Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-30
LMEmCNs WAR RECORD FOR THREE MONrHs.

AMERICAS WAR RECORD FOR THREE MONTHS
TA(E Americans are impatient people That Amer
w lean characteristic applies with full force to Della
wareans. We want things done and we want them
done in hurry. We apt to forget our dilatorness
for years and then expect to make up for it by speed
in few weeks. So we begin to scold to look around
for a scape-goat or two, to become respondent and
pessimisc AS matter Of fact during the first three
months Of our war with Germany immense amount
Of work has been accomplished
It has taken weeks to do what it took england
In dire peril OF its life months and even years to bring
about Right at the beginning Of war; we went in for
selectiye CONSUMPTION. we accomplished the regstra-
rafion OF 'lO000000 young mon without a hitch. The
actual call 10 army service is completed Canton
ments are being flushed up All the country Soon
The young men who have been found qualified for
iuty, viii be gathering in the army cities for training
In the meantime. sixteen training schools for The
making OF officers and three for the making OF army
doctors are in full blast The regular ermy is being
brought up to its 100000 mark the National Guard to
the 100000 mark We have sent complete little
army to France under Mai Gen. Pershing We have
taken complete control OF six British base hos
pitals. We have army surgeons the firing line We
have sent army engineers to France to help rebuild
The railroads there and preparing to send army
engineers to rebuild the railroads OF Russia.
The navbhas sent formidable notilla OF destroyers
which helping the French and the English navies
ight the U-boats. We have taken over the patrol OF
ooutn aNNtllic lhuS releasing frenen and English
war vessels for other work Our navy successfully
conveyed the transports which over Pershngs
army and supplies, without the loss Of a single life or
single pound of food munitions The personnel Of
the navy and OF the marine corps has been doubled
Gunners ard have been supplied to all American
merchant ships leaving Atlantic ports Big additions
are being made to the navy and submarine chasers are
n being rushed to completion
The Army and Navy Journal is none too partial 10
the present administration but in recent editorial it
said that our army and navy has worked forward
with smoohness and absence OF that have
parallel in history OF warfare Our military and
naval operations have been solely by army
and officers with political general show
ng his head above the horizon"
We have successfully hoated S2,00OOO0OOO loan
and have advanced oyer s1.37500OO00 TO our Allies
so that they compelled be at the mercy OF
the American loan sharks while buying supplies in this
country.
We have seized all the German-owned ships in our
waters and these rapidly being repaired so that
hey can be used in transport
Congress has just with unanimous vote appropriated
the sum OF S640,OOOOOO for a big airplane building
program
All in all-even admitting the failure OF the ship
ping board get busy and long delay over the food
administration bl-it is doubtful whether in the en-
tire history OF the world there is record Of peaceful
nation accomplishing much for war purposes in so
brief a time
But encouraging all this is the real cause for
optimism is that it indicates what the giant will do
when lie totally shakes off his lethargy and uses all
his to the fullest extent Our boundIess wealth
resources and man-pOwer bound to tell That the
fear OF them is already getting on German nerves is
shown by the painful attempts of the tame German
press to make their readers believe we are negligible
quantity They know better. The men in the German
rencnes and U-boas will know better And after
awhile the docile and credulous German noons
Will know better