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I My Experiences I ... ih. World Wan 1 By Beneral John 4. Perqhlnu 4ffiS=Ss~?s> *? ?UlE^^^^^SaaSS&SSiSBI^^^BSnSESi^M^EESSSBSSPBIPfivJkHiMnHBtiarinnnH ' ^ I CHAPTER VII tbe French authorities wished to our national holiday they red that some of our troops pu |U Paris July 4, 1917. We were spared to make much of a millImpression, as our. men were f recruits. But to stimulate j the French wanted to demonthat the Americans were actu>inb?g, so a battalion of tfie Six- ' Infantry was brought up from Noznlre. . untrained, awkward appeurance ? unit, which was accepted as ?am of our regular army by the i officials, nb doubt tended to i their belief that It would be time before we should be able inlze an effective army. iey cgy.id. have foreseen the trtof this same battalion at the f the great counter-offensive on d of Solssons Just one year lat* might have been spared many and difficulties In carrying out ins. ' oops Bring Joy to Frsnch. . rtheless, the first appearance of an combat troops in Paris t Joyful acclaim from the peoi the ma^ch *the battalion was anled by a great crowd, many forcing their Way Ifito~ the nd swinging along arm In arm is men. With wreaths about >cks and flowers In their bats their rifles, the column bad the nee of a moving flower garden, only a semblance of military ?n the animated throng pushed through avenues ef people to tlal strains of the French band still mora thrilling music of r voices. Many dropped on. lees in reverence as the colnt by. * attalion marched to the cemeere the tomb of Lafayette is The ceremony there consist* few speeches, the principal being Brand Wbltlock, 7?ur dor to Belgium. ! had. been > deliver an address but had ed Col. C. B. Stanton of my old army friend and somean orator, to speak In my lowever, I wai prevailed upon extemporaneously, ifayette, We Ar? Here!" i on this occasion that ntter8 given to an expression thpt born only of Inspiration, one live long In history: "Lafayare here 1" have attributed this striking j to me, and I have often t could have been mine. But o recollection of saying any* splendid. I am sure those ere spoken by Colonel Stanto him must go the credit ppy and felicitous a phrase. ir,ide of our troops through lbtless fortified the morale of le to a certain extent, but we * that eventually something cb more effective would have a ai question was whether the ild holdTouriintll we were, t was clear that no halfway' on our part would answer allied hopes lay In Amerl* ry assistance on a vast scale r I lest moment 1.000.000 M.n. "w thoaght nn American my oplnlfln that would ftot be oa?h to meet the situation. If we 'Qld have had half a million fighting ' Red Cro?a Cant??n Girl*. '? out rt ?> ?oo,oo^^*^ w^Eh away, yet there wu? little, doubt that ' if wo could Induce allied co operation we should bg uhlo to give much great! er asslstuncd tliun they believed possible. Our study having confirmed the J correctness of my tentative estimate rnude on the Haltic, I therefore ealled Washington, July 0. as follows: "I'Ihiis should contcmptale: sending over at least ijOOO.OOO mon by next May. . . . This estimate would give practically hulf million mep'for trenches, Tnusmuch . as question affects all allies whose common Interests demand that we exert rouxlmunf military power consistent with trans- ' port problem/suggest eurly agreement be touched among alliea wjdeh woutd provide requisite transportation . . . and limit sea transportation to food and military supplies and the exclusion of every.. kjgjl.,of luxury as well as other supplies in excess of immediate needs of countries dependent upon oversea supplies," ^ Question of Transportation. The question was, therefore, one of se* transportation, but so far all efforts to get the allies, especially the British, to consider giving help to bring over men and supplies had been futile. They did not seem to realise that America would be practically negll-' glide from a military standpoint unless they could provide some shipping. Nor did they seem to appreciate that time was a vital factor. But the spirit of full co-operation among the allies did not then exist They seemed to regard the transportation of an American army overseas as no concern of theirs. This apparent indifference also gave further color to the suspicion that perhaps after all an American army as such was not want: d. The situation from our standpoint was grave aqd embarrassing, for It ^looked as thrfu^h It might not be neceBBHry for us to save either the allies oy ourselves. An entry 1? my diary notes: "Two of the Roosevelt boys, Theodore, Jr., j and Archie, reported. Unable to participate himself, their father's fins spirit is represented by his sons.". CHAPTER VIII As the details of our mission abroad developed it soon became evident that in all that pertained to the maintenance and supply of our armies as distinguished from the purely military task, men with expert knowledge and broad experience in business, industry and transportation would-be needed. In the technical branches of the army there were many officers with theoretical training in special lines, but with some notable exception* they generally lacked broad constructive or j admlnlstraUYe^experlencb. From the very start I determined to obtain the best talent available, and was fortunate