. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... phe at the head of the Champs Elysees, stoppingfor a few minutes to admire the bas-reliefs aiul the inscriptionsof Napoleons ^larshalls and Generals on the inside walls ofthe arches, as well as the names of many of the cities which hecaptured. As we left the Arc, we had our fiisl view down theChamps Elysees from the P^toile. Ali-eady there was a (•ons|)ie-uous coloring of Ameiican Olive Drab, but only a hint of what 84 ME:\roRiEs; of ttie 4iiTir vvas to eonu> wlien this boulevard liecanie the most Amer
. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... phe at the head of the Champs Elysees, stoppingfor a few minutes to admire the bas-reliefs aiul the inscriptionsof Napoleons ^larshalls and Generals on the inside walls ofthe arches, as well as the names of many of the cities which hecaptured. As we left the Arc, we had our fiisl view down theChamps Elysees from the P^toile. Ali-eady there was a (•ons|)ie-uous coloring of Ameiican Olive Drab, but only a hint of what 84 ME:\roRiEs; of ttie 4iiTir vvas to eonu> wlien this boulevard liecanie the most American-ized street of Europe in the succeeding months of 1918 and1919. With its broad, well paved boulevard, bordered on eitherside by Avide sidewalks and lined with trees, is it any wonderthat this tliorouuhfare is the favorite promenade for the Pa-risian and visitors? We rode on down the Champs Elysees,again passing through the Place de la Concorde and on dowiitown to the Cafe de la Paix. This cafe is a sort of institu-tion in Paris, and it used to be said that if one were to sit in. H. T. EAST Second Lieutenant Signal Corps. Joined 411tli August. 1918and assigned to duties as Supply Officer. PARIS AND ENVIRONS 85 front loiiii eiionuh he woukl see everybody in the world wliomhe k]iew pass by. And here we ate, dranlc and ua/.ed u|)ou thepronienadors. After hineh we visited the Bastile. The original building,you will remember by referring to your history, was torn downat the time of the French Revolution. On the site of the fam-ous old prison is a column, surmounted by a statute of liberty,connnemorating the 14th of July in the History of France. Weagain crossed the river to the world famous Notre Dame Ca-thedral. At this time the entrances and windows Avere entirelycovered Avitli sandbags for protection against air raids andBig Bertha shells. The grotesque gargoyles inade quitesome impression on the whole party, and all agreed that thechurch was typical of the infinte care of
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