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New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Army of 100000
Would Make Kaiser
Quit, Says Officer
Major Stoddart Says That
Bakers Figures Will Dis
appoint Allies

Fresh from Il closeup view Of tn"
lighting in France, which he said was
costing each side an average Of 100000
men Il month, Ma ~ Francis Russell,
Stoddart, jr., head Of the special Amcr.
lean aircraft defence mission to Eu-
rope. told officers Of the 9th New YORK
Coast Artillery last night that Sccrc-
tary Bakers outside hope Of having an
army of 100000 ready for battle by
the end of 1913 would be a keen disap-
pointmcnt to our war-worn Allies.
Russia is down. he said. "ltaly Us
barely holding her own. The lines
there, from the Adra'ic to tho noun
tains. arc held by british and French
troops, with Il gun for every seven
yards. One thing that has kept thc
war going is the German conviction
that tho United States cannot send "A
real army 90 Europe Under these cir
cumstanccs, an army Of 100000 is noth
ing. Wltii iosscs arsrrcgating 10000 .
week a million men arc nothing.
Says We Need 100000
"But the day that we put an army of
100000 men in France Germany will
roll over and quit like Il dog
Ma or Stoddart, with Captain Rob
crt II. Wilder and Captain Cabot Ward
former Park Commissioner, was sent
to France and England by the War Dc
partmcnt some time ago to study and
report on anti-aircraft guns and dc
fences. Captain Ward was retained by
General Pershing as Il member Of his
staff. Captain Wilder, an expert ON
the American Ammunition Company
although besought to remain at d
French school Of aircraft gunncry.
Major Stoddart's remarks were mad
at a dinner given for him and Captain
Wilder by brother officers of the 9th
Coast Artillery Of the State Guard at
tho Brevoort. His address included IA
description of number Of London ail
raids and visit to the battle lines
of the French and British armies in
Flanders and Northern France.
"Allied Soldiers Crucified'
He confirmed reports that the Ger
mans crnctied Allied soldier who sur
rendered, turned their guns on church
dren attending mass in villages near
the battle lines and set traps TO blow
up trophy hunters on the battlefield
abandoned in the Ilindcrburg retrea.
last year.
Referring to the eXpedtionary force
which accompanied General Pershing
to France, Major Stoddart said:
"When they were told that these
were our regulars the French expect
cd 10 find trained soldiers. What they
did find were units which needed com
plete reorganization. made up OF 60
per cent recruits and 40 per cent Of
regulars who didn't know anything
about liquid fire, trench mortars and
the other implements Of modern war
fare. Ovcrcoats were too long, gloves
too short; they had no artillery and
they were short Of other things. The
least disciplined men who needed the
hardest driving were in the American
army"
But Major Stoddart said he found
General Pershing an ideal hard driver.
and adverting to the immortality
charges recently made against the
American soldiers abroad he assert
cd that they were without foundation.
because the United States troops were
kept at work so hard and SO constant
" that they had no time to be any
thing but clean, MORALLY and physl-
caliV
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Greece Fights for Wilson's
Principles, Saws Venizelos

Premier Vcnizelos Of Greece, in a
cablegram to the American Hellenic
Society, of which Nicholas Murray But
Ter is president, made public yestcr-
day, declares that Greece is fighting
"in conformity with the noble prin-
ciples so clearly defined and with such
a profound conviction By President
Wilson,"
"There is nothing more that we have
at heart,' the Premier's message add
ed ethan to make known to public
opinion in America our programme OF
liberty and justice, for which the Greek
people are ready to undergo any sac
r'tice.'
Foreign Minister Politis also cabled
a message of congratu:ation on the
formation Of the American Hellenic So
ciety, whose headquarters have been
established at 105 West Fortieth Street.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
The Great War-1269th Dav
Official Statements
West
BRITISH

