I was there with the Yanks in France | Page 5

to use 'em, guess I'll have to hurry, The next H.E. may be meant for me -- I should worry!
[Illustration]
[Illustration: The Gardener's Cottage]
[Illustration: In 1870 he lost an arm...]
In 1870 he lost an arm, in 1917 he lost a son and everything he owns
[Illustration: Lafayette Escadrille Men--]
Lafayette Escadrille Men-- Marcus who helps keep the big planes in order Pilot Observer Loupont France Nov--'17
[Illustration: Making brooms from brushwood at Antibes for use on army roads.] Making brooms from brushwood at Antibes for use on army roads.
[Illustration: The Signal Corps]
[Illustration: The gold star] France, Aug 1918
[Illustration: Both under Arms...]
Both under Arms--The "pep��re" of the '89 class and the Marie-Louise of the last call
Soissons France/17
[Illustration: Caf�� group of poilus...]
Caf�� group of poilus listening to an American popular song for the first time, sung by Yanks of The American Field Service
[Illustration: Home (pile of rubble)]
[Illustration: Some of the first ones]
[Illustration: Feet]
[Illustration: Vaux]
Vaux--the town American artillery blew off the map (together with the German inhabitants)
[Illustration: Dugouts built for German officers...]
Dugouts built for German officers near Soissons used by them in 1915. Decked out with cement and mosaic floors, tile roofs and stained glass windows. Used by our troops in 1918.
[Illustration: The American Trained Nurse]
The American Trained Nurse / Am. Hospital No. 5
[Illustration: What one man is fighting for]
[Illustration: "Once upon a time--"]
Before leaving France 750,000 doughboys contributed enough to support 3,444 French war orphans for one year, and the "Stars and Stripes" newspaper left nearly three million francs toward their education
[Illustration: Annamites--] Annamites--French colonial troops from Indo-China. These paid Colonials were used as attacking troops, as laborers on roads and as drivers of light trucks.
(Blackened teeth are an aid to health and beauty)
An ancestral pipe and a French briquette to light it with
Le Sergent Tam / Lizy-sur-Ouneq(?)
[Illustration: The "white wing" of the French front]
The "white wing" of the French front--but when he puts on his heavy marching order it means there's an attack coming.
A King in his own country

EQUIPMENT C
The Loot is getting wabbly, With his dinky little pack,-- He can hear the sergeant cussing But he doesn't dare look back.
But we ain't saying nothing Since we got the order "route," Too dog-dead for even wond'ring If we'll ever hear "fall out."
My damn rifle and my helmet Keep on getting in the way, And my brains are numb and dopey Try'n' to cuss and try'n' to pray.
My throat's as dry as sawdust And my right arm's gone to sleep, And the pack-strap on my shoulder Cuts a slit two inches deep.
I just lift one foot and shove it And it hits most any place, Then I lift and shove the other T'keep from falling on my face.
If the guide should change the cadence I'll be damned if I could stop; If you pushed me with a feather-- Well, I'd just curl up and drop.
And I know damn well there's stragglers That'll ride up on a truck-- Guess if you ain't born a quitter, You're just simply outa luck.
I suppose we'll keep on going-- Huh? The Skipper's faced about? Halt!... I'm dreaming ... in the daisies ... You don't need ... to say ... "fall out!"
[Illustration: (tired soldiers)]
[Illustration: For some of us The War will never end.]
[Illustration: In an old Roman cellar...]
In an old Roman cellar two floors underground where civilians went during air raids as bombing planes passed over on their way to Compaigne, Paris, and interior cities. This "cave" was considered absolutely safe, but in October 1918 was completed demolished by one "155" shell.
[Illustration: Mess and distribution of mail...]
Mess and distribution of mail at the "non-com" school for the M.T.C. at Longpont
[Illustration: Far from Broadway]
Far from Broadway--S.R.O.--Christmas 1917 at a YMCA hut
[Illustration: Dressing a gas burn case]
[Illustration: "Mission Ambrine"] "Mission Ambrine" Compi��gne Hospital for the treatment of burns
[Illustration: Americans quartered in the old abbey...]
Americans quartered in the old abbey St. John de Vine of Soissons in the spring of '18
[Illustration: All the Same Family]
Henri, who tends sheep with his assistant (Leroy)
She teaches us French
Jean, who comes around at mess time for "confiture Americaine," and who has learned how to say "chewing gum" and "cigarette."
And Pierre picked the spuds
[Illustration: Their last war]
Chateau Thierry--France 1918
[Illustration: The town of Cuffies...]
The town of Cuffies (sur Aisne) held by the Germans till 1916, when the old inhabitants began moving back in; they were assisted in re-establishing their life there by the American Red Cross
[Illustration: The site of the home of Madam Cr��pin...]
The site of the home of Madam Cr��pin where the Red Cross set up a barrack cottage for her.
[Illustration: The Glory of Reims]
[Illustration: Cut off from rations for three days...]
Cut off from rations for three days in the wood--with one can of tomatoes for both food and drink--
[Illustration: A sixteen year old volunteer]
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"MADELON"
It seemed years since I had seen one,-- Years of hiking, sweat and blood, Didn't think