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The Picture Camera
at Work on a Bridge
Wrecked by the
Huns to Check
American
Pursuit.

horses. men and automobiles, while the
guns alongside kept blazing away. 1t
would have made quite mess if boche
shell had dropped on the road about that
time.
We continued on to headquarters of a
marine regiment. 1t was in front of this
that our infantrymen and marines had
taken up their positions in the grain, fields
and the woods. in whatever shelter they
could get, as there we're no trenches in
this section and no time to dig any. The
barrage kept up all afternoon until about
D. m, clearing the way for the advance
of our men on BOureches and TOrcy.
don't know how many Huns were killed
by it, but when our infantrymen advanced
II did not take them long to clean up the
few stubborn machine gun positions.
few days later the two American di-
visions-the Third, which had been thrown
in front of the Hun at Chateau-Thierry,
and the Second, which had attacked him
on the left-effected a liaison. The bOche
got no further on his way to Paris. At
that time however, his fighting spirit was
still high II was only his advance guard
that was stopped at Chateau Thierry, and
he still felt Certain of continuing his
drive to Paris as soon as he brought up
the bulk Of his troops and his heavy ar
tillery But Fate-and two American di-
visions-had deCreed that Chateau Thierry
would be the high water mark Of the drive.
and probably of the war.
1t was on the morning of June that we
were standing at field hospital when two
motor trucks rolled in from the line filed
with wounded marines and infantrymen.
They were hurriedly checked off and
started for the rear. Those able to sit up
were placed in the large trucks, and the
more serious cases were placed on stretch
ers in the Red Cross camiOns. We fol-
lowed them back several miles to the
Evacuation Hospital, which was being filled
as rapidly as 1t was being emptied. While
our wounded were being loaded in the
camions for their journey to the base hos
pital several women clad in black stood
weeping in the corner of the yard in front
of file of French holding their guns at
attention.
The door Of the hospital opened and sew.
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| don't know how many came in, and we
weren't waiting to count them. We
reached the car and didn't wait to climb
inside, but started down the road as fast
as we could go to get out Of range.
That afternoon we went around to the
division with which the marines were
brigaded. It was June 6, the day our boys
drove the Hun out of Boureches and
Torcy, and got firm grip on the apex OF
the salient that was so menacing to the
French capital.
We reached division headquarters short
Iy after noon Here things were moving
swiftly. Orderlies were dashing in and
out of the small building which had been
taken over by the division staff. Lieuten.
ant D. our conducting officer, felt sure
something out OF the ordinary was doing,
and after talking to some OF the officers
at Headquarters we started ahead. We
had not gone more than three hundred
wards down the road when the show was
started by the French and American bat
terieS.
Judging from the sound, Joe felt certain
that all the guns in the world were in that
vicinity. Inc screaming Oh lHe SHeus OH
their outward journey was continuous, and
this was accompanied by the sharp bark
of the ISIS and the booming OF the guns OF
heavy calibre The country for the greater
part was an open one with here and there
a small copse of woods that afforded shell
ter for the batteries.
This was so-called open warfare, but TO
the movie man, who is always on the
lookout for the spectacular picture, II
was decidedly disappointing. II was i'm
possible to see any of the guns, unless one
was on top of them, and as the flashes
from the muzzles were not discernible for
any distance and there was no smoke, the
sight from the picture standpoint was eX-
ceedingly disappointing.
One incident along the road furnished
an opportunity for a picture with some
war color in it, This main road was filled
with motor trucks and transport wagons
drawn by the old-fashiOned Missouri mule,
hauling ammunition and supplies to the
infantry lines a few kilOmeters ahead. The
road in a great many places was an open
one and under plain sight Of the enemy's
observation balloons, but there was very
little activity on the part OF their guns
that afternoon.
As we were moving along the road
wagon drawn by four mules was approach
ing from the other direction. Suddenly
French battery of 75's, stationed alongside
the road under some trees opened up. The
mules stood up on their hind legs, and
finally rolled over on the ground. Within
a few minutes the road was a mass Of
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effort that America had put forth, both in
an industrial and a military way, was re-
ceived with the greatest enthusiasm.
When the German advance was stemmed
at Chateau-Thierry the first week in June
it furnished the opportunity for Marshal
Foch to prepare for his great counter
offensive the middle of July. In conjunc-
ton with the French, these two American
divisions held the positions for several
weeks, which gave the French Generals
simo an opportunity to bring up his re-
serves. Among these were at least three
veteran American divisions-the First I'm.
der General Bullard; the Forty-seeond, or
Rainbow, under General Menoher, and the
Twenty-sixth, or New England, Division
under General Edwards.
These divisions had been in the line in
other sectors since early last Fall. The
arrival during April and May Of thousands
of American troops gave the French COM
mander an opportunity to draw these vet
eran divisions from the comparatively quiet
sectors they were then occupying and fill
their places with the new troops from
across the seas. The plans were we'll laid
and by the first week in July American
troops were to be found from Rheims along
the southern line of the salient to Chateau
Thierry. and from the latter place along
the western side of the salient to Scissors.
When the Hun resumed his drive of July
Is, with about half a million troops, every
thing was in readiness for him. In some
places he was permitted to cross to the
south bank of the Marine before the counter
offensive started; but when it did. his re-
treat was quickly turned into a rout.
Since that time Marshal FOch has not
given the German commanders an idle mo-
ment. He has continued his hammering
tactics, first in one sector and then in an
other. until the German troops have been
compelled to retreat along the whole line.
While the end of the war is not in sight.
it is safe to say the Chateau-Thierry
marked the beginning of the end, and his
torians of the future will record the daring
and spirit of the two American divisions.
who stood like a stone wall between the
Hun and Paris and sounded the death knell
of German militarism.
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CTal French soldiers came out bearing the
body of a French aviator. Give me my
dog" was the cry we heard as this mourn
full procession passed before us and, turn
ing around. we saw an orderly carrying a
dog to a wounded marine officer lying on a
stretcher in the yard. They placed the
mascot on his chest. and as they lifted the
stretcher aboard the ambulance, the young
officers arms came up from the covers and
EMBODIED his pet
We followed this procession of wounded
all the way to the base hospital in Paris.
As we approached the outskirts of the
French capital, the sight was one never
to be forgotten. AS the ambulances
rolled along over the cobbled streets a
shutter would open and an anxious face
peer out. The women and children in
groups of twos and threes would emerge
silently from the doorways and stare anx-
iOusly at the ambulances as they trundled
by. Children in the cutters stopped their
play and gazed solemnly at the procession.
They had seen these sights before, and
knew only too we'll that another battle was
on, and this time near the city. Then one
could hear the hushed whisper American"
and grateful look would come into their
eyes. They realized then, as never before.
that America was in the war not only with
her money but with the best blood in her
country,
1t was only a little over two weeks later
that the official American Expeditionary
Force picture, Americas Answer to the
Hun was presented for the first time at
the Gaumont Palace in Paris. The house
was crowded with French and Americans.
including such celebrities as Marshal
Joffre Ambassador Sharp, Lord Derby the
British Minister, and many French Sena-
tors and Deputies. One portion of the
house was allotted to the wounded ma
rines, who were brought to the theatre in
huge motor trucks, and the ovation they
received was tremendous.
During that period all France, and especi-
ally Paris, had come to realize that the Hun
had been stopped. and that the Americans
had played an important part In the fight
The picture, which depicted the enormous
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BIZ E. B. Hatrick