LONDON. Jan. 20 (DAYl.-A hostile raid
'ng party WAS driven OFT during tho night in
the nc'ghborhood of Arlcux-cn- Gohcllc. The
hostile artillery showed great activity in the
Monehy -rreuN sector. One Of our patrols
nor@cast of Iprcs has not returned
FRENCH
PARIS, Jan. % (DAY).- There were Sc
we're artillery actions in tho region Of -Four
dc~Paris and lIartmannsw clerkopf ' In upper
Alsacc French detachmcnts. after brief urtil-
lcry preparation. penetrated deeply the Ger
man positions southeast of Scpoy y-lc-lIaut
Our mcn destroyed a number of shelters and
brought back prisoners. There is nothing TO
report from the remainder of the trout.
On Sunday one German airpAnc was
tronght down and three others fell damaged
WITHIN the enemy lines. On the same day
French sluadrons threw OWN 5000 kilo-
railway station at CONTAINS. factories in the
region of st. Frivas and various aviation
grounds in the enemy zones
NNIIiti u In Alsacc an cncm- attempt
'sEa'nst our small posts ut Schocnho7 COM
nlctcIy failed. The enemy lett prisoners in
our hands.
GERMAN
BERLIN. Jan. 2a.~Front of tho German
Crown Prince Lively local fighting de-
Vclopcd,
In Champagne French raids on II small
ITn'o II;,'; broke down on both sides of the St
ht'airc-St. Soupct Roads. Our positions
ne'"ccn the roads leading from Sommc-. Py
and R'poht to the southeast were subjected
during the carly afternoon to Il very violent
nombardmcnt, under cover of which the
I trcnch infantry with flame throwcrs made
s'ro"% rcconnoitcring attacks at several
POINTS. They were driven back, losing hcav-
Wy IN front Of our cntanglcmcnts in
hand-to-hand fighting. Some prisoners rc-
manned IN our hands and several flame
throWcrS were captured.
IiNcly flying activity led TO numerous
ducts in the air. VIC brought down yes
tcrday thirteen cuemy airplancs and one
captive balloon.
Bombs were dropped on London and Sheer
ncSs with good effect French aviators
continue their attacks on our hospitals. Scv-
erals times during December they dropped
bombs on hospital buildings at Bethel. and
in the last few days they attacked buildings
at Iabry, east OF Con1ans.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Yale Man Killed Flying
In Aero Corps in France

PARIS. Jan. %. Dunaresquc Spencer,
OF Highland Park. Ill.,. WAS killed few
days ago while returning from patrol
duty across the German lines near Bel
fort. He was a member Of the Franco
American Flying Squadron and received
lis pilots brcvet October 2i last.
Spencer who was tWcnty-onc years
old. WAS a graduate of Yale He was
about to be commissioned in the United
States Naval Aviation Service.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Died Serving Their
Country Abroad

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Four more
deaths among the American expedition
airy forces from pneumonia were re-
rorted to-day by General Pershng
They we're:
KELLEY, John P, sergeant, field hos
pital. January %; 40 G Street, n. W..
South Boston, Mass.
NAPLES, Ray NJ, private; Nokomls
Ill.
DE CAMP, Floyd r., private; r. +. D.
No. ., Dayton, Ohio.
MURRAY, Hiram, private; Ardmore,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
7 Ship Officers Dead,
Captain Is Missing

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Jan. 29.-With
the captain missing and the first officer
and steward dead the Swedish steamer
Anglcsia arrived here tonight. having
put in On route 10 a South American
port.
Unconiirmcd reports were that tho
captain became insane, shot the two
men and then jumped overheard.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Macedonia
I'D LNACIT

PARIS. Jan. % (DAY).-Army of the
East. There were patrol encounters west Of
Lake Doiran. Serbian troops carried out "a
successful surprise attack against Bulgarian
positions at Dobropolyc
Allied aviators bomba rdcd enemy establish
ments in the valley OF the Vardar and in the
region of Seres.
,NlGH'TD British troops carried out
successful raid on a small Bulgarian most
cast oil Lake Doiran. There were artillery
'ct'ons on the right bank Of the Cerna and
north of Monastir ""o
Allied aviators bombarded enemy establish.
ments in the region of Drama and the Vardar
Valley. o"'
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Hospital Discipline
Model for Britain

should like to add one word about
', these hospital cases They arc very
tion. But | can only wish that in Br-
tain we had had the courage to dismiss
doctors responsible for such things. as
you arc doing. And the idea Of putting
such doctors to retrial because their
sentence was unduly lenient is SO novel
TO my constantly whitewashed mind
that rubbed my eyes when read OF
it and asked myself. Can this be so even
II the land of the movies ." notice that
British and Canad2r regulations or
crstoms are held responsible for the
method whereby yonr soldiers bodies
were disposed after death. That is a
delicate. an infinitely tragic subject on
which to comment. All I will say is
thls-customs vary. If there has been
blame, it IS very regrettable but per-
maps may, point out that military Gus
tens, which others take as a matter Of
course. seem sometimes hard when we
are suddenly faced by them No one
who reads these words will suggest, |
am sure, that any irreverence was in
tended by my fellow countrymen tow
ard your gallant husbands and sons
who fell thus prematurely under the
.troke of terrible and, it may be, un-
deserved disease
snail not be thought unsympathetc
Ii | suggest an illustration. A member
OF the Jewish faith does not intend
dlsrespect to his synagogue when he
enters it with his hat on-yet a Chris
tan who kept his hat on in church
would be rightly condemned.
he same act. done By the two men,
means precisely the opposite thing.
Between US. the British and Canadian
graves IN France are most carefully
tended wherever the grim purposes Of
WAY ne rInit of II
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Goeben Evades British
Bombs, Reaches Port
Turkish Cruiser, Beached When
Breslau Was Sunk, Safe,
Tcutons Saw

