Verdun to the Vosges: Impressions of the War on the Fortress Frontier of France
CHAPTER III
IN ALSACE
On German soil—Montreux Vieux—The first ruined 21 village—Towards the Rhine—A night reconnaissance in Alsace—Ferette—Covert drawn blank—Cheerfulness of the French soldier—His longing for home—His home at the front—Taube “over”—A Colonel’s hobby—An army in earnest