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Arizona republican., 1918-12-09

the war, the secretary declares the SER
vice was ready from stem to stern
when the United States entered the
conflict. From the day when the first
three-year program was adopted in
1916, he adds, Congress has given ev-
erything that could be desired to insure
the effectiveness of the naval arm"
Teamwork had been the navy's slo-
gan for five years, and it continued to
be the war motto both at home and
abroad The striking success of the
navy is ascribed to this fact by Mr.
Daniels, who continues:
apparently there have been times
when a secretary of the navy seemed
to find friction and lack of cooper
alton anon the officers around him.
If that spirit ever existed in the United
States navy. ! can state with conf
dence and pride that there is now no
vestge of it, and firmly believe. from
nv experience. not only during the last
year but during the five years proceed
ing, it will never return"
The report shows that Vice Admiral
Sims, who was on his way to London
as headOf the American naval estab-
lishment in the war zones even before
war was declared is soon to be named
full admiral by the president in recog-
milton of his services, the high charac-
ter of which the secretary saws it is vet
too early to give proper place. The
sending of Admiral Sims was the first
step in a program of which the secre-
tary says:
The outstanding accomplishment of
the navy abroad IN this war. outside of
rigorous and valorous service in the
danger zone. has been the character
and dtgree of operation and practi :
/ cal consolidation for the time being of
/ our service with those services with
I which we have been associated. The
! navy, beginning with the arrival of the
first ship abroad, has stood out for
/ unity OF command, even though this in
/ some instances involved sacrificing
/ temporarily something of our identity
as an independent service. This has nor
/ been an easy task. 1t is believed to be
{ safe statement that the degree of ac-
/ complshment OF our service in this re-
spect is without precedent in allied
warfare
As concrete evidence of what was
accomplished, the report shows that or
October !, there were 3SS United
States naval ships abroad with 5.00t
officers and 10000 enlisted men. or {
( greater force than the total strength o.
the navy when war was declared
while the American fighting craft hat
steamed an average of $4,000 miles pc
month in the war zone. This did not in.
clude the cruisers and battleships OF
escort duty. OF the first destroyers +,
go over the Porter steamed 64,473 miles
the Connyngham $685. and the Davi
63.Ut5.
The major naval operation of the wa
50 far as the United States is con
cerned is given as the conveying 0
more than 100000 troops to Europ
without the loss by enemy action of
single castbound transport. This &C
complishment, the report says, wi
stand as monument to both the arm
ard the navy as the greatest and mos
difficult troop Transporting effort whicl
has ever been conducted across seas
TIP to November /. it is shown, 924. 81
troops had been carried to France il
Arizona republican., 1918-12-09
DANIELS PUBLISHES
1918 REPORT OF u. s.
NAVAL DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-With n
story of brilliant achievements of the
American navy in the war, Secretary
Daniels couples, in his annual repors
made public today an urgent recon-
mendation for continued naval eXpan-
sion to meet the demands Of peace for
national and international work on the
sea.
Through nearly all of 144 printed
pages, the secretary tells in brief
phrases of the navy's part in the war,
of the doing of the seemingly impos
sihle through team work. He speaks Of
tho mighty accomplishment of trans
porting two million men to France
without the loss of an esstbound troop
ship through enemy action, and he de-
votes 4 graphic chapter to the marine
brigade. which as all the world knows
blocked the last Prussian advance on
Paris. and started the German retreat
that ended with the war.
This reference to the future con
cludes the report:
THE day is not far distant when the
world will witness an end of compet-
tive building between nations Of
mighty weapons Of war. In the peace
treaty there will undoubtedly he incor-
porated President Wilson's proposal
for reduction of armament to the
lowest point consistent with domestic
safety
"Navies will still be needed as an in
tcrnational police force to compel COM
pIiance with the decree Of an interna-
tunal tribunal which will be set up to
decide differences between nations.
Naval vessels will have large peace
4 Il
lection in addition to police duty of an
international as well as of a national
character
"Inasmuch as the United States y
the richest of the great nations and
has suffered less in war than any OF
the allied powers it viii devolve upon
this country to make a contribution to
the navy to preserve the peace Of the
world commensurate with its wealth
its commerce. its growing and expand
ing merchant marine and its leader
ship in the council of free people 1t IS
therefore, our duty now not. indeed, to
enter upon any new and ambitious ma
val program. bur to go forward steadily
upon the lines Of naval increase tc
which the country committed itself by
the adoption three Years ago of the
first far-reaching constructive nava
program in the history OF the Repuplc
Il have recommended to this con
cress the adoption of another three
year program substantially like the
ono authorized in 1915. But the victory
Of the allies and the United State
should, and viii sincerely trust, with
tn few years make it no longer nee
cssary for any nation under whip an,
spur to burden its taxpayers 10 under
take TO build. in competitive construc
ton. bigger fighting ships and more O
them than any other nation can con
struct."
Mr. Daniels shows that the new
$500 900 900, three-year building pro
gram he has proposed will provide Is
additional naval ships, ten Of then
drcadnsughts and six battlecruisers
aud the others to be in such distribr
tou of approved types as the depart
mont may deem best.
Taking up his story Of the navy an
Arizona republican., 1918-12-09

