AMERICA AT WAR,
Her Military Effort
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1918.
GERMAN PREPARATIONS THE NATION'S SECRETS.
FOR WAR,
Letters, Received by Capt. von Papen.
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Supposing we are sighted by of the French and contrary to the brach ports as bad not course thereof from its origin and
an enemy patrol first," vestured seasoned...view and reiterated destroyed by the bom early stages. However, they are)
the boy a little latar." We'd representations of our command was rendered impomnil content to announce that they are
No matter how jealously guard. have to sink this old cockle-shell in France,
mist and nearly all the out to "can the Kaiser," and
I don't suppose there's moch leave it at. that, Others, again,
ed the secret of a particular type chance of that, though. Do visited general headquarters, that herois manner in which many
The opinion was when I last was at fifty yarda" range. of aeroplane may be while the. possess a very limited soquaint-
machine ia building, sooner or
yon?"..
we could not afford to take over posts held out so long, though Ian Hay" contributes the ance with the English "language.
"We should," said the pilot, morn ground, not only because we completely surrounded by a cen following article to the Times :- They speak Greek or Polish or
Washington, April 25ter, once the plane has passed
ignoring the final
query-he had not enough divisions, bet of enemies, was the marked Outside thousands of houses in Italian much more easily even pested declarations of the German inte tarvis, the enemy will ring knew that there was every chance, bestes these divisions themselves feature of this phase of the fight "white fag with a red border. [doors, as it is at ours; few of them /Ladando:ff that the war was wants to know about it. By the the bombe as they bung, ready the failure of the Government 'to against the battle position and Amerios to-day bange a flag-a German! The war is not at their Amparoz and Hindenburg and one down and find out all beHe glanced significantly over at were so reduced in strength by The GermanTM maæres came up Upon the white ground you will had seen a soldier year ago; foresd upon Germany, and assert time, however, each start will sprinkled with two or three hat-(of discipline are slike abhorrent Germany was taken by surprise fore he can turn out an imitation. would be the best way," he said, hand, desired us, both on milit-long struggle and most bitter see black stars. A great banner the restrictions and ceremonisi ions from the same searces that have been gained on him, that for dropping, under each spread supply draft for them, that our there lost heavily. Regardless
the type may be obsolescent hei wing. The boy followed the new line would be too thin.
of loss, they pressed on, and glance and nodded. "Yes, that The French, on the other during the day of March 21, after dreda such stars, displayed outside to them; esprit de corps, which by the Basis mobilisation, It all depends how soon be secures a club or bank, proclaims that so raises prompt obedience from attach particular interest to ex his sample after the machins 68 coolly as though he were ary and political grounde, to fighting by our men against many members or employees are boast, cannot be created in a day. tain papers taken from Capt. von leaves the manufacturers hands, deciding on a change in the take over more of the line, overwhelming odds, they effected absent on active service. A little But the spirit is there the spirit pen, date military attache st I was this consideration which tactics of his side during a hard and they to were right four breaches in our lines, name- pennant bearing a single star, of patriotism, passionate and Washington.
fought game
from their point of view. We ly at Tergaier, Essigny le grand;" dwelling in a back street in New to realise the intensity of Ameri- been published by the British ertain Bitch pilot and his ward in the morning grey, shen ris- British Command had to give parts and reserve divisions, came bung in the window of a bumble deep-rooted. It is difficult for us. Among the papers, which have weighed moet besvily with a
The pilet suddenly peared for were both right, so that if the and Hargicourt. Our local sup observer when they came down Tork or a remote village in Texce, can patriotism, especially among Government in a White Book, intimates proudly to the passer-Americans of recent origin. To appears a letter from R. von Wild, in the sea with the latest fringing quickly he climbed to the ap-way in the and owing to the up and made valiant counter. by that the son of the house is the native-born American Amerion of the German War Ministry in Fost that British maker bad per plane. The observer glanced pressure brought upon it, I de sttacks.
eagerly over the chadowy waters, not think it can be blamed. Some of them sucoseded in away doing his duty.
