The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1931 Page: 7 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 20 x 13 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
v.'. : ; ■ v ' _
THE JACKSBORO GAZETTE
' • "
Worried Husbands
Do your own weariness, your wife's
■unhappiness and “nerves”, leave you
no peace of mind? Both of you are los-
ing the joy you ought to find in life and
in each other.
You can recover the forgotten glow
of youth. Take Fellows’ Syrup, which
supplies your body with vital ingredients
often missing. In a short time you will
be eager and fit for work, play, meals,
and weep.
Begin now—don't miss another day
of happiness and health. The first few
doses will begin to transform you. Fol-
low the prescription doctors have used
for years, and get the genuine Fellows'
Syrup frohi your druggist today.
FELLOWS'
SYRUP
ARTIFICIAL EYES
I 14.50 each. Selection mailed. LORD’S. 704
MAIN STREET. FORT WORTH. TEXAS.
I^auerahell PecaiiH. Peachea, Apples,Drapes.
Plums, figs, Pears. Strawberries. Extra flue
early bearing trees. Plant this fall. Catalog
free. Bass Peran Co.. Lumhorton, Miss.
House of Glass in Paris
Paris Is to have a house of glass.
It is under construction, and the
glass Is In the form of bricks, which
are supported by a metal frame-
work. The walls are translucent,
but not transparent, so that although
one cannot see through them the
light enters freely.
An indicted hanker In the West was
picked up nl h country club and put
Into .tail. From what we hear lately
of some jails, lie probably hardly no-
ticed the transition.
Monaco has a standing army of 85
men. it was revealed during an upris-
ing this year—hardly enough to get
it into anything larger than a Class E
disarmament conference.
News from the South America
front: A new government In' Peru
enme through an inauguration without
falling. High oftleials In Bolivia are
now being pnld off from day to day.
The row over the Oerman-Austrian
business understanding makes it pret-
ty dear that if ever a United States
of Europe Is formed there will be a
power of hlekerlng among the states
Bedroom Golf
“I have my round of strokes every
morning.”
“What course do you play on?”
“The cheek and chin course.”
Hii Long Suit
Father—Doesn’t that young man
know how to say good night?
Daughter—I’ll say he does!
Don’t Endure Torture*
( —of icy chills, burning fevers.
For malaria, take St. Joseph’s Lax*
ana (double strength). Marked
Improvement in S days. Costs less
per dose; does more per dose; sold
on money-back guarantee.
IAX-ANA
Ten Gauge, Double
“And how was your father-in-law
looking last time you saw him?”
“Straight down the barrel!”
In the city is where a fire seldom
destroys as much of the building as
you think It Is going to.
BOIL WORTH $15 ’
Grandmother always said this. Most of
us willing to pay $25 to get rid of boiL
Get 50c box CARBOIL from your
druggist today. Stops pain immediately.
Heals worst boil often overnight. Good
for sores, stings, bites, etc. Get Carboil
today. No use to suffer. Spurlock-Neal
Co., Nashville, Tenn.
Just Girls
Fannie—.Toe says h* Is very mod-
est. But If he was very modest he
wouldn’t say so.
Nannie—But how would anybody
know it if he didn’t brag about it?
Professional patriots ar# often
sincere. •
Little Girl
Cried Out
in her sleep
Wa» irritable, nstleu, cron
and had no appetite. A
neighbor suggetted worms
and recommended Dr. Jayne's Vermifuge.
After taking one bottle the little girt was a
new child. Only loo often children, at well
as adults, are subiectad to drastic treat-
ments for various ailments when their real
trouble is worms. Be alert for the symptoms
and treat promptly with Dr. Jayne's Verml.
fuge at the Drat suggestion that worms may
be present. Your druggist will toll you that
many of your neighbors are using this
proved remedy. Oet a bottle today. DR. D.
JAYNE A SON, Philadelphia.
OVER 36 MILLION BOTTLES SOLO
|ayn e’s Vermifuge
W. N. UK DALLAS, NO. 34~tWL
s
General Pershing’s
Story of the A* E. F.
(Copyright, 1631, la all countries by the North Ameri-
can Newspaper Alliance. World rights reserved,
including tba Scandinavian. Reproduction In whole
or in part prohibited.! **WNU Servies
By General
*§ohn J. Pershing
CHAPTER XLIV—Continued
It seemed tb me then that if this
picture of civilization engaged In the
persecution of Innocent and unarmed
aoncombatants, mostly women and
children, could be brought home to all
peoples, reason would be forced upon
rulers and governments where too
tften their passions and ambitions as
tume control.
