Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
THE WORLDS WAR
Through Woman's Eyes
Gleanings From the War
BY ELLEN ADAIR

elegant of the old school, crossing the
Boulevard des Capucines while the Ameri-
cans traNersed IT," writes one of the flying
mans many admirers. "He seemed to rep
resent the tradition and the grace of Old
France-a veritable Roland of French air
men,
The meeting of the two republics will
always be remembered In the annals of
history. America loves the France that
helped her to become n nation. and France
has not forgotten that ancient bond, though
she has never dwet upon It, She knows
that you do not remember" a service rem
dered Nevertheless she is nightly glad
that the debt is being repaid across the CEN
turtles.
She sees wonderful vision in the future
"a vision well worth making sacrifices for
of the Stars and stripes. the Union Jack
and the Tricolor. all floating triumphantly
In the winds of Liberty, Equality and Fra
ternity:A
AN IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL
| An impressive little burial service took
| place just yesterday TO the sound of the big
| guns the howitzcrs, ana all the din or war
| Americans. French and English walked be
| hind a gun-CarriaGe bearing the body OF a
good and gallant comrade who had died
| as in his last moments he wished to die
on the field of honor
1t was the body Of NJ. Serge Bassct the
wcll-known French dramatist. killed but
recently near Hill G5, at Lens.
The burial service could not be read in
the church for II was still n target for the
| cncmy's tire-but near by was a little sale
de theatre" turned into chapel ana 1t
| was here that prayers were sung over the
body of the playwright.
They pinned upon the Tricolor that COW
cred him his Legion of Honor and the Croix
de Guerrc. The road was lined with eng
lish soldiers. and British band played
| Chopin's Funeral March" all the way
through sunny lanes where French peasants
stood with barred heads.
"lIc was a kindly giant of man--and
always good to the children said "A French
woman with tears in her eyes.
| "llc was very generous with ms money
added a little ncwsboy who was following
the cortegc to the cemetery.
over the open grave were fired three vol
leys before The last post was sounded
then the reveille for the eternal awaken
ing"
An American who has just come to Lon
don after a visit to British headquarters III
France spoke of the contrast between the
latter and German headquarters, where
during the earlier stages of the war, he nap
pened to find himself
"'The contrast" he said, 'is almost be
yond description At the German front
when | was there, it was one ncessant bus
mess of heel-cicks and sword-clanks! NJ
relaxation of any kind, ramrod stiffness
everywhere and always sense of restric
tion, as though you were shut up in an ice
chest
"A short time ago | had the pleasure o
visiting the British general headquarters
q. ii, O. is absolutely a jolly place. NJ
nap, no side, no heel.clicks, and never
sign OF a refrigerating machine to be seei
anywhere throughout the whole show. 81
Douglas Haig was human man. and m
| more.
Genial, friendly. with n handshake tina
strikes glow into you, a quick. blue ey
full of good humOr and fun as keen to sc
/, a joke as to fix up tactical point, n read
and fluent tongue. and way with him tina
after five minutes i'm his company, make
, you feel that you have known him as n req
> friend for years He is perfectly frank an
astonishingy modest.
Naturally, his boys as the staff
{ familarly known, love him, and woul
; waltz through Hades gladly enough for hin
! They are all sorts and sizes and all ages
but they are all tarred with the same brus
of good nature good fellowship and brother
4 lness. ! was billeted with them one nigh
> and 1t was the most glorious nights fun
k have ever had in peculiarly mixed an
h varied existence"