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Show MAGNA TIMES. 5IAGNA, UTAH Qeneral Pershing's Story of the A. E. F. ttsssAtaisASsssa -WNU5rrf ' CHAPTER LXVI Continu'd. Meanwhile other of our division! vrers engaged on distant fronts. Is snd Flanders our Thirty-sevent- h Ninety-firs- t divisions, which had been sent to the French Sixth army at Marshal Fochs request, entered the battle October 3L The Cruysliautem ridge sas taken by division (Ferns--j the Thirty-seventworth) ou the first day, while the Ninety-firs- t (Johnston), advancing against Intense fire, seized the wooded area in strongly defended Its front- .- Both divisions moved forward rapidly to the Escaut river on the following day In pursuit of the enemy. Despite resistance, crossings of the river 'were Noeffected by the vember 2 and 8, the division being relieved the following day. was occupied by the Ninety-fdivision no the 2nd, and the irst ' division was relieved on the 8rd by the French. the line Both divisions the general attach of the for ' French Birth army November 10. dlylslofl was The Thirty-seventdirected to relieve two French divisions 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 sgaln Thirty-sevent- h . cros?Jhg 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-nint- h division occupied Stenay and established a line on the bill to wae the north. mopped np early id the morning and Autrevllle was occupied. The Second division advanced to the ridge west of Mauling, while the Seventy-sevent- h division held Its line of Bq Qeneral , Jotn j. PtnUnq automobile the afternoon of November 7 and boarded a special railway coach sent by tbs French to meet them. During the night man divisions amployed against her. From tba military point of view we began to aid the alllea early In 1018, when our divisions, with Insufficient training to taka actlva part In battle, were sent to tho tnactlvo front to relievo French divisions, that they might b used In tbe fighting Une. . The assistance we gave the allies In combat began tn May, with tha successful attack of one of our divisions at Cantlgny. This was followed early In June by tha entrance Into battle of the two divisions tbai stopped the German advance on Paria, near Chateau-Thierrand by three others that were put In tbe defensive Une, In July two American divisions, with one Moroccan division, formed the spearhead of tha counter-attac-k against tha Cbateau-Thlerrsalient. In which nine of our divisions participated. Thera was a total of approximately 800,000 American troops engaged In this Second Battle of the Marne, which Involved very sever fighting, and was not completed until the Germans were driven beyond the 5 y this car and the marshal's were placed aide by aide In the forest between Complegne and Solssona. The emissaries were ushered Into the marehala presence, and after were producing tbelr credential asked the object of their visit. They replied that they had come to discuss the terms of an armistice. The marshal then made It Vesle In August. In the middle of September an clear that be himself was not reof 650,000 Americana reduced questing an armistice and did not grmy the St Mlhlel salient. The latter car to hava one. of September our great battle When asked If (bey wished an part was begun, of the armistice they replied that they did. 47 day of Intense through lasting The marshal said that If that was fighting and brilliantly for the esse, here were the terms, a our First andending Second armies, Nocopy of which ba banded them. vember 11, after more than 1.200,-00- 0 The severity of the demands American soldiers had particiseemed to surprise them and they pated! much , depressed. appeared very A Tima to Forget Hardship. They bad no power to sign an arIt was a time to forget tbe hardmistice. they said, without tha conexcept to and ships sent of the chancellor, and after record them difficulties with the glorloue hisaome little discussion they atarted tory of our achievements. In praise an officer to tha German capital and thanks for tbe decisive vicwith the terms. ot our armies and In guidtories They did not neem to object to ance for the future, the following 5 de000 over but cannon, turning order was Issued : plored the condition which required G.I1.Q. them to surrender 80,000 machine "American Expeditionary guns. They finally succeeded In Forces. having this reduced to' 25,000 ma- Generar Orders No! 201 Thine guns on the ground that they France, Nov. 12, 1018, might have some left for riot duty. "The enemy has capitulated. In speaking of tbe danger of riots, It la fitting that 1 address mythe delegates were asked why they self tn thunks directly to the did not send some of their reserve officers and soldiers of the divisions t maintain order In tbe American expeditionary forces Interior. who by tbelr heroic efforts Their reply was that they had hava made possible this glorino division, In reserve, aa every ous result. Our armies, hurdivision that they had was actualand hastily