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LETTERS COMMEND PERSHNGS STORY Thousands of Messages Pour: In to General on His Account of War. BY REX COLLIER. l Latters, thousands of them, some sorawled on post cards or tablet paper, | some qn the formal letterheads of of- ficiaidom, others in the feeble hand of bed-ridden veterans or sgeing war mothers—a barrage of commendatory messages from places near and far— has come to Gen. Pershing with the publication of his war memoirs. Ex-doughboys want to know if the A. E. F. commander in chief recalls this or that incident in France, former Army officers write of their pleasure at the general's frankness, public officials give unstinted praise of Pershing's “contri- bution to history,” old comrades of Moro, Indian, Spanish War or Mexican border campaigns send their congratu- lations and the® reminiscenses of other days. Although it is a tremendous task, the magnitude of which is increasing daily, Gen, Pershing finds time to read every one of the letters piled on his desk at the War Department ever” morning by his aides, I General Reads Them All H “Read them all? Of course,” the gen- eral said. “Reading them is a pleasant duty, for I find in these letters many things to interest me. I am answer- ing them personally as fast as I can. Some I would like to answer at length, but this is impossible, for there are 50 many.” The general picked up a letter set epart from the others and said: “Listen to this one, for instance.” ‘The letter, in a shaky hand, was somewhat difficult to read. “Mr. John Pershing,” it began. “You will pardon me for addressing you in this , for when I knew you, you ‘were :x Gen. Pershing. I am reading ;ou.r asgount of the World Wa: think of the author it carries back in memory to the early 70s, to a little lede, Mo. “ was a young lady teaching my first school, and lnnam. school ‘was & little -cheeked lad named John A Now I am an old lady it 80, but B oroud 1o e 8 Tetcher. 50 happy and prou a 5 I attended Sunday school in Laclede when your father was superintendent.” Gen. Pershing laid the letter down, with a far-away look in his eyes “I remember her very well’ marked after & pause. The general turned to the plle of let- ters and picked out another, written in wholly different vein. Other Useless Supplies. “Remember the chapter in which I told of queer supplies to France for our troops?” he g “Well, e Te- serviee ‘In chapter 16, to your eable rec- further shipment of cuspidors, floor I War Ends as Germans Accept Severe Terms of Armistice Then by Foch. AMERICAN SUCCESS ABROAD REVIEWED Given A.E.F. Cautioned Against Laxity in Conducting Themselves in France After Fighting Ceases. CHAPTER LXXVIL 8 the conference between Mar- shal Foch and the German del- egates proceeded, and in an- ticipation of advices regarding the armistice, telephone lines were kept constantly open between my headquarters and those of the 1st and 2d_Armies. When word came to me at 6 am. November 11 that hostilities would cease at 11 am. directions to that effect were sent to our armies imme- diately. Our troops had been advanc- ing rapidly during the preceding two days and, although every effort was made to reach them promptly, a few could not be overtaken before the pre- scribed hour. A brief account of the conference with the German delegates was given to me a few days later by Gen. ‘Weygand. He sald the Germans came across the line by automobile the aft- ernoon of November 7 and boarded a special railway coach sent by the ch to meet them. During the night this car and the marshal's were placed side by side in_the forest be- tween Compiegne and Soissons. Foch Didn't Want Armistice. ‘The emissaries were ushered into the marshal's presence and, after produeing their credentials, were asked the object of their visit. They replied that they had come to discuss the terms of an armistice. The marshal then made it clear that he himself was not request- ing an armistice and did not care to have one. When asked if they wished an armistice they replied they did. ‘The marshal said that if that was the case here were the terms, & copy of which he handed them. The severity of the demands seemed to surprise them and they appeared very much . They had no power to sign an armistice, they sald, without the consent of the ehancelior, and after some little discussion they started an officer to the German capital with the terms. ‘They did not seem to object to turn- ing over 5,000 cannon, but deplored the condition which required them to sur- render 30,000 