VOL. LVIII. "0. 18,107.
POKTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SON AND PAHTY
L
SAIL FOR FRANCE
Liner Leaves New York
Amid Good-bye Cheers.
PRESIDENT WELL GUARDED
Executive Departs Determined
to Oppose All Militarism.
HOLLAND IS ASSURED
SUPPLIES FROM U. S.
TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
GOVERNMENTS MADE.
Movement of Foodstuffs, Manufac
tured Goods'and Raw Mater
" lals Is Provided Tor.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. Conclusion ot
a trade arrangement" between Holland
and the associated governments where
by Holland will be allowed to Import
commodities under license was an
nounced today by the War Trade Board.
Stipulation Is made that only Dutch
sMds may be used; that all shipments
must be consigned to The Netnerianas
Overseas Trust, and that exporters must
obtain from prospective Importers aa
vice that an Import certificate has been
i..... v Th Netherlands trust to
cover the proposed consignment.
There was no information as to wnai
BUSINESS FUTURE
CONFERENCE TOPIC
Many Lines of Activity Are
Represented.
OVERSEAS TRADE LOOMS BIG
RRFST TO BE DEST NAT ON commodities Holland may obtain, but
I it was assur
med she will be permittted
foodstuffs and manufactured product!
and raw materials not on the restrict
ed exports list.
It was understood that the present
arrangement Is In the nature of a con
cession to The Netherlands government
rafher than a trade agreement, such as
was negotiated by ether Northern fcu
rauin neutrals with the associated
.nv.rnm.nts
NEW TORK. Pec. 4. Bound on a mis- .. ... efforts of Holland to
sion the principal objects ot whlen '"I obtain needed commodities from Amer
Distinguished Persons Accompany
President on Voyage lo Attend
World Peace Conference.
the abolition of militarism and the at
tainment of a Just world peace. Wood'
row Wilson, first President of the
United States to visit Europe while In
office, tonight was speeding across the
Atlantic toward France to attend the
greatest international conference In
history.
On the transport George Washington.
one-time German passenger liner,
manned by a Navy crew and with deck
guns ready for action, and accompanied
by a naval convoy, the President left
New Tork harbor today amid a demon
stration without parallel in history.
Tbcaaaada Wave Farewell.
The President took bis place on the
flying bridge as the great ship moved I Sandy Tooth, Wounded, Reported In
down the bay. River craf"and ships
lea, except 60,000 tons or grain sent
. r-r ih. I-nltert States took over
Dutch shipping in this country, have
failed. Officials said this was due to
the fact that because of pressure
brought by Germany. The Netherlands
government was unable to give tne nec
essary guarantees.
Much of Holland ocean tonnage.
ild to have been tied up in Dutch
ports because of the submarine men
ace, now will be released for overseas
trade.
WESTERN BOYS PRISONERS
German Hospital.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. A list of
Americans in German prison camps an
nounced today by the War Department
includes
At Karlsruhe Lieutenant Thomas
Pevans, Snohomish, Wash.
rung Rastatt Thompson, Mandine
of many nations dipped flags and tooted
whistles and thousands of persons bade
him good-bye In cheers and flag war
ings from skyscrapers and piers.
Off quarantine, where Staten Island
throngs waved and shouted a second
farewell and monitors, gunboats and
artillerymen at Fort Hamilton Joined
in saluting gun fire, the George Wash-I If Big Timber. Mont.
ington met Its ocean -convoy the su-I Camo Giessen Johnson, John W.
per - dreadnaught Pennsylvania, and! Hall. Mont.
, fire destroyers. With ber official con- I .information also waa received aa to
sort and 10 ether destroyers which I the following:
joined the fleet for a erulsa to the limit I private Kdward Hoffman. Sandy, Or,
f American territorial waters, the I Sported tn hospital at Met, Germany,
George Washington disappeared overlwh hot wound in both knees and
tha eastern horizon shortly after noon. I (boulder.
