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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-03-28

WA. Human, r. Feels and son
of Su, bright were in our burg
Thursday
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BAPTIST CHURCH

Preaching service every Third sun.
day of esch month at Hoo q m ano
1850 p m.
Services every Third Saturday IN the
month at 1880 pm
You are invited to attend.
REV H BEE. Pastor
MRS IA HONEYCUTT,
Clerk and Treas.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL

SUNDAY SCHOOL
Held every Sunday morning at 10
o'clock.
Mrs. J. A. HONEYCUTT. Supt.
MISS. LILLIAN LOVE.
Secy and Treas.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Church Services second and fou'h
Sunday in each month at 1880 p. m
r. C. Rankin.
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Union SUNDAY SCHOOL

UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL
Meets every Sunday morning at lO'oO
o'clock at the Presbyterian cnurcn'
MISS. SADIE RAMSEY, Supt'
MRS. ROSS WILLIAMS. secy'
GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
German Services First Sunday 10
every month. English services the e
uaaining Sundays.
Church Services at 1890 a. m.
Rev. Demetrio. Pastor.
sunday School at o:3o a. m.
Rev. Dcmetrio. Supt
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-13
TO FILE PHONE SUIT
IN COURT NEXT WEEK

Suit to compel return OF jurisdiction
over the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company in the District to
the Public Utilities Commission will
be filed in the District Supreme Court
next week by the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations. it was announced
today.
The federation. if successful, will
then renew it's efforts before the COM
mission to bring about a reduction in
telephone rates.
Several weeks ago the federation
decided to go into court over the
telephone situation, and its members
were advised not to pay the increases
in the bills rendered under the new
rate scheduled ordered by the Post
master General Since then it has
awaited certain developments in order
to institute the litigation at what it
considered the most propitious time.
Attorneys have been consulted and
confidence ia felt that the suit will
result in an early order placing the
utilities commission again in charge
of the telephone situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-13
D. c. ALLOWED TO NAME
SHIP FOR ITS LOAN AID
oversubscription to Fourth Issue
Brings Honor to Wash
ington.

Because of Washington's oversubscrip-
ton to the fourth liberty loan, opened
to the public last September. commit
tee of this city will have the privilege
of naming a ship now being built by
the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The competition was open to counties
and to cities of more than $4,000 popu-
alton. Percentage of population buying
bonds. per capita subscription and over
subscriptions were the deciding factors.
Washington's quota in the loan was
SGT 100000 and the subscriptions were
S51, O42,15O. The per capita subscription
for the city was s127.5O, and 61.15 per
cent of the city's population subscribed.
Other prize winners in the fifth fed
eral reserve district were Portsmouth
and Newport News. Va: Columbia.
S. c.: Hagerstown, Nd; Cecil county.
Md. Warwick county. Va: kanawha
county, w Va. Forsyth county, N. c.,
and Richlands county, S. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-13
LIQUIDATION MAKES
SPECTATORS CAREFUL

NEW YORK, June 13-Indecision as
on recent days was again evident in the
initial dealings on the stock exchange
but fluctuations were rather restricted
in character and only a few shares
made their customary wide variations.
Continued buying of the tobacco
group. Central Leather and some of the
food issues occurred. but gains here
were offset by heaviness in certain of
the motor and oil shares.
| Steels were scarcely altered from the
preceding close. while coppers we're un-
certain, with Utah showing decisive
| strength.
United Fruit sagged four points.
Some Of the investment rails were
heavy.
Forenoon prices of liberty bonds
| were: avs, $3.50; first 4s, 95.35; sec
ond As, $500: first AVS. $3.50; second
ANS, 1920: third ANS, s5.44; fourth
AVS, s4.26; victory 3As. 100.26; vic
| tory 4as. 1884. .,-.
Liquidation Is Renewed.
Disquieting liquidation was again
renewed and the market suffered also
from the activities Of a bear faction
which offered stocks freely.
Rather more Importance was at
tached to the monetary situation. in
view Of the current large gold exports
and preparation for further tax pay
ments.
Losses of to 4 points were made
by some of the shippings otls and
motors. with the general decline run
ming to about point.
Flood of Selling on Rate Rise.
The outpouring of stocks on rise
in money rates to 10 per cent swept
all resistance before it in the early
afternoon and prices gave way rather
precipitate1y.
United States Steel. Southern Pa
cifific and Great Northern preferred
dropped to az points, while United
States Alcohol and General Motors
dropped 81, Texas Company s, and
Studebaker and Atlantic Gulf points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-13
VICKERS-VIMY TRANSSEA
FLIGHT MAY BE PUT OFF

