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New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

that division came from New Jersey
In answer to questions General
March said:
"Our reports do not indicate that
scissors has fallen. We have no in
formation it has fallen SO far. 1t is, of
course, under artillery fire. Our troops
have come up to the point where they
are so close to it that the town must
be heavily bombarded, but it is per-
tectly evident that the Germans have
thrown into the defence Of that line a
not accompany them during the original
attack along the Marine, and fighting
is going on very heavily at that point.
THE American divisions on the
front of the large offensive are the
LIST, I'd. Sd, 4ths 26th and 18th. The
negro regiment belongs to the 93d
Division. The other division now in
line is the AID. In the immediate
path Of the German attack and our
counter offensive are the seven diyi-
sions have indicated. These divisions
used wherever it is necessary for US to
use them.
I'VE have nothing to indicate how
costly. our casualty lists are. No
reports on casualties have come in.
Il can give no information as to the
number Of prisoners because the only
reports we have refer to prisoners
which were captured by French corps
in which American divisions were op-
Grating and no disassociation was made
in the reports. But, as far as l can
judge, they followed quite closely the
newspaper accounts.
Taking the salient as it stands, one
of the prime reasons for making this
advance is the position of the rail-
roads. scissors is connected with
Chateau Thierry by railroad, and it
is assumed that the Germans get part
of their supplies at Chateau Thierry
from the railroad, and Of course that
has an important bearing on how long
those troops can stay there If the
Germans have to withdraw, they have
practically only one line through which
they can get out, so Foch is hammer
ing on this side-the western-which
is very much better than massing
great number of troops on the nose of
the salient and hammering there, which
would only drive them back in the
direction of the railroads"
In response to a question as to the
total number of American troops en-
gagged, General March replied:
"If the whole divisions were there,
the number Of combatant troops would
be $1,000 in each division, and in my
talks to you you can estimate them
at $1,000 per division unless l tell
you otherwise. Including service of
supply troops and combatant troops, q
division numbers $4,000 men,"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

safely safe ashore the chief concern of the
t sne'r people that they were safe. One
nik, puriy gunner remarked as he
hurrleo h , to the telegraph Office in Ho-
noken, These newspapers spread bad
news all over the country and my
mother will be scared stiff. I'd rather
pe IN the water three hours more than
keep her guessing a minute longer"
asked who he was and where his
motner lived, he answered, "That
would be telling, kiddo. We can't do
any talking in the navy"
"Ragtime' Clothing
A young sailor from Boston, who hur-
ried to the Hudson tube in Hoboken,
was dressed in pair of civilian trous-
eIs, MILDLY blouse and an old coat,
wnlle petty officer carried a derby
tho tunnel.
Cant say word," he said, mot q
word. We got orders not to talk"
On the way over to the city he said
that the only scare he got came after
he IVA was aboard the steamship Bussum.
"ihe mate Of that packet threw a
chill into me-" he said, "about an hour
after we were rescued. He said on the
way up from the su'thard to get us he
mad run into bunch of sharks eating
up dead whale. l began to think
what might have happened to us if
that bunch of sharks should have
smelled us and changed their course to
the northeast"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

