英语词汇“poilu”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

For their part, the poilus must have heard rumors of an evacuation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The poilu thought it might be a new trick of the Germans. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

Just as we departed I received an imposing-looking missive written in flowery English, which proved to be a letter from a French poilu. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z

One place, I comes across several scores of poilus—on their permissions similar—squatting on the ground and doing—what do you suppose? Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z

Bless you! the poilus did the eating; I only did the seasoning and tasting. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z

He got his name of "poilu" not so much from his beard as from his perpetual little black mustache. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z

The poilus realized that before the film was done and so did the Indians. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

Yet the poilu’s sublime belief kept him cheerful to the end. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z

This you would see in the poilu in the trenches, whose idea always was to return home again to the house where he was born. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z

“And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu could love a fat girl!” Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z

The relief was effected without incident, although a few stories drifted back about enthusiastic poilus who had greeted their new comrades with kisses. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z

Our little group of civilians had come thousands of miles to see this thing, but the poilus did not stop to watch marching men. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

Some of the convalescents would be removed as soon as possible so as to make room for newly wounded poilus. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z

And of the diary this: He got it from a poilu who was struck By this same diary on the cheek. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z

They are here, the poilus, advancing with their quick, swinging step, so bravely light for all the cruel heavy sacks on their backs and the rifles on their shoulders. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z

"Yes, they look like nothing—but you try following them for half a day," said an American officer of the "poilus." Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z

A trench during a relief is no good place for a demonstration, but some of the poilus paused to shake hands with the Americans. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

They can, and do, accept assistance for their needy poilus and for others from the American Red Cross, because, in the end, the organization is international and is not affiliated with any particular religious sect. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z

A monument to the war dead — a statue of a French poilu, or doughboy, in bright colors — bears the names of 15 villagers, roughly 15 percent of the population then. Tremblois-L?s-Carignan Journal: Both Hero and Traitor, but No Longer on the Map 2011-01-03T00:48:25Z

They are here, the splendid, splendid soldiers who are the French poilus. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z

The insurmountable French language, which kept doughboys and poilus at arm's length in spite of their best intentions, broke down with the youngsters. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z

The poilus were decidedly friendly but somewhat amazed at the big men who made so much noise with their jokes and their songs. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

I love all Americans for what they are doing for our poor poilus. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z

I tried to see the picture—the incredulous poilus, questioning, cross-questioning, demanding who was on his regiment's right, who on its left, what division was in support, under whose command. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z

Then the ground shot up with a dizzy speed, devastated, shell-holed fields, swarming with thousands of French poilus. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z

Again the French had to wade through morasses into which they sank waist deep, but there was no holding the brave "poilus" back. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive.

When the train came into Paris early the next morning the sailors were singing the chorus with the poilus. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

The Frenchwoman held the girl of the Red Mill in grateful remembrance, and for more than Ruth’s contribution to Madame Picolet’s work among the widows and orphans of her dear poilus. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z

She, our lovely Jennie Aird, to alight on a broken wing in that dingy kitchen, to sit among poilus, to listen to his mocking song! The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z

A French novel, with a vivid portrait of a poilu carrying a very sharp bayonet on its cover, lay in the center of a white counterpane on the bed. Whispering Wires

A detachment of poilus swung past in their horizon blue, and what a different type was flashed up against that background of square jowls, what a thin, nervous, wiry type, all animation.... The Sword of Deborah First-hand impressions of the British Women's Army in France

The poilu moved back to the ranks steadily, but as soon as the general had turned his back the sergeant pulled out his handkerchief and wept. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

Ruth got over being worried by amatory bouts with the wounded poilus after a while. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z

He, who the evening before had sung to the poilus downstairs, had had to send her to do their shopping! The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z

Got mixed up with a company of poilus in the last scrap. Leerie

Instead, all over Paris are sturdy bands of little "poilus," marching in their extremely supple order. A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall

"Bring back the trumpets," P�tain commanded and for the lone poilu the fanfare was sounded again. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

To the public a French soldier may be a poilu, a British fighter a Tommy, an American a doughboy. The Story of General Pershing

It was no longer the hour for Virgin Maries and angels, only for the poilus. Pierre and Luce

Occasionally Mrs. Burton made her audience laugh until the tears ran down their wrinkled faces with funny stories of the trenches, of their own poilus, and the British Tommies and the new American Sammees. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor

Next to him three exuberant French poilus half lay and half sat all in a heap, their shrapnel helmets, canteens and packs piled about them. A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall

He favored longer leaves from the front, he said, and better transportation for the poilus. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

All that our poilus can do is to hold their tongues. The Forerunners

You know what that means, when tens of thousands of poilus have to be transferred during the darkness of night, so that the enemy pilots can't glimpse the movement and give warning? Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret

Moreover, there was always the prospect of the return of some gallant French poilu for his holiday from the trenches. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor

The sight that met them must have seemed novel, even to a poilu of two and a half years' understanding. Cavalry of the Clouds

These little village caf�s did no harm after the first brief period when the American soldier had his fling and they served the good purpose of encouraging fraternization between doughboy and poilu. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

If they are fond of the "poilu" style, they will find plenty of it here. The Forerunners

He could glimpse long lines of poilus streaming over the shell-hole pitted terrain like ants in army array. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret

Thousands of poilus too old for combat duty did the repair work on these main arteries. "And they thought we wouldn't fight"

The spy told the Tommy he was his ally, a Serbian refugee; and Tommy, or the poilu, to whom Bulgarians, Turks, and Serbians all look alike, received him as a comrade. With the French in France and Salonika

There is no trouble in getting a poilu to talk. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

The veteran poilu of the party smote his hands together and tilted his steel helmet backward. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

How they lack that infectious ardeur, that splendid élan which characterizes every little poilu! Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium

There's a French poilu who has come up here every afternoon at five o'clock for the last three days and he plays the sweetest music on the organ. "And they thought we wouldn't fight"

One of the poilus put his finger on the mass of wicked ones. With the French in France and Salonika

A few found no trouble in giving orders which the poilus could understand, but some had bad cases of stage fright. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

A minute later, with a loud shout, the poilus charged over him, making play with their bayonets to right and to left, and driving the Germans backward. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

A French poilu in a little book of reminiscences tells with glee how a German observation aviator deceived his batteries. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons

A battalion of bearded poilus of the Two Hundred and Thirty-seventh Colonial Regiment was lined up on the platform like a wall of silent grey, bristling with bayonets and shiny trench helmets. "And they thought we wouldn't fight"

He made it possible for every poilu in a trench of five hundred miles to say: “Our generals do not send us where they will not go themselves.” With the French in France and Salonika

Although the officer was kind enough to make ownership of all available motor trucks common, he could not do as much for the language of the poilus who drove them. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

Officers shook hands with their men, while poilus turned and congratulated one another: for the thing was done. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

At the Gare de Lyon poilus are taking trains for the South. Another Sheaf

The man was brought into the dugout between two poilus who held his arms. "And they thought we wouldn't fight"

It was only later we learned that in the two days’ campaign the poilus was benefited to the sum of many millions of francs. With the French in France and Salonika

"Bring them up!" said the officer to a soldier, and the poilu scrambled down the steps and came up with a bird cage containing two birds. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z

Much need, too, had the poilus holding the Verdun salient for the best of officers. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

He beguiles our poilus, and they take little beguiling. Another Sheaf

He had heard that the poilus had given her the name in some fanatic belief that she was a sort of fairy ministering to them and bringing them good luck. Louisiana Lou A Western Story

But the best these poilus might hope for was months of ice, snow, and mud, of discomfort, colds, long marches carrying heavy burdens, the pain of frost-bite, and, worst of all, homesickness. With the French in France and Salonika

You see, he had no money—the 'poilu' seldom has; and money meant drink, and tobacco in his cheek. Tatterdemalion

They, the handful of poilus whom the French High Command had alone spared for the protection of their front lines, had they the nerve, the grit, for a hand-to-hand combat? With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

The poilu cares for nothing, no, not he! Another Sheaf

It is a superstition of these ignorant poilus. Louisiana Lou A Western Story

First to find an English soldier apologizing for looking into a house, and then to find him talking French like a poilu.” The Rough Road

And Gray—though only one-fourth English—how utterly British was that 'arrogant civilian,' as the 'poilus' called him. Tatterdemalion

"And thanks, monsieur, to the noble leading of our officers," declared the bearded veteran; whereat the poilus clapped their hands in approbation. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

I saw him in the court-yard talking to one of our poilus, not about his soul, but about his body; stroking his shoulder softly and calling him mon cher fils. Another Sheaf

