The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21

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February IL these ships went to and
from l"lmouth and followed pre-
scrihcd course going and returning; II
the ste were painted in II spcci.
fled W. and carried specified flags;
If one ,uamcr week each way were
sailed, and IL the United States govern.
ment gNranteed that no contrnbund
was carHvd
The Immediate answer Of the United
States was given February 3-the sew
crance If diplomatic relations with
Gcrmarr. April 6 the president signed
Il joint resolution of the two houses
Of con ."nSs declaring state of war
tn cNis with Germany. In quick sue
ccsSion came the sclcCtivn service act
for The raising Of an army; war
appropriation of S3OO0.0OO,OO the
sending Of an cXpcdtioNary force Of
regular, to France under General
PcrShii, the registration OF nearly
lC,OOOu.J men for military service
the closing of the first Liberty loan
with large uvcrsuhSCriptiou: the
federal ~.rvicc. October - formal nm
nounccu"nt was made that American
troops loo France had fred their first
shot in war;
Nevertheless, the spring Of 1918 saw
three huge drives on Parts ny the Ger
mans. BY June / the Germans were
within iG miles of the French capital,
in Cha'uu.Thicrry. Unless they were
speedily stopped Paris would be under
their guns. The plan of the French
was To delay them MS long as possible
by rear guard actions until reserves
could be brought up
Yankees Stop Huns.
And then took place the thing
which oil good Americans were prayer
fully expecting: American soldiers
got into action In American fashion,
under American leadership. with
American artillery and machine guns.
The French commander sent tn
Chateau.rhierry an American division
made Up of marines and of infantry
from the middle West. June the
leathernccks and doughboys moved
into support positions back Of season
ed French troops. The French were
forced back and filtered through the
Americans; the support positions soon
became the front.
June t. about five o'clock in the aft
crnoon, the Germans attacked In force
oh t.hn oil m nj
umns, in perfect order, supremcly con-
fident. The Americans rakcd them
with shrapnel and machine guns. Then
they opened with rifle fire. Cool, I'M
hurried, they picked their shots as X
at target practice. Military experts
will tell you that the American ma
rines are the most effective fighting
men in all the armies of the world GER
tninly they have no equals with the
rifle.
The Germans wavered. then came
on again. Twice more they stopped;
twice more advanced. Then they broke.
Flesh and blood could not stand that
rifle fire. They crawled Off through the
standing grain. The Americans sent
bullets wherever the wheat stirred.
| That was the end.
Days and nights Of heavy lombard
ment followed. Sleep was impossible.
The Americans lived on monkey
meat" bread and water. Then they
went on and took the town of Boures-
chcs, cleaning out the nests Of machine
gunners with rifle fire, bayonet and
grenade.
What They Have They Hold.
Next they took the Bots de Belleau.
II was o jungle. II was every man for
| himself, Indian fashion, from tree to
tree. from rock TO rock. The battal-
| ion of leathernecks which took the
wood went In with 95S men and %
officers. They came out with $40 men
and seven officers. But they took
the wood. Then they dug themselves