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A. government i government If penalties of i a - i oia orders creeds cer- pec- i na- anchor.' the the ob, Beoks ABiell of Tale said at a Im tandwon : kNlj In the Tale library lumber every 20 years. af 80,000 new books are .ai out many old books are Til t Bake room for them. Utttooki! jr," be ended, "all la not Bit litters.'' f: Here' loUi -Ht la the most unserupu-k unserupu-k lew knew. 5-8ty, after polling off the .does taring the day he most jchkcflform bis conscience to IS let to sleep. Cincinnati 3f te Ceapreadee DeMbeet Call tomorrow. G 'Sector That's what TOO y. ;eat-WelI, make tt day .amjw, then. I TU Wreag Cae f-I didn't have rag to Etfcea I married you. lei; but I've got plenty i Pathfinder. do WU. ead HoU (on tour) How J WOO. is a whole f (Ditto-As a hole, lfs fine! i- so good. Jwlusband a book worm r M u ordlr-ary one." Lon- sttli world will a big fair Hree-it was when 1 nortAMi vmm nil! fvuio utva, .,V 1 TiTl!lrin'nt TI IPenoMii9s SilDiry If ttlh Ae Dt; IP. erpi lUfct, Msi. hi n tfa a a w .i. . mmm HmtHHt AIUsbm. WwM risku immi W M m PWIIIH) ... tut) I Dff General John J. Pershing CHAPTER XXXI -Continues! v Ii the , responsibility had been nine i snotua not nave hesitated a moment to pot into the battle any or nil, of our five divisions then in Fraace. The First was the only one seed for the time being, the otners Deing. placed In quiet see-tors, see-tors, each to relieve two French divisions. di-visions. As our divisions were more than twice as large ai theirs It amounted to almost Immediate re-enforcement of tea divisions. At the time of the German attack a battalion of the American 8lith regiment of engineers was on duty behind tbe British Fifth army, engaged en-gaged la railway construction and repairs. These troops were given arms and participated with the British forces In the defensive operations op-erations until after tbe lines were stabilised.'. , , CHAPTER XXXII Secretary of War Baker went to London to discuss with tbe British Brit-ish authorities the prospects for additional shipping and also rtie general subject of munitions. While there be sent me the following telegram tele-gram March 25, 1918, embodying suggestions from the prime minister minis-ter which showed tbe deep anxiety of the Brltlah: "I have Just had a long talk with the prime minister. lie urges three proposals for your consideration, first, that our divisions In France be placed Immediately In line to relieve French divisions for service elsewhere, ' quiet sectors being chosen for troops with least train ing. Second, that all available engi neer troops be taken from lines of communication work and sent to aid of British engineers preparing rltiona back of present lines. It urged that suspension of our work would be but temporary and that the work suggested Is impera tive. ' -- "Third, that Infantry be seat first of tbe entire sis divisions to be transported by British in view of present acute needs of tbat army. No answer to the foregoing Is necessary nec-essary until I see you tomorrow when we can discuss the sugges tions fully." First Division Ordered Into Line. My diary Botes tbe following: Chsumont, Friday. March 29, 1918. -Held conference with the secretary of war and General Gen-eral Bliss yesterday on Joint recommendations ; of military representatives of the war council. Left Paris this morning for Chanmont At Petaln's request, tbe First division ordered to battle line, which Mr. Baker said people at home would enthusiastically approve. Mr. Paul Cravath dined with us this evening and speaking of unity, favored placing control con-trol in the hands of a committee commit-tee composed of Marshal Balg, General Petain and myself. Tbe situation had become so se rious that the military representatives representa-tives seemed to think it necessary to recommend tbat all previous plans for the shipment of American troops be disregarded and that nothing but Infantry and machine gun units be shipped until other wise directed by tbe supreme war council. This tbey did In the form of a Joint (or unanimous) note. which was, of course, approved by the supreme war council. I was very much surprised at the attitude of General Bliss, our mili tary representative with tbe council, coun-cil, as without his consent the Joint note could &M have been submitted to the council pertaining to three dlvlslona, the Third, Fifth and Seventy-seventh, would be sent at once, and those of three other divisions about May 1 Replying April 3 to tbe department's depart-ment's cable, I emphasised that It waa "not Intended that our units ahall replace tbe losses of British or French organizations, and therefore there-fore our artillery should be beld In readiness to follow when called for," although It was possible that the situation might become "so serious seri-ous that some of our infantry units will be forced to serve with British temporarily.' My Intentions