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Show THE HELPER TIMES. HELPER, UTAH forty miles from Bordeaux, thinking It might possibly be available for our use later on. It was then occupied by a brigade of disaffected Russians, who, like most of their fellows, had defied their officers and refused to participate further in the war. After being withdrawn from the line they had given the French so much trouble, even to committing depredations on the people, that they had to be sent out of the zone of the armies to this rather remote camp, where they were held practically as pris- CZ7 Id Reproduction W.MJ CHAPTER XVI Continued. In anoruauie Willi uiy recommendation, division commanders from the states were being sent over to visit the battlefields, armies and schools In order to become acquainted with conditions and to experience the atmosphere of war. It was Important that they should appreciate the realities and become fully Impressed with the urgency of thorough preparaIt was tion of their commands. thought they would become impressed with the aggressive spirit that characterized our training In France by coming Into close touch with our methods. These officers were sent to visit the allied fronts and to see demonstrations at our own training fields and schools and were also taken along the line of communications. I took occasion to give them personally my conception of the course of training that should be followed 4 rv 4 4 V. 7 4 Wartime Picture of Col. "J , E. M. at home, making an especial point of rigid discipline, rilie practice end the instruction of junior officers in open warfare. A number of the officers sent over were either physically unfit or had reached the age when new Ideas fall to make much of an ira-- presslon, and consequently I rec- ommended that those of both classes be left at home for other duty or to be retired. XVII Marshal Joseph Joffre, upon my invitation, arrived at Chaumont October 15, 1917, to see our First division. . Finally we halted and the troops. Including the French One Hundred and Fifty-firs- t Infantry, which had made a remarkable record at Verdun, marched past ns. As the regiments came out of the darkness Into the spotlight of our autos they made a picture never to be forgotten. Denies False Cable Rumor. oners. There was no transportation to carry them back to Russia, and as they had been allowed to keep their arms it was difficult to enforce discipline among them. I spoke to two colonels and criticised the lack of sanitation, but it was evident that they were unable to compel the men to work, even to the extent of cleaning out stables, latrines or drains, and the conditions may be better imagined than described. The men were a lot, who, in their new estate, apparently did not care how bad things were so long as the French continued to feed and clothe them. Progress Is Noted. Glevres, w hich lies 100 jnlles directly south of Paris, became the site of our principal supply depot in France. Under Col. C. J. able and energetic direction construction to cover an area of 12 square miles was going forward ter and also still further building up French morale. Extended Artillery Fire. General Maistre, the array commander, gave the operation his personal attention, prescribing an artillery preparation covering six days, during which the expenditure of ammunition was even greater than in the offensive of August 20. The long period of artillery fire I to Paris October 19, Returning learned that a dispatch from Berlin was considered necessary, as the fortified to the New York Times represent- Germansthe were strongly chalky bluffs of the ed me as having said that the along caverns Alsne, where numerous Oerman lines were impregnable. cover afforded for large garrisons The report might have been idle held near the front gossip, but It was more probably The assaulting lines of infantry, circulated to create the impression tanks, accompanied by numerous that our armies were starting on a succeeded without difficulty in forlorn hope. This report was so the limited objectives. far from the truth that I cabled reaching Fort Malmaison, the key point, was the secretary of war that It was reduced to a heap of rubbish by absolutely false and without any the very heavy artillery fire confoundation whatever. The capture of In every reference to our future centrated upon this dominant by the operations I had strongly main- French caused theposition Immediate withtained that it was not only possible drawal of the Germans on the right to break the German lines but that and during the succeeding it would be done. The very sys- and left, tem of training that we were per- fortnight they retired behind the Ailette. sistently following was based on Victory Is Offset. the determination to force the .This achievement of the French Germans out Of their trenches and against capturing positions beat them in the open. On no oth- in which the April offensive by Kivelle er theory could they have been de- dashed itself to pieces had a feated. Yet without question there were very stimulating