Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-25
FRENCH AGENTS HERE
.TDGE 10000 HORSES
FOR USE IN WARFARE
,;eutenant and Veterinarian
rxpect to Pass Upon 100
a week-Total Price
Nearly $2,000,000
ANNALS WILL DIE SOON
,..rsVe Life After Reaching Battle
eesId Is Only Eight Days, Accord
ing to Inspectors

,.... illustrating this article will be
s.,nd on the back page
r,yo agents Of the French Government
....v began the inspection of 10000 horses
aurs Head Bazaar. Market street near
.s,s street, for the use of the French
They are DIR. T. Dupree, an ex-
q. veterinarian, and Count Bertier de
..,,y,eny The horses will be Inspected
&c rate of 100 per week and daily ship
"A 20 Newport News, Va, and from
49, 20 France for use in the cavalry,
aeht and heavy artillery.
~. inspection is an interesting and
u,,,v enacted operation, It taking but
,Dout one minute to decide on the merits
.,,he horse. The method followed Is this:
c.,r, Az sauvigny and DR.. Dupree, note
s.ar. IN hand, take up their positions
-, the door where the light is best and
,,..c,,v AZ their backs. The horses are
,u.d tp in the stable in the rear and
=. brought in several at a time and
-,.osd in the centre Of the building.
rhe Sround is covered with about six
,.,,,es Of sawdust and shavings.
signal from Doctor Dupree a ne
at,endant swiftly leads the nearest
ser,e In front of the inspectors. Doctor
,,ynree touches his head, looks at the
s,,th and teeth, touches the TANKS and
sr5ftlv looks over the animal from hoofs
~ head, first on one side and then on
the other.
JUMPING EXHIBITION.
rr. animal is then made to jump by
single lash of a whip and is forced
n run the length of the stable and return,
Meanwhile the inspectors make notes
and the horse is either accepted or re-
iected II the horse is accepted another
attendant takes the animal across the
street and he is branded on the right
mont hoof as follows: A for light artil-
lery AA for heavy artillery and C for
cavalry. A small T. d. inside of the
brands denotes that Doctor Dupree has
Inspected and passed the horses.
Very little is said by the inspectors as
the work goes on; sometimes an hour
passing before the men speak to each
other The Count, who is a lieutenant
in the French army, is very dignified In
manner and bearing. His complexion is
dark and his face is wrinkled, which
HE filled with campaigns and hardships.
Doctor Dupree, on the other hand, is
fair, quick in action and inclined to be
very friendly.
4 HARD TO INTERVIEW.
Both men speak only broken English,
and II was with difficulty that a reporter
from the EVENING LEDGER obtained the
information from them that the only
things required of the horses were free
movements, regular breathing and gen.
eral good health. 1t was explained that
H.. a.
the hang of the tail nor the incline of the
neck or head. but was deeply anxious tC
get horses in good health and not muscle
hund
LIFE AT FRONT DAYS.
The average life of these horses at thu
front is about eight days, according to tn
Inspectors.
The French order placed in the Unite,
States calls for I1,0O0 horses, and the or
der has been divided between firms in 81
Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia and Billings
Mont.
According to Paul Connolly, manager o
the bazaar here that is supplying tn
order. the horses are sold at three prices
IlS, sl6S and $1S3. The average price, h
said, was about $50, which will make tn
total order placed here 81, ,sOO,OOO
The French agents are not hard I
please" he said today. land we hav
very few reflections. The English, how
ever, are very difficult to cater to.
have had numerous English agents tai
70 me about placing contracts, out tn
horses they want must be so nearly per
iect that II is almost impossible to. ge
them. The French give us on an averag
OF $50 per horse, but the English pa
about S2lO. Most of our horses come froI
Virginia, Maryland and Ohio"