ie still the little country which Berlin, to Capt. von Papen, sek
What was the situation of car their special purpose, but the They had been well out to a For on the horison wsa a little These Eage are typical. If an bought its freedom with its own ing information regarding the English household is doing its blood; to the naturalised Ameri- best mesas of blowing up railroad ring fairly low, when a fog had black emadge growing steadily 5th Army at dawn on March 217 growing numbers of the anembe "bit," it either assumes that you can America is the land which traine "in the event of a European suddenly cut them off from thesis, and behind it another. It stood with its fourteen divisions consistently intended from
The significant point is rest of their companione, The Patrol ftilla fast on a line of forty miles in length, rear, threw at last upon the com know, or is perfectly indiferent gave him bie firet real taste of war." if you do not. The American, personal security and liberty. that this letter was written March, pilot bad immediately beaded for approaching them. British or from Barisis, south of the Oise mand of the 5th, Arme sans when he "hes the goods," be. Each is equally determined to do 18,1914, about five months before home, but a few seconds later the German? More probably Gerto Ls Vacquerie, some sine miles necessity of taking an important revolution indicator had suddenly man from the direction, But southwest of Cambrai. It had decision; namely, whether to lieves in advertising the fact. To- bis part to-day, the one because the outbreak of war. This letter shown an alarming drop, steadily pilot was amiling when he climb-eleven divisions in line sad three stand and fight it out or to fall day the whole vast continent of he made Amerios free, the other Baye
in the reserve. It had taken over back. The possibility of the Americs is astir with war activ. because Amerion made him free. "According to newspaper is decreasing until the pointered down from the plane,
"It is British then?" exclaim the line only on January 20, and seed for a decision of this kind ity. (Some of that activity is be- But in one respect the Ameri-porta, several railway trains were wong past the number which
ed the boy.
the troops were so busy digging bad long been considered and it ing misapplied, as with us, but can rookie is very much better off blown up by revolutionsrios dar represented bare fring speed.
"No," it is German, my sou," and wiring that few, except those was no doubt felt it was better to the activity is there.) "This is than bis unkempt but heroicing the troubles in Mexico. In There was nothing for it but to
in reserve, had more than even keep the army together and fall our war," says every man woman,Opposite number" in Kitchen order to form an opinion whether, come down, and pashing forward said the pilot.
the control lever before the
"Oh, what rotten luck! And days for training during the two back then to break it to pieces by and child in America to-day, ander's Army. In the winter of 1914 in the event of a European war,
standing to the last in a position proceeds to make it so. All our military authorities were fer explosions of this kind would machine itself dived headlong car fellow can't be far away meaths which followed.
Its advanced outpost line ran where the enemy had such a social activity centres on the war, too busy converting the Kitchener have to be reckoned with, it is into the see, the pilot brought the either."
"Is your lifebelt on securely?" from Barisis to the hills west of manifest superiority. Half a Every civilian in the street wears recruit into an efficient fighting requested that, if possible, infor- bost to reat on the silent watera.
Without a word to his observer asked the pilot.
La Fere, thence along the Oise to dozen divisione in reserve might a bation, or group of buttons, on man to have much leisare to con- mation abould be obtained as to
"Yes!"*
Moy, whence the line ran weet of have turned the posle even them the lapel of his cost, signifying sider his welfare ass human ba how the attacks have been a hastily climbed up to the en-
"Well," get over the side and St Quentin on the Le Ostelet-half a dozen divisions from that be has joined the Red Cross, ing, as those who experi, carried out. Were mines and gine to tee if it was in
road. This outpost line was well (Palestine, Salonics and Mesopot ar sabecribed to War Loans, or enced the equalor and discomfort explosive placed on line which to make good the defect. Aswim as hard as you can.”
"But don't you want me to aitasted and consisted of a num-famis but they were far way. is an adherent to the principles of Bramshott and Salisbury Plain were little guarded, or were glance showed him that only a re-
|ber of posts which afforded each of the Food Administration, or, and other quagmires of dismal the attacks carried
The enemy, flowing through pair shop and a squad of expert help"
Get over the side," said the other mutual support, Tas fight the gaps which they made, forced mechanics could hope to tackle | has a relative in the Army. No memory, during one of the wet the train by igniting a charge of the job successfully. His face pilot cartly, and there was that in ing position was in the rear of the upon, the command at the ad American woman walks abroad test winters On record, will dynamite, or by the employment
was slightly more grave when he his voice which made the junior out poets and extended from Con Army the only decision possible. to-day without an enormous bag testify. The American recruit is of internal machines ?"
the Oise, through That, under the pressure of this far better housed. He lives in materiale. She knits all the time centrally-heated wooden hut-from Mexico, where it is now/Bat a quick smile stole over his sonny,” he added as the observer|Tergnier, Niñacourt, Rossignol mass attack, some naits gave ways:
Capt: von Papen, replying climbed down to the hall again. man instantly obey, "Good-bye, dren, on
Boupy, Maisermy, was inevitable is the circum2. in the train, in restaurants, at mente; he has hot shower-bathe known that he was industriously features as he turned to his slipped into the water. "It is le-Grand,
Hargicourt, Lempire, to stances, bat the 5th Army W the opera.
and .dern plombing; he sleeps planting the seeds of German observer. The latter was curledy privilege, you know."
