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Show BRILLIANT WORK FOREHLilON Soldiers of All Countries Fight For France, Display Dash and Courage. (From a Staff Correspondent of the i Associated Press.) GRAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE FRENCH ARMIES IN FRANCE. May 23 (evening). "A marvelous regiment, reg-iment, animated by hatred of the enemy, en-emy, and tho highest spirit of sacrifice." sacri-fice." These words are used in the official offi-cial army order in conferring the fifth palm on the flag of the famous foreign for-eign legion for gallantry in the recent fighting in Champagne. Tho regiment is unique in the number of times mentioned men-tioned and decorated. The staff correspondent of the Associated As-sociated Press visited the legionaries in their rest camp, where they were recuperating and filling their ranks, and heard personal narratives from officers and men whose conduct is so highly praised. No matter what tho men's nationality and citizens of no fewer than fifty-one nations are rep- luaemeu uniuiig me legionaries aitor joining they immediately become imbued im-bued with the regiment's glorious traditions. tra-ditions. They always have been where the fighting was hottest. When the war started six battalions, battal-ions, forming two regiments, were sent to the front; now only three battalions bat-talions remain, fused into one regiment. regi-ment. Among them are still Americans Ameri-cans from various states of the union as well as from all tho republics of Central and South America. There are men from every British colony, from all the countries in Europe, Asia and Africa and also a number of Frenchmen who have been attracted to the legion on account of Its adventurous adven-turous career. Many Russians, Belgians, Bel-gians, Italians, British and Rumanians recently have been transferred to their own armies, reducing the legion's strength, but Spaniards, Swiss and South Americans are joining. The legion's task for tho successful achievement of which it was honored today was the most difficult in the recent re-cent French offensive. Its front stretched westward from Auberlve, the capture of which was included in the objective aimed at. For five days and nights the logionariea fought continuously con-tinuously and virtually without sleep. They accomplished the task set them, but at the cost of the life of their colonel, col-onel, and many other gaps In their ranks. At the end their commander was Major. Auborlvo was entered and carried by a lieutenant wlth a non-commissioned offioer. and ton men with unbelievable un-believable daring, single-handed attacked at-tacked a machine gun emplacement, and killed twelve German gunners. The advance of the battalion operating oper-ating to tho west of Auberive was retarded re-tarded for some time by tho opposition opposi-tion of an unknown series of German entrenchments formidably armed In whatda known as the gulf. It was impossible im-possible to attack frontally across the hah mne or open ground, but the legionaries le-gionaries succeeded In outflanking the position and mado tholr way fighting for every foot along a communication trench until they had carried the whole position. They threw 50,000 of their own hand grenades in tho course of the five days besides many thousands of Gorman grenades they discovered In tho dumps on the enemy territory When the fighting was over many of tho legionaries slept as they stood Tho brigadier general told tho correspondent cor-respondent that so many of the legionaries le-gionaries were entitled to decorations that he was unable to give to all. Several Sev-eral Americans, however, obtained the , war cross. Sergeant Edgar Boullgny of Now Orleans, who waB wounded, al-1 al-1 ready has been awarded the cross' for bravery. Ho has served since the be- ginning of the war. The division's captures for tho five I days comprised 1,100 Gorman prison- I ers, twenty-two cannon, fifty-eight I trench mortars, and forty-seven ma- S ohine gun3. . ' |