South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-28
GEN. WOOD IS
WOUNDED IN
AN EXPLOSION
American General Injured and
Five French Soldiers Killed
When Accidental ExpIo-
sion Occurs in France.
BULLETIN.

servation tour. was slightly wounded
Sunday by an accidental explosion
which killed five French soldiers and
hurt two other American officers.
Scry Baker announced the acct
dent I'm this statement:
"A cable dispatch from the head
quarters Of Gen Pershisg states that
an accidental explosion occurring
Sunday killed five French soldiers
and slightly injured Mai. Gen. Wood
IN the arm. Lieut.. Col Charles T..
Kilburne in the eye, and Maj. Ken
yon A. Royce i'm the arm"
II is understood the message was
brief and gave no further details:
Gen Woods tour would carry him
both 20 the front and TO the Amer
lean training camps behind the
lines. but there is no indication as
10 where the accident occurred.
All Of the divisional commanders
have been or will be sent 20 Europe
for brief periods. Gen. Wood, COM
handing Camps Funston, Kas., went
over several weeks ago.
That the Teutonic allies in their
expected offensive on the western
battle front are not 20 be satisfied
merely with infantry operations, but
will employ their submarines in the
most intensive manner they yet
have adopted to aid them, is an an
nOuncement that has just been
made by Sec'y Of War Baker.
While the armies of the enemy
reinforced 10 a great extent by men
withdrawn from the Russian front,
are attacking on land underwater
boats. RENTED and generally prepar-
ed. are 20 seek the lanes OF chm
merce. especially those between the
United States and France, there to
attempt To ravish commerce and %
cut off. If possible, men of the
American army and food and am
munition supplies that are being
FASTENED EurOpe-ward by the Unit
ed States.
Reports coming by way OF AM
sterdam are to the effect that King
Charles has accepted the resignation
OF the Hungarian cabinet ard
charged Premier Wekerle with the
task OF forming a new one.
No General Change.
ON the battle fronts there has
been no change in the general situa-
ton. Intermittent artillery duels
and patrol encounters continue on
various sectors Near Capo Sile on
the lower Piave river, the Austrians
again have attempted TO penetrate
Italian bridgehead positions but met
with repulse.
All over the Venetian plain FROM
Lake Garda to the Piave river there
have been numerous air battles in
which Austro- German aviatOrs were
worsted. In their incursions the
enemy again bombed Treviso and
Mestre, killing or wOunding several
non-combatants. Three ships in
Mestre were badly damaged by
bombs from hostile aerOplanes.
Since the debacle on the Russian
front. the fact has been well estab-
lished that the high command Of
the German army purposed at as
early date as was practicable a
general military attack against the
entente trent from the North sea
to the Adr.atic in the hope of gain
ing victories at various points
through the bending back of the en-
tente's line which would give new
heart to the people at home. whose
hopes for ultimate victory are at
low ebb.
Allied NaViCS Ready.
Doubtless, however the Amer.-
can. British. French and Italian
navfes viii not be taken unawares
bv the submarine menace. which
recently has fallen of in a great
degree when the number Of mer-
chantmen sunk by the underwater
boats is compared with that of pre-
vious months. Depth charges. bombs
dropped from seaplanes and many
other methods nave been adopted
by the American and associated ma
val forces to overcome the U-boat
attacks. and most successfully. and
the assumption is that. forewarned.
these efforts viii be greatly multi
piled in an endeavor to protect ships
plying the trade routes.
The German chanceuOr's speech
20 the main committee of the reich
stag on Germany's requirements for
peace. has not qucnchcd the thirst
% the great mass of the people ont
side the miltaristic realm for "a ccs-
sation OF hostiHties. The Juror cree
ated among this branch of the peo-
pie has been so greatly. apparently.
that pan-German newspapers are
declaring that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg and mis- richt hand
man. Gen. Won Ludendorff. are talk
ing of retiring. The miItari>tic
wing seemingly is OF the opinion
that the words of the chancellor
were too moderate, the proletariat.
desiring peace. considers his speech
as evasive. one OF the German
newspapers Characteriles il as
equivalent 10 a battle won by the
enemy"
From Austria there les a notable
lack IN comment ON the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister's adj
dress 10 the reIchstag. possibly in
dicating that the government cen
sors are holding back expressions of
opinion Pas a majority OF the news
papers which. gagged by previous
utteranCes would hc favorable go
peace ana anagonisuc 90 the Ger
man viewpoint as set forth by Count
Won Uertliug