THE following morning we started for
Chateau hierry, and all along the
= road we passed our infantry plod-
ding along to take up their positions. There
were no bands playing, no flags flying and
no cheering throngs. The only sound was
the dull thud Of the hundreds Of hob-nailed
boots, interpreted now and then with
sharp command, as these modern steel
helmeted warriors marched to take up
their grim business.
We soon passed the advance guard and
yeering of to the left started for Chateau
Thierry About five minutes ride brought
us to the crest of hill with a sharp slope
and another hill ahead of US. We couldn't
see anything or anyone, so we proceeded
cautiously until we reached the top of the
next incline Suddenly to our left and
right we heard the sharp bark of the
French seventy-fyes from their shelter
among the trees and the shells go scream
ing through the air. We continued along
the top of the hill, and just as We started
the descent we emerged from behind
clump of trees, and there stretched out be-
low us was Chateau-Therry, the town
destined to become famous, not only in
American history. but in the history of the
world.
A boche observation balloon lowered
over the opposite hill. and fearing that he
would catch sight of our car we stopped
and backed it into the woods. We then
started out on foot with our camera equip
ment, and after proceeding about two hun
dred yards found an excellent position
under fruit tree in an orchard, where we
commanded a good view of the town.
A small fire was burning in the eastern
section. probably started by a bursting
she'll With the exception of an occasional
shell screaming over our heads from the
French batteries everything seemed peace
full and quiet.
But we hadn't long to wait!
The Hun had evidently seen some move
ment in the lower part of the town and
started show for us that lasted most of
the afternoon. He began pumping shells
into the lower part of the town, while We
sat unQeT the tree OH the NIL WIFI JOE
cranking the camera and recording every
shot Soon the town was covered with
thick haze and it was hard to see bursting
shell through the smoke While the firing
was at its height boche plane lowered
over the town and dropped to within 200
feet of the ground. Two French planes
came after him and for a few minutes a
battle royal was waged almost in front Of
US. but the Hun managed to elude his pur-
suers and fly back to his lines.
The following day we started for Gen
eraI Headquarters and reached there late
at night, where we were informed that
another division, under the command OF
Major-General Bundy, had gone in on the
left; so we started back as soon as we had
made preparations for developing our film
We reached the town of M. slightly
to the northwest of Chateau Thierry, where
Division Headquarters was located. Strung
out on all sides in the woods, fields and
on the roads were guns, and they were all
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some were firing from
the open road. 1t was a gala day for the
movie man.
Joe had been on the lookout for a boche
helmet not the kind one purchases in a
souvenir store, but one taken from a real
Hun ivory dome. Now the opportunity pre-
scented itself. A short distance ahead of
us we saw three German prisoners trudging
along the road followed by a French SOL
der One of them was wearing a helmet.
and as soon as Joe spied it he whispered
a few words to Mac the driver. The next
we knew Joe was leaning out over the
side, and as we whizzed by he lifted the
helmet off the Germans head. The bOche
threw his hands into the air, and when he
found his helmet gone his face broke out
into a grin.
We proceeded to a smaller village where
some of our machine gunners we're located,
and while standing there by one Of the
buildings a squadron of fifteen bOche
planes appeared overhead. Joe stood the
camera out in the street with the idea Of
getting a picture. He had eranked several
seconds on it, when an officer yelled out
Of window of one of the buildings: Get
out of the street, you, or they'll be drop
ping something in a minute" We didn't
need a second warming.
On our way back, along the road we saw
one of our observation balloons brought
down. apparently by an enemy aeroplane.
There was burst of fame from the bag
and in few seconds the observer came
sailing through the air in a parachute
We we're too far away to see him land.
Not finding any place to sleep in this
sector, we ran around to the position OF
the other division, where we found quar-
tiers in our old hotel.
The position on the hill overlooking
Chateau-Therry from the south had given
us one good picture, so we started out the
next morning to see if we could duplicate
il or get something better But no suCh
luck We stood our car among the trees
and then started down to our old position
in the orchard about two hundred yards
from the car. The shells from our own
and the French batteries were screaming
out over cur heads on their way to the
boche lines. The same old balloon, or his
twin brother, lowered on the other side
Of the hill.
We had no sooner taken up our position
on the hill, when we heard a shell coming
in. Il was an entirely different sound, and
when It burst about fifty yards from us, |
knew the observer in the Hun balloon had
sighted us, and was sending in his calling
card. Ten seconds later another came
along and burst little nearer We started
back for the car on a run, but about every
twenty yards would drop to get out of the
way OF another bouquet from our friends
on the other hill
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A Vivid Story
of the Historic
Told by
the Man Who
Risked His
Life to Take
the Motion
Pictures

