The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 17, 1931, Image 6
Jjphn Brishen /Walker, 84, whose life
led him over 'many trails from soldiering
in China to pioneering in the
West, and whose business interests
included steam automobile patents,
editorship of the Cosmopolitan magazine,
rancher, educator and lecturer,
road builder and farmer, died in
Brooklyn, N, Y., Tuesday.
Aches and
PAINS/
When you take Bayer Aspirin you are
i .n- of two thiriK*** It's sure relief, and
it's harmless. Those tablets with tha
Bayer cross do not hurt the heart. Take
litem whenever you suffer from;
Headaches Neuritis
Colds Neuralgia
Sore Throat Lurhbago
Rheumatism Toothache
When your head achus?from any
cause?when a cold has settled in your
joints, or you feel those deep-down pains
of rheumatism, sciatica, or lumhavo,
take Bayer Aspirin and get real rella>
If the package says Bayer, It's genuine.
And genuine Bayer Aspirin Is sals.
Aspirin Is the trade-mark of Bays#
manufacture of motvoaceticmcidsatsr of
aalicylicacid.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS
"WW*
If baby has
COLIC
A CRY in the night. Colic I No cause
for alarm if Castoria is handy.
This pure vegetable preparation bring*
quick comfort, and can never harm. II
is the sensible thing when children are
ailing. Whether it s the stomach, ot
the little bowels; colic or constipation;
or diarrheal When Ttny tongues ffW
coated, or the breath is bad. Whenever
there's need of gentle regulation. Children
love the taste of Castoria, and its
mildness make* it safe for frequent use.
And a more liberal dome of Castoria
is always better for growing children
than strong medicine meant only for
adult use.
3 RULES
big help to BOWELS
What a joy lo have Ihe bowe'.s move
like cIookVork, every davt It s easy, if
you mind these simple rales of a famous
old doctor:
1. Drink a big tumblerful of water
before breakfast, and several times
a day.
2. Get plenty of outdoor exercise without
unduly fatiguing yourself.
3. Try for a bowel movement at
exactly the same hour every day.
Everyone's bowels need help at times,
but the thing to ttse is Dr. CaldweUr
Syrup Pepsin. You'll get a thorough
cleaning-out, and it won't leave your
inside* weak and watery. This family
doctor's prescription is just flesh laxative
herbs, pure pepsin, and other helpful
ingredient* that couldn't hurt a child.
But how it wakes up thoee Lazy bowels!
How good you feel with your system rid
of all that poisonous waste matter.
0a. W. B. CalowcuI
SYRUP PEPSIN
A Doctor* Family Zororfw
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My Experiences
In the World War i
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Bj General John J. Pershing
-1 CljliMii. I?l. In all mndiiW ?*? Hosdi Anwlwnl. v N(L
n WsmnsiiM Allan?. W?MpM**??ttf4,ln?iatllng?l* k : *'
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CHAPTER XXVI
The necessity for controlling the use
of strong'drink among our troops hud
been brought forcibly to my attention
through the case with which alcoholic
beverage* could be obtained.
The use of light wines as u part of
the French ration was simply the
coo lilt ounce In the army of the universal
custom of the people of having
wine with their meals. The wines
and beer were not mo objectionable,
but stroug alcoholic HplrltM were regarded
by the French themselves uh
dangerous am] were prohibited for
their troopM, but the prohibition wan
not well enforced outside the rone
of the urmlcs.
The problem of preventing our
troops from drinking the stronger
liquors was difficult, especially at the
ports of entry. Efforts to obtain enforcement
through conferences with
local uutborltlea and through agreements
with the port and district officlala
were made from time to time,
but with little result.
I finally appealed to Prime Minister
Clemenceau for support, # but be
would only counsel local officials, as
be did not wish to declare a "state of
siege" (martini law). In the end It
wus necessary to take the matter In
.onr own hands and declare every bar
and restaurant where the heavy liquor
was sold as "ofT limits" for our troops.
Our officers were directed to give
their personal attention to the enforcement
of tills order.
Vice in Army Denied.
About this time a cable was received
from Washington that some
publication at homo had made a sweeping
charge of both Immorality and
drunkenness against our men. No
such statement could be based on fact,
nor could It serve any purpose except
to cause unnecessary an\iety to parents
and relatives and perhaps satis |
fy on the part of me an un ;
worthy desire for sensation. In reply
I cabled In part as follows:
'There has never been a similar
body of men to lead as clean lives as
us our American soldiers In Fnume^
They have entered this war with the
highest devotion to duty and with no
other Idea than to perform these duties
in the most efficient manner pos
alhle.
