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spection to some of the American positions.
"The Germans were trying desperately
to get the range of the road over which
we travelled" said Judge Wadhams, "and
they were altogether too near it for COM
fort. We could see the flare of the big
guns and then hear the explosion of the
shell after an interval Of about eight
seconds"
Gen. Edward. Lauds His Men.
Gen. Edwards, whom Judge Wadhams
described as enthusiastic over the morale
and fitness Of the troops in his command,
was occupying for his headquarters at
the time of the Judges visit an old French
chateau that was built in 1852
"Gen. Edwards said Judge Wadhams,
SIS exceedingly proud of the fact that
the men of his command were the first
Americans to fight on European soil, and
that from the very beginning they DEM
onstrated their worth beyond any question
and Immediately commanded the respect
Of their allies. in this fighting business,
Gen. Edwards told me, its 80 per cent
CUTS and heart, and our men are all right
because they have BOTH"
But Judge Wadhams did not find the
American soldiers in France entirely with
out complaints. 1t takes a certain num-
Der of kickers -grouchers is the army
term-to make up an army, just the same
as it takes a lot of persons with differ
ent opinions to make up successful polit-
zeal convention. In the case to which he re-
fers, however, Judge Wadhams believes
that the American boys abroad have GER
tain amount of justification for their COM
plants, which he hastns to add are made
in perfectly proper way.
"The boys over there who are doing the
actual fighting, particularly the First and
Second Lieutenants, cannot understand
the system of promotion that is in effect
in Washington" he explained.
understand, what they say about it
must not be construed as indicating dissat-
isfaction with their lot, for the boys that
are there In the fighting line that | saw
are too jubilant over their good luck, as
they term it, in being there to kick.
Wonder About Bombproof Jobs.
"But the qualified officers, the West
Point graduates and the graduates Of two
or three training camps who are in actual
command of men in actual fighting with
the rank of First or Second Lieutenant
don't understand how it is that some
others frequently men of their own
acquaintance at home-who never wore q
uniform are commissioned Majors or Lieu
tenant Colonies, are assigned to desk in
Washington or ST. Louis or some place
equally distant from the fighting line and
draw down the pay of field officer I
don't mean that any Of the men l heard
speak Of the matter would exchange
places with the others, but they are curl
Gus to know just what sort Of system is
in vogue among the powers that be-"
Judge Wadhams spoke in glowing
terms of the work Of the American hos
pital units in France He visited Mobile
Hospital 80, which is composed of the
Yale unit and under Major Joseph NJ.
Flint, formerly professor of surgery at
Yale. The hospital consists of 300 beds
and has sterilizing and X-ray apparatus
mounted on fast motor cars.
Just before leaving the front Judge
Wadhams visited one of the headquarters
Of the American airmen, arriving there
the day after Lieut.. Norman Hall was
killed. He talked with a number of the
officers of Ninety-fourth and Ninety fifth
Pursuit Squadrons, commanded respec-
lively by Major J. W. Huffer and Major
Davenport johnson. Each squadron has
its own particular emblem,
Just at present, Judge Wadhams said,
the American aviators were somewhat
handicapped by lack of equipment
but as soon as American built battle and
pursuit planes begin to arrive in France
in quantities he is certain that the Ameri-