IT the supposed U-boat came to the sur
race they would try to get him.
when the cruiser lurched over I
. saw she was ripped up the keel from
Ine stern clean to midships. There
must nave been quite few Of our men
raughe IN the magazine and the engine
rooms. because the lights went out
right after the explosion and they
PROBABLY couldn't get out quick enough.
Guns Biazed at Object
Before we hit the water heard the
executive officer yell, object astern!'
ana .1 the guns let out and kept going
till they were smothered by the brine.
l saw something sticking out of the
water some distance away. They were
shooting at this, but don't know what
it was.
After we were in the water q while
we sighted a steamer and signalled
with white flag on one of our whnlers,
but the boat went on and didn't even
answer our signs.
we fioated around, mighty happy
lot, | can tell you, for about three
hours. Not one of us thought about
death, We never talked about it. A
lot of the men had pipes in their
mouths and padded along from sea-
man to seaman, asking for tobacco or a
match. We sang songs and laughed at
the crazy things some of the men were
saying.
Finally Picked Up
eve were picked up by the Maldel.
and Bussum, and dressed in all kinds
of clothes. You know they didn't
have enough to clothe all of us, and
we looked funny in our queer civilian
and female makc-ups till we got an
issue at Hoboken.
"She was good old ship. I have
made seven trips across with her and
I'm mighty sorry to see her go. But
we've got game lot of officers and
can tell you we are proud of our
captain. All, he's man."
Most of the men landed at Hoboken
were given leave yesterday until to-
morrow morning. The Hoboken branch
Of the Atlantic Division of the Red
Cross assisted the military authorities
in providing the survivors with neces--
sary comforts, though none needed
medical attention.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Praise for Chyisty
In Statement of
Navy Department

WASHINGTON, July 2o.-Navy of
ficials on receiving the full report of
Captain Christy, commander of the
San Diego, expressed approval of the
way in which the officers and men con-
Quoted themselves in the face of
danger. Special commendation> of Cap
tain Christy's action throughout the
sinking was heard in various branches
of the Navy Department.
Rear Admiral Palmer, acting secre-
tary of the Navy, said late tonight,
ious reports from Captain Christy and
the survivors as to the cause of the
sinking. He commended the exemplary
conduct of the officers and men, giving
particular mention to the splendid be-
havior of the captain, who was the
last to leave his ship.
few hours after receiving Captain
Christy's report Admiral Palmer is
sued the following statements:
reports received by the Navy De-
partmen. indicate that when the ar
mored cruiser San Diego was sunk the
conduct of officers and men was in ac-
cordance with the best traditions of
the navy.
captain H. H. Christy, the COM
mander, was the last man to leave the
ship. AS the ship was turning over he
made his way over the side to the top
of the armor belt, thence to the bilge
keel and jumped overheard from the
docking keel, which was then eight
left the ship the men in the boats
cheered him and the executive officer
They cheered the ship as it went down.
AS the flag was raised on the launch
the men in the boats sang "The Star
Spangled Banner
when the vessel was struck officers
and men instantly obeyed orders, 60
ing immediately to their stations and
remaining at their posts until the or
ship!' The ship was abandoned in
good order. the men taking to the boats
as directed.
american naval vessels found and
destroyed five or six mines in that
vicinity last night. No reports have
been received of any submarine having
been sighted or any other submarine
activity in the vicinity"
After issuing the statement the ad-
mral said that no official information
had reached the department indicating
the presence of new hotilla of Ger
man raiders along the American coast
On the assumption that the San Diego
was sunk by mine the admiral said
there was nothing to show whether
mines had been laid during the first
appearance of German undersea raiders
in May and June or by some U-boat
that has just come to these shores.
1t was thought by some naval au-
thorities that the mines might have
drited from their moorings in Ameri-
can waters. On confirmation of the
report that war vessels had found and
exploded four mines off Fire Island
after the San Diego was sunk it is as
sumed that before destroying them
they had ascertained whether they were
of German or American make. No in
formation on this phase of the ex-
plosion was obtainable from the Navy
Department tonight
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Pay Day 10 Minutes
Off When San Diego
Sank, Says Seaman,

