Evening journal., 1914-10-08
By the United Press.


LONDON, Sept. 24.-(By mail to
New York; Two foreign Legions
are being formed in London which
probably will increase the fighting
forces of the Allies by 5000. One Of
them, headed by ChevalieT Luigi Ric-
ci, and numbering among its MEM
bers many princes, il is expected will
total 5000 men. The other which is
expected to be 1000 strong is being
organized by Captain Wcbbcr, a vet
eran of many wars.
1--WE have already enrolled 1850
men," Chevalier Ricci said today,
"and in a letter to the King we Of
fered 5000 men, a number which we
shall easily raise by the end of the
week.
Lord Stamfordam has acknow-
lodged the letter, and states that the
King has forwarded our offer to the
War Department. l hope that in a
fortnight's time the Kings Foreign
Legion will be fighting for England
and her Allies in Belgium.
"At a meeting of the officers of the
Legion today the command of the
Legion was offered to me but on
account of my age-I~ was fighting
with Garibaldi in 1S66-l have re-
fused the offer. / shall remain the
honorary colonel, be ir command Of
the home depot and feed the Legion
at war with more men.
1--WE have asked the War Office to
appoint an English officer in COM
mand of the Legion. The Legion is
composed of all nationahties except
Germans, Austrians and Turks. who
under no condition whatever will be
allowed to join.
Several Australian bushmen and
Canadian frontiersmen who served in
the Boer War have joined our ranks
and we have enrolled two aviators,
E. Bosizio and Gustave Manin. They
both have machines We also have
had a large number Of motor cars
offered us.
"A meeting of the officers Of the
Legion will be held soon &c arrange
for a drilling depot
Captain Stannard Rogers, who
fought in the Boer war. has been ap-
pointed adjutant of the Legion pro
tenn, and the names already enrolled
include Prince Alexander Tschaga-
daeff, a Russian officer; Prince l..
Ourousefi formerly a captain in the
royal bodyguard of the Gear: Count
Anthony de Borch, a Russian officer;
Count di Radionne. formerly in the
Italian navy; Count di Montanba, a
Portuguese; Captain Granville Baker,
who fought in the Boer war; Colonel
We're Wright and Captain Gelose
Garibaldi veterans; Lieutenant f.
Buberi, formerly in the English
cavalry; Lieutenant A. r. Barberini
formerly in the Italian navy; Cap.
tain Text Voudt. of the Dutch army
and Captain Copinger Malooney, late
of the Munster Fusiliers."
LONDON. Sept. 24.-tBy mail tc
New York; Tommy Atkins wear
pajamas? Well, not il he can heir
/ it, And he will help y unless he is
sick or wounded and in that case he
doesn't care. Out on the firing line
! and IN camp, though. when he sleeps
Tommy Atkins is going TO use his
shirt as a night garment That's
final. he AYERS.
Which is all i'm answer TO a rum
pus that has been kicked because the
I British Red Cross Society and Queen
Mary's NeedlewOrk Guild have in
cluded such things as "paiamas" and
mems dressing gowns" in their re-
| Quirements for the war. Tommy AT.
kins shifted disdainfully when told
that he was going 10 get paiamas
More than that. he laughed scorn.
fully Wear pajamas. not he, If hG
knew it. What did he want tho
blooming things for. Might be al
right for the officers. he thought, but
not for him.
Aroused by the criticism offered
officials of the Red Cross Society and
Woman's Guild stated that the paia
mas we're offered for hospital service
and not for the soldiers in the field
The paiamas. they said, could be worr
by the wounded while they we're con
fined in the hospital.
One soldier, who has seen servic,
through several campaigns, smiled
grimly when pajamas we're men
toned TO him.
They may be all right" he said