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AFFIDAVIT

At the outbreak of the war, August 1914, my son John Raoul and myself were in Peking, China. I proceeded at once to the French Embassy offering for military service, fighting, red cross or medical, but was advised that no orders yet had arrived from France regarding Alsaciens and that nothing could be decided, the only thing I could do, I was told, was to go to France and offer to the Colonial

army.

2. Being able to speak and read the Indo-Chinese languages, as used in the French colonies in Kwong-hau-wau, Heifong, etc., and hearing that there some regiments were formed to protect the colony, I wrote to the government of Indo-China, but did not receive any answer..

3. After weary months of waiting, I had gone to Shanghai, and enquired at the French Consulate about Volun- teere for the front. I was again told that I could go to France on my own account, but that the Consulate could not

send me.

4. With this advice, I decided to go to France, together with my son, then 16 years of age.

We left Shanghai on or about February 12th on the American veseel "China" bound for San Francisco. As luggage we had three big trunks, containing books and clothing, one smaller trunk which I will call No. 4, and two handgrips. As the tickets for first class rooms had been sold to ladies mostly, we were located in a second

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