Asst February, Edgar B. Hatrick, man.
ager Of the Hearst-Pathe News Reel
- was sent by Mr.. George Creel, head
Of the committee on Public Information, to
direct the gathering Of a motion picture film
showing America in action on the western
front and to organize the distribution of
this film in England and France. Accom-
panied by Mr.. C. J. Hubbell, a welLknown
cinema operator. he arrived in France the
middle Of March.
When our troops were sent in to stop the
Hun drive on Paris in the middle of May.
Mr.. Hatrick and Mr.. Hubbell were "for-
warded" by army headquarters, arriving at
Chateau-Thierry several hours before our
own troops actually got there. Before this
the two had visited and photographed every
American division in the whole line Of our
expeditionary forces.
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Members Of the In
antry Shipping Germans
from q Chateau
ThierTy Cover.
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Chateau!Thierry is admitted in every country
was turning point of the great warand it America
the German tide and began what
develop into their retreat Observing every detail
this historic Mr. Hatcks story Of 1t must be
ranked Of the important eyewitness recitals
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firing. One could see
that they had been
brought up in a hurry,
as there were no per-
manent emplacements
and very little attempt
to camouflage-in fact
some were firing from
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Later under the auspices Of the
Committee on Public Information, Mr..
Hatrick issued the first American We
film In Europe, and on June 26, under
the title, Americas Answer to the
Hun" they showed that film at the
Gaumont Palace In Paris, the pictures
exciting the widest enthusiasm Of the
French Government and war heads
who witnessed them. -, =, ! -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-22
Exquisite Appointments Mark The Tea
Given By Daughters OF COnfederacy

