Show appearance of the american soldier has always impressed observers by GERTRUDE P DISHOP BISHOP several foreign papers linco ro remarked maThil on tile appearance of tire tho american soldier as a type so strongly set iii hi its individuality that it lias evoked interest ir ic a world whose jaded vision nisin can but picture men inen in khaki what in him lias bas gained such wide attention it is tho the american look that expression oj cd intensified keenness tile look connoting eagerness zest arid and best beat of all still unsatisfied interest in tile world As far hack back as 1777 when Bargo yno with ids his surrendered to clio colonial army after tile battle of saratoga that same impression of tire american expression was apparent A hessian prisoner wrote in his memoirs rne wo vo passed through tile the american camp in which all tho the regiments stood under arms not ono one oft of them liem was uniformly clad each cadi had on tho the clothes which lie ho wore in the fields tile tho church or tho the tavern they stood however like soldiers eol diera well veil arranged ranged nr and with a military air in which thero there hns bill little to find fault all the muskets ets had bayonets and tile sharpshooters had tines rifles tho men all stood so baill wo were filled with wonder not one of them mado made a single motion us its if lie would speak with liis his neighbor anny more all tire lads lada that stood there in rank and file kind nature lind formed so trim so slender so nervous that it was a pleasure to look at them and wo were all surprised fat at such a well formed raco 11 if tire Iles hessians ghost returned today lie would still find tile the slim nervous lads that stood in rank alla ana luo with the saino silent expression of courage arid and fire but now clad in kliski in place of homespun through this of all peoples has ha s como come a product yot yet unknown tho american soldier F for or tile alio butchers boy tile m millionaires i 11 ion son tho dork clork tile sport and tire professor havo bavo joined tho army |