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New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Stunned in France,
Soldier Is Revived
By Battle at Sea
Shot Fired at U~Boat Re-
stores Memory of She'll
Shock Victim of 69th

The "Fighting 69th," now the 165th
Infantry, has sent back it's first cas-
ualty from France The casualty him
self, Walter NJ. Jones, of Glen Cove,
Long Island, won't admit it, though,
and neither will surgeons who are at
tending him at the Columbia Base Hos
rital, in The Bronx.
For twice Waiter Jones has been laid
out by German she'll, and on each
occasion he knew nothing of what went
on around him until second shock
restored his senses The first time.
when she'll fell among q Canadian
machine gun crew known as the "Sui-
eide Club" of which he was mem
Der, he came to himself at the foot
of q flight of stairs in military hos
pital in Brighton. England. The weeks
that intervened between the explosion
Of the shell at Ypres and fall down
those stairs are blank in his life.
Another blank began last November
and ended when gun crew on the
transport that was bringing the deaf
and speechless youth home turned loose
at (. submarine on February 81. Jones
told last night of it's beginning.
at was just about dusk. The Ger
mans had strung their washing out in
their first line trenches, and we figured
they'd be too busy to pay any attention
to us. SO a lieutenant and a sergeant
and myself-all from New York
sneaked out into No Mans Land to look
things over
"All of sudden -,eard 1866 com
ing screeching, and l knew by the sound
she was going to hit pretty close SO |
geant to flop quick
"Ihat was in November. YOU re-
member. Well, I felt a kind of a
shock like; | didn't hear a thing, but
there was kind of shiver ran over
me. Next. look around, and there
| am on the deck of big ship No
mud, no barbed wire, no trenches
just the ocean as far as ] could see
and the deck under my feet. A little
ways off was naval gun and its
crew; the brcech block was open, and
she was smoking. It's enough to give
fallow a case of nerves, don't YOU
think? But I'm getting better every
day, and Pm going back, you bet"
surgeon who was passing shook
his head. Jones, according to their
reckoning, will never be laid out by a
third she'll, because he will never be
able to reenlist. His nerves are shat.
tered. When he talks his face twitches.
and If he talks long he gets tired
But for man of twenty~nine he
has lived considerable time. He was
graduated as an electrical engineer
from the University of Ottawa, and
then went to Mindinao, where he
helped clean up the ladrones. Then
he returned to Canada and was teach
ing horsemanship to Northwest mount
ed police rockies when the war broke
out. He enlisted and was assigned to
the "Suicide Club"
At Hill so, at Ypres. he won the
ID. 5. o. by leading his platoon in
charge when neither commissioned
nor commissioned officers re-
mained. Knocked out by shell shock.
he returned to the United States, en-
listed in the 69th and suffered his
second shell shock
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
German Attacks in Lor-
raine Forest Follow Big
Rombardment
Enemy's Losses Heavy
Haix's Men Check Assaults {;
Berlin Reports Capture
of Belgians

LONDON, March With clearing
weather the raids, artillery duels and
aerial battles have taken on new in
tensity along the West front. Al
though no major operations have yet
been reported, the official ocmmuniqu6s
to-day reveal great activity by both
sides
Paris reported that the foe had been
repuised in several attempts to reach
Allied lines The Germans undertook
raids in the region OF the Forest Of
Parroy, Lorraine, following heavy
bombardment. French fire broke up
assaulting bodies near Neuyiller.
Near Bures there was Spirited
engagement" says the French state
ment, and the Germans losses were
"appreciable" The attack broke down.
Near Neho an enemy attack resulted in
the taking OF German prisoners by
Petain' s mon.
German Raids Repulsed
Field Marshal Haig reported to-day
that raid attempted by the Germans
east o. t,pehy under cover OF storm
Of shells was completely repulsed, as
we're other advances southeast of Bois
Grenier and east of Poelcapei1e.
Berlin claimed the capture of three
Belgian officers, IL men and some ma
chine guns in an attack on two farms
northwest OF DixmUde- The official
statement also said tuenty-seven
Frenchmen were taken prisoner north
west Of AToconrs-
TIE German communigue asserted
nineteen Allied airplanes and two
captive balloons wore brought down
yesterday and said a great many
French civilians weye killed when Brit
ish a1izsors dro9ped bombs on a Tur-
= GOING hospital
Air Raids Near Lille
No repo1ts from the Allied side on
yesterdays alr operations have been
recsived-
A British STATEMENT dealing with
Tuesday said that after two DAYS OF
wind and r2ln ths weather cleared
slightly II the niIsrnoUn and the Allied
bombing sQradrUns immediately be-
came active Explosives were dropped
on railway sidings northeast of Lille.
Two hostile machines We're deyimuTed
and third driven down out of con-
troll. the British losing one themselves.
The following night many bombs were
thrown On the lngalrn ulfster railw1y
station and an aIrdruYne nortshea st OF
ST Qnsntin
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
U-Boat Crew Kills
Wounded F Fisherman

