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(9llritalultin. PUBLISHED DAzLY under order of THE PRESIDENT of THE UNITED STATES by COMMITTEE on PUBLIC INFORMATION GEORGE CREE, Chairman * * * COMPLETE Record of U. 4f. GOVERNMENT Activitles VOL. 2 WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1918. No. 371 HELP FOR AMERICAN SEAMEN CONGRESS NAVAL COMMITTEE GERMANS FORCED BACK HELD PRISONERS INGERMANY MEMBERS LAND INENGLAND 11 MILES FROM PARIS; PLANNED BY SHIPPING BOARD Secretary Daniels announced yester- day (July 26) that the members of the NOW 49 MILES DISTANT, NOW PAYING THEIR OWN BOARD House Committee on Naval Affairs who left some days ago for a tour of inspec- tion of naval activities abroad have GEN. MARCH ANNOUNCES Personal -Funds of Many Among landed at a British port. 100 Officers and Men Are Ex- Statement by Secretary. U. S. TROOPS IN ITALY "The members of the Rouse committee hausted-Germany Threateningto will visit our naval and aviation bases abroad, make a general inspection of our Combat Units Arrive in Ad- Move These to the Poorer Camps. naval activities, and inquire into the needs of the service," said the Secretary. dition to Hospital and The Shipping Board issues the follow- " We are necessarily spending large sums Supply Corps-Organiza- ing: in developing our European stations, The Shipping Board is planning to which are operated in conjunction with tion of Two More Army move immediately to the relief of the hun- the British, French, and Italian Navies, dred odd American seamen who are now and the Congressmen, who are charged Corps and of Certain Di- prisoners in Germany. Authenticated re- with the duty of providing the necessary ports bring word that our merchantmen appropriations, wish to see for themselves visions Given Out - An- officers are required to pay their board what is being done and what future pro- swers to Questions. and lodging out of their personal funds, visions should be made. Assistant Secre- which in a number of cases have been tary Roosevelt is already in England and exhausted, and now Germany is threat- will cooperate with the Naval Committee, Press interview by Gen. March: ening to remove these men to the sea- as will also Admiral Sims and the other The detailed map which you had before men's camp where the conditions are very American naval authorities in Europe." bad and where the men are compelled to you at the last meeting shows the present perform labor. Members of Party. position of the two fighting lines as re- This situation was brought to the at- The following members of the House vealed by our last official dispatches. tention of the Shipping Board last Thurs- committee are in the party: L. P. Padgett, The lines around the south of Soissons day and Immediate steps will be taken to of Tennessee, chairman of House Naval are still in the same position that they get relief to the officers and men. Affairs Committee; D. J. Riordan, of New were last Wednesday when I talked to York; W. L. Hensley, of Missouri; J. R. Offcers Among Prisoners. you. The distance across from the lines Connelly, of Kansas; W. B. Oliver, of at Soissons to those near Rheims is ex- Among the prisoners are about 25 cer- Alabama; W. W. Venable, of Mississippi; actly as it was when our counter offen- tified officers, many of them men over J. C. Wilson, of Texas; T. S. Butler, of sive began. 35 years old. All of them have been in Pennsylvania; WV.J. Browning, of New The general driving back of the Ger- Germany since before Christmas, 1917, Jersey; J. R. Farr, of Pennsylvania; S. E. man forces has been toward the center of and a good many were captured in 1916 Mudd, of Maryland; J. A. Peters, of the salient. The falling back has been on while in the employ of British or French Maine; F. C. Hicks, of New York. a line which remains approximately per- shipowners. pendicular to the railroad line through The relief which these men have bein Ordnance Department Fere-en-Tardenois. There have been lo- receiving up to the present time has been cal attacks by the Germans, particularly as follows: The State Department has Orders for Forgings at Grisolles against the French, and at been pdying them sums out of its general Epieds against the United States forces. fund for the relief of Americans in Ger- The Secretary of War authorizes the Epieds was taken and retaken by our many. The fund now shows a large defi- following: forces and the Germans four times, by cit, and the State Department is consid- Orders have been placed by the Ord- successive counterattacks, but it finally erably embarrassed in continuing this nance Department with the Imperial remained in American hands, and while service. The