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Show i Friday, . waa that f I explained allied auppUs pooling the re:----- -3 lu advantages and emphasised saving In tonnage thpt would reToU sult. Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Or lance did not commit themselves entirely, but accepted It In prinr nzucs ciple, as M. Qemenceau bad dona, ,3YE STEZSTTS and each agreed to designate an officer with business experience I FLOW C . meet with ns st an early data te X TC3 FJ study the question. With this beginning at least a trioWy ikiSwtli tiiri-NtnHf(Cayyrlafct. 1W1, ! n , illinM. WU right step had been taken toward ear SEY.Onc cm objective, even though the prin-- WNU el gutted ciple might not be extended as far tb Canadian as w thought desirable, A few :e,.wlirbeoM n days later M. Clemeneeau called a repreJ- nt rdads to tU American troops that they are meeting la hit office of the Clarke CHAPTER XXXIX Continued lng an American army In all Travers Gen. Sir sentatives. Of courM all present knew that details as rapidly as possible." obliged to distribute them among acting for th British and CoL no authority to dictate regarding "Cant Budge Him an Inch." their own division NRlYER. CL Charles G. Dawes for tha At about this Juncture Lloyd Tell of American Frida. such matter bad been conferred ,e under tb "Th American soldier la as upon bint and his remarks only George, kL Clemeneeau and Premier showed that the allies were ready Orlando of Italy, evidently becom- prond as any other, and tha tlma resenting tb CHAPTER XII to go to almost any length to carry ing Impatient, walked into the will soon com when our troops, 0-- 0 0 (1d Harvard for On clamor of the all heel th room. ns Milner met Lloyd Georg at well as our government will ask their point Hook CUff rei the door and said In a stags whis- to fight as an autonomous army un- nothing but Infantry and machine Clemeneeau Make Pisa. from a received I request t dwellings gunners Premier Clemeneeau then said be per behind bla hand: "You" can't der tha American high command. . . "I understand that in Prime Min- Marshal Haig, British commander, agreed with General Foch and fa--- budge him an Inch." Lloyd Georg vored an American army, bat that then said: "Well, bow la the .com- ister Lloyd Georges proposal wa asking 10,000 artillerymen. This shall hava to again examlna tha fully bor eut a prediction I bad the Oermans were at mittee getting along?" various - Mi and If the lines . were Whereupon w all sat down and situation in Jana before deciding cabled Washington that the allle j la Boise r i would be asking artillerymen before broken there the enemy might Lloyd Georg said to me: "Can't for July. irotds with ."That la all that I can agree to long. quickly arrive nnder the walla of you see that the war will be lost inefficient ad alIt will be readily understood, unless w get this support?" which at present to show my desire for Paris, and liaison between the ' odged lied armies might hare to be es- statement was echoed la turn by solidarity with th caua of the however, that once th allies had mads a 'demand for Infantry and tablished on the Loire, or If the Clemeneeau and Orlando. In fact, alllea." tb carrier , lines were pierced at Haxebrouck all five of the party attacked me bad previously machine gnnners they all Joined In Georg ;bt rate-about It to effort concerted the enemy could reach the sea. bring with all tbs force and prestige of taken np a revised program submitGEORG "What la Important for the their high position. ted by myself and after soma dis- regardless of what their real needs bsa been ad our morale of soldiers," be said, "la But I bad already yielded to their cussion ba proposed that: might be. Btockgrowe In reply, I reminded Marshal not to tell them that the American demands as far as possible with"America gives na 120,000 infantryhe .1 soldiers are arriving but to show out disrupting the plans toward men and machlnt gunners In May Hatg that tha Abbeville agreement, j- bv d! This macgiving-prioritto and them that they bar arrived." which w had been striving for Infantry same number In Jans, with tha Controlled by radio from a navy vessel off the coast of southern California, the old destroyer Bill to per In my opinion tbs plan proposed over a year mad a continuance of supplement of 60,000 lnffentrymen hine-gun would i prevent shipments, dert waa used as a target for the bombers of th crack "lighting Squadron Six" of the nary aa waa entirely unsound- ,- and I May shipments Into June, without and machine gunners If w scrap the arrival of our artillerymen for resent Indeb bomb from wrecking tbs Stodderts a force "Tin hats" were placed over the funnels to prevent the best and that quickest and provision for transporting ar- together tha tonnage te transport some time. thought a total d chlners before the tests could be concluded. v' way to help the allies would bo to tillery and auxiliary and service of them." In fnlfilllng our part In military eenL r build up an American army. More- supply troops, could not be granted wa had already gone H further proposed that the OVO, CT--- 1 over, the Implied presumption that without making It practically imposbe examined again In Jana far beyond tha mere recognition of with tb the council might dictate to us sible In the future to have aa Amer- before deciding whether there was the principle of unity of command the dam either as a council or through the ican army. g to over hunhad