Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-22
Baker aud ARM, Otn,Al. itrnt-y ti
Discuss Nvvs Dispatch
From France.
NO WORD FROM PERSHING
CONSIDERED NO MENACE
War p,prrmcnl Head Ihmhs Con.
,Duuuuuu ut nrm, Forces
Probable

~ rRNNtl. Irh 2I--iho urullorN
duet continue. ughr and du, The
enemy H. firmg nu even greater
number of -hrll-. huh uul, usignif-
cant dHmurr hus been duuc to tic
'mrrtsnu lucs \mrrirnn shells On
thc other hand nupcnr 10 h hiupS
important enemy positions WIN
regularity rN,cpt Whrn ground
hnsc uh-,urr~ observation.
NcuNiiN Nv the AIR has moi Ill.
mlul-hcd ana numbers ot German
machines continue tu rTuS~ the
american liups To-day u German
machine flcW 80 luw thni II emptici
- ninrhinc run intn n group of
tmcricnn soldiers nVSCmhlch around
u rnmp Kitchen. The enemy nirmcn
Ia the nirplauc were clearly seen. No
casualties wcrr reported to-day,
large number of German guns
nuW nTc opposite the tmcriunu scc-
tor ,monR them ARE some sss,
pruhnblv from tile Ru~slnn front
WASHINGTON. Feb ~ Army
officials refused to talk TODAY re-
rnri.rg tho news dispatch fran the
Nmorlctu front in France telling uf
the German control OF the or over
the sector held hy the Spmmirs The
dHuntch stated that the German
rluuna were master ~ the air and
easily drifted alpyR above the
American lines inklnR pictures.
while uut NJ the RANGE ~ the anti
guns u also added that II army NJ.
tcrrs could ho quoted they would
advise the duiok sending or Amerl-
can nirmen 10 patrol the sector
Secretary llnkor also whs silent
heyoud Anvlng that his ndvices from
General retshing made no mention
of such situation Disclosure Of
the conditions described by the dis.
patches come on the heels Of
Bakers announcement yesterday
That American built hnttleplnnes had
been shipped to France five months
ahead ~ the original schedule and
rnon would be- ready I'm quantities
This statement does not moan that
tho whole prpgrnm for tho Ameri.
can nlr fleets iH so fnr ahead and n
" understood that actually II Ia not
fhr from the schedule ono way or
the other The exact status Of the
program " carefully guarded SO
cret
iinkcr Refuses 10 Discuss.
Secretary Baker said today In
response 10 questions about the
n Was obvious around the war de.
,uhrtmcnt that there nro other eie-
mepts In the airplape supply rIiua.
ton that n Ia regarded as uuwl4e 10
reveal Mr. Baker specifically refnHed
60 sanction discussion az 10 those
There nrc certain considerations
II VIVA pointed ont hy Homo officers
mono uf whom claim 10 have ac'ur,
knowledge of the situation NJ the
American front which To fhelr minds
made n more mrprlsinP that com.
ploio inrk of ADEQUATE i'r patrols
should c'irt thorc IN the first plncn
GCncrHl pershluu was tully advised
49, to an matters ternrdlnr Nre
American mir service and the dcproe
10 which he could rely upon = when
ho decided 20 put the forces into the
line
French Formerly pntrrllsi.
Also and great stress was laid
ON this be has been wording iu
Complete cooperation with the
French government I'm getting his
men 10 the front so far IA known
Tho particular section ~ tho line held
10y the Americans was fullY pnifullcd
hy allied nlrmrn presumably tho
French before II was taken over n
General TershinE regards tho mtup-
fluu in the air nH In my way men
ur" tu HE troops n was qugres,cd
10 coined certain he would cail up
ou tho French patrols
n 'R ppwVhlo of course. ne Wae
developed in Secretary NahrrH con .
of tlr furros hna honn moto hv Tn.
GsruIsuH against ihc American SOC.
Tor such condition might nr'Hr ON
ruy section ~ the long battle llnG
SIR rHtor said
Nr .uukpr wouid not indicate
whether he Jntoa'od to call the mat
inr to General porshirg'H 1tfou ton
n ho DOCS su 70 viii le il departure
from his uaual custom