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Show HIHCLIFFE VISITS fffllCii II CAMP PARIS. Dec. Viscount Xorthcliffe has written the following impressions of his visit to the American forces in the field for the Associated Press: I saw today the spearhead of Die great American army of tine future. I had the honor of being Invited by-General by-General Pershing to accompany General Gen-eral Bliss. Colonel and Mrs. House, Ambassador and Mrs. Sharp. Admiral Benson. Mr. Crosby of the treasury. treas-ury. Mr. Colby. Mr. Cravat h and Mr. Aij'-hincloss to the American headquarters head-quarters and front. Heaving Pa.ri.s at eight in the morning, morn-ing, we returned fit 10 o'clock at night, whirh may give some itia of th--' dis tan cps on the Americnn map In Franco. Tho journey, in an excellently excel-lently appointed special train, brought us to a tiny lailwny station, where the ir-ia rd of honor was waiting to r or rive Genera.1 Pershing, Gf-nc.ral Bl'ss and Colonel I iousp. a nd we pushed through half a mile of grim, hardv young Americans in trench helmets, standing at attention. They are in fine hepli and spirits. Eastern Franrp was under frr.t. not the dazzling, keen atmosphere of New York. b;;t a sunny, da nip a t-niosphero, t-niosphero, to which the Americans are in i.i. -customed, but which t hev re I'OMiing we. The air was full of !h- thudding ef reat suns in an artillery ar-tillery battle hii-h. as a younc West , Point oTh-er told me. hnd now 1-en proceeding without cessation fnr tbien da ys a nd three nights tome miles away t-i thp ea.M. Our immediate object was a rsit to the Intensive tr.-n iuins camp, or finishing schon for the wir, at (deleted 1. American pl.mes wre oh-clintr overhead. irvJicatinsr mir dr-siinaiion. which was also marked hy i he violent clangs of hurst Ing hnnd grenade at the bombinz school. Our pmeessior) of American automo-hiies automo-hiies went straight across t he country, coun-try, ipnming the roads, until we arrived ar-rived at the - rest of a low ravine. ! whore some thousands of the first I rnminirents of the American expedi- ' ticnary forces are be;n trained. Kii5t w e went to an eNhibti ion of rifle , lii-act ic. wi tli hind .--rape targets. 1 1. 1 if va-a gond shooi inc. t he h:e;h "average ' i 01 tb iei- cent of hits beini; readies!." J |