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quickly. Fortunately, the emergency produced the men, an American briga dier general who has planned and executed some of the great engineering projects of the west, and an American admiral who has the reputation of accomplishing large things in a quiet way. Around them were grouped men of tho same talents.

Marvelous Receiving Port. Oat of it has arisen this marvelous' receiving port of today, where one day's landing of 45,000 men has been followed the next day tv 15,000—60.0^0 In two days, or at the unheard of rate of 900,000 a month. And the strange thing has been that the port has not felt or even known of the huge migration passing through its gates, so quietly and smoothly the organization has functioned.

It Is, the same -with the handling of the immense storks of war supplies as it is with the handling of troops. Six months ago it was estimated fna* 8,000 tons a month could be handled. Actually more fhan that is handled dally, and this Is not the main port for supplies, as St Is for men.

A large measure of credit for the Mgti record in debarking troops is •^tiran by the general to the officer in charge of the several thousand negro stevedores. This officer has had a remarkable career which exactly equips him fof the present huge undertaking. Tie was a Liverpool docker. who went to the United States with the

Onnard company and worked up to the position of terminal superintendent at ^htoston. As an expert and master of docking he was appointed a major in I the army. But he forgets all about

being a major when he takes command of those X,000 black stevedores and* a great ocean steamer heaves into sight •with thousands of men aboard who must be landed on record time. All the old spirit of the Liverpool docker Somes hack agahi he becomes a human dynamo, and the army of black V Btevedores follow him with the same «agemes«? that men follow their leader *^"ffver the top." Here are some examples showing just what this means: r- When the greatest of American transports first came over it took 52 days to unload her at Liverpool. The next trip was »better—28 days. Then en third trip it was decided to

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her to this French port, where the Americans had begun to take things over. It was a risky experiment, thought. But they failed to reckon on the major and his blaek. stevedores, for this Is the remarkable I record of how the great' vessel has boon bandied at this port:

First arrival of 10,000 men and sup's nnloaded and the ship coaled and SBnt ba^k in four days.

IRecond arrival, unloaded, coaled and sent back in three days. Third arrival, vm loaded, coaled and s^nt back In 48 hours.

Fourth arrival, unloaded, coaled and ^aent back in 40 hours.

WAS AKD GOOSE FEATHEBS.

They Are Wanted for the Red Cross Hospitals Abroad. NroOTtWTK. Alaska, Aug. 31.—A "Refl Cross call for goose feathers for use in French hospitals has reached the natives of the tundra-covered Noorwik section of Alaska, which lies near the •C Point Barrow country, up on the cori ner of the continent.

In response, the Noorwik natives are preparing to go after the wild geese, both for their moat and tAeir feathers. The natives will travel be--t hind their reindeer on their trips to the hunting grounds, as those animals do not frighten the birds.

WHALES FOR TARGETS TO KEEP JACKY'S EYE KEEN.

a LONDON. Aug. 31.—German srob1 marines are responsible for the latest ocean sport.

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An American sea captain, just arrived hero, says, "It's not that American captains are keen on

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Oufoe* a Serelatfaa to Allied Chiefs.

By Erne* L. LawvoH,

AJUHEUCAN PORT, Western France, July SL-^-rhe spirit which animates •U Americans hero la the same as that at the front line trenches, In the words of the general commanding. It la an inspiration of Intense eagerness. This Is shown by the fact that under the stress of haste to send American soldiers to the fighting front, the time required to unload the greatest of American transports .bringing 12,000 troope, coal her and start her back to America, has been reduced from four

days to 40 hours. v This te the best deep-water port of from West Point were not equal to the western continental Europe, with a i soldiers who will be made artillery of•^S h*rbor capable of receiving the navies fjcers Saturday. During this time gradof the world, and yet up to the time uates of the military academy were paid the Americans came here six months $1,000 to resign from the army, as their a^o It was practically undeveloped and services were not needed. Now cancHunused. It was estimated then that dates for commissions are working day the facilities might possibly permit the landing of 20,000 men a month.

MISSION FOR 2,500 ARllfRYMEN

Eeoord Okas to Graduate At Outap Eaohaxy Taylor On Saturday.

