The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-21

DC parked IN the market pace tufaWn
up side BY side, close together at IN
angle to the main road 50 that they
could be started Off again without de-
lazy. The little village seemed sad
and deserted as the convoy arrived,
as do most French villages these days,
with nothing but aged men, women
and children at home. But it woke up
as the trucks numbered in aud took
up their appointed places.
care they EnglishW asked Il woman
who appeared at her shop door.
"No!" -..--
.,"Thcn they are Russians"
"Neithcr!'
When she heard that they were
Americans then she 'beamcd with con-
tent. 1t seemed an earnest of the aid
that was coming, and evidently con-
vinccd the good woman that the Unit
cd States had declared war far more
wildly than anything she had read or
heard said. ..... ..
The military spirit is strong in this
new band of fighters for France. A
salute and permission is asked from
the lieutenant to go and buy cisa-
rettcs at the shop, 20 yards away, al
though the camions were all now
parked in~an irreproachable line and a
halt was being taken. At a previous
halt, when the officer of the day was
deciding which road be should take,
and every driver had got down for a
few minutes, great was the discussion
whether. q cigarette could be smoked,
the "antis" holding that they were on
duty, when smoking is barred, while
the "pros'' agreed that halt was a
break in the service.
Military Etiquette Observed.
The captain of the center who was
conducting the New York Suns CORE
spOndcnt to see the convoy at practical
work, passed by tho drivers several
times. and this brought up the question
whether he should be saluted every
time or treated as being on duty with
them, when the first salute at meeting
would suffice.
But there was n deeper question that
each was eager to discuss. Were they
doing the best they could for their
own country and for France? Should
they be where they were, or ought
they to be in their OVID country Offer
ing it their services directly? They all
had served with the American ambu'
lance sections at the front, and have
all succeeded in becoming heads Of sec
tons. This experience has taught
them useful knowledge Of the French
language. Several have lived years
in France and know the language thor
oughly. 1t has taught them much about
the French army and trench warfare,
and given them already a valuable
training. They wonder whether they
are using this training to the best ad'
vantage. or whether they ought to be
at home, where armies are forming
and men with their qualities are being
needed. Meanwhile they are working
hard and acquiring further training,
which will assuretlly make them valu'
able officers for the first American
troops to take the field in France.
This first class of ID, training at
Meaux to become transport officers. Is
composed of Charles Freeborn, Cali
fornia: Allan Muir, Philadelphia {;
Henry Tselin. Paris: George Struby,
Denver; A. Douglas Dodge, New York !;
B. Read, New Jersey; William Bige'
low, Boston; w. H. Wallace, Rye
N. y; A. Henderson. New York; H..
Barton, II. Houston. Philadelphia {;
BOWS Durham, Boston; 5. Colford,
New York; Thomas Dougherty. Phila'
delphia; Ralph Richmond, Walton,
Mass.