in practically every field to find j able men who were anxious to do their part The earliest application of the principle was in connection witn timDer " and lumber procurement The call for lumber would be enormous, and since itwould be Impossible with our limited tonnage to bring a great quantity across the Atlantic, most of it would have to be obtained in Europe. A cable to the War department early la July, 1017, recommended the tmmfe-' diate organisation-of a forestry serv- . ice, consisting ofsa wmlll units, to be . _ vvmjnneu v* cxpcneucea lamoermtn and 8,000 to 10,000 unskilled laborers to build roads and transport lumber. Special request was made for the ap' pointmqnt of Prof. Henry Graves, chief . of the Un!t?4 ?U$v? HMHUf WIiH 1 who was then on the ground, a? the < man to take charge of this aortic* A 1 number of other specially quaimed < man were requested as wa entered the \ tas? of fninffinf up the anppty aertlce, :j but aa this, was the flrat intimation < given to the War department that aaeh I a force would ha needed naturally It < was aome time before It was ti^uaRj ' at work. ' ; Heavy Week far Ilia flaff. 1 During the flrat two soon the in ? ; TvS P l^ -X' France the work Imposed upon the few staff officers who bad accompanied me was very heavy. After urgent and repouted requests I was fortunate in havlug at my dtsposul later In the sumtner a small group of men which included some of the most brilliant and highly educated officers In the army. In addition to those alrendy with sae, the officers Included in the following cable I regarded as especially fitted for the duties for which they were .desired: "Request Robert C. Davis, adjutant general, be sent these headquarters earliest date. Request Frank Moorman or J. O. Mauborgne be sent these headquarter# earliest date for duty as code expert. Request Samuel T. Hubbard. Jr., signal corps, now herecbe called to active service and ordered to report to me. Request ten of following named officers be sent to report I to me by second convoy for general staff duty: Frank R. McCoy, George Han Horn Moseley, Malln Craig, Alfred W. BJornstadt, H. B. Flske, Allen J. Grear, Paul B. Malone. Edgar T. Collins, Samuel R. Cleaves, Laurence Halstead, Nicholas W. Campanole, A. R. Moreno, Preston Browffi LeRoy R. Eltlnge. W. B. Burtt, Frank T. Hlnes, Edward L. King, J. P. McAdams, W. O, SjnWfT, J. B. Barnes, Kerr J. Rlggs, w. H. Winters, Walt C. John- I son. Stuart Hetntr.eimnn. TTnton B'rnlo Kirby Walker, Berkeley Enochs. " Having this nucleus and selecting the best features of the French and British systems, a general staff organisation was created,, \yhlcb efficiently 1 met every demand made upon It I throughout the war and which remains 1 today as a model for present and fu-J ture guidance. J .Source of Quns a Problem, J The question of artillery procure- J ment caused me much concern. The I almost negligible amount on hand I when we went to war consisted mostly I of field guns of the tree-inch type, then largely in the hands of troops In the Philippine Islands and elsewhere and j Unavailable for Issue/ Moreover, for I calibers .heavier than the three-Inch type our ordnance ^department had adopted nothing which was really up to date. ! The enormous proportion of both light and heavy guns used by bulli sides, the knowledge of our deficiency and the realisation of the length of time,tfiat must elapse before we could J manufacture and deliver them made; it I Imperative that we seek other sources than our own to help equip our armies. Following up an intimation it was learned definitely that, * although not fully supplied themselves, the French could Increase the output of their fhc- 1 *uiica [hvviuvu tuty cvuia get sieei from the United States- As It seemed probable that we should operate la proximity to their armies we adopted the French types for the usual call* bers and sought their assistance In obtaining the gung needed. At Jeast forth* first two yehts. We secured an agreement that our troops as they came along would "-be -provided withi French guns and ammunition, including not only the 75s and 155s but 87 mm guns and 58 mm. trench mortar^ as welL - - It was most fortunate that we were, able to get these guns from the French, aaepte the end of the warpir guns of American manufacture of the types used, except twenty-four 8-lnch mortars and six 14-inch naval guns, were fired In battle. Trench guns of the three-Inch and six-Inch mortar types, with ammunition, were purchased from the British, as thev were considered superior to ^ those used by the French. ^ ; Progrsse of Red CiAss. The Red Cross reported excellent progress si this time, especially in Its first effort to assist the French . as agreed upon with General Retain. Its organisation hy MaJ. Grayson M. P. Murphy fot war work with our own armies Was now about completed. The establishment of canteens and huts at the porttt ud other Important points j hod already begun and the numbers Increased as fast as needed. tli >ss centos of service later malnfj tateed dispensaries nfad provided beds and bstfctog fsctlttles for men traveling under' orders or on leave. When', the necessity arose the Red Cross actively co-operated with the medical sotpe in UMi-RilC contributing Urge , inantlttes *f, supplies and often additional nurses The work of the eoddirected from