The Martian, journal publié par les soldats américains de l'Hôpital de Mars-sur-Allier , item 25

• November 23, 2017 15:07:07 Thomas A. Lingner

  THE MARTIAN
  

  Hommes - 36-40
  

  Chevaux - 8
  

  Vol. 1 - No. 33    SUNDAY, April 6, 1919.    Price: 30 centimes
  

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   Drawing of casino in Monte Carlo. 

  WHEN THE ARMY TURNS HOST
  

  The men of the American Expeditionary Forces may be divided roughly into two classes, - those who have had leaves and those who have not. The former can always be distinguished by the indefinable air that marks the traveler, and by that studiously casual reference to the resorts which until a year or so ago, were popularly thought the birthright of only the aristocracy of caste and wealth. Leaves are the one form of army paternalism accepted by the enlisted man in the spirit intended and never subjected to other than friendly comment. There are little differences of opinion in such matters as proper hours for bedtime and the friendly interest manifested in the form of inspection, but the orders for the seven day vacation are accepted more gladly than even the brief spell of freedom back in those happy days of coats, collars and carfare.
  

    In our Center, a number of men slightly in excess of 1,100 has received duty status leaves of seven days. This means that that many men have traveled without cost to world famous resorts, and lodged in hotels which the nobility of Europe had not scorned in the days of peace, and enjoyed exactly the same entertainment. And best of all there were no unpleasant bills to pay, no avaricious tip hunters to combat, and no awkward baggage to handle. In addition there were several hundred leaves to England, Italy and Paris, of shorter or longer duration, but at the expense of the recipient.
  

    Of the resorts, the Riviera is the undisputed queen and has received the largest number of men from this Center. Cannes, Nice, Monte-Carlo and Menton are an earthly paradise; a new "Hanging Gardens of Babylon," built on the spurs of the Alps which plunge into the gloriously blue Mediterranean. Wherever the eye rests are terraces of orange and lemon trees and flaming masses of flowers, magnificent hotels and tremendous crags and cliffs.
  

    Men have made an ally of the serene sky and conquered the mountains, and now there is nowhere in the world to be found greater luxury and comfort. Buildings so colorful and fantastic that they would seem an illusion anywhere but amid the palms and semi-tropical surroundings, add still more to the beauty. It is amid all this that the soldier on leave is set down with no other commands than to keep his hands out of his pockets and go to bed before midnight, - and enjoy himself. Every door
  

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• November 23, 2017 05:00:22 Thomas A. Lingner

  THE MARTIAN
  

  Hommes - 36-40
  

  Chevaux - 8
  

  Vol. 1 - No. 33    SUNDAY, April 6, 1919.    Price: 30 centimes
  

  ----
  

  WHEN THE ARMY TURNS HOST
  

  The men of the American Expeditionary Forces may be divided roughly into two classes, - those who have had leaves and those who have not. The former can always be distinguished by the indefinable air that marks the traveler, and by that studiously casual reference to the resorts which until a year or so ago, were popularly thought the birthright of only the aristocracy of caste and wealth. Leaves are the one form of army paternalism accepted by the enlisted man in the spirit intended and never subjected to other than friendly comment. There are little differences of opinion in such matters as proper hours for bedtime and the friendly interest manifested in the form of inspection, but the orders for the seven day vacation are accepted more gladly than even the brief spell of freedom back in those happy days of coats, collars and carfare.
  

    In our Center, a number of men slightly in excess of 1,100 has received duty status leaves of seven days. This means that that many men have traveled without cost to world famous resorts, and lodged in hotels which the nobility of Europe had not scorned in the days of peace, and enjoyed exactly the same entertainment. And best of all there were no unpleasant bills to pay, no avaricious tip hunters to combat, and no awkward baggage to handle. In addition there were several hundred leaves to England, Italy and Paris, of shorter or longer duration, but at the expense of the recipient.
  

    Of the resorts, the Riviera is the undisputed queen and has received the largest number of men from this Center. Cannes, Nice, Monte-Carlo and Menton are an earthly paradise; a new "Hanging Gardens of Babylon," built on the spurs of the Alps which plunge into the gloriously blue Mediterranean. Wherever the eye rests are terraces of orange and lemon trees and flaming masses of flowers, magnificent hotels and tremendous crags and cliffs.
  

    Men have made an ally of the serene sky and conquered the mountains, and now there is nowhere in the world to be found greater luxury and comfort. Buildings so colorful and fantastic that they would seem an illusion anywhere but amid the palms and semi-tropical surroundings, add still more to the beauty. It is amid all this that the soldier on leave is set down with no other commands than to keep his hands out of his pockets and go to bed before midnight, - and enjoy himself. Every door
  

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