Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30
Ambulance Drivers Happy
When They Get Near
Fighting in France. -.
LIKE TASKS BECAUSE
IT'S REAL ADVENTURE
Most of Those Rendering Notewor.
thy War Service Are College
Graduates.
DOWNRIGHT 1915. by ue-bert Corey)

Downright 1915, by IIe-bert Corey)
PARIS, June 14-War presents diff
(erent aspect when it is viewed from
he driving seat of an ambulance. 1t
5 neither so murderous nor so monot-
nous The driver isn't shot at by in
ention-very often. He sees things
happen to other men. Sometimes these
Kings strike him as funny. The
hings that happen to the driver are
arely serious. They merely suffice to
keep his pulse high. If he is driver
II the American ambulance here, he
njoys them. In describing his life,
ne of them made use of an old jest:
It's like a scolding wife," said he,
lit keeps you out in the open air
There are eight to ten million men
Engaged in this greatest of wars. Ii
he drivers of the American ambulance
ave any superiors in that eight to ten
nillions-as Il body haven't seen
hem. These youngsters are efhcient'
ourteous under high pressure, and full
II ginger No doubt all of them are
convinced that the cause of the allies
right But that isn't why they are
irving ambulances. They engaged
lpon this adventure because 1t is an
adventure. The more often they can
isk their lives the happier they are
Driver Herbert came into VANS last
light, his face beaming.
Happy Over Bracelets.
"Havsyou heard?" he asked Were
o get>ou bracelets"
There were other drivers there. They
II perked up as though they had just
zen given letters from home. Their
aces beamed likewise. The brace
cts of which Herbert spoke are little
traps of leather fitted about the left
wrist Attached to this strap is
netal disk bearing number. The
lumber refers to a ledger page at the
French ministry of war. 1t is help
b Identification in the. event of sudden
eath The reason why the drivers are
happy is that the issuance of the
bracelet means they are to go into
|anger. Heretofore the French gov
rnment has been quite unreasonable
b keeping them back where they nave
hardly any chance at all of getting
killed.
When they return to Paris after
bur at the front they are apt to gather
Il VANS. Here the food is fairly
heap and fairly good. The potage is
specially filling and one gets guam
Ety of vegetables with each course.
his is matter of consequence 10
hese lusty young bucks. They never
ket quite enough to eat. No doubt
Iore indignant person will rise to de-
END the American ambulance against
his assault, not realizing that 1t is
hereby a testimonial to the excellence
H these young American constitutions.
asst night two came into VANS with
twenty franc note. They put 1t on
be table.
Take out your pay for each dish
you serve it, said they. We'll
boot the twenty"
Work Is Appreciated.
The waiter gave them better service
han he did Tod Sloan. who is a reg
lar patron. Every Frenchman knows
nd appreciates the work these Amer
IN volunteers are doing. Sometimes
he hears stories of jealousy between
he French ami American surgeons
ut that is a purely professional mat
err At the end of the dinner the
Faiter brought on two glasses of
ognac.
"If messieurs would so far honor the
Establishment Vian," said he. deferen-
taiiy. Monsieur Wan is unfortun-
tely in the trenches. but if he were
ere it would be his desire"
This pair had been on duty on that
art of the line where the drinking
% not get back to their base the stand
rd allowance for meals is one franc
nr breakfast and two francs each for
Inner and supper. In the war zone
here Is often nothing to eat to be had
K any price When public house re-
bains open the proprietor feels he de-
erves high prices. The boys had been
breed to spend most of their dollar
Jay for bottled drinking water. At in
Iervais they bought a loaf of bread.
hnn ct har IN "a
owed twenty francs and went to fill
at the wrinkles.
I'VE have plenty to eat at the hos
itai." they admitted. but il is mostly
CUP meat. Eventually one becomes
nnuied with coup meat
Cent a Day, Soldiers Pay.
All hospitals, of course. make broth
or their patients. The irreducible res
due of meat and bone is filling and
nutritious. but il lacks variety. The
boys cannot better their table by draw
ng their pay. for they get no pay.
xhen they are at the front they are on
he French governments rolls on the
anne basis as a private soldier. to COM
Piy with some legal formality. 1t is
upposed that il they are made prison
rs OF war this will insure them better
Treatment. As neutrals they have no
business to be anywhere near a battle
leld II is only in this vague way that
he French soldiers pay Will help
hem. 1t is only one cent, American.
per day
Some Of the American drivers are
Fell-to-do. just as most of them are
'olIege men. But the hollow and PEN
iiiess ones are of naughty breed.
Not one OF them would permit a richer
ronirsde TO buy too many meals. II
you'd seem like "cadging" to their
roung consciences. Sometimes there is
legitimate occasion for Il celebration.
Thea the rich man may play host. The
Dther night Ferry" had party at
ian's.
BECAUSE" they explained, we are
going to Pont-a -Mousson- 'Rah for the
PoHt"
Point a -Mousson is where the kettle
bf perdition Is boiling over. IL is
under continuous. fire. No one is per-
Bitted TO go there without bracelet
bn his left wrist.