LONDON. March How the mem
bers of the crew Of German sub
marine brutally killed the wounded
master of a Belgian fishing smack who
refused to leave the vessel is described
in Press Association dispatch from
Penzance. The submarine attacked the
smack with gunfre and the skipper
was wounded severely He urged his
men. including his son. TO save them
selves.
The submarine commander forced the
fishermen to row German sailors TO the
smack in order to place bombs aboard
One of the Germans drew a revolver
ann shot the helpless skipper through
the head in the presence OF his son.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Italian Front
ITALIAN

ROME. "Wednesday. March 6--There was :
lively renewal Of reciprocal fir,e between Iakg
Gar-da and the Astico. in the region oi Mop
teIlo and along the coastal zone. Our bat,
t.r1eS made effective concentrations OF FIR
on enemy troops In movement in the Asasx1
basin, houfh IT PrIrnolanlo. ON the hac, slope.
OF Cod della Rar1et4a and IN the vicinity OF
Lau.Irol, To the leiS Of the Pizve South O;
IfcTno hostile reconnaissance parties who ar
tempted to reach Lines we,x, rey1llss.
with losses On the Pasubio we exploded :,
mine. dztrnsgIrs the eneu1y's positions
Our aircraft bocnts4rted the enemy syis.
tion ground a1 Motta di Liverna and q cs3g-
uYzln OF troops marching IN the neixh@lo.Jt,D<,H
o. Oderzu. A British ariatu1 brrn1gh. sju,gr
a hcEtila rrlar.hiysr
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
900 Nurses Needed bv
y. s. Here and Abroad

WASHINGTON, March "A call for
1900 nurses between now and June l
tor service in military hospitals at
nome and abroad has been made upon
the Red Cross by Surgeon General
Gorgas.
Nearly 1000 nurses already have
been supplied by the Red Cross, but
the need for more grows imperativc
daily. Of the eighty or ninety thou
sand registered nurses in the United
States, General Gorgas estimates that
10000 will be needed in army hospitals
this year.
Miss Jane A. Delano. Red Cross d-
rector of nursing, to-day issued all ap-
peal to the nurses. She pointed out
that such nurses would be eligible to
participate in the army and navy in
surancc at nominal rates
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
U-Boats Fail 10 Sink Single
Italian Vessel During Week

WASHINGTON, March 7.-German
submarines did not sink a single ltal-
ian vessel during the week ended
March .. An official dispatch to-day
says in that period 344 merchant ships
Of cvery nationality, representing a
tonnage of 295, ,26O, entered Italian
tons. exclusive Of fishing boats and
small craft. left port
No Italian ship was sunk, though
one steamer was attacked without sue
cess.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Foe Carries OF Rails
OF Belgian Car Lines
Germans Also Blow Up Engines
and Machines in Vicinity
Of Mons

