The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
HUNGERF0RDJ,JR.,.
TELLS OF WAR.
Interesting Story Of Great World War
Told by John Huneerford, Jry
of Carroll, Iowa
is SON OF THE CARROLL EDIToF
Greatest Demonstration Ever Witness
ed in Paris Held on July -
100000 People in Crowd

The following story reproduced from
the New York Herald of the Goth. a
week ago Friday. will be read with
interest by Crawford county citizens:
News OF what the American troops
are doing in France while in training
to take their places at the front in
the great war was brought to the
United States by John Hungerford,
Jr., OF Carroll, Iowa. recently. Mr..
Hungerford, who is nineteen years
old, brought back with him intimate
sidelights on the European situation
and what the American overseas for
ces under Major General John j.
Pershing are doing in their training
camps and while at play in the streets
Of Paris and other cities.
"On July 4, the most notable dem
onstration man could witness occur
red in Paris" Mr.. Hungerford said
About four hundred American sol
diers had come up to Paris on leave
of absence from their training camp
There were many Canadians and
New Zealanders to join them, and to-
gether they began a celebration OF
American independence Day after
their own fashion. They gathered
and staged real American snake
dance like that which is held annual
ly on many a college campus. Traffic
was stopped.
1.-THE demonstration which Paris
will never forget was started by the
Americans. AT first they met in
little group in the avenue and began
to sing American songs and Upper
ary.' This attracted the New Zea
landers and the Canadians. and for
an hour their snake dance wound uI
and down the avenue.
Calls for General Pershing
Constantly the crowd around them
increased until finally thousands OF
men and women and children filled
the street. Then, unable to continue
their dance, they began to wave small!
American flags and the flags Of the
Entente Allies and to sing songs.
by this time there must have been
100 900 people in the demonstration
Major General Pershing was being
entertained at dinner by the Cercle
Militaire in its club in the Avenue de
rOpera, near the Paris office of the
Herald. The demonstrators went
there and began to- call loudly fol
General Pershing.
I'm response to this he appeared on
a balcony Of the club and waved his
hands at the crowd. They became wild
with enthusiasm. A French flag was
hanging from the balcony and Gen
eral Pershing reached out to touch 1t
1t was too far away and he threw
kiss at it, Then the crowd went wild.
There was never such demonstra-
tion in the streets of Paris"
Friends Of the British
Mr.. Hungerford said that the Ameri-
can troops in France are fraternizing
intimately with the Britons, the Aus
tralians, the New Zealanders and the
Canadians. and that whenever any OF
these men meet in the streets there
always is certain to be formed small
or large parties of them. He said the
most friendly and intimate relations
exist between them and that when all
of these forces get together on the
battle line they will give an account
OF themselves which will go down in
history as the most brilliant in the an
nails Of warfare.
"The utmost cordiality and friend
ship also exists between the Ameri-
cans and the French" he said. There
is, however. a barrier between them
that stands in the way Of the most in
innate communication. That is the diff
ference in language. 1t is difficult
for the American soldier to make the
Frenchman understand him and the
French soldier has the same difficult
ty in making himself understood by
the American. Despite this. the friend
ship between them is deep and it is
often that one in the streets Of Paris
sees American and French soldiers
arm in arm and conversing
by sign language.
. "Frequently l have seen 'poilu'
meet an American soldier in the street
and, grabbing him in his arms. EN-
brace him most warmly. The French
look upon these Americans as the de-
Gliding factor in the war against Prus-
sianism and as the certain means Of
saving France"
Enlarsing Old French Camp
r Mr.. Hungerford said that Paris is a
mass OF American flags.
THE American camps are models of
sanitation and efficient conduct" he
said. THE principal camp was an old
French camp. and there was little. for
the Americans to do beyond enlarg-
ing 1t. after they took charge. They
have carried on this enlargement work
successfully and at the same time
paid the greatest attention to santa
ton. The health of the troops is en-
cellent."
Mr. Hungerford said that in France
and Great Britain the belief is deep
rooted and certain that the war will
result in complete victory over Ger
many. He said that fears are express
ed in many high circles that it prob
ably will last another year. but that
the final outcome is regarded as GER
tain. He declared that while many
Frenchmen have been despondent as
a result of the great burden they have
shouldered in the war, the entrance of
the United States into it and the ad-
vent of American troops in France
have put new life into that nation and