The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-19

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a I'M THE FRENCH ARMIES,
4--LoUking from the hish
-, south of the Aronds valley
1rd the long ridge that closes the
1Seon On the north under the rather
III SUUAiw0 Of Yesterday afternoon,
[ - s(rungs siiuoa shocking to re-
Unfk ne quiet beauty Of the scene. so
He'd With horror during the past wcsk
Tlsg opssn whszt fields slope gently
(Wu ~ away broken BY patches OF
6rs woodland snd rise asuiu more
G1EG1U 10 ~ purpls lins Of Mcvy and
.ul 1efIy hills. Many French obser-
VQ13m baioons floated overhead and
= X6ios Of sausages helped TO mark
- Nveguias course of tho front
Csmouflsss u Sammsr..
AZ puuai not man OF the hosts
Ooetn1or sseh oehsr with mnrdcrous
0esyvus visible st little distance, but
~ tbsn a snss md TIN crash Of
hoavy sheiIs foliowsd Ia sVouts and
hnn1ine cloud of smoke and dust
abosn Csussuiiss, Nary, St Marw and
tke hnnlns q ~ Maas valley shouted
~ uu1y SEuth ngainst zli tho bright
emsuasos Of SUMMER time.
Ina essntry fike 70 many others,
Ms been desertsf by isost OF its In
nahitsslA a isW rsnsin, however. and
olire sre aea sud women bent at field
uuek within range Of the enemies guns
. though dry eoald mt tear them
sslves sway IRON the land that Is I'll
% tissn or cQuid not beiieve that me
ode Of invssics win resch fsrthss.
1eriaps ihsy ere too poor, too old or
HeIpisss TO be able to face a search
~ new homes.
As the bastis h lost and won pres
surs on ambulance cars and hospital
tsSip 10 RELAXED, professions Of rrfu-
Gies have passed away TO the south
il this interval OF moving about be-
hind the first lines Il comes home TO
M once more what a suffering an In
SGsion makes apart from the direct
wounds Of battle In three weeks, this
phase Of the offensive begun. several
taxe towns, especially Compiegne and
Soissons have been destroyed. Others
like Chateau Thierry and Viners Cot
terets are greatly damaged and IN wide
stretches of country the few folk who
did not get away are now under the
enemy
fvm long living In some Of these
Dkces and constantly passing across
n from ,oue part OF the front to anoth-
sf the whole region IL very familiar
10 ms. "A thousand strange aeroplanes
IN these four heavy years have etched
upon my mind picture OF its desolate
streets and its folds
Once fovsty old, churches and farm
houses now shattered, the majestic
sweep OF its Landscapes, the dignity and
energy OF Its laboriohs populations, Il
lsEan gbsts; il will never be the same
again ard many years must pAss ere
lite renews in the forms at which we
can hardly guess. II is so long since
var has rsvaaet our island homes that
ve may sometimes realize the bitter in
Jury OF France which we don't share,
o We do her more evident daily sacri-
iices. History produces character to
bear this strain. | have testified that
refugees piodding along the highroads
behind their carts full Of babies and
furniture, rarely seemed miserable.
All In Days Work.
As to the army, its spirit 10 one OF
cheerful fortitude, supported by the
confirmed on many a strick-
en field and Its quality Is worthy Of is
cause. There Is no touch Of boastful-
pess or flamboyance about h. The men
! was with yesterday were lamentably
unable to give me a telling story Of
what they had been through. Every
separate deal had to be wrung out OF
them and they had the air Of wonder
ing why an emissary Of distant jour
nal should trouble TO route them out OF
their res. holes and fuss about what is
al in q days work.