The following series of pictures were taken by Professor Fitch during his stay in France and while connected with the American Expeditionary Force University at Beaune, Cote, o \u27Or, and at Allerey, Saone-et-Loire

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The following series of pictures were taken by Professor Fitch during his stay in France and while connected with the American Expeditionary Force University at Beaune, Cote, o 'Or, and at Allerey, Saone-et-Loire.</p

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A PICTORIAL JOURNEY THRU FRANCE. Photographs by Prof. C. L . Fitch, late of the Educational Corps A. E. F. University. FOREWORD. The following series of pictures were taken by Professor Fitch during his stay in F 'rance and while connected with the Ameri-can Expeditionary Force University at Beaune, Cote, o 'Or, and at Allerey, Saone-et-Loire. Professor Fitch was a member of the Educational Corps of the army and was stationed at Allerey. He was given the task of studying and interpreting to the faculty and students of this big s~hool, French life, commerce and agriculture a<; illustrated in the vicinity. Excursions were "'tlll to the points and things of special interest and they were discusseJ. c•n the spot. -Edito1·s N ntc Sixty feet in the ai r at Chauvort on the Saone. cutting kindling and garden stakes and summer firewood. In his place, whom, would you think should own the Saar coal mines, the Germans ha ving destroyed the Fren ch mines at L en s. 57 The re a r e no s tumps in Fra n ce. A white pine log a nd fa ggots . Professor Fitch of Ames, who w as in charge a t Allerey of the study of French life a nd ag-riculture , a nd soldie r students in the forest of St. Ger-vais. Note the reserved trees marked with s traw bands, showing an un-usual degree ·•of confiden ce between the owner a nd the timber merchant. lt is usual to·· m ark the reserve trees with red or blue paint, that cannot be removed without leaving traces. ,. 58 The ramparts of Beaune in Burgundy, s howing the wonderful s ize, h ealth a nd productiveness of sycamores on the exceedingly deep soil of the forti-fications. High school girls and L a Directrice. 'I I Percheron s tallions h a uling logs from the forest of Fontainblea u to a saw mill in Paris. 59 Dwarf apple tree a nd M. Dm-and, formerl y garden er to Baron Roths-child . Dwarf trees a re u seful to the amateur who wish es to have a va-r iety on a small space. V illiage sawmill a t V erdun-sur-Doubs. T ypi cal of most of the country Larger p laces h aYe lar ger mills on the same p la n . Some l ogs a r e r afted and a few shipped by rail, bnt most of the lumber supply of France is hauled by horses direct from the for est to the mill, and i s used in the eommune where it i s sa.wn. 60 Forest Road last March near Allerey. Distant views of St. Gervais. This vill iage a nd commune of 500 sou ls, lost 26 men killed in the war. This is the average for France and about 35 times our average. France's loss was about the same as if a ll men who entered our army and navy had been killed, and non e had ever come home. Harvest time comes once in 25 years. A "moule" of firewood-about half a cord. Timber-cut and reserved. Logs for wooden shoes. 61 Flood control on the Saone. One of Professor Fitch's excurs ions out on the enbankment s tudying the management of rivers in France. Good forestry, and a harvest of oak. The soil near Allerey, that w as de-voted to forest was not very good. It was stiff, s ha llow a nd poorly drained. In other places the timber was much better. 62 Long Ji n es of popla r s line m a n y o f the roa d s of Fra n ce a nd provide s h a de a nd m a n y s take s fo r th e vi n eyards a nd garde n s a nd much light wood. R oads ide trees a r " p laced a t the e dge of the m acada m a nd inside the roa d d itch es , a n a rra n gem ent tha t w e n o doubt will e mploy when our roa ds a re h a rd s urfaced. T h e n it is no lon ger r equire d to t a ke m a t e ri a l f rom the roa d itself, a nd in thi s pos it ion th e trae.s do n ot h a rm the fi e lds a nd g ive delightful s ha de. Th e tele phon e a n d telegraph w ires a r e put outs ide the trees. \ Ve in Am erica wi ll have a g reat com e-back of roa d t r ees when ou c road s a r e h a rd s urfaced. One of P rofessor F itch 's ex curs io n s ;·oes througi:t a little flood. Hauling F irew ood as bu sy w or k. Mos t of t h e h a uling to s m a ll mill s is don e thi s w ay, a nd fill s in the scr a ps of time tha t the farmer s a nd d raym e n ha ve. In a ll la r ge t owns a nd a s s ocia ted wi t h a ll la rge mill s t h e re a r e , h ow eve r, regula r h a ulers o f t imber who u se a ll the ir time t his w ay. 63 ( '\ Returnable a nd n esting veg••tal.Jle pac kages. The Fre nc h do the ir best to save a ll materials. Returnable packages a re the ru le in a ll m e rcantile lines whe re it is possiblP- to u se them. The saving in wood is e n ormou s. The C ha nne l I s la nd growers of potatoes u se r etu1·n a ble barrels, f1tted wilh rope hoists , a nd it was said tha t returnable willow baskets for tomatoes saved last yea r 45 cents each over the cost or non- retUI·n a ble crates,--a. n et profit of that s um. A lumber-yard in Paris showing the piling of logs as a unit afte r sawing. Much of the trade is fo r logs' at a t ime. The small s hops prefer it so. A workman selects a tree that suit s him and uses it a ll up. Ther e is com-paratively little standardizing of lumber and cutting to s izes and selecting to g rades as with us. 64 Barracks a t Aller ey, showing how the panel con s truction enabled t h e armies to u se s m a ll trees a nd s h or t boards, a nd to h ave the panels m a de u p s t a ndard a n ywhere,-in F r a n ce, Switze rla nd, o r Spain, to be e rect ed whe n neede d a nd moved if r equired. Fren ch ch amber maids. A pla in street in a suburb of Paris , which sh ow s the w ay t h e F r e nch r un wires behind t h e s t reet trees. a nd prune them t o the rear if required; a nd h ow the trolley poles set in line w ith the t r ees hardly show a t a ll. 65 Sol d ier students unloading boa t s of firewood for t h e agricultural school a t Aller ey. This p i cture shows a l so a l on g str etch of ston e protected river ba nk. M a n y miles a r e protect ed by brick w a lls. Some s ilting ther e still i s but it i s g r eatly r edu ced. Can a lization of the river s a nd their u se f or h eav y and slow freigh t i s a lmost univer sal. R eprin ted with a ddition s from " Some " ' om en of France", b y C. L . Fitch of Iowa Sta t e College, conta ining a l so Agri cultura l a nd Commer c ia l Ideas and Photog r a phs of Fra nce. Ideals and M or a l s of Fran ce a nd America. $2.50 postpa id. Aller ey Press, Ames, Iowa, a nd all bookselle r s. 66 

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