About two hundred yards away Rogandicourt and on this line never broken. It ressined its Only one form of entertainment in a bed instead of upon three propaganda
up in his sest whistling drowsily the observer paused and looked every preparation was made for general alignment in its retreat establishing Wait till the clonde roll by.' is permissible, the entertainment planks and a trestle. He is more
Germany
and eight days after the opening of soldiers and sailors. The or less adequately clothed, for, to use in the event that she It was impossible to feel depress book at the disabled plane. The strong resistance.
There were supporting divisions of the attack was still in touch country is fall of great campa, although there is said to be a abould make
ed in the company of this light pilot was crouched on the top of containing a million and ball shortage of uniforme, he is not the United States, did not regard hearted youth, who had been the wing under-plane just over in the rear and much French along its whole front and a of young men undergoing train-sext into camp until be has been the operations of the Mexican playing for his school when the the bomb rack, with a heavy wire, bas time had not been fahling gloriously against great ing. America possesses a vast supplied with one. In this he revolutionaries as of any particu-ar broke cat end was still spanner in his praised hand allowed for all rearward positions odds.
At the heaviest cont to itself i number of young men, and this may count bimself more fortunate lar value. Four months later he schoolboy at heart though a ready to strike a blow. A mile to be organised, though the
away the first German deatroyer troops had worked bard. All the kept up its battle line and carried veteran in service." makes it possible to set very than his British predecessor of wrote from Mexico City :
I am convinced from personal works go round again, daddy? nervous baste to salve the coveted ments were stationed by them to its guns. It gave time to the **Are you going to make the was tearing the sea in twain in bridges were mined and attach-back with it neatly two-thirds of high standard of selection. Con-1914, who was compelled for sequently the National Army is many weeks to perform military evidence that all the recent care asked the obeczrez.
trophy and get away before the affect their demolition in case of French to come up and to Gen." composed of recruits of the finest exercises in a resch-me-down sait of destruction of railway linee by
"Can't be done, my son," said appearance of the dreaded British need.
Petain and Gen. Flanchet des physique. Their noiform is very and a bowler hat, and was com explosion were brought stout by the pilot. We shall bare to wait patrols. The observer turned Owing to the failure of the War Percy first, then to Gen. Pelle similar to oure, except that due pelled if he got wet to retire barging dynamite under the line on someone coming along to pick and swam away from the tragedy Cabinet to provide men, all our and Gen. Fayolle gubeequently, allowance must be made for the bed while his wardrobe was dried itself, and then igniting it by an
which he knew was about to divisions were down to nins we owe an immener debt of American's passion for living in that is, assuming that there were electric current as soon as the
"I suppose the fog will lift happen.
battalione metead of the twelve gratitude for their good comrade: his shirt-sleeves. The American Any facilities for drying it.
train has reached the appointed
There came the roar of a they possessed in the previous abip snd, prompt occur. soldier goes about his duties in A As for the actual camp,routine, place, I consider it cat of the Boon, and give our chaps a sight
I do not think, when all the ibaki faunel shirt or "bronse," the training is of the most thor question that explosions prepared
of us. Wake me up before they might explosion. He heard the year. From this cause one quarter se he calls it even on parade, ough description. The men look in this way would have to become," and snuggling still further swish of the sir blast along the of our infantry in the 5th Army facts are known, that the Fifth and weare bis topic only in cold remarkably ft and well-set-up, reckoned with in a European war,
down into bis sest the observer surface waters, and the rash of had disappeared. The breaking Army will be blamed for their went to sleep.
