Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
ERICANS HELP
FRENCH MORALE
Commander Says Men
Are Like Veterans
Under Fire
|0Qp TRAINING SHOWN
enches and Dugouts Made
While German Shells Burst.
Few Casualties
s0Qp FRAMING SHOWN
By WALTER DURANTY
tSeiaf Cabie to Evoning Public Ledge

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WAN the French Armies. May q. /
4 IA Youf correspondent talked today
Will tho colonel commanding the
'4x11erican regiment engaged in the
great battle area. His Headquarters
|Nf47f sn a bare, comfoTtless house in
y Village not far from the firing line.
AS tar as actual fighting is con
ceY}1ed. he said. my boys have had
Ell Easy time although Of course thcrc
.is certain amount OF patrol and
small raid operations, But there was
an enofmous lot of worl; to he done
as 3n this comparativelv new sector
the trenches were somewhat rudimcu-
taT<- when we went in and so we had
to get busy right away to make n
pruper defense line and adequate dug
Is Fritz, opposite, was engaged on the
same JOB, but his artillery found time
70 1hrow over plenty Of shells The
daily average was at least five times
sperIenced on the front in the east.
Ertatsr than anything we had Cy-
Villages right up behind the front
were simply hammered to picCa3. and
4 rnil tell you there wasn't any loaf
'inS on; the dugout work during the
eflrsf few days. But our casualties
have been exceedingly light and our
boys stood the shelliire as if they had
beer used to it all their lives.
another very satisfactory f"a IRE
sgaS the way in which the liaisou worked
With the French on our "iGE-. and de-
spife the language difficulties every
thing went like CloCkworll. 1t is i'm
poF&iblA for me to enter INTO details ut
present., but l can say this: tn" first
experience of American troops in TINS
great battle sector has greatly improved
stlleir efficiehcy and given them increased
pep and confidence
French Encouraged
8 Gnfi.he French side the satisfaction IS
eqla5iS great. and the American initial
'33e erfofrnance has created a highly favor
II biz irlprcssion II is hard to cNagEer-
ats< the effect on the French morale Of
fjie news that the American army is
actua1ly realizing its promises Of sup
port--and surprising them-at time
when France is facing the most deaper-
eke2struggle since the Marine.
Eyerywhere on the front the poilus
4 ~ half million of Americans? That's
the Nest news yet" or Your divisions
'6reSin line now in the big battle. Cest
<1na<nifque." One feels wha. a trcmcn-
dou4 moral force to the French army is
sine knowledge that Americas millions
are backing it up just when the enemy
|is tacfnping his bucket" to tho very
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