Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-04-19 | Page 2 | Where Kaiser Stood

WHERE KAISER ! Visions of World Conquest Con-quest Were Upset by Comin? of Yanks. COBLENZ, Friday April 18. (Dy the Associated Press) Secretary of the Navy JosephUS Daniels. speaking to the men of the Second division of the army of occupation today, told his audience au-dience i hat he hoped the army would be taken home as soon as possible 'As captain of the ferry boats which brought the American army to Europe." Eur-ope." he said. "I wish to say that I have under my command seventy thousand American boys who also aro Clamoring i return to their homes. I have told tho?r sailor hoys they would get home, but thai first they must help got back to the United States the boys who fought in France and Belgium." Mr. Daniels contrasted today's assemblage as-semblage with that of the Germany who stood nn the same ground in 1914 before beginning the war. "Their chiefs.' he said, "had visions vis-ions of conquering the world, but America entered ihe war without d?-sire d?-sire for territorial gains " The secretary's reference to the soldiers return home answered with cheers and shouts of "how soon?" were herd When asked for the dates when the men would be taken back to America, the secretary smiled but did not answer This morning during the review of the division, the Belgian order of the crown was conferred on Captain Gaines Moseley and the Order of Leopold Leo-pold on Captain Robert Balke. Both are officers in the marine corps Thirty-three Dis'lnguished Service Crosses Cross-es and sixty -five French war crosses were presented officers and men of the division. On the reviewing stand with Secretary Daniels were Mrs. Dan-lels, Dan-lels, Major -General Joseph T. Dick man, commander of the Third army, Major-General John A Lejeune, commander com-mander of the Second division; Bri-gadier-Gcneral John L. Mines, commander com-mander of the Third corps, and naval and army officers who are accompan -ing the secretary on his trip. Following the review Secretary and Mrs. Daniels were given a ride across the fields to the speaker's stand on a caterpillar tractor Mr. Daniels and his party will be guests of General Mangin. commander of the French army of occupation, at Mayence tomorrow. oo