First Glass Seaman Marks, u. S. s.
San Diego, Is his official designation on
the navy rolls, but with the thousand
and odd comrades that shipped aboard
the cruiser when she was sunk off Fire
Island Light. on Friday morning ne is
Class American.
Marks told reporter for The Trib-
une Yesterday what he saw and heard
when the armored cruiser went down.
ut was just ten minutes before pay
day, mind you," he said, "and we were
to get paid at II o'clock that morning,
and | was shaving, and we were all as
happy as could be. l was half shaved
and was lathering the otner half of nv
face-when a great noise shook the
ship astern.
when all the lights went out / found
my way to the main deck where | had
been ordered to stand to by one of the
small boats. All the other fellows took
their places as quickly as possible and
everything was done in an orderly
fashion.
Didn't Expect Ship to Go Down
"The officers, imagine, didn't think
the ship was going to go down as soon
as she did. We were instructed to
stand by our llfeboatS until ordered to
put them out, but before there was a
chance to do much. the San Diego began
to lurch very quickly to the port side.
"Ah, the fellows were a dandy lot.
saw only four boats floating on the
surface when the cruiser went down
two whale boats and two dinkies that
held about twelve men apiece. The men
dived into the sea with belts on, throw
ing mattresses, boards, RATS, barrels
and other movable things over before
they leaped.
Lookout Went Over With Mast
captain Christy was the last man
on the ship except for fellow that
was on the lookout on the fighting top.
This man couldn't get down the ladder
quick enough. He turned to US men
swimming in the water and, hanging
on to the ladder, he saluted and went
over with the steel mast.
II saw Captain Christy grab a bar
rel, which he shared with another sail
or. The two whaleboats took in all
they could and then kept cruising
among the men, asking how they were.
If any needed rest they were taken
in. Our little whaler pulled up to the
captains barrel and lifted him in The
boatswain's mate, in charge of the
craft, ordered the captain to take his
hat and coat off because he was afraid
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

a standstill, Foch struck hard along the
western side of the salient where our
troops held part Of the line.
Inc front over which We advanced
was twenty-five miles and the maximum
penetration SO far reported officially
mas been to depth Of ten miles, and
~ the other points indicated there has
peen penetration of seven miles, so
we nave gone forward seven miles on a
twenty-five mile front This is the off,
clal statement Of how far we have gone.
Inc last indication we had in the off,
clal reports was that fighting was still
IN progress. and the official reports also
indicate the capture of guns and pris-
oners IN very helpful amounts.
IN TINS advance and opposing the
advance or the Germans there are seven
American divisions and one regiment Of
negro troops.
The press had carried during the
last FEW days statements about the
number OF troops we have continued to
seho over. 1t was an estimate made by
some person who arrived at his con-
clusion by assuming that we were send
ing troops over at the same rate we did
last month, and, like many guesses, it
Is wrong. The statement published in
the papers was that we had sent over
about 10000 men last week and that
the number was now little short of
100000.
"The fact of the matter is that we
have passed the 100000 mark on the
second million. We have over 1900 900
embarked. If you will wait for these
things | will tell you the facts; thew
are always better than when you guess.
"One question asked me has been.
will you be good enough to tell us
where the Illinois National Guard,
which trained at Fort Logan Fl. Roots,
is situated in France?' The division is
commanded by General George Bell, jr.,
and is in the English training sector.
A unit from that division took part in
the fighting which was reported last
week, where the Australians made an
advance accompanied by American
troops, SO the training has progressed
to point where they can actually take
part in the fighting.
Another question is, Where is the
77th Division, and are they operating
as a division?' The 77th is in the
line near Luneville, and is operating
as a division, complete, under its own
commander.
'In the stenographic account of what
told you about the organization OF
the three corps, | stated that the 18th
Division was composed of drafted men
from Delaware and New York, omitting
the State Of New Jersey, which fur
nished a large proportion of that
contingent. Almost half the men il.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Reduction of Weight and
Height Minimum Assures
More Men for Army
Boards Were Stumped
Found Availables Were Cut
1OPer Cent in Some
Instances