riedly raised ly In Une. Then they complained met a veteran enemy, trained, time short allowed the for about and by courage, discipline and evacuation, stating that the Gerskill always defeated him. man army was In no condition to Without complaint you hava move, either forward or bnckwaVd. endured Incessant toll, prlvi-tlo- n During November 9 and 10, while and danger. Ton have waiting for Instructions from their seen many of yonr comradei the delegates talked government, the 10th. make the supreme sacrifice very freely with Weygand about In the Third corps, the morning conditions that freedom may live. I thank In Germany, and spoke of the Uth, the Ninetieth division you for the patience and courparticularly of the lack of food and entered tiaalon, and the Fifth and the age with which you have enthere would fear he that Thlrty-aeconI divisions wera predured. congratulate you In placea because ef the famine paring to attack. The Seventy-nint- h bad transportation service. upon the splendid fruits of division of tha French Secwhich your heroism and A - wireless message " from the ond Colonial corps attacked against German government the blood of our gallant dead authorizing the Oote de Rotnagne and advanced the delegates to sign the armistice are now presenting to our na- - tlon. Your deeds will Hve for- n short distance, tha Twenty-sixt- h was received about 11 p. m., Nodivision made alight gains, and the vember 10. It took untU 5 a. m. ever ou the most glorious pages Eighty-firdivision again took of Americas history. to decode they message, the Uth Orlmoucourt. "These things you have dona. the discussion and draw On the front of the Second army completeterms In the There remains now a harder the rough. np divithe attack of the Thirty-thir- d task which will test your solbloodshed the lust page To sion on the 11th was held up. The ot tbeatop dierly qualities to the utmost conditions was written first, Twenty-eightdivision carried Its and tbls was Succeed In this and little note a few minutes signed line forward north of Marimbots after 5 a. m. ou the 11th. Word will be taken and few praises will be anng ; fall, and the light farm, the Seventh division made was then aent out to troops that no attack, and - the Ninety-seconof your glorious achievements would cense at 11 a. m. hostilities division attacked but did not hold of the past will sadly ba Between September 20 and Noall Its gains. dimmed. American vember 11. twenty-tw"But you will not fait Every The line of the First srmy, No- and six French divisions, lth an natural tendency may urge tovember 11. extended from approximate fighting strengths ot ward relaxation tn discipline, to The 600.000 men, on a front extending In conduct, tn appearance, la Second army tine ran from from southeast of Verdun to the , to everything that marks tbe solArgonna forest, had engaged and dier. Yet you will remember Thus bo to American armies were decisively beaten forty-thredifnow In position to carry out the ferent German divisions, with tn that each officer and each soldier is the representative In Euoffensive as directed by my orders estimated fighting strength of 470,-00rope of his people, and that his Of tbe twenty two American , November 5, which was what 1 had bFllllant deeds of yesterday planned and advocated when Mar-aha- l divisions, four had at different Foeh Insisted that there times during this period been In permit no action of today to should be converging movement action on fronts other than our pass unnoticed by friend or by foe. of all the armies west of the own. "Yon will meet this test as as tha Meuse, with Mesleres-SednTbe enemy suffered an estimatobjective of the American First ed loss of over 100.000 casualties gallantly as yon have met the testa of tbe battlefield. Susarmy. In this battle, and our First army tained by your high Ideals and lost about 117,000. The total CHAPTER LXVII Inspired by the heroic port you strength of the First srmy. IncludAa the conference between Marhave played, you will carry ing 135.000 French troops, reached back to our people the proud shal Koch and the German dele- 1.031.000 men. It captured 20,000 consciousness of a new Amerigates proceeded, and In anticipa- prisoners, 874 cannon, 8.000 macanism born of sacrifice. tion of advices regarding the armi- chine guns and large quantities of , "Whether you stand on hosstice, telephone lines were kept material. tile territory or on the friendly The transportation and supply constantly open between my headsoil of France, you will so bear quarters and those of the First and of divisions to Snd from our front Second .armies. yourselves In discipline, appearduring this battle was a gigantic ance and respect for all civil When word came to me at 6 a. task. There were 20 American m., November. 