The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
n, tIA< SEEtsEN,
.rhc suns" special Correspondent
With the americans In the
French FOREIGN Legion.

~ mn Nis~r. March - Among so
,,py hours in the soldiers lie that
,aern warfare makes monotonous and
,,roran,ic there comes those too when
81. heart EXPANDS with accssses Of en-
,,u.i,sm that more than compensate
"a, ali his hardships and suffering Such
va, the afternoon Of the review We
,,,..sd the other day before the Gen.
,r,l II our army corps.
,u the ~, ruiug I'm the has loft of our
,,,,onm.r; sc labutcd cleaning from
40 and equipment. clothes and person.
,h,- evidence Of the weCl, in the
trenches from which We had just re-
,,rr.d A noon under the most beau.
.nil Of .prilg skies We marched out OF
re villags :Wo blttaliprs strong.
II WAS pleasant this little promenade
On escepe fur = while from the ma rrow
,rcums,rip,iou 10 which We are "a
.,-ictly confined and get glimpse Of
Nm. outer word AGAIN from which We
ia,r been So lon- ard 80 completely iso.
hiel lic e. the l:;tleSt th'u.s We're
,o,el and cIarrillC pass through
row n1dsca9ts 9rd villages. 20 lock oH
row.n and ci 'ldrcu again. 20 SOC auto
, les and get "a WElG Of Sdsuleue that
10 the strongest I.wer Of evoking
associations and bringing back the life
MAJ We have left - far, FAR behind. IL
,oo,,as; with the sinister lifclessncss
and suspense that 'eigus along the front.
ts-e A. soon a. one H. out of the zone
q artillery IRE. all is hustle and busy
orrations hlong the roads were the
esrps ~ the engineers and jspots filled
Win erlai Ton defcuCe and military
guks plies az lumber. pJntOon bridge.
:, sections. infinite rolls OF barhed wire.
thousand. ot new picks and shovcls
ra'.y la.i ,u'. tina; raised groars from
ne MN A. they passed. for Cesar's re-
marx about the spade having won him
no, than the sword holds curiouslv
tue u the Gallic wars Of to-day. at
tast 5, far "a our experience has gone.
Roads Trcmin9 with Life.
ras -oads we're teening with life.
guheriug wagons and mule trains ming
'rc with numbering motor lorries and
TSrs auto buses IN the immense work
c. raviiAi,lemeui. motor cyclists whiz-
iag back and fo,th with dispatches. chic
officers 10 girg back in the depths o.
Injurious limous!nes that We're once
0 the firing line each unit has a sense
o. terrible detachment here we could
eel reassurngly the nation working be-
Mind u. the frightened sinews OF that
great complex system OF which we are
Ltu the ultimate points of pressure in the
u shty effort IL is making.
For fifteen kilometers or so W.
marched back over hill and vale. singing
re chaus1ns de route of the French
|so.d!er-dlong poplar lined canals
where IT," bic peniches are stalled
through picturesque villages where thc
civilians. re;urred 10 their reconquer"d
territory. came to their doors and greeted
re AS ~ passed. once We passed q
group u German prisoners working or
IT, roads They looked neat and We,
cared for and t ok guodndtu eddy
enough the stream OF banter as ",
~aycned by.
on tho sunny plateau We were jolnet
'' The NO relief battallons OF the rcgi
cent that holds tine sector to our left
and all we're drawn up on tn. plain II
Jmns Of sections by four. line spec
n'lo We had not waited long when ,h'
General appeared down the road. H.
, ras sIpcrniy mounted, was followed 10y
i-agoon bearing the tricolor on hi