were further Indicated Indi-cated by saying: "Americans must not lose sight of the purpose to build up divisions and corps of their own," and also "we must avoid the tendency to Incorporate our Infantry Into British divisions where It will be used up and never relieved.' My cable recommended that the Infantry of two divisions be sent by British shipping and two by our commander. We have I ready had experience enough In trying to coordinate co-ordinate the operations of the allied armies, without success. There has never beeo real unity of action. a "Such co-ordination between two or three armies Is impossible no matter who the commander in chief may be. Each commander to chief Is Interested in his own army and cannot get the other commander's point of view nor grnsp the problem prob-lem aa a whole. I am In favor of a supreme commander and believe that the success of the allied cause depends upon It "1 think the neofssary action should be taken by this council at once. I am la favor of conferring the supreme command upon General Gen-eral Foch." When I had finished Mr. Lloyd George came over to where I sat, took me by tbe hand and said : "I agree fully with General Per ahlng. This Is well put" After some further Informal dls- 'Cambrai MnhtdifJiei Ground gained by German Offensive rch2l-ApriI5il9i8 O 25 SQMfles Your Ago! PJWB men with old faces, Iwhr1 ,earn the .tere Deaitn. & Syrup i. their t. " " Watch vnar watch your 1 Ban Uw. m rt ..Barker Balsam nrl out line Bines. J.uej wcm tuuicntu i5Mi n.o .--- ed to Secretary Baker I pointed out to him and General Bliss that the proposal. If approved by the President, Presi-dent, would place the disposition of American units entirely In the hnnds of the supreme war council and take them quite out of our control, even for training, and would without doubt destroy all possibility of our forming an American Amer-ican army. Tbe secretary was as strongly opposed te sny such outcome ss I. and after some discussion be dictated dic-tated his views In a cable to President Presi-dent WHsoa explicitly recommending recommend-ing that the control of our forces should be retained by our commander-in-chief and tbat the Joint note be approved only in tbat sense. Reply From Wilson. The message forwarding the Joint note with Mr. Baker's comment com-ment waa answered by cable from Washington dated March 80. which stated: "The President concurs In the Joint note of tbe permanent military mili-tary representatives of the supreme su-preme war council in tbe sense for mulsted la your No. 07 March 28, and wishes you to regard yourself authorised to decide questions of Immediate co-operation or replacement" replace-ment" It was thought that this state, meat coming from the President, would check, at least for th time being, the demands of the allies that we provide units for building up their divisions, but their In slstence continued. The President's message was fol lowed March 80 by a cable from the department which stated: "The recommendations of secretary secre-tary of war to President . . . that preferential transportation be given to Amerlcar Infantry and machine gun unlrs lr present emergency un deratnod and will be followed." It went mi to any that these unlia own, but that present plans should go no further than this. It was my purpose not to become too deeply deep-ly Involved In an agreement tbat would make It Impossible later to form our own Independent force under our own officers. CHAPTER XXXIII Secretary Baker and I had frequently fre-quently discussed the question of a supreme allied commander, and we were both ready to accept It In principle when proposed. In response to a notice from Premier Pre-mier CleaMnceau I went April 3, to Beauvals to meet with the supreme su-preme wsr council. Arriving early, Colonel Boyd and I had to wait an hour at the Hotel de Villa before M. Clemenceau and Lloyd George came Into the conference room. Marshal Halg, Generals Foch, Petain, Pe-tain, Sir Henry Wilson, Bliss, Wey-gand Wey-gand and myself were the others participating. Brigadier General Spiers acted as Interpreter, and Lieut Cot Sir Maurice Hankey, who usually accompanied ac-companied Mr. Lloyd George, aa recorder. re-corder. Tbe meeting was finally called to order by M. Clemenceau, who stated its purpose, saying in substance : "We have come together to settle a very simple question regarding the functions of General Foch. I think we are all In agreement as to the co-ordination of allied action, but there Is some difference In the understanding of General Foch's cussion, a draft of the resolution was submitted which omitted reference ref-erence to the American army. Whereupon I called attention to the oversight, saying: "I think this resolution should Include the American army. The arrangement la to be In force, as I understand It, from now on, and the American army will soon be ready to function ' as such and should be included as an entity like the British and French armies." "There ia no American army yet as such" General' Petain Interjected, Interject-ed, "aa its units areitbr la trailing trail-ing or are amalgamated with the British and French."