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Forty-seven years of practice taught him just what babies need to keep their little bowels active, regmlar; keep little bodies plump and healthy. For Dr. "Caldwell specialised in the treatment of women and little ones. He attended over 3600 births with* out loss of one mother pr baby. Da. W. B. Caldwell's SVRUP PEPSIN ^Doctor3 Family Laxative? 1. ^ * y- Y - MB?! HIy Experiences I In the World War By Qeneral Joha jr. Perahing | j f ! 'l 1 ' .f BI,tiill?wwU?W 4? W?B^iartw I. v M ,. fl Mwwwaw Aliaw.W?Ui%fc<?mMiiitiiW<(H Ux mA t", . i.. HsMfcdhisvinifc* IIPVIMIMNI hi whdt 99 pif yiAlHud JM IS?? - . , J CHAPTER XXVIII Once General Bliss and I had reached an understanding an to our uttltude towurd amalgamation of our troops with the British he gave me his support In later conferences. When wo suw the British representatives for further talks at Versailles Juntiury 20, 1918, all their arguments were met frunkiy and squarely. After they had presented their case Prime Minister Lloyd George asked Bliss for his views, to which he replied: "Pershing will speak for us and whatever he says with regard to the disposition of the American troops will have my approval." An agreement was'then signed by Mr. Lloyd George, Oeneral Maurice and myself as set forth In the following copy of the memorandum submitted and luted cabled to Washington : "In order to meet the situation as presented by 8!r William Robertson and hasten the arrival and training of troops. It Is proposed that the British government use the available sea transportation In question for bringing over the personnel of entire divisions under the following conditions: "1. That the Infantry and auxiliary troops of these divisions be trained with British divisions by battalions, under such plan us may be agreed upon. "2. That the artillery be trained under American direction In the use of French mnterlnl ns at present. "3. That the higher commanders and staff officers be assigned for training and experience with corresponding units of the British army. "4. That when sufficiently trulned, these battalions be reformed Into regiments and that when the artillery Is fully trained all the units comprising each division he united under their own officers for service. "5. That the above plan be carried out without Interference with the plans now In operation for bringing over American forces. "6. That question of supply he arranged by agreement between the British and Amerlcun commanders In chief. "7. That question of arms and equipment be settled In similar manner." War Council Meete Again. The supreme war council began Its third aeaslon January 30. At the opening session Mr. Lloyd George made a statement In some detail of the situation on the Mlled fronts. He then spoke of the large .number of casualties the allies bad suffered during 1917 | and In a very pointed manner declared that the costly offensives had produced no tangible results. But Instead, he said, the allies now found : themselves short of man power at s 1 critical period of the war. " Ills sharp 1 criticism was evidently directed at Sir ' Douglas* Halg and General Robertson, hut neither was given an opportunity 1 to reply. The?military?representatives presented a Joint note with reference to military policy, as directed at the December meeting, and the opinion given wns Identical with that of the conference at Complegne January 24 and also In August at the meeting In Paris, except that the campaign under Gen eral Allenby. then In progress In Palestine, should continue. It will be re- j called that (base two Informs^ confer- j encee of commanders m cnrei nno emi- eluded that the allies should remain on the defensive on all fronts until the Americans should arrive In Sufficient force to warrant the offensive. ee No End of War Until 1919. The Joint note was approved as the decision of the council, with the under[ standing, as suggested by the French, that no white troops should be sent from France to Palestine. It was decidedly the opinion of M. Clemenceau and I of all others prosent who expressed' themselves that the war could not be j ended until 11)11), when the American nrmy, it was thought, would reneh its maximum strength. The allied forces at the moment were superior In all active fronts, ex- I cept in the Balkans, hut the Greek mo- 1 bilizntion, when completed, would add sufficient strength to give the allies the advantage there also. The American strength was then negligible, hut the prospect was that we should have a *few divisions ready for service by ' June, and by September possibly sev- | tenteon or the equivalent of thirtyfour French divisions. The danger on the western front lav In the continuous Increase of the Ger- j man forces and In thelr ability to concentrate In turn against the French and British, and as neither had sufficient reserves of their own It was clear that unless some arrangement could be made between them for better co-ordination and support the war might easily be lost' before the Americans should arrive. - Plan Allied Reserve. The study of thla problem by the' military representatives led tg another Joint note irtilch proposed s plan for the organisation of a general allied reserve. It ptotlded that the British. French and Italian armies should each - est apart a certain number of divisions to constitute thla reserve, which would ba called Into action only