The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-29
50, ,000 MEN LOST BY GERMANS IN TWENTY
 DAYS FIGHTING, SAY
 FRENCH DISPATCHES
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Galeski smiled and died on the stretcher.
 Lieutenant Ecorcheville fell mortally wounded near German trench, but con- tinued to call out strongly to his men. "Oni Ont Your dutyi Your dutyl'
 Lieut.. Hersal de La Villemarque was fa- tally wounded in a trench under violent entilading machine gun fire. He shouted to the chief of his battalion, "Good-by. l am dying. It Is for France"
 Joffre Appears
 General Joffre, the French commander in-chief, has reviewed the troops taking part in the Champagne fighting. One pa- rade, that of divisio, was on a stretch of fields where 15.000 men were assembled. Walking in front of each solidly massed battalion were the one or two or three men who were obe decorated with the cross of the Legion of Honor or the more precious military medal. The only spec tators were the military attaches with the French army and five civilians.
 Sixty-four buglars sounded the salute and General Joffre came upon the field He had word with the commanding gen eral and then walked along the lines and shook hands with each of the 30 men to be decorated, pinning the cross or medal upon his breast.
 One of the men, Matheu Jouy, had been a sentinel at the entrance of a cut leading to the main line of trenches. He fired on Germans creeping up for a surprise at tack, but was wounded iE the army by a bayonet thrust of the Seventh German, who he killed, and was slashed on the head by the sabre of a German officer, whom he also killed Jouy then retreated and let his comrades repel the attack.
 Georges Bastard was wounded twice in a charge, but sang the "Marseillaise' to his comrades.
 General Joffre, after attaching the mili- tary medal to the breast of private sol- dier whose name was not ascertained put his arms around him and kissed him on both cheeks and then passed on.
 The boy remained strictly at attention but tears were slowly falling from his eyes when the touching ceremony ended
 Later the Associated Press correspond ent was presented to General Joffre.
 You see how these men look?" said the general. ''after months of hard fight ing, and in what fine condition they are, though just from the trenches?' Well, it would be the same after three weeks, or three months. or three years. until there is a definite result"
 The men did look hardy and unfatigued. They were bright-eyed and in pleasant humor They passed in review at a swing ing step. The men looked strong.
 Going on three legs behind one of the Dattal10nS was cOlne uOB WOu1lu- ed in one leg. He had been in every charge and a keen sentinel on night duty. The review finished with two reg iments of cavalry passing at full gal lop before General Joffre.
 General Joffre himself seemed in per feet health The men in the army are beginning to look upon him as the most eminent soldier France has had since Napoleon. Qualities most frequently at tributed to him along the front are his will and judgment.
 The generals favorite chauffeur was driving him today. He Is the Marquise De Albufora, a grandson of Louis Ga briel Suchet, Due D'A1bufera, one of Napoleon's marshals
 Trench life, less In the Champagne country perhaps than on some other parts of the line, is singularly attrac- tive. Comfortable is scarcely the word for it, but it is sanitary and the trenches s are equipped with every necessity. The miles of trenches in the Rheims re-