- Pershing Has U. S. Included. "There may not be aa American army In force functioning now," I replied, "but there soon will be, and I want this resolution to apply to it when It becomes a fact Tbe American eo vera men t la represent ed here st this conference and la the war, and any action as to the supreme command that Includes the British and French armies should also Include the American army." The foregoing account of the conference may not be aa exact record rec-ord of the language used, but it Is given as my aid took It down. Tbe following resolution was then read and adoyted: "General Foch is charged by tbe British, French and American governments gov-ernments with tbe co-ordination of the action of the allied armies on powers as conferred upon him at Fthe western front ; to this end there the Doullens conference of March 26. General Foch will explain his difficulties." Foch Calls for Action. General Foch then set forth briefly bis situation, as follows: "The nowers conferred by the Doullens conference" were limited to the allies. They while the action waa on. The power pow-er to co-ordinate has been construed con-strued to be limited to the time the allies were in action. That waa March 20 at Doullens. -Now we are at April 8. "Now that the two opposing armies are no longer In action but have stopped and are facing each other, there is nothing to co-ordinate. There should be authority to prepare for action and direct It So we are right back where we were, and nothing can be done until an action starts again." Lloyd George Pleads for Unity. Mr. Lloyd George then entered the discussion, aaylng substantially : "We have had more than three years of this war and we have not bad unity of action during that time. During the last year we have had two kinds of strategy, one bj Ualg and another by I'etaln. both different, and nothing has been gained. The only thing that wss accomplished was by General Nl-velle, Nl-velle, when he was In supreme command. com-mand. . "General Foch is now empowered to co-ordinate the action of tbe allied armies, but this does not go far enough, as he has no authority to control except by conferring with the respective commanders in chief He wanta authority to prepare pre-pare for action. I think the resols-tlon resols-tlon made at Doullens should be modified so that we may have a better bet-ter understanding. I ahould like to-hear what General Bllss snd Oenersl rershlng have to say. D.hin Gives Hla Views. I then gave my vk-w. which was Is conferred on him all the power necessary for Its effective realization. realiza-tion. To the same end the British, French and American governments confide In General Foch the strategic strate-gic direction of military operations. "The caiwmiJMleis In chief of tbe British.' French and- American their armies. Kaon commander In chief will have the right to appeal by the French. April IS I received a letter from. L aemenceaa advising advis-ing me that Mr. Lloyd George had approved tbe suggestion, and asked If I agreed. -1 replied ta a personal note expressing my agreement agree-ment subject to the confirmation of President Wilson, which earns April 17. Once tbe question ef supreme command waa settled the co-ordinated energies of the allied armies could be directed with maximum effect toward a common end. While dark days were still shead. we were spared the chagrin of Inefficiency Ineffi-ciency through lack of teamwork. CHAPTER XXXIV Now that the supreme effort must be made on our part and when units were sore4y needed for immediate active service it wss found, much to my surprise, that although tbe divisions then coming to France had been under training for six months or even more, they still contained a large percentage of untrained men. As already pointed out tbe general gen-eral staff, when called upon to provide pro-vide men for special services, bad relied upon taking them from combat com-bat divisions Instead of anticipating anticipat-ing such requirements snd segregating segre-gating these specialists from the start and training them as such. This was a most vicious application applica-tion In time of war of a very 'objectionable 'ob-jectionable practice that had grown op In our army In time of peace. It appears tbat during the preparation prepara-tion of our armies In the World war no other plan waa followed and the practice was carried to such sn extent ex-tent tbst divisions with, say 25,000 men, which ahould have been held Intact and each one perfected as an organized team, were constantly called upon to aend large groups of their trained soldiers to other duties. Inspect Available Divisions, In view of their possible early employment I wanted especially to look Into tbe general state of efficiency