The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-07-27


them dcsifoNsrs. Surely. b anything |
could convince snne Germans OF the |
utter fonN ct thef drawing the United
states into the war this ought SO 10
"a ~, ar, aware. of course that Won
Chpells Mas again stated to the reich.
sfaE ihAt M, Submarine campaign viii
achie,e e.. tnd hat the new building
docs NOS begin 60 catch up with tils
iosscs iut even assuming the truth
uf This. ~. Fourth OF Jul, was the
handwriting ON the wall Tor the Ger
man aduiraitN and IL san NOT he long
before the few Germans left w posl
iiots OF Influence who have rot been
blinded of muzsird or are not being
led hN th, nose hA the miii;arists. viii
SEQ that as, submarine iig rs M
fof this tremendous twenty .four-
hour achievement OF our Asaerican
ship,ards IS only beginning. Tho
Sahmann, Boat Corporation for in
stance. wnich iaUnchcd three ships. ~
poets iaier on to turn ont three "a
Ntph aud d. fof The Hog Island ship
,ard with ts nftN WAYS It plans 90
nuiid an tho rate oi shin q dan Euor-
nous difficulties ha,c been osercom,
fho labor problem has been glapni,d
with ans mel. and shipYards that ala
not tNlst SIX months OF seaf ago aro
tnrnire oui vessels today ss ~ ,hpN
bad boon az IS for many Years when
They reach fhen stride the output J
goine GAP b, tremendous The onlN
question viii he how far ana how rap
iii, ~, wish 20 $50 in the process OF
fahricHting ships precisely as We fab
n,ate ln large quantity automobiles
-Hfrtt n7ur~ and other mechanical De-
VICES we have the SKILL we have the
men we have tho money. too. In
decd nothing is more encouraging than
fhc attitude of tho workmen them
selves 50 the shipyRrds they are w
ing With ONE another with an the zcst
with which they have followed haae-
hali scores la the past Into this IT,
tlnic contest thoy are ihrowine them.
selves with American checrfulness, op.
timism and determination 10 win
How is t nossihlo that the Germans
who priied themselves ON their hrnina
and intelligence could not realize what
&c would mean to unleash these Amer
lean iorces9
Neanwhile the progress OF our arr
mics overseas continues amazing No
one forecast ID. no one believed 70 poe-
sihle Yet with an tho menace of the
T. boat and The tremendous dearth Of
Tonnage We hive sent men abroad at
the rate OF ll1.aie In April 2f4s45 In
Mas, and 27es7e in Iunc-a total Of
G37 g2s men In onl, three months iu
order go accomplish this ships hnyc
hccu brought from the -four quarters OF
the globe Into New York and other
american hnrhois have come vessels
which have never heforc crossed tho
atlantic. types no one has suggested
Tor tins sort of service appear and dis
appear Some OF the fastest and larg
cst ships mike IN, round trip from
the United States to France and barl.
in sixteen DAYS siaS ing TIVE DAYS IN
harhor on the other side and some
times only rive on this The question
of food seems 60 hav, been solved l.,
leaving 20 the British and French the
direct supplying OF those enormous
forces No fewer than s5l. 900 train.
inr troops are now actually ON thu
firing lin. under the American nag
ana this within fifteen months after
She declaration OF war. Il is record
that ought TO end criticism OF the war
department and of the president. thoy
arc actually in numbers oi troops
abroad 10000 ahead OF the host that
they could plan year ago. Il is Idle
TO nsk whether this pace can he kept
up. probably It can not for many az
thp ships diverted here must go back
go other duties when harvest time
comes but meanwhile the achievement
is tremendous u is cnormousls cn