The students to be graduated from the fleld artillery oentral officer a' training bchool at Camp Zachary Taylor Saturday will be nwarded oornolsalona as second lieutenants Immediately after their graduation. The class will be the largest ever graduated from any educational Institution In the world, according to Lieutenant-Colonel Carter* commandant of the school.

Two hundred moVe students have been set back in the course, and the present personnel ot

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2.500 artillerymen. From 1802 to 1887 the total number of officers graduated

and night to be appointed second nontenants, and are bearing the intensive training with smiles.

The advanced class will not go to the artillery range near West Point. They have received training In theoretical firing and had considerable work with the guns at the local camp. Senior officers said yesterday that the soldiers who were to be graduated Satday would be given actual experience in firing after they had been commissioned and had Served in the artillery for a few months.

Thirty-five Negroes in Class. There will he about thirty-five negrops to be graduated from the school Saturday. These will be the first negro soldiers to he made officers at the fleld artillery training.

Two hundred and seventy-seven Civilian candidates for commissions have been ordered to report at the school tomorrow morning. Eight hundred and one had already received orders to come to the school -for duty and this makes a total of 878 civilians who will begin the artillery course tomorrow morning.

They will be sent to the observation batteries and fill some of the vacancies left by those transferred to the training batteries. Several prominent mra from this state and "Indiana 'will bfe among the civilians arriving tomorrow morning. All were accepted as students to the school before the war department issued the order closing enlistment.

BABOONS ADOPT KTTLTTTR.

Give An Exhibition of Kaiserism Near Capetown. ..CAPETOWN. South Africa, .Tuly 20. (By mail).—Baboons are getting almost as bad as Germans In this part of the world.

So annoying has become the frightfulness of the baboons In their Invasions of peaceful farming districts of Cape Province, that the farmers have organized drives, and are shooting the offenders down like Huns.

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All) FLEETS BANGING AWAfJHD LINES

Dropping Tons of Dynamite On Cities In Germany Far From •the Front.

"LONDON, Aug. 30—The British on their side will probably, by the end of this month, have made more raids on Germany in four weeks than Germany has* made in four years on Germany has made in four years on England.

It isr now an open secret that a certain distinguished air general is now in command of the independent air force which does the raiding on Ger-« man},

They bombed four important towns on the same night and the Rhine is now as much a part of the front as the Somme or the Oise. The effect of all this is a military as well as moral one. Whereas the Germans have been able to keep their best fighting pilots at the front they are now compelled to keerp large formations of fighting machines to protect their own towns In Germany.

The fighting in the case of all recent raids has been very severe and the allied machines have had to undergo

Terre Haute Boy Tells of Savage Methods Used by German High Command to Cover Big Retreat

Proof that the Germans are In sorry straits is furnished by l-'inley Winningliam, son of Mrs. Ella Winningham, 1114 Eagle street, in a letter in which he tells of finding German machine gunmen chained In trees under orders to fight until killed. In sweeping forward following the recent German retreat, the Americans discovered machine gun neets and after silencing them decided to inspect them. This they did and were shocked to see the gunners chained to their guns, unable to retreat or escape the deadly fire from the Yankee guns.

But let the local boy who was ta the thickest, tell it in his own way: "in our last fight we came across German machine gun men chained In trees, forced to fight to the last. Some of our fellows shot them while they were hanging In the trees, thinynp they were not dead.

And you ought to see us go over the top like the French. We go In a care f9r nothing spirit and as happy as if we were going to a ball game. And In fighting with the French, which I claim are as good fighters as ever stood on a battle field, we cannot be beaten. I am just back from the front for a rest. I am well and feeling happy as a lark. And, believe me, I have seen the crisis of this great war if any one has. We have got the Germans whipped just as sure as 2 and 2 make 4. We have got them on the run now and they will never have another chance to dig In

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screamed at the women. In Lainsburg There seems no doubt that this form of offensive will be developed to such

the baboons raided gardens in broad daylight, and when their attacks became too Hundenburglan several of them were shot.

an extent as to cripple the Germans' air power on tlje immediate fighting front.