"Engaged in healthy. Interesting ex
ercises In the open sir. with simple
diet. officers nnrl men itke trained .
athletes are ready for their tusk. Forbidden
the use of strong drink and
protected hy stringent reuulut ions
against other evils nnd supported hy
their own moral courage, their good
behavior Is the subject of most favorah'.e
comment, especially hy our
allies. American mothers may rest
assured that their sons are a credit
to them and the nation."
Seek Mo re Chaplains.
I My diary notes the following:
Paris, Thursday, .lan 1". lOlS.
Have appointed MaJ Itohert Paeon
to he colonel and A. I). C.
on tny staff. Bishop liwynne,
deputy chaplain general, British
army, nud Bishop Brent were my
guests at Chaumont on Monday.
On Tuesday Hrent and I discussed
increase lti number of
chaplains, which we both favor.
Bishop Hrent had been selected by
me for appointment as chaplain wi^i
a view to his being the chief of tlia
chaplain corps which It was planned
to organise. The hlkty>p did not approve
of this lden and in deference
to his opinion,, and upon his suggestion.
a permanent executive committee
of chaplains was appointed to
study the problems Involved and make
recommendations direct to me from
time to time. Bishop Owynne of the
British forcee explained their system,
the methods of administration and the
control and direction of chaplain's
work, from which we adopted such
features as wars applicable to our
service.
Custom Id our army, arising front
lack of appreciation of thy usefulness
of chaplains, had relegated litem u* u
cluMH to the status of liundy men who
were detailed to write up hoards of
survey or run libraries
Aviation Problem Serloua. t
. Aviation questions demanded unre
mining attention, for In no other servIce
wiih unprepnredness so evident and
so difficult to overcome. Apparently
there wua earnest effort ut home, but
it wum too often misdirected.
On the part of the allien, especially
the French, lack of mechanics and delay
in procuring motora and material,
Much as Hpruce, had given them a setback.
Due to these conditions and
their own increased programs the
French and also the Italians were unable
to take more than a small proportion
of our 1,500 flying cadets who
were on the ground and who, under
agreement, were to be Instructed by
them.
About this tline the contract for
planes we had made In August was
formally abrogated, the French government
being unable to meet Its conditions
due to the delay In receipt of
machine tools and raw materials from
the United fates, a possibility which
bad been forecast In my cables to the
War department. In Its stead we later
made an agreement whereby we
should be dependent upon the allotment
that might be nmd?; um according
to the number of divisions we :
might have In France.
Karly In December I signed an ;
agreement with J.ord NorthclilTe of i
the British air hoard that we should
send 15,000 enlisted men to Ktigland
and maintain that number in training
In their aircraft factories and air service
stations. This plan proved to he
beneficial to both sides, as far as carried
out, but especially to ourselves
In providing us with trained men and
saving us the necessity of establishing
extra schools for teaching them
ourselves. Due to the nonshtpment of
air personnel, from home we lacked
4.500 of reaching the number specified,
and later I he need for Jlne troops prevented
our completing the number.
British Wanted U. 8. Msn.
When (ieneral Robertson came for
tlis conference regarding the shipment
of troops for training with the Brit
Ish us mentioned in my diary, we began
t<> discus* the details of the dt*
position to bo made of our forces
which might bo brought over in British
shipping. It was found that (Ionoral
Uobortson's proposal was practirally
tho sanio ns the ono submitted
to K M. House through Mr. Lloyd
liciirp' llo wanted to bring our infantry
and machine-gun units t?y hnt
talioiis only, and pointed out h-ov
tu in! i more expeditiously this would
Hot' the short ace of men in the Brit
is), army than to ship whole divisions
with all their equipment and stores
He believed that the British guv
eminent would take the task of re
leasing temporarily some shipping en
gaged in carrying food and raw mate
! rials If America could see her way to
! provide the men, although, he said, 't 1
eonlrt not well undertake the trnn- I
portntion of complete divisions ns n >t
enough men would he brought over In
, this manner to justify the great risks
Involved. In other word*, the British
had the shipping to transport AmerP
can battalions on condition that they
would serve In the British "urmie*. \
However, as (Jeneral Robertson's
proposal would enable ns to Increase
our strength more rapidly, niy prelim
inary cable to Washington reporting
the conference recommended that It
be given consideration and. In view of
our national attitude regarding ser\
ice with another army, that If ap
proved the plan should he regarded
as a temporary measure to meet an
emergency; that as soon as possible
the remaining troops of our divisions
thus temporarily broken op should be
brought OVff llld the units r?n?
petnhled; that dtvlaton, brigade and
regimental commander* and their
tuff be sent with their Infantry for
training with the corresponding Britlab
unlta, and that the Infantry be
tnWen from those dlvlalona that woold
not otherwise be transported until
after June.