doggedness of that battle are unpar-
alleled"
The report describes the laying of
the North Sea mine barrage, wholly an
American enterprise. While there is no
way of ascertaining definitely what
that $50 mile barrier did to enemy sub
marines Mr.. Daniels says there is rea-
son to believe that ten U-boats had
ended their career at the barrage be-
fore the middle of October"
The building and manning of the
14-inch rifle naval batteries working
with the armies in France. is also de-
scribed. There have been no equals in
the fighting of these highly mobile
weapons with range of 80 miles. the
report says, adding:
Briefly. the American navy has de-
signed, built, and is now manning with
bluejackets specially trained for land
service, the largest and most high
powered mobile land artillery in the
world. SO successful have these guns
been that additional orders for many
more were requested before the ar
mistice"
The depth bomb has proven the most
effective means of combating the sub
marines, the report states. and it shows
that American enterprise was respon-
sble for very largely increasing that
effectiveness. The early so pound
charge bombs We're crude and of low
destructive force compared to the 500
pound and 500 pound charges now be-
ing produced. Many allied ships have
been equipped with these American
Improvements
Another ordnance development that
is noted is the perfection of 16-inch
rifles for Ill new battleships They
will make these vessels, it is said, the
heaviest armed craft in the world. with
a broadside projectile weight of q, 20C
pounds against II 50S pounds for the
Pennsylvania. the biggest and most
powerful craft now in commission.
The report emphasizes also in the
record of small arms training during
the year 40.000000 rounds having beer
fired without an accident due to care
lessness. Since last July the navy ha.
qualified 54,147 marksmen, 1922.
sharpshooters and 1851 expert rifle
men.
To-day" the report says, practical
ly every combatant ship is able to or
ganize u landing force of as many mel
as it can send ashore. with every MAJ
trained rifleman and many of then
trained machine gunners'
/ To Capt. Z. P. Jessop engineering
4 officer at the New York navy yard, tn,
/ report gives credit for having recon
mended the revolutionary practice o
/ electric welding when repair of tn
/ DANA ged German shipping was under
/ taken. Careful estimates have shown
/ that this one innovation saved lively
months in time and $20,0OOOO0 il
Arizona republican., 1918-12-09

