The Detroit times., 1917-12-01
WAR RTOLAS1
.YEARS,SAYS
DR.. INCHES
DetrOit's Health Officer
Returns From
Battle Front


German propaganda is the one
thing America must fght with all
her might IL she and her allies are
10 win this war
This Is the message Detroits
health officer, Tn James " Inches,
brings home from the battlenelds
OF Europe Dr. Inches returned Fri
day morning. after spending nearly
three months ln France and Italy
He made the trip primarily at the
request OF the government "a a
member OF the Medical Reserve
corps, 10 inspect Red Cross work in
France That work completed he
went 10 Italy as one OF a party OF
fvC Detroit men under Maj. Angus
Mclean, 90 study medical and surgi-
cal work in the italian army He
returns well Drowned and iu good
health except FOR a cold.
The italian defeat is one OF the
worst tragedies in war history.
said Dr. Inches Italy had accom-.
pliehed some wonderful engineer
ing feats up in the mountains the
last two years Her defenses We're
regarded as impresnrblc. Yet she
losj II all in a night when The north
end or the second army lay down
and let the enemy thru
"lt was propaganda that turned
the trick, propaganda and secret in.
huence N IS the cnemy's chief
weapon today Il got in IT'S work
even In France FOR while, but the
French have succeeded pretty we'll
i'm stamping ~ ont We i'm America
have goi 10 realize what German
propaganda means and We must go
IA limit IN putting An end 70 II. FOR
it r absolutely MP 10 us 10 win this
war. A aUestion heard over there
more than any other is How long
Will the United States put up with
that sort of thing?' meaning propa
ganda and intrigue in all its vicious
forms The best news VIC could
send them Is that This government
has taken steps 20 crush out Ger
man influence here
Another fact We must realize
is hat this war is a bigger thing
than any or US has thought Any
man who talks about the war end.
ine next year. Is almost committing
GISloyal act. Two years ago,
when. on Returning from Europe,
sad that the war was not half over
I was regarded as pessimist
believe would be safe in repeat
ing the statement nov This war
viii not end tEis year nor next; II
has years to run and il Will call
for the best that is in us"
on their visit 10 Italy the party
~ Detroitors we're guests OF the
Italian rotepnmert and Dr Inches
enthusiastic I'm telling OF The
treatment accorded them From
the moment ihey arrived I'm Italy
they did NOT have NO bother about a
single detal They visited every
ono of ,hc GVo Italian fronts except
tho Trcnuno front, travelling for
probably so miles, behind screens
in FUN view Of the Austrian lines.
Had the party remained another
a hours on he enemy side Of the
isonzo river. all would have been
prisoners OF war today. "A part OF
tho 200 600 men captured by the in
yaders As it WAS they were Obliged
to cut short their stay in Italy by
two days, catching the last trair
that left Venice for France fOi
many days For week or more
after that. he SAYS tho entire equip
ment OF the road was devoted 10 the
transportation OF reinforCements
from the French and British armies
The other Detroiters IN the party
were Mai Kean. Mai Torrey. and
Lieut. Larsen
Dr Inches ard his companions &C
tually Witnessed the beginning oi
the Austro-Geiman advance before
they retired so safer ground Al
most before they reached Venice OF
the return journey. the lsonzo from
they had just left was IN the hands
OF the enemy One OF the valley!
taken over the iHH sders was lib
orally DOTTED with hospitals DR.
Inches estimates that there are a
least 80 OF them all filed will
wounded The party spent severa
DAYS visiting these hospitals anC
studying Italian methods In some
! branches of surgery. SAYS DR.
! Inches. italy leads the world
The Harper base hospital unit u
doing splendid work back of thl
French lines the doctor says Il'
also paye high tribute 90 th'
American engineers who are build
lny and repairing railroads, bridges
and highways in France
American soldiers are getting t'
be a very common sight on th'
streets of Paris" he said "As q
| tho number OF our troops now or
the other side. that is something W.
are not permitted 10 talk abou
| even IN France"
The doctor returned home on th'
Espagne, a French steamer makinl
The trip in eight days The yoyag'
vas uneventfui
we had just one scare" he 70
| lated. "That was when We saw an
other steamer some distance ava,
/ throwing ont q smoke screen W.
| put on full steam ahead and beat j
away from there AS fast as- rs
could. We were informed afterwardi
that ihe convoy had eIchfcd sub
! marine Outside of that little Incl
I rfrr7-- = ~ -
as our boat was concerned W.
didut even see q periscopg Ou
ship brought back many ttdnch NJ
ncers Io act as n 'Wci0rs 3 n ou
! army camps
rho STAN az tbc board 90 heaul
will glvo "a banouet n Hotel Tulle
next Monday nirht I'M honor ~ pr
/ Inches rcturn