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li My Experiences 11 m the World War I || By ileneral Joins J. Pershing III t Copyri^?? Iftl. KriUonMrtM bf tin Nort)< Awrtem *1 I III W H w?e?p** AJllsnM. Wof 14 ?i#Hu t???rv?d, Including th? if& W. N. U. j ^ law innlna Is wtu>Uo? p>n n?uhihi???< J| b*rvk? CHAPTER LI I I gtteixlff) ? conference of command a, In chief Ht General Koch's head ugrterH Wednesday, July 24, 15)18, p, discuss pinna for offensive operations present were Oenernla Foch. Petal/' WeygHinl and Hunt; Field Marshal Ualg and General Lawrence, and Gen fral Conner, chief of operations. Rnyd ,nd Hughes and myself. Tligre was pronounced good feeling ,n<l emifldence. General Foch gave a resume V?f I ho general situation, lie prised no definite plan, hut submit ed his reninrka as tlie basis of discussion, 'The main point was that. lh? fifth ; of the year had been rhecked ?nd tlie allied counterofTen ,ive. beginning July 18. had Iransi formed it Into defeat. It was the gen' eral opinion that every advantage | ghoulil lie taken of this fact and that f the allies should continue their attucks with as much vigor us possible. On Par With Enemy. General Foch suid with sallsfacfIon |ithat vri* had now reached an equality Id (lumbers of combatants und an actual superiority In reserves. As the wmy would soon he required to relieve a considerable number of tired divisions from the active front, the ' allies would rapidly gain further superiority through the constantly Increasing number of Americans. All Information went to show that the enemy had two armies, so to speak, F <*h continued, one an exhaust-, ed holding army and the other a shock array, already weakened maneuvering behind this frail front. Unquestionably we had material advantage In aviation and tanks, and to a smaller degree In artillery, und this would be augmented by the arrival and armament of American artillery personnel. As to the reserve strength behind the allies, It would soon be powerful Indeed if the rate of 2f>0,000 per month at which the Americans were pouring In could be maintained. One couid sense an approaching crisis on the enemy's side possibly not so very remote, because of the difficulty he was having In keeping up the effective ttren?th of his units. ?, Beyond these advantages of material force in our favor there was also : tbt moral ascendancy we had gained -by our recent victories and his fallores. Foch felt as we all did, that the allies now held the Initiative and that from this time on they should abandon the defensive attitude that had been so long Imposed upon them and continue the offensive without cessa* tlon. He then pointed out the following offensives which It was evident would . be Indispensable to later operations: The release of the railroad Pirls-Avrlcourt In the Marne region by the French; the ParisAmiens railroad by a concerted action of the JSrlttsh and French; the Fhrld-Avrlcourt railroad In the region of Com mercy by the jpeductlon of the St. -BfffileH%iitlent/by the American army, which, by reducing the front, would bring us within reach ?i?f the Brley region _ permit action on a larger wale between the Meuse and Moselle. Furttiec. offensives were foreseen, yjtvlng In view the release of the tnlnJbt .sections^ to.. UiA.noisLh.iiJt daflultrd*. driving the enemy from the region of Dunkirk and Calais. No Idea of Ending War In 1918. No one suggested that the plans of the moment or those to follow might 1* carried so far as to terminate the war in litis. Concerning the part each should play Foch asked expressions of opinion of the respective commanders In chief as to how these or any . other operations we might propose should be conducted. - ' Marshal Halg gave his views and pans- wltleh agreed with the general outline suggested, as did General Peto'n. who wanted further to consider j o possibilities. As far as these prelm|nary operations applied to the Americans, they were simply a restatement of the plans we had been lead"K up to ever since our entry Into t e war. i, therefore, advised that Hails of organization and supply were receiving every consideration In c preparation of the American army t? do its part. , While at General Foch's headquar: *rs 1 arranged with General Fetaln r the expansion of the First corps. en ollor.)r,ns jn ^jnrnp 8ertor. by to k *?lir Nmerlcan divisions were e Priced jn the line with two In Won M ^ WnS my h?Pe ? ' e "'o basis for the preliminary thia l '011 of nn American nrm.v on stoi r0t1t' ?*n route 10 Chaumont I ^6Tt?, *" cal1 ?n Liggett J??d| apprise L0"f ",ho possibility of additional ?. 