effect upon their not a few among our allies and morale, but it would have been more had it not been folprobably some In our own army lowed lasting so soon by the serious dewho thought the task, impossible, feat of the Italians at Caporetto supporting their view by citing the October 24. failures of the previous three years, thanks to our After especially that of the spring of host we extending left for Complegne, lit1017. It was none the less a surwhen a report erally covered with mud, stopping prise, however, to congratulate General I'efame directly to me that such there tain on the success of the day. views had actually been expressed m the presence of civilian visitors While at Complegne we dropped in at the dispensary where some by officers of rank in our army. I was Indignant to learn of that American womeu under Miss Elsie De Wolfe (who afterward became kind of talk, and In commenting on it to the Americans who had Lady Mendl) maintained a clinic burned gas cases. We heard such statements made I said for badly made a brief call at the hosthat "The German lines can be bro- also to see Colonel Bunau-Varilken, they must be broken, and they pital nearby of Panama canal fame, who will be broken," and those present will recall that it was said with had lost a leg at the recent French offensive near Verdun. From his considerable emphasis. Positive steps were taken at once cheerful mood he seemed to be to eradicate such notions, or at rather19127proud of his wound. In I took part in the dedileast prevent them from being of the Ossuary near Verdun, cation I deterwas and openly stated, Bunau-Varilwas mined to relieve immediately any at which Colonel On the rounds to inspect present. who to without rank, regard officer, this fine monument we passed the should express any such opinion. many bays which contain the bones First Division Moves In. of men who lost their lives in the My general Impression of the sitbattle. When we came to the uation at this time was set forth great bay corresponding to the sector in OctoIn a cable to Washington which he fought, he jovially reber 21 : marked that he thought his leg "During the last week the must be In there. on in and Flanders ground Dock Construction Delayed. the western front generally has Toward the end of Octpber, acof further development prevented by Gens. Kichard N. offensive movements. Summing up companied Blatchford and Mason M. Patrick, German in this of wastage army and Cols. Charles It. Krauthoff and year's campaign, a single offensive, in Flansuch as the ders in progress since July 31, is insufficient materially to weaken Germany's man power. Next year must see two offensives, continuously maintained throughout summer, if decisive result is to be obtained. This can only be secured through aid of effective United States army on this side. , . . The troops on the western front have been by one German division from the Russian stupid-lookin- Sym-mond- s' Colonel with all possible speed. Symmonds was gradually putting order and system into the place. Regardless of the adverse conditions under which the line of communications was laboring there was everywhere a fine and enthusiastic spirit among the officers and men, who, without exception, were cheerful and optimistic. After all, considering the lack of men and material, we were making progress on the physical side of the organization that would feed, clothe and furnish munitions for the great army we hoped to have. One obstacle, however, was to be found In the number of Independent it bureaus represented at the ports and the larger centers of activity, not only in our own system but especially in that of the French, and the consequent difficulty of securing teamwork among them. As a remedy I sent to each base section a competent general officer with an and organized staff to systematize the management of afIn a brief time considerfairs, and able Improvement was noticeable in methods of handling troop arrivals and cargo and in the increased progress of construction. After an Interesting evening with the marshal and his staff as our guests we left the next morning by motor car for Treveray, accompanied by Generals Itagueneau and Colonels De Chambrun Alvord, and McCoy and Captain Boyd. The troops of the division were drawn up in line ready to receive us and presented a much better appearance than at the review by President Poincare. The men were especially keen to be Inspected by a, marshal of France and their pride was clearly evident by their perfect lines as they swung by In .the march past The marshal In 'turn was enthusiastic over their, 'vigorous appearance and military bearing. One incident occurred that was On the way not on the program. to the field for the ceremony a mule that happened to be running loose pricked up his ears, looked us over and decided to trot along with us. One of my staff wagered that this wise animal knew what was going on and would be present to see the march Sure enough, when we past. reached our position this Missouri product had preceded us. Cautlnus- ""fy. approaching, he