Find Hun Gunners Chained To Trees After Yankee Win

friends, "cootties* they call them. And, oh, what a ticklish sensation. Oh yes. mam, I came near forgetting that I am sending you a' souvenir. This is German writing paper that I found in a Hun dug out. They had it all fixed up in a little room.

While coming in yesterday we had to march over an open field and our officer spied a German plane coming right over us. "Every man to his place* was the command.' "Give him the real American music,' was the next order, and the music that old boy got will never be forgotten. He fell across the field, done for. But we never gave it a thought.

In making our last advance we went so fast that we were not allowed to use our own artillery. We captured lots of German guns and have them surrounded. They can't get any ammunition and it won't be long before they are out of food. Then if they don't come out we will shoot them out. The French expert gunners shoot 2t shots per minute. By the side of the French, the Americans, using the same gun, are letting go 32 shots per minute. We are letting them go fast for when we captured the first German prisoners they said it was a shame the way the Americans were blowing thei# men to pieces with automatic cannon.

In closing th^ letter to his mother. Mrs. Ella Winningham, the soldier tells her to take enough of his money to buy Gretchen and Delia memberships in the Red Cross. "For if you could see what they are doing over here," he writes, "you would walk ten miles to join.'*

THE TERRE HAUTK TRIBUNE

iVeiRy By 'Wire 7/ri Letter From War Fronts

ALL OFF—NOW FOR CHANCE A KAISER!

TRANSPORT LOAD OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARRIVING AT FRANCO.

These American soldiers are having their first glimpse of France and the Jieroic folk of that nation. On board a former Hamburg-American liner these United States boys have just arrived at France. They are happy in the thought that they're going to get their chance at the front soon.

AM RIFLE IS TERROR OF ENEMIES

Yanks Seem jlfatura! Bom Aimers, and Damage From Their Volleys Is Terrific. 0

PARTS, July 21.—(Correspondence o^ the Associated Press).—The effect of American rifle fire has been one of the

He ha« #!th him at iifs headquarters, which are outside the area of the ^reat surprises to the enemy during

British army at the front, a number of distinguished people. Wednesday there was rumor in London that this Independent air force had bombed Berlin, though this did not prove to be true.

tomed to use the grenade rather than the rifle, and an enemy fugitive would

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the fugitive from a distance, All this has been changed, however, by the open fighting of the present offensive and the unusually effective

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TANK'S FRENCH CBACXS ON HA WIN' TERBACKER

CON-NTEATJT, Aug. 31—Rev. J. H. Rankin, Conneaut pastor who recently arrived in France in T. M. C. A. work, writes Home of one Soldier's experience with the* French language.

The soldier entered a store, Rev. Mr. Rankin wrote, and asked: "Parler vous Francais?" "Qui Monsieur," replied the affable French girl. "Then gimme a snack o' chawin' terbacker," came back the Tank.

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the recent engagements along the front. As a result the rifle is feat coming back to its own as the dependable weapon for infantry fighting. For a time its place was challenged by the armament, hand grenade, and some of the English and French experts took the view that the grenade would gradually supersede the rifle. Trench warfare had accustomed both sides to the grenade so that the rifle was seldom Brought into use.

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GUARANTEE OF PEACE

Statesman Defines Condition That Alone Will Preserve Civilization In Future

XtfXNDON, Aug. 31.—"The United States, Great Britain and France will be the foundation of any league of nations, and they must accept this burden at once," declared Sir Francis -Trippel to an 'Associated Press correspondent. Sir Francis recently Issued an appeal for the immediate formation in England of a "Council for the Advocacy of a League of Nations." "Trie first thing to be done is to divest the scheme of illusions," he said. "A league of nations is not an absolute substitute for war. It Is not an absolute guarantee of peace. It does not mean, for the present, total dis-

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and forget' panacea. *'A leasee of nations must have the power to enforce its decrees. That is the crux of the whole question. If it has not, it will go the way of all the rest. '"Its chief function will be to remove the causes of wax. It must make it easy for nations to co-operate and hard to stand alone. If a nation knows

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possible with a dominant Germany? She is the pariah nation of an angered world. If the fight ends in a draw, sh^ remains dominant. If it ended tomorrow, she would snap her Angers at the ideals of the universe. Germany, as she is, is a menace to the world's peace.

