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Show HIE LEW SIIN. LEHI. UTAH i ip 3D 11 Illlae o Io IP (Copjrrtg1it,1931,ln til oantrlss bjr tbt North Amsrlesn Newspaper Alliance. World rights re-erred. re-erred. Including the Scandinavian. Re. rodacttoa In whole or In pert prohibited.) WNU Service battel M ii I xVII -Contlnu M R XX . need now Is Ho? ?b1 British. OB rpsent crisis- " tpXwar council mmUed tbat all ) """Jfthrt purpose lima be,5' er ai much oa;5bI during the Ui The other arms 'ea,0 r divisions can PTwJat do ,ou ttCl commit iny- .Dropositlon. 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' I explained the details of n that was being followed jr dlrisions were in train-I train-I the French and the plan 1 1 in with the British. I it It was fully understood h emergency should arise f troops were in training li g into battle as part fMm with which they fi - lug Refuses to Consent I Foch then said: M faibt the excellence of yi but In the crisis j kick we are passing I re-e re-e decision of the supreme il,aod I ask you to trans-m trans-m May, June and July jsntrj and machine-gun I'Jl yon consent?" sS-No, I do not consent I fct one month to ship f it infantry and machine- ad after that the other jHrta of the rear troops ion adopt the plan I fa would have by July pore American infantry. If-IoB said Just now I would furnish the artil-I artil-I wen irUllerymen, which with our Infantry p wr divisions. Then !it to transnnrt nr.. mel along wltb our ings t -ibarafl report mis" j being !! 1 lISl f that it Is the In- I would like rt ch.ledtothe 6 ... """ orate, tn su- until i sn7 rontiry. The t: i?B Md with of Secretary Baker, consented to this plan. As far as the employment of the units on the front is concerned, the question ques-tion should be decided by General Pershing according to agreement with the commander In chief to whose army they may be attached. Foch Fears Disaster. Pershing I have been discussing this question of training our units for the last eight months, first with General Petain and then with Marshal Mar-shal Haig. The method agreed upon leads naturally to the formation forma-tion of constituted American divisions. divi-sions. General Foch said he wished to see American divisions constituted and an American army formed as large as possible, but the policy he was then advocating would have made it impossible to form an American army without serious delay, de-lay, If ever. Continuing, he said: 'But do not forget that we are In the midst of a hard battle. If we do not take steps to prevent the disaster which is threatened at present the American army may arrive in France to find the British pushed Into the sea and the French driven back behind the Loire, while it tries in vain to organize on lost battle fields over the graves of allied al-lied soldiers. He was assured that it was fully understood that if an emergency should arise while our troops were in training with the British or French they would go into the battle bat-tle and do their part I then gave him the number to be shipped during dur-ing May and told him that it had been agreed between the British and ourselves to consider the question ques-tion for June later. I informed him that the British shipping authorities au-thorities now thought It would be possible within the next three months to transport to France 750,-000 750,-000 men. . . Our Troops Surprised. With reference to the German at tack at Selcheprey on the Twenty-sixth Twenty-sixth division the night of April 20-21, mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, that point was the focus of a German raid covering a three-kilometer front extending west from the Bols de Remleres. It came during a heavy fog and was a complete surprise to our troops, who were considerably outnumbered. out-numbered. Selcheprey was taken by the enemy, but co-operation was re-established throughout the division divi-sion and the original front was recaptured re-captured on the following day. In this affair we lost one officer, 80 enlisted men, killed ; 11 officers, 176 enlisted men, wounded ; 30 officers, of-ficers, 211 enlisted men, gassed, and five officers, 182 enlisted men, missing and prisoners. CHAPTER XXXVIII The question of the shipment of American troops and particularly their allotment to the allied armies, had assumed very great Importance Impor-tance in the minds of the allied leaders. Accordingly, a session of the supreme su-preme wsr toiincll was called at Abtteville May 1, 1918, and Premier Pre-mier C'emenceau opened the meeting meet-ing by referring forthwith to the previous recommendation of the council's military representatives se to the disposition of American troops. - "The military representatives," he began, "expressed the opinion in their joint note No. 18 that only Infantry and machine-gun units should be sent to France for the present Since then the agreement between Lord Milner and General Pershirig, signed at London April 24, 1918, has intervened. This agreement makes a change. "It had been understood at Versailles Ver-sailles that America would send 120,000 men per month, which the French and English armies would share equally. Under the Mllner-Pershing Mllner-Pershing agreement it . appears none go to France. The French have not been consulted. We might suppose that in compensation