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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

Wonder what cScAsc the kniser
viii frame up TO tell his wife when
he goes home this time after his jag
in France
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

out OF 2o2 McSioans employed iu
oklahoma by IN" KATY railroad gE7
subscribed Tor Liberty bonds They
are not of the Carranzt breed OF
McXiCuns
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

After all there IL not much d,f.
ference between q mob aud Officers
who will ante date an Information
In order TO protect tho mob.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

H.. would not hurt 20 purify some
Of the home defense societies ,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

Devotees or Eamen OF chance have
been found In M,AIrstcr We did
not believe thrvo ~vas q man tu that
town besides MIKE Williams who
dared take =. chance n
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

II looks again this season as
though the Palm Reach suits will
Beach be worn everywhere except
at Palm Beach
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

Slim Plckcns
has H new pair of
shoes They are
TIM LIg fnr him
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24
Oklahoma Oufbursts


The man with a cough has no
| business stopping AT "A routulnH housc
/ In Hsrttes,lte n, 10 TO-. -. o..
81. -, II.
"a,
N'''' "L 'hefe - not much al.
ference between mob aud officers
who viii ante date an Information
In order 10 protect the mob
Dut of g09 Mr,g,.,. ,,..,,I,,,a a.,
subsCribed Tor Liberty bonds They
are not or The thrranLt breed Of
MeXiCans.
Devotee, Of raUsu. Of rbau,s b,y.
been found Ina NrAlr4ter We aid
not believe tnrrc ,y,s , man I'm th,i
dared take e. chance
Dcppite his German u,ue pnd
origin. there ma, not be such , INST
difference h.t,,ccu The uutrIntI-u of
Arthur Gr.slsr and I,te IIamon ma,
Jake would nsve A. heIic,r
mint bc s,td ,hnut I,dpo Csnr,c
.C Crump IIo never oycr,ooL.
opportuuity ia adv.rtI.. md pever
fails To- have a urc-s agent handy
t..,..., ,-....i.... .,.
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,hn 80. "' ,.,I... Vu',,,' Nuo "lt'nu
unrty muy h,v, .n ornorturi,y "a
tnk, a look M th, military rnpton-
mcnt
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b., a., ,.',,..'' 80 w w Iu',t " '''"'
ho,w ,,ui IN '~,'."'' ~ ''l",cu - III, lunc
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,,..,.'.,,' ~, 'o'n "o' ',nu" as w
ho different i'm t;uthr,r
-
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,,a,I't t,,.''''' ."o' ~ no
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80 ~ '%a,uu' iea, ', 'nnu'u"Ves lor koV
=, - Tu' n"'" .anuiua'o says ne lH
,,,,t,aI ~ n'u WI support 'no
!, 'I,'',,. ~, "',','','S" a""n y" '"hE as
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

Despite his German name and
origin. there may not be such a vast
dltf'renc" between N" patriotism OF
Arthur Geivaler and jake Uamun ua
Jake would have ~ believe.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

There is another thing which
might be said about Judge George
G trump lio never uvcriooks suHn
opportunity t0 advertise and never
fails To have a press agent handy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24
PunkinUiile Pdrdgrdfs

Raz Barlow ha
set in 'p closely
observe the dtl
light saving sys.
ten, G,dI. coun,
Ing rUn soon saw
Ing up enough
shuurs tp have "A
> sday Of his own
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

lhwtun promises to show It's fish
hatchery TO an editors who attend
the prrFs association meeting at
Medicine Park I'm May, and n select
pnrty may have an opportunity TO
take a look ut the military canton
mcut
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

u rs greatly feared In Guthrie that
II the furniture IN removed tho lone
hotel viii have 10 close. Tho absence
of furniture does not cmharrass tho
average hotel or seriously interiors
with its business. but tho effect may
ho different In Guthrie.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

So far as We can determine from
cursory examination. there IN no
material difference In the platforms
OF the various candidates for gov
crnor. Zach candidate says he ia
~ Democrat and viii support the
national administration 30 long as
II In Democratic
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

Tim only discord in the parallel
OF Roy Stafford'H re
tiremcnt from the Oklahoman and
Times seems TO be that MIR, Gaylord
thinks the success OF the two papers
has been due to his business iudg
ment, while Mr.. Stafford intimates
that the credit should be given to
his editorial policies
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

Tho girl on South Main wants to
know II the Tulsa Iady who bought
dainty 10 cent meal for her dog.
the other day. has u Liberty loan
button among her jewels Che also
points out that che 70 cents spent on
the dog would have fcd a soldier In
the trenches two days.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

|kIt
tlr
| sam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
aring for the
~ Wounded