'can divisions for. his corps. ** Expedition to Rutfls^ ?te nli 8npremp wnr council was prone oil., 7 t0 suggestions for the use of troop8 at various places other * -J"**"* front; <)ne of ttpedln /he nr|f,,h ?eemed to be * hot J lnslstent, was to send troops Wdl J1 white array to , tw. ' keeP 0P<*n the communtcs^ through Murmansk tn the Archly ' . : - ,*/ A . i was opposed to any such Idea. mm It would simply iin-an scattering our resources, all of which were needed on the western front. Hut President Wilson was prevailed upon to help and I was directed to send a regiment provided General Foch had no objep Hons. As apparently he had already considered the question, he gave hi* approval and a regiment was accordingly sent. The Three Hundred Thirty ninth Infantry, Ideut. Col. George K Stewart commanding, together with one nattallon of engineer and one Held hospital, were designated for this service. First Field Army. In view of the prospect for the enrl\ assembly of corps and divisions to ""in our army, It became urgent thai i he organization he hastened ,ylth all possible speed. The outlines had been determined and members of the First army si a it were m work on the details My formal order creating the First held army was Issued July'2-1, to lake effect August H). with headquarters a. i.a I' erte soiiS'.f oua itc. Immediate consideration was given the Improvement of the general supply system. Although the recent reorganization had helped. It had becn^ my purpose for some thne to make changes In personnel In the S. (). M., particularly in the position of chief, which demanded great administrative ability. After much thought the choice fell to General Harhord. Ills knowledge of organization, his personality, Ills energy and his foyalTy made him the outstanding choice. Reluctance to lose Ills services In command of troops, where he had shown himself a brilliant leader, caused me to deluy until his division could be ( relieved from the active front. * - . CHAPTER Lilt Early In August, 1918, 1 made an Inspection tour of the service of supply, to note the progress and acquaint myself, the chief of staff and General Harhord, by actual Observations, with conditions. The tour was made also with a view to such changes In personnel and Im provenients In methods as would insure complete fulfillment of the increased obligations imposed upon the service of supply by the tremendous task of receiving, storing and trans porting the enlarged troop and supply shipments. Our first stop was Tours, which, being the location of the headquarters of the S. 0. S., with a huge American military garrison of 2,400 officers and 4,300 men, had become a beehive of activity. | We visited every activity at Tours, ; beginning with the central records office, a branch of the adjutant general's office of large proportions, where the personal records of every man in the A. E. F. were kept. We found that the railway operators, numbering thousands, comfortably situated In portable barracks at Camp de Grasse, were putting every energy Into the service. Certain engineer troops were kept at this central point for railway work, ready to respond to calls from any directions The well-managed camp of German prisoners, under Colonel Groome of the military police, .contained seven*! hundred men used as laborers. , A number Af-Rrltlsh wpmen..knofon as the Women's Auxiliary Aid c^rps, were lent to us by their government to assist in clerical work. The 250 women .located at Tours occupied neat and comfortable temporary barracks and presented a very military appearance on parade. Some fifty of them were 111 In quarters at the time and I gave Instructions that they should be transferred to our hospital. Resides officially, these fine women, under the proper restrictions that prevailed, hecame a valued addition to the social side of life where they were statigfcd. This force with us eventually nOmbered about 5,000. Speaks to Men in Hospital. The base hospital at Tours was then filled with men' wounded in the recent engagements. They were receiving the best of care under Col. A. M. Smith and his efficient group of medical officers and nurses. Passing through the various wards of this hospital I spoke to a fine-looking young soldier who was sitting up In bed, and nsked him where he whs wounded, meaning to Inquire the nature of his wound. In reply he said, "Do you remember, sir, Just where the road skirts a small grove and turns to the left across a wheatfleld and then lends up over the bro\v of the hill? Well, right