machine guns. They succeeded in having this re- p dug to 25,000 machine guns on the ing gave the writer per- to quote from other Iet;'rl, providing names of the correspondents were not used. A man “l,n Pasadena, C;l& wrote l;z am enjoying your story c war, when it is in book form I sure will have & copv in my library. If you can see fit to grant me the favor of your signature on a card to place in a book of signa- tures of the great men of war time, it would be greatly appreciated. I had two sons in the World War, ene of whom made the supreme sacrifice, and I desire to hand down this book of sig- natures to my grandson.” Japanese Impatient. A Japanese admirer in New York City wrate: “Your serisl has been me with a habit of early riser every morning, because T.am anxious to read giving me great thrill. I am awaiting the next day’s’arsicle. with of ge day “seems to Iast thousan 5. From a retired Army colonel in New York City: “It is very gratifying to hear almost daily from my fglepds and acquaintances expressions of much in- terest and appreciation of your ar- ticles on the war. It seems to me they came just at the right time. My ex- rience in civil life has led me to be. ieve that men who have to make a lit can give but little thought to na- tional defense, but that they are really concerned about it. I think publication of your experiences is the finest and most_impressive sermom on prepared- ness.” From a World War veteran: “I want you to know how much I am enjoying your work. I am anxiously looking for- ward to the complete story in book form. Many pleasant memories are re- vived of the brief time I was in the Army, here and in the A. E. F. From a physician in Tazewell, Va.: “I hope I may have.the pleasure of sa: ing hello to you some time and person- I-lrz thank you for your outstanding eon- tribution to war literature, which I hav #0 much enjoyed.” From an advertising exccutive in Tili- nols: “I wish to congratulate you upon your articles which are appearing in the newspapers. They are by far the best | account 1 have read so far of the war, | and they certainly make me proud I am an American and proud of my small | part in the World War.’ H Reads to Grandchildren. From a Spanish-American ‘War vet- | eran: “I fully appreciate your clear, | concise story of the World War. It is| colorful, thrilling, and 1 must say very well old. I read it to my grandchildren | and they actual You see, 1| had two boys in France command w of under yo rtillery, ted reader.” man tn Buffalo a wonderful such a can- forwor odest and i them carefully and t 0 do my friends. rmous problems handled our human way. 1 reac with intense inter We now realize your and the masterly wa Army.” From a Syracuse veteran the pledsure of service under you, being attached to the Royal Air Porce during my service on the other side, and while I} knew you had many difficilt probiem: 1 never realized quite s fully as 1 do now the difficult task you had to put over the American Army. You should have the unstinted gratitude of the American people for the fact that you successfully combated the efforts of the allies to absorb the American soldiers in their armies.” Prom a Frenchman in Paris: “May T add a word to the many others who “I had | d that they might have some left for riot duty. In speaking of the dan- ger of riots the delegates were asked why they did not send some of their reserve divisions to maintain order in the interior. Their reply was that they had no di- visions in reserve, as every division that they had was actually in line. Then they complained about the short time allowed for evacuation, stating that the German Army was in no condition to move, du\: forward or backward. jovember 9 and 10, while waiting Tor instructions from their gov- ernment, delegates talked very freely with Weygand about conditions in Germany and spoke particularly of the lack of food and the fear that there would be famine in places because of the bad transportation service. A wireless message from the German government authorizing the delegates to sign the armistice was received about 11 p.m. November 10. It took until § am. the 11th to decode the message, complete the discussion and draw up the terms in the rough. Last Page Written First. To stop bloodshed the last page of the conditions was written first, and this was signed a few minutes after 5 am. on the 1ith. Word was then sent out to troops that hostilitles would cease at 11 am. Between September 26 and Novem- ber 11 twenty-two American and six French divisions, with