Militarism Be Ofrwrd.
cording to persons who conferred with AMERICA TO FEED WORLD
him before the George Washington
sailed, determined against militarism I Women Take Active Part In "Con-
in any form. Ha feels that the crush
ing of Prussian militarism is part of
his Dlan for the future peace of the I WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. "The food
world, these Informants said. supplies of the world have been stead
In emphasis, it seemed, of America's I y lessening. It is the Impact of this
part In bringing about Germany's I shortage which haa knocked at every
downfall, the Presidential party, out-1 door In the United States. Wa hold It
bound, met soma of the American hosts I n our power, and ours alone, to keep
returning from overseas. Two thousand I the wolf from the door of the world
homecoming aviation troops on the I This duty is wider than war It is as
liner Lapland cheered tha GeorgaJ wide as humanity."
servation Week" Programme.
Washington as she left her pier, and
outride quarantine the Minnekahda
v. as sighted, steaming up the harbor
with more than 3000 soldiers aboard.
Admiral Maya la Charge.
In command or. Admiral Mayo the
peace squadron is beading, it is under
Mood, for Brest, an American debarka
tion port In France. Its date of arrival
ia uncertain, but a quick passage ia not
required, aa ample time remains for I Shipping
conferences preliminary to tha main
peace assemblage. Off the French coaat
the President will be welcomed by
squadron of American warships. Brit
ish. French and Italian vessela also, it
is expected, will Join In the greeting
at sea, which will be followed by a sue
cession of official ceremonies marking
the progress of the American executive
to Paris, to the war front, and pre
sumably to the capitala of Great Brit
aln. Belgium and Italy.
The liner's passenger list contains a
group of prominent names probably
without parallel for any single voy-
lurlsTocK margin rates cut
delcgatea to tha peace conference. Sec
This statement of Food Administrator
Hoover made in May. 1917, served as
a text at nunareas oi meetings oi
women held today throughout the Na
tion ss a part of "conservation week
for world relief."
WOODEN SHIP PRICES FIXED
Board Offers 3500-Ton
Vessels) at Private Sale.
WASHINGTON. Dec 4. -The Ship
ping Board has fixed $700,000 as the
price for each of the 3500-ton wooden
ships designed for ocean-going traffic
which it now desires to sell to private
owners. Where the ships are pur
chased in lots of five a price of 1675,000
each will be made.
Proposals for purchase of those ships
have been received, it was said today
at the board's offices, from both foreign
and domestic buyers.
rrtary of State Lansing and Henry
White, former Ambassador to France
and Italy, who will join Colonel E. L
House and General Tasker H. Bliss,
already in Europe.
Preside at Haa Carats A
Guesta of the chief executive included
the French and Italian Ambassadors
John W. Davis, newly appointed Ambas
sador to Great Britain; high naval .and
military authorities, representatives oi
various Government departments, and a
staff of specialists to advise the Amer
ican peace commission on problems oi
political, economical, trade and racial
characteristics ot nationa affected by
the war.
Mrs. Wilson, with the wives of Sec
retary Lansing. Ambassador Davia and
the French and Italian envoys, are
members of the George Washington's
company.
RET CRN IN G TROOPS CHEERED
Federal Reserve Bank Grants Re
quest of American Exchange.
NEW TORK. Dec 4. The Federal
Reserve Bank today granted the re
st of stock exchange authorities for
a reduction oi margins on block ex
change collaterals from the recent
rates of 30 to 37 H per cent
former rate of 20 per cent.
It was understood mat tne rates
would again be enforced should the
associated . banks regard euch action
as necessary to stabilise local money
conditions.
"I
Give Workers Their Just Dues
Pleads Mr. Schwab.
LARGE. MARINE IS URGED
Cancelation of Ship Contracts Not
Repudiation of Agreements, Says
Shipping Board Head.
ATLANTIC CITT. N. J., Dec 4.