The story of the provisioning for the
wounded makes one of the most creditable
pages in A. e. f. history. In number and
efficiency the hospitals grew under group
of devoted and experienced chiefs of the
Medical Corps distributed throughout the
army, who had developed their system be-
rore the present chief, General Ireland. took
ONCE; and of these l would like to mention
Colonel Wadham at G. II. O., and in the
held Colonies Stark, Grissinger, Hutton.
Baker, Carswill and Majors Mccoy and Nc
Crea, ably assisted by members of the Re-
serve, which included some of Americas
most learned and famous surgeons. of whom
Or. George Brewer was dean and Doctors
Blake, Hutchinson, Tilton and Fred Murphy
prominent workers. There are, of course
many others to whom credit, probably equal
credit, is due, but with whose work or names
did not come directly in contact
A. E. f. disqualification provides every
division IN the training area with four field
usually tent-hospitals of 3OO-bed crisi.;
capacity each and four ambulance compa-
MES each with twelve ambulances. In tho
battle area one of these four hospitals be-
comes more or less stationary, the other
three moving as the shifting line requires
one being used for gas and one PERHAPS fo~
vermln and venereal cases. In addition there
is an auxiliary (the auto-chair) or mobile
hospital, using the French very excellent,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
THE Master Job
l. of ramc

Thus, what was the first line of COM
munication for America became also sec
ond line for the British and French. from
which could be efficiently served the needs
Of the Allied armies wherever they might
be.
Such was the basis of A. E. F. organiza-
ton, and such the result in France of
American foresight energy and urgency.
that in September 1918, 767,6 tons were
handled at the ports, floor area of 80
100000 square feet provided for storage,
and 1000 American locomotives and 49,
600 United States freight cars, in coniunc-
ton with French, were carrying it away
to the other A. K. r warehouses and sta
lions distributed throughout the interme-
date and advanced sections; while the one
time limited discharging facilities at She
ports, where berths for half dozen steam
ers had been the maximum at the largest.
were so multiplied and modernized that one
port could now handle more than three
formerly, and at Brest, ST. Nazaire, Bor-
deaux-~to name only three-there were
docks built and building of approx-
mately half, three quarters and nearly one
mile in length, respectively, all fully
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

the places in the home camps made by de-
parting troops, the American authorities
waited without any real need until the last
urgent call and then sent the new draft
men unprepared.
One convoy of such green troops reached
Brest with several hundred that had died
on the voyage from Influenza, which found
them in their unseasoned condition and
general ignorance of how to care for them
selves Il don't mean as to medicine, of
course) the reader victims. And the fail
ure adequately to train aviators in America
was responsible not only for costly delay In
obtaining their service on the other side
where their little more than rudimentary
knowledge had to be materially increased
for the grim business of combat and obser.
Walton, but also for the very high percent
age of casualties when on emergency they
had to be put into the air for real work
against the enemy.
Although in America we we're manufact-
uring and sending abroad before we en-
tered the war thousands of rifles and ma
chine guns and shells, our own army would
have been without enough rifles and en-
tirely without machine guns, field and
heavy artillery, as we'll as field Kitchens
steel helmets and gas masks, had not Great
Britain and France supplied US.
Referring to our Indebtedness to France
for artillery, General Pershing says in his
report to the Secretary Of War, dated No
vember 20, 1915
although we soon began the manufact-
ure of these classes of guns (seventy-
ives, howitzers and long range fifty-fives)
at home, there were guns of the calibres
mentioned manufactured in America on our
front at the date the armistice was signed
The only guns of these types produced at
home thus far received in France are 100
seventy-tive milimetre guns" And, saws
he in the same report: an aviation we are
III the same condition, and here again the
French government came to our aid until
our own aviation programme should be
under way. and they provided US
with a total of 1876 pursuit, observation
and bombing planes. The first airplanes
received from home arrived in NAV. 1918"
eve officially knew war to be inevitable in
January, 1917, although intelligent citizens
OF the United States had known it months
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

equipped with electric tractors and cranes.
America has built no entire, direct rail
road line from the coast to the front, as l
have seen stated, but its railway transport
taton system employs first and last about
10000 men. 1t has constructed about 600
miles of sdings, switches, terminals, con-
Meeting links (not to speak of the $50
miles of the light, narrow gauge railway
used directly at and behind the front,
which the interchangeable Army Engineer
Corps has newly laid or rebuilt of German
abandoned and destroyed rails and bed),
and it operates its own trains over such
miles to feed and clothe and munition two
million men, of whom about 100000 are
combat troops.
In addition, about $4,000 motor trucks
and $4,000 automobiles, motorcycles and
bicycles carry the supplies from the rail.
on their rounds of duty, while 10000 miles
of American strung telephone and tele-
graph wire, besides twice that mileage of
French leased wire, handle a daily bust
ness equal to that of any city in America,
outside of New York and probably Chicago.
What the demands were upon this organ
ization may be more fully appreciated when
| say that it required 1900 railroad cars
daily forwarded from the supply stations
to feed the army in the Argonne and i'm
mediate vicinity, and sixty motor trucks
to a division to convey it from the rail
heads. 1t took 200 railway trains to haul
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
ssCpeed' the
~ A. f. +. Slogan