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 29.-The Turkish
battlc-cruiser Sultan Yawuz Sclim, for
merly the German warship Gocbcn. ac-
cordng to a telegram from Constanti-
nople, received here by way of Berlin,
entered the harbor of Constantinoplc
Sunday quite fit for service. Numerous
air attacks by Entente airmcn, it is
said. inflicted only unimportant dcmagc
to the funnel and the armored plating.
only two small bombs having struck
the ship.
Fleeing from two small British war
ships ten days ago, the Sultan Yawuz
Seim was beachcd at Niagara Point, in
the Dardancllcs, shortly after the
Midulu, formerly the German cruiser
Breslau, had been sunk by striking a
mine.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30

And it is only an enemy of the al
lance who would insinuate that, if
there should fall to our mems sad
duty. the task OF laying your soldiers
in their lonely, vet honorable resting
places. then. however simple the
service. however rude the burial, the
hands will be as tender the hearts as
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Folk Resigns l. C. c. Post

ST. LOUIS. Jan. % According 10
an announcement here to-day. Joseph
". Folk. former Governor of Missouri.
and for some time chief counsel to the
Interstate Commerce Commission. has
resigned that position TO become coun-
sci for the St. Louis Chamber Of Com
merCp
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
VOL, 100000 Pledged for
ltaly's Fifth War Loan

dur;Wnssih rWsih. Jan. 2S. The subscriptions
canvas inc hrst eleven days Of the
ssoatoa4lied $5li 900 900. or this amonnt
*0Vs'VVo,000 was in cash.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
soldiers Insurance S Billions

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Total ap-
pmcatlons for government soldiers in
usahcc Man, day passed the $4,000. 900 900
SAT- d. About 100000 soldiers and
sailors have applied '"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Cannot Overlook
French temperament

Yet we must not overlook the deep
differences of national temperament
which distinguished F'renchmen from
the British. We British know that we
are not popular. 1t may be our mis-
fortune or our fault, but for some rea
son or other we must limit our ambi
ton to This and this only: that we
labor to win respect and stand by our
word.
Americans, with their keen apprecia-
ton for the French. know we'll how
great strain it must be for the pride
of that splendid nation to see even the
most loyal friend in need controlling
large provinces. making the roads, de-
veloping the railways and administer
ing the country, as if for the time be-
ing it was under their protection.
Therefore your War Department
must have been torn in some degree
by two impulses-to consult with the
British chiefly because, after all, we
speak the language which you are i'm
proving. and. secondly, to defer to
to be rescued. like Andromeda. from
the dragon. Throughout the whole OF
these published Investigations at Wash
ington one detects this dual desire
either to fit in your army with the
British or fit it in with the French.
And, of course, that meant submitting
to expert advice from London or from
Paris-onc or the other.
Had to Make Choice
And Stick to 1t
Clearly, the thing to do was TO take
a choice and stick to it. Britain may
or may not be right in using Lewis
guns in preference to the French maga-
zine rifles and the Hotchkss. But
either equipment has done great ser
vice. Either equipment would be better
than a delayed equipment. The differ
encc between the two may be i'm
portant. Experts may think it very i'm
portant. They may even get excited
about it. But the greatest expert Of all
is Father Time, and he is too often ig
nored. The military mandarins of the
alliance should be told plainly that tho
most perfect weapon six months hence
is not worth a much less perfect weapon
ready to-day.
1t is quite right that mechanical in
ventors should seek to improve upon
oar Enfield rifle. But if we had waited
for the rimless adjustment, the Ger
mans might have been in Paris or bath.
ing on the pleasant beach of Boulognc.
We had Ito be content with u very work
able second best.
1t WAS. perhaps. a pity that IN a
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Then. Italian Defeat,
Russian Collapse

