The Monticellonian., 1918-11-22


 MarHe w8S reached and crossed by the invading hosts and the capital seemed ta he within the grasp If th. Huns. Then came forward the first heroic figure of the war. Marshal Joffre of France Commandeersn ng every motor vehicle in Paris. he rush ed to the front the entire force left 10 defend the capital and in a mighty battle along the Marne the Germans were defeated. They had spread out tso much and permitted their right flank to be turned and were driven buck to tiIe northeast. Reaching lines prepared with this possibility in view they dug in and then began period os trench warfare that lasted for three wears. ia the course of which there were To remarkable gains of territory hy elthsr >ide.
 Under The management of Lord Kitchener Britain.s millions were be- n- enlisted and trained and trans ported to the battle grounds. Not only from the homeland did iley come but from Canada. Australia. New Zealand. India, south Afriea and aH eE sHe tar-iiGns possessions If the empire, with an ardor that settled for all rlaie The question uf their loyalty te that empire. Ireland alone held back to q considerable extent. hoping % gain independence and making it. self f8e matching ground for mday German pot. kf5eh#aer'S great work practically accomplished. he went Ho h.s death when | German submarine sank sae cruiser on which he Ua~ gong = Russia.
 Geznsny's sasnsrine Warfare
 h 5as HrSt msHzl#S q tle ear tf1e HrlzISA Hee1s. aIIza 5E Ihe Japanese. lrtak aszsx Germany island easaa5as. and thaa- having azHes. fuiI mastery ut tHe ~eas. established a blockade ef Germany #HaSi aHea z= s8arVe lz#z za5e submission. The renzy u1 fa5s NaS qHsss #H coming The Germans ssars- ed aHt zAeIr submarines at once. and began building maEe and h.zzsr all deHSea vessels I1l=Hezas,.sG- sH=e Fee a-Hlssa zas., ef Nz5E#.zes. ftss declared unrestricted aar eH all vessels of rfazr eEEz1ase~. .sad ta1rderous career rha1 finally resulted iH dragging tae t Sales 5#ga flzs eaaHe6 and bringing t5ezest = laeH.<eE7eS. HHe tirsE hasaa.e v.es5a of flis E4szE5aa If 'rszrzaze Fss the EasztaH.a EiaHe Han fh##s u of whose Rssses se#S Her- ishe6 zta fa.s ana many another Fe>- saI faaf 8as sea5 down by 5He sst- marines were American ciflzals. and ,he95s eas q powerful demaHa - eur -avazHmaat 5o sEeH 1He praesles ar to enter EHa Far
 fqf nearly tNo years President Nil son he'd back. writing numerous aoss> oz f4sszzsz ta HaH##H aHd receiving aa equal humber ef false premises. Eaelx zn 1aIT Bsrzn announced faat submarine warfare fhere,I #er would he uHre=tfacted-as | hal haea in realty llaSt of fAe Ufae-aHa saere was nothing left The United SzaEes tat 10 dFetare q Stase ef war Hz#A Ger many. THls was done on ApzH [ and from aHaI fatefGl day the dom of GermaaEs great conspiracy vas set ted
 Anerica's Wonderful EfoFt
 With amazing energy and speed America He. aI tHe tremendous taSk of maklH an army out of its civilian population. There were many ms takes and many delays. but these are alIaasI forgotten In The contemplation Of the marvellous success with which tha tHIH- vas accomplished. After long and heated debate, the seiective draft system of raising an army was adaRsed. and young men by the hun dred thousand were taken from their civilian pursuits. put in immense training camps and made into soldiers. Ts command them. thousands nf uf- fcers were trained in other camps. In th incredibly short time of eue year nearly TWO million fighting men. as eaIcient as the world has ever seen, had been transported across the Al lanrc with all the vast supplies re- qulred and at home the industries of the land had been re0rganized for The business of war Knowing well the righteousness Of the task of winning the war. the government bent every ef- for1 fo II and the draft age limits were extended To include all men between The ages of eighteen and forty-Six- Many thousands of those thus drafted We're iH training when the war came to a close.
 Americas arrival in France was most timely. Though the crown prince had failed miseT-ibiy in his attempt to force a way to Paris by the Neriui route in 1916 the Germans never gave up their plans ta take the French cap ltaL and in rhe spring of 1918. with re-enIeFeemen,s released from the eastern front by Ehe collapse of Rus sla. lhey began q powerful drive in north France. In the first s1age If fhIS they reached the SoInms. and in tlIe second they got 10 the Marne again. only ;.J niles from Paris.
 Yankees to the Rescue.
 The Yankees. who were getting their final training behind the lines lad not yet seen very much action. bur in thi> crisis their commander General PerShing offered their Imme- alaee services = the British and r-rarra Brizaded with rhe allies. -hey wept into battle with 8 rush that -.l-H5r.d the tired Tomu'a~ and Fius. s,ld The advance Of the Huns vas eAr.-zed. General Foch- Frances