To my mind the outstanding, impressive
features of the A. E. f. in France were
Cd the emphasis-shal! | say revelation p
it gave of an American national spirit
through word and deed of men from all
sections of the United States and sons of
foreign-born parents of many races; GU
the vision of General Pershing and the
men he called to his counsel; CD the speed
of the development.
Our Liberty Loan sent over the raw
material, but these men gave it form and
life and function.
| have called it big job; it was more;
it was also a test of moral and physical
fitness. And there was no al-down--not
in France, though the pioneers Of the A. E.
Z. were oppressively handicapped by the
failures and the narrow outlook at home.
So | return to my original assertion of
its having been the speed generated by the
a. l.. +. which made possible the glorious
ending of 1913
Speed in organization compact of form,
fluid and cooperative, which enabled the
A. L. +. to amend shortcomings across the
water and to expand its arrangements,
originally laid for half a million men, so
Us to be ready in time not only for the
two millions, but for even twice that
number; speed in handling supplies of food,
munitions and material; speed in the prep
aration of the fighting man. and speed in
war making. for which General Pershing
set the pitch by his instruction to trench
units IN training to ''take command of No
Mans Land and by the policy of attack,
attack which characterized the American
army and its style OF campaign.
And the pace maintained when once
the building got under way down to the
breaking of the German line at Sedan, de-
spite almost paralyzing transport short
age as | say freely now---due to en-
barrassng railroad systems, lack of rolling
stock and failure OF America to send over
motor trucks as entreated
Others l hope and doubt not will discuss
the work of the A. E. F. exhaustively as
1T deserves really it merits book;
seek here within the scope OF a newspaper
article to offer sketch of what the A. E.
+. faced, how wisely chosen were it's spon-
sors, with what foresight they planned and
the notable ability with which they exc
cuted their hurry-up Job.
So far as it advantaged the A. Z. F.,
A"iiNo "Siu III ouiies Io4', out tne mere
skeleton of the equipment demanded for the
quick handling OF the American force pres
ent and coming, viz, simultaneous accommo-
dation for six ships at most, comparative
handful of available warehouses, scant rail-
road facilities, and no French surplus of
time or men to enlarge them You must
picture country lighting for its life, with
its man power modified in war effort, it's
ports filled to capacity its limited store
Aoorage neglible, its transportation sys-
tenn already laden to the breaking point
Such was the situation presenting itself
TO General Pershing and his first expedition
when they landed at st. Nazaire to prepare
the way for the mighty American army
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
which was to follow.


And General Pershng was big enough to
recognize the size of his job and sage
enough to surround himself with men who
for the greater part were also big enough
to do the building and carry on when the
structure had been erected.
Where so many are deserving of
credit, perhaps it is unfair to single
out a few for mention, and yet there
are some whose service has been so
prominent and so continuous l feel
my sketch would be incomplete without
their names. For instance Colonel W. j.
made the first survey of engineering needs,
and later, with General w. w. Atterbury,
developed the present system of A. E. F.
railway transportation; General George Van
Horn Moseley, the very live head Of the for
warding department of men, supplies, ma
terial-second to none in its Importance and
perhaps the most difficult of the A. E. f.
jobs; General James G. Harbord chief of
the S. o. S. (Service of Supplies), and his
first aid General Johnson Hagood; General
James w. McAndrews, chief of the com
mander's staff; General Fox Conner, chief of
military operations of the General Staff;
General Hines, chief of artillery; General
tremendously vital and ceaseless task it
to that all departments functioned
as planned, and Colonel Henry Beuwckes,
his imperturbable and knowing first aid in
the medical field.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

And within it's own immediate vicinity
Brest has a camp that has held 10000 men
at once, and a reservoir built by the
A. E, F. to supply it which contains half a
million gallons.
st. Nazare, the great port of entry for
material, with it's locomotive, and motor
truck assembly shops, its huge reserve stor-
age warehouses near by at Monitor, is on
a direct line to Gievres, the immense main
supply depot of the intermediate section;
to Issoudun, the principal aviation training
CENTRE to Romorantin, the air service pro-
luction centre; and to Nevers, with it's
car and locomotive assembly shops. The
same stations also in direct contact
with Bordeaux, The other great port of
entry for materially while the big locomotive
assembly plant at La Rochelle is equally
we'll placed for direct and Immediate de-
livery. Marseilles from the south has lines
straight to Is-surTille, the chief regulat-
ing and storage station Of the advance
section; to Gondrecourt, ordnance and
artillery overhaul station; and to DIXON,
main reserve automobile and motor truck
park. And within one and one-half hours
motor run from Chaumont, the military
general headquarters, is Dangres, where the
corps school, staff college and the tank
closer to one or two of these centres, that
may really grasp the immensely and
speed of accomplishment. The Gievres sta
ton is seven miles long by and one-half
wide, with projected section of warehouses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

