. Vive la France! . 3 to 3 cr to c S cou V ♦-» c« u u -o ■5^ 13 U .0 ° c 3 Brown-skinned men from North Africa in turbans andburnooses. FIGHTING IN CHAMPAGNE 183 of the incident leads one to question its what I have seen of the German soldier,I should say that he was the last man in theworld who had to be chained to his gun in orderto make him fight. Yet in this war so manywildly improbable, wholl} incredible thingshave actually occurred that one is not justifiedin denying the truth of an assertion merely be-cause it sounds unlikely. One of the things that particularly impressed
. Vive la France! . 3 to 3 cr to c S cou V ♦-» c« u u -o ■5^ 13 U .0 ° c 3 Brown-skinned men from North Africa in turbans andburnooses. FIGHTING IN CHAMPAGNE 183 of the incident leads one to question its what I have seen of the German soldier,I should say that he was the last man in theworld who had to be chained to his gun in orderto make him fight. Yet in this war so manywildly improbable, wholl} incredible thingshave actually occurred that one is not justifiedin denying the truth of an assertion merely be-cause it sounds unlikely. One of the things that particularly impressedme during my visit to Champagne was thefeverish activity that prevailed behind the fir-ing-line. It was the busiest place that I haveever seen; busier than Wall Street at the noon-hour; busier than the Canal Zone at the rushperiod of the Canals construction. The roadsbehind the front for twenty miles were filledwith moving troops and transport-trains; longcolumns of sturdy infantrymen in mud-stainedcoats of faded blue and wearing steel casqueswhich gave them a startling res
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