displayed the greatest curiosity In the guest of d honor." As nil efforts to drive him away seemed futile, he hovered near as an interested spectalor of much to the the proceedings, amusement of the marshal. I gnve a luncheon at Neufchateau for the marshal's party and my own and the senior officers of the First division. After that we saw the training conducted by the First corps school and visited the American and French billets at the village of St. Hlin, where the One Hundred and First regiment. Twenty-sixth division, and the French passed In review In excellent form. As we returned toother American ward Chaumont and French units were drawn up by the roadside In honor of the Sixty-nint- h marshal. CHAPTER water-soake- d h a ." training of the First division had now progressed sufficiently It was put into line in the quiet sector northeast of Luneville, of the under the supervision French, for actual trench experience. The division was and short of horses, clothing and many other things, especially rolling; kitchens, of which a few had only recently been received, and trucks, which were borrowed from the French. Stresses Need of Winter Clothing. My repeated cables, beginning In July, for winter clothing had received scant attention, and with the coming of colder weather the The shortage became critical. Initial stock requested was disallowed, the monthly allotments were totally inadequate and the depots were practically empty. The explanation that came from the quartermaster general's office, that our requests could not be granted on account of the needs at home, showed a total lack of appreciation of the necessity of properly clothing the lighting man actually at the front above all others. After another urgent appeal a par tlal supply was sent but we had succeeded In obtaining a quantity of clothing from the British to tide us over. front. . XIX Breakfasting with me In Paris November 4, 1117, the British prime minister, Mr. Lloyd George, referred to the Italian defeat at Caporetto as being a most serious disaster, and pointed out that sending British and French divisions to Italy had materially weakened the lines in France. Mr. Lloyd George also spoke at some length on (he lack of concerted action among the allied armies. I agreed with him and added that In my opinion there never had on the westbeen real ern front between the British and French, that when one was attacking the other was usually standing still, and that the Germans were a Anglo-Frenc- The French military officials were anxious to show their respect and it was arranged to have both an American and a French guard of honor drawn up to salute him upon his arrival at my residence. These two small guards vied with each other and both seemed to get a great thrill out of the ceremony. t whole Service a House. CHAPTER IF By General. John . Pershing (Copyright, 1931, In llcountrle hj the North American Newspaper Alliance. World right reervedt In including the Scandinavia. or in part prohibited.) A IS flU'i tMyLrlf'-- 1 j If . As the tober 22, 117. The plana for the attack were explained to ns, and from the extreme care taken In working out the details and from their accurate knowledge of the enemy's forces and his position, there seemefl to be little doubt of suc- I U 4 It "Sir 1 I& XwfMi rM Ik -j-r- - -- 4 j General Pershing Inspecting David S. Stanley, I visited Bordeaux, one of the ports chosen for the use of American troops. As facilities were only sufficient to accommodate a limited amount of additional medium draft shipping, we hud started the construction of new docks at Bassens, 12 miles below, where deep water would permit vessels to come alongside. Although considerable quantities of material had been sent over, this new construction was delayed principally because of the lack of pilwhich the engineers had ing planned to have brought from the Pacific coast An Incident happened in connection with the shipments of pHlnfi from home that would have been amusing if It had not been so serious. One ship that reached Bordeaux was supposed to be londed with especially long piilrg. but the engineers upon inspection fopnJ It much shorter than prescribed. Upon Inquiry It was learned that to get the piles In between bulkheads the supercargo While had sawed the ends off. speaking of forest products another example of Inefficiency that occurred a little later might be mentioned. One of the vessels from home was loaded by the quartermaster's department with shavings fur the rold storage plant instead of steel billets for the manufacture of guns when tons of sawdust and shav- r V 10.-f- ff 1 .