e world needed was a hero, a man
of oak and rock, a great heart, a lion,--and the world found such a man
in Clemenceau. Nothing fascinates the listeners like tales of courage.
Not even stories of love and eloquence have such a charm for children
and youth. Many of us remember that in our childhood the crippled
soldier of the Civil War became a living college, teaching bravery to
the boys of the little town. For months Clemenceau has been going up and
down France, heartening the people. This Prime Minister with his great
massive head, the roaring voice, the clenched fist, is an exhilarating
spectacle. That hero of Switzerland, William Tell, left behind him a
tradition that it meant much to him to waken each morning and find Mont
Blanc standing firm in its place. Not otherwise all patriots, soldiers,
and lovers of their fellow men to-day can look on the great French
statesman and patriot and gather comfort and courage from the fact that
he still stands firmly in his place.

OUR BRITISH ALLIES

V

1. "Gott Strafe England"--"and Scotland"

At the crossroads near the city of Ypres is a sign-board giving the
directions and the distances to various towns. One day the Germans
captured that highway.

There was a man in the company who had lived in some German-American
city of the United States. He knew that but for England Germany would
have gotten through to the Channel towns and looted Paris. Climbing up
on the sign-board that German-American wrote in good plain English these
words: "God ---- England!"

That afternoon the Australian and the New Zealand army pushed the
Germans back and recaptured the highway. Among other soldiers was a
Scotsman named Sandy.

He read the sign, "God ---- England!" with ever increasing anger.
Finally he flung his arms and legs around the sign-post, pulled himself
up to the top and, while his companions watched him, they saw him do a
most amazing thing.

They were cheering him because they expected him to rub out the word
"England." But not Sandy! Holding on by his left hand, with his right
Sandy added to the words "God ---- England!" these words, "and
Scotland."

He felt that it was an outrage that Scotland should be overlooked in any
good thing. Blessed was the people who had won the distinction of being
hated by the German, and therefore Sandy added the words "and Scotland"!

Now Scotland deserved that high praise. When the historian comes to
write the full story of this gr