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Show THE HELPER TIMES. HELPER, TTAH Qetieral Pershing's Storr of the A. E, F. 11 eountrU br tk North American Newspaper Alliance. World indudin tb Scandinavian. nghu rcaarvad. whoia or In pan prohibited.) Kcproductioo in fCopTrUtt.1951.ln By Qeneral John J. Pershing WNUSwvlo. CHAPTER LXVI Continued. Meanwhile other of our divisions were engaged on distant fronts. In ' Flanders our Thirty-sevent- divisions, Ninety-firs- t and h which had French Sixth sent to the ' army at Marshal Foch's request, entered the battle October 31. The Cruyshautem ridge was taken by division (Earns the Thirty-seventworth) ou the first day, while the Ninety-firs- t (Johnston), advancing aeainst intense fire, seized the wooded area In defended strongly its front. Both divisions moved forward rapidly to the Escaut ' river on the following day in pursuit of the enemy. Despite resist ance, crossings of the river were , No- effected by the vember 2 and 3, the division being relieved the following day. Au-- ; denarde was occupied by the Nine division on the 2nd, and the division was relieved on the dra by the French. the line Both divisions for the general attack of the French Sixth army November 10. division was The Thirty-seventdirected to relieve two French dl visions east of the Escaut the morning of the 10th. but these divisions had been unable to cross, and were relieved on the west bank. Despite severe losses the succeeded in again Thirty-sevent- h crossing the river and moved forward the following day, advancing two and a half miles eastward. division met slight The Ninety-firs- t opposition on the 10th and none on the morning of the 11th, reaching a line east of In the First army the Fifth corps advanced rapidly the morning of the 11th. Elements of the Eighty-nintdivision occupied Stenay and established a line on the hill to was the north. inopped up early in the morning and Autreviile was occupied. The Second division advanced to the ridge west of Moulins, while the Seventy-seventdivision held Its line of the 10th. In the Third corps, the morning of the 11th, the Ninetieth division entered Baalon, and the Fifth and Thirty-secondivisions were preparing to attack. The Seventy-nintdivision of the French Second Colonial corps attacked against the Cote de Romagne and advanced a short distance, the Twenty-sixtdivision made slight gains, and the Eighty-firs- t division again took Grimoucourt On the front of the Second army divithe attack of the Thirty-thirbeen h Thirty-seventh- ' h automobile the afternoon of vember 7 and No- a special boarded railway coach sent by the French to meet them. During the night this car and the marshal's were placed side by side In the forest between Compiegue and Soissons. The emissaries were ushered into the marshal's presence, and after producing their credentials were asked the object of their visit. They replied that they had come to discuss the terms of an armistice. The marshal then made it clear that he himself was not requesting an armistice and did not care to have one. When asked If they wished an armistice they replied that they did. The marshal said that if that was the ease, here were the terms, a copy of which he handed them. The severity of the demands seemed to surprise them and they appeared very much depressed. They had no power to sign an armistice, they said, without the consent of the chancellor, and after some little discussion they started an officer to the German capital with the terms. They did not seem to object to turning over 5.000 cannon, but deplored the condition which required them to surrender 30,000 machine guns. They finally succeeded In having this reduced to 25,000 chine guns on the ground that they might have some left for riot duty. In speaking of the danger of riots, the delegates were asked why they did not send some of their reserve divisions to maintain order in the Interior. Their reply was that they had no divisions in reserve, as every division that they had was actually In line. Then they complained about the short time allowed for evacuation, stating that the German army was In no condition to move, either forward or backward. During November 9 and 10, while waiting for instructions from their the delegates talked government, very freely with Weygand about conditions In Germany, and spoke particularly of the lack of food and the fear that there would be famine In places because of the bad transportation service from the A wireless message German government authorizing the delegates to sign the armistice was received about 11 p. ni, November 10. It took until 5 a. m. the 11th to decode the message, complete the discussion and draw up the terms In the rough. bloodshed the last page To sion on the 11th was held up. The of thestop conditions was written first, Its carried division Twenty eighth and this was signed a few minutes line forward north of Marlmbols after 5 a. m. on the 11th. Word made division farm, the Seventh was then sent out to troops that no attack, and the Ninety-seconhostilities would cease at 