Show NATIONAL ARMY MEN EAGER TO GET j INTO FRONT LINE TO STOP BOCHE tf 7 I Make the Finest Soldiers in World Says General Gener l Overseas Over Over- c r seas Soldiers seas Soldiers Determined to Fight to Finish Snipers Finish Finish Snipers Take Jake L Daring Chances iii Pot Hunting Negro Hunting Negro Troops Furnish Much of Humor in War Zone I Enough of the American National army has arrived In France to bear I out the predictions that this army will willbe wille be e one of the finest bodies of military men In the world I recently went to toa toa toa a a section Of f France where new new troops are quartered for final training writes Don Don Martin In the New York Herald There I saw the vanguard of the millions mil mil- lions ions l ons who were legally legaU selected to serve their country A general who has been all his life Ilfe In the army fairly glowed in admiration of them They are a splendid lot of boys the he officer said They are proud to tobe tobe be ic here They are sorry for the boys at home who are not to help In the great battle for for democracy They want wanto to o get right In the line They realize the dangers fully but that doesn't worry worry worry wor wor- wor- wor ry them The They have had their ees eyes opened fully to the wonderful sacrifices sacrifices' Trance France has made They have seen how low the villages are stripped of everything everything every every- thing but but but- the very old and the very young and tand yet they have seen how determined de- de and cheerful the country Is So they are proud t to be here and they are going to make the finest soldiers the he world has ever eyer seen Superlatives ordinarily are not permitted permitted permitted per per- by the censorship when reference reference reference refer refer- ence Is J made to AmE Americans A deeply grounded principle of the American censorship is that America while America glorIng glorying glory glory- Ing ng In h her r own idealism and achieve achievements ments must not forget that that France And England have b been en at war for nearly four years and have set a very high standard for Uncle Sam But the But the superlatives su su- Indulged In by the general were vere Sincere He actually believes the National army will be as fine a lot of men as ever stood tood In a uniform and nd n after Her seeing them and talking with them in more than fifty villages I must say that I think he has prophetic vision All Show Their Mettle To o pral praise e the National army does does' not imply disparagement of any other wing of our military force The mill- mill tin la group has has' already In various clashes with the enemy shown the stuff of which it is made The regiment which halls from etts has been decorated by the French government for Its valor under heavy J ire are re All All the men have made good but all they have done will unquestionably ably be equaled by the excellent army of of- draft men The latter have the physique the Initiative and the spirit Vs s one oge of them said Ild Were not nit h. h here re because were we're here were we're here because Z Its It's where we belong and where we i want waRt to be The training they received re re- r f. in the United States worked in them I. I In a little village a handsome youngster youngster young young- ster in ln a privates private's uniform saluted 1 J with the grace and snap of a trained 2 regular He had the look of the soldier soldier sol- sol dier In every line Une S i Where are you from 2 I asked He named a small city In the Northwest North North- west Were you ever a soldier before No sir he said smiling I never never did anything before but spend fathers father's money and get arrested for speeding sAre s Are MAre you glad to be here herel I I wouldn't be anywhere else for anything In the world Seated in front of a small house a wrinkled woman on one side an aged r man on the other and two wee dill dill- i dren playing on the the ground ground In front of him I saw another young man who would attract attention anywhere As the officer who accompanied me me approached approached ap ap- Y the young the young man Jumped to his i t. t feet snapped his heels together and saluted as If militarism was In his marrow He said he came from a Ysmall y small town In the ml middle dle West I I. I asked him about his affairs before he Joined the the- army I was In the lumber business the private rejoined I X was getting along t pretty well have well have a wife and two children children chil chil- J dren about like these here pointing t. to the two near his feet but even eve ft If I s knew my business was going to ruin I iC iCI I wouldn't go back if they'd let they'd-let let me Im I'm here to to stick sUck It out out to the finish and 4 you'll find all the boys the same way wa way ft 1 The spirit of all Is as this young s slumber t lumber dealer said Identical The mer men are here to fight for France and demo demo- cracy erney They understand exactly what the Issues s are Th They y understand pre prey r I why the United States came InI Into In In- I to the wl war r and they will be disappointed disappoint disappoint- ed If peace comes before every allied aim has been achieved Among the first ten thousand Na army men who came here to fillIn fill fillIn fillin In various units may be found men representative representative representative rep rep- v of every branch of cItizen citizen citizen- ship I saw motormen farmers bank bank clerks clerk architects lawyers rs manufacturers c 1 brokers commission men carpenters car- car R. R penters penters penters-ln in fact everything There Jh r i l were men with names suggestive o ot of t. t t every nationality In the world I These particular soldiers are in ins i nor northeastern l France where tom they tire aret r l y f t t- t I Continued on last Page r t V r i i |