The Caucasian., 1919-02-23
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theee Gre indiesIuaYs IN Congress
whose politicaG enmits towards
President SSilson % 80 intense shas
in their efforts 90 discre3it MIN
/ and mis- administration, .shes sSls
magnify enoGe hil4s snso moelnSalNs.
There was Urecipisate1 in Congress
recently q sensation by o.osernOl
Allen. esf Kansas. which gave Go Che
consreesmea 80 anclin.d the oplooS I
tuniss oq endulsing On display o.
fiery eYOsIueNes. especially designed
sor poliaicaQ effect. l'he seHsatlcle
was geferrea 90 Che House Huscs
Gommiteee before which Major!
General Peter Z. Iraub, eomMandsr'
of Che 35sis Division was suH'n ene
60. As military fighting 6nals,
General JrAulo o. Noe familiar Wltia
Che ericke and The schemes of poll
eiciSns. oni IN answering his critics
was more stirecs ahaN 1iplomasdco
The charge OF Governor AlleV 90
substance was shas The divisions OF
Missouri and kansas were sacrificed
Gs Che scarcity of artillery support.
Where old Ae obtain ohis onforma-
9iOp since 8.e Was mcQ 90 a6e Hat-
Slee
eVoD wore agatns9 ohgsdo osaeIe
} Gochso divisions" explained 9so se's-
oras. 'Souo Ws sdSaelcs3 ewedvs' ans
% half kiIomeeers ON q eWto or Shree
/, kilome9er froNe asl6 9el2 ie. On ehe
3irso ehresD hours ~ Che battle was
, Ga1 QakeN @has Che ESencHo had
, been oV against soS sour years
, Xhe sqatemens following Srono
5 Washington, olase3 February 20:
- dramatic eecita9 og Che fighting
oq Che Thirts-9iftls (kansas and
Missouri National Guard division
in che great battle OF the ASsonne
: was given Che house sules GommIte
Gee eodas 6s MSjor General Peter
O.. Trau6. Che olivasion commander,
who Aimse1q @as VW6ce gasse8 on
She BATTLE
s!eppearing 90 tSeHs charges oq Che
needless sacrifics Of men made by
Governor Allen, OF Kansas, General
: Traub described with great pride
, the work of his troops from the
! misty Santember morning when
. they went over the top until they
! had driven the Germans back near
ly six miles after six days and
: nights Of almost incessant fighting
: over the most strongly fortified
sections of the western front.
Fresh from France, the general
still was suffering from the effects
of gas, his two experiences in the
4 Argonne being his fifth in the war
v and he frequently had to interrupt
- his recital to drink water. WheT
!. his voice refused to give emphasi:
a to his words, he pounded the table
=, beside him to further drive home
= his praise of the soldiers it was hi:
g honor to command
: "'For six days and nights salt
the general, we fought the best th
Boche had. We penetrated the line
for five and half miles, took 1 1,OO
:, prisoners and captured "a pieces o
. field artillery and As machine
guns. We fought in the open an
We lost 500 killed and 4,500 woun
ded. the great majority Of the lat
ter being hurt but slightly. Neve
a was there a finer body of men tha
le those I had the honor to command
ar They were a wonderful lot, VIII
lp only asked to know what was want
v. ed, and they did it and did it we'll.
le General Traub told the commit
4 tee that the first task of his me
e of a hill, which had everything l
IN after jumping off was the charg
the way of defense which the Ger
We mans could build and one that tn
II. French had been up against TO
eo four years. The Thirty-fifth, tn
VI general said, took this strongly for
l. titled position in three hours ate
~ vicious hand-to-hand fighting.
e "The wounded received the be-
care and the first consideration
General Traub told the committe
T. He said the 1000 wounded passir
through the field station OF tt
Thirty-fifth division were hurrle
ma to the rear by pressing ints servlt
IN every truck of every descrlptlo
+ but because Of the 'devilish fire
". the Germans they could be move
only at night One main road ser'
ed the whole army corps. ana
one time it required 4S hours
,st build road around crater eau
ch ed by German shell. and ten da.
)r. TO bridge it.
.e- "Airplanes appeared on call, al
at flew over the German lines, Il