an approximate | fighting strength of 500,000 men, on a front extending from southeast of Ver-| don to the Argonne Forest, had en-| gaged and decisively beaten 43 differ- | ent German divisions, with an esti- | mated fighting strength of 470,000. Of | the 22 American divisions, 4 had st different times dunn‘" this period been | in_action en fronts other than eur ewn. | The enemy suffered an estimated loss of over 100,000 casualties in this battle, and our 1st Army lost about 117,000 The total strength of the 1st Army, in- | cluding 135,000 French troops. reached | 1,031,000 men. It captured 26,000 pris- | oners, 874 cannon, 3,000 machine guns and large quantities of material. The transportation and supply of di- | visions to and from our front during | this battle was a gigantic task. There were 26 American and 7 French di-| { visions, besides hundreds of thousands | of corps and army troops, moved in and out of the American sone. A total of 173,000 men were evacuated to the rear and more than 100,000 replace- ments were received. | with the glorious history of cur achleve Tt need hardly be restated that our entry into the war gave the allies the preponderance of force vitally necessary | to outweigh the tremendous increase 1n‘ the strength of the Germens on the | western front due to the collapse of | Russia and the consequent relense of From the military point of view. we with when our divisions. Insufficient | training to take active part in battle, | i so|Were sent to the inactive front to re-|as you have met the tests of the battle- lieve French divisions. that they might | be vead in the fighting line ers, now residing as follows g if you would remember an incident happened at Is-sur-Tille on your of inspection, together with the of War, Mr. Baker, in the s of '18. On entering the stables with my colonel you remarked it was the { best stzble of horses in France and com- | the eredit should go to our supply offi- cer, and he, in turn, gave the credit to . as_a stable sergeant. You called me up to where you were standing and personally gave me this eredit, and it is the one thing that I any other connected with my service™ That the general of the Armies had not_forgotten the ineident is attested by the following letter, sent the sergeant are enjoying so much your book. Every American must feel the same pride and gratefuiness as I to you, who are so well qualified to give us a first-hand account of those momentous days. As soon as this volume js avaflable in France I hope to be able to obtain one, and I would very much appreciate some small word from you that I cou'd place in the fiyleaf for small son.” Prom a general in New York: “I am delighted with your story. It is con- cise, it is clear and interesting. It is just as I wanted it to be written, be- cause it is written in the ot~ ;M-w-'tlenumtrum spirit, and that wha X m\hzre was the interesting letter from an “old stable sergeant, 16th En- I-4 the other day: “I remember my visit very well, and I recall that the horses and stabies under your charge were in fine shape.” Many of the letters contain requests of sundry nature. Patriotic organiza- tions want Gen. Pershing to make ad- dresses or dedicate memorials. Admirer: ask for autographed photographs o1 autographed coples of the forthcomin book. Artists send tketches of the gen [eral. Poets send him war poem:. Vet- erans seek advice or help on their com- pensation problems. Gen. Pershing considers all messages synipathetically and wherever grants the favor suggested. (Coprrisht, 1081 by Merth Amewiesn Mews- German divisions employed against her. | Europe of his people, and that his bril- | began to ald the allies early in 1918 | The assistance we gave the allies in | | in Marianna, | iis old sergeant was just wonder- | ride more than | '+ ‘Murco’Lifelong Paint —made especially for outdoor work, should be your choice, because it will give you a beauty these | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 29, 1931—PART ONE. combat began in May, with the luc-“ cessful attack of one of our divisions | at Cantigny. This was followed early in June by the entrance into battie of the | two divisions that stopped the German | advance on Paris, near Cheteau- Thierry, and by three others that were | put in she defensive line. Battle Lasted 47 Days. In July two Americarr divisions, with | one Moroccan division, formed the ‘head of the counter-attack against Chateau-Thierry salient, in which nine of our divisions participated. There | was a total of approximately 300,000 American troops engaged in this second battle of the Marne, which, involved very severe fighting and was not com- eted until the Germans were driven yond the Vesle in August. In the middle of September an army of 550,000 Americans reduced the St.