The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
LEGION'S AMERICANS
CHEERED BY FRENCH
Paris Crowds Give July 4
Greeting to Men Who
Serve Tri-COlOr.
KISSES BY THE HUNDRED
Specinl Corrkspondtncr 10 Tnr srv.

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PARIS, July lS.-THE SrN's CORE.
spondent with the Foreign Legion sends
a letter under date of July II giving a
soldiers impressions of forty-eichi hour,
leave in Paris. II will be Remembered
that the Americans with the French
army were allowed to come to Paris on
special leave for the Fourth Of July
The letter follows:
In the trenches again II sens Ike
n dream. every minute OF it, And from
the very beginning incident followed on
incident so fast that we are only rea.z.
ing IL all now we are back again How
wildly II all comes back, especially the
start.
THE SUNS Paris correspondent. 10
whom we had written TO suggest that he
might get us two days leave to cele.
brate the Fourth. had that Il
was practically Impossible, tina ". had
better not hope for anything. and NV
hi the Fourth was almost here al,
home celebrations would have begun
So II was like "A thundcrbolt from a cl.t,
sky when some one anne round Il 10Y.
get who) and read a repor, mat al
Americans would be given furty-ega,
hours in Paris to celebrate their IA.
tional fete of independence.
" '''s "
JOY broke loose, congratulations aowe!
In. especially from our officers, but AFTER
half an hours dollrium We hc.tm, calm
, and even doubtful. II was T. " "
July 3 and We were In tire ming In.
How and when could We leave Along
came the rest Of the boys win On,
barbed wire and the JOY scene was acted
over again.
None OF us could steep / thougH' ,
was up early at : \. NJ. but 'oIHi
Adjutant Van Noast ready f.. our l,s
TO the railroad. although ~, We. n.
to start until : 4. NJ. Time passes. now.
ever slowly, and on reaching the sa.
ton we found that the train a. food
supply train would not leave til ! T. N
From Neaux INTO Paris We had 1.
acknowledge enthusiast z iectiuss itor
the population at the stations or along
the line. At about 9 80 ~ ~'ru.a Pie
Eastern station at Paris and Il rush
was made to the nearest ytfs. are.
toasting Paris We determined go Boz q
but not n taxicab could De- seen Ever
one that passed was in the hands o.
some one. After half AN hours Ma We
organized a patrol and sIr.o'dei b.
rounding one up. SIX Of Vs. climbed .0
or on Il, and then ouj troubles haesr
The taxi driver huckcd he could nor
Ahf' StN e Nv llll'NA ll'Is 'A't l4N. D. .. " ~
against the regulations We. with FORTY.
eight hours to spend in Paris. fer n,
could not afford another half hour 10
search for "A second taxi rlctIIuE VS.
no good the chauffeur omal.l ot.
duratc. soon the crowd b,ein 's t,,,
an interest IN The matter. From ?,,lG.
ing We turned t. arcument
The argument ~ least convinced ne
crowd around. az 1t seemed b; nov 70
understand why We We're wearing
little American nags IN our coats. a,I
"A shout % indignant protest arose
Everybody got quite excited that Aol...
leans who had been fighting for r i'
should be 80 treated and soon We hll
to intervene on behalf Of the chagHs4r
suggesting that perhaps he had BOO, ~.
derstood and might be parioroI BIZ
the crowd got more and more ,.rIGet
the women heinz especially severe a.. re
poor man, who was now crow :
against the door OF his taxi. .u.. r-
sorry that he had raised any oni .'.,
We formed a Gordon around g.
protect him aga'us' being roughly Nt,.
died. as the crowd. RON grow rg',
large, seemed determined 20 tciun rm .
lesson. Then one of Us opened '.r 'N.
"oor, threw the chauffeur in. o.. '7lf
more piled In. Bob Solb'rau ..wN..
into the drivers seat with ano'N,. Toe.
side him, n We AL began q U,.-'.
laugh. The crowd changed - ',r,.5
in a minute aud ever, .sa ..G ,
laugh, and %Soubiran drove of - ''7
speed.