As a result of the German successes
against the French something akin to
a panic prevailed In Paris. Probably
a million people left during the spring
and there was grave apprehension
among the officials lest the city be
taken. Plans were made to remove
the government to Bordeaux and we
ourselves were prepared to remove our
offices.
CHAPTER XLV
The Second division assumed the of-
fensive June 6, 1918, and began a se-
ries of attacks which culminated some
three weeks later In the capture of the
last German positions in the Bois de
Bolleau by Its marine brigade and of
Vaux by its regular brigade.
The fighting during most of this pe-
riod 'kas of peculiar intensity. The
German lines were favorably located
on commanding ground and were made
more formidable by the extensive use
of machine guns, especially In Belleuo
wood.
In the Initial advance Harbord’s ma-
rine brigade captured Boureaches, and
Lewis’ regular brigade took Triangle
farm and Bois de lu Barette. During
the next few days our troops pro-
gressed piecemeal. June 15 the Sev-
enth infantry, Third division, arrived
to reinforce the marine brigade en-
gaged In the wood. This regiment re-
lieved the brigade on that date and
the marines were rested for a week,
when they again entered the line.
Against stubborn resistance, they
drove the enemy from the wood June
25.
Regulars Capture Vaux.
Meanwhile the regular brigade con-
tinued Its attacks Intermittently, and
July 1, with great dash, captured Vaux
and the Bois de la Roche. The opera-
tions of the division in this vicinity
were practically at an end when the
new lines were stabilized on the high
ground captured from the enemy.
The casualties In the division were
about 9,500. More than 1,000 prisoners
were captured from the enemy.
The gains by the Second division
were won with little aid on either
flank by the Frencli units, which were
still In poor shape, and were made
against an enemy determined to crush
this early American effort. The suc-
cess of this division and of the First
at Cantigny and the Third on the
Marne, following as they did the crisis
of May 27, were loudly acclaimed by
the French, and for the time being Imd
a very stimulating effect upon French
morale.
With the transfer of activities to
the French front northeast of Paris,
our plan to build up an American
corps near Amiens had become imprac-
ticable, and as I had offered General
Petaln the services of our divisions
wherever they might be needed it now
appeared possible to form at least a
corps and possibly an army somewhere
along the Marne salient.
U. 8. Divisions Relieve French.
I had suggested that we should
bring other divisions to Join the Sec-
ond and Third for that purpose, and
accordingly the Tweuty-SIxth and
Forty-second were relieved from the
Inactive Vosges front, and five Ameri-
can divisions from the British area
were designated to be sent to that
quiet sector to relieve French divi-
sions. The assembly of four Ameri-
can divisions in aid of the French on
that front would more than offset
their recent losses.
General Petain, In his letter accept-
ing my offefr, said in part’:
“I must express my deep gratitude
for the prompt and very Important
aid you are .bringing in the present
crisis. The American troops already
engaged in the battle are the unani-
mous admiration of the whole French
army. The power of the effort which
your country Is at present showing,
as well as the resolute and generous
spirit with which you enter the
struggle, Is for the allies—and above
all for France—a comfort in the
grave times through which we are-
passing, and a pledge of hope for the
future.”
What if Parle Should Fail?
Leaving the suggestion with General
Petain, without further discussion, 1
returned tb Pkris, arrivliig June 8.
The next mornlnfc I called on Premier
Clemenceau, and on that mqrnlng the
fourth phase of the great German of-
fensive started between Montdldler
and the Oise, Reports indicated that
It was meeting considerable success.
Mentioning this to M. eiemdnceau,
t asked him what he thought would
be the result if Paris should fall.
M. Clemenceau replied that he and
Mr. Lloyd George had considered that
possibility, and had reached the con-
clusion they would do everything In
their power to save Parte, but if it
Should be lost they would go on fight
fug. .
“Above Paris Is France,” he added,
•and above France la clviUxatioa."
As I was leaving he came to the
door with me, and I said: “It may
not look encouraging just how. but we
are certain to win in the end.” He
clung to my hand and In a tone that
showed the utmost solicitude he re-
plied: “Do you really think that? 1
am glad to hear you say it;”
This was the first and only time
that I ever sensed any misgiving in
the mind of this resolute man. Not-
withstanding our occasional rather
heated discussions on the use to be
made of American troops, I admired
him greatly. It always seemed to me
he represented the true spirit of con-
fidence and courage of the French
people.
I 'then motored to General Foch’s
headquarters at Bombon. We consid-
ered my proposal to form an Ameri-
can corps near Chateau Thierry, to
which he readily agreed He spoke
especially of the fine work of our
troops.