Four thousand men representing vir
tually every branch of business and
industry in the country assembled here
today in a reconstruction congress,
listened to messages on readjustment
problems delivered by Secretary of
Commerce William C. Redfield, Charles
M. Schwab, head of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation and director general of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, and
Harry A. Wheeler, president of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States.
Mr. Wheeler urged that business
should be represented at the peace
conference In Paris. Mr. Schwab made
an appeal for a great merchant ma
rine to give outlet to our surplus
American products and declared that
labor should be permitted to organize
In Individual plants and to share in
the prosperity of tha country.
Secretary Redfield . aaid no rash
hands should be laid on wages; that
the proper spirit of trade Is not exces
sive profits but service, and that the
American business man should take
nto account moral values when deal
ng with his customers In all lands.
" Large , Marias Ia rrgee. 1
There is some talk here tonight that
a committee of American business -and
industrial men might be sent to Europe
during the peace negotiations.
Secretary Redfield said no rash
speech with the statement that his re
marks were not to be taken as an of
ficial announcement.
I am more and more Impressed."
fefld Mr. Redfield, "in reading current
discussions and reflecting upon them.
with the truth that readjustment is
very largely a state of mind that it
requires not so much a programme of
a fixed lino of procedure as an evolu
tion While we are discussing it the
process of readjustment Is proceeding
almost silently all about us." He made
a plea that a helpful hand be extended
to the countries that suffered through
the ruthlessness of the central powers.
Mr. Schwab's appeal for a merchant
marine struck a responsive chord. A
great merchant marine is essential for
he ultimate success of the United
States, he said, and its successful oper-
Daily Casualty Report.
WASHINGTON. Dec 4. Casualties
reported today total 1732. of
which 68 were killed in action, 330
died of wounds, 13 of accidents, 617 of
disease, 167 are wounded severely, 264
degree undetermined, 5 slightly, and
368 are missing. Following is the tab
ulated summary: ,
Deaths Reported. Today. Total.
Killed In action , 21.117 os
Lost at sea 3H6
Died of wounds 8,003
Died of disease ...... 11. 122
Died of accident . .... 1.60U
330
6il
21.18S
3D6
8,423
ll.STitf
1.672
KAISER
GUARDS
EX-
TOPE TILL TRIAL
Total deaths 42.387 928
Wounded 49.367 436
Missing and prisoners 12.787 368
43,315
4U.SU3
13.155
Total casualties ....104.541 1,732 108.273
OREGON.
XT In ..tl.n
r.ilnon. Georze W.: Mrs. Carrie Epperly, 564
Qulmby street, Portland, Or.
Died of wounds
Wht M ( il.if-nt 1. Astoria. Or.
Feustel. William F. (Lieut.); Mrs. William
F. Feustel, 1070 East Lincoln street, Port
land, Or.
Died of disease
Boswell, Robert J., Ontario, Or.
Lofland, Fay K., Medford, Or.
Miulnv In art i nn
Bullock. Cledith S., Mrs. Leona Habnrt. 865
Amherst street. Portland, Or.
Weatlund. Jesse V., Charlie A. Llndquilt.
504 Fessenden street, Portland, Or.
Toskan. Gust S., Medford, Or.
WASHINGTON.
STIIImI In rflna
MacDonald. W. J. A. (Lieut.). Seattle, Wash.
Smith, Thomas S., Seattle, Wash.
lied or wounds
Cavalir, Joseph, Cle Elum, Wash.
Oneal, W. L., Fortson. Wash.
Pirnie. A. B., Seattle, Wash.
Died of disease
Weber, Carl H. (Sgt.), Washington.
Lelbly, L. F., Seattle. Wash.
Abrams. Arthur T., Spokane, Wash.
Wounded severely
Sterrenberg. Marlenus, Puyallup, Wasn.
Miller. Grover L., Omak, Wash.
Wounded undetermined
Harris, Kenneth E.. Cosmopolis. Wash.
Colelia, Max B., Seattle. Wash.
Missing In action .
Carter, Robert M., Bremerton. Wash.
Rullle. Thomas. Kast Stanwopd, Wash.
