Douglas Island news., 1917-08-24
SAMMIES
 ON THE FRONT
French General Says American Sol diers Are the Flower of the
 Entire Allied Armies

tune ol bIarIug bands. Che Amcri cams swung by Che reviewing stand 10 was hc first time that Che on urc strength of thc cNpcdtlouurl force had been assembled.
 The srcuc was truly war-l.bc The troops marched along roa, HaubcI by Iow-lyiug hills. Che side. of which were naukcd with train me trenches and with brisumg TOW. 70. barbcd wire cntaurlcmcuts.
 .I ann proud Co be Che commander O. such splendid body of men. said tbc general when Che review was over "Ths was no review be. fore cheering crowds, but plain arm mmcuycra. Yet thc soldiers han. dIyI themselves like veterans. anu particularly pleased with tho cf. .G..cucy and field marching of Che troops They have had little train. ue for this feature Of che work, %. their time has been devoted almost entirely Co learning the technical side pl modern warfare They ccr- taury did braycIy"
 The weather was like April 40 times tbc sky darkencd and rain mu only to Doc followed by inter- mucut bursts of sunshine. The men wore au m high spirits and i0Eod continually with one another.
 Accompanying General sibcrt wore u.a stan and some French ol- G.cgs. AI, were enthusiastic over Che splendid showing made by Che Americans
 X touch of real war thrill was e.r.r by DHo bursting Of bombs .u po.Ect,d valley where grenade throwing drU was m progress.
 The date O. Che grand review had boon kept secret iu order Go guard aaau., possible aerial attack by Che Gamms
 AI u. tuc spectators were thrilled by Che gallant spectacle. F.rs. .am. bur. ol martial music. and tH.u t.. first ranks of thc suuburu- cd. EHaa-olHI lighters swept into Ycw strdms with swift and wig uruus steps, Almost usuuaIy it sc.mgI that thc whole hillside was alive with khaki figures.
 Ir was tuc largest force Of United su.es troops ever reviewed on for c.eu .oI and thc men themselves were fired by che spirit of thc thing.
 .Tbs reminds mc ot my last Flanders .ampa.Eu" exclaimed one Yankee joker gs a black cloud bank obaru-cI fhc sum and rain began Co mu
 The high spirits of some found oN- precision m music and they whistlcd .md sang mnroy.soI marching tunes (which started oU
 "w,u hang thc old kaiser to a sour apple tree"
 rt lacked but a few minutes Co lU o'clock when General sbcrt and his .suU an mounted. ralloDcd up to rHe reviewing stand Just at l0 o'clock Che fmt bars Of music from rcr.moutul band was heard and raou a limo of khaki plotoons nosh- cd upon tuo scene There were four p.atoous to each company. X feature of the spectacle was !. Che mounted machine guns each sct .ou a two wheeled cart drawn by real Missouri mules. Some Of th, mules were uuacquaiutcd with har ness and excited by che noise and confusion around them. leit th, ranks and started Co gallop acros. tuc felds che drivers saving ou th, reus and talking Co them in th, only kind of language a mule 1. supposed Co heed.
 The canine population of this sec. tou ol France has not suffered through Che war. That was shown toaay when almost every compon, had dog mascot rotting at iu uceIs
 The review showed that the mili ury appearance of che men has inn proved greatly since they landed or French soil Their bearing spol, volumes for Che intensive training they have undergone since arriving here They marched like misho, product instead of raw material
 Part of Che line of march Ic, through villages and the Frcncl swarmed Co the streets, cheering Che Americans and offering then cooling drinks of-winc and water Some ran alongside of the soldiers proud and happy to be in their com .pauy while others offered the sam mics cakes and candies.
 When Sammy hit the "hay" Co might it was with the happy con sciousucss that he had been dubbe. a real fighting man by thc most com petent of observers.
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