The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-09
FRENCHMEN
CHEER FILMS
Yankee Moving Picture Entitled
Americas Answer to the Huns,
was Enthusiastically
Received.
by Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent

! by Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
| PARIS, Aug. 9.-French and Ameri.
can hearts quickened in mutual patri-
otto enthusiasm on recent afternoon
when the American film, America s
Answer to the Huns" was shown for
the first time in the Gaumont palace.
! The palace was draped with Ameri-
can flags.
| Aside from the thrill of the pic
! lures themselves, taken under direc-
| ton Of the American government,
there was inspiration in the mingling
| of celebrities, high military officers,
wounded soldiers, and soldiers on
leave, all eager to see Americas work
in the pictures.
Glimpses of families and figures OF
international reputation, before and
after the show, were to be had by all
| in the great audience.
| Capt. Archie Roosevelt stood chat
! ting with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Jr., near the box oc-
cupied by Marshal Joffre. Ambassa-
doris Of Japan and other allied ma
lions, and representatives Of Presi-
dent Poincare and Premier Clemen-
ceau occupied boxes.
When the films were displayed Mrs.
Roosevelt saw her major husband
decorating two members of his bat
talon with the war cross, then stand
ing smartly at attention while the
troops passed in review. Capt. Roose-
Welt smiled at this sight of his
brother, which was roundly cheered
by the audience.
The house was jammed to capacity.
The Sixth cavalry band played patr1-
Iotic and popular airs, the audience
Joined in singing, over There. Inc
band was showered with flowers by
enthusiastic French admirers.
Outside, vast throng watched the
arrival of celebrities. The most I'M
pressive scenes were enacted When
a number of ambulances drove up.
Slowly and carefully the boys VINO
recently were wounded at Chateau
Thierry we're helped from the am
bulances and tenderly assisted to seats
in a section reserved for them. One
French officer, unable to walk, was
carried in by two husky American
soldiers. whose locked hands formed
a saddle. the Frenchman sitting with
his arms about the necks of the Yam
ice boys. The dramatic realism or
this picture outside the theater
brought more tears to the eyes or
snectators than did any of the battle
scenes within.
The battlefront struggle became
even more impressive to me when l
saw these bandaged boys, watching
the pictures, whom l saw but rev
DAYS ago, fighting on the Marine. IN
the pictures they saw themselves,
whole and strong, marching battle-
ward Again they saw the streams
of refugees they passed enroute, and
again were enacted before their eyes
the scenes that marked the high tide
of the German advance, when the
Americans barred the road to Paris
and stopped the enemy as the French
had stopped him in 1914.
pictures of Pershing and Wilson
we're greeted with tremendous APP
n,a,,se. as did all scenes depicting ar
rival of American transports. vast
American docks and other military
works in France, and the long lines
of American troops, marching out 10
dr,I-e tbe Hun back out of France.
Captain Roosevelt's first inquiry, ad-
dressed to the United Press repre-
sentative, was for the pictures OF his
baby which Mrs. Roosevelt had ar
ranged TO send him through United
press representatives. When told the
n;ctures had not been received, the
90 ntain asked that Mrs. Roosevelt be
ranuested to mail duplicates as soon
as nossible, as the first pictures sent
may have been lost in the mails
Roosevelt had not seen his
babv. and is eager to get a glimpse
of its picture.
The captain still walks with aid OF
/. cane hut he is well recovered from
tha worst effects Of his wound.