la s great emergency. The discussion of thl? question became acrimonious. Halg and Petals both pointed out that they t v. , - . . / would be short of divisions very soon In cam* of severe fighting and presented figures on the subject that were very disturbing. Hut the council's scheme was cut nnd dried. The recommendations set forth In the note were adopted then and there by the council. The general reserve was created and Its control was placed under an executive war board to consist of Generals Koch, representing the French, chairman ; lillss. the American^; Cadoma, the Italluns. and a British general officer to be named. At this meeting Mr. Lloyd George designated Gen. HIr Henry Wilson us the British representative, to the very evident disappointment of General Robertson, who was present at the ses slon. The selection of Wilson was regarded by the British high command and the war office as open disapproval of tjtelr conduct of fhe war. Winter of 1917-19 Most Severs. It has been said that the whiter of 1917-18 was the most severe of the war. The cold was at times so Intense as to make the generally unhealed houses, barns and lofts used as billets nearly uninhabitable. The gloom of short days and long nights In the Isolated and largely depopulated French villages can hardly be described. Then, as we have seen, there wns also a shortage of heavy winter clothing. although frequent cables early In the fall had called attention to the probability of a deficiency. No doubt the demands were greater than the quartermaster department could meet, but the relatively small number of troops In France going through the winter under actual war conditions should have been given first consideration. Much of the clothing that we received for our troops looked to he shoddy, and. being light and thin, of course offered Insufficient protection. The deficiencies were met In part by purchases from the British, although our men did not take kindly to the Idea of wearing the uniform of another nation, and It was with considerable protest and chagrin that they did so until our own could be supplied. To the credit of our officers and men be It said that they generally Ignored adverse conditions, and. barring some irritation at French methods and occasionally at our own, they kept at their tasks with commendable determination. Looking back over the different phases of the war I regard that winter, with Its difficulties, anxieties and apprehension for fhe future, as the most trying period of them all. CHAPTER XXIX At the ports In France the amount of freight discharged In January. 1918, waa more encouraging, being about two-fifths as mifch as during the preceding seven months. The rate of dlscharge was Accelerated to some extent by the better dlsfrHnTHon of our Lihiis- porta by the nary. More construction material was being delivered where It was needed for port works and the future was somewhat clarified In this respect by the arrival of additional logging machinery. During the month there was also an Increase In troop shipments. Including some elements of the Thirty-second f'-x with 20.000 men for the service of supply. By the end of January approximately 120.000 combat troops. 84.000 engineer troop* and 61,000 others for the service of aupply were In France. Although promising, this w?s only the merest start, as we were stlfl far behind our schedule. It must he added, however, that the Increase In the arrivals,of men and materials remained haphazard and not at all In the proportions needed. It continued apparent that my recommendations were not accepted In an altogether unhesitating spirit of helpfulness and that the serin** nPed for executive leadership buck Lome bad not been met. My dlnry note* the following: Chaumnnt, Monday. February 19, 1918.?General Foch and Major General Weygand visited bendquarters Thursday, had luncheon with u? and examined the general stnfT organization. Captain Todd, director of navnl construction, came to confer regarding wtreie<s stations at Bordeaux. I-eft Friday, spent Saturday n-id Sunday visiting First division in Ansnuvllle sector; Inspected infantry in front-line trenches nnd the nrtlllery. Called on General Debeney, French First army. Returned this morning, stopping at aviation park. Colomhey lesBelles, MaJ. Arthur Page commanding. Camouflage work exceptionally well done. Passed through Mini court to see GenoraP de Caatelnau, who speaks highly of our troops. Foch Cold to U. 9. Problems. As General Foch. then chief of the French general staff, had shown anm* surprise whga at the allied meeting'it Oomplegne In January I told of the dalays and difficulties we were having it th# porta and In the operation of railways,! Invited him to make a visit to my headquarters, hoping to put him In touch with our activities Wa had already reaehed a state of d?