The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-10
FRENCH CHEER
YANKEE: FILMS
Of War SCENES
"America's Answer to Huns
Is Shown For First Time
In Paris

PAEIS. Aug. 9---Frcnrh and American
hearts ,Iuickcnch in mutual patriotic
enthusiasm on Il recent afternoon when
the American him. "Amcrica's Answer Il"
the Huns" was shown for the first time
in the Gaumuul palace.
The pallcc was ,lrapcd with American
flags.
Big Crowd Attend.
.Asid.: from III" thrill OF III" pictures
themselves. taken under the direction OIL
The American government. th"r" WAS m
sniralion in TN" minElinG of celebrities
high military officers. w"undcd soldiers
and soldiers on leave. all eager /" Sc
Americas work in the pictures.
Glimpsrs of families AMI figures OF IN
1crnationaI reputation. before and after
III" show. wcr" l" ~ Nad u! XII III NV
great audience.
t',utain Archie RuuSrvclt stood chat-
ting with his slstcr-in-law. Mrs. Th""-
dnrr RnuScvrlt. Ir.. near the Don orcu-
Mod hv Marshal luffr". Ambassadors
Of Jnuau and other allied nations. and
representatives 81 President Ioincarc
and Premier Clrnrncrau nrcnric" hnNcS'
Whom tho films were displayed MIS-
Pnnsoyrlt saw her major husband Gee
.,r,,ir, 1wn members of his battalion
Arirh the war cross, then stahh'hE
.,nartly at attention Will" thr troops
noss,d in rrvicy. Captain Roosevelt
smiled nj this sight OF his nF"'"e''
which was roundly chccr.d by the anu'-
cncr.
Thu, house was jammrd Ia capacity.
rho Sixth cavalry band player patri"''c
and popular airs. tho audi"nc" J"ihlnE III
.sinEing. over There. The mana WAS
tshowcrcd with flowers by enthusiastic
French admirers.
Outside Il vast thronG watched 'h'
arrival Of celebrities. The most impress
sivo scenes wcrr enacted whcn Il num-
her of amhulancrs drove up. SLOWLY
;and carefully the boys VII" r"ccnt'E
wcrc wounded At chateau IhieFTF ""''
tc,ncd from tho ambulances and ten
.d.rly assisted to seats in section TO-
s>rvcd for them. One French officer
unable to walk. was carried in by two
husky American soldiers. whose locked
hands formed a saddle, tho Frcnchman
.sittInr with his arms about the nccKS
~ thc Yankee boys. The dramatic
realism OF this picture outside the thea
.t-o brouebt more tears to the eyes OF
spectators than did any of the natlle
scenes within.
The battlefront struggle became even
rnorc impressive 10 mo when saw these
banda ged boys watching the pictures
whom I saw but few days ago hShtinR
on the Marine. In the pictures they sa"
themselves, whole and strong. marching
bat,leward. Again they saw the streams
OF rcfu gees they passed cnroute ana
again were enacted before their eyes tho
scenes that marked tho high tide ol the
German advance when the Americans
barred the road to Paris and stopped tho
enemy rs tho French had stopped him
in 1914.
Applause FOR Leaders.
Pictures Of porshlng and Wilson were
greeted with tremendous applause, MS
did oil scenes depicting arrival or Amer
lean Transports, vast American COCKS,
and o,hor military works In Franco, and
tho long ltnrH Of American troops,
marching out to drive mo Hun back out
Of Franco,
Ca2tain noosevclts first Inquiry. nd
tlr.~scd to tho United States representa-
two, una for tho pictures OF his bahy,
which Ma. ROOSEVELT had arranged 10
sand him through United T'russ rupre-
scntutiver When told tho pictures hnd
moi hnen rhratvod tho captain nakod that
MrA, Roosevelt bo reouoHted TO mail du~
plicatea All noon 'ah pnsaihlr, IA tho first
pictures Hent may have huen lost In tho
nn.ils, Captain Roosevelt hah not seeI,
his baby, and Ii easar 10 ret glimpse
OF its picture,
The captain still walks with tho aid Of
u uare, but is we'll recovered from tho
worst affects Of his wound,