Ter with Mrs. VIII T. owen at the
Reading. ~oIe Reliable" by Mrs. E.
81. Lawrence.
America" sung by John Hayden
Brumby. accompanied by his mother.
Two solos. song Of the Soul
CBriel and "LaCOlomba,' by Madame
Ohlson -S0lem-
Reading AIRS. Gene Regamey.
Miss Margaret Bryan presented the
chapter with q choice collection Of
books on the south from the library
of her late father. judge BeaureEard
Bryan William J. Millard, jr-, whose
mother. the former Miss Isabel
Springer. was a charter member Of
Wade Hampton chapter and whose
father is somewhere in France" was
given an afghan. Mrs. Lawrence max
ing the presentation in happy vein 10
the cooling first child OF the chapter"
-drs. Harper spoke felicitously and
Mrs Bryan gave TO Mrs. Richie a
cOrsage OF flowers.
Mrs Richie IS the daughter of Mrs
C. C. Crews, and her house guest. and
is TO come in for innumerable courte-
sizes during her visit in FL Paso.
In compliment to the faculty Of
the FL Paso School for Girls, Mrs. l.
Laskin. Of 1925 Los Angeles street, is
giving a tea on Thursday between the
hours Of 5 and 6. No cards are issued
10 the event, 20 which friends are in
vited- Miss Minda Laskin, who is a
mem Der of the Is graduating class
Of the school, is to assist her mater
In dispensing hospitality, as viii AIRS.
olga kohlberg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-22
Miss VeIma Goddard Becomes Bride
OF Jack Casper At 4 Home Wedding

pass the summer season They are
guests at the FL ReabO apartments.
Misses Laura and Louise Gates are
planning to join their father. W b
Gates. in Torreon. Mexico. as soon as
their school work at St Josepl's
academy closes.
With their baby daughter. NIuriel
Mr and Airs Fred DOugherty are
leaving e. Paso within the next three
weeks 70 reside in the east They
viii visit in M DouEherty's former
home, New York, going later TO Chi
cago and points ia Michigan
Mrs. H. L Nauuin has gone 70 Call
foruia. where she had many friends to
claim a share Of her sumner. This
popular matron gees first to Los
Angeles. and from there will tour 10
santa Barbara and san Francisco. ex-
pectinE 70 stay on the coast three or
four months
James Lawton Collins ir-. and his
young mother. formerly Miss Virginia
Stewart are leaving Tuesday for
Cloudcroft, where AIRS. Collins will
open "El Picacho" for the season
Mrs. O S. Stewart and Miss Agnes
viii hardly 60 up until after Miss
Helen Stewards graduation from the
Emma willard school, in Troy, n. Y.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-22

7 IEUT HUGH COLDWELL, ordered
l. from san Antonio to Camp Lee.
Virginia. for assignment, is in the
city. the guest Of home folk until
Sunday-at least. the few who are
left. which includes his father. judge
W. " Coldwell. and sister. Miss Julia
There are just an even quartet Of
ColdweI boys in the service-the first,
Phillip. being a senior captain (ready
for his majority who entered the
regular army in April 1912. and IS at
tached 10 the 31st infantry. at present
in the Philippines: Harold. a mid
shipman. enlisted in May, 1916, and
still at Annapolis; Hugh. the thiTd
son: and private Colbert Coldwell. who
volunteered first for training camp.
April OF last year and was not &C
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-22
Silver City Soprano Is To Assist At
Organ Recital At St. Clements Church