Her poilu friends had nearly wrecked his shop for him on that occasion. Louisiana Lou A Western Story

The Alsatian corporal, a typical poilu, still kept very close to his late prisoner, but there was an altogether different look in his eyes now. With Haig on the Somme

And the poilus would listen with their polite, ironic patience, and be left smiling, and curiously fascinated, as if they had been visited by a creature from another world. Tatterdemalion

The poilu, his mouth wide open in a huge grin, gripped Henri's hand and shook it heartily. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

In our crowded train poilus were packed, standing in the corridors. Another Sheaf

But now she was married—this was said with a suggestive raise of the shoulders and eyebrows—and the poilus were not so much in evidence. Louisiana Lou A Western Story

And, climbing swiftly over their parapet, the active little poilus scampered up the hill through the yellow charlock. With Haig on the Somme

They were all uncouth, grotesque, dejected, and they smelt abominably, these poilus, these hairy, unkempt soldiers. The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse

"They will not attack," a poilu gave it as his decision, and very decidedly. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

We left him in trust to our poilus on that sad afternoon when "Good-bye" must be said, all those friendly hands shaken for the last time, and the friendly faces left. Another Sheaf

On we dashed, until we heard a challenging voice, and discerned a French poilu. Some Naval Yarns

As it was, a good many of the helmets were dented, and not a few of the poilus paid the toll of their own eagerness. With Haig on the Somme

I also saw a number of poilus going on leave and returning to the line. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918

Without haste, without excitement, with that grim, steady courage which had stood the French poilu in such good stead already, the men gripped their rifles and made ready for another German onslaught. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

In five minutes we parade," he said, "to follow on after your cowardly dogs of poilus. Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France

A poilu, who happened to be loitering in the vicinity, was questioned by the Marine: "Have you seen the lieutenant?" The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919

"Puzzeau, you fool!" gurgled the lad, as the huge paw of the Herculean poilu tightened its pressure on his throat. With Haig on the Somme

I have often noticed how grave these poilus look, even after the war was over. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918

It was not, indeed, until he had finished his meal, and until he had almost smoked the contents of one pipe-load of tobacco, that he opened his lips to the poilus. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

There is never a man turned away from its doors, for where is the "poilu" or where is the "Tommy" who is not always ready with a smile and a laugh and a song? Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France

"Oui, monsieur, oui," replied the poilu, proud of his newly acquired Marine Corps English, "he have—what you call—pushed over." The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919

I send my daughter away in your charge and you bring her back engaged to some unknown poilu. The Cricket

It is much the same with the poilus and farmer folk. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918

In rapid succession those men dashed through the opening of the hall, leapt up the stairs three at a time, and were dragged over the parapet which the veteran poilu had had erected. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

And our 'poilus,' in their faded, mud-smeared garments walk along 'your' streets, disdainfully regarded by your dazzling and pomaded Staff. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2

At the camp most of the men wear leathers, or a combination of leathers and the gray-blue uniform of the French poilu, which is issued to all Americans at the time of their enlistment. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France

If any one opened a door the pressure was such that at least six people fell on to the platform, and in one carriage a small poilu was being squeezed through the open window. No Man's Land

Didn’t the poilus call you the jolly American? Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point

So it is you, you two," he said, regarding them for some few seconds—"you two, Henri and Jules—names which every poilu seems to know most thoroughly—then, attention! With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

"Oh, that was only the poilus," said Francis, and went on into a flood of details about keeping the men neat for the sake of their morale. I've Married Marjorie

To our great discomfiture, a couple of poilus volunteered their services in putting our belongings aboard the train. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France

Sometimes they got in again, sometimes they didn't—but they were happy, those poilus. No Man's Land

Ruth knew that the girls and women working in the Red Cross and the “Y” and the Salvation Army might venture among the roughest poilus, Tommies and our own Yanks without fearing insult or injury. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point

For your French poilu—the gallant, sturdy French infantry soldier—is, when on the line of march, if not actually overloaded, certainly apt to have the appearance of being so. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front

The captain in charge called my attention to a French poilu. The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon

Our orderlies are two poilus, long past military age. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France

They were small men, the poilus of that regiment; but they marched well, with a swing, and the glint of white teeth. No Man's Land

The poilus had heard of the proposed armistice on the Western Front. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919

Newspaper men taking flashlights and "poilus" in uniform crowded the station platform as the train with our still numerous party pulled out. Face to Face with Kaiserism

A strict disciplinarian, he failed to win from his troops that affection which the poilus gave to Pétain, while he never displayed the genius that compelled universal admiration for Foch. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times.

They will be saying, 'Where are our airmen?' like those old poilus we met at the station when we first came out. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France

It is Madame France wearing a poilu's helmet. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921

"Kat-tsank-awn-tsank" comes to mean 455 as he talks first in French to his poilus and then through our Detroit doughboy French interpreter to the doughboys. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919

But even while war goes on, even while the French poilus hold fast the long battle line, the French people are beset within by agents of the Kaiser. Face to Face with Kaiserism

The Government was able at the same time to provide the troops in France with food which, to the poilus at least, seemed luxurious. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times.

The remnants of the post were immediately confiscated for firewood by some poilus who were living in a dugout near by. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France

I understand that Ruth often goes into the wards and writes letters for the poor poilus, and feeds them canned peaches and soft puddings. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier

We see the affectionate glances of poilus that leap out at sight of you. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919

The "poilus" were delighted to see them, and shewed their appreciation by giving our men the whole of the contents of their water bottles. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion

Many have I seen pour down the cheeks of great, strong, brave men at the sound of that song and the tramp of the sky-blue poilus coming along in the glare and dust. An Onlooker in France 1917-1919

It would make us keener fighters, more eager to do our utmost to bring the war to an end for the sake of those poilus. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France

"Heaven help the home folks of the poor poilus, my dear," Helen responded. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier

How now, Paul, my poilu comrade, bon ami, why don't you add the house itself to the pack on your back? The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919

But the poilu was not to be so silenced. With Those Who Wait

He is truly 'Papa Joffre,' the father and even the grandfather of the poilus. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers

On one side of them stood a line of poilus in their uniforms of horizon blue and red, and on the other a line of American soldiers in khaki. Winning a Cause World War Stories

And the books—all her library—have gone to the convalescent hospitals, or to the poilus in the trenches. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier

"Il ne faut pas se faire de la bile, as our poilus say, when they mean 'Don't worry,' Mademoiselle," the lieutenant soothed me. Everyman's Land

Look," she continued, opening a deep drawer in one side of her desk, "here are the letters from my poilus and, of course, these are only the answered ones. With Those Who Wait

Though rather taciturn he is loved both by the officers and poilus. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights

The soldier of France, the poilu, is a crusader. Winning a Cause World War Stories

He is a remarkable man, this soldier with the beard of a poilu and the eyes of a poet, and, unless I am greatly mistaken, he is destined to go a long, long way. Italy at War and the Allies in the West

Your wood strengthens the trenches, or burns to warm the freezing poilus. Everyman's Land

"Just look over there," he went on, waving his hand towards a long line of seated poilus who were peacefully enjoying their pipes, while wistfully watching the smoke curl upward. With Those Who Wait

Adopting the language of the poilu, I said to him, 'Translate it, "I am going to bolt." History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War

I had been busy as usual, for an additional number of pieces came in from those kind ladies of Scranton who are helping me sew for the brave wounded poilus of my country, valiant France. The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight

The Italian military authorities do not approve of the poilu. Italy at War and the Allies in the West

As I drove to the gare of St. Raphael, I thought of the kind boys who had helped our poor poilus, and especially of James Beckett. Everyman's Land

The boys were soon surrounded by a group of eager gesticulating poilus. With Those Who Wait

In spite of the fatigue of the poilus, in spite of the power of the German heavy artillery, the French took colors, guns, mitrailleuses, shells, and thousands of prisoners. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War

But Guynemer immediately added: "It gives so much pleasure to the poilus watching us down there." Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air

"A bit of it—of you—" A band of poilus—marching through the street, saw him cut it off. The Tin Soldier

I've heard poilus from Meaux tell stories of how the Germans were forced to respect him, he was so brave and fine. Everyman's Land

Her poilu is her beau ideal of faith and courage, of patriotism and devotion to the principles of human rights, of cheerfulness and hopefulness, of invincibility in that his cause is just. Foch the Man A Life of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies

Her gallant poilus showed the world how cheerfully men may die in defense of home and liberty. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War

The French poilu had no money at all, and the English Tommy had plenty. What Timmy Did

Everything might be worse than it is, says the poilu, and so he has composed a litany. The White Road to Verdun

The only cars we passed, going east or west, were occupied by officers, or crowded with poilus, therefore the shabby little taxi became of almost startling interest. Everyman's Land

This division was brigaded with the French from the start and saw service through the war alongside the French poilus with whom they became great friends. History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, the Spanish-American War, and the Late Imbroglio With Mexico

We were evolving wild schemes of disguising ourselves as poilus and going in a body to witness the show, but unfortunately it was one of those things that is "not done" in the best circles! Fanny Goes to War

When the war was young, I served on land with messieurs les poilus. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919.

