The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-07-06

~ GcI onu attack wis launched
fen days latsr against another con
:mgeut. The result vas beyond "a,
ltc.dr yous and ou. Ccs,icyers wru
lsalliug a. screen lt,S,'n the trans
pats ana Ill harm. n e results
tie ba;tIc weIs in &. ~ oi Amer. II
gamers.
Not alone did the destroyers hold
the U-boats at safe distance, but
their speed also resulted in the sink,
ing of one submarine, at least. Gren.
AIDES were used in firing, a charge OF
explosive timed to go off at a safe
distance under water. Oil and
wreckage covered the surface of the
sea after a shot from a destroyer at
periscope.
Protected by our high seas con-
voy, by our destroyers, and by French
war vessels, the contingent proceed
/ ed. and Joined the others in French
port.
THE whole Nation will rejoice that
so great a peril is passed for the
vanguard of the men who will fight
our battles in France. No more
thrilling Fourth of July celebration
could have been arranged than this
glad news that lifts the shadow OF
dread from the hearts of America. "
Secretary Baker wrote the follow
ing letter to Secretary Daniels. con-
veying the army's thanks to the navy:
Word has just come to the War
Department that the last ships con-
veying Gen. Pershing's expeditionary
force to France arrived safe today. AS
you know, the navy assumed the re-
sponsibility for the safety of these
ships on the sea and thru the danger
zone. The ships themselves and their
conveys were in the hands of the
navy, and now that they have arrived
and carried. without the loss of a
man, our soldiers who are the first TO
represent America in the battle for
democracy. / beg leave 10 tender
to you. to the Admiral. and to the
navy, the hearty thanks of the War
Department and of the army This
splendid achievement is an suspicious
beginning and it has been character
lied thruout by the most cordial and
effective cooperation between the
two military services"
A French Seaport. July a
briefly the advance plans
all units of the contingent
had to keep a daily rendezvous with
accompanying warships, Admiral
Gleaves said that. thanks to his nav
gation officers and despite overcast
skies which made astronomical OBJ
impossible, each rendez-
;ous had been infinitely and accurate
y kept by each unit. The orders he
ssued at the outset which compris-
I'd scores of details were observed.
he Admiral declared, with such ex-
lctness that the contingent units and
warships invariably met
Zach other within a half hour of the
appointed time.
This exactness on the part of the
navigation officers, the admiral said,
was responsible In no
mall degree for the brilliant success !
If the entire undertaking, because,
hanks to it, the troop and supply |
hips were never for a moment I'M
guarded.
The admiral allowed the Associat- |
ID Press correspondent a glimpse |
nto some details of the exhaustive |
for departure from Am
'rica, which of necessity provided /
gainst every routine occurrence and 4.
ountless emergencies. Without going .
nto detail. he pointed out that these
included minutest plans .
bout movements, signaling and even
isposal of the vessels garbage, so
hat no tell tale trail might be left.
A big contributing factor in the
rossing, according to officers of both
ranches of the service, was the
earty cooperation bewteen the army
nd navy. From the time of the de-
arturo until the present there had
OF been the slightest suggestions of
riction, they declared, and co-ordina-
ion had played its part distinctively
a the success OF the expedition.
The American naval officers have
tilted the few days they have been
ere to make hurried trips to Paris
nd nearer French cities. Today the
Majority are back, ready to return
D America whenever the order may
ONE. All of them, however, are
eenly DESTROYS OF returning to
rance at the earliest possible NOM
mt.