government, putting their plants and
resources at the governments dis
posal."
Labor has shown itslf loyal, the re-
port continues and workmen al the
yards have many times refused to
leave vital employment there for bet
ter pay elsewhere. In addition, when
relations between capital and labor
appeared to have reached critical
stages al times during the rush of war
work, the trades at the navy yards ad
dressed resolutions to the department
so clearly defining their belief that
the duty of all loyal American work
men lay in securing maximum produc-
ton, without regard to selfish consid-
erations of personal betterment as to
nave no slight effect in bringing both
sides in controversies going on outside
the yards to a realization of the need
of forgetting their disputes"
The secretary holds much of this
satisfactory condition to have been due
to the loyal cooperation of the heads
Of the American Federation of Labor"
Mr. Daniels expresses appreciation
of the work done by George Creel
chairman of the committee on public
information. and has this to say of the
American press:
| tween Mr.. Creel and the department
has been productive of genuine CO.
operation in d service that was new in
our country and not easy to carry out
successfully The spirit of the press,
which periodically responded to the
appeal for voluntary censorship. can
not be too highly commended. There
was full freedom of the press with full
recognition by the press of the.govern-
ment's desire TO withhold no informa-
ton that did not disclose military sec
rets. The press had an appreciation of
this necessity and. though having
/ knowledge of movements of ships and
4 troops and other military operations,
( never violated confidence On the
( other hand the press gave helpful sug-
gestions which We're Invaluable to Mr.
( Creel and the department.
The report shows clearly that Mr.
! Daniels has no intention Of proposing
an adoption of the naval general staff
suggestions that have been made. He
finds that the navy organization has
stood the strain of war without falter-
ing and says:
For years there was a persistent
and insistent demand on the part of a
small element of the navy and some
| we'll meaning citizens interesting them
selves in naval matters for a naval
organization labeled General Staff of
the made in Germany pattern. This
pattern has not worn well, and il is OBJ
served that the made in America ,pat-
tern of the United States navy seems
to be appreciated now not only in
America but in some of the nations as
Arizona republican., 1918-12-09
ISOLATED with US.


The teamwork has extended from
the secretary's office to the deck OF
the smallest motor boat; from the
ranking admiral to the lowest recruit.
The men in Washington who have been
responsible for the direction of the
navy's preparations and naval opera
tons on every sea and at every shore
base are the members of the advisory
council created some three years ago.
During every period of pre-war
preparation and of prosecution of the
war in both personnel and material,
every member of the council has had
one thought and that has been how t.
secure the vest cooperation and to
obtain the best results
The council is composed of the sec
rotary, his assistant. Franklin D.
Roosevelt: Admiral Benson. chief of
operations. and the following rear ad-
mirals who head the bureaus: Palmer.
navigation; Earle, ordnance Griffin.
engineering; Taylor, construction; Nc
Gowan, supplies and accounts; Brais-
ted, medicine and surgery; Parks.
yards and docks; Clark, judge advb-
cate general, and Major General Bar
nett, commandant of the marine corps.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-09

American transports under American
convoy with no losses. outward bound
and only three vessels sunk on the road
home. From November 1 to the catA of
the report, there had been 2S9 addi-
tional sailings of American troop and
supply ships the average being about
one ship every five hours.
Writing with pride of the record of
the marine brigade in France the sec
retarV shows that with only 5000 men
of the corps engaged, the casualties
numbered 90 officers and 1921 men
dead, Il officers and 2,435 seriously
wounded, while but 81 marines are re
ported officially as captured by the en-
envy, illustrating tbs desperate charac-
ter of the fighting in which the brigade
participated and the fact that it was
always advancing.
ITO the United States Marines" Mr.
Daniels says, fighting side by side
with equally brave and equally courag-
eOus men in the American Army, 70
that faithful sea and land force of the
navy, fell the honor of taking over the
lines where the blow of the Prussian
would strike the hardest, the line that
was nearest Paris and where, should a
breach occur, all would be lost.
THE world knows today that the
| United States Marines held that line;
that they blocked the advance that was
rolling on toward Paris at a rate of s
or I miles a day; that they met the
attack in American fashion and with
American heroism that marines and
soldiers of the American army threw
| back the crack guard divisions of Ger
many, broke their advance, and the1,
attacking, drove them back in the be-
ginning of a retreat that was not to
end until the cease firing signal
sounded for the end of the world 5
| greatest war"
A striking picture of the fighting at
| Belleau Wood, now renamed in honor
of the Marine Brigade, is given. The
! place was a jungle filled with machine
/ gun nests, the secretary says, impo>-
sibe to reach with artillery or gre
nades.
There was only one way" he con
tinues. Ito wipe out these nests-bv
bayonet. And by this method were thev
wiped out. for United States Marines
bare chested, shouting their battle cry
of 'E-e-e-e-e- y-a-a-h-h-h yip.
charged straight into the murderous
fire from those guns, and wont Out OF
the number that charged in more thar
one instance. onlv one would reach the
stronghold. There, with his bayonet as
his only weapon, he would either kill OF
capture the defenders of the nest, anG
then swinging the gun about in its DO
sition, turn it against the remainine
German positions in the forest.
In all the history of the marine
corps there is no such battle as tina
one in Belleau Wood The heroism ant
Arizona republican., 1918-12-09

