Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-02-06 | Page 5 | Foch Inspired 'Gasless' Days

I II I I j I I I t r r I I I I FOCH INSPIRED I 9 DAYS Message Pleading g f forI or Petroleum Petro leu cum leum l Revealed b by Fuel Heads Washington ton Feb 5 Sixty S Sixty days das before the armistice was sl signed nell and antI when the thc situation on the thc western front had reached a critical stage I Marshal Foch cabled the fuel administration adminis If f you ou dont don't IH keep ep up your our petroleum petroleum petro petro- leum l um situation w we shall lose the I war war nr This and other mc messages sa es from allied lenders leaders were made public tonight by bj bythe the tho fuel administration to show showy how deliveries of oC American gasoline In int I quantities Q on the w western stern front aloncI alone prevented alterations In the plan of I d. d campaign which forced the rho central armistice i powers pOWer's to an nn Another message I C received leeel October I 1 said in 11 part putt Senator Berenger writes Highest command Informs him that position has become so W serious that tha t change a In mill military tar operations operations' will have ha to be contemplated unless Increased deliveries de deliveries deot de- de liveries of ot gasoline at al front runt arc are made I Possible Observance by b the American people I II of tho the Sunday request fuel luel administration officials sal said toda today enabled Senator er Berenger later to lo de- de dej de j claro petroleum will have played as great a part In the tho victory as 1 blood r Itself ItRel and will have o proved tho the life liCe lifeblood lifeblood blood of or victory The Tho fuel administration said Hald that 11 t the tEarl ra Earl o of or Cul Curzon zon on November o 12 estimated that the United States furnished eighty per pcr cent of or the Allied rl petroleum requirements and other allied leaders sent messages of thanks I 4