Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-29
ROOSEVELT Sees FRENCH
ART AND ARMY PRACTICE
CongratuIates Gen.. DaIstein
and Tells How an Elephant
Should Be SCulptured

PARIS. April 27.-Colonel Roosevelt
this morning saw portion of the garri-
son of Paris perform war operations on
/ the field of vincennes outside the gates
! of that town. ,4...
Accompanied by General Dalstein, mil
itary governor of Paris; American Am
bassador Bacon, NJ. Jusserand. French
ambassador at Washington, and Mai. t
Bentley Mott. military attache at Paris,
he drove in an automobile to the famous
chateau o. Vincennes which WAS built
in the 18th century and is now used as
a barracks.
Entering the keep. ne was received
with military honors. Here the party,
with the exception of NJ, Jessurapd.
mounted horses and escorted by plat
Don of lancers, rode out TO the maneu-
vering field, an open space one and q
half miles long lying beCween the chat
eau and the forest of Yipcennes,- where
series of evolutions were executed rap
idly under service conditions IN order TO
give Mr.. Roosevelt an opportunity TO
observe the technical instructions of the
French army.
SIMULATED AN ATTACK.
The maneuvers simulated an attadS-
ing army consisting of a regiment or
cnasseurs-a-pied. regiment of drag
oons, two battalions Of infantry and a
battery of artillery, in pursuit of re-
treating army whose retirement was be-
ing protected by the --~.d battAl
battalion and battalion of dragons.
The attackers advanced in open formal
ton under protection of the guns, maxi
ing frequent rushes. the machine guns
attached TO each unit firing at the end
of every rush.
AS the rear guard Of the retreating
army fled before the charge of the drag
cons, the spectacle was thrilling.
colonel Roosevelt warmly congratulate
ed General Dalstein upon the dash and
go displayed by the troops and the adj
mirable fashion in which the operations
were executed.
When the maneuvers were concluded
the troops deflled Lefore General Dali
stien and Colonl Roosevelt while the
massed bands played the star Spangled
Banner"
Mr.. Roosevelt stopped a few minutes
at the Salon Des Artistes Francois to
see George Gray Barnard's groups, 1.-THE
Life of Humanity" created for the Penn
sylvania state capitol. The jury has
given these groups the place of honor.
and Mr.. Roosevelt felicitated the Amer
lean sculptor The former president saw
Andrew Conner. and the figure of an
African savage by Herbert Ward. who
accompanied Stanley's rear guard in
Africa.
TALKS ON SCULPTURE.
. Stopping before the figures of two big
elephants, Mr.. Roosevelt pointed out
how often animal sculptors like Barrie
made the mistake of wrongly showing
the leg movement.
IAN elephant" said Mr.. Roosevelt, lis
like a pacing horse. Its legs on each
sido move together. These elephants are
truN 10 life. Barrie was always wrong"
Mr.. Roosevelt entered the painting Sec
tions only for moment to see Jean Paul
Lauren's triptich, THE Surrender Of
Yorktown" which he painted for the city
of Baltimore. --
This afternoon the Roosevelts will visit
Versailles.
At the request of Pauline Chase, Mr..
Roosevelt today autographed a series of
his photographs, which will be sold at
the actors fair in New York. He said
that he had already contributed gun
which he had used in Africa, for the fair
Mr.. Roosevelt today accepted the hon
orary presidency of the American sec
ton of the Franco-American committee