Orange Daily Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 65, Ed. 1 Monday, April 22, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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Three Million Soldiers Needed
In France to End War by 1920
EMERGENCY
RFFTMf
G. W. Simmons, Manager of the Southwestern
Division of the Red Cross, Back From the
Front to Tell of Work Being Done for Men
8t. Louis, April 21.—Major George men in America who ore doing all
kind* of labor without a cent of eora-
W. Simmons, manager of the South-
western Division of the American Bed
Cross, has returned from a stay of near-
ly three niontluf in Europe where he
visited every section of the fighting
line, spending 20 day* in the American
sector. lie sums up his observations
as follows:
The United States must send 3,000,000
moa to France and oven with this num-
ber the war is not likoly to end until
the fall of 1D&0. The losses in the
reeent fighting havo been truly ap-
palling, the Gormans suffering the most.
Reliable estimates made in Paris place
the German doad in the first eight days
fighting at 378,000.
pensation.
'“A great many Eastern men of un-
usual experience are directing various
departments and in Paris each week a
conference of about 25 of these men is
held to discuss the work of the Bed
Cross. I don’t believe there is a board
of directors in the United States that is
as strong as this body in brains, exper-
ience and keen judgment.
“Many of the warehouses hare men
working in them who at home were
heads of large business organisations,
yot they do the hardest kind of labor
without a murmur.”
American Troops.
Amorcnn troops arc holding four and
one-half miles of trenches near- Toul
in the Vosges country since early in
January.
The Germans will not break through
the allied line and when the present at-
tack has spent its force the allies will
begin a drive that will mean the begin-
ning of the end of the war.
Major Simmons sailed from New
York January 25, his object being to
learn pust what the Bed Cross is doing
and jast how the millions of dollars
contributed hi the United States and
especially by Missouri, Arkansas, Kan-
sas, .Texas and Oklahoma, the five
states in the Southwest™ Division, are
being spent. He returns filled with
enthusiasm for the work already done
but with a full appreciation of the im-
mensity of the task that now confronts
*the organization.
Three Thousand Workers.
‘‘The American Bed Cross has more
than 3000 active workers in France, of
whom 750 are volunteers who are work-
ing for nothing,” said Major Simmons.
‘‘Among these are some of the biggest
A SQUAD
MINES
ROME, April 20.—The crews of the
vessels in a German submarine squad
ron mutinied in the North Sea and re-
turned unexpectedly to the base, but
the land forces would not permit the
crews to come ashore, according to
dispatches credited to German sources
printed here today,
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London, April 22.—The Bombardment
of Amiens has been hrayilyi ronowod
according to dispatches from the British
front. Three additional hits Has been
made*n famous Amiens Cathedral.
Paris, April 22.—German writers esti-
mate a grand total of German killed,
prisoners and adding those dying of ill-
ness and wounds and casualties in col-
onial and naval ftgYitihg as five' mil-
lions.
Washington, April 22.—Seventy-two
casualties wore announced, ten killed in
n hetion, five died of wounds, four of
disease, one accident nnd two other
eauea, forty-two wounded slightly, seven
severely, one previously Reported miss-
ing, none reported killed. V
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Work a
“The American Bod Cross in France
is nothing but tho external manifesta-
tion of tho American people and we.
aim to do over there what any Ameri-
efii would do., if confronted with the
same situation. To say that the work
had been a success is not enough; it
has boon vital. Gen. Petals himself
has said that wore it not for the Amer-
ican Bed Cross work dnring the winter
of 1915-17, France could not have held
the French people in the war. That
was the winter when coal sold for $100
a ton and was hard to get at that price
and the Bed Cross cared for thousands
of Frotfhh families though scores of
clinics nnd aid stations scattered
throughout France.
Equipped For Emergencies
‘‘The Bed Cross in France is equip-
ped for emergencies of all kinds whilo
many of the army organizations are
not. It is right here where it docs
much good. An instance of this oc-
curred not long after American troops
arrived. Through some railroad error
the baggage of a number of American
troops wan lost nnd they had nothing
to wear but what they had on. Tho Bed
WASHINGTON, April 20.—There is
an intensely bitter fight impending
over the Chamberlain bill to give the
military authorities control over trials
and punishment of spies and propagan-
dists.
Cross had no red tape in the form of
requisition and suppliod the men with
blankets, shoes, underwear, socks, and
mufflers, and saved them from hard
ships.
