The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-28
AMERICANS RECEIVE
ROYAL WELCOME At
FRENCH GUN SCHOOL
Several Harvard Men Are Among
Those Studying Near Paris;
Students Are Taken Into coun-
try With Maps for Instruction.

special Dispsica TO The Herald.
Paris. June . .-Aithoueh arrange
mcnts for the practical training 81
Americans on q large scale In France
have not yet been definitely
ed. Interesting light on the methods
likely 10 be followed is Afforded by an
account OF the course NJ q French ar.
tillcry school FOR officers near Paris,
Already quite a number OF Young
Americans are in training there who.
81 Is Understood. viii take their place
a. officers in the American eNpedi-
tlonary force later on. although they
at present officially form a part of
the French army IN the T-hirty-second
brigade Of artillery.
The names Of the latest arrivals are
Munsvl. Harvard. 1919, Foreman.
Hail. Builen. Nebouchet. and Jackson.
Harvard. 1900. and Torrey and AL
d~enbrooks. Harvard. 1895. Others Of
the Americans have served IN the
foreign legion. among them Ganson,
Harvard. 90. II Is intended To put
them all In one unit. with English
speaking Instructors, ane thus they
will receive more individual attention
than given TO the French students.
The French auiorities are In earnest
In anording Americans every oppor-
tunlty for training a. artillery OIL
GERS thar wisdom n courtesy can
provide. Even those who have receiv-
ed Instructions in the regular Ameri-
can army. Il n snid, would be BEN
- a.. ~. ...ru 80 aWHanefa from
the battle front.
The school In question II eagerly
sought by the elite Of the French
army. and e * understood that the
average cost OF training an officer D.
several thousand francs Frances ini-
iiative In extending school facilities
10 her latest ally can De appreciated.
The whole atmosphere is full OF
practical work Of war ~ the major
ity Of the students are soldiers who
have beer at the front two years or
more. The course includes ballistics.
h%ippology. riding, wireless. applied
science. topography. range finding.
the theory Of the construction 90 au-
~tomob;ies, etc.
During the last week the Americans
have been taken into the country
with nap for instruction IN pracing
batteries in position and TO learn the
practical use Of maps for artillery OBJ
s~ervntion and direction. Another q
they made observations OF target
work. They took up a position in a
small trench about 1900 meters d.
rectly ahead OF the battery and about
200 meters from the target before
them. with glasses they watched the
shots a. they fen long or short. 80 The
right or left. and telephoned back 10
the chef de battcric by now many
miIliemes the direction should be
changed and by how many meters the
range Increased or shortened. A rec
ord was kept of these messages and
the students were marked according
to results. The hours are from 6i2o
n. m. to 6 p. m. except sundays
| when leave is readily given
Soldiers from the front hnd the
study COURSES especially trying. a.
long habit in the trenches has SO ac'
! customed them TO 10 10 sleep any
| hour OF the day or night when things
! are uiet enough 10 permit them TO si'
down. 20 tina the instructor often
! breaks or his lecture &c awaken a
! drowsy pollu.
Every one connected with ths
school Is very enthusiastic over the
| arrival OF the Americans and IL q
universally hoped they are the iore'
! runners OF thousands who Will come
TO take advantage of this unrlNatec
training in the practical work of inc
wars most important feature