there, sir." He was clearly describing the advance south of Solssons which pierced the Chateau Thierry salient. Of course. I was not there at the tlmel but" ft touched me that he should feel that I must have been very close to him. At the base hospital In Bordeaux, then under the efficient supervision of Col. H. A. Shaw, chief surgeon of the base section, we found about 500 of our wounded, most of them soon to he sent borne. No matter how severely wounded they were I never heard a word of complaint from any of our men. There could not have been found In the hos[>ltala of any armjr % more jhe^rfui lot. raw M v\;m ii li'sxii|i in tiirtituity. un in>( allot", tu see their Him4 courage. S< :n* would nyvcr ii mi I u see. i?i lit* i*m wuuli' never ll|? lllilt' to walk Mgallt, tint 1111 * \ ill seemed proud of iYi?*lr siu-rlllce vvldch many of their count ryoien nr. often promt to forget all too anon. We arrived at Ureal August 'J n:i>i 'ouiid the commanding general. <! II Marries, and atarT at the a'ation t. meet us. Base aeetloti No. f> \vn* Imil. around Ureal, our leading poll of d.harkstlon. The aecflon Included r.> l-'refKiu territorial departments. An other lunding port for I chops w.i Cherbourg. A large locomotive lernii mil and repair ahop were loeated a1 " Rennet* and a coal port at Granville. Major O'Neil's Secret. After an Inspection of the shire Imtises and the construction for addi ilonal storage on the piers, I naked fm ilie chief ste\edure. Major O'Nell. wlm eaine tip apparently <julte emhun asse t To put h I in at ease 1 took him hy lie arm and we walked together to when some lighters were being unloaded As ilie port had made the record of hue dllng 42,000 arriving troops and then baggage lu one day. May 24. entlreh with lighters, I asked him to tell m about It. 11 y this time Jie had overcome in fright, und pointing to two officer* each down In the bottom of a lighlei 'directing the work, he said: "Sir, do you see those two captain* ! down there in their rt sleeves? Well Mint's the secret. I sity to them: iwur aand .off somewhere and puff you selves up in your uniforms, hut tafci *1 i >'.iiii Itiowiies and your euals ami g ! down close to your men.' "<>f course, those captains have now become ex|?erts. I did the same thing when l started, hut since they are trained I manage tilings generally and i- ley carry out nty orders, I can weai my Uniform now that I have won the right to wear It." "Well," I suid, "O'Nell, you're Jusi the man I have been looking for, and 1 am going to send you to every port we use to show them your secret." CHAPTER LIV The French government had ex pressed a desire to bestow their decorutions on American ollicers and men and asked if I would uccept an up polntrnent In the Legion of Honor with the grade of grand oYllcer. As congress had recently gratite I permission for members of our forces to receive foreign decorations, the j French government was advised h<*eordingly, nnd It was to confer this honor upon me that President Poiti care paid his brief visit to Chaumout August 0, 1018. I met him at the station with a tnU> tary escort and conducted lilin to my headquarters, where the senior officers of the staff were presented. After that formality we repaired to the small area of barracks, where the headquarters troop and band were drawn up In line for the ceremony. I was not insensible to the high personal honor, but regarded It mainly as an appreciation on the part of the French government of the assistance America had already given to the cause. Perching Take* Command. AS the American army was now an accomplished fact, it seemed advisable to begin preparations Immediately to carry out the plan of campaign adopted July 24, providing for a distinctive American operation against the St. Mihiel salient. * I motored to Sarcus August 9. and after discussing with Marshal Foch the changed situation In the Marne sector and,the practical stabilization of the front on the Vesle, I suggested the transfer of the First army head qunrters to the St. Mlhlel region, where It could begin Immediate preparations for the proposed offensive. We couriered the outline of my plans and wiH) out hesitation Marshal Foch L? - It.r, tfnnatnw _ . Returning to Paris the same after noon I went to Proving to talk the matter over further with General I'etnin. We took stock of avnilable divisions for the St. Mlhlel operation, nnd he said I could count on him deft nitely to do everything In his power to furnish whatever we might require. Having thus reached a general un derstandlng regarding the preliminary .details of the move, I drove the foL lowing morning to La Ferte-snusJouarre to"take formal command of the First army and to give Instructions to my staff regarding the movement of headquarters to Neufehateau. Bell's Division in Action. The Thirty-third division (Bell) was still with the British when the combined attack of the British Fourth nnd the French First armies In the Mnntdidier-Albert sector began August 8. The division was In front line training with the British Fourth nrniv and was attached to the British Third corps for the operation, the One Hundred nnd Thirty-first regiment of infantry being assigned to the British Fifty-eighth division. This regiment Joined In the attack August 9 against the Morlnncourt-Chlpllly spur north of the Somme. It reached Its objectives In splendid fashion nnd occupied a line on the western edge of Gressnire wood, extending southward along the river. August 10. It continued to progress against decided opposlttOn, jfulnlng the eastern tTVe^forests of Fosse nnd Mnrcon. During the following three days, the commnnd having been shifted, the One Hundred and Thlrt.vflrst Infantry under the Australian Fourth division attained a line Just west of Bray-sur-Somme. The three other regiments were In re$orrt? during the operations. The -'One Hundred nnd .Thirty-first Infantry ^ns relieved Amnist 20. having advanced over three ro"'** nnd suffered heavy ensunltle*.. I motored to the Rr<Mnh front Son *..??* \? - .<r -?*" ?"* ' jSGjv .. fluV tit lie present nt Thirty-third ?!! vision headquarters. nuar Molllens mux Hols on the occasion of the visit of King (leorge, wlt<> was then visiting his until08. Cctioral Hliss had pro coded mo and wo both spent the night there. That evening tleneral Hell, ro luting the details of the participation of his troops with the Hrltlsh. said their services had been urgently request e?l and that they had acqulf ted themselves well King Qcorge nestows Decorations. The king arrived August 1'J. to pre Kent decorations to selected men of the Thirty-third division, who had pnrtlcl pilled In the recent attacks of the HrltIsh army. Soon after his arrival the king tnvTlyil (ienerul Hliss and me to his room, where he presented tile with the (Irand Cross of the Order of, the Hath and bestowed the Order of St Michael and St. (leorge on Oeneral Hliss. The presentations were Informal. as the king simply handed the decorations to us In turn, at the same time expressing Ids appreciation of American assistance. We then accompli tiled the king to the place where the men were assembled for the ceremony, lie was grit clous In his compliments as he pinned the decorations on our men. and the recipients were extremely lyotid. CHAPTER LV The final decision that the First American army would undertake the reduction of the St. Mlhlol salient as its first operation was transmitted to army headquarter8 August 10 and the army staff Immediately begnn the dc vcloptuCnt of plans for the coiieen trutiou of the necessary troops for Its execution. It was certain the psychological ef fact? on the enemy of our success in this first operation by the American army as well as on the allies, our own troops and our people at home would he of great Importance. The attack must, therefore, not only succeed, but a serious hostile reaction must be made Impossible. The headquarters of the First arm) were removed' to N^flfchateau be tween August 11 and 10. The special army troops assembled north of Chateau Thierry were moved eastward during the same period. Composition of First Army. The following corps and divisions were placed at the disposal of the First army for the St. Mihiel operation and their condition may be summarized as follows: The First and Second divisions were excellent as to training, equipment and morale. They had attacked July 18 In the Solssons drive. The Third, Fourth, Twenty-sixth and Forty-second divisions were of fine morale and considerable experl Serving a Field Gun. ence, as they had fought In the defense about Chateau Thierry and In the advance toward the Vesle river. The Eighty-ninth and Ninetieth divisions were going through their sector training on the front between Toul ., aud?the Moselle rJver and^jthe Elflli. and Thirty-fffth divisions were taking fheir jseclor training in the Vosges. The Thirty-third, Seventy-eighth, Eightieth and Eighty-second divisions had been training behind the British front, one brigade of the Thirty-third having had front-line service with the British, and the Ninety-first division had never been in the front line and had received