The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
AMERICAN AID
sent TO FRONT
Fund for the French Wounded
& Highly Appreciated by
the Fighters.
COMMITTEE GIVEN 4 FEAST
Arab cook Roasts sheep Whole and
eoilu, Formerly a Chef, Prepares
The Dessert Praise for
4 =, isss Americans.

i The pessert--Warm Praise for
~ is Americana.
Paris.-Of all the splendid troops
Of France the division stands
among the very first. Long before the
memorable days of 1914 it had made
its reputation for bravery and hard
fighting. Since. then it has added
many q glorious page to its History
and won---at q heavy price, alas! 1.-THE
highest honors that France has TO give
, her valiant soldiers. All of the officers
and most of the men are French, but
there are also some regiments COM
posed Of native troops from Frances
largest and. most important colonies.
Some time ago the workers at the
Nancy depot of the American Fund for
French Wounded took supplies and
comfort bags to two Of their field am.
balances. The, gifts were greatly ap-
preciated and. on a return visit the
American workers had the pleasure Of
seeing the wounded men arrayed in
some of their incest pajamas and hos
pital shirts, looking warm and COM
Portable The doctors were loud in
their praises and very grateful for the
dressings and other things taken out,
! all of which were being used to good
advantage.
This small eulogy Is merely pre-
face that one may better understand
the committees feelings when an inyi-
tation came from General D ask
ing them to lunch at his headquarters,
which are in a small village some four
miles back Of the lines in quaint old
farmhouse with big courtyard in
front. Here the regimeptal band was
drawn up to greet them with fan
fare, on their arrival. They continued
to play throughout lunch. music quite
unlike the USUAL military music, for
they use their native instruments,
mostly wind and Of wood, and play
weird, haunting melodies In q minor
key. There Is q TOUGH. Of sadness in
tnem anu LIE caN u Tie A ,a's' "s we'll
A Sheep Roasted Whole.
After the Americans had been well
coined by the general and his staff,
luncheon was served, and wonderful
meal Il was. for they introduced US to
several native dishes, such as ''kous-
kous" and whole roasted sheep that
two soldiers carried carried around the ta .le
tor tae visitors sl 70 see gee; and ahmni i oe-
tore u was cut Up and seEyed. AZ
ArsR cook NAG received twelnty-1our
hours leave from the trenches' 70 come
and prepare J. ~ rye Arap 1ashlon.
: ~ s vs. Was : W.. - = naue =. -
5onu WY - p.swsl ulay' was ''e
ensa y = Y p4a..y snup = nycns
A1SNe.e ~ :. ~ 1890 - ). ~ taD's'
anu even ilena s4sus VIZ ~, !aAAus'
4a,r1hee they w. = espse,a. Nl's'ss.'
cnaasmns WAtelso,ol shslenss = Ans
yenous sNPes y sfsncn solulel' . ,loln
tne gu iei,''o r uown ~ 'ne usoo :.
Wy! a!!k 9Iotia.. 10y W. . .us S s,s, y.
one y tne conlantss :. tn.s u', -, -
aaa 9Au Isen nsH..us rs : tauee '1ueo
tne nfst uays ~ ~ w.
AFTER luncne tM ne Amlerlcans were
invited 60 attena q muslcal revlew
written Dy one Of tne con omcers' II was
gwen ~ : DaIract. g one eng 9! wnlcn
the stage was. esscleo. uneni came the
orchestra, wen nlled WIN solaler mu.
s .Hass -. . c.ia.ls ~ ~ VS. lVnvteu
syes.!!A 81 ~, aa,Fs ans' r 81, \. !sne.es:
y was . 1un ,ouse. rue s'ne.us anu
acuns were ~, WY ~ 'le so'uleis'
ana. II was eAlaolulna.s my LUIGI
talent aAa auetn ~ Ivy, o'ttsA y -.
warm Prasse .or americans f'rr'"cans
II this espec'al solaief troupe snouid
ever decide 70 tour the STATES our MASK
and Wig ana HaSty sFuuulne CLUBS