The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
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Three years agS. on the first sunday
Of September. the sound Of German
ARTILLERY was audible In Paris and
German troops were within twenty
miles OF the French capital. fighting
over the fields between Meaux and
Senils. September 5. 1914. saw the
first shots fired in the great battle
which. after h lapse OF three years.
remain the overshadowinE incident
Of h World War.
Each year since that struggle it,
Importance and It's significance have
increased in the minds OF all man
kind. Each year we ave been able
to understand a little more clearly
the extent 10 which we are indebted
to France Cor our permanent deliv-
crance from German barbarism. The
continent OF Europe Is not today =
German possession because OF the
BATTLE Of the Marine.
The ultimate defeat and destruction
Of all the German aspirations for
world power and world supremacy
are inevitable. because ctween Paris
and verdun IN tbs first and second
weeks OF September 1914 the manhood
OF France stood and died In the great
battle Of srrest-a battle such "a
turned back Aftiia and his other
Huns north OF Chalons. a battle OF
arrest such as halted the saracens at
Tours
Already the battle has become le-
gendary Foch. Maunoury. Joffre
battle his ~lieutenants won. although
they stiIl live. have come to take on
a character and a quality suggesting
the great figures OF the Homeric
drama.
We know now as we suspected three
years ago. that the Marine was one OF
the few decisive battles In human his
tory. We know now, as we felt then.
that Il was a struggle as important for
mankind as Marathon. All that we
love and hold TO and believe in en-
dures and will endure because Joffre
there turned back one flood OF bar
bnrism as Miltlades had repulsed an
other destructive Invasion. our world
IA not 10 be Teutonic as II il not Orb
entail: the memories Of the Marine
sill .aas,ra a, hu,.uu hfS,nr.s ~ Innu
as tho-e Of Marathon and the figure
of Joffre are saluted across the cent
turtles as more end more clearly sue
cessive generations perceive how mar
row was the escape OF civilization and
how terrible was the onrush OF Ger
man sayagcry.
Today one may go from Parls to
verdun along the fields over which
the battle was fought. There are stIll
trcnches along the hills at Barcy and
Chambry. The crosses marking the
graves 81 the soldiers who died there
makc II stu possible TO erticulate the
charge. one may slili visit the it'll,
cemetery along the road to- Varenne'
wherein Moroccan soldiers first VIC
a victory and then found a tomb. one
may sim stand midst the ruins At
sermaize or wander through the
tangled roads across the marshes 81
-, Gond and find in that obscure
o0rner The nascent legend Of "Th,
Miracle Of the Marne.' For ever 20.
day II seems unbelievable that men
without the help OF Divine Providence
could have mastered that Germal
storm and beaten .ack that Teutoni'
flood.
On the third anniversary Of tho
Marine the civilized world viii salute
the French republic and the French
people. the generals who planned AM
the soldiers who fought the creates.
battle yet known 10 history. Thes
VIII salute the France which In tn
early days OF September. 1914. stood
ready to die that liberty might live
aud. now thai liberty has survived this
battle. Is still rendering We, Other
great and enduring services to democ'
raoy.
II Is d proud thing for American cit
ilzens 10 feel hat today American sol
diers are In France; hat America Il
about 10 take over" from France
some portion u n rampant that IL
the frontier " civilized mankind In
che world. We shall feel better able
today 90 pay tribute TO French vsior
and French constaney because we ia
our turn have taken a share OF the