Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

seen In street and camp are vigorous
and fit to push wall down. Where
are the others? They are inside
like the chickens, as the French say.
Mothers, think Of this on Christmas
morning.
tionary force lad ceases to feel like
David and Goliath the Medical Corps
grabs him, and it's the thermometer
IN his mouth. the observation ward.
the change of cookery and sinking
back in mothers arms ESQ to speak)
because we have been lucky in this
war; and they We're prepared to do
1T had we got in far worse. So judge
now what they are doing when the
On Christmas morning, think of
$4,000 IN and around Savenay and
Joue. There are plenty of other big
centers, but these are types and SAM
pies. Not a quarter of these men
are convaiescent wounded. Not a
sick. Half of them are not sick at
all. This Is what l have been trying
70 explain-no- A. e. F. soldier Is
allowed to mildew among husky COM
rades.
They build them up in these hos
pital centers.
From the city of shacks in Joue
Chateau Park a trolley line runs to
the city of Tours trip of twenty
minutes; Going and coming the cars
who have adopted" such as can
stand it and punches of floating
American visitors. These visitors
are busy making lists. computing
hgures. Regularly they are American
woman volunteer committees inside
the Red Cross. They are preparing
hh 81 I'll and they run ", to ; Surprise
: {. On 4. Christmas .r morning il3,agiha the
f sSgs; 1.g Each boy. .a th ai4hhlkrn slf set
When you remember that there are
almost 100000 American soldiers
over here computation of the total
no matter what is in them. The bags
may contain anything, from wrist
watch to washrag. They average
rather fine. The. grand thing, Of
course. is the surprise. the hustle,
ings and the gayety Of something
ries.
Something doing! The Quarter
master Corps. when it prepared the
.w russian expeditions with our
tlty of white sheepskin "parkas"
!overcoatsl. to be used by our troops
IN the Vosges mountains. Enough
are available In reserve to make i'm
pronptu santa Claus outffts-all they
need to order is the mask and head
gear from Paris -" 0,gyen ~
Something doingA OF course. the,
boys want to get into town on that
troll, 1f1,.ey r. At this moment Tours. ftks
BY Am srsneh 81 eit as Is bsss pasaS
comedians ne There is a BLAST, 81 m1stt
N the streets at France aeAinAsHTR,
l mn T. doing! We naericahs ate dog'
AT savenay crossroads there is no
rolley.
The nearest French eity ,is, sixteen
niles away. 1t is esnptp French e6tuu.
ryside. with this American t6whnH
rick hospitals and frame H'"baf-"
acks." domed auditoMum, WelfarefYi'
ranches and peasant crowds "a TaGg1
arts. 1t Is a grand aggfbme fat i9n.!So'
,Savenay air camp is. just dpe detafii'
n the American expedittoAafy f3rtst
ONES mere. If: on exaritiifation," fheya
urn out positive, they are Sent Hia
nee to the United States Ar a61ibf1
ul cases are held lndAri obaerVatibM
w Sn;a;!'o makes quite q ,buhch) ,,hhtii1A.
IT turns out negative for ,ttiBetculo1'
- te"v are treated and sent to Ifhoslg
,,at,zation camp until built; up 6for
Madame, are you worrled' 4you1r
our boy on Christmas MORNING 81
mas been sick he is better on ttiiYl
'ss both wealthy and weir sadVisedAt
ian he would have been at hdme
me chief medical officer, American
force, permits me to
~ that the Medical Corps hosnita1t.
ltlon alone has actually $4,000 beds
FORMER tourist hotels Of the Riviera
nve groups-Hyeres, st. Raphael.
annes Nice and Mentone. In the
eauttful Pyrenees, on She edge ~
pain; they have 1000 beds at Pan
"a Hagneres de Bigorre. It used to
IKE the rich to go there. To the
,ys 1T costs nothing-just 80.
lled hospital transfer. The Armv
aye areas are quite another thing
' ~ these latter have some 80 900
os IN Famous watering place hotels
savoy (Aix- les-Bains, etc.). Brit
ny lSt: Malo. etc), Auyerrne
,,ourboulle. etc.) and Daunhinv
rage. etc. more beautjfuf thar
ytnihg IN Switzerland). Even hus.
ss ger their full turn at ali thjs
st droopy! NV '',H' "ut
me A. p; F. does mot want droonv
10 Crawling around French cities.
nat would the natives think Of us9
camps, shall they discourare thar
mIrades? No. Fatirued nnsi. r,a.
Ines and triad A,,..I ''uSsS HA.