McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-08-23
GERMANS CHANGE
. OPINION OF YANks
DIARY OF A CAPTURED OFFICER
SHOWS QUICK ABANDONMENT
OF CONTENTIOUS VIEW.
DEAF NOT GOOD ANAT0Rs

Tests at MineoIa Dispel Widespread
relusion - Purchasers Now Find
Fewer Varieties From Which to
Choose, Because Of Conservation.
(From Committee on Public Information.)
Washington. - The contemptuous
opinion of the Germans for the fight
ing ability Of American troops changes
overnight as shown by the diary Of q
German officer who was captured and
taken into American lines by the ma
rines.
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
around Chateau Thlerry. The other
three divisions were so badly cut up
they could not carry out their orders
to attack. Lieutenant Tillmanns wrote !:
"June TAT the Front. American
troops have made counter-attacks. We
have to move to the front again. Route
of march over Rocourt Epaux. We
are lying in the woods to the right of
Etrepilly. for the present In position.
In the night Of the Sth and 9th we will
relieve the front line. II must be a
sad outfit which allows itself to be
thrown out by the Americans. In
the evening of the day Of the 9Th there
was heavy artillery fire. Fortunate
ly the artillery fire did not reach us.
"June 8 to 9-Moyed forward at
night and relieved the Four Hundred
and Sixty-first regiment at four in the
morning in the Boise de Belleau. In
comprehensibly wide sector. Where
there were three companies we have
only one.
"June 8 to 10-The worst night of
my life. am lying In the thick woods
on an open height In little holes be-
hind rocks-for this is heavy artillery
fire-until six O'Clock In the morning.
It is a wonder that the fellows were
all at their posts when the Americans
attacked. The attack, thank God, was
repulsed. God has again mercifully
preserved me-"
The dairy ends abruptly here, as
the next day the writer was pris-
oner In the hands Of the Americans.
Deaf mutes will not be accepted for
the aviation war service by. the divi-
sion of military aer0nautics. Hum
dreds Of young men have been encour-
aged to seek such enlistments by I'M
authorized statements which are be-
ing investigated because of suspicion
that German propaganda might be at
the bottom of the agitation.
The medical research laboratory at
Mineola, L. l., conducted a series of
tests to ascertain what effect, IL any,
the absence Of the delicate balancing
apparatus that exists In normal inner
ears has upon persons who are without
them. The erroneous idea was circu-
lated that since deaf mutes possess
little, IL any, sensitivity Of the inner
ear they would be little subject to
dizziness and therefore make good
flyers.
Seven deaf mutes who had never
flown were blindfolded, seated in
planes and told that after reaching a
certain level the pilot would execute
a 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
Of level flying, climbing. left and right
turns. dips and banks.
Being blindfolded and minus the
equilibrium Of balancing organs In
their ears. the deaf mutes failed to
note changes Of even as much as 90 de-
grees. They could not differentiate
the deepest right from the deepest left
banks. nor notice the difference be-
tween climbing or diving In practi-
cally vertical position. They were vir-
tually lost In space.
Members Of the medical research lab.
oratory have reported officially that
the less the sensitivity Of individuals
to change Of position the less efficient
would these individuals be In the air
and that 1t would be ridiculous for
deaf mutes to attempt to fly. 1t has
been determined that one who shows
by the turning chair tests that he has
q normal ear mechanism possesses
good detection Of movement In the air,
and that one who fails to pass this
test possesses poor detection OF move
ment In the air.
Wool stocks held by dealers and
manufacturers In the United States on
June 80 last amounted to 466, 400, 600
pounds, grease equivalent, as COM
pared with 5S5,000,00O pounds, grease
equivalent, on the corresponding date
Of last year.
"
During the first seven months of the
present year the army required 1872
BIB cases of evaporated milk, the
equivalent of 1881, 024 quarts of fresh
milk.
The United States employment serv.
ice found positions for 1861, 1892 per.
sons during the year ending July &c
last.
The commercial apple crop for the
present year is estimated at 25,711,.
600 barrels. an increase of Is per cent
over 1917.
Privations because Of the war may
come on individuals and industries
this year, warns the war industries
hoard. Patriotism will he nut RI ths