The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09

 speeding along the Somme and hearing the mighty din of the roaring Krupps, the terrific boom of bursting shrapnel and the recurring report of the relent- less machine gun--are two Birming- ham boys Groom Walker and George Ferry, doing their bit for France in the Legion Estrangers des Ambulan- ciers"
 For in a letter 10 j. Reese Murray young Walker reeounted on February 15 how they had arrived in Paris and had trained for the service in the ann bulance corps. He traced the convoy of ambulances. 40 strong, from Paris to a few miles of Verdun," and inti- mated that 1t would not be long before he might witness the bloodstained fields where the armies of the war lords of Germany and the men of Pe- tain and Joffre were paying a life toll for a few feet of terrain.
 Horseflesh as a morsel of food Is no longer foreign to Groom Walker. for he admitted that he had tasted of 1t and that "it was good"
 "Of La Belle France" he knows few things now. Paris he found de- lightful. even stricken with war, and cold weather along the front beyond all comprehension. His life a an ann bulancier means sleeping on straw in a barn, bathing in ice cold water and other hardships but he states that q am glad that I came and happy thai I can do my little bit to help this won derful country and so. in my small way, help pay back our debt to France"
 THOSE FOOL GERMANS"
 But. despite his present somewhere ill France" the young adventurer is thinking about old Birmingham and wondering about the fool Germans Have they gone crazy?" he queries
 The letter written to MT. Murray anl deleted" by the writer follows
 Well, here am, somewhere in France.
 George (Ferry) and I had a wonderful trip over, fine weather and good company. That is so far as men were concerned, for there were no girls aboard.
 We arrived at Bordeaux on the 18th and then went to Paris, the headquarters of the ambulance section. George was transferred to the field service. but, am sorry to say, went back to Paris serv- ice. He had promised his sister not to go to the front and, although he was crazy to go. you know that conscience of his That is my one regret for I had counted on having him with me maybe later on.
  Paris. We worked pretty hard in the day time getting our cars ready for the field, but were free at night and believe me, we have some time. Paris must have been some spot before the war. I made the acquaintance of a young American in the service who has lived most of his life in France. He and I did the town and had some time.
 ATE HORSE MEAT
 Well finally our French lieutenant arrived and we left one Wednesday morn ing about o'clock, some 20 or more cars strong. We made a short run that morn ing and had lunch at little village. where I made the acquaintance of horse meat. Even at that it was good.
 'The rest of the day was fine, and no motor trouble developed. I led the con- voy (and kept the lead for the whole trip, as my car was always the first one ready in the mroning). We arrived at where we had supper and repaired to a barn. where we rolled up in our blankets and slept on straw. About the same per fcrmance for the next two days, and then we arrived at our first rendezvous, parked our cars, had supper and then to the barns again
 Believe me, brother. you do not know