^So^nuenMSrr^onflrme?7li^^ufl<T^^ ueu of our organisation nod could forecast its ability to tut all requirements. I went with him to the various, sect too a of the gen oral staff sod whilo be expressed no opinion about what ha saw, his aide and spokesman, (leneral Weygand. a staff officer of experience, was very complimentary. ffoch never seemed interested when I talked with him of our problems and I doubt whether he ever thought, knew or cared much about organisation or queetlons of transportation and supply. He was essentially a student aud a teacher of history und strategy. "Treated Like Mendicants." There continued to be considerable cause to And fault with the attitude and methods of French bureau officials. ' Apropos the experience of many of our ofllcerg, I recall that one of the most efficient on duty ut a very Important port once said to me: "General, the trouble is thut these subordinate French oftlcluls in immediate charge are either so hide bound or else so conceited that it would be aa easy to convince a Greek statue as to make one of them understand. How In the world It happens, sir, that we do so well I do not see. "Here we have come 3,000 miles to help them and yet we are treated like mendicants on the street corner holding a tin cup for passing pennies. "I know, sir, that co-operation Is necessary If we hope to win the war but It requires an excessive effort on our part, with ^nore failures than otherwise to our credit." This was harsh comment, hut there were times In the experience of moat officers when It seemed to fit the case fairly well. Offlcsra Found Lax. With reference to the Inspection trip noted In my diary, I had recently Inspected several stations like Vlttel and Bourbonne-les-Balns, which were commanded by regular officers, of whom, naturally, much was expected, but before the World war our army had always been more or less careless In dress and none too strict when In the field, and these men were ho exception to the rule. Kven higher commanders were often found neglectful of their appenrance and lax In the enforcement *of disciplines. But the conditions of service In Frnnce demanded more serious attention to these essentials, not only as a matter of pride but because of the geni>ml effect npnn morale and efttcloney. Good discipline Is the first requisite to successful military effort, and the degree of its enforcement In a command Is an almost certain Index to the character of performance to be expected In battle. Likewise, an officer or soldier who takes no pride In his personal appearance Is,usually found careleas in other respects and to. that extent lesa reliable in time or aires*, n n?ru luinu; be added that those of this class who came under my observation nod did not Immediately respond to correction were very soon replaced. CHAPTIR XXX Frequent German raids and renewed activity all along the front by March 1. 1018, Indicated the great German offensive might start at any time. The French general staff thought the allies would be able to hold without serious difficulty until we could help, hut It was doubtful enough to cams grave apprehension. It was depressing 1? think that ten f III 1 > momna nad tflapsed since nnr entry into tht war and that we were Just barely ready with one division of 2ft,000 men. My diary abowa the followlr.K note-. Hons: Chaumont, Wednesday, March 6, 1018.?Heavy German raid repulsed by First division Friday morning. The enemy also raided | the Twenty-sixth division lines j and were driven off. Went to Llgny-eh-ttarrlos 8unj day to meet M. Clemebceau. who i cam# to congratulate the First division on succeas ^Vw|| ?55 Met General Debeoey, who was enthusiastic over conduct of our men. ?p*nt the night fit First dl' vision headquarters. Motored to fAiigres with Hsr^ bord Monday to apesk at opening of secood session of general ataff college. Oennuns made raid on Forty aio-ond division that morning Upon conclusion of thla Inspection of the First dlvlalon I conaldered It ready to talle the offenalve at any time, ft had been eight months In France, with varied experiences In training, had occupied an Independent position In the St. Mlhlel sector and had made several successful trench raids. Generals Duncan and Buck had their Infantry brigades In etllcfbn* shape and Bummerall had carried the training of the artillery brigade to a high degree, Finds Wounded Cheerful. The front occupied by the One Hundred Sixty-eighth regiment, near Badon vi I let s, had been under a severe artillery attack on the fourth and a trench mortar platoon had beeu almost completely destroyed. The French army commander congratulated General Menoher on the way In which our troops repulsed this raid. After an Inspection of the different regiments of the division and a visit to the scene of this action, I went to thA hospital to ae4 the wounded. They were all very cheerful, eepectalfe a young officer, L.Ieut. A. W. Terrel, Fifty-first nrtillery regiment, who had lost a leg. He said that he wanted to stay through to the end of the war, and hoped he could find something to do as a clerk. All these first contacts with the enemy were relatively small affairs, of course, but they furnished many examples of yvhat we could expect of the American soldier : My diary notes this: Paris, Sunday, March 1<), 1918.? Spent Thursday morning with Kernan, Langfltt and Atterbury and made adjustments In port and rallwuy construction and management. Visited Tamp de Mallly, where seacoast artillery Is having splendid training under General Coe. On Friday visited Edwards* Twenty-sixth division serving on Chemin des Dames under General Maud'huy, the French corps commander. Arrived In Paris late at night during airplane attack. Branch of Judge advocate general's office established at my headquarters. Upon Colonel Bradley's report of thirty-day medical supplies on hand, sent urgent cable requesting Immediate shipments. Cabled disapproval of suggestion by Mr. Paderewskl for organisation of division of men wtth Polish antecedents. Secretary of War Baker landed at Brest today. French Train U. S. Cooks. Major General Maud'huy spoke with considerable enthusiasm of ths men and of the officers of the Twenty-sixth division, below regimental commanders, and especially praised their conduct of trench raids. He complimented General Traub, one of the brigade commanders, but was of the opinion that the higher officers, generally, needed more experience to make them efficient. American troops that served with General Maud'huy held him Ir. high esteem. He was scrupulous regarding their Instruction, to which he gave special attention. He was very solicitous of the welfare of onr troops, even going So far as to Interest himself In the preparation of their food by detailing French cooks to teach ours the art.