committee of Phoe
the food
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Arizona republican., 1918-12-09

trucks will serve these help them to con-
quer difficulties of transportation greater
than those we have conquered.
We met successfully every condition of
service in l48 lines of business. Call on us
for help in expanding or redlrectlng trans
portation facilities.
The greatest opportunity America ever
had is before us. Will you take advantage
of it?
Arizona republican., 1918-12-09

ME Plerce-Arrow factory is going at
i full speed 1t will keep going and
Plerce-Arrow trucks will be available for
the great reconstruction work that con-
fronts us as they are needed.
The energy that met war problems I'M
fallingly will meet the great problems of
Peace.
Thousands of businesses face the emer-
gency in the same spirit. Pierce-Arrow
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
SATURDAYS MARKET.
Dealings Were irregular During the
 Two Hour Session.
-. - s.,.....-.-...

New York, May 4.-The continuation Of the Liberty loan drive was marked by dull and irregular dealings during the two hours of today's stock mar ket. Trading lacked especial features, aside from moderate activity in few speculative issues.
 Investment stocks ffuctuated for the most part within fractional limits, United States Steel, for example, vary ing only half point and closing at slight loss.
 Rails were utterly neglected until toward the finish, when moderate pres sure caused nominal reactions. St. Paul preferred recorded an extreme loss of .2 3-8 points.
 Aside from United States Steel, a large part of the days operations cen tered in Marine preferred, DistHlers' Securities, Willys-Overland Samatra Tobacco and Tobacco Products, those issues scoring net gains ranging from fractions to 1 1-2 points.
 Mexican Petroleum, General Motors, Atlantic Gulf and International Paper averaged one point reactions on light offerings. Sales amounted to 155,00O shares.
 Liberty issues again contributed overwhelmingly to the trading in bonds, evincing further irregularity. Total sales (par value) aggregated $2, ,950,0e0. United States bonds Gold issues) were unchanged on call during the week.
 The bank statement failed to reflect in any degree the shifting of loans in cident to May disbursements, but actu- al reserves were depleted by almost $35 ,000,1 leaving total excess re- serves at barely more than $37 1000. 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-06
BIG SMOKE HoMEsIcK.
Jack Johnson, Ex- Champion, Wants to
 Come Home.

Jack Johnson, the former heavy weigh champion of the world is homesick Ever so many stories have come across the great pond about Jack. Some of <hem have been true, but most of them untrue. The yarn telling about Johnson being elected mayor of Barcelona Spain, was camouf1age. And so were many others. In fact all of the stories telling how nicely Jack was getting on in Spain were exaggerat- ed or the product of some master mind.
 But Jack Johnson is homesick He misses the good old states and is willing to suffer any sacrifice if he can only come across the ocean and once more breathe American air. John son has been away some time now and he is willing to call it quits. His be- loved mother died while Jack was in Spain. And those who knew Johnson say that the giant colored heavy weight loved his mother Once Jack said that the "only real pal I have living now is my mother and they won't let me see her" Jack meant that. As bad as Jack was he did love his nanny Her death had made a wreck of him. And why wouldn't it? John son was far from being the man that he should have been when he had the money and friends. But times have changed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-06
YOUNG coRBETT FOUGHT
 WITH HIS HEAD
Former Champion Pulled Many Ruses
 at Expense of Opponents.