HANRE. March 6.-'The Germans con-
tinuc to dynamite the engines, ma
chimes and foundations in factories
around Mons, according to Belgians
who have recently escaped from Bel
gium. They are also carrying off the
rails from street and local railway
tracks. The rails on one line have dis
appeared entirely 1t is said the rails
are being shipped to Germany.
Deportations of Belglans continue
and have extended to children thirteen
years Of arc
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Martial Law Is Extended
In Brazil To Curb German,

RIO DE JAMFIRO March GA
Presidential tlscTes waB issued today
extending martial Law IN the Federal
District and se~sral states until May
&. when CUngrags nprTenes
MartiEl Law has tesen N force since
NpvEnbe1 IN pr'dsr. I'D keep in check
ti.s actn.Tties esf Germans who have
attempted To e,nfhs1Iass Brazil n it's
WIZ actirrtirK
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Baird Takes Seat in Senate

WASHINGTON. March T~-Ssnnto,
Bard OF Ne% jersey, recently ap+
pointed TO fill the unexpiyed Germ Of
to d8y.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08

vealed by German statement that the
first American prisoners Had been
taken. The American units seem to
have been withdrawn from the canal
sector, but they may have been rein
stated.
The new front on which Americans
are fighting and the Toul sector are
both in French Lorraine, the scene Of
q great unsuccessful German offensive
IN the first summer of the war
1t Is conf acturcd that the Lorraine
front may be the chief fighting ground
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08

The above map ahows the rough
country along the Franco German from
Americans are fighting on a new front.
They already held the eight-mile "All-
American" sector northwest Of Toul.
The location Of the second sector has
not yet been made public 1t may be
the vicinity of the Rhine Marine Canal,
where American troops first went into
action, their presence there being re
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
EXPECT LLOYD GEORGE
TO WIN BRITISH ELECTION
Virtual Destruction OF the Nationalist
Party Looked for In Some
Quarters.
IBy Associated Fress |

by Associated i'Ee!is !
LONDON, December 10 (via Mont
reaD The British election campaign.
on the whole, is lethargic. owing to the
result not being in doubt. There is
general agreement as TO the outcome.
The government Will carry more than
100 seats. and CT these members. about
eighty Will be Liberal supporters OF
Lloyd George. The second largest or
ganizee GROUP will be the Labor party
which may get 100 seats. The follow
ing OF eN-Premier Asquith is develop
ing strength and may elect cighty-five
or ninety members. The remainder Of
the House will be composed mainly Of
Sim Fcincrs.
The virtual destruction OF the Ma
tionalist party is looked for in some
quarters.
There is very litti" controversy over
the governments program, which is
generally accepted.
The features or the campaign arc
the bitterness shown toward Lloyd
George by the Asruith Liberals and
the Lahori,cs, and the fact that meet
ings addressed by extremists i'm tn,
Labor party arc very largely attended.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
INFLUENZA TOLL IN CAMPS
SHOWS TOTAL OF 1900
Camp Grant Led All Others with I.0a1
Deaths, Omcinl Record
Shows.

WASHINGTON. December 1o.-A sum-
mary OF the number Of cases and
deaths in army camps during the in
huenZa epidemic. September 12 to De-
cember ]. issued to-day by the War
Department. gives the total number Of
cases at 33s.2o7 and of deaths approxi-
mately 1900.
During the period. 1869 deaths from
an causes were reported from military
stations in the United States
AT Camp Funston there were 1861
cases. but the number of cases Of pneu-
monia and deaths were below the per-
centase from other camps
Camp Funston had 2,394 cases of
pneumonia and $50 deaths from ali
causes The greatest humber of deaths
was reported from Camp Grant. 1901.
with 10.79o cases Of influenza and O.
363 of pneumonia. Camp Sherma n.
which had comparatively few cases
OF influenza. was second in the num-
Der of deaths. 1,oS7. Influenza cases at
other camps were: Devens, 1886:
Taylor, 12.oo5: Pike. l3,4ss; Grant. To-
100: Lee. 1889: Meade. 1t.541
With the exception Of Camp wheeler
every one OF the sixteen cantonments
and sixteen tent camps reported more
than 1000 cases.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
STEAMER WASHINGTON
FINDS HEAVY WEATHER
Reported by Wireless as Passing the
Azores at O'Clock Tues
day Afternoon.
BREST WILL HOLD CELEBRATION
Craft Stcaming Out Into the Sea
to Meet the President Of the
United States.
BREsT WILL HOLD CELEBRATE,
Vny Associated Press. !

