El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
tn the British Armies


A( France, April 6. via London.
w April 1.-THE news OF the ac-
ton Of the United States senate in
voting for war with Germany reached
the far-flung western batt- line today
and was hailed with cheers. Nowhere
was the qualification greater than
along the section Of the front held by
the Canadians with whom many thou
sands Of Americans are serving. Many
, Canadian and British companies were
busy today preparing signs TO hold No
over the trenches. telling the Germans
the tidings from Washington. This is
the fsvorite plan Of the Tommies 20
convey all sorts Of bad news TO their
enemies across No Mans land.
Get hid OF Your IA"
German prisoners taken today had
not heard OF president wilson's ad-
dress and knew only in vague way OF
the breaking off OF diplomatic rela-
tions in February. Some Of the trench
signs which Were prepared included
brief translation into German OF the
presidents statement that America was
entering the lists against the German
government and uOt against the Ger
man people. Others included the latest
slogan No peace with the Hohenzoi-
ierns,' while sim others read Get
I'D OF your kaiser
It's Great News FOR Them.
The British army as a whole has re-
sArded America as virtually IN the war
ever since the severance OF diplomats
relations. the news Of which was
greeted as the best news which h2Q
reached the trenches Tor many months
1t was said then that active particips-
ton was only a matter Of time. The
presidents address was just reaching
the front trenches today in its entirety
The gist Of the speech had been sent
our 10y wireless and also by telegraph
and telephone, but me soldiers gen
sional confirmation before spreading
the news TO Fritz.
Euy Old Papers Eagerly.
On their way back from the front
trenches today the troops who had been
relieved eagerly bought two DAYS OLD
London papers from the French news
boys, II order TO read the America
news and the text Of the presidents 4
speech. In the little French cafes aad
villages behind the lines there was I
great excitement among the old civil |
1ans and the -'pCIlus' or leave.
me old gray haired Frenchmans B
waving "A bit o. writing paper. said i d
was sending the good news 10 his son +
IL l1e trenches 50 as 10 be sure he I.
would not miss it.
Bears Down the Scales.
The weight Of America thrown into !
the scales Just at this 5uncture in what 4
IS regarded as the critical year OF the .
OF confidence all along the front. one /
could sense it everywhere today. Visic- ]
ing Canadian headquarters and the
Canadian trenches the correspondent
was greeted everywhere with outbursts I
OF congratulations. One young captain,
whose mother is an American. said:
American Family Reunited.
7 feel like hUgging everybody IN {
Eight Everywhere 1 have been today
1 wanted TO cali out the soldiers ana .
ask them IL they had heard the gOod
news We Canadians now feel that our
American family has been reunited
This viii mean wonders for the future
relationship OF Canada and the United
states. We feel more like 5fOtherS
than ever before"
Want a Few Troops Anyhow.
There was much speculation along
tne front as 70 the manner OF Ameri-
can participa ton and almost universal
wish that the United States should be (
represented on the fighting line at the
earliest possible moment, Il only by
brigade or a division Mingled with Z
the universal desire that the wal (
should soon be ended was the general
= expressed hope that II would last
long enough to give the Americans =
chance at the Germans.
Might Send Special Detachments.
apart from the purely military view.
the soldiers keenly appreciated the
moral weight Of Americas decision.
We know how delighted We are and
cannot help feeling that the news VIII !
equally depress the Germans" was the
expression, not OF one British officer,
ut of-S-0res- Some OF the British or
ficeTs reiterated the view expressed
- the correspondent when diplOmStic
were severed, that American !
participation might first consist CT
sending of special detachments. such {