and reason to extend to Joly the probring begun the 1 near allied commander In chief In the men of almost After I had gone ever the whole gram decided upon for May and dreds of thousands me manner Indicated set been arbitrary situation again and stated my po- June. He then called on the coun- regardless of the organisations te t has mors firmly than ever against which they belonged, that the) forestry they still Instated, where- cil to accept hla plan. American units serving In allied sition, IDA. upon I struck the table with my - Inasmuch as the proposal sub- might be available In the event of CO, armies The day's 'discussion made fist and aald with the greatest pos- mitted by Lloyd Georg contem- extreme necessity. excellent I Init quite clear that both allies sible emphasis, "Gentlemen, I have plated tha shipment of tha numInspects Sscond Division. 1931 heir tended to get commitment to the thought custom waa the It my this program ever deliber- bers mentioned In British tonnage, throughout eta Tmali proposed schedule as far Into the ately and will not bo coerced." leaving American shipping entirely war, as both a duty and a pleasure, acres t J future as possible, This ended the discussion in com- free for ua to ns as w should to visit the troops as frequently aa Saw Pershing Opposing Wilson. mod te keep In touch with th "" A telegram sent by the British mittee and when the council recon- - decide, an agreement waa soon possible be sent aa set forth state 'of efficiency and tha moral reached, substantially state afof for foreign secretary I1RA1M, of officers and men. As Bundys In to th the following cablegram Readfairs April 8, 1018, to Lord six-ln- c Second division, with Harbord and war: of of secretary ing, British ambassador at WashI M. Lewis aa brigade command-era- , E. lsld agreement "Following been adopted ! ington, said : 9 waa leaving th quiet sector '?' , by supreme war council May 2 at J house of "It Is evident from the brief Abbeville, Will cable more In de- south of Verdun en route te the m to brit of.the conversation that Gentail later. It Is th opinion of billeting and training area te finof eral Pershings views are absolutejetcb th supreme war council that, to ish preparation for battle, the motrouble ly Inconsistent with the broad pol-.-b was n ment to make a to war conopportune successful carry the Icy which ws believe the Presl- clusion, an American army should brief Inspection. Lhad an oppordent has accepted. The main difVEG be formed aa early a posslbl nn- tunity to talk with a number of tha ference, of course. Is that ws InterwHlkb command of smaller in officers owa Its commander der and under Inr. pret It as meaning that 480,000 1 especially discussed th own flag. (Then It waa thought unit aesgbloc , its fantry and machine guns are to be of officers with war run supply would on 3Treh question to the 1010.) brigaded with French and British I . -s order to meet the preeent charged with that duty. "In yntrti'ct In course of four the, troops I visited Harbords brigade of i emergency It la agreed that Amer.ding. months. General Pershing admits ican troops should be brought to marines and found those'I Inspected no such obligation and does not jEBL- - 1 billets well France, as rapidly as allied trans- In good shape and their conceal the fact that, he disapDg driv troops of the division portation facilities will. permit, and kept Theseen proves of the policy. npeny in on the march, espewere that as as far that consistent with the "A second and minor difference i to be U so not look did the trains, of Amerian cially building np necessity in that, while th British governoars an care like th by t well la army jes can army preference to be given to ment quite agreee aa to the prodifficult la teach. of to animals machine-gulijwny." unlta for Jt Infantry and priety of ultimately withdrawing looked wall. EVAN SI training and service with French Crulkshanks 'artillery American troops brigaded with the na was Ancemont The entraining and British armies; with tha unrt that t French and British so as to form ' derstanding that such Infantry and carried out In aa orderly and sysan American army, they, do not .ceptlon machine-gu- n units are to be with- tematic manner. Ivestock think, this process could or ought A. E. F, Phone Girl. General in BJondlat, whosq corpa united Own with and drawn their Because the people of Hollywood have been under mental pressure and fear that some day they may to be attempted until the end of (tier rlgh Second had been the serving, spoke Into and be washed ont, the costly Mnlholland dam and the beautiful lake formed by It will be Junked Tb city auxiliary troops the season for active operations vened M. Clemeneeau stated that artillery aldcnta faof Th the troop very highly this year draws to its close, say, In th question of American troops divisions and corps at the discre- vorable engineering advisory board suggested abandonment, not on account of structured weaknea but for PP obtained of this October or November. chological reason to allay apprehension of the people Urlng below It would be taken up again on tha tion of th American commander nnlt waaImpression In chief after consultation with the very aooa to be confirmed "I am unwilling to embarrass following day. SALT on d the battlefield, where Its the President, who baa shown such When the council met for the aft- commander In chief of the allied was to make Its Wiling . service armies in Franca. firm