New-York tribune., 1918-09-20

of your men were killed and twelve
captured. you remember. After that
night your soldiers were very mad. The
Germans have paid over and over again
for their rashness on that occasion. y
Lieutenant Cru was French instructor
at Williams College before the war.
The legion is the family Of every
man in it, according to Lieutenant
Aliens Heugier. who has been fifteen
years in the service. 1--WE never lose
our members except by death. We
have been wiped out of existence time
and time again, but others come to
the regiment-now a division-always
lives on
Lieutenant Heugier wears halt
dozen decorations, among which is a
badge oi honor presented to him by
Abdul A2iz, one time Sultan of Mo
rocco
"That WAS about his only official
act, because he only lasted as Sultan
for fifteen days. said the lieutenant
"And | never did know lust why he
gave he the badge: It's pretty one,
though, is it not
Ran so Fast Couldn't Stop
The lieutenant was wounded at Arras
the spirit of the proud Prussian Guard
"When the order to charge came" lie
SAID. "my comrades got to running 50
fast they couldn't stop
! nc record of the 115th Leyionnoires
IS record individually of wild chances
taken and high honors won in the face
@ almost certain death. Other Off
Gers of the command are:
Lieutenant Eugene Ramelet. former
art manager OF the Paris Opera
Comlque, who enlisted as a private
uHder fictitious nationality, was
three times wounded won the War
Cross with two palms, and the Legion
of Honor
Lieutenant Rene Gnct; wounded
twice at the Somme; wears War Cross
with two palms.
Lieutenant Leopold Chapelle, stand
ard bearer; fought at St. Vast and
the Somme; three wounds; decorated d
with Legion of Honor and War Cross
With three palms.
Lieutenant Pierre Scyssel, fourteen
Years in Algerian T:railleurs; wears
" ar Cross and military medal.
Captain G. Drouland; fought with
Italians at Trlpoli, later at Arras ::
war; received a half dozen wounds
and ten decorations for bravery in
action.
Lieutenant jacques Bourouerv
fought in thirty one battles and neve,
wounded; has the War Cross.
The legionnaires were received in
formally during the afternoon at the
Liberty Loan Headquarters, 12O Broad
way AS the olive-gr clad company
filed gayly down the corridor they were
met by a little, smiling woman in a
heavy black veil She was Mrs Charles
L. Seeger, of Patterson, N. Y, the
mother of Alan Seegav, the American
who was killed in France.
DO any of you remember my boy ~
asked Mrs. Seeger mentioning her
name.
Many remembered. They grouped
around the mother and told her many
intimate details of young Seeger's life
IN the legion. "It has been very
happy moment" she said afterward
"Ihese boys and | have reached an
agreement. have adopted them. every
one"
From the Liberty Loan Headquarters
the leglonnaires were taken to the
Rltz.Carlton for dinner. They leave
for Washington to-day. to meet Presi
dent Wilson. Later they will tour the
country to help the loan campaign.
They will parade the streets here in
automobiles at 10 o'clock this morning
proceeding down Fifth Avenue to
Washington Square, southwark to the
Battery. returning on Broadway to the
city Hall. thence UP Lafayette Street
and Fourth Avenue to Thirty-second
Street and the Pennsylvania Station