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THE ALTO HERA1 )). A],TO. TEXAS.
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Wortd Tight# re-
—WNU Strvlc.
CHAPTER XLVII—Continued.
As we were leaving the widowed
mother of a missing soldier, her only
ton, came up In great distress and
toid M. Clemenceau of her sorrow. He
spoke tenderly of her patriotic sacri-
fice, put his ann gentiy around her
and kissed her cheeks, mingling his
tears with tiers. The pathos of this
touched every heart.
As Generai Foch and the others
were not arriving unttt iater, M. Clem-
enceau and I, driving together, ac-
companied by Generals Wirbet and
Ragueneau in a separate automobile,
went to the headquarters of the
Eighty-thin] division, Major Genera]
Glenn commanding, which was biiieted
at Montigny, not far from Chaumont.
We fett to discussing the prohabie
attuation of the various attled coun-
tries and their relative standing after
the war. M. Ciemenceau went to some
length in his conjectures.
Thought Britain Finished.
"Great Britain Is finished and in my
opinion she has seen the zenith of her
glory," he satd.
"What makes you think so, Mr.
Prime Minister!" I asked.*
"First of all," he replied, "the Im-
mense drain of the war will make it
Impossible for her to retain commer-
cial supremacy, and, second, the ex-
perience of her colonial troops In this
war will make their peopte more In-
dependent and she will lose her con
trot over them."
! couid not agree with M. Clemen-
ceau's view and said: "Mr. Prime
Minister, ! think you are mistaken
about the British, and I believe we
shall see her fully recover from the
effects of the war."
Continuing, ! asked: "What about
France's future?"
"Ah! She will once more be the
dominant power in Europe." he repiied.
"But you do not mention Germany,"
I reminded him.
tie repiied: "The Germans are a
great people, hnt Germany will not re-
gain her prestige and her Inlluence
for generations."
Discuss Troop Shipments.
Shortly after our return to Chaw
mont, Generats Foch and Weygand
arrived and after lunch we alt went
Into conference. The continuation of
shipments up to one hundred divisions,
as aiready recommended by the prime
ministers, Lioyd George. Clemenceau,
and Orlando, formed the basis of
French argument.
The whole subject was thoroughly
discussed, and. considering the then
shortage of man power claimed by the
French and British, to say nothing of
the possible Increase of the German
armies from Russian sources, the main
question was to get over as many
Americans as possible. It was Bnally
agreed that we shouid propose an
eighty-division program to be complet-
ed by April, 1919, and add to It the
larger program of one hundred divi-
sions to be completed by July, 1919.
CHAPTER XLVIH
Hospitalization and completion of
three corps headquarters and staff or-
gantzatlons occupied my attention the
last week of June, 1918.
Twelve of our divisions were then
either In line or In reserve behind the
French, Hve were In training in rear
of the British army. Of those with
the French, seven were concentrated
tn the vicinity of VHIers-Cotterets and
Chateau-Thierry, between the French
front and Pnrts.
The British seemed to think the
French unduly nervous about the safe-
ty of Parts, and that Foch was hold-
ing a greater proportion of American
troops behind the French lines than
necessary. They believed there was a
strong probability of another attack
against their front, and fett General
Foch was not paying enough attention
to their situation. However, they
probably did not realize that a coun-
terolfensive was contempiated on this
front should the occasion present It-
self.
Corps Headquarters Organized.
The First corps headquarters, or-
ganized In January under Maj. Gen.
Hunter Ltggett, with Col. Malin Craig
as chief of staff, had become a smooth-
ly working machine ready for active
service anywhere, but events had
moved so swiftly there had been no
opportunity for the assembiy of di-
visions. With the Increasing size of
our army It was evident that a greater
number of divisions would be able to
take part In operations at earlier
dates than we had thought possible.
Consequently, the organization of the
Second, Third and Fourth corps head-
quarters was at once completed.
The Second corps, Maj. Gen. George
Read commanding, with Col. George
Slmonds as chief of staff, and a limit-
ed number of staff officers, was charged
with matters of admlntstratton and
command pertaining to the divisions
behind the British front. The Third
corps, temporarily under Maj. Gen.
