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THE AMERICANS IN TRANCE the American Staff, but as Army Like
ORGANIZATION AND TRAINING
"THE TIMES" MILITARY CORRESPONDENT HQ. A.E.F, FRANCE,
During the last few days have been privileged to live among the men who have been the first to come to France to uphold the honour of the Star-Spangled
GERMAN ATTEMPT TO DIVIDE THE ALLIES
LASTING PEACE OFFER TO
AM
BELGIUM
La Metropole, the Belgian newspaper published in London icarne from 4 welz informed source that sein-official pro posals were recently made by Germany to
that of the United States coming fresh to this gigantie problem must be appulled at its magnitude and complexity, and must be given full tinte tu master it. A The American Army is not in its own conatry it has, in everything contrected with the French territory, and over rail way, to net through the French mission under a general officer which is attached to it, and through French civil admluis iration. American ways are not the ways of other people, and it has required good Banner and to make good the..
the President's formidable difficultice which have gone
Jasting peace. The bearer of these words by their deeds. I have talked with stantly presented themselves. All these proposals was a well-known Belgian in- most of their chief officers, have been difficulties are being overcome by the dustrial and Singncial magnate who knew allpwcơ to study their nascent organiza-natural good sense of both sides, and, personally Baron de Broqueville, the though the time taken to complete the Belgian Prime Minister and Minister of organization appears long to ardent Foreign Affairs,
convinced that spirits, I am
the Americans are working on the right lines and that it is merely a question of time for the organization to be completed.
tion, and to visit the troops, their huts, billets and training camps. If I cannot gay all that might be said about their numbers, state of preparedness, and in tentions, I shall endeavour to convey my general impressions of the mighty new force which has come upon the scene, and to express that sincere appreciation of it which every visitor must very deeply feel.
Englishmen who have studied the American Army before the war have un derstood that it bore a strong resem blance to ours in pre-Cardwell days; that it was the armed police of an esse tially pacific people; that it was starved for men and war material; that it was seattured in detachments in distant gar rises that it was not a modern Army in ady Airs, except in its spirit and in the exe Reace and the spartan discipline of the West Point training; and that even the General Stall, that mainspring of Pucess in war, had been relegated to a position inferior to it deserts All the struggy woich our soldiers have been thr ugn to improve our Army In recent years the American soldiers have, also been through, almost measure for med sure, but just as it required this World Way to bring home to the injnds of our people that right without might was un safe a still imperfect world, so it has heeded this perfidious aggression and these insane barbarities of Germans to convince the citizens of the United States that they must defence of principles which they have de ply at heart tara their ploughshare to swords for a
white
Belgium in view of the conclusion of a
The omissary went to Paris by way of Switzerland and informed the Belgian Prime Minister that he was the bearer of information of paramount importanen in view of Belgium's future, and asked for an interview. Baron de Broquevilla complied, and the tectisg took place in the Hotel Ritz, Faris. The Belgian them explained that he was commissioned by one of the highest German oficials of occupied Belgium to ask Belgium to pre pare for peace. This official was Barca von Lancken. The procedure was to send semi-officit] Belgian and French dele gates to Berne, who should lay down tha basis of a lasting peace in friendly discussion with German delegates.
The following preliminary condi
(1) Complete restoration of Belgium. (9) Recognition of Belgium's independ nec
It is the same with the troops, who are distributed in huts and billets in rocalities suitable for training, each divi- sion by itself. The divisional comman der is able to gain de grip upon his men, to know all his chief officers, and to supervise the training, whien is in general charge of the French, so far as the tattalion and the battery work is con cerned, 18 case any help is needert American officers and men attend both french schools and ours, and every asuis inter neded is greely rendered The progress of all arms is remarkable. All Janks display a serious spirit and showtions were presented M the greatest krenness. The officers of the old Regular Army are a distingished body of not, thoroughly professional, highly educated and most modest and anxious to learn all the new methods of war which this campaign has produced The case of the American colonel, who refused to be a mere spectator at one of our bombing whole, and went througa the wucle course in the guise of a privare: under a British sergeant-instructor, ia to y mind typical of the manner in which Americat offers approach their task. The troops are a fine, virile, npstanding body of men, nearest perhaps to the Auts Haren von Lancken, who before the war trafians in type, but with a very disus Counsellor of the German Embury la tinc individuality of their own. The Paris, is head of the Political Depart discipline is excellent so far as can be meat of the German Administration at judged from externals, and I shall be Brussels, almart sorry for the Boches when these lithe, active Americans run up against them.