J'Nd propaganda 1s more important at the present time than the propaganda of the league of nations. And its existence depends upon Germany's defeat at her own particular game—the game of war. "A council for the advocacy of a league^of nations will be necessary in every "ountry as far as possible, if imperialistic tendencies and dynastic, desires for conflict are to be checked. We can begin at any rate with the United States, France and Great Britain. These three western democracies are bound to form an influential portion of any league or nations In the near future. "A preliminary council for Great Britain should be formed from public men of all opinions."

How the British Rushed Up Troops for Drive Which Enabled Them To Capture Bapaume

BRITISH SOLDIERS GOING TO FRONT-

official photo shows one I in the British advance which has Just opposite Brie and Peronne. recent dlsof the troop train loads of British sol- netted Bapaume. The British have patches state, and are holding nositlons dlers rushed to tbe front to take part I reached the west bank of the Somme, I firmly, noioing positions

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WHAT BECOMES OF A SOLDIER IN FRANCE?

Follow Long Line of XhaJd-Glad Men From Port to Their Billet.

John Holland Curtife

AMERICAN PO-RT, Western France, July 21.—(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)—Long lines of khakiclad men just debarked from American transport and now on the way to their first camp, packed the streets from curb to curb and stretched away for miles. It was four miles and up hill most qf the way—through city, suburbs and country lanes, from the sea front to the great reception camp located outside the town, one of the largest camps in the world and capable of caring for the population of a metropolitan city. Hour after hour from 6 this morning until late this afternoon the steady tramp of marching thousands had been going on, for this steady stream is the army of 36,000 just arrived on 13 American transports, making the record debarkment from ship to camp within 12 hours.

With Major X, the engineer officer of the camp, we skirted alongside this moving stream, from the landing to the camp, and had an opportunity of seeing each stage in the huge movement up to |he time the tired marchers pitched fheir shelter tents on the soaked grounds and crawled inside to sleep. Stirring as it was to see these men come to swell the million men in the American ranks, yet there was a grimness and grayness to the scene suggesting the stem reality of war.

A steady downpour swept across the ranks and the men were dripping as they trudged through the rain-soaked mud. They were at route step, without regularity of parading troope, and each man carried, beside his rifle, all his belongings on his back, 70 pounds of tent, blankets, clothing, shoes, and all the miscellaneous equipment of a soldier headed for the front. Their last camp was in the well-equipped, cantonments in the United States, where they slept on cots and had a semblance of modern comfort. Now they were on the war-swept soli of France, and had seen the last of cots and comforts. It was their first glimpse of real war conditions, and anyone who says it is cheerful shuts his eyes to the grimness of war. "There are more troops arriving," said the mayor as he led the way, "than the total strength of the United States army a short time ago. And with such an influx we have to provide a very elas^c camp, capable of immediate expAsion from a thousand up to a hundred thousand men."

The major was well qualified to explain the magnitude of the work, for he had been chief constructing engineer of the New York subway system, had planned and built a good part of the system, and had made the population figures on which subway construction was based. "To get an Idea of the camp," he said "compare it with Central park. We have 2,500 acres here. Central park has 800 acres. Why, the entire area of New York City on Manhattan Island is only 41,000 acres."

On both sides of the road, for mile after mile as we sped along in an army car, a city of tents was rising and there was the hum and bustle of camp activity on a vast scale. This morning all the ground had been stubble-fleld from the newly cut wheat and barley. But now every available foot was being laid off by the army engineers, working with tripods and instruments like a party of surveyors, tented streets and avenues, headquarters tents, mess, kitchen and hospital tents, and vast parks for supplies and artillery and horses, were rising In the fields and spreading for forty square miles over this huge enclosure.

Save Growing Grain.

"We never take a fleld of growing grain." said the major, "but as fast as the grain is cut we take over the fields, and with harvest time well advanced this entire farming section will soon be turned into an American camp."