WHIIam M. Wright. Col. Alfred BJorn-
stad. chief of staff, continued to super-
vise training of divisions serving in
the Vosges area. The Fourth corps
was temporarily under the corps chief
of staff. Col. Stuart Helntzeiman, with
headquarters at Toul. By the actual
constitution of these corps they were
axpected soon to become eillcient
enough to handle untts in operations.
French Hospitals Deficient.
As to hospitals, when our troops be
came suddenly engaged In the Cha-
teau-Thierry region we had to rely
iargeiy upon the assistance of the
French to care for our wounded. Al-
though they had given us every assur-
ance that hospital arrangements for
those operations would he complete,
and without question did their best, It
was only through the mobile hospltais
we had organized that we were able
to give our casualties proper attention.
In extenuutlon of the French fall
ure to take care of our casualties prop-
erly It must he said that when the
Germans swept over the Ctiemln des
Dames to Chateau-Thierry the French
lost 45,000 beds, Included In some of
their best equipped hospltats. We had
no hospitals on that front and with
limited transportation found It dtill-
cuit to supplement the scant French
faculties. In fact, the situation as to
hospital accommodations for our
troops was about to reach a crltlcai
stage.
In this connection a cable was actu-
ally submitted by Mr. Casper Whitney
from the New York Tribune which was
scathing In Its denunciation of our
medlcat department. The censor Im
mediately Informed the medical repre-
sentatives at my headquarters, and
Genera] Ireiand, the chief surgeon, re-
quested an investigation, which wns at
once carried out by the chtef of the
Inspector generat's corps, Genera]
Not Afraid of Gas.
Brewster. Mr. Whitney was asked to
he present at ail the hearings, and
when the actuai facts were brought
out, showing the efficiency of the medi-
cal department, he was most apolo-
getic and thereafter was an enthusi-
astic supporter of the wisdom of the
censorship.
Fourth of July Observance.
The Fourth of Juty found me In
Chaumont. The French people there
never missed an opportunity to show
their pleasure at having us In their
mtdst and their appreciation of our aid
to the cause. The principal ceremony
of the day was a reception to the offi-
cers of my headquarters by the local
French ofliciais, both civic and mili-
tary, and the prominent citizens at the
Hote] de VlHe. This was an altogeth-
er delightful social gathering, Inciud-
ing a series of suitahte speeches.
The spirit of fraternity that pre-
vailed made ft easy to respond. In
fact, on this, as often on simliar occa-
sions, I found myself almost as enthu-
siastic as the French speaker, though
perhaps tess content with my effort.
The aliles elsewhere dtd not forget
that It was our Independence day. and
messages came from Ctemenccau, Foch
and Halg and many others from alt
over France.
Yanks In Hamel Attack.
Regardless of the distinct under-
standing that our troops behind the
British front were there for training
and were not to be used except tn an
emergency, the British made continu-
ous effort to get them Into their lines.
They planned an attack by the Aus-
traiians for the Fourth of July and
requested Maj. Gen. George Read, com
mander of the Second corps then stii)
in training, to permit some of the
troops of the Thlrty-thtrd division to
take part.
At first the British suggested four
companies, but later they wanted the
number increased to ten. As the use
of Americans at this time was directly
contrary to the arrangement, naturally
It did not meet with my approval.
Having learned that such a com-
bined attack was pianned. I spoke to
Mnrshat Halg about It when I saw him
In Paris Juiy 3. and he entirely agreed
with my point of view. It seems that
Genera! Head, afterward, In accord-
ance with my Instructions, told Gen-
era] Rawiinson that I d)d not want
partty trained troops to participate.
However, our troops had by this time
become fully committed to It. Al-
though the British chief of staff had
consented to leave our troops out,
when he learned from Bawllnson that
It would compel them to defer the op-
eratton, he informed Read that no
change couid be made without orders
from Field Marshal Halg, who, he said,
could not he reached, and so the at-
tack was carried out. as I learned the
next day.
The fact that General Read and his
officers and men were keen to get Into
the battle went far to excuse him. It
seems needless to add also that the
splendid behavior of the troops In the
operation was a decided argument In
favor of leniency. This division aiso
afterward displayed the same eager-
ness to get at the enemy In several
hard-fought engagements during the
trying days of the Meuse-Arganne.
CHAPTER XLIX
A number of our divisions were
quite prepared to engage In any con-
templated offensive and their location
at the moment lent hope for the early
formation of one and probably two en-
tire corps of Americans.
