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and Galeski smiled and died on the


continued to call out strongly to his
men: "Oni On! Your duty!"
Lieut.. Hershal de la Villemarque
was fatally wounded in trench un-
der violent enflading machine gun
fire. He shouted to the chief of his
battalion: "Good-by; I am dying.
1t is for France"
Gen. Joffre, the French command
erin-chief, has reviewed the troops
taking part in the Champagne fight
ing. One parade-that of division
was on a stretch of fields where
5000 men We're assembled. Stand
ing in front of each solidly massed
battalion were the one or two or
three men who were to be decorated
with the Cross of the Legion of Hon
or or the more precious military
medal. The only spectators were
the military attaches with the
French. army and five civilians.
JOFFRE PINS MEDALS ON 80.
Sixty-four buglers sounded the sa-
Lutte and Gen. Joffre came upon the
field. He had word with the COM
manding general and then walked
along the lines and shook hands
with each of the 80 men to be deco
rated, pinning the cross or medal up
on his breast.
One of the men, Matthew Jouy,
had been a sentinel at the entrance
of cut leading to the main line of
creeping up to q surprise attack and
killed six of them, but was wounded
in the arm by bayonet thrust of
the seventh German, whom he
killed, and was slashed on the head
by the saber of German officer,
whom he also killed. Jouy then re-
treated and let his comrades repel
the attack.
Georges Bastard was wounded
twice during a night charge, but
sang the "Marsellaise" to encourage
his comrades.
Gen. Joffre, after attaching the
military medal to the breast of a
private soldier whose name was not
ascertained, put his arms around
hira and kissed him on both cheeks
and then passed on. The boy re-
mained strictly at attention, but
tears were slowly falling from his
eyes when the touching ceremony
ended.
Later the Associated Press COR
respondent was presented to Gen.
Joffre.
"You see how these men look"
said the general, "after months of
hard fighting and in what fine con-
dition they are, though just from
the trenches. Well, it would be the
same after three weeks or three
years, until there is a definite re-
suit"
The men did look hardy and un-
They were bright-eyed
and in a pleasant humor. They
passed in review at swinging step.
Fhe men looked strong.
DOG HERO PARADES WITH BAT
TALON.
Going on three legs behind one of
he battalions was a collie dog
Wounded in one leg. He had been
II every charge and a keen sentinel
IN night duty. The review finished
With two regiments of cavalry pass
ng at full gallop before Gem Joffre.
Gen. Goffre himself seemed in per-
ect health. The men in the army
re beginning to look upon him as
he most eminent soldier France has
ad since Napoleon. Qualities most |
requently attributed to him along
he front are his will and Judgment.
The generals fayorite chauffeur
yas driving him to-day.
He is the Marquis de Albufera.
randson of Louis Gabriel Suchet,
'uc D. Albufera, one of Napoleon's
larshals.
Trench life, less in the Champagne
ountry perhaps than on some other
arts of the line, is singularly at
active. Comfortable is scarcely the
ord for it, but it is sanitary and
he trenches are equipped with every
ecessity. The miles of trenches in
lie Rheims region are from four to
We feet wide with board floors. The
Lrth is snored up with planking
I'D earth is piled on the roofs so
lat the galleries are proof against
fragment of bursting shells. They
e not, however, proof against the
rect impact of heavy projectiles.
ne of these fell to-day in trench
yards from where the correspond
1t stood, wounding three men.
Every mans rife rests in his loop
lie. The soldiers name is in plain =
ttering on white card board beside
S gun. Loop hole observers are /,