11 a. m. bold division attacked but did not Between September 20 and Noall its gains. American vember 11, twenty-twThe line of the First army, No- and six French divisions, with an e vember 11, extended from approximate fighting' strength of The 500,000 men, on a front extending to Second army line ran from from southeast of Verdun to the to Argonne forest, had engaged and difThus both American armies were decisively beaten forty-thre- e now In position to carry out the ferent German divisions, with an offensive as directed by my orders estimated fighting strength of 470,-00November 5, which was what I had American Of the twenty-twplanned and advocated when Mar- divisions, four had at different shal Foch insisted that there times during this period been In movement action on fronts other than our should be converging of all the armies west of the own. as the Meuse, with Mezleres-SedaThe enemy suffered an estimatobjective of the American First ed loss of over 100.000 casualties In this battle, and our First army army. The total lost about 117,000. CHAPTER LXVII strength of the First army, IncludAs the conference between Mar- ing 13!.000 French troops, reached shal Foch and the German dele- 1,031.000 men. It captured 20,000 gates proceeded, and In anticipa- prisoners, 874 cannon, 3,000 mation of advices regarding the armichine guns and large quantities of stice, telephone lines were kept material. The transportation and supply constantly open between my headquarters and those of the First and of divisions to and from our front Second armies. during this battle was a gigantic There were 26 American When word came to me at 6 a. task. m., November 11, that hostilities and seven French divisions, besides would cease at 11 a. ni., di- hundreds of thousands of corps rections to that effect were sent and army troops, moved In. and Our out of the American zone. A total to our armies Immediately. troops had been advancing rap-Idl- of 173.000 men were evacuated to during the preceding two days, the rear and more than 100,000 reand although every effort was made placements were received. It need hardly be restated that to reach them promptly a few could not be overtaken before the pre- our entry Into the war gave the allies the preponderance of force scribed hour. A brief account of the confer- vitally necessary to outweigh the ence with the German delegates tremendous increase In the strength was given to me a few days later of the Germans on the western by General Weygand. He said the front, due to the collapse of Russia Germans came across the line by and the consequent release of Ger ma- Boucle-Saiiit-Blals- h Fouilly-sur-Meus- e , h d h h d d . o Fresnes-en-Woevr- Pont-Mangi- Fresnes-en-Woevr- 0. o y yaanwfe divisions employed, against From the military point of we begun to aid the allies in 1918, when our divisions, Insufficient training to take part In battle, were sent to the Inactive front to relieve French divisions, that they might be used In the fighting line. The assistance we gave the allies in combat began in May, with the successful attack of one of our This was divisions at Cantigny. followed early in Juue by the entrance Into battle of the two divisions that stopped the German advance on Paris, neur Chateau-Thietrand by three others tbat were put In the defensive line. In July two American divisions, man her. view early with active y d n Meuse-Argonn- e Al-vl- n h time-honore- d vr N0V.9-II.I9- Ayadem H&avy fyJdeManheulks ? "2 I8 numerals Indicate divisions 5 20 .5 .p in line yyiartmboit Farm s" X $Pr o Thiaucourt . ' possible. Praise for Young Commanders. Upon the young commanders of platoons, companies and battalions fell the heaviest burden. They not only suffered all the dangers and rigors of battle but carried the re with one Moroccan division, formed sponsibility of caring for and directing their men, often newly ar the spearhead of the counter-attacrived and with but little training. against the Chateau-Thierrof daring were legion. It salient, in which nine of our divi- Is Deeds not Intended to discriminate be sions participated. There was a total of approximately 300,000 tween those whose heroic services and the American troops engaged In this have been recognized Second Battle of the Marne, which thousands of others who bore with equal gallantry involved very severe fighting, and themselves was not completed until the Ger- but whose deeds are known only mans were driven beyond the by the'victorious results. As typifying the spirit of the rank and Vesle In August. In the middle of September an file of our great array of valorous I would mention Lieut, Sam army of 5,"0,000 Americans reduced men, the St. Mihiei salient. The latter uel Woodfall, Fifth division, who siugle-handea series of part of September our great battle attacked nests near was begun, German machine-guof the Cunel dispatched the crews of lasting through 47 days of Intense each Inandturn until reduced to the fighting and ending brilliantly for our First and Second armies, No- necessity of assaulting the last devember 11, after more than 1,200,-00- 0 tachment with a pick ; Sergt. C. York, Eighty-secon- d divi American soldiers had particision, who stood off and captured pated. 