Cross, Franklin W.. Fruitvale. Wash.
Sams,' C. A., Skamania, Wash.
IDAHO.
Killed In action .. . .
Wcrry. Samuel Thomas, Bellevue, laano.
Died of wounds
Pyeatt, John, Tenday. Idaho.
Kalja. Steve. Linfor. Idaho.
Died of disease
Lindsay. E. L.. Mckay. Ma-
Racy. L. R Spirit Lake. lua.
U'minHwl Kvrrlv
Burwell, M. F.. Roberts, Idaho,
Missing la action
Zllkey. Julius C, Challis. Idaho.
ALABAMA.
Killed In action
McCullough. Emmett L Moulton, Ala, .
Died of wounds
Brown, F. R.. Cotton Dale, Ala.
Died of disease
Bagwell. Tom, Oakman. Ala.
Wtros, David O.; Bessemer, Ala.
Schmidt, Albert M.. Mobile, Ala.
Wounded severely
McUilL Olp. Malone. Ala.
Berry. Sidney G., Vina. Ala.
Jones, Herbert H., Xlllen, Ala. -Cenalls,
Victor, Fayette, Ala.
Buzbee. Auburn, Daphne. Ala. ,
Missing la action
Christopher, Robert A.. Flat Rock, Ala,
Davis, Vernon E., Paintrock, Ala.
Smallwood. Frank. Tuscumbia, Ala.
Sanders. John, Akron. Ala. t
. .. - ARIZONA.
Died of wound -
New Berry. A. B. fcorp.). Mesa, Aria. -Mackevech.
K. O-, Phoenix. Aria.
Montano. Joba M.. Tucson, Aria.
Wononed severely
Brown. Vaughn, Superior, Ariz.
- ARKANSAS,
Died of wounds
Womack. W. C. Russell. Ark.
Died of disease r
unison. Pose bgt. J, wamo, Arte
Barham, W. S., Watnula, Ark.
Bethell. B. B.. Desarc. Ark.
Moore. August P.. Prairie View, Ark.
Dodson. William II.. Alma. Ark.
Sammons, Barney, VvicKs, Ark.
Parsons. John. Bono. Ark. .
Grope. Will. Earl. Ark.
Missing In action
Head, Ray R.. Salado. Ark.
Bartlett, Orvllle, Appleton. Ark.
Dial. Odes, Hartman. Ark.
Norton, L. N.. Westley.. Ark.
White. Lafayette. Umir, Ark.
Pitts. James H.. Stillwater, Ark.
CALIFORNIA.
" Killed ia action
Welch. George N., Pomona, CaU
Died of wounds '
Atten. Berry t Lieut.), El Centre, Cal.
Perkins, O. O. (Corp.), San Pedro, Cal.
DeVItt, W. F., Santa Cruz. Cal.
Daniels. R. A.. Los Angeles. Cal.
Romero. Raymond, Monterey, Cal.
March. George 8., Orisi, Cal.
Kiwallnl. Ottavio, Temecula, Cal.
(Concluded on Page 3, Column 1.)
(Continued on Page 6.)
Wilhelm Prepares to Re
ply to Criminal Charges.
PREMIER'S PLACE IN
PARLIAMENT SOUGH
EDITOR OP LONDON REVIEW
OPPOSES IiLOYD GEORGE,
PUBLIC STATEMENT AVOIDED
Sinn Feiners in Ireland Spring Sur
prise by Electing 22 Out of
105 Men to Be Chosen.
LONDON, Dec. 4. This was nomina
tion day for candidates for Partla-
ment in the coming: general election
and among- the surprises was the ap
pearance of an opponent of Premie
Lloyd George at Carnarvon, from
which district Mr. Lloyd George hold
his seat. He is Austin Harrison, edito
Former Monarch Fears Talk pf th Enf llsih R;vlew-who Vtan?inn?
on the plank of a league of nations
MlOht flnmnrnmiSP flthfrs. and the abolition of conscription,
r- l,ntl r..lrA nf th. nnn
.llttf.u.1 U I. . ...... p, .- - "
ination was the large number of un
opposed returns.
