Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-14


pared by Marshal Foch, whom the
United states and her allies empow-
cred to dictate the terms, and the
fighting ceased on Monday morning,
November IL, 1913, at IL o'clock
French time.) That hour by French
time is o'clock a. m. by Washington
time So, at o'clock last Monday
morning, the fighting ceased in the
greatest war that the world ever wit
messed.
The Germans made an unconditional
surrender and the United States has
come out victorious, winning every
thing she was fighting for The good
news of Germany's surrender was re-
| ceved with ejoicing by American peo-
pie and liberty parades throughout
the entire country were readily form
ed and the citizens everywhere have
sent up shouts Of praise of the glori-
Gus victory.
For more than four years, this
/ bloody and cruel war has been going
/ on, and millions upon top of millions
/ of lives have been lost, in addition to
/ the millions of soldirs who have been
crippled and MANNED for life, to say
nothing of the hardships and trying
times experienced by the civilian pop
ulations.
The bringing on of the war is all
chargeable to the Kaiser of Germany
and his military cohorts, and none but
just God can mete out the proper
punishment for these military powers
of the HohenZollerns who have caused
so much suffering, misery and woe by
attempting to rule the whole world by
force. But the lovers of liberty and
freedom have nobly faced the onrush-
es of these military despots and have
& Sc
safe for once and ever more so far
/ as the blows from those who would
have ruled by force are concerned.
William III, or Kaiser Bill, who in
herited the right to sit as emperor
of Germany, and who was placed on
the throne in 1888, has been driven
from his native country by his own
people. His Punishment came short
ly before the signing of the armistice
terms, and he has been stripped of all
power and influence. Along with the
ex-Kaiser all the other autocratic
heads of Germany have been
thrown out of their official positions,
and that country will now be ruled by
the people.
The war was started on July q,
1914 when Austria Hungary backed
by Germany, began hostihties on
Serbia, who Austria Hungary accused
of instigating the murder of Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand and his wife
late in June of that year. A few days
later Germany joined Austria in her
battles and Immediately France, Eng
land and Russia began to march their
forces against Germany and Austria
and the great war was then on. Later
numbers of other nations took up
hostilities on one side or the other
and the conflict rapidly became the
greatest the world had ever witness
ed.
Germany declared war on France
Aug. 1, 1914 and began to march her
army toward French territory through
Belgium, and we are all familiar with
the destruction that this despotic
army wrought to the little and in
nocent province of Belgium. The
} Belgians resented this invasion of
their country and for two months the
, brave army of that small country
held the powerful German army, but
! by this time Austria had joined In
the march with Germany and their
armies came within a few miles of
Paris and the French officials were
J caused to fee. 1t was at this vital
|; momnt the great French general
, Marshall Joffre, said "they shall not
pass, and they did not pass.
Soon after the war started Turkey
the most despised of all nations, join
: ed in with Germany, and later Bull
garia was lined up on that side, and
Italy joined the Allies. Serbia and
Montenegro, who were on the
2 side of the Allies, were OverruT
and put out of the fight. In 1917 dis,
putes arose between the United Stat
: es and Germany in regard to the sub
= Ivan v-i4, V~fo and affor PFQ CInQn1
/ Wilson had resorted to every peace
full mans to get Germany to abide By
the terms of international law, which
= she declined to do, the United States
then entered the conflict on April 6
4 1917. At this time Germany had got
. ten her hand in Russian affairs ant
the armies of that country were with
: drawn. Later in the fall of 1917 tn
Italian army was being defeate'
by the Austrian army and the Frencl
: and British armies were barely hold
ing their own with the German.
armies on the western front, and tn
situation looked gloomy for the Al
lies. But new hopes to these suffer
ing nations were born in the winter o
L 1917-18 when American soldiers be
= gan to arrive in France.
Last March the German arm
j. came out of winter quarters and be
9 gan her strong drives against tn
. Allies on French soil. The Gernla
q commanders announced that the
n were going to Paris, and well do W
"A remember how we would hold on
e breath at the announcement of Gel
man successes in these drives, an
with each drive, up until last July,
l. seemed that the German army wa
q going to be successful and win tn
war.
l. But alas, the American soldier
a were there and in trim by this tim
= and on July 10, 1918 the tide wa
,o turned when the American soldier
" CALAMITY won the battle of Chautea
, Thierry. From that time on unit
a Germany surrendered the armies {
Lo the Allies in every section were vi