Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-12 | Page 4 | Today's Anniversary

I TODA TODAY'S YS Y'S a ANNI ANNIVERSARY On May Maj 1 12 12 1917 General Petain r was appointed commander ln of or the French armies operating on th the French front General FoeS Foch succeeded succeeded suc sue I as chief of oC staff of or the ministry of ot war General in a statement on I the day of or his appointment urged I America to send as man many men as possible possible possible pos pos- r sible as soon as the they could be transported transported trans trans- ported to France to be c put into immediate immediate im lm- im- im mediate training under French commanders commanders com corn manders but to maintain their autonom autonomy au au- au- au as American units This day in the World war also commemorates the capture of or Bullecourt Bullecourt Bullecourt Bulle- Bulle I court by the tIme British in the Arras district district dis dis- dis- dis and the British bombardment of the German Gennan submarine base on the Belgian coast In the Arras advance the British captured many prisoners and greatly improved their position