the approaching wave-from the up and drafting elsewhere of three retreat, I think it was written on weather. He is having a hard though suffering almost univer They are only possible on lines time
Hour after hour went by, and greater ses. disturbance. The battalions in each division asased the facts and figures, and any of it, this recruil-or sally from spring coughs of the that are ill-guarded, which, till the fog hang about them, wave engulfed him just as he great discontent, and moreover, other course would have involved 'rookie "—for this winter is one most deafening description, að in this country, often pass for of the coldest ever known in the many an instructor and lecturer miles through revolutionary dish night drew on, the pele began to heal the plach and injured the whole system, the destruction of this army. Of States. Thirty or forty degrees has discovered to his cost! The tricts, and bave no protection palescence drenching the misty patter of the falling debris, and in deprived each brigade of a the responsibility amigned to the particles faded away. The bost the blackness of its heart bis battalion end made much more army's commander by the War of froat have been quite common, officers are immensely hard-work other than a pilot train.
Cabinet to cover their own faults, snow lies heavily everywhere-ing, and it is satisfactory to note Infernal machines, so far as I pitched lazily to the gentle swell, sanses swam into anconscious difficult the system of relief,
still sobbing Thue the 5th Army, thinly I know nothing. even in the South and deathe that the large number of British know, have never been employed. and no sound came out of the pees. He was
Another letter to von Papen
when the British stretched over a front of forty from pneumonia have been dis and French officers and non-
surrounding blackness save the delerionaly treasingly common, running into commissioned officers who have from the manager of the Poindamannan, of the waters patrol boat picked her up an hour miles with few reserves and the lookout for an thomande. The American re-been sent over sa instructors in branch of the Disconto-Gesell gainst the hall, and sometimes later. But on the long steam without continuance of lines of mander whe
the low ory of a sea fowl, waken homeward he recovered suficient defence, for which there were not German divisior trait, though on the whole physi artillery, machine-gun, grenade, schaft, has this postscript: cally superior to the British re-and bayonet work have made an "P.S.-We have never before ad enddenly from its sleep and ly to tell the story of how a mall ensugh man, awaited the onset of and 3,500 fermaz-zena- gruit, in constitutionally less excellent impression, both pro-seen such preparations for war se corral felles mate drifting guarded stored might be preserved the German masses. There came much less had balta-gune with zobust will be a good somet (International athletic the British sergeant instructor, man Government stocks fell to. /eat up on the deck combing, and to the nation for just a little while of tien; von Eutier'e 18th Army, promotion and supersession before
listered intently for the slightest longer.
This army consisted of the 3rd compétitions have always em-with bie peculiar blend of day 1 per cent.
we find him. phasised this fact: the Americans efficiency, humour, and full-
"Kind regards, E. Mimeliga of approaching rescuers,
4th, 9th and 17th Army O
As to the situation yesterday, have won the sprints, the British blooded sarcasm, has scored a
numbering in all twey-three all I have to say is that the enemy The letter was regarded as of while behind him down in the
divisions in the front line and is concentrating all bis available the long-distaros races.) This is succes for, and has "tickled his particular interest by the British cookpit slept the boy dreaming of
· A FRENCH REQUEST, only natural, for it is well known papile to death.”
compilers of the correspondens,
seventeen in close support, forces on this front from Arras to "Are well here?" The There are, of course, many in. in view of its date-July 25. 1814, observer's low whisper sounded that a man who, osa endure, the
making forty divisions in all, with Noyon, including troops from a Tagarite of the British climate tensely interesting points of com- while negotiations were still in
3,500 guns, which enormously distant quarter, sud that the like a roar to the pilot's straining can endure anything. Again, aparison between training-camp Progress to avoid war.
outnambered our infantry and renewal of his attacks with the man called from civilian life and life in America and in England. Evidently Dr. Damba, Austro-CETA
cur guns,
All the German battalions, in- British and French is to ha grestest violence against both the the (to the Briton) asphyxisting Over bere in England we are Hangarien Ambassador to the
elading the machine gun com- anticipated when he is ready; it atmosphere of the average steem-accustomed to parane our martial United States, recalled at the pilot "Tll call you for tos heated American home naturally sTocations in a certain aloistered request of this Government, morning water.”
pasy, were up to's thousand men, The entry upon the scene of appreciate until the But the boy est up in his seat sukers, though an enthusiastic esclusion. We keep to ourselves, did not
whereas in our 5th Army-for Gen. von Gayl's 7th German The following article by Lieut. rassons into which I need not Army Corps south of the Oise was outdoor man in the summer-time, and civilian visitors are not en leet moment the danger in and began listening as intently sa when called upon to face the couraged. In fact, a civilian ins which he was placed by his the pilot to every sound, drifting Col. Repington on the extension enter the steal trench strength anticipated and very likely frea rigours of life in the open ste British camp bears a strong
own machinations, for optimism over the andriating waste around of the British line south of the wee 800 at the most.