BREST, FRANCE. December lO-Thc
steamship George Washington, carry
ing President Wilson and the America n
delegates TO the peace congress at
Paris. was reported by the naval wire
less as passing the Azores at o'clock
this afternoon. All on board were we'll
after the stormy weather through
which the presidential liner passed.
Preparations for receiving President
Wilson here have been completed.
The progress Of each step taken by
The American visitors is followed with
eager interest The first plan of send
ing an American Dreadnought fleet sea
ward has been changed. According TO
the new plan the neet will go out
early Friday to encounter the Ameri-
can party short distance off the
coast.
French warsh!ps also will take For
rine l.cygues and Andre Tardieu.
| French high commissioner to Amer
iea. Tor the first greetings by an ex-
French ofticessrrharc arrived from
Paris 10 make final reception arrange
ments
The George Washington draws too
much water to enter the inner harbor,
SO IL Will anchor about mile Off
An American party, consisting OF
Generals Pershing- and Bliss Admiral
Benson. Admiral Henry B. Wilson and
NoIOnel Il. Nj. house. then Will boa I'd
the liner .nd bring the President and
Mrs. wilson ashore aboard naval tug
The French ministers will extend a
formal Welcome to the American Presi-
dent a. 70 sets foot on French soil
The George Washington is expected
TO arrive about noon Friday. The land
lag OF President Wilson is planned for
3 o'clock, in the afternoon and he is
expected to arrive in Paris Saturday
morning.
This schedule would leave less than
an hour for ceremonies here. which
necessarily will be restricted, although
the Breton peasantry is gathering from
miles around TO give Mr.. Wilson an
enthusiastic greeting.
rresiden, Wilson will drive direct
from the quay to the depot, passing
along the Cours Dajot. a splendid ter
race overlooking the harbor. The pop
nlace and soldiers and sailors will be
massed along the Cours. and If time
permits. there will be a brief address
OF welcome by the Mayor and n re-
sponse by the President.
The presidential train will proceed
slowly. stopping some during the night
SO as to arrive at the Dauphine Sta
tion in Paris 1T 10 O'Clock Saturday
morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
HOW AMERICAN FORCES
WERE TAKEN TO FRANCE
Ships Owned by American, English,
French and Italian Companies
Carried Men.
STATISTICS OF THE L. S. NAVY
or the Total Army OF 2,O79,SSO
Taken Over, British Craft Carried
4S5a Per Cent, While L. S. YES
sells Took 4614 Per Cent.
lBy Associated Press. !

NEW YORK. December l0.-Wuh
the Navy Departments consent. the Of
nce of Vice Admiral Gleaves. com
mander OF the cruiser and transport
force, made public Tonight figures
showing exactly the proportionate
share of troops conveyed to France In
American vessels. OF the entire army
OF 2.07a,SS0 men taken over. the sta
tistics show I6 IA per cent were car
iied in American ships. IS IL in Brit
ish. and the balance in French and
Italian vessels.
OF the total strength OF the naval
escort guarding all the conveys. the
United States furnished 81 ga per cent.
Great Britain. Il is per cent. and
France, is per cent.
In actual numbers OF men trans
ported, al2,0S2 were carried in Ameri-
can naval transports, and 40.499 in
other American ships: 1.006.9S7 were
carried in British bottoms. and 6S.246
in British leased Itulinn ships, and 81
l066 hy French and Italian ships.
From May, 1917, to November IL. last,
there were 29l sailings or America n
naval transports. 123 of other Ameri-
can troop ships, SAG of British ships.
and eighty-two of other ships. Not Il
single soldier of those carried in United
States naval transports was lost.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
POWERS CAN NOW AGREE
Former President Roosevelt ConfiLe nj
Universal Arbitration Treaty Can
lie Arranged.
INV \ ASsOcinted Press. I