compensa-tion the American troops arriving in June would be given to France. But It now appears they are also to join tn British. I wish to pro test that this is not satisfactory. "I am not discussing the figure of 120,000 men; I am prepared to accept that these men go to the British in May. I am asking to receive the same number of troops In June. There are close to 400,000 Americans In France at present but only five divisions, or about 125,000 men, can be considered as combatants. That Is not a satisfactory satis-factory proportion." Lord Milner arose, much incensed in-censed at M. Clemenceau's statement, state-ment, which he considered quite unjust "M. Clemenceau has Intimated," he asserted, "that there was something some-thing mysterious about the London agreement I believe that an explanation ex-planation is necessary. lie appears to believe that the agreement we signed is a reversal of the supreme war council's decision. 1 know only of a Joint note embodying the recommendations rec-ommendations of the military representatives, rep-resentatives, but it is of no value without the approval of the governments. gov-ernments. "Besides, M. Clemenceau seems to be under the impression that half of the American troops were to go to France and the other half to England. I do not recollect any such decision. All that General Pershing and I have urged Is that Infantry and machine gunners should be sent to France. We had no Intention of depriving France of any American troops. I do not know that anything has been said regarding their allotment on arrival ar-rival in France. We simply wanted want-ed to hasten their coming." Pershing Upholds Independence. "In making the agreement with Lord Milner," I Interposed, "I had in mind bringing troops as rapidly as possible to meet the existing situation. Lord Milner is quite cor rect in stating mat tnere was no agreement as to the allocation of American troops either to the British or French armies. There is no agreement between my gov ernment and anybody else that a single American soldier shall be sent to either the British or French "There Is in existence an agree ment between Mr. Lloyd George and myself that six divisions should be brought to France. M. Clemen ceau will remember that I spoke to him about going to London to arrange ar-range for the shipment of Ameri can troops to France and that he approved because it would expedite their arrival. I also spoke to Gen eral Petain about it. Clemenceau Is Insistent M. Clemenceau remembered my speaking of It, but disregarding his previous approval continued his objections, saying: "We have been informed that nothing had been decided on at Versailles, but something has been decided on at London, and France was closely concerned in this. It was decided that six divisions should go to the British. Well, I will not argue about that. Tou announce an-nounce to us artillery for the month of June. "Where four are in alliance, two of them cannot act Independently. Nothing ; has been provided for France In June. "The appointment of General Foch as commander in chief Is not a mere decoration. This post Involves In-volves grave responsibilities ; he must meet the present situation ; he must provide for the future. "I accept what has been done for May, but I want to know what is intended for June. M. Clemenceau said the French had not received certain specialists they had asked for, and also quoted quot-ed from the conversation 1 had held with General Foch with reference ref-erence to sending over troops in May and June. Mr. Lloyd George then said: "I am of M. Clemenceau's opinion. opin-ion. The Interests of the allies are identical; we must not lose sight of that otherwise the unity of command com-mand has no meaning. We' must consider what is best for the com mon canse. "What Is the situation today? The British army has had heavy H fliBPS I LOCATION AMERICAN DIVISIONS 'if lir7 JVpres MAY 14,1918 ?F iB rVv rL,,va Battle line Internationa bdy. J! .'Ja ("A BAeUeS Numerals indicate Divisions t lilfei x circled numerals those not in line. A "9 50 100 MILES JL ? mu A f Jfe I, AmienVf A B it.Quentin Viotemb?!6 m A J"1 (GERMANY J i Yss5 i I U J jT O ) iNeufrhateau 3S V d ' E Mulhbus j UNIQUE THINGS MONEY CAN BUY fighting and has suffered heavy losses. All available drafts have been sent to France and we shall send all who are available in May and June. This would be the case even if all the Americans who arrive ar-rive In Europe during these months should be assigned to the British army. "At present certain British divisions divi-sions have been so severely handled han-dled that they cannot be reconstituted. reconsti-tuted. General Foch will remember remem-ber the number." "Ies, ten," Foch answered. "As we cannot again put them in line," Mr. Lloyd George continued, contin-ued, "they must be replaced by new units. The Germans are now fighting with the object of using up our effectives. If they can do this without exhausting their own reserves they will some time deal us a blow which we shall not be able to parry. "In the meantime, 1 suggest that the decision for the allotment of the American troops for June be taken np when that month arrives. In May, in fact, either of our two armies may be hard pressed. That is the one which should be re-enforced. re-enforced. It is not