Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-01
DEBT OF GRATITUDE
IS NOW PAID FRANCE
General PcrshlHS Addresses Troops
on Thanksgiving Day and Tells
Significance OF Victory.
NEW OUTLOOK ON LIFE WON
Commander Says New Conception OF
Duty Is Gained In Preserving
Civilization for World.
BY Tho AssocIalcd Pres.

By Tho Associated Press.
AMERICAN DQTARTElSS
IN FRANCE. Thursday. Nov. Is
Victory, won by the American sol
diers in hard fighting and at the
cost OF great sacrifices, was the
Thanksgiving day gift to the Ameri-
can nation and the American army,
General Pershing declared In a
Thanksgiving day address at general
headquarters today The debt OF
gratitude 20 Lafayette had been paid
and the invader has been driven
back In defeat
The American commander-in-
chief paid tribute to the dead and
wounded. urged the soldiers to
thank God for the victory and de-
clared that new vision Of duty to
God and country had come to all.
American mothers. he said, await
with loving hearts the Homecoming
of their gallant sons,
The text Of General Pershing's ad-
dress follows:
Fellow soldiers: In the
history OF our country have we, as
people, came together with such
full hearts as on this greatest of ali
Thonksgiving days. The moment
throbs with emotion, seeking to find
fun expression. Representing the
high ideals OF our COuHtrymen and
cherishlng the spirit OF our fore
fathers VINO FIRST celeorated the res
uVal or thanksSiVinB' we are pIouu
to have paid debt OF Hrau'udc 10
the land OF Lafayette and to have
lent our ala IN SAVING cIFl.1%aloh
from destruction.
Invader Driven Back.
The unscrupuLous INVADER mas
been driven from the deNdslaIeu
scenes or ms unholy CoHqucst' in'
tide OF conflict when during the
dark days OF midsummer threatened
TO OVerwhelm the ailled loFces' mas
been turned into glorious N'ctor';
AS the sounds OF battle ule away ana
the beaten foe hurrlcS from the IIe'u'
II is nttng that the conquerIhs arm
les should pause TO give til"HhS "
the God of batt!es VINO mas 6u'ueu
our cause Alright
victory was our goal IL Is
hard won gift or the soiuIer 10 h'S
country. Only the soIdler hhoMS
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the nation. AS soldiers inspired pS
every spiritual sentiment We nave
each silently prayed lhat the success
OF righteousness shouId De ours. -
day with thanktuIness we huihOy
ackno"ieuBe that ms ~ ,',''
given us the victory we are ththh- =
ful that the prlNhese mas pecn s'''"
to US TO serve IN such cause
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eternal grautuue goes out 10 t,iose
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