Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 139 June to November 1919 . Through Germany On Foot PART I.—ON TO THE RHINE BY LIEUTENANT HARRY A. FRANCK Author of A Vagabond Journey Around the World, Vagabonding Down the Andes, Etc. The author, famous for his vagabond journeys in almost every nook and corner ofthe world, has set out, with camera and knapsack, to tramp through a coimtry thathas been screened from the outside world for over four years, where he will recordfor Harper s Magazine his impressions of Germany and the Germans as they are to-day. The following article, introductory to the series,
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 139 June to November 1919 . Through Germany On Foot PART I.—ON TO THE RHINE BY LIEUTENANT HARRY A. FRANCK Author of A Vagabond Journey Around the World, Vagabonding Down the Andes, Etc. The author, famous for his vagabond journeys in almost every nook and corner ofthe world, has set out, with camera and knapsack, to tramp through a coimtry thathas been screened from the outside world for over four years, where he will recordfor Harper s Magazine his impressions of Germany and the Germans as they are to-day. The following article, introductory to the series, describes the authors depart-ure from Paris and his experiences in the zone occupied bv the American Jj|OR those of us not al-ready members of thefamous divisions thatwere amalgamated toform the Army of Occu-pation it was almost asdifficult to get into Ger-many after the armistice as before. Allthe A. E. F. seemed to be casting longingeyes toward the Rhine—all, at least, ex-cept the veteran minority who had theirfill of war and its appendages for all timeto come, and the optimistic few who hadserious hopes of soon looking the Statueof Liberty in the face. But it was easierto long for than to attain. In vain weflaunted our qualifications, real and self-bestowed, before those empowered toissue travel-orders. In vain did weprove that the signing of the armisticehad left us duties so slight that they werenot a fair return for the salary UncleSam awarded us, to say nothing of theservice we were eager to render H. Q. maintained that sphinxlikesilence for which it had long been lucky Third Army seemed to havetaken on the characteristics of a haughtyand exclusive club, boa
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