As there were seats for five inside, the travelers soon found themselves vastly more comfortable than they had been on the train.
"We will drive slowly," said Captain Ribaut, after he had given his orders to a soldier chauffeur, "for one does not usually go into the trenches until after dark.

There will be plenty to see on the way, and enough to talk about." At one point Captain Ribaut directed the soldier-driver to turn the machine into a field.

Here the Americans alighted to see seemingly endless streams of French "camions" go by.

These are heavy motor trucks that carry supplies to the front.
"And here come some vehicles from the front that tell their own story," spoke Captain Ribaut rather sadly.
In another moment the first of a string of at least half a hundred small cars went by at rapid speed toward the rear.

Each car bore the device of the Red Cross.
"There has been disagreeable work, and our wounded are going back," explained Captain Ribaut.