The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-08
Gen. BuLIard Hit
MEye byGolfBaH
Too Stunn"d to Call for AS
siStanCe When Missile
Struck Him.

Oen Robert Lee Billiard was pain
fully and perhaps seriously injured
when n golf ball struck him In the eye
ernor's Island, NJ Y, the first OF the
week. Gcn. I3ullard In n brother-in-
law of Mrs Mary Brabson Llttleton,
OF this city, having married her sis
ter, whose maiden name was Rose
Douglass Brabson. She was the
Brabson and was born at the Brabson
mansion, then located near the site
where tho u. II. Lovcman home now
stands on East Fin street, then
known az Brabson hin Gen. Billiard
and his wife and son Keith were here
to visit Mrs Littleton prior to the
World war, and he was among the
first 10 20 10 France His son, Col.
Cleary Bullard. and wife viii be re-
memhcrcd as having visited Mrs. Lit
Teton several times since the war
period New York exchange gives
the following account Of the accident
"Gen Robert Lee Bullard, command
Ing the department OF the east. was
painfully and perhaps seriously In
jurcd yesterday afternoon when he
was struck In the eye by golf ball.
The accident occurred at Fort Jay, Gov
ernor's Island Last night the general
was reported to he resting easy.
thourht In considerable pain. In the
post hospital cant Caffey, Gen. Bill
lnrd's aide. said the general was able
to see and that no apprehension was
felt that the si"ht OF the eye would be
destroyed MS the result ~ the injury.
He said II WIS too carly 10 determine
whether tho cye would be permanently
affected.
den Bullard "'as playing with other
ofT1cers when accident occurred.
None Of them near him, however.
when his ball fell In the moat which
runs around the island. He was play
ing at tho east end OF the course.
Hoping to cxtricate the ball from It's
position with single stroke, the gen.
eral tried 20 drive Il against the wall
Of the mont, expecting 1t 20 rebound
onto the course, He hit II vigorous
blow, and the ball. instead OF re-
bounding onto the fair green, struck
him snuarely in the eye.
THE force OF the impact knocked
Gen Bullard down He was not rem.
dered unconscious but was too stunned
to eau for help He lay for severa
minutes trying to recover his strength
when passing soldiers came upon him
They hurried him to the post hospital
where Col. Elmer A. Dean, post sur
geon. dressed his injury and ordered
him TO bed,
Gen. Bullard. who is so years old
and n native OF Alabama. PLAYED q
conspicuous role In the war with Ger.
many. He commanded the Second army
In France from October, 1918, to April
1919 In July, 1918. he wrote his IA
nous war message at the opening o.
the second battle Of the Marine. w,
| regret being unable on this occasion
to follow the counsel OF our masters
| the French; but the American flag hal
| been forced to retire. This In unen
| durable, and none OF our soldiers woulc
understand their not being asked to d,
what In necessary TO e-establish
situation which Ia humiliating to III
| and unacceptable to our country
| honor. We are going to counter at
| tack
THAT counter attack smashed tn,
| kaisers lines in the river bend east o
| Chateau Thierry and upset the Ger
man plan to seize the plateau soutl
OF tho Marine"