less than four weeks' training In France. Misleading the Germans. The considerable circulation of troops In the St. Mlhlel area naturally attracted the uttentlon of the people and of the officers and soldiers. Although cautioned against such discussion, the probability of an American attack on the salient was dls cussed here and there. To divert the enemy's attention from our real objective It was necessary first to create some uncertainty in the minds of our own troops. The rumor was therefore started around headquarters that our first offensive might be in the direction of Mulhouse, in the Rhine valley, beyond the Vosges mountains, northeast of Belfort. It was also decided to make a til version In that direction, and as u preliminary step an officer was sent to lease buildings In Belfort. At the same time confidential instructions were sent Major-Geueral Bundy, com # mantling the Sixth corps, to proceed to Belfort wfth a IItufted staff and prepare detailed plans for an offensive with the object of seizing Mulhouse and the heights to the southeast and eventually establishing our line along the Rhine. In the letter of Instructions seven divisions Were mentioned as having been designated for the attack, and three officers from each of these units , were detailed to report to General Bundy to assist In the reconnaissance. He was directed to expedite the work t : 1 B9BSS9B9S9?9SS999SBHBBBMSnanMaHpea ?>f pre u rtlliou, HH flit' 1111 \ '111-;; Would piohithly begin Sept cm I ?i'l' s under my personal command An atluck l?v tin* French Tendarmy, begun August op, mix, was un dt-rotken to force ilie retirement of the enemy from the Veste and A ?m rivers. On Its relief from the \ August 7 the Thirty second divis.,?,i (llnun) was assigned to the Tenth army and entered the line August 'js immediately undertaking a series .( loeal operations In which gains wenmade In the face f.f very heavy lire Ravines and numerous caves in the region provided ideal cover for Hitdefending troops. The general atiaek of the army the following day met hut slight surer** the enemy resisting desperately alone ids entire front hut on the 3<hh. t?\ ;t Hank attack rrotn the south, the Tidi ly second division eaptured .in vlgny. pushing a kiiiii'1 salient Initi tin German lines. Ilt.nl lighting eontlthiod August :ti hut h.v the end of the day the Thirty sneond Imd rein-lied the Important Xoixsoiif St. Ouenllii road wliere I was relieved Septelliher 'J. T: .- 'Hilrly eeoiid tlivision had advniice?. nearly three miles and Its success co. trl PimI greatly to the forced withdrawn t the German line lo lite visile rivet Pershing Takeg Over Sector. AS prearranged hel ween Goio-r.t "elaln and myself, the seetor froi. 'ort-sur Seilie (east of the Moseit ver) to W'atnuiv III- fiiorth of 1.. ' !s;.arges), forty two miles it, e\lei> hen occupied hy I fie entire l-'rem-l "'thih army and a part of the Crenel* Second army, was tree-fern I to my coiiin ut ! oil Aligl.M ''.'-K . 1 he li mit included I he St V lei Sillies I. w!-icli Wys In't VV ee I I lie < tMiints. and etnhrai ,-<l Ilie | ?-im.iueut fortresses around 'J'oul. We had ilm-.divisions in line on the south face id the sector, hut the mass of our battle troops would not take over the trenches until the night hclore mint tuck. Foch Springs Surprise. August 30, |lie day I assumed com mand of the sector, Marshal Koch, accompli tiled by General W'eygand. his chief of stalT, came to my residence at Llgny-cn-Barrels and after the usual cordial exchange of greetings presented an entirely new plan for the use of the American army. The marshal began by saying that the peruiiii) armies wore Iti more or less disorder from recent attacks hy the allies and that we must not allow them to reorganize, and that the Brit Ish would continue their attack in the direction of Catnhral and St. Queutin and the French toward Mesnll. Then, much to my surprise, he proposed that the objectives in the St. Mlhlol operation he restricted and the attack made on the southern face only, and thai upon Its completion two other operations he undertaken hy combined American and French, a number of our divisions going under French command. Pershing Insists on U. 8. Army. I repeated what I had often said, that the American government and people expected the army to act as a unit and not be dispersed In this way. I pointed out that each time we wet*e about to complete the organization of on- army, some proposition like this was presented to prevent It. The discussion was somewhat heated and much of It was carried on so rapidly that