(3) Indemnity for war expenses and re paration of war destructions according to the Belgian common law,
(4) Convocation of the peace confer ence in Brussels under the presidency of King Albert
Baron de Broqueville rejected this at- tempt to separate the Allies.
La Métropole understands that M. Briand was also made acquainted with: this posposal..
THE BEST SAUCE!
Beige Physiologically
to
I admit that the key of the situation. so far as the American Expeditionary Force is concerned, remains in Washing- The American Expeditionary Forve to fue rust and extremely complicated is completely self-supporting, and draws
There is no sauce like appetite," says -problem of organising, transporting, and nothing from France except air, water,
maintaing armies adequate to represent free vogetables, and eggs. The soldiers an old proverb, and the statement is With a keen appetite America Honourably in the war must be at the best white bread that I have altogether true. aived at Washington and cannot be tasted for many months, and all the flour you can relish the plainest food, while solved anywhere else The American coms from Anterica, as does the frozen without it the daintiest morse fails to are guthering here are the expression meat and everything else in the way of tempt you. Loss of appetite is a sure of faility or otherwise of Washington supplies, including the iron ration of sign that something is wrong witle to work but one of the most arduous Staff bacon and biscuit, and even milk. The digestive system, and if you are wise you exerests ever set to military admisi Americans do not therefore impose any will not ignore that or any other danger tratid, and upon the competence er very severe strain upon the food sup
digestion is the prime function otherwise of the President and his advis plies of the nation whose guests they are, of
speaking-the ors to forges and preside for all curand, mumeover, they are bringing over process by which the food you cat is Singer, sise, must depend the success of this locomotives, carriages, trucks, and rail ultimately concerted into blood, brain, istemiding American adventure
way plant to increase the possibilities of and mussie; the process, in short, by It is a cause of disquiet to some people railway traffic ca the French lines.
which you exist, and compared to which that, owing to resident Wilson's almost The relating between the Americans all else is unimportant, even trivial. It and any autocratic powers, and the leading role and their French hosts are excellent is a long and complete process, which he plays in these great events, one There have been difficulties to be over failure in any part of it must of neces Digalign false note struck by him may fatally income, naturally, and things move more sity be injurious to health. jure the cause But as against this fear slowly than is pleasing to every one, sums up and includes every function of the body, and it allow your diges you there stands the fact, admitted even by but by the exercise of tact and discretion|tion-your-
stomach,
liver, and bowels the President's political opponents, that on both sides the, ways are being smooth
to get out of order, your whole syslam not only in all that he has said and need, and the troops and stalls are settling will surely suffer. since he took his great decision, but also down to the long preliminary work neces In-digestion is therefore the funds- in all that ho has not said and has hot wiry to fit units for the specialized war mental ailment of the human rece, the dime he has at prosent not made one fate of today. In a thousand ways the disease from which-barring accidents-- single mistake. There is consequently French prove excellent guides and in sourly all other disorders spring. This complete confidence in his supreme diree valuable helpers, They ar employed by is a strong assertion, but it is true, and tiori and control.
the hundred thousand in erecting buts for this reason Good food, when per digested becomes pure, rich blood, . I have to make this last reservation for the troops, so that the Americans fectly because people are too busy here to may be comfortably housed during their in which the germs of disease cannot follow in all their details the pre-first winter in France. Tehy afe busy live; your body being thus fully nourish parations in Americe. But we know manufacturing an important part of the ed, overy organ does the work which that the necessary mus are at the Pro American artillery, and in training the Nature intended it to do, there is sident's disposal, that all the youth and new arrivals to use these guns. They vitality, reserve force, strength to resist, and disease cannot get hold of your sys strength and energy of America are being enfantry, and, in short, they place the other hand, food (however good help in training specialists, especially in
tem. enlisted for the war that the arrange themselves completely at American diet may be) imperfectly digested cannot monte for providing munitions and equip ments are well forward, and as cach new pusal while their guests are in what the
because it cannot yield. pure blood, make
is starved. division Innds in France we see not only latter themselves describe as a form its nourishment; your systemi
tiva" stige.
every organ of your body right up to the brain suffers for want of sustenance; you become weak, nervous, anemie, while mass in stomach and bowels,
your way for whole system and prepare the dangerous diseases.
