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Show JOFFRE WELCOMES RUSSIANS IN AN ORDER OF THE DAY I'AFIS. April 1:0 p. in. A strong force of Ku,-uin trnnin 1 1 Hf n i h: r I. nt Mfi rKci Men n t noon I oda The If ii --ifinr; are ro ti;dil bi-,idi- the nifM M,l dierv in l-'ianc. (M(.-ral .lot'le iwlc.,,,( n- !(,... :..aeh in a., nide, ..I ir ,.,y ;fM ii.- i hei ;n.r, ;(l -.a- i m , ,.,nid' of I l,c devotion of Russia to the common cause. The text of the order issued by Gen- crui .loffre follows: "Our faithful ally Russia, whose ar-i mies alreadv are fight in o valorous !v against Germany, Austria aud Turkey, Tur-key, wanted to jrivp 1'riince further assurance as-surance of her friendship, more striking strik-ing proof of her devotion to the com- : mon cause. " Russian soldiers chosen from the bravest in her armies and commanded by officers of tho highest renown, have come to fight in our ranks. ' ' You will receive them like brothers. broth-ers. Yon will show them that warm sympathy which you feel toward those who leave their country to come to fight at our sides. "In the name of the French army 1 welcome the officers aud soldiers of . Russia who have debarked in France. I bow before the Russian flags upon which there will soon be inscribed the , glorious names of our victories." i The Russian forces will be used to fill in gaps on the western front caused ! by the recent fighting. Tho arrival of the Russian troops is regarded here as an oveut of great importance im-portance and of significance from both a military and political standpoint, I The Russians came on a great flotilla flo-tilla of transports. Not a single word of their coming was permitted to become be-come generally known until they had actually concluded the journey and were landing on French soil. No exact j details as to the number of Russian troops are available. 1 |