Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-30
GERMANS CHANGE
OPINION OF YANKS
DIARY OF A CAPTURED OFFICER
SHOWS QUICK ABANDONMENT
or CONTENTIOUS VIEW.
DEAF NOT GOOD AVIATORs
Tests at MineoIa Oispel a Widespread
pcIusion = Purchasers Now Find
Fewer Varieties From Which to
Choose, because Of Conservation.

Crrom Committee on Public Information)
Washington. - The contemptuous
npinion Of the Germans for the fight
ing ability Of American troops changes
overnight ns shown by the diary of a
German officer who was captured and
tnkcn into American lines by the ma
rincS.
The writer Of the diary, Reserve
Lieutenant Tillmanns. belonged to the
Second battalion of the Fortieth regi-
ment. Twenty-eighth division, the
fourth division which the marines
had against them in the fighting
nround Chateau Thierry. The other
three divisions were so badly cut up
hey could not carry out their orders
10 attack. Lieutenant Tillmanns wrote:
"June 7--At the Front American
troops have made counter-attacks. We
have 10 move to the front again. Route
Of march over Rocourt Epaux. We
are lying In the woods TO the right Of
Etrepllly. for the present in position.
In the night Of the Sth and 9th we will
relieve the front line. II must be a
sud outfit which allows itself to he
thrown out by the Americans. In
the evening Of the day of the Sth there
was heavy artillery fire. Fortunate
" the artillery fire did not reach us.
"June to 0-Moved forward at
night and relieved the -Four Hundred
ANA Sixty-frst regiment at four in the
perning In the Boise de Belleau. In
romprehenslbly wide sector. Where
there were three companies we have
Dnly one.
"June 0 to 10-The worst night of
any life. am lying in the thick woods
on m open height In little holes be-
hind roclzs--for this is heavy artillery
hre--until six o'clock in the morning.
Il Is wonder that the fellows were
an Mt their posts when the Americans
attacked. The attack. thank God, was
repulscd God has again mercifully
preserved me-"
The dairy ends abruptly here. as
he next day the writer was q pris-
sncr in the hands of the Americans.
Deaf mutes will not be accepted for
the aviation war service by the divi-
sion Of military asronautics. Hun
areds of young men have been encour-
aged to seek such enlistments by un-
authorized statements which are be-
ing Investigated because of a suspicion
fhnt German propaganda might be at
The bottom of thd agitation.
The medical research laboratory at
Mineola. T.. l.. conducted a series of
tests to ascertain what effect, if any,
The absence of the delicate balancing
apparatus that exists in normal inner
ears has upon persons who are without
hem. The erroneous idea was circu-
lnted that since deaf mutes possess
little, if any. sensltivity of the inner
ear they would be little subject to
dizziness and therefore make good
Hyers.
Seven deaf mntes who had never
hown were hlindfolded. seated in
planes and told that after reaching a
certain level the pilot would execute
number of evOlutions which he, the
passenger. was to record and to make
particular note in which the plane had
been turned to the right or left, up or
down. The flights included stretches
% level flying. climbing, left and right
hlrns. dips and banks.
Being bllndfolded and minus the
equilibrium Of balancing organs in
fheir ears, the deaf mutes failed ia
note changes of even rs much MS 90 de.
E'ces. They could not difrerentiate
the deepest right from the deepest left
banks, nor notice the difference be.
tween climbing or diving in a practi
rnily vertical position. They we're vir.
tunlly lost in space.
Members of the medical research lab
Orntory have reported officially that
The less the sensltlvity of Individual,
10 change Of position the less efficient
would thsse individuals be In the air
and that II would be ridiculous fol
deaf mutes to attempt to fly. It ha,
been determined that one who show,
by the turning chair tests that he ha,
normal ear mechanism possesses
good detection OF movement in the air
and that one who fails to pass thi
test possesses poor detection Of move
mcnt In the air.