The average poilu has no sympathy with the man who grumbles at the number of hours he may have to work. The White Road to Verdun

Many were the suffering poilus who blessed the little soldier of mercy that day. The Children of France A Book of Stories of the Heroism and Self-sacrifice of Youthful Patriots of France During the Great War

The humour of Thomas, the intelligence and tact of the good French poilu, the awful moments and the wild jests in between—these are all shown. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-21

"American Field Service" drivers at Longpont/1917 The "Territorial"—the name given French poilu between the ages of 34 and 40. "I was there" with the Yanks on the western front, 1917-1919

In the group one man—nicknamed by the poilus, his comrades—Hirondelle—the Swallow—supposedly because of his lightness and swiftness, was easily chief. Joy in the Morning

The soldier-priests of France have earned the love and respect of even the most irreligious of the poilus. The White Road to Verdun

And the boy—he wanted to be a poilu. Out To Win The Story of America in France

Still she had never been able quite to merge the religieux and the poilu into one picture; besides, she liked to play with the idea and confront the one with the other. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 14, 1917

The poilu's canteen is always full of it. "I was there" with the Yanks on the western front, 1917-1919

The food to which the poilu had, for nearly five years, been accustomed at the front was become, since the armistice, the exclusive monopoly of the capitalist or the nouveau-riche in the rear. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference

Cats, dogs, and monkeys were common, whilst one poilu was the proud possessor of a parrot which he had purchased from a refugee obliged to fly from his home. The White Road to Verdun

But," he said, "I have never seen any poilu with so many decorations. Out To Win The Story of America in France

I saw a group of very contented looking poilus in the yard playing cards and smoking under a large tree. The Living Present

They have authority over both Yank and poilu. "I was there" with the Yanks on the western front, 1917-1919

The poilu demobilized retained his military spirit, nay, he carried about with him the very atmosphere of the trenches. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference

We left Paris determined to undertake the journey to the front in the true spirit of the French poilu, and, no matter what happened, "de ne pas s'en faire." The White Road to Verdun

A descendant of Racine, a well-known figure at the opera, was travelling in the Metro when he spotted a poilu with a string of ten medals on his breast. Out To Win The Story of America in France

In another room was a staff engaged in correspondence with officers, doctors and surgeons at the Front, poilus, or the hundred and one sources that contribute to the great oeuvre. The Living Present

A poilus Mable is a French peasant girl an they say that they are very belle. Dere Mable Love Letters of a Rookie

In truth the bourgeoisie were often as impatient of the restraints and abuses as the homecoming poilu. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference

It was suggested that, as I had had a touch of toothache the night before, I might take my place in the chair and give an example of British pluck to the assembled poilus. The White Road to Verdun

They confirmed the poilu in his burning sense of injustice. Out To Win The Story of America in France

The garden was a strange assortment of fashionable women, many of them bearing the highest titles in France, and poilus in their faded uniforms, nearly all maimed—réformés, mutilés! The Living Present

To our surprise we caught sight of the jaunty blue figure of a poilu, and then a band of slouching green-coated prisoners who were digging in their heavy leisurely manner. Where the Sabots Clatter Again

That these poilus turned against the government and the class responsible for this gross neglect was hardly surprising. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference

They're nearly all deeply interested just now in helping Madame Pangborn do Red Cross work for her beloved poilus over in brave France. The Chums of Scranton High out for the Pennant

It was strange how that sky-blue uniform of the poilu merged into the dark shades of the night. Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche

Other people bring them flowers, or cigarettes, and certainly there is no one in the world so satisfactory to put one's self to any effort for as a poilu. The Living Present

"Just one old man," said the poilu, "who lives all alone in his cellar, over there." Where the Sabots Clatter Again

Not a single poilu wants peace or is ready for peace. A Volunteer Poilu

I had met hundreds of poilus back in billets, in cafés, and the like. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand

It seemed to me that life ought to have been utterly dull for this characteristic group of poilus, living crowded together all winter in a remote village. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form

One hundred poilus came here a day, and her ouvroir had already assisted eighteen thousand. The Living Present

A little boy, wearing the blue callot of a poilu on the back of his head, sits on the doorsill. Where the Sabots Clatter Again

We dodged interminable motor-convoys carrying troops, the poilus sitting unconcernedly along the benches at the side, their rifles tight between their knees. A Volunteer Poilu

It would be interesting to hear the poilu on his Allies. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand

One of the men who was not a full thirty-third-degree poilu had compromised with the razor on a moustache as blazing red as his shock of hair. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form

However, those poor women were very thankful for the work and sewed faithfully on sleeping-suits and underclothing for poilus in the trenches and hospitals. The Living Present

The entire programme is given by the poilus; only one performer had a stripe on his sleeve, though many of them wore a decoration. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes

The poilu, when he sees the city lights again, almost feels like saying, "Why, it is still here!" A Volunteer Poilu

We were bearded like that incomparable fighter, the poilu, and we were separated by an abyss of years, so our stomachs told us, from our last square meal. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand

Now they were poilus—bearded, hard-eyed veterans; you could not tell the clerk from the labourer or the employer from the peasant. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form

They wait on the table, because it cheers the poilus—who, by the way, all beg, as soon as they have been there a few days, to be put in the red and gold salon. The Living Present

They even have artists among the poilus to paint back drops and make properties. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes

"It begins—it begins," said an old poilu, tossing his head. A Volunteer Poilu

One word is heard again and again in the hospital wards, where the poilus lie, those bearded fellows, so strong when they went out to the war, but now so weak and helpless before death. The Soul of the War

This seemed a pretty prosaic, even humiliating, business, in a poetic sense, for the brave poilus, veterans of Lorraine's great battle. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form

But Tommy at the front manages to converse with the poilu without any vocabulary at all: Mr. Punch's History of the Great War

Behind the reserved seats are a few benches for the captains and lieutenants and the rest of the space is given up to the poilus, who are allowed to rush when the doors are opened. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes

Alone, quiet, at the end of the passage under the German lines sat an old poilu, the sentinel of the tunnel. A Volunteer Poilu

French poilus were in the hall, crippled or convalescent, after their day of battle, and with their women around them they stood at attention while the national hymn was sung. The Soul of the War

"They charged out of the woods, and we had a battalion of reserves— here are some of them—mes poilus!" My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form

As Thomas and I stood on the platform, loving each other silently and unostentatiously, a cheery musical train of poilus laboured into the station. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917

Your big friend, LlTIGUE, A. I thought you might be interested to see what sort of a letter a real poilu writes, and Litigue is just a big workman, young and energetic. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes

The next number was the ever popular "Tipperaree," which every single poilu in the French army has learned to sing in a kind of English. A Volunteer Poilu

As I left the ruined cathedral I met a couple of French poilus, and tried to talk with them. A Minstrel in France

It was all very simple to mes poilus, that first fight. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form

Between the poilus and the crowd it was "Long live Italy!" and "Long live France!" Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917

The poilu would hug Tommy and plant a kiss on each of his cheeks—if he dared. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes

I saw the poilus hurrying up the muddy roads of the slope of the Bois-le-Prêtre—vague masses of moving blue on the brown ways. A Volunteer Poilu

I saw the saddest sight to-day— A poilu with no face at all. Ballads of a Bohemian

And I tell them when it's over how I'll hike for Athabaska; And those seven greasy 'poilus' they are crazy to go too. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

But between the poilus and ourselves there were no signs of any desire that England or France might endure another day. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917

Mademoiselle, we have an artist, a poilu, drawing some of the dresses. The Happy Foreigner

In the center of the garden, at the meeting-point of several paths, a mossy fountain was flowing into a greenish basin shaped like a seashell, and in this basin a poilu was washing his clothes. A Volunteer Poilu

Some of us play solitaire, some read a "sixpenny", some doze or try to talk in bad French to the poilus. Ballads of a Bohemian

So I left my 'poilus': and now you wonder Why to-day I am so elate. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

The poilu put him down as an Italian cavalry officer, and expressed the further hope that Italy would endure for ever. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917