The number of registered men in
draft Glass IA in New York City was
unsxpectedly increased by SEVERN
thousand yesterday, assuring Martin
conboy, director of the draft here.
enough of the men who registered in
,el7 to answer the heavy July calls to
cantonments.
A second revision of the minimum
height and weight requirements ac-
counts for the augmentation of the
sTirst to Fight" class. Three weeks
$50 the minimum height limit was
raised from sixty to sixty three
inches. while the 110-pound weight
minimum was raised TO 116 pounds.
The order received by the local boards
Yesterday announced a return to the
Standards which originally. prevailed.
Reclassifying the registrants who
had been accepted. but who failed to
fulfil the new requirements, had cut
down the number of men available for
some boards. Where the percentage of
foreign population is greatest, the
raised standards had been felt to a
marked degree. In many instances local
boards found great difficulty in filing
tlelr quotas. ne IeuuCllOIl O1 lne
height and weight minimums relieves
the difficulties of a majority of the
boards, it was said at Mr.. Conboy's
Office yesterday.
The men who had been reclassifed as
result of the raising of standards
three weeks ago were placed in Group
They had been declared physically fit,
al. lo \ 70 hut ha1A
tary service because of lack of weight
or height Many of the "bantams," I"
with all the fighting instinct. of their
barnyard prototypes, had appealed vain
ly for place in the ranks Of Pershing's
forces.
On Monday the large exodus camp
have been prevented by the first statute
yations.
Beginning Monday and ending Thurs
day, New York City will dispatch
1l,2l7 of its war eligibles into the
Great Adventure. Of these, 1900 will
60 to Upton, 1917 to Camp Meade, and
1000 to Camp Humphries.
Sprinkled generously among the Ma
tional Army candidates will be many
Of the class of 1918 registrants, it was
announced at Mr.. Conboy's office yes
terday. In boards throughout the city
young men who have recently attained
their majority have been given an op-
portunity of voluntarily enlisting. The
response has far exceeded expecta-
tons both as to number and enthu-
sasm, it was said, many of the boards
being forced to refuse applicants.
These Young men registered on June
5 last. The induction this month
means that only one month and a half
intervened between registration and
admission to the National Army, as
compared to thirteen months in the
case of many Of those who registered
at the first enrolment.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
7wo Yonkers Men
Aboard San Diego
Not Heard From


YONKERS, N. Y, July 20.-Two
Yonkers naval officers, it is under
stood, were aboard the United States
cruiser San Diego when it went down
been heard as to how they Jared.
They are Midshipman John c. Ten
Eyck, jr.. and Lieutenant Frank Dew
lin. who helped to organize the Yon-
kers company of New York Naval Mill
tia. Mr.. Ten Eyck's father, j. C. Ten
Eyck, has positive information that his
son, a member Of the first class of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, was
cruising on the San Diego.
The information reaching Yonkers
was that several midshipmen were
Devlin. according to report, was also
on the cruiser.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
New Triplane Sets
World Speed Pace

HEMPSTEAD, L. l., July 2o.--A tri-
plane constructed by army engireers
emo American aero builders. which is
said to be faster by far than any fly
ing machine yet turned out by Ger
many or any Allied nation. was given
test over Hampstead Plains to- day.
1T climbed at the rate of 1900 feet a
minute, and was so much faster than
other American and foreign machines
in the air at the time that it at
tracted wide attention.
The machine is said to be the prod
uct of two years of experim entation,
and it is stated that combat and scout
planes built upon the Identical model,
and equipped to carry swo men and
two machine guns, can be turned out
at the rate of twenty or more a week
with present facilities.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
naval officers on board ship and the
officials in Washington.
Chief Of STATS Rencrt

