Show many mamy U S vets still lii ui franca PARIS alf fifteen teen years after the bugles blow blew cease tiring firing about 1100 american veterans ot of the world war linger in prance france most ot of them are voluntary exiles tor for the sake ot of french wives tho the families average tour four their numbers are dwindling however tor for ine 1931 they were 1700 strong figures gathered by the american legion post show more alore than halt half live in paris the rest are spread over 49 departments last year some veterans were sent home to america by the american aid society information collected by the legion shows that 5 per cent of the veterans live on their incomes 10 per cent are in business tor for themselves 10 per cent borla at trades including farming while 25 per cent are unskilled or without corll the american legion in r france rance is devoting its efforts to making all A E U F veterans self support ing or to send them back to amer lea ica |