desirable now to decide how troops arriving in June should be allotted." Foch Also Cites France's Need. To this, Foch replied: "It is undeniable that the British Brit-ish army Is now exhausted; so let It receive immediate re-enforcement In May. But lately the French have had grave losses, notably at Montdidier, and both during the last few days have been fighting shoulder to shoulder. So American aid is now needed almost as much for France as for Great Britain. Above this question of aid to the French or to the British is aid to the allies. "We are agreed that the American Ameri-can army is to re-enforce the British Brit-ish army at once; In June we, too, shall need Infantry and machine-gun machine-gun units. So let us make the agreement for June at once by saying: say-ing: the same shipment of Infantry Infan-try and machine guns as for May. If there is tonnage available we shall devote it, after that, to the elements necessary for filling up the American divisions. I am sure that General Pershing, with his generosity and his breadth of view, will grant the fairness of this view and will extend for June the agreement agree-ment decided upon for May." Whereupon Mr. Lloyd George gave support to the principle, saying say-ing that British recruits would not be available until August and be understood it was the same for France, when both would be able to furnish their own recruits. He then asked that the May program be extended over June, in which M. Clemenceau joined. Pershing Insists on Own Army. In reply, 1 said: "I do not suppose that we are to understand that the Americnn army is to be entirely at the disposal dis-posal of the French and British commands." M. Clemenceau said that of course this was not the intention. Continuing, I said : "Speaking for my government and myself, I must insist upon our intention to have our own army. The principle of unity of command must prevail In our army. It must be complete under Its own command. com-mand. I should like to have a date fixed when this will be realized. I should like to make it clear that all American troops are not to be with the British, as there are five divisions with the French now and there will be two more in a short time. "As to the extension of the May agreement to June I am not prepared pre-pared to accept it The troops arriving ar-riving in June will not be available avail-able for the front before the end of July or the middle of August So we have the whole month of May ahead before deciding whether an emergency is likely to arise in June. I have explained to Lord Milner and General Foch why I do not wish to commit the American army so long in advance. If need be, I shall recommend the extension exten-sion into June. I can see no reason for it now." CHAPTER XXXIX "I am commander In chief of the allied armies In France," said General Gen-eral Foch, "and my appointment has been sanctioned by the signature signa-ture not only of the British and French governments but also by the President of United States Hence, I believe myself in a post tlon to insist "There is a program signed Dj Lord Milner and General Pershing at London. I ask to be made a party to this arrangement since America has given me the strategic direction of the war. or else I have no reason for holding the position. "So I ask that an agreement be made this evening among Lord Milner. General Pershing and myself, my-self, extending to June what has been decided on for May. ' "I cannot forget the responsibilities responsibil-ities weighing on me. because of the fact that the allied governments govern-ments have Intrusted to me the direction di-rection of operations In France. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Canadiaa Bird Snctorie Canada now has more than 40 bird sanctuaries specially reserved for bird protection purposes. These are scattered across the country from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Colum-bia. Some of the provincial governments gov-ernments also maintain aim! ar areas for the benefit of native bird Ufa An advertisement appeared In a newspaper offering "ioo for a ahapcly finger of a healthy woman for grafting purposes." The owner of the finger was not to be more than forty-five years of age. Would you sell a finger for 1001 That some people at any rate, are quite willing to do so s proved by the fact that within the next few days the advertiser had no fewer than 27 replies. It appears that in America there is a regular tariff for this sort of thing. A thousand dollars waa recently re-cently offered for an ear to be grafted graft-ed on to the son of a wealthy man, while human skin for grafting fetches, on an average, 10 per square inch. In old days the bodies of royal princes were supposed to be too sacred sa-cred to be touched bj a cane, j each prince had a "whipping boy," who was paid quite a good wage V act as proxy and take the beatings which the prince's 111-conduCt had merited. This sort of thing still persists per-sists in Tunis, where nr one ri h enough to afford a substitute world dream of going to prison. If proxy imprisonment were possible possi-ble in England one wonders what the price would be for doing "six months hard" 1 There is f tory that the great Pir Francis Drake, in a ft of rage, on J cut off the head of a cabin-boy. and that the mother of the boy