ST. JOHNS, N. F.. June 15.-The start
of the VickersVimy machine on an at
tempted transatlantic flight. expected
this afternoon. may be postponed until
tomorrow, mechanics having discovered
morning that the axle Of the wheels had
been sprung in landing last night. The
damaged part must be replaced.
The Handley-Page machine, which
made a successful trial flight over the
water today. is expected to hop of
Sunday. Favorable weather conditions
are predicted for that day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-13

washinGtcn's Coolest and Most At
tractivc place for luncheon, Wardman
Park Hotel open-air dining room.
Music. 1890 to 2:3O.-Advertiseme
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The King
APPROVES

The Australians were not con-
sidered the gcntlest fighters in Eu-
rope. After the battle Of Hamel
they were asked how the Americans
had done, and their answer caused
good deal of amusement up and
down the British front. They said
the Americans were Good soldiers
but bit rough"
A short time after this battle the
King Of England arrived at our
headquarters and decorated twelve
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1t would be impossible to enumer-
ate all the officers and men who dis
tinguished themselves particularly
in the division. The whole division
worked we'll together ard were de-
voted to their leader, General Bell.
We constantly spoke Of Colonel
Roosevelt and Major General Leon
ard Wood. We felt that their work
and the Plattsburg camps had made
it possible for American arms to
strike just in time.
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick L.
Huidekoper, who, while civilian,
wrote a book called the "Unpre-
paredness Of America" did espe-
cially brilliant work during the
Meuse-Argonne battle, as liaison
officer with the French. His in
innate knowledge of French military
history and his love for the French
people made him most acceptable,
and he greatly aided General Bell in
keeping in close touch with the plans
Of the French High Command.
Lieutenant Colonel Chipperfeld
was used as liaison officer with the
American division adjoining us and
also rendered splendid service.
Captain Marshall Field, one of
General Bells aids, who entered the
division as private and worked his
way up to the rank of captain, rem
dered valuable service on many
occasions, being constantly in the
front trenches with the general.
Brigadier General Paul Wolfe
commanding the 66th Brigade, Brig
adler General Edward King, COM
handing the 65th Brigade, and
Brigadier General William K. Nay
Tor, chief of the staff of the division
all of the regular army, exercised
the highest qualities of leadership
and were liked and admired both
by officers and men.
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Intense
Aerial Attack

The aerial activity which took
place during June, July and August
IN this region was the most intense
mat Witnessed while in France.
Our men and British soldiers were
E'lled in MolIiens and Perrigott. One
night Brigadier-General Paul A.
wolfe, commanding the 66th Brigade,
ana q British general, both billeted
N the village Of Perrigott, near our
headquarters, had bombs land in the
Vineyards Of their cottages and
partially destroy the rooms in which
taey slept. The house in which Gen
eral Bell was bi|leted was hit just
slter we left, az / have since heard.
The Germans came over every
GEAR night in great force, bombing
we troops, railroads and dumps;
~ very heavy cost, however, to
Mefnsciyes, as the British Air Ser
rye, generally speaking, had the
a0sIsry oil the air in this region
mn destroyed large number Of
nsrsnan planes. The work Of the
of't'sh Air Service was very re-
variable. They would attack at
nasqt exactly as they attacked in
Ms daytime. We saw an enormous
rnaan bombing plane in full
! ~ Of the scarehlight, attacked
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five engines of six cylinders each
and had carried nine Germans,
whose bodies were being buried in
the hole that the plane had made
when it landed and it's bombs ex-
ploded.
The division went into it's first
fight on July a, when d thousand
of our men and about six thou
sand Australians supported by
British artillery attacked and won
a brilliant victory at Hamel. This
engagement sent a thrill through
the whole division. A telegram ar
rived shortly-that same day
from the British commander in
chief congratulating the division
on the Skill and gallantry' with
which the operation had been con-
Quoted. A telegram from General
Rawlinson, the commander Of the
4th British Army, also was re-
ceived, conveying his thanks to the
division, and adding, II hear moth
ing but praise of the manner in
which your units fought the enemy
and my only regret is that I was
not permitted to employ a larger
portion of your fine division" That
same day letter arrived from
Lieutenant-G General Sir John Mo-
nash, the commanding officer of the
Australian corps, addressed to
General Bell, in which he said:
81 desire to take the oppor-
tunity of rendering to you, as
their immediate commander, my
earnest thanks for the assistance
and services of the four COM
panies of infantry who partici
pated in yesterdays brilliant
operations.
"The dash, gallantry and eff
cheney of these American troops
left nothing to be desired and
my Australian soldiers speak in
the very highest terms in praise
of them. That soldiers Of the
United States and of Australia
should have thus been associated
for the first time in such close
cooperation on the battlefield, is
an historic event of such signifi-
canoe that it will live forever in
the annals of our respective ma
tons"
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Decorations and Battles of the SD