m
ofhcials in Washington.
Chief of STATS Report
Belief that the cruiser San Diego
was sunk by torpedo is expressed
IN dlspatch from the chief Of staff
| ment NP"A
uhe dispatch follows:
The captain of the San DIEGO re-
ports that he is inclined to the belief
T 1nao the ship was sunk by torpedo
mere are no conclusive factors, how
ever, on which to base a definite opin.
ION Mt present, in view of following
circumstances:
"dd No torpedo wake was seen.
NO convincing evidence that peri
scope was seen.
"3-No submarine anneared IN sr;+<
OF the fact that three unarmed rescue
ships were in the vicinity for about
two hours.
4-Ship was struck on port side
theory. '''"N
"n5-Weather was fine; smooth sea-"
captain James F. Brewer, master OF
the frelghter Bussum, the second ves-
sci to reach the scene of the sinking
was on the bridge when his chief officer
reported that he had observed a mys.
ferrous looking chain Of floating buoys
70 the northwest. The skipper put his
binoculars on the object and CONCLUDED
that it,was big fishing net
Looked Like Summer Bathers
MY ship was unarmed," he said,
"and l was wary about changing my
course Neverthele less, felt that some
disaster had occurred and decided to
go little closer in and Gee what was
going on. I tell you I was mighty
darned glad that l did go in, for it
did my heart good when l steamed in
slowly among those fine fellows float
ing about like big crowd Of sum-
mer bathers at some shore resort.
II was torpedoed myself. you know,
last September in the Mediterranean
and l know how good it feels to have
help at hand. l was mighty glad to
return. the favor of being rescued to
those lads in the water Never have T
seen such a cheerful lot of men. Thev
had been in the water long time, but
they. were laughing and Joking and
singing, and some Of them managed to
smoke pipe. From what heard after
we got 710 of them aboard leads me
to believe that the cruiser was torpe
doed,"
THE boys told me they thought that
PAoDoHiy AlIy AlcH we're killed IN tke
fire room. Many of the boys we picked
up had doffed their clothing and those
that had kept on some of their duds
shared them with the naked fellows,
| saw one officer who wore TWO shirts
one on his back and one across his
legs as a makeshift pair of trousers,
I had plenty of food on board and ao
soon as the sailormen got dry and
warmed up ! told them to get ready
for chow, and bunch Of them iumped d
IN and helped our cook.
Boys in Fine Spirits
"On the way in we passed a govern
ment boat, which signalled who are
your A dozen of those boys spottcd
that signal Immediately and dozen
of them shouted to the bridge: Tell
EN- any old thing. Ask him why he
didn't come up around Fire Island
about five hours ago. Tell him this
is Sunday school picnic coming home
after dandy swim
After the Bussum and the other two
boats had discharged their charges at
the army transport piers in Hoboken
yesterday, the men of the San Diego
were sent to temporary quarters to
await roll call. Representatives of the
Red Cross were there to meet them
! and provided food and clothing. Once
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
48 Missing
On San Diego;
3 3Known Dead

Continued from page I
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-01
HIGHWAY MEASURES
UP BEFORE CONGRESS

Several comprehensive highways
measures will he introduced in the
present congress soon after it reas-
sembles next week for its conclud-
ing session. Present indications are
that the week will agree in funda-
mentals and all viii call for the crea-
ton of a federal road plan in which
each state relatively viii be provided
with two main highways, one run
ming transversely and the other
longitudinally across the state and
connecting with similar arteries Of
communication in adjoining states
or countries. Both Canada and
Mexico are DESTROYS of making trunk
highway connections with the
United States, in the belief that an
interchange of road travellers will do
much to further friendly interna-
tiOnal relations.
An understanding has been reach
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-01

ed between the American associa-
ton Of state highway officials and
the American Automobile associa-
ton to support the same measure. II
will be remembered that these or
CARNATIONS led the successful cam
paign for the passage OF the federal
aid road act whereby SO, 100000 are
now being expended in connection
with s75, 100000 contributed by the
several states, on highways which
form parts Of state road systems. The
next effort will concern interstate
or federal highways and 100000
900 annually for five years is one
sum that has been suggested. In
addition there would also be appro-
priated an amount yearly for the
continuation of the present road act.
IT is not unlikely that Pres't VIII
son in his address 10 congress on lis
opening day may make reference 10
highways transportation in his re-
construction program.
A. A. A. officials are quite in &C
cord with the action of the senate
finance committee in deciding to cut
out OF the war revenue bill the pro-
posed gasoline tax of two cents a
gallon. Some weeks ago Prest
David Jameson Of the national as