Out of 707 members to be elected to
KING GEORGE RAPS COUSIN the new Parliament, 104 already have
been returned unopposed 41 coalition
Unionists, 28 coalition Liberals, 11 La'
borltes, 22 Sinn Feiners, 1 Nationalist
and 1 Independent.
Among those elected were A. J. Bal
four, William Brace, Parliamentary
Under-Secretary to the Home Depart
ment; John Robert Clynes, former Fotfd
Controller; J. Austen Chamberlain
James William Lowther, Speaker of
the House of Commons, and William
Crooks, Laborite.
Sinn Feiners elected Include Profes
sor Edward De Valera, for East Clare
British Ruler Declares HohcnzoUern
Is Arch CrlminM of Age Re
sponsible for VTar Outrages.
AMEROXGEX, Holland, Dec. 8. (By
the Associated Press.) "I am a private
citizen and while in Holland will not
make any statement whatever for pub- Count Plunkett, for North Roscommon,
llcaWon.'
This was the former Emperor's mes
sage to the Associated Press corre
spondent when he called at Count Ben
tinck's castle again today.
The German general acting as or
derly, formerly Governor of Metz,
brought the message direct from Will
iam Hohenzollern, who last evening
was inclined to make a public declara
tion, but today changed his mind
eed of Silence Realised.
The message continued:
"You must fully realize my position.
I am threatened on all sides with crim
inal charges which, if brought, I must
face. Therefore, I must reserve any
statement until charges are actually
brought.
'Also I owe a certain loyalty to the
present German government, and can
not make a declaration which might
compromise others."
The correspondent ' requested the
general to ask the former Emperor
whether he would confirm the Crown
Prince's assertion regarding the Kru
ger telegram, and the general brought
back the answer: - . ... -
Crows Prince Sustained.
The Crown Prince is absolutely cor
rect in his facts. Tbfc telegram, already
written, was laid' before me for signa
ture.. I refused to sign it for , three
days, but finally did so under pressure
of the German diplomats and my po
litical advisers, ' who advanced many
reasons for sending the dispatch. Of
course, , having signed It, I (ake full
responsibility."
The former' Emperor and Empress
are leading a very quiet life. Their
table Is of the. simplest; in fact,they
have submitted to regulations requir
ng them to be rationed for bread and
butter and other edibles Just as the or
dinary country folk. Occasionally
they walk in the surrounding woods.
but recent days have been so wet that
it has been almost impossible for them
o go out, except for a carriage drive,
The "Kruger telegram" referred to by
the former Emperor was sent by him
to "Oom Paul" Kruger, president of the
and William Cosgrave, for Kilkenny.
The success of the Sinn Feiners in se
curing 22 returns out of a total of 105
Irish seats was another of the day
surprises. They had only six seats in
the last Parliament.
SHIP PROGRAMME PENDS
Restoration of Wooden Ship Con
tracts Taken Under Advisement
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
Ington, Dec. 4. Presumably for the
purpose of getting information and ad
vice by cable from Commissioners Hur
ley and Stevens, now In Europe, the
Shipping Board today announced
would take under advisement for
week the question of restoring the
wooden shipbuilding programme, part
of which has been suspended.
The chief purposes of the trips of
Hurley and Stevens to Europe were to
endeavor to secure an international
agreement regarding wages and con
ditions of labor of seamen and also to
try to dispose of part of the wooden
ships for the construction of which
the .United States haa made contracts.
BERLIN SLATED' FOR RAID
Signing of Armistice Halts Bombing
of German Capital.
NEW TORK, Dec. 4. Berlin was to
have been bombed by a squadron of
eight to 12 super-Handley-Page and
De Haviland 10 airplanes, on the night
of November 11, the date of the sign
ing of tne armistice, according to a
number of American aviators who re
turned today on the transport Lapland,
Forty fliers had been preparing for
weeks at Ford Junction. Sussex, on the
English Channel, to attack the Ger
man capital. The distance from Ford
Junction to the German capital is about
600 miles.
