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ones. He attended over 3600 births with*
out loss of one mother pr baby.
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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
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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.
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