Second French Colonial Corps.
Fourth American Corps.
Ninth American Corps.
Seventh American Corps.
Sixth American Corps.
It fought in the following battles
and made these advances:
Metres
July 4, 1918, at Hamel, Companies
c and E, 131st Infantry, and
Companies A and C. 132d Infan-
try, with Australians. ........ 210O
August 8, 1918, at Gressaire Wood
and Chipilly Ridge, Somme
offensive, 131st Infantry, with
the English ....... '.......... 1000
MEUsE-ARGONNE BATTLE
Sector between the Bots de FORCES
and the Laiterie dc Belhame
Metres
September 26, 1918, 13lst Infan-
try, Companies B and C. 124th
Machine Gun Battalion and
Company D, 10sth Engineers :. 1000
BOTS DE FORCES
September 90, 1918, 1924 Infantry
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w re SAILED from New York
W. on May 16 and travelled
so fast that ten days later
our headquarters was es-
tablshed in the little village of Hup-
pey, near Abbeville, in reserve, be-
hind Amiens on the British front.
The headquarters troop followed
close behind us and reported the
first casualty that the division suf-
fered. The troop had been attacked
on its train by enemy planes and
one of its mer had been hit.
At this time Abbeville was being
attacked with aerial torpedoes prac-
tically every clear night, and finally
its usefulness as railhead was de-
stroyed. The gallant 9th Division
was just to the north of us at this
time.
We had scarcely arrived at Hup-
pey when Field Marshal Sir Douglas
Haig came to our headquarters and
met the staff officers and spoke of
the work ahead. During the months
that followed we developed the deep
est admiration and affection for the
British commander in chief.
1t was generally thought at this
time that the next German drive was
coming down the valley of the
Somme in order to cut off the Chan
mel ports via Amiens and Abbevllle
to the sea.
Under the leadership of its COM
handing officer, General George Bell.
jr., Of the regular army, the division
worked and trained INCREASINGLY to
get ready for this drive. General
Bell is one of the finest men I have
ever met. He is man of enormous
energy and extraordinary personal
courage, and was beloved by every
officer and man in the division.
Toward the end of June we moved
toward the front and took station
just behind the British and Austria
lians, who were defending Amiens.
Generally speaking, the British lines
ran to the north and the Australian
lines to the south of that city. This
whole country was heavily fortified
and gunned in anticipation of the
expected attack.
Part of TIE trenches defending
Amiens had been constructed by our
own 108th Engineers, under the COM
mand Of Colonel Henry A. Allen,
who had preceded US and were
camped in the Querrieu Woods.
The division made it's headquar-
ters just to the north of Amiens in
the village Of Molliens-au-B Bots and
the troops were brigaded with our
allies in the front and support
trenches.
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The 3d. First Fight With the British in the BACKS to the
Wall" Days Amens - Called Even bv the
Australians "a Bit Rough