In one of the fields where we stopped to see the men, two battalions of 800 men each. Just marched in and were

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CAMP TAYLOR MEN BACK TO BARRACKS

Tented Field, Former Home of 1 Brigade, to Be Vaoated for Winter*

CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR. LOUISVILLUS, Ky„ Aug. 8L—-Plana are being made to transfer the soldiers Ot the leeth depot brigade, yho have been quartered in tents on the Preston street road throughout the summer, back to their barracks before winter. Unless present arrangements are changed the recruits and oadre, as well as the officers of the brigade, will be housed in buildings on or before Dec. 1.

Practically the entlrei 229th depot brigade la under canvas. The head-. quarters of the brigade has been moved near Coke's Station, and Is within a short distance of the tented city. Although stoves are provided for each tent, the soldiers at the camp will not spend this wlnteir In tents. Senior officers said yesterday* that if the present schedules are worked out the local camp will have a sufficient' number of barracks to house all of its soldiers and there will be no extra buildings erected.

As Camp Knox grows, It Is satfl. the population of the local camp will decrease, in that artillerymen will leaio their quarters for the artillery range. The vacant buildings will be fillecf by selects from the 159th depot brigade and incoming draft quotas. The new cantonments in Hardin county will not be entirely completed by Dec. 1, but there will be enough buildings erected at relieve the congestion at Camrp Zachary Taylor, according to senior officers.

Negroes Tents.

There has been considerable spec—H* latlon among the officers and enlisted men at the reservation as u» woat would bo done with the tented city during the winter months. Negroes are being placed in tents ajifl consequently ther- are more tents today within the bounds of the reservation than ever before in its history. There will be no attempt to keep the soldiers In tents during the cold weather, but the date of their removal depends entirely on the construction of Camp Knox, at Stithton.

Aipproxlmately lft.Wtt drafted* m£fl from Ohio and Kentucky will arrive at Camp Zachary Taylor this weekOne thousand selects also are ordered to report from Tennessee, and an additional, increment of 5,000 is expected within the next IB days. This will be the largest Increment ever sent to the local camp.

The commissioned soldiers who are 4 placed on *he lists forwarded to the war department have each serVefl

the depot brigade for several nion* Their names are sent In acconJMj^?^^ the time they have been at the l^nM|0P camp, and will be called according to their service at Camp Zachary Taylor, or in depot brigades. Senior officer# at brigade headquarters were untble to announce the time of departure the officer* who are selected.

Compiling of this list of ooramls-' Eloned officers means that the first step has been taken at Camp Zacharvf Taylor and In the 159th depot brigadW to replace officers with soldiers wht have been disabled at the front. Rvent-* "ally every commissioned soldier in the depot brigade win bo men who have served at the front and returneti home because of wounds or othc rea-»? sons.

It has been rumored over tbe train* ing camp that officers In the depot: brigade would be sent to other train-., ing camps to aid In organizing new divisions, but the first official announcement was made ye5terda^ fhafr work had already he^jn in selecting these soldiers.

The first name to Im sent t6 tftir•' war department was the man wh» had served in the depot brigade for the longest period. In case the older officers have proven themselves capable and have passed the overseas ex-, amlnation they are to be given the opportunity of being assigned to fightIng divisions.

The enlisted men will not be affect*.

HEGItOES TAKE TO BAY0SET.

They Sure Do Make Mince Meat Those Huns. A rig. 31—Officer® froo the front bring astonishing reports o4 the work done by American negrs troops brigaded with Oen. Gourand'9 army east of Reim«. Their specialty Is the'bayonet, in the use of whictt they excel all others.

They prefer cold steel, and they have piled up a sftore in killing Germans which breaks all previous records.

French officers are delighted wltfc their prowess, and will welcome freak negro drafts to work alongside tbeii own AfrfcguMi

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The 1,000 drafted men from Tennessee will not be limited service men. They are to be fully qualified soldiers, and officers expect to get a large number from their ranks for overseas duty. The detachment ef enlisted men and officers who are to receive the recruits has been fully organized.

The names of officers who are serv* ing in the 159th depot brigade and have been found fit for overseas ser» *ice are being sent to Washington on the first day of each month from brigade headquarters. Those who are placed on the lists are subject to call from the adjutant general at any mo afff ment and will either be sent to other training camps or to the firing lines in France.

ed by these orders. The arrangement for all soldiers serving In the cadre has been announced, and this policy will be carried out unless other orders are received from tha war dcparti ment.