Red Cross Is providing Drop Forge Co., of Indianapolis, Ind., for these it delayed their advance there, it only men with food, clothing, and to- 155-millimeter shrapnel forgings and delayed it; we are going forward steadily. bacco through its package service in with the Standard Forgings Co., of Chi- Switzerland. cago, for 155-millimeter shell forgings. Progress on the Marne. British Method Quoted. The Ordnance Department has placed On the Marne, east of Dormans, the a contract for pistols with the National progress of the allied forces has been dif- British and Canadian certificated offli- Cash Register Co. cers are receiving from their ficult, because the terrain there is very Govern- difficult. The hills are precipitous, and ments either 100 marks or 60 marks per the country is very heavily wooded. The month according to rank in order that enemy's left flank southwest of Rheims they may pay the board and lodging and remain in the officers' camps. SERVICE BUREA U has been the scene of a very dashing little .OF THE... advance by British reinforcements who The Shipping Board will take steps to went forward one and one-half miles on see that our men are as well supplied and, COMMITTEE ON a four-mile front. This as the State Departlment is embarrassed advance is a in rendering PUBLIC INFORMATION marked source of danger for the enemy, such service, it is probable as, of course, there is a chance that the aid of the Red Cross will be in- of his get- voked. FIFTEENTH AND STREErS ting his troops farther south in a pocket, G and we already find that the French at WASHINGTON D. C. that point are beginning to advance. Better than money because they earn The original line held money; 16Utavfafek,~M as, Funcelou by the allies be- buy a WARI-SAVINGS STAMP MT=R:NA1 Govrnmet =Me~ fore this big movement began was 74 miles TO-DAY. long. The present line, on which the Ger- 2 THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1918. GERMANS NOW 11 MILES FURTHER FROM PARIS MARINE AND SEAMEN DIVISION mans are falling back, is 64 miles long. One asks about the 34th Division. We OF WAR RISK BUREAU EXTENDED The front has been reduced 10 miles. have no report. The area won by the allies in this During the time I was in France the Broader Scope to. Cover Insir- counter-offensive more than equals that organization of the divisions of the Na- ance of Vessels of Foreign won by the enemy in Flanders to which tional Army, I tnderstand, was given out; I referred last Saturday. that is, the scheme of numbering the Friendly Flags. Our lines have now reached within 31 divisions and the regiments in the divi- miles of Fere-en-Tardenois, which is a big sions was announced, but It appears that The Treasury Department issues the German supply depot right near the rail- the regular divisions were not given out, following: road, which afforded, of course, a means and I am asked to give the regiments in Secretary McAdoo announces a broad- of getting supplies In and out. That point the Regular Army divisions. ening of the scope of the operations of the has been continuously and heavily marine and seamen's division of the Bu- shelled. Organization of Divisions. teau of War-Risk Insurance, which has Germans Driven Back 11 Miles. The lst Division consists of the 16th, been authorized by the recent amendment The nearest boint of the German line 18th, 26th, and 28th Infantry; 5th, 6th, to the war-risk insurance laws. By this from Paris is now 49 miles. The former and 7th Field Artillery. amendment power is given the Bureau of distance was 38 miles; they have been The 2d Diision consists of the 5th and War-Risk Insurance to insure vessels of driven back 11 miles. 6th Marines; 9th and 23d Infantry; 12th, foreign friendly flags, theit freights 15th, and 17th Field Artillery. (mones), effects of the masters, officers, During the last few days American and combatant troops have begun to arrive The 3d Division consists of the 4th, 7th, crews, the crews themselves, and cr- in Italy. The numbers and the place 30th, and 38th Infantry; 10th, 18th, and goes against war risks under certain con- 76th Field Artillery. ditionls. where they are to be used have not yet In been communicated to us. This is in ad- The 4th Division consists of the 39th, cases where vessels of foreign dition to the force I announced before of 47th, 58th, and 59th Infantcy, and 13th, friendly flags or their masters, officers, hospital and supply troops sent from the 16th, 77th Field Artillery. and crews, or shippers and importers in United States. Those are the four Regular Divisions such vessels, or their owners, operators, The number of troops in France has now engaged in the fighting.