a central o?ce In rla, eventually embraced practically ivery endeavor touching the health of ?k ? *> ' %> /Whip Son and Piiti Bin in Jail ' Hi waasee, Ga., April 80.?Doyle Gregory is "free, white, 21, and. married*'1 but ao far as his father, Kher iff J, R. Gregory, ia concerned the rule of "spare the rod and apoil the child-" atill applies. Doyle was recovering today from a severe spanking administered by the* alder Gregory, for alleged intoxication. "He decided to 'pitch' one because I was out of town," (Sheriff Gregory said in a public announcement. "So when I returned I said to him, 'Son, I have been getting after other folks for doing this thing and here you arc making a fool of yourself. I'll just Leach you a lesson you won't forget'." The lesson followed, and, in addition Doyle was placed In jail a day "to think it over." The office of the South Carolina comptroller-general says that most of the refunds for radio tax ordered by the legislature have been made to taxpayers; i '-n^ 1111 - -,IM - ,i,i, r..'* Woman Convicted Of Brutal Murder Spartanburg May 2.?A" silverhaired mother today faced the prospect of Imprisonment behind the if ray walls of the state penitentiary for the remainder of her life. 'Mrs. Millie Fleshing last night was convicted by a general sessions court fury of hacking her husband, I Gilbert Flemtrig, to death with an axV while he slept in their home at Golightly, near here, on October 1?5, 19H0. The jury that returned the verdict of guilty recommended mercy, which automatically sets the penalty at life imprisonment. Displaying little emotion during the trial, she remained unshaken when she arose to hear the verdicfcjpread. Taking her seat she leaned close to her counsel, Senator James F. Byrnes, and whispered inaudibly? then returner! to a listless attitude as he entered a motion for new trial. No date for argument on the motion was set. Should it 'be overruled, her counsel will appeal to the supreme court, it -was indicated. Mrs. Fleming was sentenced to life imprisonment in conformity with.the jury's recommendation for mercy. The defense^ plea for a new trial was based on the fact that there were no women on the jury. Turkey Sticks to Nest Van Wyck, April 29.?-A modern heroine of the Fowl kingdom "\yas discovered Monday morning by H. C. JBelk, young farmer of this section, while burning off a ditch bank. After the fire had1 jpassed over, a turkey hen was foufftd still covering her nfcst of eggy1'ffwm which tiny sounds could her heard of the small ones that were gettjpg ready to peep at <the world. The mother turkey had all of her tail feathers burned off and was singed all over. She stuck to her nest and is still sticking. Hi * Philip tSmnwden, chancellor of the British exchequer, on Monday introduced his $4,316,347,800 budget into the house of commons. He assured the poorer classes that they would hot be called upon to make up out of their incomes the deficit of $112,-*: 888,000. He proposed additional tax-; es on the rich, and also advocated an. increase of the -tax on gpsoline from two pence to six pence, making the tax 12 cents per gallon. 1 ' Vicious Mink Pelt Brings Large Sum; Atlanta, Ga., 'May 1.?'Poetic justice has rewarded H. A. Barker, trap- 1 per and farmer, who lives in the Al- 1 abama Hills ten miles north* of Notasul#a. < It was in the form of a $2,000 * check. ^ i * J. C. Crabbe and J. C. Haynes told * the story today. ]?* Last winter Barker captured among other game, a particularly vicious * mink that slashed hie finger almost ^ to the bone ,Mth its teeth. 1 ,The minks fur wop* first prize in ] the National Fur iShdNv conducted by 1 Sears, Roebuck and company. Crabbe ' and Haynes took a Check for $2,000 to Barker^thia week, as representa- ' tives of the Company. They found him plowing. Three of his six children lay ill of measles. 1 It took him several minutes they 1 said, to recover Trorh hia astonish- 1 ment at the chddk. When he did W. he dropped his plow and ran to the ^ house to (break the netws to his wife. ' Then he exhibited his scarred fitiger and told the story of the mink's cap ; . J France plans to s(pend a large sum < on public works in "Morocco. < ... DW You Know Thut tho U. S. Navy maintains a 'orce of mqre than. 10,000 men in Jhina ami the Philippine Islands? That the Navy keep# record* showng the educational progress of its nen? That the Nary may (properly bo railed the Mother of lighter-than-air rraft in this country? Post-war developments included the (building of he Shenandoah and the acquisition >f the Los Angeles froim Germany. Phe present lighter-than-air activi;ies include the building of the world's largest dirigible, the Akron, far the Navy. This type of airoraft is admirably suited for that most important feature of Naval warfare ?coastal defense over the sea. That the ships of the U. S. Navy lave movies on board every night when weather conditions .permit? That there are about 8,000 enlisted nen under special instruction at all ;rmes in the various* service schools nalntatnad by the u. ,S. Navy ? That the above information was famished by the Navy ."RrtrmilHng Station, Florence, South "Carolina? The city council of Boston has put . .he clamp down on the showing of moving pictures showing ?ex and rrime plots in theatres open to chilJren. 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