41, that hostilities and seven French divisions, besides rights that you will confirm ditor all time the pride and love would cease at 11 a. hundreds of thousands of corps which every American feels rections to that effect were sent and army troops, moved In and to our armies immediately. for .your uniform and for you. Our out of the American zone. A total JOHN J. PERSUING, troops had been advancing rap- of 173,000 men were evacuated to "General, Commander in Chief. idly daring the preceding two days, the rear and more than 100,000 reOfficial: and although every effort was made placements were received. ROBERT C. DAVIS, to reach them promptly a few could It need hardly be restated that not ba overtaken before the pre-- ' onr entry Into tbe war gave the Adjutant General." scribed hour. alllea the preponderance of force The experience of the World war A brief account ot the .conferto vitally necessary outweigh the only confirmed the lessons of the ence with the German delegates tremendous Increase In the strength past The divisions with little was given to me a few days later of tbe Germans on the western training, while aggressive and courby General Weygand. He said the front, due to the collapse of Russia ageous, were lacking In the ready Germans came across the Une by and the consequent release of Ger- - skill of habit They were capable h . Meuse-Argonn- a Thirty-sevent- h -- -- Bourle-Salut-Blals- Poullly-sur-Meus- e d vie-tor- y - st d o Fresneo-en-Woevr- e font-Maugl- Port-sur-Seil- Fresnes-en-YVoevr- e. e T I of powerful blows, but their blows were apt to ba awkward teamwork waa often not well under stood. Flexible and resourceful 01 visions cannot be created by a few maneuver or by a few aoonths association of their elements. On tha other hand, without the keen Intelligence, the endurance, tbe willingness, and the enthusiasm displayed in the training areas and oa tha battlefields, the decisive re suits obtained would have been Impossible. Praise for 'Young Commander. Upon tha young commanders of platoons, companies and battalions fell tb heaviest burden. They not only suffered all the dangers and rigors of battle but carried the responsibility of caring for and directing their men, often newly arrived and with but little training. Deeds of daring were legion. It la not Intended to discriminate between those whose heroic services hava been recognized and tbe thousands of others who bore themselves with equal gallantry but whose deeds are known only by the victorious results. As typifying the spirit of the rank and file of our great army of valorous men, I would mention Lieut. Samuel Woodfall Fifth division, who a aeries of attacked single-handenests near German machine-guCunel and dispatched the crews of each In turn until reduced to the necessity of assaulting the last detachment with n pick; Sergl Aldivivin C, York, Elglity-secqnsion, who stood off and captured 132 German after bis patrol was literally surrounded and outnumbered ten to one, and MaJ. Charles 8. Whittlesey and his men of the d n STAGE COACH TALES By E. C. TAYLOK Tbs Lost Whiaky ' MEISSER waa a noted coach driver of the early days In Wisconsin, De afterward became a fanner and tavern keeper, and his name la written In the annals of the development of that state from a wilderness to thriving commonwealth. One day Meiaaer was driving his stage between Madison and Prairie da Sac. Besides his passengers, be waa carrying on tbe coach a barrel of whisky consigned to Mai of Sank City. ' Tbe barrel of whisky accidentally rolled off the coach some distance out from Sank City, and Meiaaer did not notlee the loss until be pulled np In front of the post office at Sauk City. While the .postmaster sorted the mall, Melsser harried his horses back ver-tbe road tar the forlorn hope of finding the lost JOHN M. t ... -o- barrel He bad gone only a short distance when be noticed the missing keg resting on a pair of brawny shoulders, disappear behind n rick of woods by tbe aide of the road. Polling his stage and horaea np near the wood, be was able to look over the brush. There on the other Seventy-sevent- h division, who, aide was an Irishman, sitting on tha when their battalion was cut off in the Argonna, refused to surren- keg, and mopping his brow. Hello, air. Hav you Seen a keg der and held out until finally reMeiaaer asked. of whisky lieved. There la little to add In praise "Yes, air; It la right here." of the spirit of determination that "I lost It from my load and would -stimulated each Individual soldier Ilka tn hara-- lt back-agal- n,8 said to overcome thehardsliTps anT dTFt u Acuities that fell to his lot. With "Well air," tbe Irishman replied, fortitude and perseverance be gave his every energy to the accomplish- "yon will have to be a bigger man , ment of his task,' hether It re- than 1 am tc get It" Wbat transpired daring tbe next quired him to charge the enemys guns or play the less conspicuous half hour, Melsser never would say. role of forwarding supplies. -- In He that after aome time their devotion, tbelr valor and the and explained the Irishman agreed persuasion, loyal fulfillment of their obligaon tions, tha officers and men of the to give op the