| Mihiel salient. The latter part of Sep-| tember our great battle of the Meuse- Argonne was begun, lasting through 47 days of intense fighting and ending brilliantly for our Ist and 2d Armies November 11, after more than 1,200,000 American soldiers had participated. It was a time to forget the hardships and difficulties, except to record them | ments. In praise and thenks for th decisive victories of our armies and in guidance for ti future, the following order was issued . H. Q. “American Expeditionary Forces. “General Orders No. 203. “France, Nov. 12, 1918. “The enemy has capitulated. It is fitting that I address myself in thanks directly to the officers and soldiers of | the American Expeditionary Forces who | by thelr herolc efforta have made pos- sible this glorious result. Our armies, | hurriedly raised and hastily trained, | met a veteran enemy, and by courage, | discipline and skill always defeated him’ | Without complaint you have endured incessant toil, privation and danger. You have seen many of your comrades make the supreme sacrifice that free dom may live. I thank you for the pa tience and courage with which you have | endured. I congratulate you upon the | splendid fruits of victory which vour | heroism and the blood of cur gallant | dead are now presenting to our Nation, Your deeds will live forever on the| mast, glorious pages of America’s his- | Ty. Hardest Task Ahead. “These things you have done. There | remains now a harder task which will test your soldierly qualities to the ut- most. Succeed in ti and little note will be taken and few praises will be | sung; fafl, and the light of your glori- | ous achievements of the past will sadly | be_dimmed. “But you will not fall. Every natural tendency may urge toward relaxation | in discipline, in conduct, in appearance, | in everything that marks the soldier. Yet you will remember that each officer and each soldier s the representative in | liant deeds of yesterday permit no ac- tion of today to pass unnoticed by friend or by foe. “You_ will meet this test as gallantly New Homes | 5| plimented the colonel. He advised you | Paint your home this Spring. You'll be proud . . it will be like exchang- ing an old home for a new one. | of its appearance . that endures under all any paint problem. EJMu 710 12th St. N.W. | | history of American arms. Suddenly | | conceived and hurried in | rived and with but little training. Where 1009 Pure . . . every drop of it. INCORPO field. Sustained by your high ideals and inspired by the heroic part you have played, you will carry back to cur peopls the proud consciousness of & new | Americanism born of sacrifice. | “Whether you stand on hostlle ter- | ritory or on the friendly soil cf France, you will so bear yourself in disciplint appearance end respect for all elvil rights that you will confirm for all time | the pride and love which every Ameri- | can feels for your uniform and f-r you. | “JOHN J. PERSHING, “General, Commander in Chief. | “Official: i “ROBERT C. DAVIS, | “Adjutant General.” | ‘The experience of the World War only confirmed the lessons of the past. The divisions with little training, while ag- gressive and courageous, were lacking in the ready skill of habit. They were | capable of powerful biows, but their | blows were apt to be awkward—team- | work was often not well understood. Flexible and resourceful divisions can: not be created by a few maneuvers or by | & few mcnths' assoclation cf their ele- | ments.. On the other hand, without the | keen intelligence, the endurance, the willingness, and the enthusiasm dis- played in the training areas and on the battlefields, the decisive results obtained would have been impessible. Great Achievement of History. The Meuse-Argonne battle presented | numerous difficulties, seemingly insur- mountable. The success stands out as cne of the great achlevements in the lan and preparation, complicated by close asso- | ciation with a preceding major opera- tion, directed against stubborn defense | of the vital point of the western front, | attended by cold and inclement weather, | and fought largely by partly trained troops. this battie was prosscuted with an unselfish and heroic spirit of courage and fortitude which demanded eventual victory. Physically strong, virile and aggres- ive, the