New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-19
4MERICANS DRILL
TOR FRENCH ARMY
Corps That Invokes Spirit
of Lafayette Now Has
100 on It's Rolls.
MAY HAVE TO REFUSE
ALL u. S. AEROPLANES
Economic Outlook More Hope
ful-Monks, Expelled from
France. Return to Enlist.

Paris. Aug. rs The American Vol
urtcer Corps to-day has total Of 40
names ON los rolls. These American vol
uutccrs purpose 20 fgh. for France and
thu. .r small measure repay the ser
vice Lafayette rendered the United
States. It is believed that 100 Of them
will Doe accepted and equipped by the
French War Department
Andre Lcsoud. French officer Of the
reserve, IS conducting the drills. The
corps will be- commanded entirely by
French officers. Americans gather daily
around .he corps recruiting office. over
the entrance 70 which hangs large
American flag.
When the corps was started the or
gaUizcre believed that Americans Nv
my iu Paris would subscribe Tor the
equipment. but although some vague
promises had been made no cash mas
been contributed. The corps will PROB
ably leave for the east next week.
Nav Refuse Aeroplanes.
William Thaw. Of Pittsburgh. jane;
Bach and Stephenson McGordon, OF
New York. and Weston Hail. OF Tal-
weston. have offered their aeroplanes'
and these have been accepted. Doubt,
bovcvcr. has arisen as TO whether the
French government ought 10 use the
acroplares of neutrals owing to pos
eihIc international complications.
r. Ncalc smith. Of Baltimore, an
airmar. who was with Hubert Latham
ir his American fights, has volun-
tccred for service with the French
military aviation corps. His offer has
been accepted and he viii leave for the
front next week.
Adolphe Helwig. an American civil
engineer. Of New York, who IS now IN
France finishing the RoUen railroad
terminus. has volunteered ard has
been accepted as a French military on
cincor. he Will be commissioned as an
oTcef and will be engaged especially
.r bridge construction.
Georges Brcitmayer and +. Dorcleres,
two OF the most celeb -ated swordsmen
in France. have enlisted TO work ma
chine guns aboard aircraft. They are
now training for their duties at the
aviation station in Versailles.
Public Is Warned.
TIE French authorities and unofficial
writer's continue 20 warn the public
that thcy must be prepared for bad as
well as good news, and that 1t IS CYL
dent that along such an immense 'front.'
the fortunes Of war must vary.
Il is granted that the German armies
have not the strong inspiration OF the
allies. and the accumulation Of details
Of senstiess outrages upon detenceless
villages indicates that the Germans are
10 some extent demoraliZed before the
camuaign Is fully developed, but NJ ls
only iu unframed Imaglnations that
the enormous armies Of to-day can
rush % sudden and universal victory.
President Poincare will sign decree
tomorrow authorizing the racetrack
authorities TO pay over part OF the
betting profits 20 the Red Cross fund.
Tho black and golden eagle Of the
i31d Lower Alsatian Infantry Regiment
off the German army, which was capt
ursd by the French az Saint Blalse,
Alsacc. was hung to-day before the
statue of Napoleon IN the Court OF
Honor Of the Invalides. II was placed
there with much ceremony after beng
brought from the courtyard OF the
Presidential palace.
A company of the Republican Guards
escorted the silk standard, which was
carried through the Avenue Marigny,
the Avenue Nicholas II and across the
bridge Of Alexander III. A band PLAYED
the "Marseillaise," and many specta,
tors. a. the flag appeared, removed
their hats as a salute to the van
pushed.
The "Eclair' states that all the Car,
thus.au monks Of military age, who
were expelled from France at the time
,hat the law restricting religious as,
soc.atIons was adopted, have returned
TO the barracks at Grenoble and eN>
changed the white habit Of the Order
e ST. Bruno for the uniform Of the
French colder. They were given an
nrtLusIa.tLc recention by the nopul a.