The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-27

two officers and three regular army
colonies, he added, were made some
time before the Argonne movement
began.
The general told a dramatic story
of the battle. He described how the
Germans wasted 800 shell in vain
effort to hit when he was moving
along the front lines.
What the American public ought
to be doing" he declared, sis sing
ing praise to the American soldiers
who brought the Boche power to the
dust, and there is no question but
that the American soldiers did it.
1t was wonderful work, marvelously
well done by the wonderful men our
country sent over there.
Marvellous Work
st was a most stupendous task,
and one that our country was not
prepared for. The way it was ham
died by General Pershing and his
staff will be marvel of all future
time. Surely, it was a marvellous
piece of work, marvelously well
done by all concerned"
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and we did the job" continued Cen
eral Traub, when he was interrupted
by Representative Cantrell of Ken
lucky, who said that criticism had
come from civilians for political
purposes" General Traub said he
did not object to criticism except that
sit must make the parents of the
dead and wounded and the sick thing
the suffering that their dear ones un-
derwent was needless"
Everything in Gods world that
could be done was DONE" the general
added.
Representative Campbell of Kan
sas pointed out that criticism had not
been made of the officers or men, but
of the lack of material.
"That is not well founded" an
swered the general.
"The Boche never hesitated to
waste hundreds of shells on single
individual" he declared. "He knew
his business and did it well.
First Consideration to Wounded
"The A. E. F., the wounded and
sick received the first and highest
consideration" he continued.
During this battle the wounded
could not be moved except at night.
To attempt to move them would have
meant the loss of stretcher bearers
as well as the wounded, for the Hun
respected nothing.
"The wounded were collected as
best we could in the daytime in the
woods and as soon as dark set in we
all went there and took them out.
Seven thousand wounded, some from
adjoining divisions, passed thru our
triage station where the cases are
generally inspected and sent to GER
tain hospitals in the rear. 1t was
plain common sense that with the sta
ton being shelled and with the num-
Der of cases passing thru this one
small place that all could not be tried
out there, so at my direction every
truck-ration, ammunition or what
not-was impressed in the service of
getting the wounded back.
Did Best They Could
"There were not enough ambulance
es in the corps to handle all the cases.
There was but one main road. No
organization in the world handles all
the problems that arise in a battle.
The best that could be done was
DONE"
In reply to a question of Represen-
tative Campbell, why the soldiers in
the battle were without their blan-
kets, General Traub said that these
and all other unnecessary equip
ment were removed when a soldier
entered battle.
Governor Allen was not at the
front, General Traub said but he af-
terward modified his statement, say
ing he had an impression that the
Kansas Governor was seen by him at
the triage. Several days before the
beginning, of the battle, General
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