Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1931, Page 4

MITCHELL IS NAMIED ' snd } , the sponsorsh! ; mational aviat *BY D.C. AR LEGION Wan Time Aviation Chief in | France Chosen Commander " ¢+v. of Chapter. ©ol. Willim Mitchell, war-time com- mander of American Army aviation in France, was elected commander of the ‘Washington Chapter of the Interna- tional Alr Legion at an organirzation eeting last night in the Carlton Hotel. -GOL Mitchell, one of the most colorful in the early days of American aviation, was not present, but indicated that he would be willing to serve in the new organization, it was announced by ©. J. Marchan, organizer of the chap- ter. Ool. Mitchell will preside at the first formal meeting of the organization, 4t was announced. Other officers elected were Chester H. W head of local automobile companies and & licensed vies wtlknt d‘nd": 1 e and general man- ager of the New York, Plflelndelphn & ‘Wi Alrways Corporation, lec- turer; Lieub Arthur I. Ennis, office of the chief of the Army Air Corps, chap- 1ain; John 8. Wynne, manager, Atlantic Seaboard Alrways, quartermaster; Jack Rabbitt, manager of Washington- Haover Alrport, pilot; H. A. A Eastern Air Transport, adjutant, and Representative O, B. Lovett of Ten- nessee, treasurer. ‘The objects of the organization, as announced, are the promotion of avia. tion, the assistance of individual mem- bers of the organization, the advance- ment of necessary aviation legislation, of national and inter- meets, the establish- 8 fraternal system and the of a service system to ald avia- of eongratulation from Lady Mary Heath, interna- known woman pilot, and Dr. , commander of the Graf ment of tion tional comma. tionsl Alr Legion for Germany, it was snnounced by Mr. Marchan. MAIL PILOTS TO PUT D0GS OUT OF WORK Many Alaskan Routes Will Be Transferred From Sledges to Airplanes. Alaskan dogs are going to be thrown out of employment next Winter, when carrying of the malls will be trans- ferred on many routes from dog sledges es. ts for the Alaskan star route , awarded every four years, were awarded principally to two airplane companies this year, it was announced today by the Post Office ent. Alaskan Airways was awarded the contract. on nine star routes and Dor- bandt & Cope Aviation Co. on five routes. Though the contracts were awarded to aviation companies, how- ever, the Post Office Department will not insist that they carry the mails iner Xinshaw, Washington repre- gentatfve of Alaskan FHrways, announced that his company would substitute the most modern means of transportation, the airplane, for one of the most ancient the team, on its routes. ‘THS néw contracts are not to go into fect until October and the schedules Ve not yet been announced. YOUTH SURRENDERS IN EXTORTION CASE @ordon Bjornson, 23, Raps Charges He Was Masked Man Who Threatened Abduction. By the Associated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, March 25—Gordon Bjornson, 23-year-old Wahpeton, N. Dak., youth for whom a Nation-wide | search had been made in connection with a charge of extorting $25,000 from O. A. Leach, Whapeton banker, volun- tarily surrendered to police today. B characterized the story of the extortion and threatened kidnaping of Mrs. Leach, wife of the banker, as ‘gross exaggerations.” He said he had been hitch-hiking in Texas and came back to Minnesota as soon as he heard rumors he was being sought. “The story of the alleged extortion was ‘disclosed by Arnold C. Forbes, Richland County State's attorney at Wahpeton, who said that on May 20, 1930, & masked man forced Mr. and Mrs, Leach o drive out into the country. Then the man demanded $45,000 under threats of Mrs. Leach, and her husband to pay $25,000. ‘The next night Leach threw out a package of bills at a designated spof slong the highway to Fargo, N. 3 WILL DIRECT MINSTRELS HMerndon Morsell Heads Show Slated by Laymen’s League. Herndon Morsell will direct the an- nual minstrel show of the Laymen's League of All Souls’ Unitarian Church, to be held in Pierce Hall Saturday. The program will include solos by Howard Hosmer, Thomas M. Roberts, Robert Cushman and Clifion Moore. Bdward H. Herton will be the inter- , with McFall Kerby, Karl 8. Laurence C, Staples and Ciifton Moore as end men. Others tak- ing pert in_the performance will be Bowsrd L. Knight, Morton E. Mack, Harold MoCoy, James C. Rogers, How- ard Bellinger and Maturin Ballou. Belgian Miners’ Pay Cut. BRI March 25 (#)—A new R UBSELS, : cent reduction in miners’ salaries operative from April 1. With 3,000,000 tons in coal stocks, the highest figures ever recorded, colliery owners have suggested that the gov- ernment re-establish import licenses for foreign coal Heating Seecitllidl Over 25 Years No More Payments Until Oct. 1st You can take advantage ot the SPECIAL PRICES at which we're installing the United States Qil Burner —by making a Down Pay- mefit of $25, Balance Monthly, beéginning Oct. Allied Commanders Meet to Discuss Terms for Armistice Sought by Faltering Germans. PERSHING DEMANDS ARMY’S SURRENDER Americans Have Combat Force of 1,256,478 Men in France Ready to Carry on Fighting. CHAPTER LXXIIL N the original plans for the Meuse- Argonne offensive it was my pur- after thée capture of the gm&enmn line, to drive through , the center of the enemy’s position, capture the Bols de Barricourt ridge, and immediately thereafter, by an ad- vance westward to Boult-aux-Bo's, out- flank the Bois de Bourgogne and the enemy’s forces facing the French 4th Army on the Aisne. In discussing the coming operation of the 1st Army with