grasp of th situation, with ernoon session of th second day "It ts also agreed that during name ImmortaL criticisms of hla officer. But th the discussion of shipments' of yds 8a ess diet Frequently Had Guest difference of opinion la so funds American personnel w4a at once May preference should be given to of Infantry and few tha first months the at mental and touche so nearly the resumed. General transportation Fochipok at machine-guunits of six divisions, Chaumont 1 iBsnee of th whole warthat.ee length,"" repeating quarters In previous argu- and that any excess tonnage shall the town, butoccupied later M. do Rouvre hava matter th rebnind'td ments and giving a rather grandicleared up." ose dissertation of the allied situ- be devoted to bringing over such placed at my disposal hla beautiAt M. Clemeneeau suggestion ation and tha dir things that troops aa may be determined by the ful chateau soma three kilometers the meeting of th council was ad- would happen unless the Americana American commander ID chief. - away. My headquarters mesa was June 8htpment Up to Pershing. limited, to th few officers with journed at this point that Foch, agreed to the proposal of the coun"It la further agreed that this whom 1 was most Intimately assoLord Milner and I might meet and cil. , program shall be continued during ciated and consisted of my personal examine the question and see If Georges Challenge. June upon condition that the Brit- aid the chief of staff, and one one agreement could not be Mr.Lloyd Lloyd George In turn spoke ish government shall fnrnlsh trans- or two other reached. Whereupon we repaired to at aom Neariy always there II asserted length. for a minimum of 130,000 were few guest at meals Invited aa adjoining room and went over that th Germans position to nse hoped tn May and 150,000 men In June, from among the visitor both the whole subject again. op th British and French reservi, jnen with the understanding that the French and American, who cams to - My proposal waa more liberal before their own were exhauggei than th circumstances or my own and that the British had wffeady first six divisions of infantry shall headquarter Officers from French views on th subject really wan caHed np nearly 7,000,(Finen for go to th British for training and general headquarters were frequent service, and that troops sent over guests and we were always glad to ranted. It conceded priority or their army and navy-Tnbad exbe allocated for train- have them. limited number of the Infantry and tended their agejtfnits to all men in June shall -As a rule there was a ban on machine-guing and service as tha American unit but generally It between and of fifty yean eighteen commander In chief may deter everything In the way of shop talk - contemplated the shipment of an g- mine. and the rul waa rarely broken and tlllery for divisions and corps and "If (bOUnlted States does not "It Is also further agreed that then only when we bad special railway troops, mechanics and la con to our aid, ha said, "then perbor troops for tha service of the haps th enemys calculations will If the British government shall guests seeking enlightenment or In-rear, all of which were badly be correct If Franca and Great Deeded. Britain should have to this It waa the distinct understand- defeat would be honorable,yield for they ing, however, as already promised would have fought to their last by Foch, that if wa would consent man, whllt th United States would There are reports In Washington to make concession as to Infantry have to atop without having put units th French into line more than little Belgium." that George Horace Lorlmer, editor and machine-gu- n -would help ns ont with artillery la chief of the Saturday Evening realising th unfalrneas - when th time came to form aa of Possibly Pott, may be appointed ambassath comparison ha quickly went American army. dor to Great Britain If General But, of course, on to say that ha waa sure 1 waa Dawes la drafted to conduct the they could not furnish men for doing my beat te meet th emerother service, nor for th services gency, and that: next Republican campaign tb of supply, without which w could Presidential election. "General Pereblng desires that cot function as as army. tha aid brought to na by America should not be Incompatible with th Other Insist on Program. Cityf Day, f Agony On September 29, 1916, a hurriWhen wa met Milner, and espe- creation of the American army as cane came from the Gulf of Mexico cially Foch, Insisted that tbt war rapidly as posslbl "L too, am counting on tha exwould be lost unless their program and struck New Orel ana about 8.00 waa carried out I repeated tha ar- istence of that army and I am m. The wind Increased In veguments already presented to the counting on It this very" year to locity nil day until between 4:30 council and added that I fully real-- deal the enemy the final blow. But end 7 :30 p. m. It was blowing frojn 80 to 120 miles per boar. Tbe 6s lied the mtlltary emergency, bnt to do that the allies will hkv to ro meter fell to 28.11, said to be did not think that the plan to bring hold out until August" ever untrained unlta to fight under the lowest ever recorded la the. British and French commands United State CHAPTPER XL In 21 bonra 8.38 transport an excess of 150.000 men formation regarding onr policies would either relieve the situation Inches of rain fell- - Tha storm sub"Speaking In th name of the in June, such excess shall be in- and actlvltie