Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-21
NEWSPAPER MEN TAKE
TOWN OF BAR-LE-DuC
Germans Never Expected Such an
Invasion as Press Division
Is Pulling OF.
ARE IN HOT PURSUIT OF ARMY
"Bulger's Flying Circus" Has Chased
American Forces All Way From
tho Marine to the Mouse With Big
Battery Of Typewri.S rs.

BAR-LE-DUC. FRANCE. November
10 tDelayed).-one form of American
invasion, probably never contemplated
by the Germans, IS now mobilizing
In this town OF Bar duo. famous for
that species of jam which costs so
cents portion in all best regulated
Broadway cafes.
You couldn't lift so cents worth Of
jam in Bar-le Due now. The forces as
scmbling here constitute the press di-
", on attached to the American army
IN Franco. They are otherwise known
az "Bugler's flying circus" the COM
m1ander of the press division being
known New York baseball writer. He
Is the chief press officer OF the army.
While hostilitics were on he had his
hoa an ter "a, at whatever place was
convenient telegraph wire.
The press division has chased the
army from the Marine, to the Meusc.
into Germany. 1t Is reasonable to as
sumo that the Germans arc going, to
be considerably astonished when they
The Germans are bound to make eyes
when they see the press division in all
its glory The parade moves to-mor-
spondents travelling In fifteen automo-
bilcs. With them will be ten army
officers and thirty-four enlisted men.
CHIEF RED PENCIL wIELDER.
is CAPTAIN GERALD MORGAN
The officers arc in charge Of the CEN
sorship They, include. besides, Bulger.
Captain Gerald Mo gan. Of the field ar
tiilery, chief red pencil wieider Of the
6Eh G himc MoIGam MAS never ave 10
one had to answer his purpose.
It wrought havoc In the ranks of
hostile words during The past fey
formerly cable editor Of the Sun. and
later with the Times. Is assistant CEN
sor. Hartzeil was acting as conducting
order officer with Floyd Gibbons. the
Chicago correspondent. when Gibbons
was badly wounded in Bellcu WOOD.
liartzel could have escaped mme-
diately. but heroically lay with Glib
hons In the wheat field for three hours
to get the wounded man back.
LIEUTENANT Arthur John Delaney; ~,
press division. Lieutenant Conger
Reynolds. of Iowa, is still another. The
division is nominally an offshoot Of the
nundcd by General Dennis wolan, but
ii works pretty independently.
"FLYING CIRCUS" CARRIES
IT'S OWN PARAPHERNAIIA
Probably never before in the history
of American journalism has such an
organized covering" of a story been
launched as the expedition which pulls
out tomorrow In the WA kc or the army.
The lying circus carries arr i AL Its own nG
cooks for its division mess.
Ever man carries, his own bedding
in n roll for use in the field. as ii will
lie Il couple of weeks before the army
reaches a German town. Trucks Will
follow the division cars with the lug
gage of the outfit.
james -. Wilson. formerly of the st.
Louis Republic, remains behind in Bar
lc-puc with Glenn y. Merriman, 4 gilt
edged press operator from Pittsburgh
md Chicago. TO send out the product
Il the folding typewriters, as II Is
relayed back by courier. Wilson and
Norman were imported by the divi-
sion to handle the press. They arc
both enlisted men.
Fitleen thousand words n night were
n cinch for them. They use American
bugs" In sending. while the French
operators pick away on queer contrap-
lions tina, look like piano keyboards.