Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-02-23 | Page 41 | 35th's General Denies Report

GENERAL DENE REPORT i I Claims Gov Allens Allen's Alens Alen's Statements Statements Statements State State- ments Based on Instances of Battles Battle's Bates Bate's Close Washington Feb 22 2 MaJ laJ Gen Pet Peter Pe Pt- t ter r A. A Traub commander or of the tho Thirty Thirty- fifth division told the Senate military affairs subcommittee today that that figures figures fig fig- tg- tg ures presented by Governor Alen Allen of Kansas to show shortage of or equipment in the Thirty fifth division In the tho Argonne Argonne Ar- Ar gonne fighting were based In some In Instances Instances instances In- In stances on reports of ot tho the situation at atthe atthe atthe the close of oC the battle batte Not a single round fired red by bj American arUle artillery fell fal short causing casualties in American forces he said ald The Tho Germans sometimes had control or of the tho air in that sector but ut the the beneral general gen ben eral oral as asserted It would have havo required at least airplanes to maintain ae aerial aerial ne- ne rial rEal supremacy at all nl times He le de denied denied de- de nied there was a shortage e of ot horses as great rc t n q o i en on claimed Wounded were kept at the front un night he Uc lU that was better beler than to take them to the rear during th thc tho da day fighting General Traub Trub recently made a t de detailed do- do tailed statement of ot the tho the Thirty fifths activities before the House rules corn com com I Praising the achievements of ot the the I American troops General Traub said Bald salli tho the unseasoned replacements replacements' did dil as asgood a good work worl as a the veteran uni units and ad added ed that as long iong as we have ha e the kind lelnd of ot men in America that wo we had Inthis in inthis inthis this this war tho the country need not fear ter any power or an any combination of powers on earth carth General Traub denied charges made b by officers which he had relieved from commands that he ho favored regular army array officers over oer national guard of of- of He Ho old told the committee that tIme the time Brig Gen Cen C C. I I. I Martin adjutant general of or Kansas was relieved of ot his command another brigadier general anti and colonels all nU regular army of- of floors ero replaced replaced no Replying plYing to questions from members of ot the committee as to the tho equipment with which tho the Thirty fifth UCh division entered nt red the Argonne battle batte the general said his hla troops had a complete supply of ot artillery artlery and all al tho the necessaries to overcome any obstacles obstacles whatever