I asked how a German drive which
threatened or perhaps captured Purls
would nffeet the armies and the peo-
ple. His reply vas almost word for
word like M. Clemeneeau’s. They had
evidently discussed the possibility of
losing Paris. He. too, wns certain the
armies would go on with the war.
Foch spoke so positively and with
such evident feeling that I was moved
to get up and shake his hand.
Concentrate West of Marne.
Meanwhile tile Fourth and Twenty-
eighth divisions, en route from the
British front to the northeast of
France were stopped at General
Foch’s request in the vicinity of VII-
lers Cotterets, the object being to con-
centrate several of our divisions on
the west of the Marne salient, pri
marily ns a precaution against anoth
er German offensive there, but ulti-
mately for possible use on the offen-
sive. The Second. Third, Twenty-
sixth and Forty-second were in that
area and with the Fourth and Twenty-
eighth there was a force equivalent to
twelve French divisions, although
some of these units were without
artillery.
An encouraging circumstance at the
moment was the success of the French
in holding Von Hutier’s attack on the
Montdidier-Noyon front. Tills fourth
phase of the German offensive was an
effort not only to widen the vulner-
able Marne pocket hut to secure the
railway between Compeigne and Sois-
sons and open the way to Paris.
The anniversary of the arrival ot
which might result from further ac-
tivity of the Germans In the great
wedge they had driven toward Paris.
British Displeased.
The British were displeased at the
transfer of our divisions from their
area, cjalmlng priority to retain them
by reason of having brought them
over. When General Foch Inquired
of the conditions under which these
troops were serving with the British,
my reply made it clear that he Imd
entire authority to direct where they
should go in the emergency, us with-
out It the theory of a supreme com-
mand would fall.
The rapid succession of German
offensives Imd seriously crippled the
allies, and not only materially reduced
their powers cf resistunue but Imd de-
pressed their morale and caused the
darkest misgivings among them. They
grew more and more fearful lest the
enemy might still have untold reserves
ready to swell his forces. That the
morale of the allies was low was
shown by thd conclusions of many of
their soldiers returning from the front
to the rest areas.
Reports from the British front were
no better. Their troops continuously
told our men who were with them
for training that we had come too late
and that our entry into the battle
would only postpone allied defeat.
This attitude seemed so alarming that
I took steps to prevent such a spirit
from affecting our army hy promptly
reporting the facts to allied authori-
ties. The presence of such sentiments
was another Important reason for op-
posing any form of amalgamation.
Vastness of Request Unrealized.
Far short had we fallen of the ex-
pectations of the preceding November,
when Foch. General Robertson of the
British, and I hud joined in an urgent
appeal for twenty-four trained Ameri-
can divisions by the following June.
It is small wonder that the allies
were now so insistent in urging in-
creased and continuous shipments of
men, trained or untrained.
So serious was the situation re-
garded that It was no longer a demand
for twenty-four divisions but for one
hundred. It is probable that the vast
ness of this request was not fully
realized, or else the allies had greatly
exaggerated ideas of our power of ac-
complishment. surprising as it actu
ally proved to be.
A brief calculation of these demands
of the prime ministers showed that
they were asking more than 2,500,000
and that work everywhere In the A.
E. F. should now have that end In
Ylew.
A cable I sent June 21 set forth the
reasons for Axing the program for
the future definitely at 3,000,000 men
as a minimum, and urged upon the
War department tiie utmost effort to
meet our immediate requirements for
the expansion of port facilities and
railroads. A detailed study of the
troop shipments and tonnage required
was Included. My cable closed:
“There is nothing so dreadfully Im-
portant as winning this wur, and every
possible resource should be made tin
mediately available. Mr. Secretary,
the question is so vital to our vountrj
nnd the necessity of winning the war
Is so great that there is no limit to
which we should not go to carry out
the plan I have outlined for the next
ten months, and we must be prepared
to carry it on still further after tha<
at the same rate or maybe faster.”
CHAPTER XLVII
The Thirty-second. Thirty-fifth,
Forty-second and Seventy-seventh
divisions were now In training
under the recently organized Third
corps. Especial effort was being
made to hasten their preparation
in both staff and line in anticipation
of an early call for more serious serv
Ice.
I inspected these troops June 19-22,
1918, and my impressions were favor-
able. although a number of officers
were found unfamiliar with the prin
ciples of tactical leadership. In such
hastily trained units this was hardly
surprising, especially in view of the
known defects of the instruction at
home.
Many were found with but slight ap
predation of the natural defensive
possibilities of a given position. Some
battalion and even regimental com
manders had not thought to ascertain
the exact location of their front lines,
and of course had failed to work out
the details of preparation against «
possible attack.
