperaay where the parties are made up h! d-- :Jt Do you think w The Epcrnay express which all must take leaves the Gare do l’Est of Paris at 8 a in and 715 a m is not too early to arrive To buy a ticket re- quires an inspection and there is a second showing of credentials to enter the train platforms It is a world of hurrying soldiers and w omen in black Our train was extremely Jong and cars are crowded but the first-claluxurious and returning at night we -- ss e Interior of Rheims cathedral looking toward front portal of door are noticeable and ancient carved-woo- d Holes in floor The whole cathedral is riddled in this proportion by shells burning or shock rose-windo- of shells - ' ' - 4 k ! - - V V t on the highroads - Who - would tliiuk nninjured We turn corners into we wrere so near to the war T other streets AIL is intact but the Epemay! The train goes on to the life is furtive and the town neglectedto east The first sight I had in that We stop at military headquarters w'ar town was a bunch of African in- be introduced The general says a few fantry as black as ink big heavy fel- words to Captain Delvert in' a low lows in warm-ne- w uniforms disput- tone I know- now what it meant: ' I -- horse-playiing ‘chuckling and around the station A distinguished and polite young officer came hurrying witfi a typewritten list in his hand “The visitors to Rheims T” he inquired The little bunch of civilians who had not met on the train gathered around him and answered the roll call It was Captain Delvert hero of the fort of Vaux ' seventeen wounds and a trepanning about whom they write poetry and stories typical gallant French officer delighting in art and architecture During his convalescence lie takes parties to Rheims This way gentlemen if you please to the ng automobiles!” t No visitor will ever forget that automobile trip of twenty miles over the Champagne hills from Epemay to Rheims in full war Now and then a shell explodes in the distance At times the highroad runs between big French batteries and the French trenches “The Boches are over there about four miles” says the military chauffeur The automobil&s are military limousines luxurious light and snug Up and down and round and round among the empty hills deserted vineyards and half dismantled villages! Although between French and German batteries the road is seldom bombarded —the shells pass high over it and during long periods the batteries are silent l$very now and then for a mile or so a wall of canvass or sacking fifteen feet high stretched and nailed from tree to tree and pole to pole on the German side of the highroad cuts off the view from en emy “sausages’ or captive observation baloons If they saw a convoy or line of autos in movement they might signal for a few shells Not seeing they seldom bombard a probably empty road We ride in suppressed excitement as though sneaking through danger Those miles of stretched canvass make an impression e dip into another valley anc the soldier - chauffeur points beyond: : -- - ’ “Itis liable to- be ’lively around Rheims today You’re responsible for all Dutch millionaires New York clubmen and 'presidents of Swiss chambers of commerce I ” ' “&entlemen’? said Captain Talamon “if you please we shall proceed - to the cathedral”- V- - Immediately we saw the martyrdom of Rheims It must be often lively— watch the papers The entire quarter around the cathedral is gutted by German bombardment at a distance Not a house is intact Not-- house is occupied Many houses have a single shell hole often small but those adjoining them are ruins We passed through entire blocks where eyery house is smashed They take you to a point where you can get a wide view Straight swaths are cut through the blocks— and they meet around the cathedrak It cannot be denied Only the cathedral quarter has been aimed at! Inside Rheims cathedral! The floor is thick witb-igeodroppings roof and walls' being riddled with great holes 'and the birds entering at will Fire shells have burned everything that could -burn ' and cracked the carved stone- Oyer 1500 shells have entered the ' cathedral Nearly 13000 " shells have fallen around ' it Great ' breaches are here and there 'Even the floor 'is torn up Every now and again the cathedral' is bombarded—not to destroy utterly but piecemeal here a corner- nipped off there a tower weakened here a flying-buttresent flying there a new breach in! wall or stained glass window It is' like a child nibbling around the edges of a cake You know what finally happens to the cake f The child knws too and tries to make it last Each shot into Rheims cathedral: hits the heart of France: f “Only the cathedral’ quarter lias been aimed at ! ” we mutter to ourselves astounded aghast C'i" 4 ’’ Pardon says Captain Talamon 4 cheefully there is another If ' you please gentlemen we will take the a J mans take?” 4 4 Only 8000 quarts and gave requisition duebills for them You see they hadn’t time to take any more How many did they leave? About 30G0-00- 0 - taurant car than on the Monte Carlo ' all ss side-nav- ws better liad