set a curse upon the Drake family, saying: "No male child will be born in the Drake family until a member of the family lives in the dungeons of Shardeloes, the home of the Drakes, for seven years, or a stranger for 11 years." The present head of the family, Mr. Edward Drake, has four daugh ters, but no sons, and .t is a fact that the squire recently receive a letter from a stranger offering to "d time" in these dungeons for 14 years. The price demanded has not been made public. Belgrade has a newspaper, the Varodny List, the editors of which had so often been imprisoned for political offenses that at last the owner Issued the following ". -rtise- ment: "Whoever wishes a snug berth in this cold voather can call at tur office for the post of responsible ed' tor at 2 a day. We will see that he Is supplied with good food during dur-ing his stay In the state prison." Next morning a crow! of nearly 50 men was waiting outside the of fice, all eager to be imprisoned at 2 a day. Tou might hardly imagine that any woman wonld agree to call herself ugly. Yet listen. A firm of florists In St. Louis, Mo., could aot keep a pretty girl as cashier because eac In turn got married. After losing seven girls In two years, the firm, In desperation, advertised for an "ugly cashier." The salary offered was $30 (0) a week. Within three days thev had no fewer than 250 applicants for the post. One more proof of how money talks. London Mail. "Warm" Corpse Too Much for Nerves of Ghouls About one hundred years ago a gentleman, well known for the mad pranks in which he delighted, was walking past a lonely klrkyard in Midlothian when he saw a well-appointed horse and trap standing unattended un-attended before the gate. Curious to know what this might mean, he crouched in the ditch by the wall and waited. In a few moments two men came out of the klrkyard cnrrylng In a sack a long object which they propped np on end on the seat next to the driver's. Then they said something about tools and went back. Quick as thought the watcher pulled down the sack, emptied Its grisly contents into the ditch, climbed into the trap, got into the sack, and braced himself stiffly Into position. Hardly had he done so when the two men returned and threw some tools into the trap, after which one got up In front and the other on the back seat "Wud as he was, our adventurer now began to repent of his hastiness, reflecting that one corpse was aa good as another on the dissecting table, where, in those days, questions were by no means always asked. Suddenly the driver turned to his mate, and In accents of crawling horror gasped, "Mon, Jamie, the corp's warm l" The "corp" bad presence of mind enough to moan in a hollow tone, "We're all warm where I come from." There were two wild yells, the Bprings of the trap bounced furl' ously, the horse broke Into a gallop, and when he got out of his sack the gentleman found himself alone, head Ing for Edinburgh at a great pace. The horse, trap, harness and tools served him well for many years and no one ever claimed them. Edln burgh Scotsman. Firmly Planted An East side resident had care fully prepared the soil preparatory to setting out some very choice rose bushes In his yard. He mixed the soil thoroughly with what he pre sumed to be fertilizer, watered the roots and took great precautions In order that the roses would have ev ery advantage. But despite bis care, within an unusually short time, the roses withered and died. Eager to know the cause of their death be went out to Investigate. He took his spade and attempted to loosen the soil about them, but much to his surprise and disgust discovered that Instead of fertilizing the roses, he had by mistake used cement and placed his roses in a concrete base. Indianapolis News. The Man That Movtd "The departure of Smith was re gretted by all the neighbors." "Why was that?" "lie had the best garden tools fa neighborhood." Modern Pat!m "Elsie, where is Junlorr "Over on the corner waiting for an accident to go by." The soda fountain is now flzzlble. 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The pilot-fish, a member of the mackerel family and only about 12 inches long, accompanies ac-companies ships and also sharks, guiding the sharks to their food. It swims close in front of the shark, but probably does this to feed on fragments scattered by the shark and also to secure protection from its enemies. Not Government Owned The records of the Department of Commerce indicate that the government gov-ernment does not own Spectacle Island Is-land in Its entirety, but ncqulred in 1890 approximately 1.15 acres for a consideration of $4,125 and in 1903 acquired .21 of an acre for a consideration of $2,200. This parcel par-cel of land is the northeast corner f the northern part of Spectacle Island, Is-land, Boston harbor, Massachusetts. Kentnckian'a Long Life Instances of persons who have lived from 120 to 150 years, while not common, are considerable in cumber. A case familiar to most newspaper readers is that of "Uncle Johnny" Shell of Greasy Creek, Ky who was born In 1788 and was rejected re-jected as "too old" to serve in the Mexican war, but who lived to see several other American wars and died in July, 1922, aged 134. Contempt Rankles It Is often more necessary to conceal contempt than resentment, resent-ment, the