There were the bronzed Tommies in khaki, the snappy, dashing poilus in their uniforms of corn-flower blue, veterans hardened in a score of battles from Ypres to Verdun. Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy

Along the counter stand the poilus, young, old, small, and large, all wearing various fadings of the horizon blue, and helmets often dented. A Volunteer Poilu

That poilu across the way, With the shrapnel wound on his head, Has a sister: she came to-day To sit awhile by his bed. A Treasury of War Poetry British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917

That 'poilu' across the way, With the shrapnel wound in his head, Has a sister: she came to-day To sit awhile by his bed. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

And yet the crowd couldn't suppose that we didn't like each other, for the knowing looks which passed between the hilarious poilu and slowly smiling Thomas clearly indicated some strange and intimate relation. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917

She had once thrown herself over the bed of a politely protesting poilu, covering his helpless body with her own, as a shell from a taube came through the roof. The Sisters-In-Law

Little groups of poilus gathered round the soldier newsboy; I saw some of them laughing as they went away. A Volunteer Poilu

At any rate, the plain poilus in the front trenches are instinctively sure: "We'll have 'em now soon!" The World Decision

How do I know how the poilus can get back to their regiments on time? The Enormous Room

He had to work for his living like any demobilized poilu who returned to his counter or his conductor's step on the tramway. The Mountebank

I admire all poilus, and especially did I admire Pierre. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 15, 1919

I used to discuss this sinister quality with a distinguished French artist who as a poilu was the infirmier, or medical service man, attached to a squad of engineers working in a quarry frequently shelled. A Volunteer Poilu

Henri Lavedan, in a little sketch of the reunion between a poilu, on leave after nine months' absence in the trenches, and his wife, has caught this significant note. The World Decision

The halving was done with a large keen poilu's knife. The Enormous Room

As he stood watching, porters and pack-laden blue helmeted poilus jostled him, until he found a small oasis of quiet near the bows. The Mountebank

In vain they raised their voices and exhausted all the resources of French rhetoric, the "poilus" only shrugged their shoulders. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War

A poilu in a red cap was standing nonchalantly beside them. A Volunteer Poilu

Those dirty poilus in the front trenches are, indeed, fighting our battle for us, if we did but know it! The World Decision

Without the assistance of this glossary it is almost impossible to read some of the numerous novels of poilu life. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 11, 1917

A company of blue-clad poilus sat some way off, in the middle of their packs, eating a scratch meal. The Mountebank

Clerambault heard him one day talking with a friend named Lagneau on leave from the front; they said the poilus meant to knock everything to pieces when the war was over, maybe before. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War

Probably very much of a scholar by training and feeling, he had accepted his military destiny, and was as much a poilu as anybody. A Volunteer Poilu

The most amusing songs of the war that I have heard were given by the poilus on a little stage near Commercy while the cannon thundered a few miles away. The World Decision

Twice I was arrested in the French lines, where I had crept dressed like a poilu, from where I shot down many a Prussian. Bat Wing

As the poilus did not show much grasp of this kind of "Francy", the doughboy boosted them to their feet, pointed to the rear, patted them on the back, and grinned with his wide mouth. Jimmie Higgins

Then I saw a couple of poilus sticking their heads in our window shaking a beret and asking for contributions to help them enjoy their week's leave of absence in Paris. The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me

The poilus, who had taken the first shells as a matter of course, good-naturedly even, began to get as cross as peevish schoolboys. A Volunteer Poilu

At every step on the ground in the fields you'd got lumps as thick as your arm and as wide as that, and it'd take four poilus to lift the lump of iron. Under Fire: the story of a squad

I knew it well; I had seen it on the breasts of generals, captains, simple poilus, all the picked flower of the French nation. The Firefly of France

The poilus looked over the top of the shell-hole, and saw a swarm of those new fashion-plate soldiers, darting forward through the woods, throwing themselves down and shooting at the sockray Bosh. Jimmie Higgins

Then one of them began to talk boisterously, expressing himself with great fluency and occasionally with a liberty of phrase which wasn't conventional at all, another poilu privilege! The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me

Since time immemorial the possession of plenty of bodily hair has served to indicate a certain sturdy, male bearishness, and thus the French, long before the war, called any good, powerful fellow—"un véritable poilu." A Volunteer Poilu

Three or four poilus who were quite without their accouterments have disappeared underground. Under Fire: the story of a squad

The poilu was a middle-aged man, and very drunk on some foul spirit which he had bought in a low cafe down by the river. Now It Can Be Told

He saw the poilus, fresh from the trenches, after God alone knew what siege of terror. Jimmie Higgins

And sometimes the poilu is a little confused, writing a charming letter of thanks to "Monsieur Lafayette" himself. Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy

There was a special entrance for soldiers and a special exit for soldiers, and at both of these a long file of blue-clad poilus waited for the countersigning of their furlough slips and military tickets. A Volunteer Poilu

Fouillade has put his chin on his fists, and looks unseeing at a corner of the room where the crowded poilus elbow, squeeze, and jostle each other to get by. Under Fire: the story of a squad

"A bit of dirt, as our poilus will do for all of them." Now It Can Be Told

The proprietors of the tiny épiceries must have been rapidly making their fortunes, considering the prices that they charged the unfortunate poilu, dreaming of some small luxury out of his five sous a day. All Roads Lead to Calvary

You do not even pretend," cried the little poilu. " Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy

There were no combatants in it when we passed through, only the old poilus who drove the wagons to the trenches and the army hostlers who looked after the animals. A Volunteer Poilu

Thus do the poilus converse who are suddenly placed under the spell of a town. Under Fire: the story of a squad

Their murmurs rose to violent protest on behalf of the poilu. Now It Can Be Told

I have seen thousands of poilus sitting about in cafes, by the roadside, in tents, in trenches, thoughtful. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war

"He is greater than the Kaiser,—though I die for saying it," cried the little poilu recklessly. Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy

The food came to us fresh every day in a freight car fitted up like a butcher's shop, in charge of a poilu who was a butcher in civilian life. A Volunteer Poilu

In the village groups of poilus go by, or in twos, joined by the crossing bonds of converse. Under Fire: the story of a squad

One of them tried to grab the hair, but the poilu held it high, beyond her reach, with a gruff command of, "Hands off!" Now It Can Be Told

But since the British have got into the war as a nation, this secret disdain has been forgotten, and the poilu has taken "le Tommie" to his heart. A Volunteer Poilu

These he stuffs into his musette, the cloth wallet beloved of the poilu, and departs. A Volunteer Poilu

The French soldier of to-day, coming from the trenches looking like a well-digger, but contented, hearty, and strong, is the poilu par excellence. A Volunteer Poilu

Through the yard gate that opens on to the road we see a group of poilus strolling, nose in air, devouring the sunshine; and then, all alone, Tellurure. Under Fire: the story of a squad

"I will keep it as a mascot," said the poilu, scrunching it up and thrusting it into his pouch. Now It Can Be Told

The refrain had a catchy lilt to it, and the poilus began humming it. A Volunteer Poilu

The poilus crowded round to see them, staring into their faces without the least malevolence. A Volunteer Poilu

These two weeks of repos are the poilus' elysium, for they mean rest from strain, safety, and comparative comfort. A Volunteer Poilu

A chuckle comes from the antiquated and wrinkle-scrawled face, and then the poilu, checked for an instant by Barque's command, is jostled by the following flood and swept away. Under Fire: the story of a squad

"I finished him with a grenade," said the poilu. Now It Can Be Told

Two other poilus, men in the forties, came up, their dark-brown, horseshoe beards making them look like brothers. A Volunteer Poilu

The poilus who come to the village en repos are from every part of France, and are of all ages between nineteen and forty-five. A Volunteer Poilu

It was an ugly, bare shed with a sloping roof resting on iron girders painted clay white, but the poilus had beautified it with a home-made stage and rustic greenery. A Volunteer Poilu

The broken-down poilu replies with a great oath of annoyance, and provokes the harsh rejoinder of Barque: "Come now, you might be polite, filthy-face, old muck-mill!" Under Fire: the story of a squad

Another wounded poilu was carried past us, covered by a bloody blanket like the other one. Now It Can Be Told

It is a curious thing to see poilus—peasants, artisans, scholars—completely in the grip of this philosophy. A Volunteer Poilu

It is a real hardship indeed, and the sight is pitiful of the poilus who cannot light pipe or cigarette but put them away in their pockets and stroll in resignation. Under Fire: the story of a squad

The poilus listened in profound silence, and when he had finished, a kind of sigh exhaled from the hearts of the audience. A Volunteer Poilu

Four poilus join in a game of manille, that will last until night blacks out the cards. Under Fire: the story of a squad