- When I expressed my appreciation of his action. "he said: "You know, we are a nation of cooks and we delight In preparing mit/u i in una c-' m>. ATt Instruction the cooks In these units did better, thanks to the Initiative of this fine old French- general. Many of the cooks of the old armv became experts and the men In early days In the West fared better as a rule than our men In France, where the cooks lacked experience. Personal supervision by officers aud the estah llshment of cooking schools brought Improvement in due course. However, there Is little doubt that much of the Intestinal trouble In our divisions during the early part of their service abroad was caused by poorly cooked, food. V 1 11 " " Secretary Bfckor Arriveo. Secretary Baker arrived at Breot March 10, aa my diary showed, aqd I met htm and his party la Paris the neat morning. The secretary's party consisted of MaJ. Oea, W. M. Black, chief of engineers; LI eat Cot M. L. Brett Commander R. D, White of the nary, and Ralph Hayes, his secretary. It was essential that the secretary receive every opportunity to lnspoct our whoio layout, from thf front arena to the eervlcee of supply, that he might become familiar with plana, obescvi the progreea made toward U?olr Cfea4 r pMton, and Hon of uur requirements. all of^Jfe he Vim <**p?r|?lly ?f)X(ou? to rto Tzr log I'rtrt MHr<4i ill W? InajH^lI tiiooi Import urn porta, d^,,- ** pUala. regulating station* ?M,t* J* Mini Mchpote, and relumed tyir.i, ui> tuui.l.i .anor* mi i'd. ihiiuih ' 144 The main Mir service ? J ouilun, which wo visited, w?H ? , , or activity, being one of the ftfi' ** schools where early Instruction |? 'T lng was given. General Kom?U nad Colonel Kllncr went with us the school, the shops Hn,| u.? l(*J Crom and "Y" bulhllngs. | [JJ. secretary was surprised to ??.* ,, the really expert flying cousin,.,.HJ, easury to prepare aviators for ,1( . hazardous life at the from. Moving Supplies to Trcops At lilevpes. a ho til 125 nithw ?||r,.4.,| south of Paris, on our main n,IH L supply, running lo iIih front, were sl OOP men employed .under Col. c|inr|^ J. Kynimonda, miiinigliig our largest in ter|or depot. To llliiHlrale the celerity with W|,j^ the system operated we need tttkp |i(u one example, wldeh occurred vvhwi everything In the depot was In f?i|* swing. At 8:15 one morning In Attguu | telegram was received ordering ly 4.5P0 tons of supplies, Including |j 250,000 cgns of tomatoes, 1,UUQ/m pounds of sugar, 000,000 cans of corned beef. 750.000 pounds of tlnosd hash and 150.000 pounds of dry tang At 0:15 o'clock in the evening, or jet ten hours later, this colossal requl* tlon, which required 457 cufa fortrtat port, was loaded and on ita way to tk advane# depot. No other place gave such an Irapr* slon of the tremendous task of supply lng our armies and the perfectiony organization necessary to do It jj clently. The secretary got a bird's eye vk? of the general plan which would ptj vide the supplies for an army of I 000,000 and which, with additional? structlon, would be able to meet tl demands of an army twice that site Back at Chnutnont I received woi that arrangements had been made fi the shipment of six divisions for trtli lng with the British?the Seventy-w enth, Blghty-seonnd, Twenty elghfl Seventy-eighth, eightieth and Thiftltjj (Continued next week) i The widow of the late Senator J. Dennis, of Moncks Corner, whoxi killed there last year, won two dedf ions in the .supreme court in her ti against Glennie D. McKnight ft the death of her husband. In og Judge Mann was affirmed in pfl mitting a change of venue fnt Moncks Corner to Calhoun count) and in the other Judge Mann wt|N versed in his ruling that MoKnjjii had a right to deed his property his .wife. McKpight was acquitted the criminal court of an indictnoei for the murder of Senator Dennis I an accessory before the fact, and 1 L. Thornier, who fired the fatal sbo is serving a life sentence in the peni tentiary. In her civil suit for da? ages, Mrs. Dennis claims that Mf Knight is responsible for the dfeialh oi her husband. 4 -gQBT. W. MITCH AH Architect , Crocker BuildingM Camden, S. C. Ptrahlng In Tin Hat- [ Ground pained by German Offensive March2l-April5.l9l8 ^ *S 50 Mile* EYES EXAMINED I and Glasses Fitted j; THE HOFFER COMPANYl Jeweler* And Optometrist* R. E. Chewning & Soil I General Contractor* J and Builder* Phone 38G Camden, & i Estimates Furnished on A&fl Classen of Work fl Floors Sanded on Requtfl m DeKALB COUNCIL ' Janior Order U. iHr Regular council mfl fourth Monday* +M month at' 8 p.m. . VUltiny g are welcomed. A. W. HUBfiW L. H. JONES, Co**^ Recording Secty. M NO-MO-KOtfl | FOB OO^NS AND