American soldier's m:rale dur- ng_this most trying period was superb. Upon the young commanders of pla- | toons, companies ard battalions fell the | heaviest burden. They not only suffered all the dangers and rigors of battle, but carried the respcnsibility of caring for and directing their men, often newly ar- these leaders lacked practical knowledge | of tactics they supplied the deficiency | by fearless_onslaughts against the ene- my’s line. Yet, quick to learn, they soon developed on the fleld into skilled lead- ers who inspired their men with in- creasing confidence. To the higher commanders and their staffs great credit is due for the suc- cessful performance of an exceptionally complicated and arduous task. The problems born of inexperience mutliply with each increase of strength, and the division, corps and particularly the Army headquarters were confronted by questions of superlative difficulty. The importance of their work is arely realised or appreciated. The Army staff at one time was involved in serving a front of 93 miles and a force | of approximately 1,000,000 men. With typical American directness of action “Murco” is Ask us about weather. hw (© AVED NAtional 2477 My Experiences in the World War BY GEN. JOHN J. PERSHING, Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces. SERGT. YORK, Who, almest single-hande German priscners in the Meuse-Argonne. and intensity of purpcse, each member carried out his duties despite all ob- stacles. Woodfill, York, Whittlesey. Deeds of daring were legion. It is not intended to discriminate between those whase herolc services have been recognized and the thousands of others who bore themselves with equal gal- lantry but whose deeds are known only by the victorious results. As typifying the spirit of the rank and file of our great Army of valorous men, I would mention Lieut. Samuel Woodfill, 5th Division, who attacked single-handed a series of German machine gun nests near Cunel and dispatched the crews of each in turn until reduced to the necessity of assaulting the last detach- ment with a pick; Sergt. Alvin C. York, 82d Division, who stood off and cap- tured 132 Germans after his patrol was literally surrounded and outnumbered 10 to 1, and Maj. Charles S. Whittlesey and his men of the 77th Division, who, when their battalion was cut off in the Argonne, refused to surrender and held out until finally relieved. ‘There is little to add in praise of spirit of determination that stimula each individual soldier to overcome the hardships_and difficulties that fell to| his lct. With fortitude and persever- ance he gave his every energv to the accomplishment of his task, whether it required him to charge the enemy's Navy Maneuvers Showed Value of Ships, Says As- sistant Secretary. small carriers and flying deck eruisers has been emphasized by the first of the three air war problems carried out in | thy the Caribbean, in the n of As- sistant Secretary of the Navy for Aero. nautics David 8. Ingalls, who issued & statement on the subject. In the mimic warfare, the Navy's $45,000,000 aircraft carrier U. 8. 8. Lexington was theo- retically destroyed, when more than 70 fighting and bombing planes from her companion ship, the U. 8. 8. Saratoga, launched the attack. He sald: “The first of the three air war prob- lems carired on by the scouting fleet in the Caribbean further emphasizes the necessity for the construction of small carriers and flying deck In this engagement our two great car- riers, the Lexington and Saratoga, each accompanied by six cruisers, opposed each other in a scouting operation. Baitle Value Shown. “The two mpl were projected against each of from distant points. One of the cruisers in the Saratoga group contacted the Lexington group, and an excellent co-operation between the cruiser and the carrier enabled the great striking force of the Saratoga, comprising over 70 fighting and bomb- ing planes, to be launched st th Lexington and her escorts unawares. “From the time when the cruiser first contacted an enemy cruiser in the Lexington group, only 23 minutes elapsed until scouting planes from the Baratogs were in the air searching for . Forty-four minutes later the entire Lexington group was defi- by the planes and im- attac fighting squadrons aboard Stresses Smaller Ships. “It was only after the Lexin, had been theoretically destroyed that sh actually did launch her planes and carry out in her turn an saerial tack upon the Saratoga group. “Once again the fact is borne home that for our scouting purposes Navy must