all-important It will they be seen how this
mattor of digestion, affecting, a how earnestly you should strive to
it active
the foundation of
evidence but proof that the machine at home works well. The President's prac-
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
ence by harsh contact with practical reallic and then of calling them back to perfect their organization and train- to advise him, is an excellent system, and ing is much more restricted, but still it are drawn into your blood to might even be further extended with important. Our practice is to place advantage.
everything that we have unreservedly at American disposal, and to throw all
tice of sending men bere to gain expert Our role in helping the Americans andigestor due to decomposition of the
To understand the difficulties of ators widely open to them. Field-Marit docs, every other function of the body, Washington we must, for example, com-
shal Sir Dougins Haring's Head prehend the trampor, problem. We must know how many tons gross are needed represented at General Pershing's Head-
first for the transport and then for the quarters by a good, sound, practical your physical digestion good
officer. The wonderful organization, without a
for
bodily well, health
how long the circular tour of the trage spirit, and efficiency of our Armies come is utterly, hopelessly impossible
maintenance of every American soldier:
On the slightest indication of ports takes; how much of this time is as a complete revelation to most Ameri- occupied by embarking and disembark can soldiers Americans of all grades weakness take Mother Beigel's
have visited our Armies, have studied Don't hesitate or delay about i ing, and how much by steaming in con-
and have adopted much of our organiza tones and invigorates the stomach lever voy or otherwise; and there enters into tion, have been present at our operations, and bowels, cleanses the blood and pro- this calculation the question of draughts large and small, and have, many of them
motes perfect assimilation, and therefore of vessels and of ports, as well as that undergons, the training in our schools for perfect health
tbe
-you of railway or other communications with specialists. Some of our specialists, by me furred of indigest the troops at the front. A margin to request help to found the American appetite,
tongue wind, provide against losses at era is also one of schools on sure bases. We have not forced not wait for the more serious effects, and fulness take Mother Seigel's Syrup do the necessities of the situation.
ourselves in any dray upan the you will be saved months, perhaps yours, - GRGANIZATION -
Americans. We wait for them to came of suffering. to usFhey have just come to us at their good will and pleasure, without any false pride, and the unbreakable link of a common language, common ideais, a common outlook upon life has enabled them to understand "us rapidly.
and
There have been no great American Armies in the field since the Civil War, and that was quite a long time ago. Con Bequently General Pershing and his staff bave been almost exclusively occupied, since they landed in June last, in creat What they find good in our system they ing the organization for the Armies now accept and adopt, and what they End in ccurs of arriving. It has been a stupendong task, greater, I think, than bad they reject.
In France, we have suddenly discover.
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a inch of time, and whose point of view on almost every conceivable subject under haeven is cur own?
These sentiments are, I hope mutual. The Americans did not know what our any American soldier realized before he
Armies were, nor what they had done or arrived here. The whole of the Headed America and Americe has discovered are doing Many of them know now. quarters Staff and the whole great ad-
ur. How different we both are from our They witness under åre our grand attacks and our raids, They observe with aston- ministrative services at the front and preconceived notions of each other Whroent the terrine powers of pur on the lines of communication, have had did not know what a highly educated, modern artillery and the glorious acti to be devised, and then created and professional, and modest gentleman the manned
American regular officer was nor did vilies of our splendid airmen. They emulation of our infantry, and they are We have built up the magnificent are quite realize what a splendid body of see the spirit, the discipline and the ganization of our British Armies from active fighting men he was going to bring profoundly impressed by them. I hone small beginnings, and after a long lapte over with him. We are a great deal that the pride which we feel, without tea more enthusiastic about the Americans, of time The organization of the ports and, if I may say so, more proud of themturing to express it, in the Americans 13 Jailways, lines of communication rest than we show on the surface. How say that every American soldier who has a little reciprocated by them. I can only camps, depôts, magazines, hospitals Fie mount establishments, artillery repair can we not regard as men, of our own shops, billets wash-house and a score flesh and blood the relays of American told me of his experiences on the British front has spoken with enthusiastic ad- of other services has been evolved by soldiers of all grades who come to mization of our men, and that an entire long process of painful experience. This who speak our own language and bear
may be immense, is growing up between experienos, and that of our French Allies, our own names, who understand usiny new feeling, the consequences of which are placed freely at the disposal of
the two kindred nations in arms.
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