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(By Associated Press)
A PORT IN FRANCE, Feb. 2 (by
mail).—As far as it is possible to
Americanize any French city, this base
of the American armies has undergone,
the process since the first troops ar !
rived last June. Collectively it talks
English quite fluently—much more so,
than the visitors speak French, at anyj
rate—and its shops have taken on an
American air.
Eikewise the months have quieted
the exuberance that expressed itself in
jammed and crowded streets and cafes,
noise and exhilaration at the time of
the arrival of the first American
troops. This in part can be laid to the
fact that about nine-tenths of the city
has been placed “out of bounds” for
all not. equipped with special passes;
so that the dives and other undesirable
establishments that at one time threat
ened to spring up have died of inani
tion
Scarcely a store now but flaunts its
wares with tags and comments in Eng
lish, and the storekeepers kwg prof
ited by the constant succession of
American customers to learn a fair
brand of English. Nine out of ten of
them at least are able to conduct a sale'
in English, while not one of ten of the
customers could get what he wanted
if he had to rely on French.
Some of the English, of course, is
ragged, and a compendium of the signs
displayed in the main street shops
would furnish an excellent basis for a
treatise on “English as she is writ
ten.” There is, for example, the
“house taking charge of parcels; every
one get a received, which lies adjacent
td the store featuring a model warmly
clad in what the proprietor fondly be-'
lieves is a “tranchs coat.” Thus a j
large notion and curio store, situated |
on a corner, has painted both facades I
to represent a double American flag,!
\vith a single centerpiece containing,
the stars over the door at the corner.'
The topmost stripe on both sides bears
the inscription, “Souvenirs, Don't For
get Her.” Occasionally the advertise
ments do not say quite what was in
tended, even though they tell the truth,
as for instance the sign over a store
which reads, "Money taken here.”
Such announcements as “American
Breakfasts, 7 to 9 a. m.,” and “Ice
Cream” appeal.
The naval element is perhaps most
conspicuous by its absence. In June
and July the streets swarmed with
naval officers and sailors from the bat
tleships and cruisers that formed part
of each convoy.
More and more the city has come |
under the viselike control of the Amer-j
ican authorities. No resident evenj
may send a telegram to any point in j
France without submitting it to a local j
censorship that has been created at
:he suggestion of the Americans. The
ensor is the local police commissioner,
.nd he passes on all French messages
hat are doubtful. Likewise his stamp
s obligatory for telegrams in English,
blit he will not wield the stamp until
he American authorities have passed
jpon the matter.
No single individual leaves the city
by train without submitting to an el
imination. Papers of identification, in
nany cases written official permission
o leave are necessary. The civilian
falls inevitably into the hands of the i
iealous French who are co-operating i
ivith the Americans, while the man in
jniform, especially the American
khaki wearers, are handled by our
military police.
Early last July the French, at the
niggestion of the Americans, laid dowrn
exceptionally severe rules for the
r-afes. limiting to the lowest conceiv
ible point—for France—the hours dur
ing which men in uniform might be
allowed in all public houses.
Later in the summer the French gov
ernment issued rules governing the
sale of spirituous liquors for all!
France. The two combine by chance,
in such a way that drinking for the,
soldiers is virtually out of the question j
at any hour—even for those limited1
few who are able to obtain passes to
come into the “out of bounds” portion
of the city that comprises all of the!
cafes.
The soldiers are on the whole In-'
tensely popular with the inhabitants.
They are’, for one thing, extremely
kind to the French children, which]
strikes a responsive chord fn the
breasts of the mothers, particularly,
since it is not a French male custom
to fondle and make much of the young
sters.
Then, too, a number of the military
organizations have clubbed together
and have given entertainments for
French charities which not only have^
netted a lot of money but which have
boon novel and interesting. The latest
of these was a negro minstrel show,
which brought in more than $500 for
the war widows of the port.
DEALERS IN AUTOMOBILES
HAVE THEIR TROUBLES
VISALIA, Cal., March 1.—Three hun
dred delegates fronj ail parts of Cali
fornia will attempt the solution of
problems in the automobiles trades
business in California arising from the
present war situation at the semi-an
nnal convention which will be held in
this city two days, March 28 and 29.
The automobile trades of the country
have met with several peculiar prob
lems that have grown of the war with
Germany and the inability of many au
tomobile manufacturers to make suf
ficient deliveries to care for orders
while dealers in accessories and sup
plies have met similar conditions.
The gathering is expected to arrive
at some uniform solution agreeable to
all for the proper handling of the busi
ness through this stringent period in
the trades.
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