‘ ‘ The American army has taken over
hospital work, and the Red Cross con-
tinues to furnish much of tho supplies
to the 3500 hospitals in France. Bight
at this point I wnnt to drive something
home to the people of this State and
all other states.
Mon Hospital Bods.
“The Bed Cross has been told that
more hospital beds must bo supplied
for American troops than the total
number of hospital beds now in the
United States, including all the public
and private institution*. To bring this
right home, more bed* must be sup-
pliod for the boys from Missouri alone
than the total number that now are in
this state.. This gives you an idea of
the magnitude of the proposition.
‘‘The American trenches at one point
overlook a cemetery where 20,000
French soldiers arc buried. It was
once French territory, but is now No
Man’s Land. This is a grim reminder
to our boys of what war really means, ”
Spirit of Troops.
The spirit of the American troops in
France is the object of praise and ad-
miration from everyone, said Major
Simmons. ‘‘Everywhere I went,” he
continued, "I saw it.” Groups would
gather nnd shortly a song would be
heard. Our whole army over there is
remarkably free from sickness of all
kind.
“The stories about the wild de-
bauchery and drunkenness among the
troops in France is not an exaggeration
—it is a plain unadulterated lie. The
time I was at the headquarters there
was not a single ease of alcoholism re-
ported for tho ontiro army.
IMPROVE THEIR
POSITIONS
QUINCY, Maas., April 20.—"You
men will march in line withe, tho men
who fought in tho trenches and stood
on the decks of destroyers when this
war is won," Secretary of the Navy
told a thousand shipbuilders at the
Victory plant in an address here.
Services at the Lutheran church, at
tie corner of Twelfth and Cypress
streets, at 2:30 p. m., wil be conducted
by Bev. Schwan ,of caumont, who has
aii Interesting message to deliver to tho
sain and sinner aliko. -
Washington, April 22nd.—President
Wilson expressed strong opposition to
Chamberlain'a bill'providing for court-
martial trial of those arrested for treas-
onable utterances and acts, In a letter
to Senator; Overman President Wilson
doelares such legislation would bo urn
constitutional and would .“put the
United States on a' level with people
whom wo are fighting.” s ’» f
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Washington, April 22.—The German*
are smashing spray at the American
troops in the Tool sector Beaumont with
4I stubborn gallant fighting pirit that
LONDON, April 22—“We improved
our positions last night in Villicrs-Bre-
thc Albert and Bobccq sectors,’’ Gen-
tonnoux (ten miles east of Amiens) in
tho Albert and Roboeq sectora,’f Gen
eral Half ’sv repoted. Ho also said
that “South and north of Lens, mid-
way between Picardy and Flanders wo
conducted a number of successful
raids, capturing some prisoners aua
machine' guns. Strong local attack
were made by the enemy nast night in
tho neighborhood of North Albert,
which were accompanied by heav
shelling. After some sharp fighting,
during which the enemy captured an
advanced post, tho attack was com-
pletely repolaed. ^
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WOMAN’S AUXXLIAX TTO MEET
^ man Tuesday afternoon
• At throe O'clock Tuesday afternoon
tho Woman’s Auxiliary is requested Vo
mceet at the tSontaiercial Club’ rooms
where matters of much importance are
to bo discussed and acted upon. Im-
mediately following this meeting a
Orange can always be depended up-
oqto do her full part in any work
needed by our - government. She has
revyr faled when called upon, and
never will.
Tjbore has been a. military organi-
zation here ever since 1879, when the
t
Orange Rifles wei% organized, and to
the credit of the good citizens of
the city ,and the individual members
composing the organization it has been
kept intact ever since.
The Orange Bifles has been in the
federal service for several years. In
July 1917 another company was or-
ganized, and is now on duty at Camp
Bowie.
About ten days ago two brigades of
cavalry were authorised by Governor
Hobby. Monday of last week Dr. H.
C. Simmons went to Houston to have
a conference with General J. F. Wal-
ters, and while there was given stfi
cial authority to reerdit a cavalry
troop in Orange, of which he will be
the eaptain. He carefully laid his
plans and vigorously commenced tbs
work sof recruiting. Thursday even
ing last at 5:30 o'clock and up to
the closing hour Sunday evening he
had signed up 94 men. The minimum
strength will bo one hunjlrid and five
men, but it is necessary to enlis*
more than that number, in order to
offaet a few who may not success
fully pass tho physical requirements.
Men of draft age may enlist, but
if called by the exemption board be-
fore the troop is federalized, they mvilt
be relieved.