At this point the incalculable broke
through all the forecasts. Russia col
lapsed. and later the Italian front cavcd
IN. Consider for moment what this
meant for your armies. 70 begin with.
1t might we'll be that American troops
would have to fight not as a separate
fcrcc, with its own special sector, but
more quickly as drafts, Immediately
ava']ablc against Il desperate German
drive. Next the earlier plan whereby
completely trained American units
should be available for shipment this
spring had to be modified by sending
units across al once-like the British
boys who hurried up to hold the lines
of W aterloo-and this involved intri-
cate problems Of clothing. upon which
VIII not presume to comment
Once more the best that could be
done has been beaten by the second
best. And while it is doubtless. quite
right that keen criticism should tonic
up the persons responsible. I may per
haps say one word from another poin,
Of view
Your allies in Europe would be un-
gracious if they did not recognize that
part Of your perplexty is directly due
TO your enthusiasm for our common
cause. Your statesmen have been al
most too ready to meet whatever vary
ing request was urged upon them. At
any rate. they have gone out of the way
time and again to Obli~e
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
By p. w. Wilson

What causes trouble at your Wa
Department, as at ours, is the genus
among mankind called the expert.
painstaking and sensitive minister. who
rightly mistrusts hi, own limited ac
quaintancc with the tcchnicAlitics of
equipment, is suddenly confronted with
mass Of complicated specifications,
estimates, demands for priority in out
put and other details, at the mere sight
Of which the human brain reels. And
he has to find his way through this
jungle Of administrative underground
at time when every cactus bush and
upas tree is Towering vigorously
with brilliant suggestions.
in London we had on tho one hand
the old army officer, with stars on his
bosom and stripes on his sleeve, who
imagined that because he fought IN
the Soudan or South Africa therefore
he could pronounce judgment on con
ditions in Flanders. That veteran was
in the saddle. He sent shrapncl to the
front instead Of high explosives, and
was sure that he WAS doing the righ.
thing. What he had learned in the
old days was orthodox, and all else
was hcrcsy.
This good, brave fellow nearly
wrecked our cause. And our Ministry
'of Munitions was without u way Of &C.
ting around his scrUplcs.
Error Persists in
Promotion System
Yet even to- day the new army is
cabncd and confined by the frame
work Of the old. The regulars, as
they arc called, get the promotion.
The tcrritorials and Kitchener mon who
have seen years of service in the
actual trenches arc overlooked.
Things viii gradually improve. |
doubt not, and protest. ionallsm VIII
broaden out along national lines. But
in one respect you are more fortunate
than we have been, because your origi-
nal army has been smaller. With the
best will in the world, your officers of
in their knapsacks quite such ample
supplies of red tape.
in other respects. however. VIC may
commiscratc with your War Secretary.
Our department had to deal with only
one body Of experts, and it was quite
enough. Mr. Baker has the pleasure
and privilege Of consulting three
bodies Of experts. He has, first Of all,
his own officials men of great ability
and persuasivcnoss, whose opinion cam
not be lightly ovcrrucd. Next there
is the French War Office with its Off
cials. And, finally, there is what we
in England reverence as Whitehall.
Without disrespect to theology, may
suggest that to evoke unity out Of
such trinity is no mean task. Two
partners out Of the three are located
at distance Of 5000 miles
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Pershing Favored
French Small Arm

Now, the outlook was complicated, *
J take 1t, by two circumstances In the
llrst place, there was General Pcrshing.
mat eminent officer. charged with rs
soiemn Il responsibility as hns ever
1ailcn upon an American citizen, ar
rived IN France, was more imprcssr
by the French small arms than bv the
BRUSH, and, as was his duty, reported
nome IN this sense. Obviously, he mus
nave taken into consider ration the fact
that his desires would involve Il meas
urc OF industrial adjustment, costing
valuable weeks. But. on the othcr
hand, he contemplated close comrad"-
snip with the French. and may have
been influenced. like other generals. b.,
"hat IS almost a frtish among com
manders in the field; that is, a drca,:
Of finding themselves with ammunition
that does not fit the runs. 1his Is the
nightmare Of the regimcntal office.
ANY mistake here means that his uni5
Is dIsarmcd entirely and must sur
render. TO be equipped like the Brit
lSh and to fight alongside the French
was to risk confusion of ammunition
and was thus an uninviting propose
ton Hence, doubtless, the urgent re-
quests from General Pcrshing.
For this particular aspect Of tho
case it is difficult to say that anybody
was at fault. Experts DO not always
agree. even when one school is British
another school French and third
school American, located, respectively,
at London, Paris and Washington.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Speed Must Be Paramount;
america Must Aid Allies
British Critic Finds u s. Bese With robesm Even Greater
Than Those England Faced but Points to Need
of Quick Decisions