(Concluded on Pag-e 4, Column 3.)
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF DOCTOR WOODROW WILSON.
to the
PAPER-RESTRICTION LIFTED
Publishers Asked to Continue Prac-
x tice of Conservation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. All restric
tions of the use of news print paper
were withdrawn today by the War
Industries Board, effective December
15. In making tAIs announcement
Chairman Baruch urged the adoption
of permanent rules by publishers pro
hibiting wasteful practices and con
tinued voluntary conservation of read-
Sotdlera ass President Boat De
parting for I'arnce.
NEW TORK. Dec. 4. More than 5008
American soldiers arriving here today
from England on the transports Lap- I ing matter space for a time.
land and Minnekahda shared as a part
of their Homecoming reception in ine erDwrO Tfl DC DCI CACCn
tremendous ovation given President nfcofcnVLo I U DC nCLuAOLU
Wilson as he sailed for France on the
George Washington to help seal their (France Assures Demobilization Be
victory at the. peace table.
The Lapland, bearing more than 2000
officers and men, moat of them avia
tors, came in Just as the Presidential
ship waa about to sail- Tha Minnekah
da. which camo In a short time later
iCeaciudttl ea F S, Coiuuia 4-
fore End of February.
PARIS. Dec. .4. The government haa
taken all necessary measures to Insure
tha demobilization of all classes of
the territorial reserve before the end
of February, according to L'Oeuvra,
TELEGRAPHERS IN DOUBT
Resolutions Call for Special Session
of Grand Division.
Telegraphers of the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle Railroad last night
I adopted resolutions calling for a spe
cial session of the grand division the
sovereign body of the Telegraphers'
Union to get the views of the entire
membership as to the advisability of
accepting or rejecting the recent wage
supplement of the Director-General.
The meeting was held at the Multno
mah Hotel.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 5i
degrees; minimum, 41 aegrees.
TODAY'S Cloudy; southerly winds.
War.
Official casualty list. Page 1.
Fore Ian.
Ex-Kaiser guards speech until trial. Page 1.
Germany declared to bo fully able to make
reparation. Page Z.
Lloyd George opposed In election, rage 1.
jNutlonal.
Pershing praises valor of U. S. troops.
Page 1.
Holland is assured needed supplies from
America. Page 1. y
President Wilson sails for France. Page 1.
Senate debates peace problems. Page 3.
War costs U. 8. SIS.S-.'.OOO.OOO. Page 3.
Postmaster-General authorizes merger of
marine cable systems. Page 4.
Domestic. '
Business future topic of conference. Page t.
Author writes of Paris peace celebration.
Page 4.
Konta admits aid given German propa
gandists. Page 4.
Sports.
Baseball to return stronger than ever. Page
14.
Allied athletes to compete for honors.
Pge 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Governor denies receiving secret reports.
Pag a
W. J. Hofmann elected president Pacific
Northwest Tourist Association. Page 8.
Seattle heads out to greet Army aviator.
Page 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Government large buyer of beans for Army
and export use. rase v.
Covering- by shorts gives corn uplift at
Chicago, rage i.
Stock trading quiet and trend of prices
uncertain, rage i.
Direct Portland-Oriental steamship service
assured. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Federal Court ruling favors Defendant W. N.
Jones. Page .
Revival of rose festival refused. Page 13.
French call Americans brigands, writes Miss
Eastham. Page 12.
Mr. Burdick still hopeful in Speakership
campaign. Page 12.
Liquor car abandoned In McKenie Pass.
Page 5.
Weather report, data and forecast, Fag 14,
YANK VALOR WW
PERSHING'S PRAISE
"Their Deeds Are Immor
tal, " Says General.
U. S. BLOWS SHATTER ENEMY
Smash of Americans in France
' Brings Ultimate Victory.