-x' It jvs rather late when we jjrnrtcd and darVness overtook us cess. Soon after their victory near while passing on foot through the Verdun In August the French had lines. The trumpet a of each regiment sounded as wp approached, begun to prepare for this offensive. In which they could not well afford and with the lights from our close behind lllunii mitllig to fall. The advance was made by - Sixth army ings could have been obtained from the trees that bordered the higheight divisions of ay and (lie faces that peered on a front of only seven and a half the logging districts in France. iriiiitli the shadow Trouble With Russians. to cath a miles extending along the Alsne, the inspection, we Continuing glimpse of the marshal the scene with the object of gaining a more suggested some legendary painting. advantageous position for the win went on Sunday to Cornnu, about s By E. C. TAYLOR Electric Fleas watch a circus of DID you ever fleas perform; see them Imitating human beings in their stunts beneath a microscope? Science has trained electric "fleas' to Uo much more. These electric Teas'' are wonderful creatures ; they have been made to put out fires, guard money, turn on street lights and perform other marvelous tasks. These "fleas" are cheap, too. For a nickle one can buy 2:50,000,000,- 000,000 of them and they are easily put to work, according to Dr. Philips Thomas, research engineer of the Westiughouse Klectric and labora Manufacturing company tories Pittsburgh, Pa. An ounce of these ''fleas" repre sents 100,000 kilowntt hours of en ergy. You press a button and 1G0 000,000 of them a second pass alon the wires of your electric toaster at the breakfast table each morn In lng. Doctor Thomas christened them "fleas." These remarkably ener getic creatures of science are simply electrons, the "bulldin blocks of the universe." They are all exactly alike and can be de pended upon in their actions. Klectric "fleas" made their public debut at the annual meeting of the American Institute In New York in February, 1020. They watched the guests at dinner, counted them and guarded them from a fire. Instead of speakers, a pail of mixed gasoline and kerosene was placed at the head of the table. Beside it was a device controlled by a eye. This is a vacuum tube resembling an electric light bulb and it Is so sensitive that It registers the most minute changes in light faster than the human eye can perceive them. Doctor Thomas struck a match to the pail of explosive mixture. It flamed, but just as the flames leaped high, the new mechanical marvel went to work. It promptly put out the fire. The liirht of the flames when it readied the vacuum tube started that machinery brought a fire extinguisher into play, and a blanket of gas poured over the flames quickly smothered them. The Instrument looked something like a hooded camera. It moved around until It pointed at the flames, and then released the photo-electri- c streams of Doctor Thomas predicts that this machine wul eventually do away with expensive appara- "DM1 s who recall with rem iniscent thrills the six day "heel and toe" walking matches of four or five docades ago will find Interest in a defense of that gentle pastime, which, it seems, was recently traduced by a physician, who called It "a clowning act" A correspondent of the New York Sun comes forward to assert that it Is a manly sport and much more healthful than running, which, he Bays, weakens the hearts and shortens the lives of Its devotees. As in stances of the healthfulness of walk lng he mentions Edward Payson Weston, who lived to be nearly ninety ; John Ennls, who died at the about a year ago; age of eighty-seveDan O'Leary, w ho is still living, and others whose names were as cele brated In the '80s as are the names of our present-daOlympic cham Dodge Old Age Have weariness, "nerves," and made you old in the prime of life? ou can recover youth and hold it in spite of the passing years. All you need to do is to help Nature keep up your vitality. Perhaps your system lacks certain valuable elements, which tcllows' Syrup will restore. Soon you can cat, work, play, and sleep as heartily as when you were twenty-onAfter sleep-lessne- ss n y pions. This department dabbles Infre quently in sports. It is far from the present purpose to urge a recrudescence of the professional walkers of another day. However, bringing up the subject may remind all of us of something we have largely forgot ten in these days of motor cars and weekly street car passes. That Is that walking, whatever Its merits as a sporting attraction, is mighty healthful exercise and that if we were to do more of it we should probably live longer and be happier. Milwaukee Sentinel. e. the first few doses you become more cheerful and energetic. Your stamina increases. Ask your druggist for the genuine Fellows' Syrup, which physicians have been prescribing for years. SYRUP Salt Lake City's fIi s cq r ry potest Hotel HO! MrfrHMi'! B kill them CT quick! HOTEL i . TEMPLE SQUARE rri ft n pw'i 200 Rooms Poilus. thus left free to concentrate their reserves against the threatened point. We were facing a grave crisis next year, if not sooner, said Mr. Lloyd George, and no one knew how it was to be met. The enemy might attack each one separately, with the same results as In the case of Italy. He then asked what I thought of creating a supreme war council. Having In mind councils called to decide upon military operations In the field, I told him that the advice of war councils was not usually of any great value and