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Show FRENCH IPT'OlF IIBIETID5 A compliment to American soldi era Is implied in the OVeislnn of the Kreneh ffovcrnment to adopt American at hit-ties and physical education in France. Tho taak of inaugurating the system of American Amer-ican physical vl neat ion in Die i Ycnoh army has been assigned to IjOuIh C Soli rood or, formerly the physi ins trustor trus-tor of the Yovm IU en's Christ ni n Association Asso-ciation .college at Kf'riuirlicpl, Mass., and ho will con line his initial efforts to l tie Po!e d' Art illei ie at historic I "on tain ea- Mr. S hro'-fier. spekin of pis work, y;i!d : "Tie1 Prnc! povernni'm t lias been watching the work of our i'os a: id aiso their play. Tin aethorit'es are much struck iv :-tli tin enthusiasti'i of the American Amer-ican soldier both in Ins f : 1 1 i j i and bin reren t ion. and they lel thai vh;ttoy. r :ra me;--, phveal ty1. uc'f 1 'on a'.d inei liodH havp w-odn'e'J ."'mil l-'ot"; results- are best f-v them to employ in theij- schools and army. Tt is a morions f;'ct tlnt.tliu Kreivh do lol approach the otiesliou of rnnini-t it ivo carres and mavs-d recreation f mm '.Kir- A mc rb an a m:!e. With i:s It il ar-e;v a mi'iifi'i of p-as-'iro, n rmic'ment and re.-reaTion, int. ivith the French it l a mr a as t' en end. and f ha t end is tho !:vf:'U) ri'con;;! riift ion of t hr- no-.-. "It is h'it a vry short !i;iif. si:e-e tho Frre'-b have adn'i ;oy nj ,n LJu-lisn or An'-rb-an i-po-;;.;. and y.d i:i tint short In:.- i'.'-v have bvlryi-.l se-M- tiiu- : i f f pt cs. ;e:-i,,L: is s'iM a rmv.-ly in Kra.uee, yet thy "n: vc, fb'yeioped ('; rpent b r , oao of the 1 fsi boxes of 0.:. Naturally riTOMH, Keen a raj ei: ! ! n 1 ; : n " , tir; yo'in;' men of ' b'- army he vc U; '-v o ha.siccl 'a'l o'jickly. a nd, in the few contents t na '. ba vc t a!''-ri place : ecu Kronen aiid Amn-i'an tenms, ma :: the Yanliecs slm-.v ?vci'vthim; ti:-v had in reserve to win. arid 'ri'-n tie result was not aisay in favor of the American soldiers." |