132 Germans after his patrol was A Time to Forget Hardships. It was a time to forget the hard- literally surrounded and outnum bered ten to one, and MaJ. Charles ships and difficulties, except to, S. Whittlesey and his men of the record them with the glorious hisSeventy-seventdivision, who, In achievements. our of tory praise and thanks for the decisive vic- when their battalion was cut off tories of our armies and in guid- In the Argonne, refused to surrenance for the future, the following der and held out until finally relieved. order was Issued: There is little to add In praise "G. H. Q. of the spirit of determination that "American Expeditionary stimulated each individual soldier Forces. to overcome the hardships and dif"General Orders No. 203. ficulties that fell to his lot. With "France, Nov. 12, 1918. fortitude and perseverance he gave "The enemy has capitulated. his every energy to the accomplishIt Is fitting that 1 address my1 ment of his task, whether it reself In thanks directly to the quired him to charge the enemy's officers and soldiers of the guns or play the less conspicuous American expeditionary forces In role of forwarding supplies. who by their heroic efforts their devotion, their valor and the have made, possible this gloriloyal fulfillment of their obligaous result. Our armies, tions, the officers and men of the raised and hastily American forces expeditionary trained, met a veteran enemy, have left a heritage of which those and by courage, discipline and who follow after may ever be skill always defeated him. proud. Without complaint you have While we extol the virtues of the endured Incessant toil, privamen who had the privilege of servYou have tion and danger. ing America In the ranks of her seen many of your comrades It must be remembered armies, make the supreme sacrifice that they received their inspirathat freedom may live. I thank tion of loyalty and of devotion to you for the patience and courthe country's cause from those at age with which you have enhome. They were but the chosen I congratulate dured." you representatives of the American upon the splendid fruits of vicpeople whose resolute spirit they tory which your heroism and transformed Into victory on the the blood of our gallant dead field of honor. are now presenting to our naMy diary records: tion. Your deeds will live for"Paris, Tuesday, November ever on the most glorious pages 12, 191& Arrived in Paris this of Americas history. Colonel Mott was morning. "These things you have done. here with Instructions from now a harder remains There Marshal Foch about following task which will test your solHeld brief up the Germans. to utmost. the dierly qualities conference on subject with In note and this little Succeed McAndrew and Harbord, and will be taken and few praises left immediately with Boyd will be sung; fail, and the light and Quekemeyer for Marshal of your glorious achievements Foch's headquarters at Senlls. of the past will sadly be "Met Marshal Foch for the dimmed. first time since victory, and "But you will not fall. Every meeting was one to be rememnatural tendency may urge tobered. By direction of the ward relaxation In discipline, President, bestowed on him the In conduct. In appearance, In Distinguished Service medal. everything that marks the solWe returned to Paris In the dier. Yet you will remember afternoon to find pandemothat each officer and each solnium." dier Is the representative in EuFoch and Pershing Overcome. rope of his people, and that his When 1 saw Marshal Foch he brilliant deeds of yesterday was In high spirits and said a great permit no action of today to many complimentary things about or friend unnoticed by by pass the splendid work of the Amerifoe. can army, my' cordial "You will meet this test as he appreciated how and my gallantly as you have met the straightforward methods. Sustests of the battlefield. What was said and the realization tained by your high Ideals and that the victory was won and the Inspired by the heroic part you war actually over affected us both have played, you will carry deeply and for some moments we back to our people the proud Both of us were were speechless. consciousness of a new Amerirather overcome by emotion as we canism born of sacrifice. embraced, and each gave the other "Whether you stand on hosFrench "acthe tile territory or on the friendly colade." soil of France, you will so bear We pulled ourselves together yourselves in discipline, appearshortly, as one of the objects of ance and respect for all civil my visit was to decorate Marshal rights that you will confirm Foch with the Distinguished Servfor all time the pride and love ice medal, this being the first to which every American feels be presented to any officer other for your uniform and for you. than an American. He had direct"JOHN J. FEU SUING, ed a small guard of some fifteen "General, Commander In Chief. or twenty territorial orderlies, un"Official : der the command of a sergeant, to "ROBERT C. DAVIS, be formed in the yard in rear of "Adjutant General." his quarters, with two trumpeters. The experience of the World war Standing In front of ibis comonly confirmed the lessons of the mand and him, I made a past The divisions with little short speech facing In French aiid training, while aggressive and cour- on his blouse the tokea ofpinned our ageous, were lacking in the ready skill of habit. They were capable country's esteem and appreciation of his distinguished services. My aide handed one of his aides a THE RESUMPTION OF THE ADVANCE IN THE W0EVRE StoravivTiWoGrirnaucourl of powerful blows, bat their blows were apt to be awkward team work was often not well under stood. Flexible and resourceful di visions cannot be created by a few maneuvers or by a few months' association of their elements. On the other hand, without the been the endurance, the Intelligence, willingness, and the enthusiasm dis played in the training areas and on the battlefields, the decisive re suits obtained would have been Im V) I VandieresNfPont-a- - B.Fre'haut -? rC signed copy of what I Bald. The marshal spoke somewhat at length on how he valued the honor and how brilliantly the Americans had fought beside the allies, and he was so moved that he could hardly finish what he had to say. Medal for Joffre. 13 I went November to the Ecole de Guerre, where Marshal Joffre had his quarters, and in a very simple ceremony that took place In his office I pinned our Distinguished Service medal on bis breast. Only a few staff officers were present, among them the marshal's faithful chief of staff. Colonel Fabre, while the officers me were Harwho accompanied The bord, Boyd and Quekemeyer. in grand old French commander chief was very proud of this recognition by our government, but expressed himself In few words. It gave me the greatest pleasure to make this presentation. Marshal Haig Decorated. At Camhral, where I went the nest day to decorate Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hals, a brigade of Highlanders, which Included some of the must distinguished units of the British army, was assembled for the occasion. The ceremony was verv tuiprejsiiva END. J A Brave Man' Speech Samuel H. Church, the head of the new Liberal party, said In New York the other day: "To belong to om new party will take courage. But nothing can be done without courage. Remember what Pompey the Great said when he wanted to sail his grain ships to starving Rome and the sailors were fifrald to raise anchor on account of the terrible storm. "'It is necessary to go,' said Pom- Tf c rAr napaGcnptT tr lira rtrtv ifctive bright andof sturdy Oil. . I It Hardly Children Seerns Possible Cod Liver For sixty are raised on Scott' Emulsion years doctors have recommended it. Expectant mothers use it. 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Yes, again, if it were some other chap's girl and our lap. But if it were our girl and some other chap's lap, decidedly no, no, no. We don't approve of all this modernity.'" Steamer Among Cloud The Pacific Steam Navigation com pany's motor ship La Paz recently left Liverpool for South America. In her hold was packed a complete steamship, capable of carrying 100 passengers and heavy cargo. At in Peru, all these thousands of plates, rivets, funnels, boilers, engines, fittings, and furniture were to be repacked into trains and carried 220 miles to Puna, on the shores of Lake Titicaea, 12,500 feet above the sea, where the ship" was to be assem bled for entering the lake service. This Is the eighth steamer to be sent to Puno In this way; the first was Fatigue is the signal to rest Obey it if you can. When you can't, keep in contfort. carry-o- n Bayer Aspirin was meant for just such times, for it insures your comfort. Freedom from those pains that nag at nerves and wear you down. 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A complete line of medical stores and medical supplies Is also carried. In Independence Hall Independence hall, Philadelphia, Is open daily to the public from 0 a. ni. to 4 p. m., Including Sundays. The historical collection includes furniture, manuscripts, musical Instruments, water colors, missiles, maps, coins, currency, weapons, metals, prints, wearing The apparel, utensils and books. building was designed and erected by Andrew Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer. Revolutionary Pensioners Daniel C. Dakeman'was the last of the Revolutionary pensioner war. He died 80 years after the close of the war at the age of one hundred and nine years eight months and eight days, on April 5, 1.809. The last Revolutionary war widow receiving a pension was Es ther Damon, widow of Noih Damon. She died November 11, 1006, mouth, Vt at Ply- Patriot of Swedish Blood The ancestors of John Morton, one of the signers of the Declarawere of tion of Independence, Swedish extraction and were among the first Swedish emigrants to lo cate on the banks of the Delaware river. His father, for whom he was named, died a few months previous to his birth. His