that the proposition did not appeal to me. I said that authority should be vested somewhere to the operations on the western front, and suggested the possibility of having a supreme commander. Lloyd George Favors Council. Mr. Lloyd George replied, In effect, that It was unlikely that the allies could agree upon any one, as the French would object to any but a Frenchman and the British might not like that He thought the council would be useful for the purpose primarily of bringing the heads of the allied governments together at Intervals to determine general policies. (TO KB CONTINUED.) Mixed Teams Street life In Naples lias mnnj amusing features, among which are the odd combinations which pull the vehicles. One frequently sees n donkey and a cow hitched to the same cart, or a cow and a horse or a donkey and an ox. 200 Tile Baths Lei Radio connection in every room. RATES FROM jfl.50 Jmt opposite Mormon TabtmacU Largest Seller In 121 Countries ERNEST C. ROSSITER, Mgr. hu3UcH Lata tus. Done W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. John McHugh, Cleveland bwiker, said at a luncheon that business is building the new Fort Dearborn and Improving now. the uniforms of the "defenders' In some bar"There are wonderful 1933 will be just as authentic, acgains now on the stock market," Mr. to J. Franklin Bell. McHugh ended, "but I repeat again cording don't speculate." Ai Usual "The tale of the average specu"Is the lady of the house In?" lator is short. "Yes, but she says she has no "'I speculated last week, a man time to talk about vacuum cleansaid. ers." "'Did you?' said another man. As another demonstration of all right. Tell her I'll do what his harnessed electric "flens" "'They did. "Springfield Union. all"That's the talking." Pele-Melcan do, Doctor Thomas presented "Rastus," his mechanical man, with In Uniforms of 1812 an apple on his head and Tierce's Pleasant Pellets are the origSoldiers in the gay uniforms of the Dr. inal little liver the William Tell episode. put up 60 years ago. American army of the War of 1812 They regulate pills liver and bowels. Adv. His bow and arrow were ultrawill stand guard day and night In modern. It shot light rays Instead A Secret of arrows. The light flashed and the log replica of old Fort Dearborn Doctor Hello, Jones, how are the apple fell. Rastus stood up at the Chicago World's fair in 10S3. and bowed and spoke a few words Old blueprints of the original Fort you? to his audience, then sat down Dearborn discovered In the archives Patient I don't know, perhaps of the War department were used in you can find out. again. All this was done through the medium of the new vacuum tubes, In which the electric "fleas" perform at the bidding of their scientist-t'jliij HrtC0THfr,ttl5fMl)g "It Is almost human," ho said. "1 got too close to the fire while ex perimenting one day and It squirted all over me. I'll swear I heard It chuckle. It would be operated from ceilings, with a number of photo cell units and wide area lenses covering the floor. The pres ent sprinkler system needs heat to turn It on. This will need ouly the light from the fire, and it would operate in- the restricted surface of the light- 22-19- 31. 'Ml rainer. under-officere- CHAPTER XVIII Upon the Invitation of General I'etain I went to the French front to be present at their second offensive since General NIvelle's failure In April, arriving by motor at the headquarters of General d'Ksperey, commander of the group of armies of the north, on the evening of Oc- Machines That Are Almost Human One of Most Healthful Sports Scientists are this device for tries on a large tions are being at work perfecting work In the Indus- scale. New Intimagiven continually, Thomas, of the vast said Doctor scope of the tasks the electric "fleas" may perform. One demonstration showed that It could be made to turn on and off the street lights of a city. The tubes, highly sensitive to the fading light of day, turned on a series of street lights as dusk fell, and when daylight ap. the next morning, it preached turned them off. This highly sensitive device operated by slight variations in light Is now at work in many branches of industry. It matches colors, sorts fruit and vegetables and does many other tasks that place it In the class of thinking machines. photo-electri- ((c) PLAY REST Gn't Gt .. rniOT AWf lab 1931. Western Newnnawr Union.) Not Work of One Author "The Arabian Nights' Entertainment" is merely a collection of ancient oriental tales which were first collected In their present form about the middle of the Fifteenth century, probably In Culro. The true origin and authorship of the various stories have been lost. Antonie Gnlland translated them Into French between 1701 and 170S and through his work the Arabian Nights were Introduced to Europeans, Among Mohammedans the Arabian Nights are not regarded as belonging to polite llter.nure and those who read them are open to the charge of having a depraved taste. Pathfinder Magazine. PCR ttwraootlr.4n!l 0ffMiinMMiC; rvwim. 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