THE ALLIANCE (NEBRASKA) HERALD
Thursday, September 18th, 1019.
BATTLE OF VIN ROUGE
It) "Moll"
Of the many hard-fought ha tiles
ct the S. O. S., preceding the rIriiIdr
of the armistice, the '"Uathe l Vln
Jtnuge" predominates. This bailie
was a continuous strug! on the
whole front, from Brest to Menton
and from IUrdcaux to Nancy.
Strangely enough, at the Interaction
of these lines was the olflceiV para
dise raris. The "Battle of Paris",
though on a comparatively shorter
front, continued to rage reaselwdy
day and night. Many a. w. o. I.'s
and a. o. I's, as .well as those h.'u-king
op the S. O. S., were caught between
the never-ending barrage of made
moiselles and vln rouge. Compared
to this most stubborn of battles, the
"Dattle of Tours", the "Battle of
Uordeaux", the "aUttle of Cognac'
and the "Battle of Vln Blanc" were
mere skirmishes, though many have
said that from their poaitiou in the
lines the cognac and vln rougo bat
tles appeared to be much more des
tructive than the "Battle of Vin
Rouge". The bitter Dubonnet skir
mish was also worthy of motion.
None of these battles were men
tioned in the official communiques
that were Issued dally before the
armistice; nevertheless, they were
among the most Important engage
ments of the war.
Most , of the experiences with
which I came in contact are now but
a haiy sea of memories, but the fol
lowing Is appropriate here. To show
that cognac aud vln blanc (vin blink)
doe not mix and that they give a
fellow queer Ideas: Corporal Jones
was endeavoring to reach Is billet
late one night when he was encoun
tered by the "top soak". The said
"top kick" asked him how he man
ager to get past the M. P.'s without
a pass and In that condition. Cor
poral Jones replied that he just met
an M. P. and explained to Uin that
he lost his pass. He said that the M.
P. paUed him on the back, saying,
"It's all right this time. Su ldy. but
don't let It happen again." Such a
etory would never have been told by
anyone with an alert mind. Strange
to say, however, the "top" believed
It; he, too, was endeavoring to And
his billet, but all ladders looked
alike to him.
Vin rouge makes a man attempt to
1o foolhardy things, such as wishing
K. T.'s a Merry Xmas, or neglecting
to salute second loules, etc.
"Beaucoup" vln rouge, with now
and then a shot of cognac, will do
more than anything else to cause
fratranizlng between officers and en
listed men. When our adjutant re
ceived orders to go to an outfit at
the front, he had a sort of "hail, hall,
the gang's all here" entertainment
that evening for the officers who
were left In the battalion. But after
the evening had progressed consider
ably, he decided he wanted to show
the men In the headquarters and
supply companies that he was the en
listed man's friend. Half of the
men were finally rounded up out of
their billets nnd the rofes,; but. the
"fpipper" then decided he wsnted
the "top kicks" or the differpnt com
panies, and when Informed that they
had gone to the front, he commaud
fd, "Well, go and get them". He
Hn renlRKed. however, saying.
"Never mind, I'm the enlisted man's
friened; I'm going there myself to
mororw and I'll get them."
There were a great many men who
didn't drink the French "light"
wines. I think they are called
"light" wines because It Un't nafe to
striken' match near them. They
milit llcht. Klther that, or because
thy make you light-heeded. At any
rate, the "frogs" were very strict
about closing the cares on time and
otherwise obeying the laws, especial
ly after a number or places had been
marked "off limtls".
There are no farm houses In
Prance to speak of but occasionally
there are houses lying out a ways
from the villages. It is with the
French people at these houses that
the American soldier gets his biggest
fed, As n rule, a group of soldiers,
from two or three to a dozen, go In '
together on a feed, and for eight or
twelve francs run get a fairly good
mc'tl of several courses fall French
meals are in courses, they never eat
any other way) consljtln or poulet,
fromnzli. sr.lads, etc., etc. Usually
between the courses comes vln blanc,
and as a grande finale, coffee with a
"touch" of cognac.
