New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

tho Department Of Health for all the French
armies:
I "r wish to express 70 you with special en-.
ptasis all the satisfaction which the Amer.
can Ambulance sections are giving 20 nv
department. Thanks not only 20 their sxcsi.
lent material organization. bot, above all "a
tho courageous devotion Of the splendid stas
which your country has sent US, those see.
tions contribute in very gracious way 70
mitignto the suFerings Of our wounded b7
shortening the grievous hours between n.
moment when the soldier falls on the field O,
battle and the time when he receives u.
proper care.
"Wjll YOU. then, accept for yourself ana
send 20 your American friends the assurane.
of my profound gratitude for the work which
YOU have so admirably conceived and realized
and for which your fellow countrymen cor.
tinue the maintenance in men and money n
equal shares Of galIantry and generosity
JoTre's Tribute.
To Mr. Andrew the General-in-Chiet Of al
the French armies has written;
"I wish to express 20 you ny satisfaction
with the work accomplished by your volup.
teers, who have never failed under any cir.
cumstances 10 prove their courage, endurane.
0EG QeNOtlOn. lUt BoOb itetil' hNHAeNeC 0y
your organization are due in large measure
tc your activity and tireless zeal"
A Ford ambulance Chassis, body and equip.
ment, freight charges and insurance. costs
81 900. rs running expenses are $50 month.
A full field section Of twenty ambulanees In
tho field. two in reserve. a staff car, two re-
pair cars, truck, a kitchen trailer and tent.
sheltering thirty men, cost 10000. lts main.
for L. 2fh0n0 Eaah
cares for his own car and does all the routine
dirty work connected with t. All the men
are volunteers. They come for six months
lnd have expenses Of about $500 tneludirs
transportation). They reenlist for a period
of three months. Many Of them have ALREADY
covered eighteen months Of service.
st. Paul's School, of Concord; the Pom.ss.
School, Phillips Andover, Middlesex School
and Groton-all have given cars. Princeton
and Wellesley have given cars. Harvard has
given cars So has the University OF Penn.
sylvania In the gift Of men for drivers all
our colleges have done well Harvard with
es. Yale 27, Princeton %, Columbia 9, Vir-
ginia g. Dartmouth, 8, Michigan 4, California
2, North Dakota, Arkansas, Wabash, Masss-
chusetts Tech, Fordham, Naval Academy, St
Lawrence, New York University, Bowdoin,
Stevens, Temple, Brown, Amherst, Cornell,
Hillsdale-all have contributed drivers.
A young millionaire who has been driving
up in the Alsace district remarked the other
day:
"r never used to do anything, but | WONT
be able to live like that after the war. The
pleasantest thing that is going to happen to
me when this thing is over Will be 70 20 70
the telephone in New York and call up Fran
co.'s.
That you, Francois? Come and let's have
dinner together and talk over the big fght'
Francois is a Chasseur Alpin. I've been
seeing him up on the mountain. Francois
is the second cook at the Knickerbocker Ho-
tel and the finest gentleman | ever knew"
A Gift of the War.
That IS one of the gifts this war is making
to our young men. 1t is teaching them true
democracy. France has equality, and our
toys are learning from her that it givsf
nation strength And they are learning hat
an artistic people is not a weakling. These
men as they return TO US will be centres Of
interest in their community to interpret
France to our country. In contact with her
at her hour Of greatness they are receiving
impressions of courtesy and self-sacrihce.
They have made close friendships with the
soldiers They have chatted with Thousands
Of them and received a fine courtesy from the
humblest. A beauty OF daily manner which
they never saw in our hard drive of CONNER
cialsm has been revealed TO them by these
friendly, brave peasants.
Within the last two weeks two new sections
have been given, making seven in all. Three
more are needed at once. One woman who
gave section yesterday refused 70 let her
name be used She said she had no children
and that this capital Of $4,000 would be best
invested II given to France. She was not
woman of wealth. 1t was capital she was
giving, not income. We are now at the last
lap Of the war, when an immense effort will
be put forth, more costly in life than any.
thing the world has ever faced. France viii
give the lives OF her young men. Shall We
not give the money that will ease their SUI
ferings?
Here is chance for Hotchkss School and
Yale University. Here is a chance for Dss
Moines, Iowa, and Dallas, Tex. The tide
rolling. Five sections needed and two are
already given. Three l50,ooo-and
we have risen 70 the full measure OF oppor-
tunity. The address is For the Field ser
vice." American Ambulance Field Service, Les'
HipOinson & Co. Boston.