Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
LORRAINE WHERE
OUR FIRST MENFELL
Called Most Beautiful Burial
Ground in Europe" Some
Exciting Scenes During
Bombardmcn'
spoclal corros Dondcn,r n F,e-y Frsalrr

Special corropondenoc of Etr-y Evening
IN n communication fY thr Efar.l
Geographic Society Mr. Hav.et DIal
mers Adams, The d.-trgn flvrIrt
gives a graphic picture of irroh lrf
rainc, that part ~ Fraror sbrrr ft.
hrst American soldier under lrrr
PcrshlnZ, fell A pori 81 80
cation has bccr isaJrI way t...rlrt
bulletin, ns lolloY
i entered tha Iros,h uIn-. m
ns war corr apondrnt rrUrff i
magical little yellow lopt
my Photograph rud flr .at'.
nationality. place ~ -rii
afiilla'ion, and rrsIdcneo -
Paris u had 17heraI mr
innumerahlc rendar0rs arl ~.
the way . Cnmpogno ard Fr
to front Inc i-rnches o hf
- brought wo fo >1uos r
France, Tho most .ctrf
Republic capfal ~ h-tr
- farnour frrrrh,rlr le
Lorraine Tho moaf hr1gtfuI
in Tho world lInrirr uf
and thawp1 500 .haN
rlinc s ln enchanting
Wnuipue h't rd rc.i.
tord"rcd streams rIshHE
be quaint r0~ Hta
Gcrmau onslaught perch
lik" brsfre t1, trd
vegetable rat,i yar
Bur there arr 'ornle
'rrwn ao'd M no
iHorri mon rr
thc acr 10 Europe f
raiur trrr W. drv
When tfr .tlarr 4.fsrt
With his 10000 -l'-'rrr
his victorious arrv fhet Ne vtt
the frontier 1nd make
cnfrv nf0 ~nuc- rr ~1s
n rho fnofs'rrs - ctr trrtarat
have sw"u' rrro- 'Hr .nrc
Non~v rftlr nrr -er yn
from IL 'front.' and mla-dc'
Boches nost povar' runs
niIlimo'or which taVr
range III ho ehells ,nmo wal0iv gh
when there oan p" ra corning in a1r
! light frcnrh c-.rIrrra nvtr r.r.
over he nty 'u watoh r hn a.star.
white cloud ohioh o-r'i- tc rrrwr
-hell. lhe tpc.n vrAs arr n.'
the 100 900 inhabitants r~
cellars On rvcrv agao 'h r
great cross is painted r tl.f
oi ancient lorraine
Few people rlvr .rft f.un r.Ir
aro running hons - .ncn rcv tts
her work % do md orrs lv-cf't
Also she houses and iarde 0O0 -rfiger.
mostly aid Tomen 4nl ". drr
who have rrcpf vrr 'an e'is rr
from fhcir rannnnadod homes --I -earrr
the German anc lc number ~roneet
cw cities ln Europe 4ro -fl-
tecturailv beautiful 81 thlg anr.an. .rifal
Af
l0thaIr named after ErlnIsrn
CharlcmaUne, united With Franco t- i4th.
Each 81 . hundred gates aad .acadcs 3
worthy 2 pilgrimage ,3 %anrv NJ e1
cathedral many women ark re
PRAYING before lighted andes n
stained glass windows were r1Aen .lu
mended with paper. Three HOUSES 4rrrs
the street were ID runs. Irt '-c lr.
nearby was Tie picture .' rcacc r
of sunlight .4utel through le c.-t...
tree- ana h.ach-rlIeg -e
bench q 1c shadow ng ea.
wot1retl rs .c trr-.>-
outskirts '1c ofv arr .l--
from be illn-4c-irr eu --as
housed lae I'D Rurl saU .u4.
for tGe ,:uea,-. 'lgo al
made So 1 1851 4-
school, be aas ....ra.uE -
domestic science. -lat
for themselves later "a. =. -.
( are orphans. IN American lid g ilr
hoped % sen4 a hrs mas gr.se-t
year TO every one ot these 900 anmc.
children. ] l-.erI them -- ll4 30 s4-
eyed little ONES stood lp 44I Ht-a.
morris pour .4 Plt-e. cy-ll
back 'lo tears.
/ ralked with .,.-G s4l-l s...
very III ana lllruc4 -e aAa ueta
IN . m4nluou .at.o- = another
France. have -.,a - l4.
women p one u. tac,, ..el ---
ira.l glris Carrying "u.SAta
strong men AJl..I l,t l.. -.r
them IN heir ae- ~o se N.a..i
rance have shown IS .u
trained women va1 ay
rolled q 3aD4Aga 4C- --.l
most gTeWsOme wounds % t1c- A.
service; 10 release uuu r
they ptTiom the mOst -c.-l-
~ removing t9Su -ir-as ~r..
unity. This IS the Sewn
Il iet, The children pi4yl.s y
open square 81 the barracks 4--
back to town. Ny automobile
by a ~uldier-Caa4Gclr ..
marked that this wa- ae
weather I bad known D RAJ
tocsIn >hrliej It's warning ihe le.
stopped the car, Jumped af sl- e,.p,l
out and we All bo.re1 iJr -e rcir.s -.-
with me big LORRAINE cross 'u
opened tho door ani many l- -c
rushed Ia With u> We ..3 bar
the cellar steps when BE- ~r r- -a-..
fl have never heard sn lIn-
omln0us aS the sound s.. those
shells, ca i rushing cgt 'oE
human beings There were %
the cellar, our aged host and
the only men. One little hCv
IN hlS arms and 8 giri of -en
cage with Det canary.
I'VE sat 0u boxes Tht0 N
and over ln orc corner s3w
sack, evidently containing Nrr ta
food: and DickaN How 7 rrieri
could We dig our way aut H1tn
plckaX, should me house. hc ~-ias H,
was m aEQnIycd expression 0n t.r
some Of the women whose .nIIiun ArH
not with them Madame Mirman -r
tighten the strain hv ling h0W rsr Nan
girl had wakened. ~ thcv rl-rad nrr
down tc tie cellar the night N. He a
hombaTdmC 4. looked about an4
sleepilv, Encore The bad Ruch,
by nv wrist watch The shells e.t
every seven minutes The houiaarluCDf
lasted three-quartcrs g. an hour ani vr
remained in the cellar for some time after
the last crash, which sounded much ne.r,r
than the others We wanted tC hC sur,