mother later married an Englishman. Superstition Japanese Japanese are much more "choosy" than Americans about their telephone numbers and are willing to pay real money to avoid a Jinx by They often pay unlucky numbers. from JTKH) to $2,000 for numbers which they believe are the harbingers of good fortune. Eight is the favorite figure, with three, five and seven also popular. Odor Theory Odor Is the volatile portion of a uubstanee perceptible by the sensp of sitipII. The odor theory assumes that the odor sensation Is due to the combination of chemical radi cals, ealJed osmorphle groups of the odorous substances that combine with certain substances of the nasal Membrane, called osmocep Speed of Falling Bodies Experiments have proved that the rate per second at which bodies acquire velocity in falling through the air is thirty-twfeet If a ball be allowed to fall from a tower, It is moving at the rate of thirty-tw- o feet per second at the end of the first second after it has dropped from the hand ; at the end of the next second with a velocity of four feet, and at the end of the third second at the rate of ninety-si- x feet per second. "norse latitude" is the mime given to the belt of calms In the North Atlantic ocean between the region of westerly winds of the higher latitudes and the region of trade winds of the torrid zone. Authorities differ in regard to the origin of the name, some claiming that it was derived from the fact that vessels with a cargo of horses were often so delayed ou account of the calms that the animals perished from lack of water. sixty-- Interesting Royal Watch note bus for its dial a gold watch made for George IV, and which still has attached to it the chain and watch-keused by that monarch. In a case below Is a curious apparatus by which, at the stroke of twelve, a steel needle is projected through a hole in the rim of the watch case and automatically adjusts the minute hand should it be fast or slow. y glass-panele- d tale-beare- l; Antedated Fulton James Rumsey was an American mechanical engineer, who In 17S6, twenty-on- e years before Fulton built the Clermont, exhibited on the Potomac river. In the presence of a boat proGeorge Washington, pelled by machinery, in which a pump worked by steam power drove a stream of water from the stern and thus furnished motive power. Fruit Not a Hybrid The grapefruit is not, as often supposed, a hybrid developed by crossing other fruits, says Pathfinder Magazine. So far o's known, It was originally a native of southwestern Asia or the Malay and Polynesian Islands, from whore it seems to have been Introducer-- , In the West Indies and Florida by the early Spanish colonists. tre ma an! 4t 1 me wa mil ing sul I do Pil gls' fill it Inventors. Snoring a a Fine Art Both sexes snore alike, says a professor, and the sex of the srorer cannot be determined by the sound. In a puliman sleeper, however, one Is always fairly safe in assuming that the sounds actually Issue from a human snorer, and not from a hippopotamus strangled In a mud hole, although the opposite often seems more probable. Detroit News. 1 Q "r Optisniism or slanderer, for he tells thee nothbut as he ing out of good-wildlseovereth the secrets of others so he will of thine in turn. Socrates. me Idea Worth Money The hook and eye, the safety pin, the curling pin, the snap fastener, the screw stopper for bottles,- the egg slicer.the apple corer all these things which are used daily in tens Of millions Of homes thranahnnr tliA world, which cost but a few cents to make, and a few more cents torn buy they have all been the result of a sudden idea, and they have nearly ail made fortunes for their A clock of Shun the Gossip Listen not to a r 0 Calm Ocean, Belt o Optimism's Value Is found In the lives of all the men and women who have helped to make life richer and fuller for others. If you want to be of service in the world, keep encouraging those wiio are despondent. Try to bring brightness and cheer Into the dark corners. An optindst Is one who looks for the bright side, turning away from the hidden dangers. Grit. Bl cai firs . Q. Gei I Or Oir Ka: P. On sat am ret tor Famous Decoration of the celline and' panels In the west tnnln entrmcp the second story of the library of congress are painted on the walls, 'fhe BlashfleJrl mural In th dome of the library of congress was paint ed directly on the wall. In other Instances the canvases wer exe cuted elsewhere and later placed In Parts position. "Rump Parliament" The expression a "rump parliament" has grown to mean a parliament which no longer represents the will of the majority of the pen-- . pie. The famous rump parliament In English history was the long parliament, after It was purged by Pride of all but the Independents In 3 CIS. th the coi CO Early Use of Ciearetle- There seems to be no oflhial Information about the Introduction of cigarette smoking Into the I'nlted Slates. It apparently spread to the I'nlted States fom England In 1SVT. England was Introduced cigarette smoking during the mean war by Russian troops. to Cri- it N IT. F Get 7. W. N |
