Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-14
saw me. though it is improbable that
you recognized me.

saw me. though it is improbable that
you recognized me.
- At Sedan en- Armistice Day
"A few days before the armistice,
Was traveiing. under great dini-
Guilty, along the front, carrying cut
certain duties with regard to the or
morning of November IL, we were
looking for = certain advanced di-
vision. which seemed hard to nnd.
that morning. ass as ON os asy other. and
one OF the sad things we saw was a
French soldier killed by almost the
Last last shot; and an aeroplane that ,s.t haa
aside; we rode into n village. not
much injured. and inquired our way
OF some French officers. 1t was then
stopped. They told us that we could
not go further in this direction with
out permit from the French Cen
en, ersi, VINO bS they said was oonIa iprtnef nef
tell US where the division was we
wanted, we decided to tackle the
general. We rode on until We reach
ed his ear. and then 1 got down. tax,
ing a Lieutenant as interpreter. and
leaving the two majors who were
helping me in our work, and advanc-
ticers. The general was giving or
ders to a group Of unarmed German
officers. and men who were behind
some kind OF an obstruction across
was barbed wire entanglement, and
that We were at the division lines
of the Allied and German armies,
within the limits of Sedan. That
was quite a historic moment, and
deeply appreciate having so lost my
way as to have been gwen the chance
to pc an o66seryeE After the gsnssal
retiring, | 'braced' him and ,compli-
mented him on having a hand in nm
ishing up our mutual project, and
tNN nIr .fsNw- Naat tNE.Wa a
wanted, 4 small group Of civilians
had gathered and gave the French Of
ficers a lusty cheer. and then recog-
nising US as Americans, there were
no others about, they gathered
around US and gave us an equally
hearty greeting. They pointed also
to the small American flag nailed to
one, we examined it and found that
il was home made with fifteen red
and white bars. and fourteen stars,
Sna one side only These poor pe9Bis
I'VE are just now in the throes of
putting our foreign labor on the new
tice. This is really very compli-
Gated Job. as our labor is of such a
variety OF nationalities, and is en-
ployed for such a variety of pur-
show that We have procured some
eighty odd thousands of workers. and
that the largest proportion of this, or
other civilian labor. with which we
must deal. is still to be dealt with.
But my hope is that the necessary
arrangements for the new conditions
can soon be completed. and that
all in person, and to thank you for
ell the heartening and friendly mes
sages or letters you have sent me.
Before closing, let me say that
all the horrid pictures OF destruction
that have been drawn for you in the
newspapers of the devastated regions
are no circumstance to the reality.
If you are in the habit of discount
ing what you read. don't do II in
this case ;add a good round percent
age, and then you will fall short. The
stitutions have q great and extend
ed task before them. And let me add
that, by reason of our boys pluck
you have probably received no word
that would even begin to give you a
true picture of the hardships they
have cheerfully endured in the
slime and mud lit is continuous
reality. You have particular rea-
son to be proud Of the Pennsylvania
boys who have stood up to their
task manfully, and have done q big
job well-they are highly regarded
here.
Tell our labor friends that the
French have a stupendous undertake
ing in the work of changing a whole
nation from war work to peace. They
are going at it in a thoughtful. ener-
getic way, which believe will be
highly successful, and an example OF
what a nation can do to ward of
labor hardship and suffering"