Quite a number of young men have
very nobly answered the government’s
coll, as evidenced by the signing up of
43 who were under the draft age*
which speaks volumes for the po
trfotism of the coming men of the coun
try. There are alao several over
draft age who chivarously volun-
teered to serve their country. Two
of the oldeet men in the new organi-
zation are forty-three years of age,
both of whom have done valiant ser-.
vice in the Phillipinc*.
It is, indeed, very gratifying to The
entire citizenship of this good city to
note tho readiness with which its eligi-
ble* (botwco nthe Jgca of 18 and 45)
have so readily responded to. the call
ef their governor.
The business men of the city should
also “do thoir bit" by seeing
that the necessary funds are provided
to dofray the -incidental expenses of
the trt^p before it' is regularly mus-
tered into service. It should not be
necessary for Coptoin Simmons to have
ask for this, and wc feel quite
confident that some loyal and patriot-
citizen will take up thia import-
ant matter right away.
Below we give the names of those
Who have signed the membership roll
to compose a troop of the First Bri-
gade Cavalry, National Guard of
Texas, which will relieve tho regular
army now on guar dduty in Orange
and on the Mexican border, so as to
onable the regulars now on duty to
go over there when rolled upon.
Melvin O. Berry, Wert Gilchrist,
John B. Mahoffety, Stanley G. Km»-
dak, Alfred D. Hooper, Joseph 9*
Gobb, Henry E. Campbell, Tom O.
Soau, Judge O. Pennington, George
E. Griffith, Samuel C. Nathviu, Joe
N. Dresser, Wilson A. Lalaude, Abra
ha* always characterized American
fighters, Amorioan military men here 'conferenpe of the Hobby Club will be gwish,
today said the accounts «t the week fed and, it is earnestly desired that aR
end struggle, proved Americans can h$
counted upon. , t,
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(reseyit.
hant Borders,
J. RouW'Fay
Wildblood, Lo
Fay F. FritaeU, Walter P.
Louis J. Springer, Edgar
Bcalluir, Hugh Charlton, An
mle H. Mulleny Williaiq A. Howell,
E. Fairbanks, Louis H. Thorny
son, James B.1 Morgan, Katsman Den
Sis, Chfrics K White, John S. Style*
Sate Smith, Day Nelson, Joe N.
Broussard, Carroll’ Lyons,! Arthur 8.
Grubbs, - Neal J- Poe, Robert 4.
i A. Comeaux, Mitchel
A. Melauten, Clarence sJ. Kiteh, Jesse
a ftV Iudi<* of tUa Organization be B. Long, John H. Hebert) Jeaie N.
many of tho peoplo at homo are slack-
ers and profiteers and not patriotical-
ly concerned in the war—well you
can’t expect them to put up the best
fight there is in. them. Our people at
home-every man, woman and child
must back the war. It’s thoir job
to make the men on the battlo fronts
know that they, everybody in Ameri-
ca, are with tho soldiers; that they
are ail on tho side linos, cheering and
routing and pulling. If they will keep
shouting, “Go to it, my boy; keep it
up, you con whip him,” this Americ
can Sammy of ours will go over tne
top so hard that Fritz won’t know
what hit him—Major General Adel
bert Croniiiite, Commandant, Camp
Lee, Va., in the Bayonet,
Fighting Game la Offered Every Man
In The Shipyards
Tho America npeople are a fighting
people. They have never lost a war
yet. You can stand up betore aa
American audience today and talk
to them about the war and see the
fight come, right into thoir eyes. Wc
may have a hard summer ahead of us,
but we arc going to win this war.”
says Dr. Wilbur, president of Leland-
Stanford Univcraity, who lately fin-
ished a war speaking tour across tne
continent.
Ship building is a fighting game.
It is a man’s game. It is about a8
TAKE All POSITIONS LOST IN
nm NEWS STRATEGIC RE1REAT SATURDAY
The men at the front must feel that WTH THE AMERICAN
all America Is back of them. If they *N FLANDERS, Aprill 22,.-. riean
get it into rheir heads that a good trooP* attacked tho Germans northwest
of Toul Sunday morning following a
While on his regular news gathering
pergrinationa this morning a reporter
for the Leader oaa the pleasure of
meeting Hon. John C. Box, of Jackson-
ville, who was mingling with Orange
citizens and making known his candi-
dacy for Congress from this district.
