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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE:
NOVEMBER 25, 1917.
BRITISH TANKS LIKE LIVING
MONSTERS CHARGE GERMAN
REDOUBTS IN GIANT SWAQM
Remarkable Success Attends
Rush of Huge Machines; Cas
ualties Among Crews Light;
Surprise to Teutons. .
(By Amwlntrd Pmi.)
British Army Headquarters in
France, Nov. 24. The tanks have
demonstrated fully theit power in sav
ing the lives of men and in conserving
ammunition.
The casualties among the infantry,
which followed the tanks into action,
were exceedingly light The corre
spondent has heard that two bat
talions, for instance, had only one
ofeualty each and that another suf
fered the loss of only tbee men. The .
-casualties among the crews of the
tanks also were very light. It is im
possible to state howmany tanks were
in action, but there we,e several hun
dred and out 6f all the men who went
forward in them it appeared that fewer
than 20 were killed and fewer than
100 wounded.
Prepared in Haste.
The performance of the tanks was
the more remarkable because there
was only a short time to prepare for
their use. Some of the tanks were
veterans, tyit many had never been
in an engagement before and the
crews lacked actual fighting experi
ence. Moreover it was necessary to
train the infantry to co-operate with
them. .
; In addition, a great amount of work
was done to get the tanks into-position
and bring forward their fuel.
Many hundred tons of petrol were
brought up secretly and stored pend
ing the attack.
The advance of the tanks with their
general leading the uay in a monitor
flying his flag was the most impressive
sight imaginable. For .miles they
were lined up along the British front,
and when they started forward it was
like a great ceremonial parade. Back
of them came the infantry, giving the
final touch to the picture,
They crushed their way through
barbed wire easily, tearing great gaps
for the infantry, and it was not until
they had made a considerable advance
that strong resistance was encoun
tered. Some Buried in Mud. v
Some were overturned by shell fire
, and others were bogged. One or two
buried their nosei in the soft earth or
turned oyer in trying to climb down
steep banks. One fell into a canal,
but it is evident that the great ma
jority plunged ahead unhindered.
The stiff est fighting was at Lateau
wood, south of Masnieres.' There the
tanks engaged a number of German
field and heavy guns and won the day
against them. One tank deliberately
charged a 5.9-'inch gun and cleaned
out its crew with its machine guns.
Cantaing fell before one tank which
i never had seen action until that time.
It charged into the village, making it
untenable by the vigorous action of its
guns. Twelve tanks led the way into
Marcoing. Their crews previously
had studied maps and been assigned
posts and the tanks went about the
businesa methodically, each one tak
'ng up the position designated. These
12 movable forts completely organized
the place.
At Ribecourt, the tanks arrived just
as the Germans were sitting down to
breakfast. The crews of the tanks
got their morning meal from the food
prepared for the enemy.
Navy Firemen " '
From Nebraska
Greatly Needed
The call has gone out from navy re
cruiting headquarters for firemen to
serve on American ships. The Ne
braska quota is 200. So far 14 have
enlisted for this service. Ensign Con-
dict said:
"We need men, badly, for' the big
gest work in the navy-rand the hard'
est. Hard because it requires them
to strip to the waist and eo down
where there is stifling heat and drip
ping oil and dirt; because it puts
them in a hummer, lower class; and
because it demands the utmost m
labor and endurance. But it is a big
work and much depends on the men
who undertake it. The fires are the
life of the ships; if their keepers
should fail
"No; a fireman's job is not an easy
one; .but it is a man's job all through."
In a very short time a fireman may
become engincman. '
The navy recruiting office if in need
of men who will give their services as
stenographers, or will otherwise aid
in the office. The Vork is local and
even a small amount of offered hours
will be appreciated. The names of
the patriots will go in a book of honor
to, be preserved and, itself, honored.
Urge Centralization of
All War Welfare Work
Chicago, Nov. 24. Recommenda
tions that all control and supervision
ot welfare and social work for sol
diers and saildrs of the United States !
be centralized under the official direc
tion of the War and Navy depart
ments were embodied in resolutions
adopted here today by the board of
directors of the International Associa
tion of Rotary Clubs.
Great confusion has been caused in
the public mind by the multiplicity of
appeals for charity as a result of the
war, the resolution asserted. ,
The board also decided the annual
exchange of Christmas cards among
Kotarians should be dispensed with
this year as an unnecessary .courtesy.
Ruth Law Calls on Wilson;
. . Seeks Flier's Commission
Washington, .Nov. 24. Ruth Law,
aviatrix, who has applied to the War
department for a commission in the
aviatioir section of the signal corps,
called today at the White House.
She declined to discuss the purpose
of her visit, but said she believed the
prospect of her getting a commission
was very favorable.
Miss Law heads the American non
stop flight record and has partici
pated in Liberty loan drives by drop
ping "bombs" in various cities. When
she called on President Wilson to
day, Miss Law wore a regulation of
ficer's uniform under special permis
sion said to have been granted by
the War department.
Carloads of Relief Materials
Go South to Aid Stricken Italy
. (Bf Aswx-laUd Tint.)
Rome, Nov. 24. Representatives of
the Red Cross are establishing ware
houses in Genoa, Florence, Bologna,
Naples, Palermo, Milan and Turin.
The supply department already has
dispatched carloads of relief materials
to the principal centers of the central
warehouses. 1 . , r .'
H. Nelso Gay, in the name of the
American poets' ambulance service,
has turned over to the Red Cross 25
ambulances.
Bedding, underwear and anaesthetics
have been brought from France ana
contracts have been concluded foi
sterilizing and disinfecting apparatus,
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drugs and other hospital supplies. Tru:
distribution of supplies to the hospi
tals has already been begun.
lji the department of civil relief one
or more soup kitchens have been br
ganized respectively,' in Rome, An
cona, Reva. Clothing and bedding
have been furnished the' refugees in
the principal towns and funds for
clothing have been supplied., The
committee of civil aid in Rome has
been supplied with 1,000,000 lire for
work among the soldiers and the fami
lies of refugees. Representatives in
vestigating local conditions through
put Italy, carried with them 500,000
lire for general refugee work.
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FOVRTH ANNUAL
POULTR Y SHOW
0PENSN0V-26
The fourth annual poultry show of
the central states will open at the
municipal Auditorium November 26
with an exhibit of more than 2,000
birds, including turkeys, pheasants
and water fowl. " . ;.
One of the features will be the edu
cational work, including exhibits dem
onstrating the breeding of different i
strains tor laying purposes.
A series of lectures by A. G. Peters
of the United States Department of
Agriculture will be given. Prof.
Quisenberg and O. C. Ufford, late of
Ames, la., will talk on practical poul
try raising and what the government
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