Show iy YANKEES CLING TO PET Transport Leaving Rhine Will Look Like Noahs Noah's Ark COBLENZ Jan By 18 18 13 BY By the Asso Asso- Associated AssO- AssO Associated elated Press The The American trans tran transport port St v alit III o n good deal like oah s ark I I when hen she sails front Antwerp with the la lat t of the tho Amer Amer- American American ican forces In Germany J Y If It the s sand and men are allowed ed to carry all nil the thO Queer animals and merchandise they e hll hase e accumulated In the Idle and fan fan- fanI fanciful fan fanciful hours ours of the tile last tour four years I The variety of these thep possessions only I began to daw da dawn dan n upon them theft during their home home- homeI homeward homeward hurried hurrle r for tor the ward ard 0 age and some are arc express express- Ing s- s I Snit log the tho fear that their menagerie v will hate havo to lie he left on the I The Tho men have hase ho acquired many strange stran creatures ranging from mon mon- to Rhino fI rich fish h The exact num worn number number ber o of German police dogs In the outfit out out- outfit out outfit I fit is unknown n but they are multi multi- multitude multitude tude and In addition there are arc nu- nu numerous numerous nu numerous turtles turUs monkeys s sand and songbirds Of the Inanimate objects there are Queer little music b boxes s 's fixed in bottom Of beer steine that whet properly worked make Ino noises like 03 birds there are v surd collections n o and alla all ta- ta va varieties postcards antique pictures o of can carved carted cd pipes and great sup sup- supplies sup supplies I plies piles of carpets and civilian ch cloths clothes the latter Including queer r shaped hats hlIs and silk underwear bought at rl ridic ridiculously low prices price In Cologne together to- to o I gether with Ith furs and other odds an and 1 ends I All these theeo are Intended either cither S I ISI In the gifts girts to the home folks or I cases of those men who have chile I on the Rhine to lend comfort to the tho new homes they are planning Inthe In Inthe the tho United States as only a a few fow ex e- expect C peet to remain In to the army after their return ret urn But getting all an this duffle aboard the St has haa become a great I problem You You fellows seem to have hase the idea Iden one top sergeant ergeant told his met me that the old boat Is just going to steam right up the Rhine back up to the bank an and let you drag your truck on board on I i I I |