The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02
JOFFRE PRAISES
OUR SOLDIERS
Marshal Of France With General
Pershing Inspects Amer-
can Forces.
CALL HERO OF MARINE PAPA
United states Soldiers Wild Win en-
thusiasn as French Idol Visits
Training camp.-Pieased
With What He Sees.

American Field itau4 lhl tfi -
Frnnce-After o two days visit WIN
fhe American troops Marshal Joiife
departed for home hs paternity ems
iareed bv good many Aneriean sons.
Apapnr Jo0se is moi only papa 10
tho poilus now. but The American sol
dicrs cinim him too.
The white-halred savior OF me
Marine was tumuIfuons'y, exeiteais
greeted by the American soldiers eV-
crywhere.
Accompanied ~ General Pershing'
Iarra uept through all the American
r.i and left tie zone % a state OF
rr.e frenzied excitement and enihu-
Nasm.
Stands with Pershing.
ThonsanIs of Samnies g.it1Isen me
vhite-halred French idol for the first
Hmo when thov were passing in re-
vleo before him. They gazed steadily
in response TO the ringing COMMAND,
"Eves loff. n-on stout ieure IN red
hroeches standing by rershing's side
rcmHHfn9 at ten O'Clock in fhe MORN
/ ing pesai showed ~ his first CON
fnee8t. Thousands of weather-beafen,
perfectly conditioned American fight
crs, their ranks interspcrscd with ilaeS
ana bands swept n wavos aecross the
muddy tabieland and dropped below
tile hla crest. A momcni later they
roauprared momeniarily In the valley
bovopd where their mud oolorcd ranks
merged into the autumn haze until per-
gecAy blended md lost sight Of.
The review was hrilHng panorama
az hohbIng, un9uIatinr rows Of steel
helmets as far al hr eye could rcach.
When the men had All passed by
Marshal Ionrc made a brief address
to ihe officers.
kfier considering ihe yarlous acts
of Ermany. the marshal said, Amer
/ ica drew tho sword and no one in
Franco doubted she would do great
things. He -efcFred 10 the great power
OF America IN men, resourcefulness
ana natural wealth and continued
I'm every way You have realized our
homes. The bestproof Of your earnest-
lness. your determination to help win
I mis- war against autacracy may be
read ia your eyes as l look into them.
Under the direction Of General Per-
shine you are getting ready to face the
enemy. Guided by that eminent chief
guided BY the zeal with which your
r-ent new armies are being perfected,
YOU win move forward to gather the
Iaurels and glory that lie before you.
Building Great War Machine.
"AlI the news I have from America
is to the effect that there, as well as
here. you are working in the same in
tense manner. Guided by such men as
General Pershing, your secretary Of
wnr. Mr.. Baker, and your chief Of
staff. General Bliss, you are rapidly
going ahead, aud / am confident our
enemy will see before him one Of the
most formidable war machines which
could ever be imagined.
"Our enemy believed in his foolish
pride that he could dominate the uni
verse. Your reply TO him has already
seen most eloquent--more eloquent
than he ever dreamed. You have come
here to join the allies In delivering hui
manity from the would-be yoke Of Ger
man intolerance. Let us continue to
be united and victory surely will be
ours"
Jonre and pershng with Generals.
Sibert Bundv and other generals, then
entered automobiles, and were whisked
away for miles through a score Of ham
cts where women, children and old
men throsged the roadsides TO cheer
Inc miracle man Of 1914 and the great
soldiers of The United States, their
newest allies.