have additionsl s ships carrying planes. The large c riers that we now have, the Lexington and Saratoga, each affords us one of the greatest striking forces known in modern warfare, but on the other hand, when op d to a like enemy—as each other—they are vulnerable. These ships cannot be sacrificed in & purely seout- ing mission. And so to accomplish this scouting mission the need exists (rlvr more and smaller ships bearing planes.” the ller guns or play the less conspicuous role | of forwarding supplies. In their devo- tion, their valor and the loyal fulfill- ment of their obligations the officers and men of the American expeditionary | icrces have left a heritage of which those who follow after may ever be proud. While we exfcl the virtues of the men ‘who had the privilege of serving Amer- ica in the ranks of her armies it must be remembered that they received their inspiration of loyalty and of devotion to the eountry’s cause from those at home. They were but the chosen rep- sentatives of the American people, whose resolute spirit they transformed into victory on the field of honor. My diary records: “Paris, Tuesday, November 12, 1918. —Arrived in Paris this morning. Col. | Mott was here with instructions from | Marshal Foch about following up the | Germans. = Held brief conference on | subject with McAndrew and Harbord and left immediately with Boyd and Quekemeyer for Marshal Foch's head- quarters at Senlis. “Met Marshal Foch for the first time since victory, and meeting wes one to be, remembered. By direction of the President, bestowed on him the Distin- | guished Service Medal. We returned to | Paris in the afterncon to find pande- | montum.” Foch and Pershing Overcome, When I saw Marshal Foch he was in high spirits and said a great many complimentary things about the splen- did work of the American Army, my cordial co-operation and how he ap- preciated my straightforward memo& | He said he had always known my a titude on every question because I ated it frankly and clearly and then d ur it. 1 was equally en- sfastic In praise of his leadership. What was said and the realization that the victory was won and the war actually over affected us both deeply and for some moments we were speech- less, Both of us were rather overcome by emotion as we embraced and each | gave the other the time-honored French “accolade. ‘We pulled ourselves together shortly, as one of the objects of my visit was to decorate Marshal Foch with the Distinguished Service Medal, this being the first to be Dx:‘zn‘bed to_any officer CEMENT W FLOORS-PAINTING & SCRCENS -FENCES iz WEATHERSTRIPPING 3 4 RoorS<TINMING 3 SORGHES BUILT - INELOSED' 'I'ON!BRAKER QEensia 3400 You Know JO and VI T i ] [ € s¥! After luncheon we drove back Paris and everybody was still cele- brating. It looked as the whole population had all gone entirely out of their minds. The city was turned into onium. The streets and peop] ds was such a hodh'l: PSR next or our automobile to mnkewl:ny headway through the mass of humanity. were two hours in crossing the Place de la Concorde, the crowd was so dense gone very far, and French men and women boarded the car, climbed on top of it and got inside, and no amount of per- suasion would prevail upon them to let me_ pass. of American soldiers, the hilarity, came our helpless condi- tion, took charge and succeeded in opening sufficiently large to got the ridiculous things done dur- ing those two or three «{: by digni- fled American and French men and women were recorded, the reader would lenrcel& believe them. But they were in Paris, and the war was over. On Noyember 13 I went to the Ecole de Guerre, where Marshal Joffre had his quarters, and in a very simple cere- mony that took place in his office I pinned our Distinguished Service Medal d | on his breast. Only a few staff officers among them the 's chief of staff, Col. Fabre, while E-rbar:l Boyd and fimfi' "g: grand old French commander in chief was very proud of this recognition by our Government, but expressed himself in few words. It gave me the great- est pleasure to make this presentation. Decorates Petain. we next motored to Provins to con- fer the same decoration on Gen. Petain. After luncheon, together with several of Gen. Petain’s generals and staff officers, we repaired to the front court, where a guard of about 20 soldiers was already formed. Facing Gen. Petain, who stood in front of the command, I spoke a few words regarding his exceptional service to his country, thanked him for his uniform ccnsideration and great assist- ‘lnn::.’to