effi-ciency of our available divisions and give aome personal instructions about training. Going tbe rounds, I met General Hlrschaoer, who was one of tbe able French generals, and . found him very enthusiastic about the Second, which had been In line at Sommedleu under his command, confirming my own opinion opin-ion formed from observation and reports. He said that without doubt It waa then aa efficient aa any of his French dlvlslona The First was further ad vn need than any of the others snd Us morale was high at the prospect of going into the battle line. Recent developments had brought the question of the employment of American troopa Into Immediate consideration. Tbe President's qualified approval of tbe recommendation recom-mendation of the supreme war council, aa embodied In Joint note No. 18, was seised upon by tbe allies and construed as s concession conces-sion for the unlimited absorption of our troopa In their armies. No doubt my offer to General Foch tent encouragement to the allied view. Mr. Baker's visit to our armies during this critical period wu for tultous, as the problems tbat confronted con-fronted ua could then be seen In tbeir true perspective. He had an opportunity to meet the allied lead ers, both civil and military, and get in touch with conditions in tbe different dif-ferent countries. Of still greater Importance, be saw with his own eyes the building of our organization. He was s keen observer, with clear under standing and a logical mind, and obtained in a short time an accurate accu-rate conception of our task and Its difficulties. Before Mr. Baker sailed for home I had sent him the letter quoted below, and, although we later discussed Its contents briefly, It Is given ss showing the reaction of at least part of the British press at tbe time: "April 5. 1018. Dear Mr. Secretary Secre-tary : I noticed the other day tbat one of the British papers, In re ferring to the fact that plans bad been made to send American troops to the assistance of the allies, stat ed this would relieve the British of the necessity of depleting the strength of the forces kept at home, for defensive purposed, s - - "This suerests to mv mind a cer tainf poiftlcai "phase of the Brrtfan " situation which may give us -eddl tlonai explanation as to why Mr. Salvation Army Laosiee Handing Out Doughnuts. to his government If In his opinion bis army is placed In danger by tbe Instructions received from General Foch." Allied Commander In Chief. The Idea of an allied commander In chief had been suggested and discussed many times unofficially but for various reasons, political and otherwise. It had never been definitely adopted by the supreme war council. With the distrust thst existed among the allies s not eay to onus aooui me ae- ct forth In s nrier imr... .. . - of iuprero, min. rH in pencil after the discus- , c sion in Mihi .Inn heean. as follows -The principal ofn unity of com- . . n MierM .. .1 e o the allies to follow. I do Zi believe It l P"",e t0 ,,,lve Unit, of action without a supreme mander, and It made possible only by the extreme emergency of the situation. The designation of General Foch comnuimler In chief of the allied al-lied armies lu France was proposed Lloyd George and British representatives represent-atives are so urgent In tbelr sp-peala sp-peala for assistance from America. "Following this further, may 1 suggest tbat you give tbe matter serious thought ? There Is so very much st stake for us that It seems to me very frank representations should be made to the British government gov-ernment as to tbe urgency of their putting Into the army every possible pos-sible man that can be mustered to meet the Immediate emergency. . . . (TO BB CONTINUED.) Tly Bite There, Is the story of the train that hit the midget automobile and thea had to stop to let the engineer en-gineer have It taken out of hla eye New York Poat ' 8!r Wewle liefmat " Roland t,eavreC'"tti statist, la finding Hollywood aa amusing amus-ing place. ' 1 started reading three of my stories sto-ries to stars," ha writes, "and they would not let ma finish them, but da-manded da-manded my terms halfway through. I suppose that la flattering." One of hla stories deserves dissent-jinatlon. dissent-jinatlon. ' "Don? take no notice of them guys ,1a the big offices," some one advised him. ' They waa all tailors five years hack, why, if you hang your coat op for ten minutes they start sewing jbuttona ob tt sort of automatic" London Dally nerald. Sweden's oldest ; inhabitant, tars OlofssoB, a farmer of Gaakxajoe, near jOestersund, his celebrated hla one hundred and fifth anniversary. In Gaakxajle parish there are two men one hundred and one years old, two centenarians and five who are ninety-nine. Oa the Farm "Do you have any trouble In keep-ling keep-ling the boys on the farmT '- "No," replied Farmer Corntossel "Theyre willin' to stay. The only difference Is that they all want to 'act like summer boarders." Net