. A history of Section 647, United States army ambulance service with the French army. Moving day at Lagncy [38] CHAPTER IV PONT-A-MOUSSON. T was very difficult for us to realize that the city of Nancy was onlyfifteen miles from the front line. Her streets were crowded withprosperous looking people, her cafes were the scenes of afternoongatherings which challenged the nearness of the German. Eventhe stores were putting up a brave appearance as if to belie thepresence of war. The Germans had failed to take Nancy during their greatonslaught in September, 1914. This explained the citys apparentpr
. A history of Section 647, United States army ambulance service with the French army. Moving day at Lagncy [38] CHAPTER IV PONT-A-MOUSSON. T was very difficult for us to realize that the city of Nancy was onlyfifteen miles from the front line. Her streets were crowded withprosperous looking people, her cafes were the scenes of afternoongatherings which challenged the nearness of the German. Eventhe stores were putting up a brave appearance as if to belie thepresence of war. The Germans had failed to take Nancy during their greatonslaught in September, 1914. This explained the citys apparentprosperity and the size of the population. The one fear was ofair raids. A clear night almost invariably brought the vultures from Metz and sent thepeople into the abris which had become a necessary addition to every house. Spaciousabris erected in the center of the city, in that part sure to suffer at every attempt todestroy the railroad station, were the refuge of those found on the streets when dangercame with unusual suddenness- Our home was in a wooden barrack in one of the Casernes of the city. Nancyhad been a mobilization center
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