the ammunition assembled for the St.
Mihiel drive--and the order called for i'm
mediate delivery.
And there's the further call on trans
portation in getting the wounded and sick
back from the front to the web of hospitals
scattered from the battalion dressing sta
lions practically the line to the evacua-
ton and base hospitals of the intermediate
and back areas, upon which I shall touch
later more fully as one of the most credit
able works Of the A. E. F.
Perhaps I shall give a clearer and more
definite picture of what the A. EFF. Or
ganlzatlon has accomplished and with what
purpose and wise regard for economy of
time and effort its work has been directed
and its stations located if we view a cross
section somewhat in detail. These lines of
communication radiating from the ports of
Brest, st. Nazaire, La Rochelle, Bordeaux.
Marseilles-each with its great receiving
ware MISUNDERSTANDING the main railroads
and the connecting links Of A. f. f. max
ing, run through the intermediate section
repair shops training camps, schools, to the
advance section regulating stations and the
railheads behind the line
Brest, the port of men, so to say, for here
come the bulk OF the soldiers landed di
rectly IN France from America, has its
several artillery training and replacement
stations Cone alone large enough to hold
$4,000 men at g. timel within it's base area.
stretching eastward toward Anglers. the ar
tllery training centre; Saumur, the artil-
lery instruction centre; Blois, the officers
classification and infantry replacement sta
ton, and Tours, the S. 0. S. headquarters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

motives and cars and motor trucks and au
tomobiles could be assembled and repaired;
ordnance stations for the overhauling of
guns; hospitals to accommodate 100000
men at once; railroad sidings, switches,
terminals and connecting links to carry
this vast stream of men and material, flowing
in ever increasing volume from the ports
on the extreme west and south to the ex-
IRENE east, and string telephone and telc-
graph wires to supply the deficiency of SER
vice made by absent overtaxed French
wires.
1T was some job, believe me, which is
literal and colloquial, if not elegant in OK
PRESTON. And they had to bring most of
their own labor and material from America
Originally, the idea was for the American
battle effort to be confined to the east in
the sector of which Toul naAy roughly be
called the advanced post, and all first plans
were drawn accordingly. When, however,
amagamation of American units with Brit
ish and French was wisely decided upon
and went into effect to quicken the final
combat training of our newly arriving
troops and to enable us sooner to take our
needed share in beating the Germans, lines
of communication, storage and forwarding
stations, supply dumps and repair shops
had to be extended so that the A. f. F.
not only might supply its own westward
moved troops but be in position through
It's base ports to replace Calais and
Boulogne should the British have to aban
don them. Had the Germans driven through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Lest We Forget!

w suits unmndful Of p the COST i but even ea
for our greater resources there must
come an end to the economic, financial human
life debauch of wastefulness which spells
neither the intelligence nor the efficiency with
which we are given to plume ourselves. The
danger signal is already set in America;
let take heed We shall be wise to
ponder long and seriously the object les
sons of our unpreparedness which cost US
heavily in treasure and lives and would
have threatened our very national existence
but for the safeguarding British fleet; of
the clumsy, Anticipated and didactic official
governmental machinery which bungled our
first efforts and delayed us in taking place
beside the French and British troops that
were lighting our fight and the worlds fight
TOR civilization and freedom against Ger
man domination and barbarism; of the
hide bound blind adherence to seniority,
precedent. which clogged the wheels of in
itiative; of the obliquity in judgment and
laxlty In supervision that could have made
possible so amazing spectacle as that pre-
scented by our airplane fasco; of the i'm
provldent disregard of plain necessity and
common sense in failing to keep the soldier
training camps full in America which re-
suited in sending mens to France direct to
the firing line literally unframed and I'M
seasoned.
What this latter meant in lowered eff
cheney to the army and in casualties to the
men themselves, General Pershing will no
doubt some day confide to his chief but I
Will say here that it was an expensive
course, utterly unnecessary had the train
ing camps been constantly refilled with
fresh drafts units were sent across to
France, instead Of waiting until practically
all the first draft had been exhausted and
there remained only the newly called with
whom to respond to the demand for re-
placement troops.
| talked with men on the line and in
hospitals that had come direct from the
draft call, who had received no training
whatever; and officers told me they had
men so received who had never fired a rifle
until put into action at the front
"Chances of war;" Not at all. It was
pure lack of vision, of intelligence, that in
stead of calling out the boys earlier to take