Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1920 — French Youngsters Dance on “Volcano” [ARTICLE]

French Youngsters Dance on “Volcano”

Brest. —Young people of this city have been greatly enjoying dances given at one of the large American barracks near town and have just been apprised of the fact they were literally “dancing upon a volcano.” The building was deserted after American forces departed, but they left behind them a large number of cases which were piled along the walls. On these boxes were words In English, but the dancers, not understanding that language, did not know the words were “dynamite,” “Lyddite,” “guncotton” and “detonators.”