whisky, bat only him Melaser condition that carry forces American expeditionary have left a heritage of which those free of charge on hlsistage coach who follow after may ever be to Madison. Which' Melsser did. proud. Henry Cowles was a famous drivWhile we extol the virtues of the er on the Baraboo-Madl8o- n stage men who bad the privilege of serv- line In Wisconsin. Bridges had not In of America her ranks the ing In those days. In the armies. It must be remembered been built summer the coaches and time, tbelr received that they Inspiration of loyalty and of devotion to horses forded the streams, and In the countrys cause from those at winter, they crossed on the Ice. home. One day Cowles waa driving his They were but the chosen representatives of the American stage across the - Wisconsin river people whose resolute spirit they over the "ticklish bender" Ice of transformed Into victory on the boyhood days. When driving over field of honor. this rubbery ice, that nndotated as records: My diary it was crossed. It was necessary for "Paris, Tuesday, November 12, 1018. Arrived In Paria this stage coach drivers to gallop their horses to keep from breaking morning. - Colonel Mott was here with Instructions from through. r Marshal Focb about following Cowles teams broke through. The Germans. Held brief the up horses were extricated with much conference on subject with difficulty. Timid passengers always McAndrew and Harbord, and walked across. Tbe more daring left Immediately with Boyd and Queketneyer for Marshal rode, but always held themselves Fochs headquarters at Senlla. In readiness to leap for safety at Met Marshal Foch for the an Instant's warning. first time since victory, and Salmon ' E. Cowles waa driver meeting nag one to be remem- when his kinsman, Henry, later bered. By direction- of the owned tbe line. President, bestowed oa him the Service medal. Salmon Cowles waa driving four Distinguished We ireturned to Paris In the horses and a stage between Lodi afternoon' to find pandemoand the present site of Waunakee. nium." when one wheel horse became stubFoch and Pershing Overcome. and deliberately lay down in I saw Marshal Focb he born When water and mud which filled tbe tbe was In high spirits and said a great It lay there for a long many complimentary things about highway. the splendid work ef tha Ameri- time, and after much coaxing, can army, my cordial threatening and punishing, even the and how he appreciated my coacb and Its load of passengers straightforward methods. were stuck fast. The other horses What was said and the reallzstlon could not pull them out Mud was that the victory was won and the knee deep, and tbe situation was war actually over affected us both 4o the everaTladTes deeply and for some moments - we embarrassing were speechless. Both of us were who were passengers. d At last a big, Indirather overcome by emotion as we embraced, and ench gave the other vidual who had appeared amused at acthe time honored French Salmon Cowles frantic efforts to , colade." free the mud-fas- t coach and relieve We pulled ourselves together stranded passengers, stepped the shortly, as one of the objects of from the coacb and waded through my visit vvns to decorate Marshal Foch with the Distinguished Serv- the mud to high, dry ground. He volunteered to carry all the ice medal, this being the first to be presented to any officer other passengers to dry land, and rethan an American, He had direct- moved the women and children one ed a small guard of some fifteen by one. Then be made the men or twenty terr.torlal orderlies, un wade. i der the command of a sergeant, to much After more be formed In the yard In rear of maneuvering, his quarters, with two trumpeters. the men pulled tbfe coach to firm Standing in front of this com ground, and finally persuaded tha mand and facing him, 1 made a balky horses to resume Ita task, gnd short speech In French and pinned the coach rolled on again. on his (douse the tokeu of our Ih 1)11 Wmr Newroeoer Dates countrys esteem and appreciation of his distinguished services. My Charm ef Guatemala aide handed one of bla aided a Guatemala Is the most populous signed copy of what I said. The murshul spoke somewhat at of Central American republics, havlength on how he valued the honor ing more than 2.000,000 population how and brilliantly the Americans In an area of 43.290 square miles. had fought beside the allies, and land of mountains and valhe was so moved that he could It is hardly finish what he had to say. leys with the exception of a narrow Medal er J off re. strip of lowlands along the sea 13 November I went to the coasts. de Guerre, where . Marshal Guatemala City Is the largest Joffre hud lus quarters, and in of Central America, havcommunity very simple ceremony that took 120,000 Inhabitants. Quaint and ing in his office I pinned our place Latin In Its atmosphere. It has been Distinguished Service medal on called a bit of old Seville. 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