| Show 1 S DIE WITH FACES TO 0 THE HERNE FOE valiant spirit of fallen men Is typified in attitudes of the dead TROOPS EAGER FOR BATTLE ever crouching forward with their faces toward germany impatient to make world safe for humanity paris chaplains of two yankee regiments that stormed the slope above the river came wearily Nea rily back at sundown from the task of burying their dead they were two men spiritually uplifted and their eyes were shining as they made their brief b but ut eloquent report in all that battlefield they said I 1 we found without a single exception that every one of those boys died crouching forward that short dramatic story a patriotic eulogy that was an epitaph for american heroes came first under my eye when after a three weeks journey of miles I 1 reached parts paris faces ever eastward stories of the valiant american spirit are old yet the proud words of the chaplains were tremendously impressive they interpreted the spirit ot of Ani america erica on the fighting line in the slime same terms as I 1 had seen I 1 it it among the biesh troops in the bonyo convoy y neross across the atlantic in england in the french port and in the trip across france troops yet to face the alun thousands were in that convoy and their faces were ever toward germany they were grini grim faces of serious mind ed silent ilent men inen during the tedious ocean alip silent strangely until actually on oil french soil boll then they underwent a change the curtain of solemnity seemed to lift the frown fionn 1 I of impatience lit at delay was gone and in contin st to the lie silence II 11 11 ilch they had received tile the lion inge of british crowds they sang rollicking war songs laughed and ct licked cracked jokes and 1 replied with a yankee roar to tile horus chorus lof oc Niel welcome cunic french crowds g gae t ae tile them their faces were awny away from the set ting ling sun as they waited in the french port for the trains to tale take them to france their eyes gazed lonin longingly gly to the east and ill they ey eagerly strained forc N ard as if to hear the far off boom of UK thi guns every very one of these yankee soldiers sold lera fresh from the lie homeland was crouching forward as did the heroes the chaplains told of with their faces toward germany A complete division commanded comin by an american major general aisem bt barked irked and it was just one unit one convoy of the unending stream that uncle saw sala is sending across chafe at long wait the only worry was whether it would be a long walt wait before it was their turn at ant against tile the hun submarine rumors frightened them on the way across the ocean oce an they had drilled dally daily as best t they hey could in the cramped ships area they had taken dally daily exercise to keep ie ell then them healthful find fit f it and they had stood guard in turn with eyes peeled for submarines marines mostly hopeful that one would turn up just for the delight of seeing an american destroyer bomb it out of nil all usefulness there was a boat drill dally daily on 0 a the convoy each in man an answered roll call in his bis allotted place beside a lifeboat and constantly save in sleep each man mail lad to wear a life preserver strapped about his chest and back now lit at tho the end of the long on jounney in 11 france rance along with a million find a half fighting men from the united states showing ng early that great american spirit crouching forward with alth their faces toward germany impatient to make the world w orld 1111 stife for huns its a pity kalser kaiser rill bill have stood on the dock at that french port nhon ila they lauded landed just to see them |
