My first real trip alone was successful. I took the flivver to Bar this afternoon and from there over the hills to Lisle-en-Rigault. They wanted me to take seven assis here and though five is usually our limit, I crowded six inside and had one sit up in front with me. Counting myself, this made eight people which is a pretty heavy load for any Ford, especially for one of our ambulances with its long overhanging body. However, it pulled very well over the bumpy little road leading to the main, Bar-le-Duc to St. Dizier, highway. As usual, since they were all malade cases, I left them at the H. O. E. in Bar. Then I had to return to Lisle and go on from there to Saudrupt where there was an officer with a severe case of mumps. While he was getting ready to leave, I got into conversation with some poilus standing near. Several of them had studied English in school and most of them knew a little German. We got along remarkably well and I was greatly surprised to learn that they did not object to speaking allemand, as they call German. One young chap became quite interested when he learned that I was an American (everyone around here be-
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