The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-29
WRITES ACCOUNT
OF THINGS SEEN

Joseph OWcI, -, IcCcllCAy WAOIS
letter to member of the faculty. in
which he describes some of his expert
ences. Portions of the letter are
rprinted below:
w. Leeds, England. April ~.
l left dear old Gondrecourt on the
18th. Had to 60 to Toul to catch the
train for Paris but our bad luck start
ed right there. Our train was ten
minutes late so we passed our Paris
express hitting it off for the beauti-
full city with out us.
There were four of us, an 1rishman,
a Scotchman, an Englishman and a
Jew, all going to the British Isles.
Wasn't that a combination! From
| Toul we got a French permissionarie
train to Barbecue. You know how
those French permissionarie trains
run, we'll they don't run. The poor
French soldiers don't care when they
get anywhere just SO they have
enough vinrouge along. 1t was
too slow for the Jew and me so
we got off at Barbecue and waited
till morning. We got into Paris the
next day at noon. The other two fell
lows who didn't get off at Barbecue
got into Paris at 5 p. M, the same day
as we did. ..
When we got off the M. P. military
police) told us we could get out at 10
D. m. that night or the next morn
ing, both trains making connections
with the boat at LIE Havre. The bright
lights of Paree looked good to the Jew
and me so we stayed all night. The
other two kept on going.
In the afternoon we went on Y. M
C. A. sight seeing tour, took the sub
way and went to the gallery of wal
pictures. Let me try and describe the
panorama which is painted inside this
building. We went up two flights OF
stairs which are located in the center
of this circular building. Looking
over rail which extends all around
one could see the most beautiful Of
paintings. Directly in front of one
there is represented the armies of the
allies coming to the aid of France. Or
the steps are the various dignitaries
i-Poincaire, Foch, Weyland, Fouck
etc., of the French. To the right o.
this, on the same wall and continuing
on in the circle, is represented Grea
Britain, the king and queen, Lloyt
George, Douglas Haig, Edith Cavel
and all the others, so life-like tina
one could almost expect the who'll
group to move. Further on to tn
right is Belgium, her principal char
acters, still further on around tn
circle, and directly opposite the repre-
sentation of France is America, u
ST., Pres. Wilson, Pershing, Sims
House, Hoover, McAdoo, Baker etc.
soldiers, sailors, and marines. Thi
group took my eye and could not ge
enoug h of it, On further was Portu
gal, then Italy and finally Russia an
Japan, until they came around to tn
French group again. Above all o
this is map, showing the location Q
, the various towns, Amiens, Lille
Mons, Lens, Ypres, Chateau Their
and all. The armies are coming from
all parts. In the air, are the aero
planes. The only way Germany i
represented at all is that her flags ar
, shown at the bottom of the Frenc
group and placed upon them is
French "75."
The thing took four years to pain
, and is not quite finished. On monu
ments are names Of those whose pic
lures VI pOICfd1CS uO IlOL appeal II
} the scene. I cannot describe it,
know. The only thing one can do t.
, enjoy it is to see it himself. When
go back through Paris, if I have time
I am going to see it again.
We left Paris at the next morn
ing and got into LIE Havre at noon
They gave us-our dinner there. B.
the way, met some M. P.'s there VIII
used to be with the 164th at Gondre
court. We got on the boat at
o'clock. They told us we would hav
lots of room. We did not! Talk abou
sardines, they could lie down but w
couldn't. I must not kick though be
cause one of the boys had a sailo
friend who worked nights, so he go
twobeds for US. We left LIE Havre a
o'clock, went to bed shortly ant
. woke up in Southampton.
This will be continued in next week.
issue. Sincerely,
I wrote this in the English "Y. M
n - IN T,oods