El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-03

7 other stneographer in the bureau
J Since that was so, he regretted, etc.
I but found that the salary Of the stem
I ocrapher would have to be charged
I against the colonel and accordingly
[ the amount would be deducted from
\ his monthly pay check The colonel
Z found that such was the case. Al
/ though he had been engaged upon inn
I pOrtant government work because of
/ the penuriousness OF Offlclaldom he
] was forced 10 pay for his own zeal
I in completing his labor as rapidly as
] possible.
Pershinr Wishes Intelligence Bureau.
Gen. Pershing has asked for large
I amount or appropriation for the main
I tenance Of a comprehensive intelli-
] Eence bureau which VIII be second 10
! none, not even Germany's. 1t is hoped
at staff headquarters that congress
! and washington viii realize the inn
pOrtanCe Of the work that falls under
I the scope Of the Intelligence office.
Some Of the best trained minds OF
I two continents VIII be employed to
meet, cope with and stamp out as far
as possible the insidious spy system
that Germany has built up through
out the whole Of Europe Tt is an
open secret and an endless cause for
worry in France and England that
news of important events and ma
neuvers has found its way into the
hands OF the enemy p hours after
plans were conceived in the inventor
brain.
To cope with such a system no or
binary methods can ever suffice ANY
counter attempt must be s0lidly
backed by both men and money in
sufficient degree to beat the enemy
al his own game.
Officers in Crowded Quarters
Another example on the question OF
expenditures may be seen in the gov
ernments Instructions sent 10 Paris
shortly before the arrival Of Cen Per
shinE and his staff The orders in
structed the Paris men TO prepare ac-
commodations for IS men and per
haps 80 clerks"
However. the Paris end went ahead
and made its preparations for so men
and so clerks. engaging quarters that
might accommodate them with a lit
tie squeezing When the general did
arrive it was discovered that his i'm
mediate staff consisted OF SIS officers
and 50 clerks. 10 say nothing of 66
enlisted men and the group OF other
officers that had already preceded
him TO Europe.
Now. by turning the kitchens Of the
two small, two-story houses at y
and 81 Rue de Constantine into work
shops, by moving some OF the officers
out into the back yard with their
typewriters tmachines) and Orderlies,
or, as one officer put IL. by sitting
on each others desks and writing on
10 get some work accomplished.
At that. some Of the members OF
the stair are apprehensIVe as to what
Washington viii say when il comes
10 casting its eye over the expense
sheets and notes that two houses have
been engaged instead of one. that ac-
cOmmodatiors for 100 men have been
arranged for instead Of So and that
the bin for repairs and iustalment or /
furniture VIII probably be twice what .
|'rH Ff7rHrrarH
equipment of the houses consists OF +
nothing but kitchen chairs and tables.
electric lights and telephones
During the past week Gen Per-
7hiuSs work Of the coordination or F.
he various departments hitherto
scattered at random about Paris has
'rIl been going on. Although the di-
rect result may not he apparent TO
he casual observer. it is the French
government which has keenly appre-
lated the American chiefain's en-
ieavors 10 gather together all the
Dose ends Of his organization and
,eutralize them in one body.
Many Missions Useless
After our declaration OF war mis-
sions from the United States immedi-
8tely began TO pour into France. Each
one was official" but bent on diff
-erent accomplishment There were
ne sanitary mission. the Red cross
mission, the forestry mission. the sur
sical mission. The French govern
ment received them ALL but with in
,reasing beWilderment.
They represented America IN
1oubtedly, but what had been gone
over with one mission had 70 be re-
1eated with the next There were end
less conferences. receptions. and then
more conferences and receptions Now
an is changed. Anything officially
pertaining to the war as far as the
United States is concerned emauate
q a.HraH -~n
missions all pass through STAFF han
l4lls ana are treated accordingly
attend Trench Warfare school
During the past week the staff Of
-lcers nave also been 'to school, to
certain extent, under the tutelaEe
Of some Of the best masters of trench
warfare They have held numerous
conferences with the French officers.
who are TO be their confreres. and
I've ndd al the liner shades OF the
war game explained
They have been most an+ nuDi1e.
the french declaring they have never
seen ottlcers more eager 10 learn or
quicker OF perception. This week the I
9IIlcers VIII pass from the theoretfc I
10 the practical and. for the most I
part, will be sent TO the front where
-ney VIII see the French troons in /
acuon. VIII have a chance TO observe
ne ground maps TO offer suggestions !
-or altacks and be shown wherein the
might lie
Americans in Paris Help Out.
PATRIOTISM among the Americans in
-arls mas reached a fever heat with
ne coming OF Gen. PershinE and his 4
orces- ~ the same time their pa
rlotlsnl mas taken a practical course,
Fltnout which some OF our depart
mental otIlcers would have been hard 1
lut 20 IL TO carry out their work in
When the war department did not I
zee It's way clear toward sending any
UNI or money 10 France for the use
" the department men. or. to say the I
east when the department men could
lot get any money or authorization
rom " Washington to engage civilian
Jerks 70 do the fast accumulatin-
work Of the bureau. a number Of
'aris Americans stepped into the
From seven in the morning until
Midnight. from six weeks before the
rival OF Cen Pershing TO his com
ne, they worked hard All Of them
re men who have sufficient 10 have
n1oyed themselves I'm taking life easy
bout Paris instead Of sitting in
fluffy office, codinE kilograms. doing
opylnE on typewriter. or even rum
ing errands for the bureau Not one
f them has received a cent for his
7bors. nor so far has the war de-
artmenr acknowledged the work done
D any manner
But practical patriotism continues
D. be the word in Paris. where Amer
ans are sacrificing their time their