The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
AMERICAN AT O
TO BECOME LIEUTENANT
Sergt. Sweeny Sent to Officers School to Study for
Commission-Men of Foreign Legion
Give Concert.

SeeoGi c~ovesposde~cs 10 TEE evu.
PARIs. May 2o.-rHE SUNS ccrrs-
spondent with tho American volunteers
in tho French Foreign Legion tells IN the
following homely phrases OF the daily
happenings In the amp OF tho Amer1-
can volunteers which give a very clear
idea OF what IA going on at h front.
Here are q few excerpts nom his diary:
April Is.
There's a rumor going the rounds that
We are TO be sent to the rear for . rest
on May 4. and another that We are TO be
sent TO the Dardanelles aftsrward. II
we do go back I will not that We
shall regret II, but there will b some
misgivinGs at leaving when things are
beginning 20 get pleasant, thanks to
summer time. a nice outdoor life with
out any worries and plenty OF company.
Life in the reserve trenches on the side
Of the hill (Blanc Sablon) - fne really
camping in the woods without any Of
the drawbacks.
These trenches all have names. -
Luna Park and Magic City Our dug
outs have been reconstructed, made ipto
little cabins. The streets between them
are named after the Paris b~oulevards
and the cabins themselves are inscribed
like seashore cottages. '6tayawmle,'
'Restawhiie,' 'Cosey Corner &o.. with
little paths and streets made with the
white sand which gives the hill It's
name. As for work. during the six days
we nave spent hero we worked On the
trenches two nights from s till mid
night and 7 iii II. and two afternoons
from 2 till 4. fixing up and identifying
the place. The rest OF the time We lay
around. talking. singing. eating and
sleeping. War Oh. yes, IT'S war. l
heard two lannon's 20 on. There might
have been more, but I did not count
they did not interest me.
April ~.
Here are the details OF the food
basket story A. told me by 8weeny.
who was In charge that day. He found
a bottle OF Munich export beer hanging
on IA tree and swim ging mex to II was a
basket containing another bottle OF beer,
some tobacco. u box of Ecksts,n's dc
Cape Extra cigarettes and three sand
witches. Tho sandwiches were done up
very neatly In tissue paper. with excel
sior packed underneath. Two sand
witches were OF white bread and the
other OF the famous XIX bread. One had
very fne quality fresh butter and honey.
the second butter and roast veal and
the third W~estphalian ham. With these
things were two notes written In perfect
French
ITO our comrades Of the French amy
We have been here all the winter and
feel as II we are friends. although We
have not seen each other except at thu
distance Of a bullet. We see that the
papers YOU kindly left for us state that
We are hungry and starving. therefore
We have left this basket that o may
know what Wa receive each day. We
hope that the war will end soon no that
you, our comrades. may 60 back to your
ANTILLES as we'll as we.
we are sorry that tho war arose
We Germans have always looked upon
YOU French as our comrades and
friends. England Is the enemy. She II
Is who Is tho real cause of tho war. 10
save her commerce. We hope tho French
will make peace and then form an ALT
, ance to war on the common enemy. Eng
land. Hoping for the n Of the war,
we are
Your comrades OF the German Army.
THE captain OF Sweeny's company
let him keep the cigarette box, made In
Dresden, as a souvenir.
American Tracks and Wire.
Louis Haenelle has been made sec
ond bugler Of tho company. He learned
to play In no time. He Is not yet Is,
Bob Souoeran says he has received
news from several American automobile
companies that they have orders for the
next three months and he says he sees
American trucks everywhere at the real
'The barbed wire that we use has
plates of the American Steel and Wire
Company, New York. and It's funny for
us to be handling rolls n rolls Of II
with these plates always staring us n
tho face.
THE children are beginning to 10 tc
school, being taught by certain OF the
soldiers (school teachers In peace time
I SUPPOSE. within the firing zone. al
Beaurieux. which was bombarded b,
the German 1O6s q inch guns) wher
a dozen horses and two civilians were
killed. working In the fields outside the
town.
MAY I.
HAD hne time Yesterday. all Of MS
In the morning We went out and go'
some trees and hxrd up a stage, Tn
second company gave a show from
p. NJ. to 3 =. NJ. They are all Rus
slams and at the end the Russian ma
tionai anthem was sung by a sextet
It was fine. inspiring, There were Rus,
sian dances, folk songs and SOFT
French songs and then tho Marseillal-e
II was fine!
From 3 y. NJ. to 3 =. NJ. We (Firsr
company entertained. The officers al
drifted to our theatre. One ~legionarl
had made q violin and how he coult
play. There's no telling what some o.
these DICTIONARIES can DO! Another CAV,