our Armies and pinned on the It was especially gratifying to me to decorate Petain, as my relations with him were :lw-rn closer than with sny of the other allied officers, and we had become fast friends. He made some compiimentary remarks about our Army and seemed much pleased and deeply | appreciative of the recognition shown ‘::l our Government of his great abil- es. At Cambral, where I went the next day to decorate Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, a brigade of Highlanders, which included some of the most dis- tinguished units of the British Army, was assembled for the occasion. The ceremony was very impressive. Marshal Haig stood opposite the cen- ter of the line, the very picture of the ideel soldier that he was. The band of Sreottish bagpipes swung down the line plaving a medley of Scotch eairs in thrilling fashion. stocd at “present arms” I approached the fleld marshal and after a few words ipinned our decoration on him. The march-past of the troops completed a memorable event. Upon my arrival in Paris that after- noon I hastened over to call on M. Clemenceau. To my mind, he was the greatest of French civic Though some 76 years of age, he the vigor, the fire and the determina- tion o man of 50. He will live long in_history. I had not seen him since the cessa- tion of hostilities, and when we met he was mush affected. and indeed demon- strative. We fell eves. We had no differences to discuss that day. ‘The End. (Copyright, 1931. in all - Norih Americort Nawipaber AlRance. “worl rights reserved. including the Seandina: Reproduction in whole or in part prohib! Three Quakes Recorded. NEW YORK, March 28 (#).—Three distinct earth shocks were recorded on the Fordham University seismograph this morning. Father Joseph Lynch estimated the distance at 5,000 miles but said the recording was ‘“unsatis- factory.” The first shock was registered at 7:56:13; the second at 7:59 third at 8:06:05 A As the command | officials. | into each other's | arms, chcked up and had to wipe our | HEFLIN CONTEST DISMISSAL ASKED Bankhead Tells Senate Com- mittee Election Allegations Are Too Vague. ‘The Senate Elections Committee has been asked to dismiss the contest filed by former Senator Heflin, Alabama, against the election of Senator Bank- head, Democrat, Alabams, whom he defeated last November. The request was made b Bankhead, who declared Hef{ln's:np‘eturf were “to vague, indefinite and general to invoke the jurisdiction of the Senate” and showed “no case fof lnv-unuxm lon bl7’ memmu - upplement titio Bankhead's reply were r::de “pu;‘l‘{: yesterday by the subcommittee ap- pointed to consider the contest. Deprived of Right.” In addition to filing 13 specifications against the conduct of the election, Heflin, in his supplementary petition, filed at the request of the committee, contended he was “illegally and frau- dulently deprived of the right to run in the rey r Democratic primary.” Charging Bankhead's friends and supporters had controlled the action of the Democratic State Executive Com- mittee, which barred him from the pri mary and “continued their fraud” by organizing to control the primary, Heflin also made the following accusa- tons: Expenditures of large sums of money, purchase and sale of votes, vio- lations of the absentee ballot law, use of inaccurate poll lists, illegal payment of il taxes, intimidation of voters, dru;kenne:- b‘;‘ll!:ew officials, illegal opening o of es and imprope: counting of ballots. . % Charges Declared Vague. In reply, Bankhead declared Heflin's charges were 50 vague that they “amount to no more than a statement that the contestant believes them.” He also contended they were so that he could not himself of .Ll:!?r nature sufficiently to defend him- The charges, Bankhead added, “show on their face that the object of the contestant is not to state and definite grounds of content, but that it is merely to obtain an of the ballot boxes used in said election, in the hope that he may thereby dis- cover something upon which to base his contest.” \PENSION FOR CLERGY | ORDERED INCREASED 1,200 Persons to Benefit From Ao~ tion Taken by Episcopal Church. By :x'-v:uuhud Press. YORK, March 28— pensions received retired cl‘umemm widows and dependents of clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States have been increased from $600 to $1,000 annually. The 66 per cent increases from which 1,200 pensioners benefit becomes effective immediately, the church pen- slon fund announced today. 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