My predilection for derailed instruc-
tion in minor tactics, growing out of
my personal supervision of training In
both small and large units, led me
quickly to discover deficiencies.
My diary notes the establishment of
the military hoard of allied supply ai
this time, June 22. 1918. It was ex
pected to study questions of supply
and adopt proper measures for the c<>
ordination of allied resources and
utilities.
#Ool. Charles G. Dawes, who had
charge in a more limited sphere of
the co-ordination of our own supply
departments, was detailed as the
American member of the hoard.
Lauds Courage of Negro Troops.
Cables from the War department
June 22 stated that the colored people
at home were being told that negro
soldiers in France were always placed
in the most dangerous positions, be-
ing sacrificed to save white troops
and were often loft on the field to die
withont medical attention. It was not
difficult to guess the origin of tills sort
ENGLAND.
LOCATION AMERICAN DIVISIONS
JULY 18.1918
Battle fine,—. IrrteraatjonaJ defy——-
Numerals Indicate Divisions i
circled numerals those not m line
O so IQO MILES
150 KILOMETERS
Paris
*
Chaumofct0
%. V
Tours,
/ swrrzERL?
WORLD
WAR
YARNS
by Lieut. Frank E. Hagan
our advance contingent in France was
the occasion of many congratulations
on the part of the French.
CHAPTER XLVI
The demands for Amerlcnn divi-
sions were pressing. The First, sec-
ond and Third had already become ac-
tively engaged, the First being slated
to go to the reserve near the Chateau
Thierry salient when relieved from
Oantigny. The Second was still in
line at Belleau wood, and the Third
south of the Marne.
General Foch had asked for five of
the divisions recently arrived that
were training with the British. Of
these the Fourth and Twenty-eighth,
While en route to the quiet Vosges sec-
tor to relieve French divisions, had
been diverted to the reserve near the
western face of the Marne salient.
The Thirty-fifth moved to the vicin-
ity of Eplnal and the Seventy-seventh
was about to enter the trenchoa In the
Baccarat sector to replace the Forty
second, which was to reinforce Gou
raud’s army east of Rhelms. The Eighty-
second had started for the Toul sec-
tor to relieve the Twenty-sixth, which
la turn was soon to relieve the Second
Thus there were three American dl
visions in quiet sectors, and seven
In (he battle line !o» held Ip
to meet any eventuality
combatant troops by the following
spring, which, uugmeuted by those re-
quired for the services of supply, con-
servatively calculated for a well-bal-
anced force situated In s foreign coun-
try under the circumstances that sur-
rounded us, would amount at least to
4,001 >J)00 men.
The American combatant force
would thus have equaled 200 divisions
of the allies, and their apprehension
may be imagined when we realize that
this was greater by one-fourth than
the combined ullied armies of 162 di-
visions then on the western front
Saw 3,000,000 as Limit.
Although no such number as this
could have been considered feasible,
as it is unlikely that ll could have
been either transported, equipped or
supplied. It was necessary, in view of
the situation, to lay plans for bringing
ever all we could. After giving the
question careful study. It seemed to
me that 3,000,000 men would be the
limit we could hope to reach by the
spring of 1919.
This, roughly, would provide at least
sixty-six or possibly over seventy com-
batant divisions, the rest being neces-
sary for tbs nopcgfiibatant service. As
we had hitherto made estimate* based
upon a total force of 2,009.000 men, it
wka quite Imperative that calculations
should be made on the increased basis
of propaganda. As a matter of fact,
none of these troops had been in line
except In quiet sectors. Those I had
recently seen were In fine spirits and
seemed keen for active service.
The only colored comhat troops In
France were those of the Ninety-sec-
ond division, theD In a quiet sector In
the Vosges, and the four Infantry regi-
ments of the Ninety-third, each at-
tached to a French division. Several
individuals serving with the French
had already received tne croix de
guerre for conduct in raids.
Clemenceau at ChaumonL
Prime Minister Clemenceau, General
Foch ami M. Andre Tardleu. with Gen-
erals Weygand and Mordncq, came to
Chaumont June 23, 1918, for a confer-
ence on the Increase of American man
power.
M. Clemenceau’s popularity in
France was probably at Us height A*
this was his first visit to Chaumont
the people turned out en masse, crowd-
ed into the plaza and gave him a rous-
ing welcome. His reception within the
hotel de vllle by the officials, civil anti
military, was marked by eloquent
speeches. In Hs remarks M. Clemen
ceau gave the people every encourage
ment making special reference to th<
Increasing forces the Americans wej*
sending over.
