South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-14

but only two machines succeeded in
getting above Paris, 80 thorough is
tine French metropolis protected.
Raid BY Moonlight
Guests OF the hotel gathered on
che first floor. while large number
Of refugees gathered in the base
ment only occasional bombs were
dropped on the city, but IL vas
"a. M. before the all clear signal
was given Every moonlight night
the Huns attempt 20 raid Paris. but
only occasionally are they in any
measure successful.
was in Paris at the time there
was the attack from long range guns
behind the German lines II was
promised that we would be shelled
every I 5 minutes but the most shots
that really Bit were not more thans
seven or eight a day, and on some
days there were none. The French
aerOplaues eventually located and
siienced at least two out of three
OF the big guns that We're doing the
Smelling. The shots for the most
part hit ion the south and east parts
OF Paris. ON account OF the dis
lance the shells fired were very
thick and lacking in explosive force,
causing the damage to be compar-
atively slight
Parisians Not Excited.
The shells falling did not seem
10 excite the populace very much.
They acted much like the people OF
South Bend would following fire.
They rushed 20 the scene OF the eN-
plOsion and after ascertaininS the
amount OF the damage would 90
about their business again. One
shell struck the dome Of church
and killed 20 people who were at
tending service on the main floor.
Paris. now. is in more danger OF
Smelling than before March IL
Then the nearest Germans were 10
miles away from Paris, and now
they are but so miles.
THE satisfactory thing about the
air raids, however, is that the allies
now have the superiority i'm the air
For every aeroplane that pierces
the French lines four or five allied
aviators work their way past the
German lines.
Commander Automobiles.
"G was near Noyon and Chauny.
Twelve miles outside of Paris ! saw
1000 autos ready for immediate
work in moving supplies and men in
the course OF a great battle IL is a
fact. 1 believe. that more autOmo-
biles are standing i'm front of this
high school building tonight than
there are in the city of Bordeaux,
France. or i'm the city Of Rome,
Italy All the machines have been
Communicated by the government.
and no cars TO speak of are left for
pleasure use.
Everywhere I went I saw signs
reading Have gas masks ready
Everywhere the highways were
congested with trucks and cannon
and ammunition moving toward the
battle front.
81 visited a great veterinary army
hospital near Abbeyville. There were
several corrugated steel buildings,
macadam roads, and cement side
walks. and everything was built
with an aim at permanency. I ask
ed a Frenchman why they were
building on such a scale. and how
long he thought the war would last
His reply was evasive. but he init
mated that they were building on
such scale because they were out
20 win and they meant TO put no
limitations on themselves. There
were accommodation for 400
horses in that one hospital. and at
tendants told me that no horse
that could not be cured within six
weeks was accepted that it was not
practical 10 Try to cure a horse if il
was going 20 take more than
month and half
Americans with Canadians.
"Ypres is still being held by the
Canadians. asked three soldiers
among the Canadians whore they
were from. one said Detroit. an
other Cleveland and the other CO.
lumbus-a fine bunch of Canadians.
IL was az Ypres that the Canadians
planted 20 mines year ago TO
blow up the Germans Only L of
the 10 mines went of but a whole
division of Huns was annihilated.
The Canadians anticipate no trouble
from an explosion OF the other two
mines because mercury is necessary
10 explode chem.
Lens was never taken by the
English because IL is located in
valley and a deathtrap. The army
that gets i'm there first is going TO
get the worst OF IT,
tie Visits Verdun.
"I was az Nerdun the site OF the
greatest battle Of all history. where
100000 Germans and 400. 600
French have fallen The French
have motto there Thou shalt not
pass and don't believe the Hun
ever Will Germany is no longer
tryin4 20 reach Paris Via Verdun.
out IS trying 10 edge her way
through from points farther north.
THE ground in and about Yer
dun has been completely upturned