Gen. Maistre, the representative cf Marshal Foch, who had recently been sent to co-ordinate the activities our Army and the French 4th Army, he a that our main blow should be d at the eastern flank of the Bols de Bour[cg‘ne. In my opinion the execution of the origl- nal &hn, which had been fully decided in jon With my chief of staff, Gen. Drum, and advocated by him, would clearly be productive of ter results. I therefore issued the following m:{.lo::m to the commanding gen- y: “The 1st Army will re to launch 8 general attack October 28 with the ob- Ject of securing trol of Buzancy and the heights immediately to the east of that place. ‘The minimum objective to be reached the first dng s marked by the eral line: Heights south of Aincreville—Bois de Barricourt—Hills north of Sivry-les-Buzancy—Bois des Loges. Immediately after reaching the eral line above indicated you wil ymeeed to frée the Bois de Bourgogné rom the enemy and to dgin n of the heights surrounding Briquenay. The operations of your left flank will be conducted in closest liaison with the right of the French 4th Army. Al plans will be’ uzng: for rollowirl::n np‘ any opportuni gain posséssion of the high ground north and northeast of Buzancy. “Continue Present Pressure.” “While preparing for the general at- tack as above ordered, you will con- stantly bear in mind that the present situation demands that there be no re- laxation in the pressure now exerted an the enemy. You will therefore $o time the local operations which aré necessary prel 1 attack as to continue the present sure, and take immediate tage of any favorable opportunity to advance your lines. “East of the Meuse you will for the present confine r offensive opera- tih:m to the local u.:.nen scessary to rove your pr 5 Py Lo adjustments nece-argcm preparation for this attack were being rapidly car- ried out. Except for those units in the Argonne which utilized -German outs, nll of our troops had been Wi out shelter of any sort, as none ex- isted north of the Clermont-Verdun road, so relief for rest and recuperation during this entailed movements of considerable distance. * During the previous weeks of furious fighting against obstinate resistance the 1st Army had captured the strong- est defenses on the western front, and was now advancing through operations which were preparatory to effective de- livery of the final blow. In the face of these splendid achieve- ments rumors reached me that the French prime minister, claiming we were not making satisfactory headway, was mwm&nung another move to interfere with our control of our own troops and forée their distribution more gnmlly amopg the allied armies. rtainly, M. enceau was aware of our y_progress and of the fact that we had attained a dominsting po- :::an. The end was clearly approach- Political Gesture. It was obvious, therefore, that any attempt on his part to discredit our accomplishments would be purely & po- litical gesture designed to minimize America’s prestige at the peace con- ference. The demands of incessant battle has compelled our divisions to fight to the | limit of their capacity. Troops were held in line and pushed to the attack practically all the animals were casual- ties, leaving the guns to be towed out of line by motor trucks or by hand. Our men as a Whole showed unrivaled | fortitude in this continuous fighting | during inclement weather and under | the many disadvantages of position. | Through sich experience the Army had | developed into a powerful machine and had supreme confidenct in it ability to carry through successfully. | October 23 the combat strength of the A. E. P. was 1,256478, of which 592,300 were in tre 1st Army. The 1st Army also included approximately 100,000 French combat troops, | While the high pressure of our dog- | ged attacks was sevére on our troops, | it was calamitous to the enemy. He | had been so hard pressed that once & | division was engagéd in the fight it be- | ;s MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE PROGRESS TO OCT.31 came practically impossible to effect its relief. The enemy was forced to meet recurring crises by breaking up tactical organizations and hurriedly sending de- | tachments to different portions of the line. Every member of the American Ex- peditionary Forces, from the front line to the base ports, was straining every nerve. Extraordinary efforts were ex- erted by the entire services of supply to meet the enormous demands. Ob- stacles which seemned insurmountable were overcome daily in hastening the movements of replacements, ammuni- tion and supplies to the front and of sick and wounded to the rear. Determined to Break Enemy. It was this spirit of determination animating every member of the A. E. F. that made it impossible for the enemy to maintain the struggle until 1919. Now that the end was in prospect everybody was in much better mood. M. Clemenceau was in fine humor when I saw him in Paris October 22 and was profuse in his compliments on the suc- cess of our Army. The object of my visit whs to urge his assistance in ob- taining more horses for our artillery, which was almost immobile. The Prench had furnished us 130,000 horses, but they were inferior and were rlpaldv used up. M. Clemenceau hesitated, however, to make & further requisition now that we appeared to be nearing the end of the war. My diary records: “Paris, Monday, October 28, 1918. Met Marshal Foch and allied com- manders at Senlis Friday to consider terms of armistice. Petain's views were stiffer than Marshal Hal and min HAVE FRESH CLEAN RUGS for EASTER Send your soiled rugs to yss NOW...well clean them tm- oughly and returhi them J ‘wanted. Call Mr. Pyle . .. NAtional 3257-3291-2036 Sanitary Carpet & Rug Cleaning Co: 106 Indiana Ave. "’ Round Trip Rates ToBaltimore Special $1.25 Week.End Every Saturday and Sunday Tickets good in coaches on all trains from Washington Saturday and Sunday. Good returning in coaches on any train Saturday or Sunday to and including 11:03 P.M train Sunday night. Special $1.50 Three-Day Limit On sale every day. Good on all trains. Good for return on any train within three days. Baltimore & Ohio R. R. same time may be able useful to you. 2% paid on C — 1st. 