French poilus, detrained at Amiens station for a night on their way to some other part of the front, jostled among British soldiers, and their packs were a wonder to see. Now It Can Be Told

"Halt!" cries a sentry—"Good Lord!" he stammers as he sees the four poilus. Under Fire: the story of a squad

They took the pioneers of the C.H.R., but there were some missing, and they replaced 'em with a few poilus. Under Fire: the story of a squad

单词	poilu
例句	poilu For their part, the poilus must have heard rumors of an evacuation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The poilu thought it might be a new trick of the Germans. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z Just as we departed I received an imposing-looking missive written in flowery English, which proved to be a letter from a French poilu. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z One place, I comes across several scores of poilus—on their permissions similar—squatting on the ground and doing—what do you suppose? Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Bless you! the poilus did the eating; I only did the seasoning and tasting. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z He got his name of "poilu" not so much from his beard as from his perpetual little black mustache. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z The poilus realized that before the film was done and so did the Indians. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z Yet the poilu’s sublime belief kept him cheerful to the end. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z This you would see in the poilu in the trenches, whose idea always was to return home again to the house where he was born. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z “And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu could love a fat girl!” Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z The relief was effected without incident, although a few stories drifted back about enthusiastic poilus who had greeted their new comrades with kisses. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z Our little group of civilians had come thousands of miles to see this thing, but the poilus did not stop to watch marching men. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z Some of the convalescents would be removed as soon as possible so as to make room for newly wounded poilus. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z And of the diary this: He got it from a poilu who was struck By this same diary on the cheek. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z They are here, the poilus, advancing with their quick, swinging step, so bravely light for all the cruel heavy sacks on their backs and the rifles on their shoulders. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z "Yes, they look like nothing—but you try following them for half a day," said an American officer of the "poilus." Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z A trench during a relief is no good place for a demonstration, but some of the poilus paused to shake hands with the Americans. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z They can, and do, accept assistance for their needy poilus and for others from the American Red Cross, because, in the end, the organization is international and is not affiliated with any particular religious sect. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z A monument to the war dead — a statue of a French poilu, or doughboy, in bright colors — bears the names of 15 villagers, roughly 15 percent of the population then. Tremblois-L?s-Carignan Journal: Both Hero and Traitor, but No Longer on the Map 2011-01-03T00:48:25Z They are here, the splendid, splendid soldiers who are the French poilus. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z The insurmountable French language, which kept doughboys and poilus at arm's length in spite of their best intentions, broke down with the youngsters. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z The poilus were decidedly friendly but somewhat amazed at the big men who made so much noise with their jokes and their songs. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z I love all Americans for what they are doing for our poor poilus. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z I tried to see the picture—the incredulous poilus, questioning, cross-questioning, demanding who was on his regiment's right, who on its left, what division was in support, under whose command. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Then the ground shot up with a dizzy speed, devastated, shell-holed fields, swarming with thousands of French poilus. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z Again the French had to wade through morasses into which they sank waist deep, but there was no holding the brave "poilus" back. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. When the train came into Paris early the next morning the sailors were singing the chorus with the poilus. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z The Frenchwoman held the girl of the Red Mill in grateful remembrance, and for more than Ruth’s contribution to Madame Picolet’s work among the widows and orphans of her dear poilus. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z She, our lovely Jennie Aird, to alight on a broken wing in that dingy kitchen, to sit among poilus, to listen to his mocking song! The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z A French novel, with a vivid portrait of a poilu carrying a very sharp bayonet on its cover, lay in the center of a white counterpane on the bed. Whispering Wires A detachment of poilus swung past in their horizon blue, and what a different type was flashed up against that background of square jowls, what a thin, nervous, wiry type, all animation.... The Sword of Deborah First-hand impressions of the British Women's Army in France The poilu moved back to the ranks steadily, but as soon as the general had turned his back the sergeant pulled out his handkerchief and wept. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z Ruth got over being worried by amatory bouts with the wounded poilus after a while. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z He, who the evening before had sung to the poilus downstairs, had had to send her to do their shopping! The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Got mixed up with a company of poilus in the last scrap. Leerie Instead, all over Paris are sturdy bands of little "poilus," marching in their extremely supple order. A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall "Bring back the trumpets," P�tain commanded and for the lone poilu the fanfare was sounded again. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z To the public a French soldier may be a poilu, a British fighter a Tommy, an American a doughboy. The Story of General Pershing It was no longer the hour for Virgin Maries and angels, only for the poilus. Pierre and Luce Occasionally Mrs. Burton made her audience laugh until the tears ran down their wrinkled faces with funny stories of the trenches, of their own poilus, and the British Tommies and the new American Sammees. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor Next to him three exuberant French poilus half lay and half sat all in a heap, their shrapnel helmets, canteens and packs piled about them. A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall He favored longer leaves from the front, he said, and better transportation for the poilus. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z All that our poilus can do is to hold their tongues. The Forerunners You know what that means, when tens of thousands of poilus have to be transferred during the darkness of night, so that the enemy pilots can't glimpse the movement and give warning? Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret Moreover, there was always the prospect of the return of some gallant French poilu for his holiday from the trenches. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor The sight that met them must have seemed novel, even to a poilu of two and a half years' understanding. Cavalry of the Clouds These little village caf�s did no harm after the first brief period when the American soldier had his fling and they served the good purpose of encouraging fraternization between doughboy and poilu. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z If they are fond of the "poilu" style, they will find plenty of it here. The Forerunners He could glimpse long lines of poilus streaming over the shell-hole pitted terrain like ants in army array. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret Thousands of poilus too old for combat duty did the repair work on these main arteries. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" The spy told the Tommy he was his ally, a Serbian refugee; and Tommy, or the poilu, to whom Bulgarians, Turks, and Serbians all look alike, received him as a comrade. With the French in France and Salonika There is no trouble in getting a poilu to talk. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z The veteran poilu of the party smote his hands together and tilted his steel helmet backward. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front How they lack that infectious ardeur, that splendid élan which characterizes every little poilu! Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium There's a French poilu who has come up here every afternoon at five o'clock for the last three days and he plays the sweetest music on the organ. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" One of the poilus put his finger on the mass of wicked ones. With the French in France and Salonika A few found no trouble in giving orders which the poilus could understand, but some had bad cases of stage fright. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z A minute later, with a loud shout, the poilus charged over him, making play with their bayonets to right and to left, and driving the Germans backward. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front A French poilu in a little book of reminiscences tells with glee how a German observation aviator deceived his batteries. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons A battalion of bearded poilus of the Two Hundred and Thirty-seventh Colonial Regiment was lined up on the platform like a wall of silent grey, bristling with bayonets and shiny trench helmets. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" He made it possible for every poilu in a trench of five hundred miles to say: “Our generals do not send us where they will not go themselves.” With the French in France and Salonika Although the officer was kind enough to make ownership of all available motor trucks common, he could not do as much for the language of the poilus who drove them. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z Officers shook hands with their men, while poilus turned and congratulated one another: for the thing was done. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front At the Gare de Lyon poilus are taking trains for the South. Another Sheaf The man was brought into the dugout between two poilus who held his arms. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" It was only later we learned that in the two days’ campaign the poilus was benefited to the sum of many millions of francs. With the French in France and Salonika "Bring them up!" said the officer to a soldier, and the poilu scrambled down the steps and came up with a bird cage containing two birds. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z Much need, too, had the poilus holding the Verdun salient for the best of officers. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front He beguiles our poilus, and they take little beguiling. Another Sheaf He had heard that the poilus had given her the name in some fanatic belief that she was a sort of fairy ministering to them and bringing them good luck. Louisiana Lou A Western Story But the best these poilus might hope for was months of ice, snow, and mud, of discomfort, colds, long marches carrying heavy burdens, the pain of frost-bite, and, worst of all, homesickness. With the French in France and Salonika You see, he had no money—the 'poilu' seldom has; and money meant drink, and tobacco in his cheek. Tatterdemalion They, the handful of poilus whom the French High Command had alone spared for the protection of their front lines, had they the nerve, the grit, for a hand-to-hand combat? With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front The poilu cares for nothing, no, not he! Another Sheaf It is a superstition of these ignorant poilus. Louisiana Lou A Western Story First to find an English soldier apologizing for looking into a house, and then to find him talking French like a poilu.” The Rough Road And Gray—though only one-fourth English—how utterly British was that 'arrogant civilian,' as the 'poilus' called him. Tatterdemalion "And thanks, monsieur, to the noble leading of our officers," declared the bearded veteran; whereat the poilus clapped their hands in approbation. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front I saw him in the court-yard talking to one of our poilus, not about his soul, but about his body; stroking his shoulder softly and calling him mon cher fils. Another Sheaf Her poilu friends had nearly wrecked his shop for him on that occasion. Louisiana Lou A Western Story The Alsatian corporal, a typical poilu, still kept very close to his late prisoner, but there was an altogether different look in his eyes now. With Haig on the Somme And the poilus would listen with their polite, ironic patience, and be left smiling, and curiously fascinated, as if they had been visited by a creature from another world. Tatterdemalion The poilu, his mouth wide open in a huge grin, gripped Henri's hand and shook it heartily. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front In our crowded train poilus were packed, standing in the corridors. Another Sheaf But now she was married—this was said with a suggestive raise of the shoulders and eyebrows—and the poilus were not so much in evidence. Louisiana Lou A Western Story And, climbing swiftly over their parapet, the active little poilus scampered up the hill through the yellow charlock. With Haig on the Somme They were all uncouth, grotesque, dejected, and they smelt abominably, these poilus, these hairy, unkempt soldiers. The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse "They will not attack," a poilu gave it as his decision, and very decidedly. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front We left him in trust to our poilus on that sad afternoon when "Good-bye" must be said, all those friendly hands shaken for the last time, and the friendly faces left. Another Sheaf On we dashed, until we heard a challenging voice, and discerned a French poilu. Some Naval Yarns As it was, a good many of the helmets were dented, and not a few of the poilus paid the toll of their own eagerness. With Haig on the Somme I also saw a number of poilus going on leave and returning to the line. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 Without haste, without excitement, with that grim, steady courage which had stood the French poilu in such good stead already, the men gripped their rifles and made ready for another German onslaught. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front In five minutes we parade," he said, "to follow on after your cowardly dogs of poilus. Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France A poilu, who happened to be loitering in the vicinity, was questioned by the Marine: "Have you seen the lieutenant?" The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 "Puzzeau, you fool!" gurgled the lad, as the huge paw of the Herculean poilu tightened its pressure on his throat. With Haig on the Somme I have often noticed how grave these poilus look, even after the war was over. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 It was not, indeed, until he had finished his meal, and until he had almost smoked the contents of one pipe-load of tobacco, that he opened his lips to the poilus. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front There is never a man turned away from its doors, for where is the "poilu" or where is the "Tommy" who is not always ready with a smile and a laugh and a song? Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France "Oui, monsieur, oui," replied the poilu, proud of his newly acquired Marine Corps English, "he have—what you call—pushed over." The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 I send my daughter away in your charge and you bring her back engaged to some unknown poilu. The Cricket It is much the same with the poilus and farmer folk. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 In rapid succession those men dashed through the opening of the hall, leapt up the stairs three at a time, and were dragged over the parapet which the veteran poilu had had erected. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front And our 'poilus,' in their faded, mud-smeared garments walk along 'your' streets, disdainfully regarded by your dazzling and pomaded Staff. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 At the camp most of the men wear leathers, or a combination of leathers and the gray-blue uniform of the French poilu, which is issued to all Americans at the time of their enlistment. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France If any one opened a door the pressure was such that at least six people fell on to the platform, and in one carriage a small poilu was being squeezed through the open window. No Man's Land Didn’t the poilus call you the jolly American? Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point So it is you, you two," he said, regarding them for some few seconds—"you two, Henri and Jules—names which every poilu seems to know most thoroughly—then, attention! With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front "Oh, that was only the poilus," said Francis, and went on into a flood of details about keeping the men neat for the sake of their morale. I've Married Marjorie To our great discomfiture, a couple of poilus volunteered their services in putting our belongings aboard the train. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France Sometimes they got in again, sometimes they didn't—but they were happy, those poilus. No Man's Land Ruth knew that the girls and women working in the Red Cross and the “Y” and the Salvation Army might venture among the roughest poilus, Tommies and our own Yanks without fearing insult or injury. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point For your French poilu—the gallant, sturdy French infantry soldier—is, when on the line of march, if not actually overloaded, certainly apt to have the appearance of being so. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front The captain in charge called my attention to a French poilu. The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon Our orderlies are two poilus, long past military age. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France They were small men, the poilus of that regiment; but they marched well, with a swing, and the glint of white teeth. No Man's Land The poilus had heard of the proposed armistice on the Western Front. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Newspaper men taking flashlights and "poilus" in uniform crowded the station platform as the train with our still numerous party pulled out. Face to Face with Kaiserism A strict disciplinarian, he failed to win from his troops that affection which the poilus gave to Pétain, while he never displayed the genius that compelled universal admiration for Foch. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. They will be saying, 'Where are our airmen?' like those old poilus we met at the station when we first came out. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France It is Madame France wearing a poilu's helmet. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 "Kat-tsank-awn-tsank" comes to mean 455 as he talks first in French to his poilus and then through our Detroit doughboy French interpreter to the doughboys. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 But even while war goes on, even while the French poilus hold fast the long battle line, the French people are beset within by agents of the Kaiser. Face to Face with Kaiserism The Government was able at the same time to provide the troops in France with food which, to the poilus at least, seemed luxurious. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. The remnants of the post were immediately confiscated for firewood by some poilus who were living in a dugout near by. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France I understand that Ruth often goes into the wards and writes letters for the poor poilus, and feeds them canned peaches and soft puddings. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier We see the affectionate glances of poilus that leap out at sight of you. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 The "poilus" were delighted to see them, and shewed their appreciation by giving our men the whole of the contents of their water bottles. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion Many have I seen pour down the cheeks of great, strong, brave men at the sound of that song and the tramp of the sky-blue poilus coming along in the glare and dust. An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 It would make us keener fighters, more eager to do our utmost to bring the war to an end for the sake of those poilus. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France "Heaven help the home folks of the poor poilus, my dear," Helen responded. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier How now, Paul, my poilu comrade, bon ami, why don't you add the house itself to the pack on your back? The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 But the poilu was not to be so silenced. With Those Who Wait He is truly 'Papa Joffre,' the father and even the grandfather of the poilus. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers On one side of them stood a line of poilus in their uniforms of horizon blue and red, and on the other a line of American soldiers in khaki. Winning a Cause World War Stories And the books—all her library—have gone to the convalescent hospitals, or to the poilus in the trenches. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier "Il ne faut pas se faire de la bile, as our poilus say, when they mean 'Don't worry,' Mademoiselle," the lieutenant soothed me. Everyman's Land Look," she continued, opening a deep drawer in one side of her desk, "here are the letters from my poilus and, of course, these are only the answered ones. With Those Who Wait Though rather taciturn he is loved both by the officers and poilus. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights The soldier of France, the poilu, is a crusader. Winning a Cause World War Stories He is a remarkable man, this soldier with the beard of a poilu and the eyes of a poet, and, unless I am greatly mistaken, he is destined to go a long, long way. Italy at War and the Allies in the West Your wood strengthens the trenches, or burns to warm the freezing poilus. Everyman's Land "Just look over there," he went on, waving his hand towards a long line of seated poilus who were peacefully enjoying their pipes, while wistfully watching the smoke curl upward. With Those Who Wait Adopting the language of the poilu, I said to him, 'Translate it, "I am going to bolt." History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War I had been busy as usual, for an additional number of pieces came in from those kind ladies of Scranton who are helping me sew for the brave wounded poilus of my country, valiant France. The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight The Italian military authorities do not approve of the poilu. Italy at War and the Allies in the West As I drove to the gare of St. Raphael, I thought of the kind boys who had helped our poor poilus, and especially of James Beckett. Everyman's Land The boys were soon surrounded by a group of eager gesticulating poilus. With Those Who Wait In spite of the fatigue of the poilus, in spite of the power of the German heavy artillery, the French took colors, guns, mitrailleuses, shells, and thousands of prisoners. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War But Guynemer immediately added: "It gives so much pleasure to the poilus watching us down there." Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air "A bit of it—of you—" A band of poilus—marching through the street, saw him cut it off. The Tin Soldier I've heard poilus from Meaux tell stories of how the Germans were forced to respect him, he was so brave and fine. Everyman's Land Her poilu is her beau ideal of faith and courage, of patriotism and devotion to the principles of human rights, of cheerfulness and hopefulness, of invincibility in that his cause is just. Foch the Man A Life of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies Her gallant poilus showed the world how cheerfully men may die in defense of home and liberty. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War The French poilu had no money at all, and the English Tommy had plenty. What Timmy Did Everything might be worse than it is, says the poilu, and so he has composed a litany. The White Road to Verdun The only cars we passed, going east or west, were occupied by officers, or crowded with poilus, therefore the shabby little taxi became of almost startling interest. Everyman's Land This division was brigaded with the French from the start and saw service through the war alongside the French poilus with whom they became great friends. History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, the Spanish-American War, and the Late Imbroglio With Mexico We were evolving wild schemes of disguising ourselves as poilus and going in a body to witness the show, but unfortunately it was one of those things that is "not done" in the best circles! Fanny Goes to War When the war was young, I served on land with messieurs les poilus. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. The average poilu has no sympathy with the man who grumbles at the number of hours he may have to work. The White Road to Verdun Many were the suffering poilus who blessed the little soldier of mercy that day. The Children of France A Book of Stories of the Heroism and Self-sacrifice of Youthful Patriots of France During the Great War The humour of Thomas, the intelligence and tact of the good French poilu, the awful moments and the wild jests in between—these are all shown. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-21 "American Field Service" drivers at Longpont/1917 The "Territorial"—the name given French poilu between the ages of 34 and 40. "I was there" with the Yanks on the western front, 1917-1919 In the group one man—nicknamed by the poilus, his comrades—Hirondelle—the Swallow—supposedly because of his lightness and swiftness, was easily chief. Joy in the Morning The soldier-priests of France have earned the love and respect of even the most irreligious of the poilus. The White Road to Verdun And the boy—he wanted to be a poilu. Out To Win The Story of America in France Still she had never been able quite to merge the religieux and the poilu into one picture; besides, she liked to play with the idea and confront the one with the other. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 14, 1917 The poilu's canteen is always full of it. "I was there" with the Yanks on the western front, 1917-1919 The food to which the poilu had, for nearly five years, been accustomed at the front was become, since the armistice, the exclusive monopoly of the capitalist or the nouveau-riche in the rear. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Cats, dogs, and monkeys were common, whilst one poilu was the proud possessor of a parrot which he had purchased from a refugee obliged to fly from his home. The White Road to Verdun But," he said, "I have never seen any poilu with so many decorations. Out To Win The Story of America in France I saw a group of very contented looking poilus in the yard playing cards and smoking under a large tree. The Living Present They have authority over both Yank and poilu. "I was there" with the Yanks on the western front, 1917-1919 The poilu demobilized retained his military spirit, nay, he carried about with him the very atmosphere of the trenches. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference We left Paris determined to undertake the journey to the front in the true spirit of the French poilu, and, no matter what happened, "de ne pas s'en faire." The White Road to Verdun A descendant of Racine, a well-known figure at the opera, was travelling in the Metro when he spotted a poilu with a string of ten medals on his breast. Out To Win The Story of America in France In another room was a staff engaged in correspondence with officers, doctors and surgeons at the Front, poilus, or the hundred and one sources that contribute to the great oeuvre. The Living Present A poilus Mable is a French peasant girl an they say that they are very belle. Dere Mable Love Letters of a Rookie In truth the bourgeoisie were often as impatient of the restraints and abuses as the homecoming poilu. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference It was suggested that, as I had had a touch of toothache the night before, I might take my place in the chair and give an example of British pluck to the assembled poilus. The White Road to Verdun They confirmed the poilu in his burning sense of injustice. Out To Win The Story of America in France The garden was a strange assortment of fashionable women, many of them bearing the highest titles in France, and poilus in their faded uniforms, nearly all maimed—réformés, mutilés! The Living Present To our surprise we caught sight of the jaunty blue figure of a poilu, and then a band of slouching green-coated prisoners who were digging in their heavy leisurely manner. Where the Sabots Clatter Again That these poilus turned against the government and the class responsible for this gross neglect was hardly surprising. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference They're nearly all deeply interested just now in helping Madame Pangborn do Red Cross work for her beloved poilus over in brave France. The Chums of Scranton High out for the Pennant It was strange how that sky-blue uniform of the poilu merged into the dark shades of the night. Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche Other people bring them flowers, or cigarettes, and certainly there is no one in the world so satisfactory to put one's self to any effort for as a poilu. The Living Present "Just one old man," said the poilu, "who lives all alone in his cellar, over there." Where the Sabots Clatter Again Not a single poilu wants peace or is ready for peace. A Volunteer Poilu I had met hundreds of poilus back in billets, in cafés, and the like. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand It seemed to me that life ought to have been utterly dull for this characteristic group of poilus, living crowded together all winter in a remote village. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form One hundred poilus came here a day, and her ouvroir had already assisted eighteen thousand. The Living Present A little boy, wearing the blue callot of a poilu on the back of his head, sits on the doorsill. Where the Sabots Clatter Again We dodged interminable motor-convoys carrying troops, the poilus sitting unconcernedly along the benches at the side, their rifles tight between their knees. A Volunteer Poilu It would be interesting to hear the poilu on his Allies. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand One of the men who was not a full thirty-third-degree poilu had compromised with the razor on a moustache as blazing red as his shock of hair. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form However, those poor women were very thankful for the work and sewed faithfully on sleeping-suits and underclothing for poilus in the trenches and hospitals. The Living Present The entire programme is given by the poilus; only one performer had a stripe on his sleeve, though many of them wore a decoration. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes The poilu, when he sees the city lights again, almost feels like saying, "Why, it is still here!" A Volunteer Poilu We were bearded like that incomparable fighter, the poilu, and we were separated by an abyss of years, so our stomachs told us, from our last square meal. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand Now they were poilus—bearded, hard-eyed veterans; you could not tell the clerk from the labourer or the employer from the peasant. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form They wait on the table, because it cheers the poilus—who, by the way, all beg, as soon as they have been there a few days, to be put in the red and gold salon. The Living Present They even have artists among the poilus to paint back drops and make properties. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes "It begins—it begins," said an old poilu, tossing his head. A Volunteer Poilu One word is heard again and again in the hospital wards, where the poilus lie, those bearded fellows, so strong when they went out to the war, but now so weak and helpless before death. The Soul of the War This seemed a pretty prosaic, even humiliating, business, in a poetic sense, for the brave poilus, veterans of Lorraine's great battle. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form But Tommy at the front manages to converse with the poilu without any vocabulary at all: Mr. Punch's History of the Great War Behind the reserved seats are a few benches for the captains and lieutenants and the rest of the space is given up to the poilus, who are allowed to rush when the doors are opened. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes Alone, quiet, at the end of the passage under the German lines sat an old poilu, the sentinel of the tunnel. A Volunteer Poilu French poilus were in the hall, crippled or convalescent, after their day of battle, and with their women around them they stood at attention while the national hymn was sung. The Soul of the War "They charged out of the woods, and we had a battalion of reserves— here are some of them—mes poilus!" My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form As Thomas and I stood on the platform, loving each other silently and unostentatiously, a cheery musical train of poilus laboured into the station. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 Your big friend, LlTIGUE, A. I thought you might be interested to see what sort of a letter a real poilu writes, and Litigue is just a big workman, young and energetic. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes The next number was the ever popular "Tipperaree," which every single poilu in the French army has learned to sing in a kind of English. A Volunteer Poilu As I left the ruined cathedral I met a couple of French poilus, and tried to talk with them. A Minstrel in France It was all very simple to mes poilus, that first fight. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form Between the poilus and the crowd it was "Long live Italy!" and "Long live France!" Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 The poilu would hug Tommy and plant a kiss on each of his cheeks—if he dared. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes I saw the poilus hurrying up the muddy roads of the slope of the Bois-le-Prêtre—vague masses of moving blue on the brown ways. A Volunteer Poilu I saw the saddest sight to-day— A poilu with no face at all. Ballads of a Bohemian And I tell them when it's over how I'll hike for Athabaska; And those seven greasy 'poilus' they are crazy to go too. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man But between the poilus and ourselves there were no signs of any desire that England or France might endure another day. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 Mademoiselle, we have an artist, a poilu, drawing some of the dresses. The Happy Foreigner In the center of the garden, at the meeting-point of several paths, a mossy fountain was flowing into a greenish basin shaped like a seashell, and in this basin a poilu was washing his clothes. A Volunteer Poilu Some of us play solitaire, some read a "sixpenny", some doze or try to talk in bad French to the poilus. Ballads of a Bohemian So I left my 'poilus': and now you wonder Why to-day I am so elate. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man The poilu put him down as an Italian cavalry officer, and expressed the further hope that Italy would endure for ever. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 There were the bronzed Tommies in khaki, the snappy, dashing poilus in their uniforms of corn-flower blue, veterans hardened in a score of battles from Ypres to Verdun. Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy Along the counter stand the poilus, young, old, small, and large, all wearing various fadings of the horizon blue, and helmets often dented. A Volunteer Poilu That poilu across the way, With the shrapnel wound on his head, Has a sister: she came to-day To sit awhile by his bed. A Treasury of War Poetry British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 That 'poilu' across the way, With the shrapnel wound in his head, Has a sister: she came to-day To sit awhile by his bed. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man And yet the crowd couldn't suppose that we didn't like each other, for the knowing looks which passed between the hilarious poilu and slowly smiling Thomas clearly indicated some strange and intimate relation. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 She had once thrown herself over the bed of a politely protesting poilu, covering his helpless body with her own, as a shell from a taube came through the roof. The Sisters-In-Law Little groups of poilus gathered round the soldier newsboy; I saw some of them laughing as they went away. A Volunteer Poilu At any rate, the plain poilus in the front trenches are instinctively sure: "We'll have 'em now soon!" The World Decision How do I know how the poilus can get back to their regiments on time? The Enormous Room He had to work for his living like any demobilized poilu who returned to his counter or his conductor's step on the tramway. The Mountebank I admire all poilus, and especially did I admire Pierre. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 15, 1919 I used to discuss this sinister quality with a distinguished French artist who as a poilu was the infirmier, or medical service man, attached to a squad of engineers working in a quarry frequently shelled. A Volunteer Poilu Henri Lavedan, in a little sketch of the reunion between a poilu, on leave after nine months' absence in the trenches, and his wife, has caught this significant note. The World Decision The halving was done with a large keen poilu's knife. The Enormous Room As he stood watching, porters and pack-laden blue helmeted poilus jostled him, until he found a small oasis of quiet near the bows. The Mountebank In vain they raised their voices and exhausted all the resources of French rhetoric, the "poilus" only shrugged their shoulders. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War A poilu in a red cap was standing nonchalantly beside them. A Volunteer Poilu Those dirty poilus in the front trenches are, indeed, fighting our battle for us, if we did but know it! The World Decision Without the assistance of this glossary it is almost impossible to read some of the numerous novels of poilu life. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 11, 1917 A company of blue-clad poilus sat some way off, in the middle of their packs, eating a scratch meal. The Mountebank Clerambault heard him one day talking with a friend named Lagneau on leave from the front; they said the poilus meant to knock everything to pieces when the war was over, maybe before. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War Probably very much of a scholar by training and feeling, he had accepted his military destiny, and was as much a poilu as anybody. A Volunteer Poilu The most amusing songs of the war that I have heard were given by the poilus on a little stage near Commercy while the cannon thundered a few miles away. The World Decision Twice I was arrested in the French lines, where I had crept dressed like a poilu, from where I shot down many a Prussian. Bat Wing As the poilus did not show much grasp of this kind of "Francy", the doughboy boosted them to their feet, pointed to the rear, patted them on the back, and grinned with his wide mouth. Jimmie Higgins Then I saw a couple of poilus sticking their heads in our window shaking a beret and asking for contributions to help them enjoy their week's leave of absence in Paris. The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me The poilus, who had taken the first shells as a matter of course, good-naturedly even, began to get as cross as peevish schoolboys. A Volunteer Poilu At every step on the ground in the fields you'd got lumps as thick as your arm and as wide as that, and it'd take four poilus to lift the lump of iron. Under Fire: the story of a squad I knew it well; I had seen it on the breasts of generals, captains, simple poilus, all the picked flower of the French nation. The Firefly of France The poilus looked over the top of the shell-hole, and saw a swarm of those new fashion-plate soldiers, darting forward through the woods, throwing themselves down and shooting at the sockray Bosh. Jimmie Higgins Then one of them began to talk boisterously, expressing himself with great fluency and occasionally with a liberty of phrase which wasn't conventional at all, another poilu privilege! The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me Since time immemorial the possession of plenty of bodily hair has served to indicate a certain sturdy, male bearishness, and thus the French, long before the war, called any good, powerful fellow—"un véritable poilu." A Volunteer Poilu Three or four poilus who were quite without their accouterments have disappeared underground. Under Fire: the story of a squad The poilu was a middle-aged man, and very drunk on some foul spirit which he had bought in a low cafe down by the river. Now It Can Be Told He saw the poilus, fresh from the trenches, after God alone knew what siege of terror. Jimmie Higgins And sometimes the poilu is a little confused, writing a charming letter of thanks to "Monsieur Lafayette" himself. Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy There was a special entrance for soldiers and a special exit for soldiers, and at both of these a long file of blue-clad poilus waited for the countersigning of their furlough slips and military tickets. A Volunteer Poilu Fouillade has put his chin on his fists, and looks unseeing at a corner of the room where the crowded poilus elbow, squeeze, and jostle each other to get by. Under Fire: the story of a squad "A bit of dirt, as our poilus will do for all of them." Now It Can Be Told The proprietors of the tiny épiceries must have been rapidly making their fortunes, considering the prices that they charged the unfortunate poilu, dreaming of some small luxury out of his five sous a day. All Roads Lead to Calvary You do not even pretend," cried the little poilu. " Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy There were no combatants in it when we passed through, only the old poilus who drove the wagons to the trenches and the army hostlers who looked after the animals. A Volunteer Poilu Thus do the poilus converse who are suddenly placed under the spell of a town. Under Fire: the story of a squad Their murmurs rose to violent protest on behalf of the poilu. Now It Can Be Told I have seen thousands of poilus sitting about in cafes, by the roadside, in tents, in trenches, thoughtful. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war "He is greater than the Kaiser,—though I die for saying it," cried the little poilu recklessly. Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy The food came to us fresh every day in a freight car fitted up like a butcher's shop, in charge of a poilu who was a butcher in civilian life. A Volunteer Poilu In the village groups of poilus go by, or in twos, joined by the crossing bonds of converse. Under Fire: the story of a squad One of them tried to grab the hair, but the poilu held it high, beyond her reach, with a gruff command of, "Hands off!" Now It Can Be Told But since the British have got into the war as a nation, this secret disdain has been forgotten, and the poilu has taken "le Tommie" to his heart. A Volunteer Poilu These he stuffs into his musette, the cloth wallet beloved of the poilu, and departs. A Volunteer Poilu The French soldier of to-day, coming from the trenches looking like a well-digger, but contented, hearty, and strong, is the poilu par excellence. A Volunteer Poilu Through the yard gate that opens on to the road we see a group of poilus strolling, nose in air, devouring the sunshine; and then, all alone, Tellurure. Under Fire: the story of a squad "I will keep it as a mascot," said the poilu, scrunching it up and thrusting it into his pouch. Now It Can Be Told The refrain had a catchy lilt to it, and the poilus began humming it. A Volunteer Poilu The poilus crowded round to see them, staring into their faces without the least malevolence. A Volunteer Poilu These two weeks of repos are the poilus' elysium, for they mean rest from strain, safety, and comparative comfort. A Volunteer Poilu A chuckle comes from the antiquated and wrinkle-scrawled face, and then the poilu, checked for an instant by Barque's command, is jostled by the following flood and swept away. Under Fire: the story of a squad "I finished him with a grenade," said the poilu. Now It Can Be Told Two other poilus, men in the forties, came up, their dark-brown, horseshoe beards making them look like brothers. A Volunteer Poilu The poilus who come to the village en repos are from every part of France, and are of all ages between nineteen and forty-five. A Volunteer Poilu It was an ugly, bare shed with a sloping roof resting on iron girders painted clay white, but the poilus had beautified it with a home-made stage and rustic greenery. A Volunteer Poilu The broken-down poilu replies with a great oath of annoyance, and provokes the harsh rejoinder of Barque: "Come now, you might be polite, filthy-face, old muck-mill!" Under Fire: the story of a squad Another wounded poilu was carried past us, covered by a bloody blanket like the other one. Now It Can Be Told It is a curious thing to see poilus—peasants, artisans, scholars—completely in the grip of this philosophy. A Volunteer Poilu It is a real hardship indeed, and the sight is pitiful of the poilus who cannot light pipe or cigarette but put them away in their pockets and stroll in resignation. Under Fire: the story of a squad The poilus listened in profound silence, and when he had finished, a kind of sigh exhaled from the hearts of the audience. A Volunteer Poilu Four poilus join in a game of manille, that will last until night blacks out the cards. Under Fire: the story of a squad French poilus, detrained at Amiens station for a night on their way to some other part of the front, jostled among British soldiers, and their packs were a wonder to see. Now It Can Be Told "Halt!" cries a sentry—"Good Lord!" he stammers as he sees the four poilus. Under Fire: the story of a squad They took the pioneers of the C.H.R., but there were some missing, and they replaced 'em with a few poilus. Under Fire: the story of a squad
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