Young Corbett, the former feather weight champion was a very tricky boxer. One of the tricks was to place his glove to his nose during a mill as though that organ was troubling him But it was only ruse of his to get home a punch on some part of his opponents body.
 He tried this a couple of times be- fore he fought the late Terry McGov- ern the last time.
 Terry did not know what Corbett was about and before McGovern had time to thing Corbett reached him with a vicious uppercut to the wind
 Before Corbett was champion he worked neat wrinkle or the llnsus- pecting opponent in Denver.
 The boys were matched to have it out in ten rounds and were fighting away for dear life and Corbett went to the floor.
 To all appearances he was dazed and had difficulty in getting up. But he did and staggered partly round the ring.
 His n..n, of course, thought he was partly gone and started to put on the finishing stroke.
 But before he knew where he was Corbe<. let loose a stinging right which caught his opponent on the point of the chin. Dowr went the latter and it was several minutes before the defeated man came to.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-06
ACADEMY TEAM MEETS
 THIRD STRAIGHT DEFEAT
American Thread Company White
 washes Local Boys, 13 to O.

Saturday afternoon on the Cam pus the Academy team suffered the third straight defeat of the season at the hands of the fast American Thread Company team of Williman- tic. Not only did the Academy get beat but the Wiliimantic men rubbed it in by holding the local team score less.
 The Academy was way out of it's class and while the Thread Company could have easily have run the score up into the twenties, still some of their runs were directly responsible to bonehead playing and wretched fielding. On the other hand the Willi- mantle team was on it's toes every minute and pulled off a couple of fast double plays. With them there was none of the picking up of the ball and then looking around to see what to do with It, so evident in the Academy players
 Fitzgerald started for the Academy and kept the mill team safe for three innings. The Academy got a man to 'tVird in the second but he died there. Mcknight led off with a single in the third but figured in a double play.
 The Willimantic team which had been breaking it's back swinging at
 
 in the fourth inning and put over three runs. They came as the result of three hits and a few errors and wild throws. Adams hit for three bases and Donahue and Anderson for two each in the fifth scoring three more A run was scored in the sixth and another in the seventh. Fitzgerald was yanked out after the seventh and Meek, who went on the mound was pounded to all corners of the lot, five runs coming in in the eighth. innings He seomI.l to be less of a puzzle than his predecessor. The ninth was a contest among the Willimantic play CTS to see who could get out as quic- Y as possible and get home. The Academy besides being like un- to infants in appearance in the field gave an exhibition of base running that placed them in class with IIeinie Zimmerman at the height of | his career as a sprinter. The prize bone of the collection however, was i pulled in the seventh. With men on first and second, Hamel hit to Ring | land who touched second retiring Noel 1 on first but leaving the keystone bag clear for Mathewson to occupy The 1 ball was then thrown to third and | there was some dispute concerning | the pros and cons or tOrclng man who who has an empty base behind him. Honorable mention is awarded | to Mcknight who after stopping a bal l field while he watched the runner SC from first to third. Perhaps the "base- ball dance" the night before had something to do with the absence without leave of Bills baseball wits
 The score:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-06

Sunday afternoon on the old Falls diamond the Norwich team de- feated the New London Colonia1s by the score of to 5 in one of the best games of the season. The play was fast from start to finish, only 95 min- utes elapsing between the first Play Balr' and the lust Yer Out" New London gained an early lead in the first two innings by hitting Farrell to almost every place on the field where there wasn't a Norwich player. Busch who relieved him kept the hits well scattered and received fine sup port, two double plays helping him out of bad holes. Norwich landed on Bell lestrini hard in the second and then he frightened up holding Norwich to about four times at bat per inning until the eighth when he tried to work a dope ball to relieve his tired arm. Three more runs came in and all though New London tried hard they couldn't get the necessary tally across in the final frame. Ca1kins in the final, frame Ca1kins the Norwich catcher had his finger split in the fourth inning but displayed a fine spirit and stayed in the game.
 The nrSt man nleu to Ine p1IcIeT, Ine next man hit cleanly to left. The at tention of the crowd was distracted, however. by the downfall of the back stop which caught one man by the heel in a way strongly reminiscent of Achilles. The "C P. O.'s'' showed their ability to duck by getting out from under fast. Another hit coupled with q pass and an error netted two runs. Norwich went out one, two, three.
 The first three men up in the second all singled and Farrell surrenderNd, waving Busch to the box. Busch was found for two hits, each worth a run after two infield outs
 Burns walked and W. CaTkfns prompt ly doubled, scoring Burns. McBurney and Brooks were easy outs but Calk1 ins was safe at second when Johnson