Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
Battlefield PICTURES
GIVEN TO CEN. NICHOLS
Colonel Clandon, OF French Mission,
Presents Interesting Series OF
Photographs to v. NJ. 1. Head.
INTENSIVE STUDY OF FRENCH
Cadets to be Mnde Acquainted With
Military Terms and CoIioquial Lan-
guage-OutIino for Reading Sug-
gcstcd by French Colonel.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch. ]


LEXINGTON. VA. October ia
Colonel Claudon. CHIEF OF the French
Military Mission OF Information to the
United States. has sent to General l..
w. Nichols, superintendent OF tho Vir-
Ginia Military Institute. a series of
documents made by the Photographic
section OF the French army. 1hey
contain photographs Of battle fclIs
trenches and towns OF Northern France
and present vivid and graphic picture
OF actual conditions mt the front.
The series contains the following in
scription: ITO General Il; w. Nichols.
superintendent OF the Virginia Military
Institute. Lexington. Va. Some phoio-
graphs taken in the very trenches.
Honor and the swortl--may they never
be parted.
Colonel Claudon. chief OF the French
Military Mission to the United States
In order to meet the needs OF those
who do not speak French and who
expect to go to France with Unite.
states troops within year or 30,
number OF devices have been suggestion
Colonel Claudon has written TO General
Nichols, for the benefit OF the Virginia
Military Institute cadets, about the sub
Jeet. He says:
ITO be sure, because we are soldiers
and because we are in war times we
have to devote ourselves more especially
to the learning Of military terms; but
1t is quite as necessary TO enlarge one's
equipment beyond this and get nc
quatnted ns soon as possible with the
common colloquial language; that is to
say. with the language spoken every
where in France. Otherwise, though
having your pockets FUN up with milf
tary terms and expressions you would
fnd yourselves In wild even in the
center of France
SELECT H0OIlS TE.IYISc
SOME MILITARY STORIES
Consequently the best is to selec,
some good books interesting and as
pure In tongue as possible and tell
Ing military stories. ! should advise
you 10 get Les Memories du General
.tar ,,n Marbo'' worry interesting. very
thrilling, splendid account Of the
most famous episodes during the wars
OF the revolution and OF Napoleon l.
Every one in Paris knows this book
Apply Ia Librairie I.cchete. Bouic-
ward 81. Gerrnain. Paris And then /,
would be profitable for the men to
subscribe To such French newspapers
rs lie Temps and lie Matin, and to
read especially in them the militia,
accounts.
BY such reading. your young men
Will learn at the same time the French
common language and have in n very
snort Time 4 good lot F military terms
and expressions"
Following this advice the cadets are
p'"hhins systematic French rca1
ing course supplementary TO their
courses In French at the institute nm
ucr colonel j. 81. Patton. professor Of
french and Spanish.
ne cadets are contributing liner
any. IN se1f-denial sort of way n
IN, IN, tonacco fund for the soldiers in
rance. Within tic next few dovs
ne pan VIII he In operation, calling
Ior small contribution from nj.
barracks. !"
ut, IN MS report to the United Staten
var department, Captain Jancs "
ware. of The Twenty-second w.
s aner making an inspection Of the in.
a,..nle OF several days. gives the A,
se a"u. h'aFkeh excellent. to cverv
r".uTe Of the life and work Of ia
ns.,t"te. lie concludes his rcnor, ~,
,n.'HS maj the Virginia Military In,
Tai i,,,a Is most valuable asset to IN.
n.lltarE educational system OF ,be 80.
crnment." "a '"e GOV