/TO XI CONTINUED.*
Writer of the Most Tragic
Story
St. Louis is the home of the man
who wrote the most tragic story of
the World war. He was not a novel-
ist nor u poet nor a war correspondent
Rnd iiis story was not written with
pen or typewriter. It was tapped off
In dots and dashes on a telegraph key.
For Frank M. Murray, a sergeant in
(lie Four Hundred and Twelfth tele-
graphic battalion is tlie man who sat
in a little telegraph office in London,
day after day for more thaa ten
months nnd from some unknown place
in France received by telegraph the
list of casualties of the A. E. F. and
relayed them to the proper military au-
thorities in the Uniteif States.
When he first went on the job his
work wns light. The casualties were
comparatively few and three hours a
day was all that the transmission re-
quired. But as the American force in
France increased and more Americans
went into action during the summer
months of 1918, the lists grew 1* size
nnd ids job called for 14 and some-
times 18 hours a day of the most
exacting work where absolute accuracy
was necessary. A wrong name or a
wrong identification number meant a
false death report and a crushing
weight of sorrow for some one “back
home.”
It was a mysterious job which he
had, too. Each day lie would open
his instrument, give the call HF and
Immediately the report would start
coming. He had no idea who was
sending from tiie other end nor where
the wire led to. For all that he knew
the man might he in the next room or
somewhere along the front in France.
“There was no talking on the wire
and tiie sender never suggested that
lie reveal his identity,” says Murray.
“I’ll admit that it was a sort of
spooky arrangement. The list was
headed as coming from HAEF, which
I figured meant Headquarters of the
American Expeditionary Forces. But
one day i new operator came on duty
and before he realized what he urns
doing he indicated that he was send-
ing from a dugout near Chaumont.
He soon realized his mistake and
hegged me to say nothing about it and
to forget tiie town. Curiously, I dis-
covered after returning to St. Louis
that frequently the sender at the
other end of the wire was a friend of
mine. But I didn’t know it at the
time and he didn’t either!"
* » *
A “Necessity of War” for Him
The truth might just as well be told.
Some of the older soldiers of the reg-
ular army developed reprehensible hab-
its ot living from which they found
it Impossible to shake themselves, even
in France. One of these addicts was
First Sergt. Frank Moyer, “top" of H
company. Sixtieth infantry. He had
an overwhelming passion for chewing
gum!
When his company came out of the
Meuse-Argonne for replacements, Moy-
er was considerably disturbed. A
touch of gas had sent him to a field
dressing station, he was forced to hnr
ry back to his company and prepar*
a complete report of casualties, an I
he had been without so much as a
stick of chewing gum for many days.
Moyer’s agony increased as the list
of dead grew upon report after report
from his sergeants and corporals. It
seemed he could stand no more, but
just ns lie finished his report a con-
signment of mail for the company was
dumped In his headquarters.
Sergeant Moyer pawed through the
pile of packages from the “States,"
searching feverishly. Finally he se-
lected a fat bundle, which was not ad-
dressed to him, and opened it with
trembling hands. One of the first ar-
ticles which tumbled out was a dozen
packages of chewing gum. Shocking
one complete package of the gum and
stuffing it into his mouth, the “top”
smiled wanly.
“That package was sent to -
he confessed sadly through clamping
jaws. “1 saw him get a direct hit not
three days ago. Divide the rest of It
among you, fellows. I’ll keep the gum
myself.”
• * *
He Didn’t Say It!
ft’s Just too bad about some of thosl
epigrams which famous lenders In th(
World war are supposed to have ut
tered—but didn’t I Next to the his-
toric phrase, "Lafayette, we are here!”
which General Pershing didn’t say. is
one attributed to Admiral William S.
Sims when he arrived with the first
American naval forces in European
waters nnd was asked when he would
be ready for business. He is sup-
posed to have replied: “We can start
at once. We made preparations on
the way.” Here is what Admiral
Sims himself Ims to say about that:
“1 do not know how such a ’yarn
cobid have arisen. As a matter of
fiic-L I was on duty In Paris when the
destroyers arrived at Queenstown.
They were In command of Commander
Joseph R. Tausbig. U. S. N. It Is true
that he was asked by Admiral Bayley,
immediately on arrival after a 3.000-
bitle transatlantic passage, when he
would be ready for service, and he
replied that he would be ready aa
soon as his vessels could be refuMed.
“You see. therefore, that I can make
no claim to having made ose «f any
such eplgriimnmtlcal expression. ‘
44* Ull Walters NomsT 1 »»■>.•
.iway'-''’-’--
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Dennis, J. R. The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1931, newspaper, August 20, 1931; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth730815/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.