When asked what about Orange im-
pressed him roost, he replied:
Orange has many interesting fea-
tures, but your ship-building and the
throngs of people which arc being
drawn- to Orange and employed here
and at good wages impressed me most.
This will mean much to your industrial
and business life. If it continues and
doubtless it will indefinitely, Orange
will rapidly and permanently inerease
both In size and permanent pronperlty.
close (o the actual firing line us any A way should be found to increase thin
war activity at home. Every ship-
yard worker should keep the fighting
aspect of his job before him constantly
as he operates the penumatic ham-
mer or punch press. The American
fighting epirit should always bo in
his heart and his eyes. t
Admlrl Sima Aiks Speed By American
Shipbuilders
The employees of Heldenfels
Brothers yard at Bockport, Texas, have
banded together and organized a War
Savings Society. They have pledged
themselves to at least $1,800 a month,
and they suggest that similar action
by other shipyards would tend to
•trengthen the tie botween workmen
t.i.ige can u Vnyo b^ dciit.u >1 up-
and contractor and improve the organ-
ization.
Dublin, April 22.—Opposition to con-
scription crystnlizcd over the week end
to semblanco organization. Authori-
ties are alert to prevent reoccurrence
in East Rebellion,
Karl Blestereq declared in Ncuve
Europa that German losses on the went
front between August 1914 and August
1917, n total of 2,504,951 killed and
prisonere.
Los Angeles, Calf., April 22.—Four
known dead, the towns of San Jacinto
and Hemet, eighty miles southeast of
Lons Angeles practically in ruinB and
scores of people slightly injured ns the
resnlt of the earthquake which wreck-
ed southern California Sunday after-
at half a million.
Milner, Ernest T. Turner, Tom Galla-
gher, Leon 0. Dwehcrd, Elwood M
Hood, Raymond H. Grates, John W;
Edwards, Dan T. Marshall, Ward H
little, Carl E. Harrison, Tillman E.
Lachuey, Francis H. Heard, Elbert A.
George A. Dowden, E. Bradford, Archie - L. Harrison, Harry
D. Dills, Henry E. Franz, Carl G. G«
hanison, Verfton B. Lay, Leo Corn-”
wall, Stanley C. Trahan, Reuben Curl,
Charles C.j Morgan, Walter E. More*,
George F. Young, Arthur I\ Center,
rfe.-ro , Jpbi, «V , Thereto*
John H. pjnH, Harden F, Porter, Ow-
6. Stephens, Claude B. Bye, Floyd B.
Blackman, Sait Q. Hartman, Ben F.
Dowden, Ernest E. Gilchrist, Arthur t.
Davis, Archie H. eeker, John It Par-
ker Earl £1 Boswell, Harvey E. Jor-
m
1 m
Pate, Kenya W. Burton, Asie J, Son .dan.
heavy bahage fire. They retook all
positions loet in Saturday's strategic
retreat, leaving the ground covered
with the enemy’s dead, showing tho!
heavy cost of-their assault. Later re-
ports show that Americans, although
outnumbered, valiantly withstood the
onslaught. A German barrage behind
saassassassassss
ABMIES the enemy’s troops forced the advanc-
ing infantrymen across No Man’s Land
into an attack on the Americans. Tke
\piericans says that the Germans were
“dope erazed” and were more Bk^
wild men and beasts than humans,
singing and yelling as they advanced.
In villages in “no man's land” seieh*
prey for instance, Germans and Ameri-
cans mixed up everywhere. The Yas-
kesc tried to force tho Boches into the
open, declaring, “We eon lick 'em If
they wil lcome out of rheir sewers.”
.BOX
MAKES ORANGE VISIT
mighty industry, even after the war.
Your bruins and labor, coupled with
your uunlimited capital, working to-
gether and utilizing your favored loca-
tion, superior facilities and material,
should make this permanent. It would
bo difficult to overestimate its import-
ance to your people.”
Mr. Box further remarked:
“Just now yo uaro helping In a mos»
substantial way to win the war, and at
tho same time helping your city and
section to thrive.”
“What about the fruit and truck
products this year in the Jacksonville
section,*» was asked and he replied:
“It was good when I left home last
week. Wc ship many hundreds of cars
of poaches, toniatoos, Irish potatoes
and awcet* potatoes and other suuch,'
crops. We alno raise lots of cotton,
corn and peanuts and feed crops. These
things make thriving country towns
where it is good to live, but such in-
dustries as you have in Orange build
cities and do it quickly.
