Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

.ees rom where I stood an American
~ .sw .nrew a grenade over the edge ~
s., 80. '" the territory beyond him n
s iair, but through the fortune laid
y uvMn oy ,ate, displaced n small stone. which
aIroo,,.' toward the rear, where II landed
IN box Of supplies. There was "nue an a,,,
,neo,ate explosion The nearest man 70
oat, s W. was French Interpreter. who re-
80. we ,uil force with wounds that will
s' ",n the sight Of one eve and addi
so.,ss, ooay wounds that make the surgeons
u.Sps,r .,'a, OF mis- life. An American lieutenant
In thn p ues'oe him was slightly wounded
CUT about the legs and bodies their ,n,,'r,as
being trivial. '''' '"e'r injuries
The American accredited corros,o,,.,,.
80 uuartered In n quaint provinciai bo,o,
Ls., n nours ride from General Sibert's
,,Iuarters' For the purpose of visiting
ivus encampments, which are in hat
h u'stribution. four automobiles have
ca ~ @ p,aceo at the disposal OF the Ameri-
.an press One is a big seyen-seat cor .,
weii-known American make m, In ,,a ' ~. W
soii.y OF cases It's like n balky horse Tbe
,eur' .,' an enlisted man fresh from, rino
49, service In the American ambula nco
ogatn @ o nechhnism apart and together
ea." ,'' score OF times. Today whilc driviry
H. correspondent he said something was
voIanu,, -, ,hat something being as so much
PuN 10 me. The car at that moment n, "A
yus, y,, stopped and could not be made IN ro
we're near an auto park comnany of
S.n"'lIcs' nn,'i' some of whom came over and
ha,,a "'et was the trouble. One said. eve
ane m man here who can fix anvtbine
amn,,, make no difference what II is. n II
/, n 80 ana won't 60 Pete he'll make
go, Ignition Pete we call hin, ti",,n
Pete" We Na'i MN. Hello,
tai
ourgh' dressed in khaki trousers ,na y
Molhfnans blue blouse lie strolIed n,.or
sa'e M ,ne machinery of the car tho once
80 80 u'a Few things and in a few min.
ho,,' ''u ner as good az new. That car cana
o"e ,, 10 headquarters as II II had iust Iost
Iii, s"op IN the United States where II vo e
puiit' And the chauffeur said ,sbo 80,
ran so smooth before" "''e'
ms morning General Castelnau co,,,
'"uIns group Of French armies vieI,ed
M .Mne camp. where, as the guest of canana,
''uert ne made a general tour, ending win
mess "'"uuu"rters
SOUP ON GENERALS PANTS
one OF the enlisted men. while SERVING n
course of peas cooked a la Francaise eniIIod
dishiul of rich. green juice on the French
generals red trousers
now green is complimentary coIor IN
req III you sit in the sunlight and Ionls NJ
piece Of red cloth through a paner-
twisted telescope presently you will see
green. But in this case '',ere was neither
sunlight nor paper teleso )pe, nor any
combination between the red on General
Castelnaus trousers and the green llouId
II just made dirty. messy stain. The
French general. with characteristic French
courtesy, smiled a sweet smile, said zee mes,
rien," and the luncheon went on.
Earlier in the morning General Castelnau
inspected an American battalion. Now to a
trenchman medals and decorations upon a
solderly breast indicate valor and cour.
ageous service rendered And in the Ameri.
can army many grzzled regular wears a
/ string Of service medals that Indicate sim.
| ply time spent in the Philippines or in Cuba
| or San Domingo or elsewhere, without spe.
| cal significance as to action under fire