It could not be translated. He continued to reiterate his demands for the adoption of his plnn, hut I hnd learned that It was necessary to be very firm In dealing with, h Inland I finally said, In effect: "Marshal Foch, you have no authority as allied commnnder In chief to call upon me to yield up my command of the American army to have 1t scattered among the allied forces, where It will not be nn American army at all." resentment of his attempt to coiyine American effort to subordinate roles, and said,'"! must Insist upon the ar-* rnngenient," lo which I replied, as we both rose: "Ynti may Insist all you please, hut I decline absolutely to agree to your plan. Whllo our army will light wherever you may decide, it will not tight except as an Independent American army." lie said he was disposed to do what he could toward forming an American army. Uf? then picked up his maps and papers and left, very pale and apparently exhausted, saying at the door as he handed me the memorandum of his proposal that he thought that after careful study I should arrive at the same conclusion lie hnd. Agreement lo Reached. My chief of slalT. (leneral McAndrew, and chief of operations, Fox Conner vyere sent to confer with W'evf gand September i and returned to l.ign.v-en-Barmls with word that Marshal Foch desired to' see General Cetain nn<r me thy following day. Motoring to Vetnin's headquarters with Boyd and I >e Marcenclies. we found Mi-Andrew and ?'onner had preceded us and after lunch we went to Hornbon. Opening the conference Foch referred to the note he had handed me August 30 and to my reply and asked uvy observations. Stating my attitude on the desirability of carrying out vigorous offensives to the fullest possible extent, I explained that If It should be deemed necessary to abandon the St. Mlhlel project In order to begin-the larger offensive, which jvas understood to be west of the Meuse, I would abide by his decision. In the ensuing discussion, while there was considerable sparring, it was agreed the American army ahould operate as a unit under Its own commander on the Meuse-Argonne front. * ^ ? ?' y? i * . u v J* Marshal Pooh concluded 4lint the date for the operation should ho postponed ho we could first carry out the limited attack ut St. Mildel. We finally reached the definite understanding I lint lifter St. Mildel our First army should prepare to heglti tbl* second offensive not later than Sept em her *2f>. (Continued next week) Tom Chappel, recently manager of a large bakery at Florence, and the father of three children, was- / shot and instantly killed by 1). W. Coleman, as he fled from the back door of the letter's home with his shoes in his hand at night, at Rooky Mount, N. (\ No charges were filed against Coleman, who, however, posted a bond of $1,000 for contingencies and disupiK-ared with Ins wife. He is a railroad detective, and came home earlier than was expected. Chappel wore Mrs. Coleman's class ring end a locket containing a strand of h?r hair. The club rooms of the Hibernian society, most swagger and oldest social organization, of Charleston, was raided by federal prohibition officers and an assortment of liquors was seized. The annual banquets of the society are famous and always attended by the governor and other high state officers, with some man of national prominence ,as guest speaker. m DeKALB COUNCIL No 88 Junior Order U. A. M. Regular council second and. d fourth Mondays of each month at H p.m. Visiting Brethren are welcomed. A. VV. HUMPHRIES, L. H. JONES, Councillor. Recording Secty. 1 1 ROBT. W.MITCH AM Architect j i 1 Crocker Building, ; Camden, S. C. # ' KERSHAW LODGE No. 29 A. F. M. Regular communication of A\yAv this lodge Is held on the ' first Tuesday in each month at 8 p.m. Visiting Brethren^re welcomed. W. R. CLYBURN, J. E. ROSS, Worshipful Master. Secretary. 1-14-27-tf R. ,H. HAILE FUNERAL DIRECTOR FOR COkQBED PEOPLE 92T Broad St. ' Camden. S. C. We have secured the services of Lovett Procter, Licensed Embalm er for S. C., who will be with us permanently to d6 our embalming. Residence Phone 298-J Office Phone 145 666 LIQUID OR TABLETS Relieve* i Headache or Neuralgia in 30 minutes, checks a Cold the first day, and checks Malaria in three days 666 Salve for Baby's Cold. TAX NOTICE Books for collection of School, -County, and. Statetaxes xeat. .1931 . Will open September 15th antf Stay . " open until December 31'st, 1931, inclusive, without any penalty. Any * information -concerning this office ?? will be given by mail. 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