The Ger- von Qat's 6th Army, which temperature of sero Fahrenheit. resemblance to a stray cat in a charsoterised his last letter to you know had not vis comrade'd Oise, River is especially timely in man troops, sleo, had the advan- stands in the Ls Bienos region In such weather it is not easy to dog show. But the American Pepen, deted at Lenox, Mass., 120 loco of Brigation, and view of the situation recently age over us of two months' train- north of Gen, von Below, dasy did not know that the current was created in England by General ing for battle. They were rapidly soon take a hand in the grest keep the great wooden batmente Army, as is inevitable in a country September 1, 1915 warm, and almost impossible to which prides itself upon its "Things are doing splendidly taking them farther away from Maurice's charge
and cleverly conceptrated, many game, keep the men sufficiently ex democratio besring, is almost in Eusia," wrats Damba. "If the home shores and nearer the London, April 10,-I notice arriving during the night before ercised, which is the root of all entirely subordinated to civilian only the Dardanellee hold-out. he sensed the awkwardness of doing its best, in preparation for one in infantry and more than
track of the enemy patrols. But that the Downing Street press in
the battle. Oninumbered four" to military heath.
and political influence. To-day Everything has ended happily in Brill, considering all things, the in sn American training camp Washington, and people already. their eitastion, and all through to-day's battle, to unload the two to one in guns, our 5th Army discipline and moral of the new the General must be prepared at think they hear the bells of peace the night be watched with his responsibilities of ite masters awaited the shock, confiding Army are wonderful. Whatever any moment to put aside his work ringing. We have not got that companion, although pretending upon our soldiers and, especially, doubtless in the War Cabinet
At Bow street Police Court trash may be in ramoura of in- in order to entertain a couple of length yes; but it just shows what to be nalepi and his was the voice to blame our command in France sprance that they were not Arthur Mikepesce, 25, was order eficiency in the administrative Congressmen, or a member of the good effect is produced by good the Erst hint of dawn showed up of the German atack on March What happened ? The attack pay a fine of $10 or to go to which broke the silence when and our 5th Army for the success dangerously cuteambered, ed by Mr. Graham Campbell to departments of the United States Siste Legislature, or a promin words and a light hand."
therenstern horisonta 421 and subarquent days.
began with the heaviest bombard prison for two months in defsnit **The fog has cleared," he The War Office permits these meat ever experiet and by British for having, falsely-1 mid. Jolly good business! Hausations and innssadors to roops, a bombardment of some himself to be a pole constable.
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power.
to
Army, there is nothing wrong ent citisen" from an adjacent with the personnel. The men sown who has dropped in to pass
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home.
"Go to sleep, sonny,” said the
British Commend Opposed Lengthening Position of Fifth Army.
*
All I hall say is, if we are
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best forty with foartesa.
Posing as a Police-Constable,
are splendid.” We seem to have the time of day or inquire after technical superetelan while we're sure to be picked up now; to published beosdosat without six hours, daya ins during #bieb. Lemas sileged that by heard that phrase elsewhere one protege in the rank-and-file, camp jɔkes and camp gosip are They will torn out the whole of reply and, therefore, I am entitled the Grin guox became re he had imposed in “All things” includes the fast The local newspapers each detail faithfully retailed. Even the the Grand Finet if necessary to to defend my old campaigning bos, A thick mut hid the advaour way on a woman/The that some of the recruits from the reporter to "cover" all camp mysteries of the Orderly Roomroh for craft like this." more remote districts have only sotivilise. The progress of train- are dished up for the layman's
comraden" and to re-establish the of the German mo «bici: mid it was a wicke the vaguest notion sa to why ing is recorded if oun be delectation. Shades of White pilot, routing out and dividing south of the One River 2: It was oetpowk line and wartranded ensh'e him to aid the facta, Why was our line extender flowed between the prate of our be regretted t their country is in the war at all, imagined with what degree of hall !^
up their store of chocolate.
extended at the megant solicitation many of them. Mutual support i punishment,
**Sare to, BODNY,