Show TWENTY ONE TY E SHIPS FOR LEGIONNAIRES Commandant int Z Z p koff official rep rep- r. r e tine of the French Yf government has b been bom in this country for some time operating co-operating with the officials of ot the he American Legion France convention conven conven- tion tra travel vel committee which Is In f charged with the gigantic task of placIng placIng Ing g Legionnaires on French soil when the Legion meets in fn national con con- In Paris in 1927 1027 With the French government cooperating co op crating through h the able agency of ot Commandant the plans for the unprecedented migration of the Le Le- g are approaching completion The commandant recently accompanied accompanied accompanied the Legions Legion's committee to New v York city where sample ships that will carr carry the veterans to France were Inspected The Le Legion lon has chartered 21 ships for the trip with three or four Cour reserve vessels Ports of departure departure departure de de- de- de are New York Boston Montreal Montreal Mon Mon- treal Hampton Roads Charleston and Jacksonville After the inspection of the ships at New York Commandant accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- companied the convention committee I I Commandant Z to Washington where they were receIved received re re- by President Coolidge and Henri Victor Berenger French ambassador In speaking of the Ule Legion convention convention conven conven- tion In Paris Ambassador Berenger said The French people will m welcome welcome welcome wel wel- come you all will welcome yo you a athe as the great Americans whose achievements achievements achievements achieve achieve- ments know no end All France Franco talks of this unparalleled expedition Nothing like It has ever er occurred before be be- fore We Ve of France extend to you rou er e every aid possible Commandant Is an officer and a hero of the famous French Foreign Foreign For For- eign Legion He lIe only recently returned returned returned re re- turned with wounds from active duty with his battalion in the Moroccan campaigns Ills His right arm was blown off otT by an explosive machine gun bullet bullet bullet bul bul- let in 1915 lOW lIe He served with distinction throughout the World arid war Commandant Is not a anger to this country Following the war he made an extensive lecture tour throughout the nation speaking about the devastated regions of France He Ile was received by President Harding In 1921 1021 |