former being never forgiven, but the latter sometimes some-times forgot Chesterfield. Viewing Midnight Sua The midnight sun of Alaska may best be seen from the extreme northern part, In the vicinity of Point Barrow, but since this is almost al-most inaccessible even In midsummer, midsum-mer, visitors to Alaska usually see this phenomenon from the region about Nome, In the Seward peninsula. penin-sula. The best time Is midsummer, midsum-mer, since It Is at this time that the days are longest and the sun remains re-mains higher in the sky. Panama' Peculiarity Panama offers an "east Is west" parallel. Because of a giant bend In the narrow Isthmus, where it is severed by the Panama canal, the sun rises In the Pacific ocean and sinks In the Atlantic Ships in the canal travel from west to east to pass from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific! Primitive Sleeping Car The first sleeping cars ever designed de-signed were uca uu i. e v land Valley railroad, between liar-rlsburg liar-rlsburg nnd Chambersburg, Pa. They were built In 1833 and ran for several years. One end of the car was arranged In the ordinary way, with day seats, the other end being fitted with 18 sleeping berths for the night. There were three lengths of berths, and three tiers on each side, so that they could be converted Into omnibus seats on each side of the car during the day. Subject' Tribute to King - Among the Cwaries end certain other tribes of Nigeria, who do not shake bands in any way whatever, it Is customary for a village king or a chief to have a pile of ashes placed outside his door for the convenience con-venience of his callers, who, when they arrive, kneel before the entrance en-trance and proceed to throw ashes on their head and shoulders. In this condition, "clothed In sackcloth and ashes," the visitor enters the king's presence. Old Statue Unearthed While wo.uuiu Vti.c ,,'od in lowering the stone floor of the Lndy chapel of the Saxon church of St. John the Baptist at Barnaek, In the soke of I'etersboro, Kngiand, a curious cu-rious stone figure of probably the Thirteenth or Fourteenth century was unearthed. It Is tnougiit to represent Christ In majesty. Nearly Near-ly three feet In height and 13 Inches wide, It Is complete with the exception excep-tion of the feet and nos. Nation's "First Lady" Ever since the establishment of the federal government, the wife of the President has been known as the "First Lady of the Land." to In-' dicate that she Is given soc'al precedence prece-dence over all other women In this country. In the early years of the Republic, the wife of our first President was known as Lady Washington, but this title wax soon dropped because It seemed like an imitation of. English aristocracy. Lumber Camp Here Paul Bunyan Is a mythical hero of the lumber camps of the Northwest North-west The legend Is said to have begun In the Paplnean rebellion in Canada In 1837 and It then spread throughout the Northwest, being colored by Scandinavian myth In Minnesota and by Indian legends further west It was the American loggers, Just below the border, who established the myth and gave it much of its color. Hamming-Bird Regions Ilummlng birds are quite common along the Pacific coast and also In the mountain regions of Colorado. There their squeaky triUs are frequently fre-quently heard as the birds whiz through the air overhead. It is not uncommon to see one hover close to some bright article of clothing as it seemingly Inspects It for nectar, nec-tar, evidently mistaking the red or yellcw patch for a flower. Cinderella in History Long before the Christian era a version of Cinderella was known to the Egyptians. The story was also familiar to the Greeks. It Is found In German folktales of the Sixteenth Six-teenth century. The Grimm brothers broth-ers popularized the story of Cinderella. Cin-derella. The English versions, however, are derived from the narrative nar-rative of Charles Perrault Name Variously Spelt The name "Niagara" is believed to be derived from an Iroquois Indian In-dian name, meaning. Recording to one authority, "across the neck" or "at the neck," In reference to the strait One of the early French explorers, Father L'Allemant 1640, referred to the river as the Ona-gulaahra. Ona-gulaahra. Father Ilennepin InlffW. spelled the name as "Niagara." Another An-other spelling In the old manuscripts manu-scripts is "Ongiara." Credited to Negroes "Cutting a dido," which means to cut capers or to play the mischief, is of unknown origin, says Pathfinder Pathfind-er Magazine. It Is believed that It originated among American negroes. ne-groes. There Is no evidence to support sup-port the theory that it was suggested sug-gested by the classical story of Queen Dido, who founded Carthage In Africa on a piece of land measured meas-ured by strips of a bull's hide. Historical Suggestion "The battle of Bunker bill was not fought on Bunker hill. It was fought on Breed's h'Jl," said the teacher In telling the class about the historical event A student from the back complained: "That battle should be fought over. It wasn't on the level. Must Be Authority Three means to fortify beltef are experience, reason and authority; au-thority; of these the more potent po-tent Is authority, for belief upon renBon or experience will stagger. stag-ger. Bacon. |