I.lggett's First corps had taken Its
place In line July 4, with the Second
division (Harhord), retleved on the
10th by the Twenty-sixth (Edwards),
and a French division under Its direc-
tion. The corps staff had been shaken
down to the routine of its work and
had become in every respect an effi-
cient group, performing Its functions
with the confidence and passion
worthy of the more experienced staffs
of the atHed armies.
During an Inspection trip July 12 to
the headquarters of the First corps I
had tunch with Generai Harbord at
NanteuH-sur-Marne. where his division
was resting. He told of a marine in
his division who had captured seventy-
five German prisoners single-handed.
Germans Attack Again.
Referring again to my diary:
Chaumont, Wednesday, July 17,
1918.—Another German attack
broke Monday. Our Forty-second,
part of the Twenty-eighth and the
Third, became engaged. The tat-
ter counterattacked and captured
600 prisoners- Advised Foch that
the Thirty-second and Twenty-
ninth divisions are avallabie at
once.
Five other divisions have been
placed at his dlsposa). Situation
yesterday more favorabie for
allies. General Buiiard assigned
to Third corps and Generai Wright
to Fifth.
The inteillgence services of at] the
allied armies had been exerting every
endeavor to discover the enemy's plans,
with the result that for some days it
appeared aimost certain that his next
move would be directed toward the
southeast, on the right and left of
Rheims. On the evei Ing of July 14 a
French raiding party from General
Gouraud's Fourth army, then holding
that part of the line Including Itheiins.
luckliy captured prisoners who con-
flrnthj this belief and who gave the
e:s;nt ;]. nxei] for the attack, wldch
they saiii was to take place the fol-
lowim im)rnlng.
')"r Third division, still In line south
the Marne, faced the enemy be-
tw"cn .Iniiigonne and Chateau Thierry,
am the Twenty-sixth, which, as we
ham seen, had relieved the Second,
he)tl ,i M^tor between Torcy and Vaux.
Iniantry elements of the Twenty-
elsiith were south of the Marne, serv-
with the two French divisions on
either side of the Third; the entire
Forty worn] occupied a support posi-
tion behind Gouraud's front; the First
divislnn was north of Meaux, and the
8e( m i and Fourth were in reserve
near i.'lmteau Thierry.
Surprise for the Enemy.
The Herman offensive was iaunched
on the early morning of Juiy 15. as
expwied. hut it was met with a sur-
prise hnrrage put down hy General
Gonmuti's artiliery haif nn hour before
the start. The Germans' attack for-
mations were thrown into confusion
and their force seriously weakened to
hn'in with. By evening, thanks to tho
stroin resistance they encountered,
the situation in that immediate sector
win not unfavorable.
Our i'orty-second division became
en^in 'il und sustained relatively heavy
lossts Its conduct on the first and
suwceillng days brought high praise
from the French army commander.
Farther west the enemy crossed the
Marne. penetrattng In one place as far
as Use miles. He struck our Third di-
vision, which was posted along the riv-
er, In a determined attempt to force t
crossing between Mezy and Varennes,
an I the tlghtlng became intense, some
unit! of the Thirtieth and Thirty-
eighth regiments holding this front be-
ing forced hack. The stubbornness of
their resistance, however, broke up
the attack as a whole, and the Ger-
mans retired to the north bank.
Thirty-eighth Distinguishes itself.
On this occasion a single regiment
of the Third division (Coi. U. G. Mc-
Ab-Moder's Thirty-eighth) wrote one
of ihe most brliiiant pages in our mili-
tary annals. It prevented the crossing
at certain points on Its front, while on
either Hank the Germans who had
gained a footing pressed forward. Our
mer. tiring in three directions, met the
Gerimii attack with counterattacks at
cri'.fai points, and succeeded In throw-
^ yo German divisions into com-
piett tonfuslon.
M<$ from three different enemy dl-
vtsf^i* were captured by the Third In
the Mitlng of this day. By noon of
the sixteenth the attacks against Its
line < i;i)ie to a halt.
The Germans were stopped to the
east of Rheims hy Gouraud's Fourth
nrmy with but slight gains, while to
the southwest they got across the
Hame and made some progress tO'
ward Epernay. The failure of the at-
tack la Champagne and the relatively
slight gains to which the Germans
were held to the west of Rhetms on
the first day materially heartened the
aliles.