a better dinner gayerw'armed and lighted in a smarter res- “There’s Rheims!” - You are three-quarte- rs 'I w so! wrong There is deep diplomacy in the delay and the captains who appear so debonair are really watching the clock and waiting for a message Are the trenches safe for visitors this afternoon! Aye that’s the question The proof is that on a quiet afternoon the iarty of ladies which I mentioned at the beginning got started promptly after of an hour’s lunch spent three hours in the first line trenches chatted with the poilus romped through the shelters touched rifles and machine guns and saw an aeroplane battle And I have known a party of men to be filled up delayed and tempted wth delicious dishes coffees liqueurs conversation at cigars and first-clathe table never sec the first line trenches iniss the big gun lotteries when they were getting lively—and wind up "th- - remainder of the afternoon till dusk in the cellars of the Pommery Champagne establishment 4 4 How many bottles did the Ger- ns - Office Foreign Obligingly Maintains Women Guides for Feminine Tourists From America - - MAGAZINE SECTION i ' ' ' "y' v: K - bS' 'ii J - - ' L ''A"-- ' - : ' JANUABY Y 1917 ' - j ®f : - 'A-- r -'y r ' v: S' U! A-- - f' ‘ - s CTEYDA LAKE : : — ?v MIE lAA ! “ J ' C : SrV' V'?: 'stW1''"': Vr' ? V:-V- " ltv "“ i bottles quarts and pints together Yes we’ve got them all right You seetlie enemy entered Rheims on September 3 and- requisitioned th 8000 bottles of Pommery on Sept 4 but that wasn’t all because they requisitioned as much at the same time from every great champagne house of Rheims They wanted variety and RHEIMS CATHEDRAL - I' they must have begun to run short The end of a “swath” This clean destruction of houses in the cathedral quarter (only) extends in straight about September 9 because on Sepswaths to the sacred edifice—while stopping curiously at its very edge The cathedral is being “nibbled” tember 10 they set up a headquarters in our cellars: but you see they had to quit Rheims hurriedly on the 12th—” And so on Another bottle The trenches ? The trenches are bait at Rheims What France wants is that thousands of Americans should see tho cathedral — and those swaths-Thos- e swaths! STERLING IIE1LIG - - V n Whistling Language of Mexican Indiansl c - - ss ‘ ' r-'- - V a' u"'- - - Vi? '" S’'S v ' : r? RHEIMS CATHEDRAL :Gog and Magog two colossal figures knocked by shell concussions from the heights of Rheims cathedral where they ’appeared' less than life fh r 'ir: y-- : m' ''i Rheims Old kings of France built it "grandiose and beautif ul as a memorial to adjoin the ancient church' of St Rerni which is- a precious r bisilica landmark of Christianity in whose foundations) at least Clovis was baptized In Augnst 4916 the Germans began cutting another - Rheims! Martyred city! : Soissons automobiles” : Rapid During two hours we look out Ypres Arras are destroyed but They took us to the ruins of the ' ' the ear window in the gray morning Rheims is martyred The countryside looks empty but culenter We The streets are fulj of It is a grand old hospital completetivated There are farmers5 wagons civilians The houses are occupied and ly: gutted though the third glory of swath through Rheims— -- in Ho-telDie- - & " ' aft with the Church torical and architectural glories of Rheims— --the cathedral (ell what 'I have seenSo far the cliurcli of St Remi has not been seriously damaged the Hotel Dieu built to speak has' taken all the into it)-sshells But' the swaths of bombardment are there" They go in straight straight lines unmistakable' to thes' three his 1 pre-Goth- ic - - Une fore and - -- o ’ - k s v ' — T ' jw- i— - v the church of St Remi and the Hotel Dieu hospital which means the Hotel’ of God V' Oh which the parties go to the Hotel du Nord for lunch : The seafish are' fresher than in Paris coming direct in ' refrigerator cars the roast ducks and chickens "rr ‘ — —— Carlisle Pa Jan G —That entire tribes of Indians converse in whistled language in Old Mexico is an established fact This is authenticated by Harold T Mapes a mining engineer in Mexico for twelve years but now at his home in Carlisle Pa Mr Mapes avers that the Mexican Indians have a whistling vernacular in which they can carry on conversation as fluently as’ in words This language coming traditionally from the Toltecs it is universally understood by the natives now Not only are words whistled but sentences as well" The Spanish language Mr Mapes says is musically adapted to its use and the natives employ it upon occasion as carrying further than words also using it when around noisy machines and when not wishing to be understood by others Indian swains converse with their sweethearts from afar off even though behind closed barred windows The laborer talks with his fellow at his side and asks for tools using it also as a means by which to communicate words of angei or signal the approach of the over ' seer Its origin is unknown according t Mr Mapes information' He found it nowhere else in bis travels through Central or South America sk |