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Having discussed the question in » general way with the chief of staff, Mc- Andrew; the chief of operations, Fox Conner, and the judge advocate, Bethel, they were directed to meet me at Sen- lis, and we went over the detalls briefly before the conference. Fourteen Points Read. At the opening of the conference Marshal Foch said in substance: “You are doubtless aware that the Germans are negotiating for an armistice through the intermediary of the Amef- ican Government and declare them- selves ready to accept the 14 points of President Wilson as a basis.” He went on to say that he had called us together to obtain our views, and e thought “the terms should be such as to render Germany powerless to recommence operations in case hos- tilities are resumed.” One of his offi- cers then read aloud from a newspa- per the 14 points. I expressed the opinion that com- manders in chief should act only on the i i 5& French terri the allles of Alsace, Lorraine and the of hostllitles, give advantage, and be \lntflg: fortresses of Metz and Strassbourg; |Should be Testitution of all rolling stock seized by the Germans in France and Belglum, , and repatriation of in- vaded . find the Germans intrenched thelr old frontier of 1870 than them on the right bank of the Marshal Foch then sald: Bt “It cannot be sald that the German Army is not defeated. Although we are not able to tell its exact condition, still we are dealing with an army that has been pounded every day for three months, an army that is now losing on a front of 400 kilometers, that since July 15 has lost more than 250,000 prisoners and 4,000 guns, an army that is physically and morally thoroughly authority of their respective 'govern- | beate: ments and whether the gov- ernments had referred this question to us with directions to draw up the con- ditions to be imposed in case they should deem it possible to t a) tice, Marshal Foch RLK led that the French government, with the ap- proval of the allied and associated pow- ers, had directed him to take up the question with the commanders in chief, and he considered that we were justi- fled in drafting the conditions of an eventual & e. Although I was in favor of demand- ing the surrender of the German armies, I accepted this as a conference to decide upon the terms in case an armistice should be granted. Foch then asked my opinion as conditions that should be imposed, and an en. “Certainly the allied armies are not new, but fresh. In this matter the question is are far ly tired; ly_the American & young army, but it is full of and strength and ardor. It has already ‘won victorles and is now on the of and nothing gives wings to an army like victory. Petain Offers Schedule. “When one hunts & wild beast and finally comes upon him at bay, one then faces ger, but it is not the time to stop, it is time to redouble surrender of interrupted, of our affair. It s & to decide.” When I mentios entioned the rines, Haig “That is none matter for the admiralty 1 replied, inviting attention to the fact that the American Army was erating 3,000 miles from home, that 3; German submarines constituted a for- midable menace to our sea communica- tions and that their surrender was a matter of vital importance to us. I said the number to be delivered could be de- cided by the naval authoritfes, but that this condition should be exacted, 8o that I hostilities were resumed’ we lou] ave our L communications free To this Marshal Halg lled : ‘The suggestion of Gen. Pershing fe- n““bn!: submarines lecmh s 10 me & rea- sonal one an s AN fm;;me(;l." g d de: d - well [arshal h expressed thanks mwmclm-mmg&cmg mlaflfilm trie the American Army young, its ihe mn‘ spirit was splendid every day in efficiency and in numbers, Wi He then aski Tho |in view of whas Gen: Pershing’s Peace Terms. “As to the American Army, the part it has taken in the operations since July 18 has not been inconsiderable. It is constantly increasing in strength and training; its stafls, its services and its higher victorious armies are never |of faeatam | 57 of the Rhine and the pos- such on the ine by the allies to insure their his blows without Sm any attention to J uelnz." tl those he, id, he cared to modify his views e terms of an armistice, Haig replied in the ference ended here, wi request that each of us submit in writ- ing what we had proposed. ‘Tomorrow: Pershing Wilson's view on terms of an armistice, (Copyright, 1931, I North American Newspaper_ Allance. Wodd rights reserved. including th Rérouction in whole of in part Sronetiedy ts President ore Palmolive Soa - was sold in 1930 By ‘than in any year in _ Palmolive history HAT is a startling fact. It is startling for many reasons. First—there are more soaps on the market today than ever before. More soaps claimed to be “beautifiers” than ever before. But analyze their claims. Any of them. 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