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Show POINCARE ON I FIGHTING LINE I Watches Troops in Action and Inquires Into Condition of j His Soldiers. 1 Paris, Nov. 5, 3.01 a m. President Poincare Is getting first hand infor- j matlon as to how France ie conduct- Ing the war. First he went to Au-drelchy, Au-drelchy, south of Quesnoy-en-Santerre, I where he watched the attack of the j French troops as well as the action j oi the three-inch gun, and the heavy artillery'- Then he saw how the J armies were operating from the Lys j tr tho niao Hp also iiuiuired as to the sanitary and postal services, the pn lsloning of the soldiers, the dia- j trlbutton of warm clothing etc. The president took occasion to confer con-fer a number of military medals A I Be ' rely wouDded French soldier, sup- ; ported by two comrades, received the J decoration of the legion of honor and j the accolade from the president. The ji soldier was overcome with emotion and cried "Long live France" In a m voice that profoundly moved the spec- tators at the scene. Afterwards the president descended into a coal mine at Bruay and expressed his felicitation felicita-tion and sympathy for the comrades of the miners who are fighting for FYauce. |