E The 33rd Diuision is about to
return to the United States. At
the request of The Tribune, Major
HENRY S. Hooker, A. g., e. S. A.,
who 1Cos acting adjutant of the
diuision during its active opera
tions on the British front and IN
the Meuse-Argonne battle, has
qiven the following account Of this
famous unit. Major Hooker was
injured at the end of the aUar. He
has been recommended for the Dis
tinguished Service Medal By his
commanding general, for e1cep-
tionalLy merito7'ious service Dur
ing the operations near Amiens
and Verd,tn He is NeaV York
la,oger and an er-member of
Squadron A.
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By Major Henry S. Hooker
A. G., U. s. A., Acting Divisiom Adjutumt

of the officers and men who had
especially distinguished themselves
in the fight. The presentation took
place in little park in the rear of
the castle at Molliens- Bots, in
front of detachments from all arms
of the division. General Pershing
and General Bliss were also present
that day and were decorated.
On the approach Of the French
national fete day a letter was re-
ceived from the Project of the
Somme, asking that an officer rep
resenting the American forces de-
Tending Amiens attend a luncheon
that was to be held in Amiens on
July Id. I was sent by my general
to represent the American division.
Amiens was under shellfre at this
time and presented a scene of indie
scribable desolation. When l ar
rived at the town hall, however.
/ found that building covered
with flags. I was ushered into the
cellar, where General Monash, the
commanding officer Of the Austria
liam corps, and various British and
French generals were gathered to
do homage to France and to indi-
cate to the world that the spirit of
Amiens still lived. The table was
covered with flowers, the lunch was
very good and the wines delicious.
We sat there until late in the after
noon, while the Project of the
Somme, Senator from Paris and
others spoke with the deepest emo
ton Of the will to conquer. We left
the luncheon and went back to our
commands, moved by the undying
spirit Of France.
The division fought it's next fight
on August 8, when the 131st Infan-
try, under command of Colonel
Joseph B. Sanborn, captured Ores
saire Wood, assuring the fall of
Chipilly and materially assisting
the British attack, which never
stopped from that time until the
end of the war Colonel Sanborn
has received several decorations for
his gallantry in that affair
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BRITISH

Distinguished Service Order.
5 Military Crosses.
Distinguished Conduct Medals.
II Military Medals.
FRENCH
AZ Croix de Guerre.
BELGIUM
Officer of the Order of Leopold.
The Division fought under the
following five armies and twelve
corps:
Fourth British Army
Second French Army.
First American Army.
Second American Army.
Third American Army
Second American Army Corps.
Nineteenth British Corps.
Third British Corps.
Australian Corps.
Fifth American Corps
Seventeenth Freneb Corps.
Third American cssps.
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eronti
the

handing the 18th French Army
Corps in a citation which, as trans
lated by the interpreter, ended with
these words:
"All infantry, artillery. engineers.
aviators. stats and services, all of you
have your part In the success. Ameri-
can soldiers, French soldiers, both white
and black. you have rivalled in valor
and comradeshlp to tear off the bond
age which still afflicts our immortal
citadel
~ am proud to have commanded you
"(Signed). CLAUDEL"
Toward the middle of October
the division was brought further
south and took over part of the
line facing the fortress of Metz
1t attacked here under the Ameri-
can army, breaking through the
Kriemhilde Stellung and carrying
it's detectives, until the war ended
on November 1 tx g
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Met
Companies A and D, 124th Ma
chine Gun Battalion, and Com
pany E, 108th Engineers. .... 50
September 20 to October ID, 1918,
65th Infantry Brigade, Bots de
Dannevoux and Bots de la Cote
Lemont 20
October s, 1918, near Consenvoye,
132d Infantry Cess Sd Bat
talion); I'd Battalion, 131st In
fantry, and Companies A and
D, 124th Machine Gun Battalion &C
October 9, 1918, Bots de Chaume,
1921 Infantry (less Sd Bat
talion); I'd Battalion and Ma
chine Gun Co., 131st Infantry,
and Companies A and d, Hath
Machine Gun Battalion. &C
October 10, 1918, Bois de Chaume
and Bois de Plat Chene, 181st
Infantry Cess I'd Battalion);
Company B, 122d Machine Gun
Battalion, and Company B,
124th Machine Gun Battalion. &c
October 10, 1918, Bots de Chaume.
Sd Battalion, 130th Infantry. 2(
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Sixfy=fw0 But
Full of Pep