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CLASS OF KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
INITIATE JN ORANGE SUNDAY.
Port Arthur sent a largo delegation
of her Knights of Columbus members
to Orange Sunday moraing to assist in
the* initiation of a class of-new members
in the local lodge. The visitors arrived
on the launch ‘‘Swift Sure” and form
od in line at tho Fourth Street wharf
and marched to St. Mary’s Catholic
church where they remained for scrv
ices. In the afternoon a large class
of candidate* wore duly initiated into
the tnysteries of the order. I* the of
ternoon the new members were royally
entertained at the local Knighta of Col-
umbus home on Green Avenue and 10th
treet. Thorc were also present on the
occasion a member of Knight* from
Beaumont, Sour Lake and Lake Charles,
ORANGE QIAPiER
RED CROSS REPORT
General Work Boom.
April 15tlu
Mrs. WaH, Miss Cecilo ReusreU, Hrs.
F. H. Farwell, Mrs. J. D. Farwell, Mrs.
H. W. Prater, Mrs. Lee Woodworth
Mrs. Geo. Holland, Mrs. CVH. Simmons,
Mrs. Julius Miller, Mine Ida Bose, Mrs.
W. H. Stark.
Mrs. Goodman Aronson,' Mrs. J. L.
Boyd, Miss Ceelle Bussell, Mrs. F. L.
Wall, Mrs. Aehenbach, Mrs. W. H.
Stark, Miss Rose, Mrs. George Grim-
stead.
April 17th. N
Mrs. H. J. Lutcher, Mrs. Joe Lucas,
Mrs. Aehenbach, Mrs. Homer Simmons,
Miss Ida Rose, Mrs. F. H. Farwell,
Mrs. P. M. Percy, Mrs. Walt
April 18th --^v--•■!”' v
Mrs. H. J. Latcher, Mrs. F. B. Wall,
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MOST ORDERLY CITY IN TEXAS
FOB THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
No news like good news is an. oldj
and trito laying, but the rale won’t
wprk when it eonteh ti> filling up toe
local column 0# a paper each d»y.
When asked today by A reporter how (
ea B Aowe, Roy M. Hewitt, Martin tho peace and dignity of the city was
inee the saloon* were pot out of 60m-
-W *eek ago, Chief of 'Folire,
Carter replied that h* had not made
hdt ode lock up in seven days. How
is this for ja startert
Mrs. Fieig, Mrs. Achenbaeh, Mrs. L. K.
Smith, Mrs. C, H. Simmons, Mrs. W. H.
Stark.
April 19th.
Mrs. J. L. Boyd, Miss Cecile Bussell,
Mrs. T. L. Walt
April 20th.
Mr*. George Grimstead, Mrs# T.. L,
Wail. ,
Game Boom.
April 15th.
Mrs. L. K. Smith, Mrs. Frank Mc-
Donald, Miss Sells, Mrs. L. T, Drake,
Mrs. J. D. Neff.
April 15th.
Mrs. Joe Aronson, Mrs. L. F. Benk-
enstpin, Mrs. L. K. Smith, Mrs. Drake.
April 17th.
Mr*. Bettis, Mrs. Magee, fire, Folsom,
Miss Zeldn Prater. *
April 18th
Mrs. J. C. Phillips, Mrs. Oeo. Fore-
man, Mr*. W. A. Campbell, Mrs. W. W.
Wallace, Miss Ida Bose, Mrs. JX. Boyd
Mrs. Lueas, Mrs. Drake, Mrs. Besscl-
man, Mrs Hastroupe, Miss Cecile Bus-
sell, Mr*. Barrett, Mrs. M. Chapman.
April 19th
Mrs. Drake, Mis* Ida Rose.
April 20th.
Mrs. J. C. Phillips, Mrs. Geo. Fore-
man, Mr*. W. A. Campbell, Mrs. W. W.
Wallace, Mrs. Drake, Miss Gaudin, Mrs.
Bland.
Mrs. Benkenatein led in greatest num-
ber of honrs work in the gauze room.
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FAMOUS GERMAN AVIATOR
WAR wrr.T.xm LAST SUNDAY
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 22.—Baron Bittnreistsr
the famous German aviator, was killed
Sunday in the Somme Valley, it .was 1*
announced today. The funeral was held
today, and he was given the same hon-
ors m a British flight officer.
was the greatest of *he German flight
commanders. His squadron, known
anmong Britsk airmen as ‘‘Riehtkofen
Cireus” ham boon mentioned la »
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