ALLIES SAVED IJI CRISIS
Intimation Given, in Ilcport That
Foch Decided on Big Drive Upon
Advice of TJ. S. Commander.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 4. General John
J. Pershing's account of his steward
ship as commander of the American Kx
peditionary Forces was given to the
public today by Secretary Baker. It is
In the form of a preliminary report to
the secretary, covering operations up
to November 20, after the German col
lapse. It closes with these words from the
leader of the great army in France, ex
pressing his feeling for those who
served under him:
"I pay the supreme tribute to our of
ficers and soldiers of the line. When I
think of their heroism, their patience
under hardships, their unflinching spirit
of offensive action, I am filled with
emotion which I am unable to express.
Their deeds are immortal and they have
earned the eternal gratitude of our
country."
Fighting Story Told.
The report begins with General Ter
shing'B departure for France to pave
the way for the army that was to
smash German resistance on the Mouse
and give vital aid to the allies in forc
ing Germany to its knees 19 months
later. Its striking feature is the sec
tion' ,devoted to "combat operations."
where is told the story of fightlnjg by
the man who directed if.
General Pershing views the encoun
ters before March 21 of this year in
which American troops participated as
part of their training and dismisses
them briefly. On that date, however,
the great German offensive was
launched and a crucial situation quick
ly developed in the allied lines which
called for prompt use of the four Amer
ican divisions that were at that time
'equal to any demands of battlo action."
The first crisis of the German drive
had been reached In Picardy.
Previous Plana Changed.
The crisis which this offensive de
veloped was such," General Pershing
says, "that our occupation of an Amer
ican sector must be postponed. On
March 28 I placed at the disposal of
Marshal Foch, who had been agreed
upon as Commander-in-Chief of the ai
led armies, all of our forces, to be used
as he might decide. At his request the
First Division was transferred from the
Toul sector to a position in reserve at
Chauniont en Vexin.
"As German superiority in numbers
required prompt action, an agreement
was reached at the Abbevillo confer-
nee of the allied Premiers and com
manders and myself on May 2 by which
British shipping waa to transport 10
American divisions to the British army
area, where tney were to De trained
nd equipped, and additional Brttisli
hipping was to be provided for as
many divisions as possible for use elsewhere.
'On April 26 the First Division had
gone into the line in the Montdidicr sa
lient op the Picardy battlefront. Tac
tics had been suddenly revolutionized
to those of open warfare, and our men.
confident of the results of their train
ing, were eager for the test.
Americana Show Power.
"On the morning of May 28 this di
vision attacked the commanding Ger
man position in its front, taking with
splendid dash the town of Cantigny
and all other objectives, which were
organized and held steadfastly against
vicious counter attacks and galling ar
tillery fjre. Although local, this bril
liant action had an electrical effect, as
it demonstrated our fighting qualities
under extreme battle conditions, and
also that the enemy's troops were not
altogether invincible."
There followed immediately the Ger
mon thrust - across the Aisne toward
Paris.
"The allies," General Pershing says,
"faced a crisis equally as grave as that
of the Picardy offensive in March.
Again every available man was placed
at Marshal Foch's disposal and the
Third Division, which had Just come
from its preliminary training in the
trenches, was hurried to the Marne. lis
motorized machine gun battalion pre-
ceded the other units and successfully
held the bridgehead at the Marne, op
psite Chateau Thierry. The Second Di
vision, in reserve near Montdidier, was
sent by motor trucks and other avail- -able
transport to check the progress of
the enemy toward Paris. The division
attacked and retook the town and rail
road station at Bouresches and sturdily
held its ground against the enemy's
best guard divisions.
Bellean Wood Taken.
In the battle of Belleau Wood, which
followed, our men- proved their su
periority and gained a strong tactical
position, with far greater loss to the
enemy than to ourselves. On July 1,
before the Second was relieved, it cap
tured the village of Vaux with most
splendid precision.
'Meanwhile our Second Corps, under
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