Aithough there were some ten dtvl
sions of the enemy remaining south of
the Marne, the very evident conclusion,
Judging from the results of the follow-
ing two days and the losses he had
suffered, was that he would tn unable
to continue the offensive.
Now that the allied armies were no
longer In jeopardy it seemed opportune
to push the formation of our own
army near Chateau Thierry for use
against the Marne salient In the coun-
teroffensivo I had frequentiy urged.
The outlook for the atlles had
changed matertally since the crisis of
early June. The enemy had been held
In Ills most recent attacks and his
iosses were presumnhiy very great.
He was losing the advantage of
numbers and his superiority was pass-
Ing.
(TO BE CONTtNUED.)
Sotsson
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Epernay
Chateau-Thierry
Chatona
Ground gained by German Offensives of
May, June and Juiy !9i8
^May27-June6 H^JunpQ-O !H^Ju!yt5**t7
° 2$
soMitea
This Week
4 ARTHUR BtUSBANB
Hard Work for GitTord
Rothschild's Amusement
The Robot Battleship
Back Comes the Bustle
At the President's request Walter
8. Gifiord, head of the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph company, takes
charge of the unemployment situation.
Mr. Gifford, an able nmn, great or-
ganizer and executive, undertakes a
job most dltiicult, perhaps impossible.
Mr. GiKord fs expected "to avoid
the dole," also ditticuit. You can't
handie millions of unemployed by
sending nice ladies and gentiemen
from the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., or
the Salvation Army around to see
what they need and buy it for them.
If you can afford for each needy fam-
ily $15 a week the best plan is to
give the $15. What is needed is to
put peopie back to work, hut to do
that you must have a plan and wo
have none. We are just wondering
what ails us.
Baron De Rothschild, surviving
grandson of Amsciiel Rothschild, who
estabilshed the famity, has celebrated
his eighty-sixth birthday. He entered
the House of Rothschiid seventy years
ago, und retired twenty years ago, to
enjoy life and live long. Ills Paris
house for years has been a center of
social activity, and he is said to have
amused himself watching the "best
born" scrambling for the expensive
presents that he sometimes gave to tils
guests.
He has given generously to charity,
which wili be forgotten when he dies,
and lias given millions to science, gifts
that wili live forever.
The old battleship Utah Is to be a
"robot" battleship, without a man
aboard, directed hy radio control far
away. Radio wiil fire bombs, guns,
big and smut), steer the ship in any
direction, lay down smoke screens.
The same can be done with airplanes
with no pilot. Men have now fulty
achieved the art of fighting at a dis-
tance without danger to themseives.
In the midst of aii our depression
and trouble the able authority on fash-
Ions, Monsieur 'i'appe, arrived from
Paris predicting that women's evening
dresses this fall and winter wiil in-
clude hoop skirts "and a modified use
of the bustle."
Why woman should change the beau-
tifu] form given to her in the Garden
of Eden for tilings that make her look
like a wairus with a big tumor Is not
easily understood.
But nature aud evolution are un-
doubtedly working out some wise pian
that will he understood thousands of
years hence, but not now.
Somebody left R three weeks old
baby In Lawrence Rutrlo's car, parked
on Mason street, Greenwich, Conn.
The child was neatiy dressed and to
it was pinned this note, In disguised
handwriting: "This baby Is a Cath-
ollc. Baptize It, please. I have no
home for ]t. See It wilt be taken care
of. Thanks."
There is a sad story back of that
note, and it is not hard to guess
what it Is.
Miss Anita Grew, young daughter
of the United States minister to Tur-
key, swam the Bosporus straits from
the Biack sea to the Sea of Marmora
—nineteen miles—in five hours. She
swam the straits lengthwise, whereas
Leander only swam across once a
night to visit the lovely Hero. Miss
Grew's father with two friends fol-
lowed in a small boat, giving her hot
chocolate from time to time, piaylng
music on a talking machine con-
tinuously.
Doctor Tyler, who investigates
things at Teachers' college, Columbia,
says the student of great Individuality,
or the highly strung, nervous student,
does not get the high marks. They go
to the "students of uverage type."
Labor in life, the high marks go
to those that have Individuality and
that are high strung. Being like every-
body else is good In llttte things. Be-
ing unlike everybody else helps you
in the big things.