He is over sixty-two years old,
and on that day he executed with
his regiment forced march of
practically twenty-five miles. Upon
arriving about seven miles west Of
Gressaire Wood, at $3.50 p. M, so
grave was the situation that he re-
ceived an order to attack at $3.50
through the wood and to drive the
enemy beyond the Bray-Corbie
road. Colonel Sanborn was at this
time behind his regiment. He
started to run, reached the head Of
the regiment and personally led his
battalions through heavy German
barrage,. arriving just in time to at
tack behind the British barrage.
After leading the attack he pro-
ceeded under heavy fire to a shell
hole, being knocked down on the
way by the conclusion of a she'll
Sitting in his shell hole, he gathered
some runners from another organi-
zation, established his P. c., and
from that place, still under fire,
directed the battle to a successful
issue.
The 108th Engineers, under
Colonel Allen, had large part also
in this engagement, and the division
was Immediately congratulated by
General Rawlinson, General Butler,
General Ramsey, General Cooley,
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one night by small British fighting
plane. The small plane kept hang
ing on behind the big bombing
plane, firing at it until finally it
brought the enemy plane down in
flames. rode over the next day
and saw the wreck. 1t had fallen
near a place called Talmas. 1t had
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store the position. Corporal Pope
rushed hostile machine gun singles
handed, bayoneted several of the
crew and, standing astride Of the
gun, kept the remainder of the de-
tachment at bay until the arrival
of reinforcements, and the gun
crew were all killed or captured.
Corporal Jake ALEX, 1885,
Company H, 131st Infantry. Next
of kin, Antoine ALEX (brother),
1850 South Ashland Avenue. Chi
cago, Ill.
This soldier displayed personal
bravery and leadership in a high
degree at Chipilly Ridge, August 9,
1918, by taking command of his
platoon when his platoon COM
mander was wounded. Pushing for
ward on a machine gun nest, he
personally bayoneted FIVE of the
enemy, and when his bayonet was
broken used the butt of his rife,
capturing the remainder of the
crew.
The divisional artillery, namely
the 58th Artillery Brigade, under
Brigadier General Henry D. Todd.
did not fight with us but performed
good work elsewhere, as the fol-
lowing letter from the chief of staff
of the LIST Division indicates:
81. The division commander
desires me to express to you and
all of the officers and men of the
58th Field Artillery Brigade his
commentator of your gallant
conduct in the recent operations
against the st. Mihiel salient.
The loyalty and devotion exhib-
tied in moving forward your bat
teries over the most difficult
country under the worst weather
conditions are worthy of the
best traditions of the field artii-
Iery. The skill and efficiency
with which the guns were served
are evidences of the high stand
ard that obtained in the brigade"
Brigadier General Edwin 3.
Winans, commanding the Gath IN
fantry Brigade, sent this:
Il. | desire to express my utmost
satisfaction with the artillery sup
port rendered by your 58th Artillery
Brigade in connection with the sue
cessful attack and capture by the
Gath Infantry Brigade of the Bois
de la Morine, the Bots du Chene Sec
and the town of Gesnes.
"2. In this operation the barrage
was precise and exactly timed, the
destructive and counter battery fire
effective and the fire on fleeing tar
gets prompt and accurate. The eff
ficient liaison established by your
liaison officers, Lieutenants Shields
and Hunter, is deserving of high
commentator.
80. 1t will, no doubt, crafty you
to know that not a single report of
friendly shorts was received during
this operation"
Brigadier General Frank Mccoy,
commanding the 63d Infantry Bri-
gade, sent this to General Todd:
During the first two days of the
operations of my brigade agains.
Kriemhilde Stelliing, in front of Ro-
magne, had the very effective sup
port of your brigade of field artil-
lery, and / wish to express nv an
probation to both yourself and your
colonies. / was keenly conscious
OF this support not only when asked.
but Of the quick and fine initiative Of
yourself and staff, which made it a
pleasure and satisfaction to work
together"
Official commentator was also sent
to the artillery from Major General
C P. Summerall commanding the
9Th Army Corps, and from Brigadier
General Aultman, his chief of ar
tillery.
The division spent the winter in
Luxembourg and is now on its vay
homa