Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-02
INDIANS LANDING IN FRANCE
EAGER TO GET INTO ACTION
Their Discipline and Preparedness for War Creates Fine I'M
Observation-Disclosures to Fight for Cause of Ales-or
entails Are Well Equipped

at the remarkable smoothness with
which the operations proceeded and
were not slow in their expressions
OF profound admiration.
All Ready to Fight.
THE voyage from India had been
made under excellent conditions and
the troops, who literally leaped
ashore, were fighting men to the last
ounce, hard fit and ready. Had the
word of command been given to
march straight from the quay to the
fighting line they were ready to go.
Not a few of the Silkhs, 1.-THE,
black bearded giants, we're deeply
concerned to know if / thought that
the war would be over before they
could get to grips with the common
enemy and it was a burden off their
minds when / assured them there
was absolutely no likelihood of any
thing of the kind coming to pass.
Never has the port of Marseilles.
used at it is to cosmopolitan crowds
and the multicolored habiliments of
Africa, witnessed a scene so kaleido-
scopic as that presented today by
the defiling thousands after thou
sands of soldiers down seemingly
numberless gangways and along
quays lit up by brilliant sunshine.
"All the troops are in khaki with
very little-perhaps a green or white
interviewer band in the headdress--
to distinguish one regiment or rather
one caste from another The stuff
Is lighter in texture and color than
that used in the equipment of the
home army and imparts q. smarter
appearance to the wearer
White Officers Walk Along.
1.-THE white officers who are in
command are of the highest type Of
soldier and there was something
noble and delightful in the officers
walking through Marseilles with
their troops, en- route to the rest
| camps, when they might well have
| ridden.
"One very important fact that
must not be lost sight of is that
this great expeditionary force from
the Orient is thoroughly trained. &C
| cording to the most modern ideas
and equipped with first-class ma
| chinery of war. Everything has
been brought from India. cannon
rifles, entrenching implements, sleep.
ing rugs, tents and the hundred and
one necessaries of an Indian army
down to the praying mat
| The scene III town when thu
troops marched through to the diff
ferent camping grounds was unfor-
gettable. Every man, woman and
child in Marseilles turned out, ano
their numbers ware swelled by peo.
pie who had rushed in from the sur.
rounding country districts. In fac
the streets were seething masses ol
highly excited humanity.
The excitement of the highstruni
Latins rapidly spread to the Indian,
and it was an unique experience t.
see hundreds of martial warriors
bearded men, whose hair was sho
with gray, and beardless youths
| jump a yard high in the air fol
sheer joy. Old women fought witt
the men for the honor of shaking
hands with the bronzed soldiers ant
young girls threw sweet smelling
flowers In their path or pinned pinl
roses on their tunics and turban.
and even stuck them into the In
/ dians' long hair. In response, thu
1 dark eastern eyes beamed their grea
content and rows of white teett
flashed from laughing mouths"