CHAPTER XXVII
Kvery one In authority realized that
all resources the allies could muster
would be required to meet successfully
the great offensive of the central powers
expected In the spring, but to use
them effectively close, co-operation
among commanders would he Imperative.
With this In mind I proposed to
Premier t'lemenceau that the com
manders In chief and chiefs of staff
get together to examine the situation
and, If possible, determine a general
program of combined action.
M. riemenceau nl once approved the
suggestion. It was also favorably received
by General Koch, who, It will
be recalled, was chief of the French
general staff. I proposed that the
meeting be held at my headquarters,
but the French selected Cotnplegne.
Pet tin's G. H. Q. ,
At the meeting. January 24,
Robertson, for the British, spoke flr4P
and suggested a general statement as
to: (J) Mutual support between allied
armies, (2) Situation as to reserves,
(3) Question of troops In Italy, (4)
Situation as to the transportation of
the American army and facilities given
It In France.
Petsin Favored Defensive.
General Retain thought that for the
present the allies would be forced to
remain on the defensive because of
lack of men. He said the French army
had ninety-seven divisions with an Infantry
strength of from fi.000 to 0,000
men each, some thirty-odd of these divisions
being In reserve and the rest
In the trenches, besides eight cavalry
divisions, two of which were dismounted
and six mounted.
All divisions he thought could be
kept up until April If there should be
no lighting, but later on, oven without
a battle, he would have to break up
five divisions to maintain the others,
the six mounted cavalry divisions
wouhi have to be reduced to four, and
before Iho end of the year the total
force would have to be reduced by
twenty divisions.
Foch Was for Counteroffensive.
General Foch declared that the best
means of halting a strong and persistent
offensive was a powerful counteroffensive.
"The German offensive at Verdun
was stopped not by our resistance
there but by our offensive on the Somme
In 1910." said Genera] Foch. "Such
an operation is possible only when
foreseen and prepared beforehand. In
planning the counteroffensive I think
that the entire front must be consid
- | r MMMM
ered ns a whole and not the French as
one part and the British as anoiher.4.
The plan must envisage them together
preparing for offensive action on n
common battlefield with all the forces
at their disposal."
'General Robertson expressed accord
with Koch, but he did not see where or
with what means such an offensive
could he executed, and stated that the
war could not he won hy remaining on
the defensive.
"Give ns hack the troops from Salonika
and we will commence offensives."
said General Halg.
"We were not speaking of offensives,
hut of counteroffenslves." Gen
eral F-och replied.
General Robertson remarked that of
course the French and British could
reinforce each other and make counterattacks.
and then asked: "Could
they do more than that?"
"Not without the Americana," General
Petain answered him.
Dependent Upon U. 8.
General Robertson then said: *1
think our only hope lies In American
reserves." and he wanted to hear from
me.
I stated that but few of the allied
authorities seemed to reallxe that
Ameflcan participation would depend
upon the amount of shipping available
for the transportation of our troops,
and that the time when they would he
needed was near at hand. As there
had been some reference to amalgamation,
I also took occasion to emphasize
the point that we expected ns a matter
of course that the Ameflcan army
would have its own front us un Inde
pendent force and not he used merely
uh u reserve to be sent here und theie.
One Insupei able reason. I said, why wh
could ifot amalgamate with the Frneo
wiih the difference in language, and I
added that we would not use out
troops in that way at all unless It be
came absolutely necessary.
1 then discussed our problems, call
Ing attention to the delays at thiFrench
ports und our shortage of rui
transportation, 'and touched on tin
backward slate of procurement ot
of equipment, munitions and airplane*
They hII appeared surprised to leui
of our dillicultles, especially (Joner;
Koch, although, even as chief o! tl
general stall', lie apparently cyuld n>
interfere in mntlers luimlled .11 reel t
by the ministry. It was astonishing
'Lord Northcllffe.
to find how little comprehension an\
of them had of the enormous task I
that confronted the Americans. ,
Koch said : "None of these questions
has been referred to me," whereupon
Fetain retorted that "one shorttd not
wait until such things are brought to
his attention, but should look around
and And them." Fetain added j|t once
that lie would send an official to study
our situation, and ilalg later sent one
of his officers, who offered many sug- |
gesjlons out his own experience.
