The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-28

d. 80, sOnes to-day wae the sr~Atasa
r--.a .. - plucked IN France by q touring
- ..a -ittxsn. Never has such a eoun-
= .r-r' l~~n paid Or an ordinary travsl-
f.rs thousand picked troopa. IN
INK two hattahnns % chaasSurn-
.a,i tho crack infantry og France.
IT, sr7s -'-st division % which 10 always
fr-,,ad at vincennss. did th~ir h~ss 10
.-av ths noted American visitor that
v-.'avsr ~ NAV 49, In R~vlin thevs
- .-l4i-rs and artillery so be seen IN
Frame.
n vas the note 10 tho performances.
Z. vss really too hurTied 10 show prop
CIV that u WAS meant o. =h,'w. namely
TO newly Developed system ot attack
"a o position held On open ground.
A. yincenne-. mounted on a fresh cavalry
charger. With a group % generals ranged
rs.0sr,Sully behind him. the Colonel re-
v-sps,i the French army in miniature
10 rad expressed q desire Co go French
,--.7s ~ work and the Government was
r ea-sd - give him the smarte-t availahle
.-ov The Governor of PARIS was TN
.r-,lr'ad 20 hold manPuvre~ ~ Nincennea
N he same drill ground where tho C1ar
4 Russia and Ming Edward Of England
I'D IN recent years witnessed similar
G,splay-
The Colonel. a~Compsniad hy Am
-assador Racon and NJ Jl~serand. the
french Ambassador ~ Washington left
10 American Embassy ~ . O'Clock IN AN
slrpmoh,le The tClOnei wore a frock
r-a' and a silk ha' and apparently had
~ idea Il witnessing the reviHW on
f7-~ahask TN his arrival ~ the re-
,sW ground he was r.ce,vs~t nv the
General m command Of tho depart msnf
of 'ha Seine. the General commanding
A. vincsnnc~. NJ I.pine. m" Project Of
Police. the Mayor and the Deputy revre-
sarung thar district IN IN" Chamber
Tnr.a chargers were brought forward
10 colonel selected ons ant mounted
vt'h alacrity. first borrowing pair
II leather legxings. The officers
nighr safely have given the Colonel n
' sisr animal. bat they evidently dii
not wish to take any chances. Am
naSszdor Bacon also mounted a charger.
by VI Jis~erand dcchnsd the honor.
The troops engaged IN the rna1Guvr~s
were divided INTO two sec, ions The first
consisted of a battalion 1t znuAves,
- .AdrUn of dragucns and three ba terie-
4 artillery each consisting of four guns.
Trs second division consisted ~ three
tA'rahons of infantry. n squadron IT
arago"ns and two batteries q artillery.
The manRuvre consisted VI an attacS
on a position held Ivy the first division
vh.ch opened an artillery fire a. a DIS
tAncs ~ en- yards The attack developed
quickly and concluded with a magnificent
charge by the Dragons. Who captured
me guns Of the defenders.
That "a the finest thing I have ss~n
since I have been IN Paris said Col.
Roosevelt "a Gen Dal~tsin. the Military
Governor ~ PARIS. i am charmed To
-ee your soldiers. would not have
liked Do rstnrn 60 America without ss,ltit
az yaur beautiful army. The manR,vre
mas he@a too hurried Nou have had
% make your men DO IN half hour what
demands four hours
when the sham ighi VA over the
troops ma=-sd Co uhe left 1T IN" Colonel.
Then they marched past HIM IN review.
ir~t came the infantry in double column.
hen the artillery a. trot and the cavalry
=, a RAllop. The Colonel In his boulevard
,o-tune WaS unable 20 give the military
.allt@ 20 tho ColorS. hut ~ they pR--ed
20 dosfed his silk hat with a sweeping ge--
tire Of his right hand. resting ., for some
moments on his left shoulder
The soldiers finally gave a cheer ~
honor Of Col. Roosevelt and the hcnd
,laved the -Mar-eillai-e. after which
~ colonel dism0unted from hi- peaceful
larger, shed hiS Logging and drove ~
O. the strains Of the star spangled Ban
rer.- which wAs played by the military
and-
"A - usual in Paris. where a military
.n~ctacle - dearly loved. there Was
great eoncourss 81 people az the drill
grounds at Vincenne~ The @ham night
and the march past the Colonel lasted an
our and a half The troops engaged in
too nAn1uvres were evidently on their
rstt!s. and made the smartest display
,ossibls
The nro,ld~pt men ~ the 5.0oO who
-lanruvred to-day were two non-com-
~ ~ on~d ofScers. one belonging to tho
Infantry and the other 10 the artillery.
~no simultaneously hxed seEglnRs over
E0os~v~lt's beautifully creased trousers.
Of Roosevelt took in the salon On
30 way hack 10 the Embassy He was
-a~arvsd nv the President or the Society
~ trench Artists He paid particular
-r,sntinn 10 Jean Paul I-aurens' painting.
The Surrender at Yorktown which "
-es' ned for the court house at Baltimore.
He coEplimentsd the artist. who was
-eSenr He then looked 20 Mr.. Barnart's
@ rss,l marble groups for the capitol
- Harrshurg. Pa. "A work which. the
Imp says. has by its grandeur 81 IN
-rirs'inn. strength of sentiment and per-
'-er.an q technique provoked among
french .c,IlpsoFs a profound sensation
sr4 ~ hvelis.st admiration. and which
declared by Rodin 10 be simply
ysgnifcent
lpi Roosevelt congratulated the artist
~ outing the seal on his reputation
Pc work ~ such . Rrandiose character.
v EorseveIt then had a look az OCon-
nigh relief and inspected the work
-@,oraI French artists. he stayed Tor
.uz ttne in front 81 Gardet's colossal
.- a. II Indian elephants and tiger.
r-.- he said pleased him even more
foo , -Inter than as an artist He eA-
r.rai - Ambassador Jn-serand that
'-- vas the only time he had -een the
...H.ant method of movement CORRECTLY
~ w. m sculpture.
Its CoIorel took luncheon nj the AmeTi-