Snowden, Britain's little fighting
chanceiior of the exchequer, objects
to the talk about "panic" In England.
"England has not tapped her overseas
wealth." says tie.
That Is slightly exaggerated, for
England is Industrially tapping the
world's greatest supply of diamonds in
South Africa.
And England's gold mines are send-
ing pure beautiful gold to London at
the rate of $15,000,000 a month and
more.
The trouble is, and hence the Brit-
ish tears, that as fast as England pro-
duces the gold France gets If. It re-
minds you of the modern golf practice
field that rents you a pailful of balls
for 25 cents with the slogan: "You
hit 'em. we chase 'em."
The English chase them and the
French get them.
Our British friends pause In de-
nunciation of our tariff tong enough
to announce that they also are going
to erect a tittle tariff wall, being
forced to come to it.
Germany, also distressed by our
tarltT, forbids absolutely Importation
of ali artlcies fuily manufactured and
now forbids Importation of nitrate
fertilizers, to prevent competition with
Germany's synthetic nitrate manu-
facturers.
BILIOUSNESS
CLEARED UP
Bn,iousNEsa may Bhow itself by A
coated tongue, bad breath, head*
ache, spots before the eyea, dizzi-
ness, poor appetite, "dopiness," but
prompt relief may be expected from
taking Thedford's Biack-Draught.
"When I got biiious, I had a bad
taato in my mouth, and then sever#
headaches that put me to bed," write#
Mrs. Anna Copeiand, Anderson, 8. C.
"I found Biack-Draught reiieved thia.
I feit better after taking it. Biack-
Draught certainty is a good medicine.
It wouid not have ^
realty good. Get a package at the
BLACK- -E
DRAUGHT
For CONSTIPATION
INDIGESTION. BILIOUSNESS
"AFTER I MARRIED
my health began to break. I suf-
fered side pains, my eyes becamt
holtow and I looked awfuliy bad.
My oldest sister urged me to try
G. F. F. I took four bottles and
now I am as strong and healthy as
I was at sixteen."
St. Joseph's
GEE*.
E%e
OiLSj^
A Book-Mark
Son—I've forgotten how far I'v*
read in this book.
Mother—Just took for the p!ac*
the c!can pages start.
B!ue Star Ki!!s
A!! !tch Germ:
A cooling, soothing, germ destroy-
ing medicine, known as Biue Star
Ointment, melts at body heat, seeps
Into the pores of the skin and kills
the most stubborn itch germs. AU
rash, tetter, ringworm, ground and
foot itch, eczema and other torturing
skin troubles heal up two to three
times quicker than with ordinary
liquids o, salves. Hesuits guaranteed,
or money back. Soid by drug stores
everywhere.—Adv.
Framed!
"Why Is that animal labeled 'Ze-
bra'?"
"It Is a zebra, but he rubbed
against a rubber tree and lost his
stripes."—Die Lustlge Kisto (Lelp-
zlK).
This Woman Lost
64 Pounds of Fat
Mrs. H. Price of Woodside, L. I.
writes: "A year ago I weighed 190
lbs. I started to take Krusctien and
now I weigh 126 and never felt bet-
ter in my life and what's more, I
look more like 20 yrs. old than the
mother of 2 children, one 19 and the
other 18. Every one of my friends
say it's marvelous the way I re-
duced."
To lose fat with speed take a half
teaspoonful of Kruschen In a glass
of hot water before breakfast every
morning—don't miss a morning—an
85 cent bottle lasts 4 weeks—get it
at any drug store in America. If
not joyfully satisfied after the Hrst
bottle—money back.
Bobby—Please, sir, my mother
wants some clothespins.
Hardware Man—How many, Bon?
Bobby—Enough for a line 50 feet
long.
For over 50
years it has been
the household
remedy for all
forms of BV*
It ia * Reliable,
General Invig-
orating Tonic.
Malaria
ChiMs
and
Fever
Dengue
Th* Parior Trick
Mistress—I though you said this
room was ciean. Do you ever sweep
under the carpets?
New Maid—Sure I do, ma'am. Ev-
erything.
Best Resu!ts
USE
ROWDER
Ride the Interurban
FROM
Houston to Caiveston
Every Hout on the Hour
Expreia .Service— TVon-Sfop 7ro&ta
9;00 a. m. an<f 3;00 p. m.
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