NEW YORK, December 10.-That the
United States and Great Britain could
to-day agree to universal arbitra
tion treaty which would make war be-
tween the two nations impossible for
all time. is the opinion expressed by
public here to-day l.: George Haven
Putnam. president of the American
Rights League.
u am now prepared to say what five
years ago l would not have said" tho
former President wrote. IL think the
time has come when the United States
and the, Brit ish empire can agree to n
universal arbitration treaty. In other
words. ] believe that the time has
come when we should say that, under
no circumstances. shall there ever be
states and the British cmpire. that no
question can ever arise between them
that cannot he settled in judicial
fashion, in some such manner as aues-
TONS between states OF our own Union
would be settled"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
TIE UP OCEAN VESSEL
TO COLLECT BONUSES
Crew Refuses to Operate Steamer mt
Norfolk or Permit Others
to Do So.
MEN FILE OVERTIME CLAIMS
Ship Was Seized From Austria by
the United States at Beginning OF
the War, but Stars and Stripes
Were Lowered.
MEN FILE OVERTIME CLAIMS
TBy Associated Press. !

NORFOLK, VA, December 10.-Thc
steamer Buda II. is tonight Indefinitely
tied up in Hampton Roads with n cargo
of nitrates. owing to the refusal OF
the--GEe.w to work or to turn the vessel
over to another crew. The men have
filed claims for overtime and bonuses
under n contract which the men claim
the captain signed at 4 Chilean port.
but now refuses to carry out. The
captain claims he was forced TO sign
the contract and United States Ship
commissioner Paddngton declihed TO
enforce the new agreement. The Buda
is an interned Austrian ship taken over
by the American government at the
outbreak of the war. At IQuiuue. Chile.
the captain lowered the American flag
and hoisted the French flag by orders
of American and French consuls. it is
claimed. and as the vessel is now under
control of the French government 1t
cannot be libeled.
The case has been submitted TO the
Washington authorities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ARRIVE AT COBL LElNZ.
Only Forty-four Vessels of the Navy
Were Lost Before Iostilities Ceased

wASiIINGT0N. December TO-
Only forty-four vessels OF the navy.
including army and cargo trans
ports manned by naval crews. were
lost from the declaration OF war.
April q. 1917, until hOstilitlcs ccnscd
November II, and only twelve of
these were dcstroyed by enemy sub
marines.
This is revealed by mn appendix
TO the ;:nnunl report Of Secretary
Daniels. made public to-day. Only
three of the twelve ships t0rpcttOcd
were war crnft, the destroyer Jacob
Jones'. sunk December q. 1917, with
n loss of sinty-two lives. and tho
cOnst guard cutter Tampa. sunk Sep
tember q. 19IS, with "a loss of 1i2
lives, md the nrmed yacht AIceuO,
which carried down twenty men.
Three shiIs lost by mines included
only one war craft. the nrmOrcd
cruiser San Diego. which went down
or Fire island, New York. lnst July
10 with II loss of nifty lives. This
WINS the only loss OF life on ships
destroyed by mines, hut n total of
GTS men ON torpcdocd ships were
drowned or Killed by explosions.
Thesc Included forty men ON two
ships, the transport Mount Vernon
md cargo carrier WcstbridEe, whica
were tOwcd TO port nnd repaired.
Fifteen ships, including tho de-
strOyers Chauncey and Shnw. tho
submarine FL. four submarinr
chnserS. the coast Eunrd cutter
Mohawk. the cruiser Schurz. the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
CLAIM M'ADOO'S SUCCESSOR
HAS ALREADY BEEN CHOSEN
Name OF New Railroad Administrator
Will, However, Remain Secret
Until January I.