or end the war. American army and In the nama of sided at about nine o'clock In the and machine-gu-n nnlt and There waa on subject that would Left to right: Miss Mary flagea, who finished third with 5L32 - There waa heavy rainI pointed out that, regardless of th American people, 1 told th fantry that early In June there shall be always start a discussion, and that Miss France Meany, who. finished second with 79.31 point evening. points; In fall from succeeding storm (he depressing conditions and the supreme war council during the sec- a new review of the situation to de- was the relative value of the difand Georgia Coleman of tb Los Angeles A. C who retained her title 15 days 22.24 inches of rain fell ond day of Its session at Abbeville, termine very urgent need of men by the further actio" In the event by scoring 86.31 point la tha high platform diving, at the ferent arm each being their plan was not practicable, May 2, 1918, "I want you to realise As In a cable from the sec- ed by at least on officer. representNational A. A. D. swimming championships in New Fork. and that even if sound In principle that wa are ready to bear as large retarystated Aedduut Factor . of war, received May 12, Rotation In office waa early there was not time enough to pre- a part as possible of the burden of this Dr. Louis agreement Dubliff says that th less provided as pria adopted to be apprinciple pare one meq as Individuals for the war. We nil wpnt the same ority for Infantry and machine-gu- n Odd Idas fatal accident experience of the . Englishman Xenen plied to th staff In general and efficient service nnder a new aya-te- thing, but our means of attaining onlts than recommended by the A Bristol (England) man, who It waa never poestble fully One of the five recently discov- United States la made ap of five with the strange surroundings It la different from your war council It was certain- although Automobile ae , te carry It out. most of th officers had married two women la addition ered elementary substances In tb Important factor to be found In n foreign army. "America declared war Independ- ly much more favorable to the ulti- of my staff got their chane at a te hi legal- - wlf when arraigned atmosphere, xenon, la both snob-bla- b cidenti com first with 23 per cent ' Dere Foch said : "Ton are willing ently of the allies, and' ah must mate formation of an American tour with combat troop and rare. Only on part Is of the accident tolls; tells account ' to risk our being driven back to face It as soon as possible with a army than we Major pleaded be had been out of work reason to expect Collins and had o In 170,000,000 parts of air, for 18 per cent ; these ere followed found was it him long Impossible for the Loire?" Major Shallenberger, powerful army. There Is on capi- In view of th recommendations two of tha aids who went with me to keep ont of mischief.",. If that and by no known process can It be by drowning with 9 per cent ; then I aald : "Tea; I am willing to taka tal point to which I wish to call contained tn this note No. 18 of to Franc were tb first to la his - Idea of mischief, an asy- made te i combine with anything by burns with 7 per cent, and by the risk. go to That la tha Im- the military your attention. railroad accidents with 0 per cent representative which, other duty, being replaced by Maels . lum, not n Jail, Is where be belong "Moreover, the time may come portance to the, morale of onr sol- as we . have see had been practi- jor Quekemeyer and Major Bow-ditc- h. of tha accident totalwhen the American army will hare dier of fighting under our own Exchange cally approved by tha President. Colonel to decks Crew who la th stand brunt Boyd, 1 Joined Popularity of this war, and flag. In the excitement over nur agree- me-- as Arid Falestiu Heeded-Meraid shortly after my arrival It la not wlaa to fritter tway our Th number of clocks per capita "America la already anxlona to ment with i Fire the British tb In full puun Franc resource remained throughout the la this manner. The know where her army la. The Ger- port of this In United haa State Palestine It la customsry te the throughout little My nephew Commitment waa not tear. morale of the British, French and mans have once more started a Ntilla on hla first visit to th coun- been more than doubled In the last receive rains only twice a year. tha emphasised allies by Italian armies Is low. while as yon strong campaign of (TO BS CONTINUE) during the He decad, Formerly only people of Only those who know the country try waa helping gather egg propaganda In discussion. know, that of the American army la the United States, the while today would readily believe the Incredible It wealth owned clock a at looked of egg. np purpose picked glass Th world la Pooling of Suppile very high, and It would be a grave which Is to Insinuate that the allies la practically a clock for amount of water which flood ft, book, there a in back the then It moment, pnt Another matter, taken np Infor- but of Uttl use te him who cannot nest, mistake t give up the Idea of build- - have so little confidence the la the mally with the prime minister! saying, "This, one Isnt done every room, even In moderate and soaks Into the soil daring read It ToldonL season autuma home and rainy spring Tribun gat Chicago Tin Hats on Vessel That Vas D after the eoafarene (EeniKBE'siD IPeFsEmimg9 & n2 Tffia Ao EL E Ste3y jjjS Crj General John J. 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