The hardest work of the evening
was always getting those home who
had celebrated as though an armis
tice had been signed, or something.
However, everybody was usually In
bed and sound asleep In time for
Reveille.
After all, the regrettable "Battle
of Vln Rouge" was not participated
in by the entire A. E. F.. by any
means. For some it meant dissipa
tion and. consequently, anunfittlng
of themselves for real service In the
lines. For others, it meant merely
an observation of conditions and
things which are rarely seen and ex
perienced In America. As a matter
of fact, I think a dry America ap
peals to those who made too good a
use of the French "light" wines, as
well as to those who always looked
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FROM RHEUMATISM
f m , i
Almost any man will tell you
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For practically every man has used
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joints, tl'e results of weather exposure.
Women, too, by the hundreds of
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c a package
before the war
c a package
during the war
c a package
MOW
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SO DOES THE PRICE!
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with disgust upon some conditions as
observed by them as on lookers only.
HAROLD S. THOMAS.
Author of Immortal Sono.
"Home, Sweet Home was written
In 182.1 by John Howard Payne. Id
but a very few of the sixty years ot
his life Payne was sufficiently long at
ny one place to call It his home. He
tiled In Tunis, Africa, April 1, lKT,i
and It was thirty-one years afterwards
before his body was brought to bis
native country, the place he no doubf
had In mind when he penned these
pi-eating words.
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25th YEAR OF
AK-SAR-BEN
FALL FESTIVAL
OMAHA
Sept 24th to Oct. 4th, 1919
Grand Electric Parade
Wednesday Night, Oct. 1
Grand Auto-Flower Parade
Thursday Afternoon, Oct. 2 '
Coronation Ball
Friday Night. Oct. 3
CON. T. KENNEDY'S SHOWS
25 Shows and Rides 25
ON THE CARNIVAL GROUNDS
Every Afternoon and Evening
15th and Capitol Avenue
Notice to the Public
The people of Alliance are hereby notified that the ordinances
of the city are to be atrictly enforced and that particular attention
will be paid to violators of the following well known laws of this
municipality:
1. Ordinance No. 195 relating to motor driven vehicles, as per
tains to minors driving the same, rate of speed within the city limits,
and lights, when driving after dark, as well as to careless driving
thereby endangering human life. .
2. Ordinance No. 42 prohibiting the riding of bicycles on the
sidewalks.
3. Ordinance No. 10S relating to the obstructing of streets and
sidewalks.
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4. Ordinance No. 183 which requires that the owners of dogs
shall pay to the city treasurer the required license for the fiscal year,
and upon failure to do so the Marshall will arrest all violators who
may be fined from $1-00 to $10.00.
5. Ordinance No. 6 relating to open vaults and unsanitary
conditions connected therewith, depositing slops trash and rubbish
In streets, etc.
6. Ordinance No. 113 relating to the cutting of weeds.
The ordinance of the city of Alliance creating the office of hte
City Manager provides among other things that he shall have active
management and control of the police department.
The co-operation of the people will be welcome at all times la
bringing about an enforcement of the ordinances.
C.' C. SMITH
City Manager
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As a mark of appreciation to those men who will give to the
Salvation Army campaign, the complete mailing list to the county
will be published in the Alliance papers and after each name will be
listed the amount of the subscription.
THUS:
John Smith $75.00
Henry James $50.00
' Josh Almighty $30.00
Frank Simpkins $ 5.00
Jim Willard 5C
Can you afford to be the Jim
Willard of this Communitv?
Do you wish to go on record as being willing to forget so soon the work the Salvation
Army did for our boys in France. There aer a lot of these soldiers in Box . Butte county
now and they will scan with interest your contribution because it will indicate to them how
much you appreciate what has been done.
Saturday, is the Last Day
List your subscription at any of the banks or at
the Postoffice.