A DA PIERCE WYNN. soprano. has
n come over from Silver City TO as
sist in the Daland organ recital in
the church OF St Clement. Montana
and Campbell streets, Thursday even
ing at s o'clock. F. Ivan SorreIl. the
violinist. is also TO augment the Wen
program, which follows in
letail:
Part I
The Star SpanEled Banner.
Overture. Figaro, Mozart
Prelude and Fugue on the name,
BACH Bach.
PheiuEold Idyl Wagner-Fique.
To Spring. GrieE.
Coronation march CLe Prophete),
Meyer beer
soprano solos. Show Ne Thy Way.
Oh Lord (Largo). Handel; Gallia,
GOuncd.
From the land Of the sky blue water.
Cadman.
To a wild rose. Mcdowell
Scherzo. Vivace non troppO. and
Finale. Fugue, Hail Columbia, so
-7ta. OF. 22l Buck.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-22

Part II
Violin solos Meditation. GlazounOw,
MenuettO Serioso. Arthur FOOte.
Marche Religieuse, Guilmant
Partorale (William Tell). ROssinl-
Somebody knockin' at yo' do,
Negro SpirituaD. John Tasker How
ard. jr.
Grand Choeur. (Suite in G Minor
Truette.
BurIesca e Melodia. Baldwin.
Soprano solo. Hear Tei Israel.
(Elijahl Mendelssohn-
Prelude in c Sharp Minor, Rach-
mammoth
LYNNE Celeste. Frim1
Barcarolle. (Les Contes d'Hoffman)
Offeubach.
HOrnpipe, WareinE.
Overture, Allesandro Stradella, Flo
tow.
DR.. Daland's numbers are largely
the same that he has given in many
cities throughout the east, in the
past few months. and viii serve as
delightful introduction of his art to
the music lovers Of Fl Paso. While
cards have been sent out any inter
ested folk viii be welcome. The re-
cital is gratutious.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-22
Lamar Pupils Aid Red Cross And
Give 4 Program For The Soldiers

7 A8IAR, always in the lead in any
l. good cause. is to have 2 Red Cross
benefit The pupils Of high and low
seventh are themselves responsible
for the idea. having become enthused
with the spirit Of the drive now in
progress. and proffering their tai
emit Saturday. from o'clock on, the
school building will TEEN with activ-
ity, and the girls and boys, assisted
by their teachers, viii carry on a
whirl Of merriment to which the pa
-ronage Of the public is asked. An
admission OF five cents VIII De
charged. announces little Mary Louise
Decker, a beautiful flaNen haired miss
who is seeing to the publicity. For
. cents. one may dance continuously
All sorts Of attractions are 10 he
staged" with many booths holding
their own particular brand OF pleas
ure. Fortune telling is to be Iea-
tue The program viii be given in
detail later
Airs. Robert Townsend. sponsor. will
present the pupils Of Lamar school
club Thursday evening at s o'clock
The program follows;
Musical drill accompanied by Miss
Vivian POmerOy. Elsie Bauer. Eliza
HeFl ~ aLS0Ur ALt ANla MOTIFS AElea
Wills. Elizabeth Hudspeth, Lorraine
Waehler
Recitation. Betty Dane HulinE.
Ia Jota Spanish dance). accompa-
MED by Miss Galeutine. Victoriana
Carroscosa. AIfonciua Acosta.
-Four minute thrift speech, written
by Robert Emerson.
Song by Claude Herndon. accompa-
MED by Miss Galentine.
Recitation Sarah Davis.
Dance by Nancy Pettus, accompa-
MED by Miss POmeroy.
neech-Viviana's Speech Before Z.
s. Senate. by ElwoOd Harmon
Tkelele girls, Helen YounEberg,
T.ottie lee Hicks. Ellen Mccormack.
Margaret Cooper
Four minute thrift speech. com
posed and delivered by Helena Nor
ton.
Song and dance. Minnie Quisen-
berry and Mary Louise Decker.
Recitation, Poe nee Talbot.
san Jacilto school was the Mecca
Of all its patrons on Tuesday after
noon. There was open house from 9
to : o'clock, and the work Of each de-
nartment was on display. From the
Kindergarten. where the free hand
cutting and drawing brought manv
expressions Of surprised delight
through the upper grades. where the
work was more pretentious. the eX-
hibits were varied and complete
In each OF The grade rooms the
scrap books displayed representative