country not devoid Of timber the air
space in your camps should not have
been in all cases the requisite 30 feet
per man. But you will notice that to
alter the design Of the huts. however
desirable it might have been to do so.
would have taken time, and time could
mot be spared. Knowing BY recent let
tcrs what is the position in England.
how scarce the food, how deep the suf-
fering Of the people, | must emphasize
the view that what thou doest in this
war must be done quickly
New-York tribune., 1918-01-30
Battlefield Burial
None the Less Solemn

var permit
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-30
GIRL SCOUTS MAKE TRENCH CANDLES
 FOR SOLDIERS

Tie men tn camp find trench cand- tes convenient when they want to warm uP cup of coffee or a bowl of soup, CT when they wish to read in an unlighted portion of camp or field.
 The Brownie" members of the Girl Scouts of Washington spend a portion Of their time each week in making these trench candles, which are handed to the Red Cross for dis tribution.
 Trecnh candles are made by cutting ut eight full length column strips rem newspaper The first strip is oiled as tightly as possible, then the other six strips are rolled carefully around this foundation, one by one, until q compact cylinder is formed This is tightly tied with thread, then t is boiled for half an hour in paraffin, when it Is taken out and cooled When t has become cold il is treated to an. other boiling bath in the parafln for another half hour, and when cooled for the second time. 1t is ready for use.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-30
ON
 AUSTRO-
 GERMANS
The Pride in Merchant Ships of those Countries
 Used for U.S s. Troops

FRENCH CITY, In France, Jan. 30.-The pride of Germany and AuStria's great merchant fleets have brought thousands of American troops to Europe to fight the battle of democracy. Permission was granted today for the announcement to the American people that probably the former German and Austrian merchantmen: two of the latter country, have arrived in Europe bringing a great number of sol diers and that their holds carried thousands Of tons of supplies. The list Of merchantmen include Gernlany's former "Vaterland" the largest ship in the world.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-30
W0NEN'S PART IN THE NEW INTER-
 NAT!ONALISM

"Thc great lesson of the war Is the new infernationalism, said Mrs Nell lie T.. McClune, of Edmonton, Alberta, prominent Canadian war worker
 We arc not citizens of Canada, of the United States, or of Britain only: we are all citizens of the world, and no part Of inc world can live unto it. self alone" said Mrs. McClung we arc bound together either by tho cords Of love or by the chains Of death. We are not free while any part of the world is bound The world Is not safe for any of us until it is safe for every. one
 "This makes living very serious business. When woman sees her boy go out flo kill, or to be killed, shc ioses from her life some Of the spirit Of youth: she can no longer be deceiv- cd Into believing that all is well with inc world Women arc tho last re- serves of the nation, and they have never yet exerted thoir full influence. They have Jagged behind the mon in their development But the women arc being awakened, and mighty irt nuence for good, for kindness, for hu- man safety is being felt in human af. fairs
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-30
MORNINGSIDE SANITARIJM MANAGEMENT MAKES
 QUARTERLY REPORT

The governors office is in receipt 3f quarterly statement from the Iorningside ssni,arium. caring for Naska's insane. There were five pa .ients cured and sent home during the quarter ending December 31, and fl received into the institution. During the same period there were seven deaths, out Of a total of 216 inmates, 192 males and Z6 females. At the present time there are 187 males and 28 females in the sanitarium, a total of 232.
 During the present quarter, two in mates, Herman Fors and Hans Knut- son, have been cured and sent home Fors was received into the sanitarium from Kenai in May last and was dis charged on January :, leaving for his home in Kellogg. Idaho Knutson was sent from Petersburg last September He was pronounced cured the second week in January and Is now on his way 10 California
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-30
MELTING POT AND
 REGISTRATION

That foreign women in the United States are volunteering to work for Uncle Sam and the Allies is evident from the registration taken by the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense There have been many reports Of Italian women doing Red Cross work or buying Liberty bonds 'olish women, Russians, Por- tuggese, and Japanese offer all sorts of service The Chinese were f-- ture in Chicago'8 registration. But tho last report from the States is pos sibly the most striking of all for In Idaho, Ragqueg are volunteers.
 "Thero never was such test Of our melting pot az this which Is on ue now" gays the Woman's Committee and tho responge Of tho many aliens who aro with us has been as touching as t is magnificent"