South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-22

headquarters were AZ Montreau in a
little quiet house well of the beaten
path. II was not a gayly decorated
mansion. flags flying and autos dash
ing about but a simple little cha
teau about so miles from the coast.
where every night Sir Douglas could
be found sweating blood over map
which lay on the table before him,
map OF the Somme region. Here in
this spot. the strategy Of the SOmme
was worked out. Every sunday at
1880 a. m. be attended he Presby-
terrain services conducted by
Scotch minister.
Ranks PcrshinS with Best.
John j Pershing Is bound to US
by ties o. sentiment ana patriotism.
and when inventory Is taken OF the
economic. business and fighting abil-
tiles OF the leaders OF this war. you
gill ind Gen. Pershing ranking with
Foch and Haig. His headquarters
were at Chaumont. which is the off
ciaI somewhere in France, about
which we have been wondering.
Here the American headquarters
were set up and are still there. In
a room on the second floor. one with
washed walls. fat top desk
and iron stove. was the room OF Gen.
Pershing. He has a big physique. his
'bigness' and vital energy seem to fill
room when ne comes in; one can
almost feel him coming. he suggests
I
excells i'm rugged appearance. His
eyes are sad. tragic. almost wistful.
"Hc wrestled with some huge
problems. how many men would
they send. and when would they
come Everything sent over there,
men and supplies. had to travel
@ 900 miles Of a hell-ridden route.
men must be fed, and supplied over
"a bridge Of ships. Yet, Pershing had
foresight. AMI with the help of some
hard headed American business men
ne worked out a system capable OF
any amount of expansion, an elastic
system Of supplies and transporta-
ton.
lone night while Pershing pom
dered these problems, word flashed
over the wire from the French. Il
read, Come down or the war is lost
And down they came. on trains, on
trucks. on everything that moved on
wheels. and singing the while they
came. They were young, rosy. full
OF the bloom Of youth. This fact
impressed itself indelibly upon my
mind They stopped the boche at
Chateau Thierry. and saved the
French army which was down and
out. in saving the French army they
saved Paris. the war and the world.
There is no spirit finer or greater
than the American and II is an
honor TO be part and parcel OF a
country which could send men of
those kind over"
The speaker then told some hui
morous stories of the colored troop
ers citing the instance Of the Negro
who proudly displayed his croix de
guerre 20 another. who when asked
il he wouldn't like one replied, The
only cross ] want is a cross de
ocean.
Problems After the War.
I'm speaking OF problems after the
war. Mr. Marcosson asked, What
are the compensations of WARP"
First" he said. comes the settle
ment OF the sex business, the eco
nomic freedom of the female sex.
Never again can women be called
the weaker SEX" and to prove this
assertion he gave examples Of
French women working I'm the fields.
Italian women working on rock piles
and Of various ways in which women
took the place Of men in war ridden
countries.
He then stated that the army Of
occupation was not using the big
stick. but on the contrary was using
a soft spiel"
Huns Prepared for Peace.
"I tell you" he declared. that
Germany has prepared as thorough