Yet Professor Natural science ass jmade such progress that we can now Isend pictures by wireless, : Elderly Lady Listener Really, ready framed r Pearson's. Marks "How did they mark you at school In your day, dadr "With a switch." If It were literally true that whisky whis-ky fills our Jails, lots of men would break Into them. ; Don't regret a lost love too much. Jit might hsve soured. Very often standing In line taut worth It Summer complaint carried by fibs I Do Safo run u Lnu- Largest Seller ia 1H Ceastrlea Salt Late City's Yeve$t Hotel HOTEL TEMPLE - SQUARE 200 Rooms 200 Tile Baths Kadio rower dan la evesy.soosa. RATES FROM II JO JHtt 0f9tto$ sfaWaVM TsBsWfWdaT ERNEST C ROSSFTER, Afgr. ..... & . ; ream A New Shaving Cream It Soothes as It Softens la Caaepalga Tiaae "Senator," gushed the hostess to a prominent politician, Tve heard a great deal about you." "Possibly," he answered, absently, "but you cant prove 1L" Pleat? mi TisM Wife Going to the club again and yon know the rent la due next week. Husband (calmly) Oh, I shall be back before then Lustlge Kolasr Zettung, Cologne. . ' oieiaiMNM icairy, a young roan net yet settled to hla calling and place In the world. kUUaMt's First Wife Mahomet had numerous wires, the first being a widow, 19 years his senior, whom be married when he was twenty-five. Her name waa Khadlja. Mahomet did not become a polygamlst until after her death. Not Easily Aeoalrwel Real knowledge, like everything' else of the highest value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, thought for and more than all. It must be prayed for. Thomas Arnold. Variatioa ia FralU There Is no co-ordination between be-tween tbe season of blossoming and ripening of trults. Borne that ttosc som early "may ripen late; others hat hleefoas &it ej j4pea-.air: .-. Ua.de Eba "When 1 feels dissatisfied wlf my looks" said Undo Eben.T goes to de boo an' offers thanks fob beln' so much handsomer dan de hippopotamus." hippo-potamus." Washington Star. "Boaatifiere ia DeotaaJ About 2,000 tons of rouge and 4,000 tons of face powder are used annually in tbe United States, according ac-cording to tbe chemical division of the Department of Commerce. Spider-Crab's Defease The spider-crab Is an artist In disguise; It sticks seaweed and sponges on Its shell to conceal Itself It-self from sn arch-enemy the devil-fish, Creeks' Reeerve Aachee Ancient Greek ships carried many anchors, one of which, celled the "sacred anchor," was never let go unless the vessel was In grave danger. Matter af Opialea "When may a man be ssld to be trowing really otdr Is often asked. When he objects to progress and improvements. PoliticUa's Wee Somewhat like the man who waa enjoying bad health Is the politician politi-cian confronted with dissension. Charlotte News. Something Like That We need activity as well as optimism, op-timism, saya an exchange. Hop-to-ltlsm, so to speak. Boston Transcript The Wise Maa A wise man Is not Inquisitive about hln Impertinent. Broome. Hampton and Hampton Roads derived de-rived their present names from the earl of Southampton, one of the leaders of the Virginia euunty. and a friend or patron of Shakespeare. The name was probably abbreviated to Hampton.. ReasarkaUe Leagevitr The parish register of St Leon-ard's, Leon-ard's, 8horeditch, England, records Thomas Ca.ru to be the oldest man of modern times. He was born In 1381, outlived ten sovereigns and died during Queen Elisabeth's reign In 1588, '-Z.f' ' - laaaartaaae ef Health - Lack of success ta life Is due In many cases to physical defects that might have been avoided by Intelligent' brlnglng-up. Dr. Roger Dennett in Women's Home Companion. Com-panion. " ' " . ' " ...,. nerolsm Is tbe brilliant triumph of tbe soul over the flesh, that Is to ssy over fear fear of poverty, of suffering, of calamity, of Illness, of loneliness And of death. AmleL PUylag-Card Te A fourchette la a. card term and refers to the cards above and below be-low the one led. When a queen Is led, the king and Jack In a player's band form a fourchette. Eteraal Myetery One of life's biggest mysteries Is why some dumb fools hsve the luck they do when you and L with all our brains, can't beat tbe Jinx. Cincinnati Enquirer. . ., Point of View Happiness ts an element In health. Too cannot be at your best physically when your mind Is In the dwelling place of disquieting dis-quieting thoughts. Daat Be Stiagy With ip The cleansing value of soap depends de-pends not on Its solvent qualities but also en the quantity you use-Woman's use-Woman's Horns Companion. Womea's Fight for Saffrage Organised work for woman auf-Trage auf-Trage began In tbe United 8tatea with the Woman's Rlahts conventions conven-tions in Seneca Falls, N. T In 1848. laeecte "Ceavereatioa1 It Is believed tbat many Insects can communicate with each other, especially beet and ants. Flae Feathers , It's not the etothes tlmi w-ko the woman; It's bow she wears them. American Magaxlno, - |