It was the sense of the conference (
that every assistance should be given
us in getting our troops across, and all L
seemed fully to realize that no successful
offensive could be undertaken
without thera.
Bliss Favors British Plan.
Conversations with General Robertson
contln ed the next day at the
CrJIlon hotel In Furls, with General
Bliss present. The same arguments
were repeated In favor of Incorporating
American units into British divls
ions, and General Bliss expressed himself
in favor of the Robertson plan. 1
was forced to declare myself then and
there. My stand was not quite what
Robertson haft expected, and the meeting
adjourned with the position of all
concerned n?? longer In doubt.
General Bliss and 1 met later by appointment
to talk the matter over between
ourselves and. If possible, come
to an understanding. After some (lis- I
cusslon he suggested that euch of us J
cable his views l<> Washington and ask i
for a decision. It was not my policy j
then or at any other time to put anything
up to Washington that I could
possibly decide, myself.
This would have been the last thing
to do In this case, especially as the
secretary had left In nay hands the de- I
termination as to how our troops I
should be employed. For two men In
our positions to have appealed in this
way would have Indicated s clash, and
Washington had enough trouble; besides,
the secretary could not poaelbly
have been sufficiently in touch with
the undercurrent of these negotlatlens
to make a wise decision.
So I said. "Well, Bliss, do you know
whst would happen if we should do
thatT We would both be relieved
from further duty Jo France, and that
Is exactly what we should deserve."
We then spent some time examining
the question from ail angles, until
finally he came around to my view and
said: "I think you are rifht, and I
shall back you up in the position you
have taken." J
(Continued next week)
LOCATION AMERICAN DIVISIONS
MARCH 20,1918
Battle Itnemmmmmt International Ody.~..~.?
NumeraJs indicate Divisions ;
circled numerals those not in lime
O SO too MILES
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O SO 100 150 KILOMETERS
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How One Man 1
Lost 22 Pounds
' ? v{ ^
Mr. Herman Kunkis of Detroit,
writes: "A few line* of thank* from
a rheumatism sufferer?my first bottle
of Kruachen uSalt* took all of the
ache* and swelling* out of my joint*
?with my first 'Dottle I went on a
(Met and lost 22 pound* and now feel
like a new man."
To lose fat safely and quickly take
one half teaspoonful of Kruschen
(Salts in a j,'lasa of hot water before
(breakfast every morning?an 86 cent
bottle lasts 4 weeks?Oct it at De*
Kalb Pharmacy, or any drug store
in America.
If not^joyfully satisfied after the
first bottle?money back.
Edward Dennett, who claims Brooklyn,
N. Y., a? his home address, in a
Charlotte hospital for several days,
allegedly the victim of hitch hikers
on the Wilkerson boulevard between
Gastonia and Charlotte, has confessed
that his injuries were sustained as
the result of a drunken, brawl in
Spartanburg, S. C., and. that he was
telling the cock 'and bull story about
the hitch hikers in an effort to hide
hi? identity.
Find Bones of I
i' Youth in Shaft I
Muncje, Ind.( July V ?The bonea JS
i boy of twelve to fourteen ye*rg yf I
ige wore found today at the bottom I
>f an air shaft in the Central high!
ichoo) hero. I
A few shreds of , clothing were of ft
to aid to authorities in identifica. I
;ion and records of the school ?u. I
;horities and police contained n<$t. I
ng concerning the disappearance of ft
t pupil. 'm
Circumstances indicated the lad's 9
tK>dy had lain undiscoyercd in th* I
shaft for perhaps ten years. A high ft'
jchool bulletin dated October, I
vaa found n?hr the bones. ! i
Workmen who entered the shaft to I
make repairs, found the - skeleton-jg-fl
t crouching position. ?1 \
Coroner Clarence G. Piepho said I
the skull gave evidence of a frac. ft
ture that might have been suffered I
in u fall down the shaft. j
More than 500,000 bathers swain,. I
:d into the surf and on to the beachti I
t>f Atlantic City, N J., on the Fourth. I
BILIOUSNESS 1
The Rev. J. J. Wisener, of Draketown,
Ga? says he 1mm taken BlackDraught,
when needed, since childhood,
and he Is past fifty yeara ot
age. "When 1 would get bilious,"
he says, "I would feel like shuffling
along Instead of walking. My
feet felt too heavy to lift. I had
such a dull, tired feeling, and I
would feel dizzy and nauseated
like I couldn't hold my head up I
found how much the Black-Draught
helped me, and I took it. I quit
having theae bad spells, and find now
I only have to take a few doses and
I am good an new. Don't Jiave to
take much now. My health la good." !
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