WASHINGTON. December 10.-Rail-
road Administrator McAdoo's successor
has been selected and his name will
be announced before January !. ac-
cording to friends of the administra-
the man selectel for the post may he
unable to close hp his private affairs
previous to ihat date. IT is confidently
believed by officials that Mr.. McAdoo
Will be able to carry out his plan Of
leaving the Office on the first OF the
year. II the place is not filed by
that date. Mr.. McAdoo will consent to
continue in office pending the assump-
tion Of the duties by his successor.
1t was stated to-day that Mr.. Nc
Adoo has made no plans for his return
to civil life other than those bearing
upon two months vacation whicn
no Will take at Santa Barbara, Cal
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11

yacht Wnl,ivn III. nnd the patrol
boat Inrnntnin, were lost In cUlli-
sions. The other vessels of tho M
teen were cargo carriers. The to-
tnI loss of life NRs sevcnty-sevcn.
Fourtccn vessels, Including tac
collier C!clops. were given under
the head of miscellaneous xiukinEs.
These included three submarine
chnscrs. two traNvlcrs, two pntrOIs.
two yachts and two tugs. and the
totni loss Of life WINS :siB. The Cy-
ciops svns given in the list as "mys-
tcriously dfxnppenTed.'' One OF the
patrol bonts wns sunk by German
shore batteries, while ono of the
submnrine chasers Syns .sheIled by
mistnkc.'' TWO of the ships were
destroyed by internal explosions
total OF I5l American merchant
vessels were lost between August,
1918. and November II, I0IS Sub
mnrincs accounted for I3a Of these,
mincs Ave and enemy raiders seven.
Naval casualties, I'm the enlisted
personnel from April q, 1917, to last
November 10. were 1.I:1, Including
hfty-hNc men of the l.. 8. =. ScOr-
pion intcrncd nj Con>tnntinopIc. The
summary shows: dead, S03; injured,
13o; missing. -; prisoners, =; unnc-
counted for ,. md I'm hospital, con-
dftf0n unknown. 10.
There were :151 casualties nmonr
the commissioned .ersonnel; thfrty-
six officers were killed in actual
combat with tho enemy, 81 died Or
accidents. collisions. etc, ant ..s1
died OF natural causes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
WILL TRY ONCE MORE
TO PUNISH HARRY THAW
New York Authorities Threaten to Act
soon After New Governor Takes
Onlcc,

York state is preparing 10 make a de-
mand for the eNtradition of Harry *.
Thaw. murderer OF Stanford White. or
charges Of kidnapping and assault upon
Frederick Gump. OF Kansas City. just
as soon as Pennsylvania new Cover
nor takes Office. January l. il was an
nounced to-day by District Attorney
Swami.
1t Is alleged that Thaw. who has
supposedly been an inmate OF the Penn
sylvania Hospital for the Insane. since
he attempted To commit suicide two
years ago. is not insane. and that he
has been attending theaterS. has visit
ell his mother in Pittsburgh over
Thanksgiving, and has been having a
good time generally.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
Write Letters to Boys
Over There, Says Appeal
IBy Associated Press. !

NEW YORK, December IO.-An
appeal TO the people of the coun-
try to mike concentrated effort
to "brcak down the bnrrlcr crentcd
by 3.WO miles OF Occnn" between
American troops md their home land
by writing "letters full Of the home
flavor" WINS mnde here to-day joint
~ by the War Department commits
sion on training camp activities and
Secretary Bnker.
Sccrctnry Baker. I'm n letter to
Mr. Fosdtcl>, of the cOmInl lssIOn, de-
cinred the pOstponement of the
homecoming of soldiers would often
be uppermOst In their minds, and
TINT perhaps now more than Mt nny
other time these soldiers needed 10
be Inspired md strengthened.
"l believe TINT among NIL the in
nucnceS which may be focused upon
this object" Secretary Baker wrote,
"the strOnEest and most fnr-reuch-
ing IL thnt which emnnntes from
home letters, md 1 therefore urge
the fathers. m mothers, wives and sls-
tcrs Of our soldiers overscns to ca-
press themselves cnrpent1y In their
letters ns their HhRre In seeing TINT
the high standards which America
represents, both here nnd abroad,
shall be constantly upheld"